ChrisMFCfan1886 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Should go into this game with confidence after a decent performance in the Annan win on a dodgy pitch yesterday. Expecting a poor crowd however which will be no higher than 3000 I reckon. We should be looking to put a few goals by them as they are now a lowland league side. 4-0 Motherwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 We may face several selection problems in midfield and attack. We don't know know the extent of MacDonald's and Blyth's injuries. Will Moult be risked again given his impending operation or procedure as its termed these days? Will Lucas be fit? Is McHugh banned? We may need to go with a 4-3-3 formation or with 2 wingers, with Cadden playing in the middle. All that said we should be too strong for East Stirling in any event. We have to win and win by a good few goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Bremner Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Feeling quietly confident about this (hopefully not famous last words) but need to score a few goals here so I think this will be a walk for our players 4 - 0 Motherwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1991 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 We may face several selection problems in midfield and attack. We don't know know the extent of MacDonald's and Blyth's injuries. Will Moult be risked again given his impending operation or procedure as its termed these days? Will Lucas be fit? Is McHugh banned? We may need to go with a 4-3-3 formation or with 2 wingers, with Cadden playing in the middle. All that said we should be too strong for East Stirling in any event. We have to win and win by a good few goals. McGhee said post match Moult was getting op on Tuesday and won't be back until after international break so won't be playing on Tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 McHugh, I am 99% sure, is banned. Had a look at the SFA suspension list and Jake Pickard of QOS picked up a booking in the first 2 matches. He was then banned for their 3rd match yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzyB Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 7-1 to us, with them scoring the first goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Superwell Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Anything less than 5 goals and a clean sheet for us on tuesday and id be quite disappointed actually, we should win this comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bop Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Anything less than 5 goals and a clean sheet for us on tuesday and id be quite disappointed actually, we should win this comfortably. Behave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Superwell Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 This mob are in the lowland league, its a home game for us, we should be fitter and better than them in all areas so in my opinion a comfortable win should be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Anything less than 5 goals and a clean sheet for us on tuesday and id be quite disappointed actually, we should win this comfortably. Maybe 5 goals is being ambitious but certainly we have to score as many as we can and not let up. I'd say a 3 goal margin would be the very minimum we should be looking for. We must leave nothing to chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Maybe 5 goals is being ambitious but certainly we have to score as many as we can and not let up. I'd say a 3 goal margin would be the very minimum we should be looking for. We must leave nothing to chance. They have lost 3-1 to Stranraer, and 3-0 to Rangers thus far. So, I'd also suggest 5 is ambitious. Glad we have it at home rather that on their pitch as their artificial surface looked shit on Friday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_P Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 I wouldn't be so presumptious as to state the minimum number of goals we are going to win by but that said I do expect us win. A positive of the group stages of the League Cup for me has been the opportunity to face sides we haven't played before or don't cross swords with very often so in that respect I'm looking forward to us playing East Stirlingshire as much as my trip to Annan yesterday. I recall playing them in 1980'81 or 1981'82 when we were in the First Division and whilst I don't mind the game at Fir Park for some reason I do remember watching us play them at Firs Park as a wean. Who knows what we're facing though? What level are they at? Have they built a new team from scratch? How fit are they? I expect there will have been a scout watching their game against Stranraer (kill two birds) and there was an opportunity to catch them on TV on Friday night against Rangers of course. How much did they put into that given it was one of the Old Firm and the circus involved and because they were on TV? All a wee bit of the unknown perhaps but I would fully expect we'll be strong enough to get the win without much of an issue. A similar showing to our last encounter against non-league opposition in the Cups would be ideal really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Superwell Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 i just think goal difference may come into play for going through as one of the best second placed sides, so id say we should try and go for as many goals as we can on tuesday, maybe im underestimating the strength of east stirling but 3,4 or 5 would certainly help on the way to going through i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdalli10 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 The fact it probably will come down to goal difference means the likes of Campbell, Thomas, Mackin and Ferguson will be unlikely to get a start on Tuesday which is a shame. If we go full strength I think we'll score 5 plus just based on the sheer number of chances we've created in the first two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 The fact it probably will come down to goal difference means the likes of Campbell, Thomas, Mackin and Ferguson will be unlikely to get a start on Tuesday which is a shame. If we go full strength I think we'll score 5 plus just based on the sheer number of chances we've created in the first two games. Given we will be missing McHugh, Moult and possibly one of Blyth/McDonald (possibly both) then full strength might be a couple of Mackin, Campbell or Thomas playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellarmy Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 With the chances we've created in the past two games I'm positive we'll rack up a few, will probably need to to get to the next round. 5-0 Well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daver Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Is Lasley back? If McHugh is suspended I'd like to see Campbell get a chance and possibly Thomas in front of midfield with McDonald pushed a bit further up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Is Lasley back? If McHugh is suspended I'd like to see Campbell get a chance and possibly Thomas in front of midfield with McDonald pushed a bit further up. Lasley played on Saturday, so you'd think so. I'd think it'll probably be something like; Samson Tait Heneghan McManus Hammell Cadden Lasley Thomas Ainsworth McDonald Johnson There are a couple of options left side of the central midfield 3 Thomas is probably most experienced but you could also look at Turnbull who's a natural CM and was on the bench at the weekend or Campbell who's more defensively minded, Chalmers is also an option given he played there against The Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Samson Tait Heneghan McManus Hammell Cadden Lasley Thomas Ainsworth McDonald Johnson A reasonable line up Captain and probably what I'd opt for. Even although the opposition is East Stirling I think we could expect a few close things with that midfield but I wouldn't go so far as to suggest they'll cause us serious trouble. Given attendances elsewhere I expect an attendance in the 2,000 - 2,800 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desp Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Fair line-up Capt. You could even tweak it slightly to go 4-2-3-1 and have Ainsworth, Thomas and Johnson interchangeable behind McDonald. If we are in position of being 3 or 4 goals up, it would be nice for guys like Campbell, Turnbell and Mackin to get 20-30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwell87 Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 4-0 Motherwell! Anything more will be a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellowell Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Anything less a problem as could def go to goal difference and a win at Stranraer a lot tougher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 East Stirlingshire are a Lowland League side and in all honesty we should be scoring at least 5 or 6 tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 If they park the bus, it's never easy to bang in the goals. If we score early though, our fitness levels should help during the last 30 minutes. (Although it was interesting to hear McGhee's thoughts on how these games interfere with pre-season fitness levels). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underboyleheating Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 ...it's never easy to bang in the goals. Tonight is the best opportunity to increase our goal difference in our attempt to qualify for the next stage of the League Cup. Whilst teams can park the bus, I refuse to accept it as an excuse. As a professional football team we should be winning this in a canter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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