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Euro Dross v South GB Dross

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 1:15 pm
by YeOldeHamiltonian
The BefFred Cup has been a huge disappointment/embarrassment and all the pre-season optimism has vanished completely after these games leaving a "peek behind the curtains" scenario, but is it a surprise?

We seem to have replaced one wholesale transfer policy of signing en masse from abroad to one of signing en masse from down South.However,when you examine this change of policy,it is not a like for like in any shape or form.

Previously,we signed the following: Sarris,Skondras,Big Lucas,D'Acol,Kozorounis,Ogympoe and to a certain extent they all-bar Kozorounis- did a job and kept us at the top table.This was because they were all battle hardened pros who have played in pressure games,so the only stumbling blocks would have been the language/culture and adjusting to a different level of top team football,but as they were battle hardened,this was more easily overcome.

Now,it is different and apart from McGowan who seems to have been inexplicably dropped for the undroppable Imrie,we have signed guys like Smith,Penney,Phillips and to a lesser extent Bloomfield and Sam Kelly with no or very limited first team experience which doesn't bode well for when the chips are down as: 1) they are still finding their feet at first team level and 2) very few of them have played any pressure cooker football at a decent level.

The warning signs for this policy were there last season when the ineffective Charlie Scott arrived but instead of taking heed of this,we have went head first into expanding this scenario.

The jury is out,but there may well be a lot of pain ahead before we fine tune this to achieve a winning formula.

Re: Euro Dross v South GB Dross

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 2:24 pm
by Swift Frank
I'd go for Euro Dross on penalties v the South GB Dross.
Canning and Colin MacGowan GTF also would make my day.

Re: Euro Dross v South GB Dross

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 3:50 pm
by Begs.hafc
Yawn.

Re: Euro Dross v South GB Dross

PostPosted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:24 pm
by Swift Frank
Happy Clapper.