Rose: League Cup @ home

[STFU]

Well done to the team.  A nice win and a few goals will do wonders for the confidence.

[caley100]

Great first half, I was pleasantly surprised with our tactics and overall play,  well worth 3 up at half time.

Should have gone back to the Innes at half time as 2nd half died the death, lots of subs some of which showed how thin and young our squad is.   Some played like they belonged others will need plenty porridge if they want to compete in this obviously physical league.

Oh, young Ferguson...   jeez !   Canna jump canna run,   hope once he learns to face towards the goal something might happen.

Anyway a good win and it will surely boost the confidence.

[caley100]

Oh,  no sign of Gardener.

[ICTPaisley]

21 minutes ago, STFU said:

Business as usual in the main stand then.

Just the main stand? 

[tm4tj]

 

[Robert]

I see Ethan Cairns was not in the squad again today. Is he injured?

[tm4tj]

With Annan beating Arbroath 0-3 and Dundee not playing today, it looks like our League Cup campaign will be over after the Group Stages. That means a weakened squad will probably see out our final two group games against Arbroath on Tuesday night and Dundee next weekend to allow us to prepare better for the League 1 campaign.

[LisleRightPeg]

I reluctantly attended today’s game to support the players and I’m glad I did. I was impressed with the first half performance where we actually had an end product after 1 million passes. We never looked like an attacking threat in the second half but defended very well. Special mention to Matty Strachan first half, Keith Bray who looked a threat going forward and Jack Walker who replaced Danny. It’s great to see so many talented local players involved. Why are we not wearing the new strip?? 

Edited July 20 by LisleRightPeg

[Leaky Blinder]

6 minutes ago, LisleRightPeg said:

Why are we not wearing the new strip?? 

Hazarding a guess that Gardiner forgot to put the order away

[+DoofersDad]

Really good performance in the first half.  Good, slick passing and looking to get behind their defence 3 well worked and well taken goals with 2 other excellent efforts.  Indeed it was the most entertaining half of football I've seen since Ferguson arrived.  2nd half was not so good.  Looked as though we set out to keep things tight and not allow Rose back in - which we did well enough but at the expense of ambition at the other end.  Lots of subs from both sides resulted in a lot of passing the ball in the middle of the park before giving the ball away followed by Rose passing the ball in the middle of the park before giving it back to us.

The starting XI all did well which is encouraging, but clearly we have a very limited and inexperienced squad.   Bonnyrigg were awful though.  Bigger tests lie ahead.  If money for the squad is not forthcoming we will be hard pressed to survive in league 1.

[Jack Waddington]

4 hours ago, Hearach said:

Well done boys. Good to get a win and a few goals. Nice to be back in the stadium. I see the big demonstration went well.

Cry, laugh, do whatever the sod you want. But you have your opinion, and you have mine, but when I (among others) have punted hundreds into the club to be treated like a mound of dugshite on a hot summers day by Gardiner and Co. there shouldn't be any issue when people take up against it

[Leaky Blinder]

10 minutes ago, Jack Waddington said:

Cry, laugh, do whatever the sod you want. But you have your opinion, and you have mine, but when I (among others) have punted hundreds into the club to be treated like a mound of dugshite on a hot summers day by Gardiner and Co. there shouldn't be any issue when people take up against it

Eloquently put Jack. Perhaps, given the monastic like vow of silence from the board, we "non conformists" should hold our own silent vigil in a visible group on match days .. The conformists have set the bar high but I think we can out silent them.

"Nothing comes from doing nothing"

[tm4tj]