Alkmaar (A)

[NOSCOTCAPS]

Watched on telly box last night and given a football lesson. I don’t know much about the AZ players but appeared to be hungrier and younger overall. Not blaming anyone in particular but despite experience maybe the 30+ players are not the answer, whilst I accept youngsters will be a less experienced we have some that can play football but not given much of a chance for fear of embarrassment like yesterday.

The bottom line for me is that the SFA Largs system is broken and no longer fit for purpose, even if UEFA licenced. There is stagnation there and if I was a young coach I’d be looking abroad to learn, possibly Holland. Cathro as a manager will be thrown back at me, but he is a respected coach in better leagues than ours. SFA ARE THE ROOT CAUSE

[arab1970]

Watched on telly box last night and given a football lesson. I don’t know much about the AZ players but appeared to be hungrier and younger overall. Not blaming anyone in particular but despite experience maybe the 30+ players are not the answer, whilst I accept youngsters will be a less experienced we have some that can play football but not given much of a chance for fear of embarrassment like yesterday.

The bottom line for me is that the SFA Largs system is broken and no longer fit for purpose, even if UEFA licenced. There is stagnation there and if I was a young coach I’d be looking abroad to learn, possibly Holland. Cathro as a manager will be thrown back at me, but he is a respected coach in better leagues than ours. SFA ARE THE ROOT CAUSE

Ross dosnt rate our academy players, they either dont get a game or going out on loan

[NOSCOTCAPS]

Ross dosnt rate our academy players, they either dont get a game or going out on loan

That would be the same players who showed up well last season in some games given to them. Demonstrating flexibility of thought on the ball and being allowed to play. Albeit still hard to accept getting pumped by 7 may have been slightly more palatable had we put out a team of youngsters.

Would Cudjoe, Meekison, Glass, Mochrie, Graham done any worse, we'll never know.

My thoughts are also the same as the national team; we always go for experience when quite frankly that experience is mediocre at best in the national shirt and performing once in a blue moon isn't good enough.

Only an opinion

[TerryTheTerror]

There is no question the manger played this wrong. He set up the same as at home but AZ were a completely different proposition. At Tannadice they held the ball and didn't give us any major threat. Last night they were incisive and cutting and we got totally caught out by it.

[japanarab]

That would be the same players who showed up well last season in some games given to them. Demonstrating flexibility of thought on the ball and being allowed to play. Albeit still hard to accept getting pumped by 7 may have been slightly more palatable had we put out a team of youngsters.

Would Cudjoe, Meekison, Glass, Mochrie, Graham done any worse, we'll never know.

My thoughts are also the same as the national team; we always go for experience when quite frankly that experience is mediocre at best in the national shirt and performing once in a blue moon isn't good enough.

Only an opinion

Better get used to it. Canna see Ross going with youngsters very often, although how long will he be here for? Out of Europe, bottom of the league and out the league cup---all before September?

[arab1970]

Better get used to it. Canna see Ross going with youngsters very often, although how long will he be here for? Out of Europe, bottom of the league and out the league cup---all before September?

1) he's been backed more than any manager in the last 5 years with some big names coming in

2) He's clearly under no pressure to play academy players (seems to be shipping them all out on loan)

3) clearly dosnt rate Graham, Sheep or Meekison as they have barely played


TC got us to 4th and Europe last season blooding loads of youngsters who never really let us down (like that shower last night)
As said previously we could be bottom in the next 2/3 game

Ross could be under massive pressure very soon.

[An old shed boy]

Didn’t see you posting that after last Thursday. Do you only just people on bad games.