2022

[Cobra]

What will the new year bring?

[BigG]

I think it will bring a comfortable relegation, I don’t expect many wins between now and the end of the season.

I do think McPake will be in charge next season along with Nelms once again.

[Ludo*1]

I think we'll survive. Might be through the play-offs, but I'm optimistic enough. There's a good bit of quality in our first team (whether they always show it or not is a different matter) and McPake tends to have better second halves of the season.

I'm the most optimistic I've been in a while - probably due to not watching us for almost 2 weeks.

[QuesoGrande]

Think we will stay up. Our first XI is a match for any team in the lower half of the league, just need to hope we keep everyone fit particularly Charlie. 
Only way I see Mcpake not being in charge is if we are bottom with 5-6 games to go then there might be a McCann style appointment to try save us. 

[Prince Buster]

We will be relegated this season.

McPake is bullet proof and will not be sacked in 2022.

We only have one player capable of making a consistent and positive contribution.

McPake has been in charge of a football club for two second halves of seasons. Both those seasons were in a lower division.

This idea that he tends to do better in the second halves of seasons is just nonsense, two seasons isn't enough to make this type of statement IMO. Also if it was the case that he'd done it for the last 5, 6 or 7 seven seasons surely we'd be saying any chance at a decent finish was lost in a poor first half of those seasons?

[Ludo*1]

11 minutes ago, Prince Buster said:

We will be relegated this season.

McPake is bullet proof and will not be sacked in 2022.

We only have one player capable of making a consistent and positive contribution.

McPake has been in charge of a football club for two second halves of seasons. Both those seasons were in a lower division.

This idea that he tends to do better in the second halves of seasons is just nonsense, two seasons isn't enough to make this type of statement IMO. Also if it was the case that he'd done it for the last 5, 6 or 7 seven seasons surely we'd be saying any chance at a decent finish was lost in a poor first half of those seasons?

It might be nonsense, but it's better to be a glass half full guy than having that sort of negativity lurking within you all the time tbf!

[Prince Buster]

29 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:

It might be nonsense, but it's better to be a glass half full guy than having that sort of negativity lurking within you all the time tbf!

You don't know me so can't comment on my nature however it's good that you've acknowledged the improvement in second half of two seasons thing might be nonsense.

People on here say we should be using a data driven method of identifying players to sign rather than just looking at people and thinking they might be the one. But somehow they are also happy to take two isolated instances and state it shows a definite trend as if proven by data. Baffling stuff.

I'd rather be realistic when discussing Dundee FC than overly positive and constantly disappointed. Wouldn't you?

[Ludo*1]

6 minutes ago, Prince Buster said:

You don't know me so can't comment on my nature however it's good that you've acknowledged the improvement in second half of two seasons thing might be nonsense.

People on here say we should be using a data driven method of identifying players to sign rather than just looking at people and thinking they might be the one. But somehow they are also happy to take two isolated instances and state it shows a definite trend as if proven by data. Baffling stuff.

I'd rather be realistic when discussing Dundee FC than overly positive and constantly disappointed. Wouldn't you?

I wasn't commenting on your nature, I was commenting on the post and wider posts on here. I thought that was fairly clear, apologies if not.

No-one has said that it shows a definite trend proven by data, have they? I think the furthest I have certainly went is saying that I'm hopeful because of it. Hope being something all football fans should possess, no?

I don't think you are being realistic - it is not all doom and gloom - although there is plenty of it. I think you're consistently overly negative and still, constantly disappointed. The antithesis of Cobra if you will. That's not me having a pop, I really enjoy your posts in general, just that it doesn't always have to be the end of the world.

[Irene Marot]

I am happier with McPake now than in a long time but think he will go about October as we will surely be looking to get top six next year and I don't think he is that level. 

I think we will finish above both Saints, Livingston and Ross County this season. One place behind the dayglos. 

[Prince Buster]

4 minutes ago, Ludo*1 said:

I wasn't commenting on your nature, I was commenting on the post and wider posts on here. I thought that was fairly clear, apologies if not.

No-one has said that it shows a definite trend proven by data, have they? I think the furthest I have certainly went is saying that I'm hopeful because of it. Hope being something all football fans should possess, no?

I don't think you are being realistic - it is not all doom and gloom - although there is plenty of it. I think you're consistently overly negative and still, constantly disappointed. The antithesis of Cobra if you will. That's not me having a pop, I really enjoy your posts in general, just that it doesn't always have to be the end of the world.

At least half of my posts are funny / tongue in cheek. I think in  data sets / percentages and prefer to deal with proven facts, I like to see evidence of any proposed theory and tend to challenge where something is proposed without evidence to back it up. I struggle with thoughts based on nothing other than hunches.

I'm very negative about two people at the club who I firmly believe are dragging it down, these are the two people that I will criticise. 

I'm rarely overly negative about players although I'll criticise where I feel it's necessary. I also never criticise any individual for having an opinion, even if it's wrong although I will criticise the idea where I consider it wrong.

'The antithesis of Cobra'? Well that's the universe for you - for every right there's a wrong for every good there's an evil. And so on.

[Ludo*1]

2 minutes ago, Prince Buster said:

At least half of my posts are funny / tongue in cheek. I think in  data sets / percentages and prefer to deal with proven facts, I like to see evidence of any proposed theory and tend to challenge where something is proposed without evidence to back it up. I struggle with thoughts based on nothing other than hunches.

I'm very negative about two people at the club who I firmly believe are dragging it down, these are the two people that I will criticise. 

I'm rarely overly negative about players although I'll criticise where I feel it's necessary. I also never criticise any individual for having an opinion, even if it's wrong although I will criticise the idea where I consider it wrong.

'The antithesis of Cobra'? Well that's the universe for you - for every right there's a wrong for every good there's an evil. And so on.

Fair enough bud!

[Taipei]

3 hours ago, Prince Buster said:

We will be relegated this season.

McPake is bullet proof and will not be sacked in 2022.

We only have one player capable of making a consistent and positive contribution.

McPake has been in charge of a football club for two second halves of seasons. Both those seasons were in a lower division.

This idea that he tends to do better in the second halves of seasons is just nonsense, two seasons isn't enough to make this type of statement IMO. Also if it was the case that he'd done it for the last 5, 6 or 7 seven seasons surely we'd be saying any chance at a decent finish was lost in a poor first half of those seasons?

Sadly, I think this is probably correct. 

I’ve voted for relegation and him going at the end of the season, although the second part is more in hope than expectation.