I'll be backing CSS when I'm in Edinburgh and Livi aren't playing. A pretty short walk for me to their ground and enjoyed it when I went for a friendly a few years ago.
I think Souda was and Serrano and Lawson have been good for us but I would agree with your overall point. A lot of garbage brought in from foreign markets.
The partnering with top Premier League teams sounds a lot more promising. Would love to get another Matija Sarkic.
On another note, there's a good chance that we would finish 5th with 2 draws. I really hope we can pull some good performances out our arse for these final games.
Not convinced it actually suits the squad balance but Martindale seems determined to utilise Devlin on the right hand side despite it leaving us wide open. A 3 might give us more protection.
Goalkeepers
30. Brian Schwake - 2023
32. Max Stryjek - 2023
40. Gary Maley - 2022 (?)
Defenders
2. Nicky Devlin - 2022
5. Jack Fitzwater - 2023
21. Jack McMillan - 2022
23. Jackson Longridge - 2023
27. Jon Guthrie - 2022
Ayo Obileye - 2023 (1 year extension option)
Midfielders
6. Marvin Bartley - 2022
7. Keaghan Jacobs - 2022
8. Scott Pittman - 2023
10. Craig Sibbald - 2022
18. Jason Holt - 2023
39. Carlo Pignatiello - 2022 (?)
Strikers
9. Bruce Anderson - 2024
11. Alan Forrest - 2022
14. Josh Mullin - 2023
15. Matej Poplatnik - 2022 (1 year extension option)
19. Salim Kouider-Aissa - 2022 (1 year extension option)
20. Gavin Reilly - 2022
37. Jaze Kabia - 2023
38. Jack Hamilton - 2022
Cristian Montano - 2023 (1 year extension option)
In
Bruce Anderson - Aberdeen
Cristian Montano - Port Vale
Ayo Obileye - Queen of the South
Out
Efe Ambrose
Raffaele De Vita
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas - Aberdeen
Djibril Diani - Grasshoppers (Loan return)
Steve Lawson
Alan Lithgow
Robby McCrorie - Rangers (Loan return)
Scott Robinson
Julien Serrano - Monaco (Loan return)
Ross Stewart - Hearts
Aaron Taylor-Sinclair
Scott Tiffoney
Updating this for next season. Does anyone else think we might revert to a back 3?
I think Tait going off changed the game more than Middleton coming on. St. Mirren were wide open after the change in formation which seemed completely unnecessary based on the balance of play at the time.
Goodwin fucked it.
Maybe one for @craigkillie. I am not sure if there will be a change this season but I believe there was a deadline in July for submitting UEFA representatives that came up during the Hearts saga.
Are you being ironic ? Pubs open indoors here under the current (too slow) roadmap that day too ?
They're also currently limited to arbitrary 2 hour limits on indoor bookings which is not the case in England but I'm sure you knew that.
Can't say I expected much less from your contributions which have largely been "look what a cautious shambles England is", while being an apologist for SG when they have given more cautious advice.
2 weeks until the pubs open indoors down here.
Really hope the SG come under a lot of pressure to reopen in line with England. I'm stunned no one is running on a 'reopen faster,' ticket for the election.
I think you made his day. You could hear him glowing when he talked about his teammates and his time at the club. Such a humble guy as well.
Really, really great interview. Can't complement it enough.
On this point, what a mistake sending them both out on loan. Tiffoney, in particular, would have been a great option for us recently. In my opinion, he's better than Poplatnik. Hamilton soon will be too, if he isn't already.