Match Thread (League Cup) Raith Rovers 2 - 1 Aberdeen

[dazzy_deff]

Just now, StandFree1982 said:

"smarmy"

fucking hell.   Someone wrote "he's electric" I joked if it was the same lyrics as "she's electric" hardly smarmy ffs

 

Which is fair game. Now you're getting it back. 

[Andy_123]

We should be able to swap out a few for this and still win comfortably, but not the whole team.

Lewis

Gurr Gallagher Considine Hayes

McLennan McGeouch Ojo Hedges 

Ramirez JET 

0-2 Aberdeen (Ramirez x2)

[afc1903mad]

5 minutes ago, StandFree1982 said:

"smarmy"

fucking hell.   Someone wrote "he's electric" I joked if it was the same lyrics as "she's electric" hardly smarmy ffs

 

I wrote it and thought your reply was funny

[DandyWarhol]

I would go with:

Woods

Gurr Gallagher Hancock Hayes

McGeough Campbell

McGinn Jenks McLennan

JET

Subs:
Lewis
McRorie
Ramsay
Brown
Ojo
Hedges
Ramirez

Pretty extreme, and I don't think he will make quite as many changes, but as the Livi match showed he will likely freshen it up a bit.

With the heat and travel of our match in Baku on Thursday, then a tough challenge away to Hearts on Sunday, I think he has to change things around significantly for the Raith match.  Otherwise we might be dead on our feet by the time we get to Tynecastle.

[BonnieDon]

I'd keep Lewis in goals. He barely moves during the course of 90 mins.

I would start Gallagher, Gurr, Jenks, Ojo, McGeouch, McLennan and JET as they played either 45 mins or less yesterday.

Ramirez, Ferguson and Brown should start off on the bench. Bring on second half when needed.

Raith Rovers will not be an easy game on Sunday.

 

 

[Tord31]

Lewis

Gurr Gallagher Considine Hayes

McGeouch Brown

Ojo Jenks McLennan

JET

subs: Woods, McCrorie, Ramsay, McGinn, Ramirez, Hedges, 

others: Mackenzie, Ferguson, Ritchie, Hancock, Ruth, Campbell

prediction: 2-0 JET x 2

[Joe pike]

9 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

Lewis

Gurr Gallagher Considine Hayes

McGeouch Brown

Ojo Jenks McLennan

JET

subs: Woods, McCrorie, Ramsay, McGinn, Ramirez, Hedges, 

others: Mackenzie, Ferguson, Ritchie, Hancock, Ruth, Campbell

prediction: 2-0 JET x 2

Considene won't be playing.

[Henry]

2 minutes ago, Joe pike said:

Considene won't be playing.

Any word on Considine?

[Scotty_Toronto]

Considine and Brown need to be game managed for this one.

Gallagher needs minutes and McCrorie can run all day.

McGeouch has been seeing 45 minutes at a time, so he'll be fine in the 'Brown' role. 

[starryfish]

I see Qarabag have a match on Sunday and then nothing between our matches, will definitely need our team to be rested as much as possible before playing them.

[RUL]

Based on raith site we've sold about 800 of our 2,500 allocation 

[muttonhumper]

6 hours ago, AndrewC said:

I can definitely see us winning with that line up.  I'd fancy our chances with just 11 men, never mind 12....

Well spotted, nice debut post.

Don't get bubbly though if your performances on the pitch draw criticism.

It's normally constructive... ?

[fine-n-dandy]

6 hours ago, afc1903mad said:

Oooh, new player. Any better than Ramsay? (only jesting after the “he’s electric” post)

Thats practically changed out the whole team (bar 3). You should put in Hancock as well

The Qarabag game is definitely the priority next week, but doubt there will be that many changes

 

Roger Ramjet he’s our man

Hero of our nation

[fine-n-dandy]

Raith are no mugs. We shouldn’t be risking too many changes.

Start canny & make changes when comfortable if we can

[redstrummer]

how do you get tickets , is there a phone number on the Raith site ?

[Ten Caat]

Rest Lewis, Considine, Ramsay, Brown and Ramirez. And anyone carrying a knock.

Lewis isn't really being rested, just giving Woods some much needed game time to keep his eye in. Neither is Ramirez, he's being protected as if he gets injured we are up shit creek until we sign another decent striker. Put Hancock in alongside Gallagher, McCrorie into midfield.

Raith are no mugs but if we can't beat them without the 5 above (replaced by guys who normally make up our bench, only one genuine rookie in Hancock) then we are nowhere near as good as we think.

[fine-n-dandy]

Hope Hancock is as good as he was in the movie

[fine-n-dandy]

You rest our players deemed ‘too much risk’ & the ones that aren’t rested feel expendable & possibly just go through motions. 
We aren’t a good enough squad to be risking messing around too much with.

We field our strongest 11 for start of EVERY game as every game is important. We can start messing around resting players when safe to do so, or physically required.

 

Not against throwing in one or two at a push that have earned right in training to potentially slot in without too much risk but we approach every game as if it’s a knock out game (which this actually is)

[Scotty_Toronto]

11 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said:

We field our strongest 11 for start of EVERY game as every game is important.

How long do you think (say) Considine can keep going 90 minutes Thursday Sunday?

Raith is the time to give him and IMHO, Brooner, some time off.

[North_Andy_Dandy]

12 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said:

You rest our players deemed ‘too much risk’ & the ones that aren’t rested feel expendable & possibly just go through motions. 
We aren’t a good enough squad to be risking messing around too much with.

We field our strongest 11 for start of EVERY game as every game is important. We can start messing around resting players when safe to do so, or physically required.

 

Not against throwing in one or two at a push that have earned right in training to potentially slot in without too much risk but we approach every game as if it’s a knock out game (which this actually is)

I’ve got to agree with this, I do see him resting 1 or 2 players but there’s no way we should be taking this lightly. All of our momentum comes to a halt if we’re knocked out by Raith on Sunday. We got off with it against Livi but that was a league game, let’s not take the risk in the cup.

[Betty Swallicks]

2 hours ago, RUL said:

Based on raith site we've sold about 800 of our 2,500 allocation 

Folk on here (from south of Stoney) saying we'd sell this out. Gleckit cunts!

[Ten Caat]

12 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said:

You rest our players deemed ‘too much risk’ & the ones that aren’t rested feel expendable & possibly just go through motions. 
We aren’t a good enough squad to be risking messing around too much with.

We field our strongest 11 for start of EVERY game as every game is important. We can start messing around resting players when safe to do so, or physically required.

 

Not against throwing in one or two at a push that have earned right in training to potentially slot in without too much risk but we approach every game as if it’s a knock out game (which this actually is)

I refer you to what Glass did at Livingston

[fine-n-dandy]

5 minutes ago, Scotty_Toronto said:

How long do you think (say) Considine can keep going 90 minutes Thursday Sunday?

Raith is the time to give him and IMHO, Brooner, some time off.

That’s why I said rest when safe to do so or physically required ?

[fine-n-dandy]

1 minute ago, Ten Caat said:

I refer you to what Glass did at Livingston

Aye. JET strolling about like he was back home for holidays 

[Joe pike]

2 minutes ago, Ten Caat said:

I refer you to what Glass did at Livingston

Your Honour.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

Dons to win & both teams to score is 4.2 / 1

For old cunts that’s about 11/4?

The way we are open combined with Raith scoring lots of goals, that’s a decent bet. 

[afc1903mad]

4 hours ago, fine-n-dandy said:

Roger Ramjet he’s our man

Hero of our nation

No, it goes……

We’ve got RamJET, they score goals and terrorise defences.

With Teddy Jenks to set them up for super Ryan Hedges.

Brown’s the one to snap their legs

And lead the team to glory.

Gallagher will block the goals,

At our home Pittodrie.

 

Might need to swap out the Teddy Jenks reference though. Could swap in Funso King ?

[Specky Ginger]

9 hours ago, Studebaker-90 said:

Has scotrail still got that ridiculous alcohol ban in place? 

Not really going to matter if they're on strike. 

I think the England bound trains are still running though. 

[Tord31]

Good game for Dean Campbell to come back in for some minutes. Seems like he's been bombed out the last ten games?

[donswin1983]

10 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Very difficult to say what the starting X1 will be given the Thu/Sun games just now, with a really hard week ahead with a trip to Azerbaijan & then Tynecastle effectively with just two days rest.

 I expect a few changes tomorrow.

The likes of McLennan, Jenks, Gurr, Hayes & JET might start.

League Cup is important though as it’s probably our best chance of a trophy, so not too much fannying about.

Complete guesswork. 

                    Lewis

Gurr Gallagher McCrorie MacKenzie        
                      Brown    
             Jenks           Ojo

     McLennan JET  Hayes 

2-1 Dons       

     

 

I like that line up, given some being rested is inevitable. This is still a big game, irrespective and like you I think Brooner should start. Get a couple ahead and take him off, ideally at half time. 
The 1st half without Brooner against Livi wasn’t great..