santaponsasaint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Good effort throughout the game. But silly mistakes are costing us goals. Thought McLaughlin was excellent along with Foley. But just didn't have enough to win the game. At least our goal diff didn't take a nose dive. On to Sunday and hopefully a win. Coys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windae cleaner Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Ice-tears said: Why? Obika is fecking rotten.. He had a decent game a good battle with Julie Anne Need players to get up beside him We are badly lacking pace in the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Just now, windae cleaner said: He had a decent game a good battle with Julie Anne Need players to get up beside him We are badly lacking pace in the team Which Obika has none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenziebud Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Thought we did well today. Other results went for us too, especially Motherwell winning. Couple of decent additions in Jan and I think we'll be fine. Does anybody see what Durmus is offering us cause I'm struggling ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Sonny said: What on earth does Goody see in Obika? Plays shite but is never subbed. Another rank rotten performance today but will start on Sunday. Wake up Goody! 57 minutes ago, TPAFKA Jersey 2 said: Astonishing post. That's funny, I just had the same conversation in the pub about Obika. My friend saying he rotten and brings nothing, and me saying he holds the ball up well and brings others into the game. His decision making can be poor at times , but for me he is the best forward at the club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W6Saint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 52 minutes ago, windae cleaner said: I hope we charge them for the theft No chance, we'll probably give them a 3rd stand for good measure. To top it off away fans blatantly in the home end. Club just see £££ signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W6Saint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 31 minutes ago, windae cleaner said: He had a decent game a good battle with Julie Anne Need players to get up beside him We are badly lacking pace in the team There is players up with him. He struggles with simple 5 yard passes most of the time. Junior and Cody far more intelligent footballers and physically offer more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 41 minutes ago, windae cleaner said: He had a decent game a good battle with Julie Anne Need players to get up beside him We are badly lacking pace in the team Jeezo Windae Cleaner. I was my post he quoted. If I can ignore the boring fud, surely you can. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Ricky Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 A better scoreline than many predicted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwall_Saint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 hours ago, faraway saint said: PS It should be noted Killie are on the crest of a slump. Great, so 3-0 to Killie then 🙄 1 hour ago, Sonny said: What on earth does Goody see in Obika? Plays shite but is never subbed. Another rank rotten performance today but will start on Sunday. Wake up Goody! Last season’s top scorers had a massive tally of 6 goals. Obika already has 5 this season. Whether or not he’s a shite footballer (I ain’t commenting on that part as I don’t see the games day in day out) he’s been our biggest goal threat since we returned to the SPL. That’s why we keep playing him. If he can hit similar goal scoring stats for the rest of the season and hit double figures then it doesn’t bother me how useless he is at everything else, because it’s goals that win games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, Cornwall_Saint said: Great, so 3-0 to Killie then 🙄 Last season’s top scorers had a massive tally of 6 goals. Obika already has 5 this season. Whether or not he’s a shite footballer (I ain’t commenting on that part as I don’t see the games day in day out) he’s been our biggest goal threat since we returned to the SPL. That’s why we keep playing him. If he can hit similar goal scoring stats for the rest of the season and hit double figures then it doesn’t bother me how useless he is at everything else, because it’s goals that win games. Obika will get double figures this season. Pretty sure of that providing he stays injury free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, munoz said: Obika will get double figures this season. Pretty sure of that providing he stays injury free. I'm not convinced he will. Watched all his goals today before the game, 3 were fortunate and while strikers need some luck he can't stay that lucky for the rest of the season. Saying that, our goal today was another lucky break, we're using up all our luck before the 2nd half of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, faraway saint said: I'm not convinced he will. Watched all his goals today before the game, 3 were fortunate and while strikers need some luck he can't stay that lucky for the rest of the season. Saying that, our goal today was another lucky break, we're using up all our luck before the 2nd half of the season. I dont get this ? In the early part of the season we were arguably unlucky. Then when our main striker gets himself into good positions in anticipating where the ball is going to go - he is lucky. Nah , not for me. Obika is not going to score 20 goals a season but that doesn't make him a bad player. Within our financial constraints, hes more than effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Obika is a handful for any defence in this league. He is awkward and gives defenders problems. His passing and link up play has to be better and we need someone to play off him. Given his role his goal return isn't bad, he is not an out and out goalscorer. Morais was excellent wide today. Great work rate and persistence. What we need is a penalty box sniffer, a wee modern day Eddie Gallagher to benefit from the general donkey work. I'm not convinced he will. Watched all his goals today before the game, 3 were fortunate and while strikers need some luck he can't stay that lucky for the rest of the season. Saying that, our goal today was another lucky break, we're using up all our luck before the 2nd half of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, munoz said: I dont get this ? In the early part of the season we were arguably unlucky. Then when our main striker gets himself into good positions in anticipating where the ball is going to go - he is lucky. Nah , not for me. Obika is not going to score 20 goals a season but that doesn't make him a bad player. Within our financial constraints, hes more than effective. Were we? You're denying he was fortunate with 3 of his goals? Sorry, we can bounce this about all night. Let's see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, faraway saint said: Were we? You're denying he was fortunate with 3 of his goals? Sorry, we can bounce this about all night. Let's see. Lucky/anticipation, let's see. Fancy a charity bet he hits double figures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, munoz said: Lucky/anticipation, let's see. Fancy a charity bet he hits double figures? Naw, thanks for asking. PS I'm more of the opinion of Ayrshire, and certainly not knocking him for today's performance. Edited December 26, 2019 by faraway saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 That's funny, I just had the same conversation in the pub about Obika. My friend saying he rotten and brings nothing, and me saying he holds the ball up well and brings others into the game. His decision making can be poor at times , but for me he is the best forward at the club. Spot on.Not only does he hold the ball and bring others into the game, he’s also our biggest goal threat.As the goal scoring charts show.Obika not only must start, but he must play 90 minutes every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Ayrshire Saints said: Obika is a handful for any defence in this league. He is awkward and gives defenders problems. His passing and link up play has to be better and we need someone to play off him. Given his role his goal return isn't bad, he is not an out and out goalscorer. Morais was excellent wide today. Great work rate and persistence. What we need is a penalty box sniffer, a wee modern day Eddie Gallagher to benefit from the general donkey work. What we would give for wee eddie or a Lavety now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 What we would give for wee eddie or a Lavety now. Neither of whom ever scored as many as Obika has for Saints in the top flight of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 If you think every forward is supposed to be an out and out goalscorer you clearly know hee haw about the game. There is more to being a forward than scoring goals. Hes a fecking striker..he's meant to be an out and out goal scorer ffs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Correct it's the type of forward I was getting at with Gallagher, a prem standard version obviously. Neither of whom ever scored as many as Obika has for Saints in the top flight of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proudtobeabuddy Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 I thought with a bit of luck we could have got a draw today, it would have been daylight robbery but i'd have taken it. I thought our defending was very poor in the first half but the all round team performance in the 2nd half was much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the barrhead teacher Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Before the first goal calamity l thought we played quite well and restricted them also creating a few chances ourselves. Second half was a bit of a non event with them playing in second gear most of the time but still dominating. We had some good passages of play but the gulf in class was there for all to see. We don't take our chances and give the ball away cheaply. When we break there is seldom a decent out ball for our midfield to deliver so we end up double backing. These are the same failures we are week in week out and the fact we are playing a top side today just underlines that. Happy we kept the score down and the last minute goal helping all round. Kilmarnock is an important game now to gain momentum on other strugglers. We are no great shakes but good enough to avoid relegation this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 8 hours ago, proudtobeabuddy said: I thought with a bit of luck we could have got a draw today, it would have been daylight robbery but i'd have taken it. I thought our defending was very poor in the first half but the all round team performance in the 2nd half was much better. We got a bit of luck with our goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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