Queens Park v The Pars

[GG Riva]

Given we contrived to lose at home to QP, I think a draw on Saturday would have to be seen as a decent result. Obviously, 3 pts would be brilliant given our precarious position but a draw wouldn't be a disaster. 

[parsforlife]

Draws in this division is an absolute killer. Need a few wins this quarter.

[livipar2]

Thought QP were very poor at East End despite their win. We only played for the last half hour and should have got at least a point. Should be nothing for us to fear. Play on the front foot for 90 minutes and just for once take our chances.

[SanguinePar]

Heading through for this one, always nice to see the Pars at Hampden ;-)

Hoping for an enjoyable day and a Pars win, probably in that order of priority.

[DA-go Par Adonis]

Given the company you keep, probably long odds on either.

[Al k]

18 hours ago, Grant said:

Holmes was normally brought on for his increased physicality no? He wasn't awful in the air. 

 

You've answered your own question there. That was the managers plan but it never worked to my knowledge.

Remember looking at his stats worried we were going to sign him after he started the Ayr game. His successful passes, dribbles and headers won were terrible. No goals or assists and less than a shot a game.

I'd rather Mcpake had changed his thought and gave game time to our asset and not someone on loan that wasn't working.

Think he was put out wide a few times which wouldn't have helped the lad either. 

[GG Riva]

21 hours ago, parsforlife said:

Draws in this division is an absolute killer. Need a few wins this quarter.

I can't disagree with you but draws away from home are usually considered decent, providing you win most of your home games, which we've not been doing, of course. For that reason, we need to balance that by picking up a few wins away from EEP.

[Piracy]

I'm going for a win. I think QP are poor (aye, poorer than us). Our performances aren't the worst last 4 to 5 games. Problem is getting that feckin ball into the opposition box enough to give us a chance of scoring. 

[weemike]

Queens are a better outfit than us at the moment and we will do well to come away with anything more than a draw. 

[parsforlife]

3 hours ago, GG Riva said:

I can't disagree with you but draws away from home are usually considered decent, providing you win most of your home games, which we've not been doing, of course. For that reason, we need to balance that by picking up a few wins away from EEP.

I can't remember the exact statistics but the gap between home and away points is getting closer and closer together across the board. I think the old concept of treating results differently depending on the venue is becoming redundant.

as a snapshot-last season's championship had 66 home wins and 67 away wins. 

Edited November 7 by parsforlife

[Boston Red Sox]

Looking forward to the rugby on Sunday 

[SanguinePar]

9 hours ago, parsforlife said:

as a snapshot-last season's championship had 66 home wins and 67 away wins

I wonder how much that's skewed though by Utd and Rovers being so dominant compared to everyone else.

[Eastendtales]

I've always questioned home advantage being such an important thing. 

If the game itself is played to the same conditions as anywhere else, it shouldn't matter where its played? The better team will always be more likely to win. 

For example when I hear about Abrorath having an advantage with the wind conditions at Gayfield, all I'm hearing is a very poor excuse for not beating them.

[Maltapar]

57 minutes ago, Eastendtales said:

I've always questioned home advantage being such an important thing. 

If the game itself is played to the same conditions as anywhere else, it shouldn't matter where its played? The better team will always be more likely to win. 

For example when I hear about Abrorath having an advantage with the wind conditions at Gayfield, all I'm hearing is a very poor excuse for not beating them.

I suspect that it is not the conditions so much as the impact of the crowd. The home team generally has a much bigger and louder support. That will normally be an advantage to the home side with the encouragement it gives to their players. That is also why the idiots who boo one of their own players will find that his performances will get worse not better. It is also why at the end of matches the players come over to the fans to thank them for their support especially the faithful who follow the Pars to away matches when they are outnumbered. 

[Digs]

12 hours ago, parsforlife said:

I can't remember the exact statistics but the gap between home and away points is getting closer and closer together across the board. I think the old concept of treating results differently depending on the venue is becoming redundant.

as a snapshot-last season's championship had 66 home wins and 67 away wins. 

Said this for years, load of pish. For the most part, players are fully concentrated on what’s happening on the pitch, and if anything, if you’ve got anything about you, you want get it right up the opposition fans and team on their own patch. I’ve never understood it.