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Agree about Gomis, although I think Buaben also has a tendency to dwell on the ball too long. He might be a better foil for Pallardo, although I wouldn't rule out Anderson (or El Hassnaoui for that matter) playing a bigger role than expected. Hasn't Augustyn done both his knees in the past? He's certainly had a history of injuries anyway. If he gets injured in September then we're left with Jordan McGhee as the only back-up with first team experience and he's not exactly proven at this level. He's probably first choice back-up to Paterson as well. I'd feel much safer if we had another body in there, wouldn't have to be a world-beater.

Wouldn't say he looks like an "absolute player" based on that, a few nice finishes and bits of skill aside. There are also some bits where he looks quite cumbersome. Still, looks like he could do a job.

Letting Eckersley go seemed like a strange one so it'll be interesting to see what Neilson has in mind.

Juanma has officially signed: http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/4397 How do people think we're going to line up this season? Neilson seemed keen on using Sow out wide towards the end fo the season with Zeefuik through the middle so I suspect that's the way we'll go with Juanma instead of Zeefuik. I'm not sure that Sow's not wasted out wide but I can see the logic behind it. Alexander Paterson Ozturk Augustyn McHattie Pallardo Gomis King Walker Sow Juanma Subs: Hamilton, McGhee, Smith, Buaben, Nicholson, El Hassnaoui, Reilly. We'll probably sign a left back to play ahead of McHattie and we need more cover at centre-back. Gomis was excellent for us last year but he struggled sometimes when teams pressed him, so based on that and his last season at Dundee United I wouldn't be too sure of his place in the team and I wouldn't mind if we signed another midfielder. I wouldn't be sure of King's place in the team either but aside from that I think it's pretty close.

He's been doing it for ages. A bit odd.

Hopefully our new signings are just as pap.

So we finished 5th, 3rd and 3rd in Levein's three full seasons at Hearts, which is exactly what he said.

That's pretty much unheard of for a young player.

Anyway, here's Juanma scoring a delightful chip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubDC3rg0bQc&feature=youtu.be I expect he'll be doing this every other week.

Unless he has severe arthritis then he should be more mobile than Sutton at the very least.

I agree with you. Keatings is a good player for the Championship and he'll be good for about 15 goals if he's a regular starter. He's very good at getting into goalscoring positions and he's capable of finishing well, though he often needs 2/3 chances to score. Intelligent on the ball, though? I wouldn't say so. We were at our poorest this season when he was on his own up front. That's not his fault and he chipped in with a few goals at that time, but he's far more of a poacher than an all-round striker. By contrast, Carrick did very well on his own up front in this division above in a pretty shite team. Once he'd bulked up he'd shown himself to be quite effective at holding the ball up as well having a decent scoring rate. He's barely featured this season so it's hard to tell whether that was just a purple patch/whether the injuries have affected his game but if I had to pick then I'd say Carrick is more likely to become an effective striker in the top league.

Jamie MacDonald has always been prone to exactly that type of mistake.

I really hope not. How many children have Dundee United saved? Not very many, I'll bet.

It must really stick in the craw for Hibs fans that, not only did they end up getting relegated in humiliating fashion before we walked the league ahead of them, but we're also now the most morally righteous club in Scotland as well as the best-run.

We don't particularly need a goalscorer but we do really need someone who can hold the ball up to get us playing further up the pitch and bring our other attackers into play. If he can do that for us then he'll bring plenty to the table. I'm not sure if this is what you're alluding to, but launching balls at head height is not generally part of our game plan (unless we've run out of ideas). None of our other strikers can jump anyway so it wouldn't be a particularly fruitful tactic.

We have signed former PSV and Groningen striker Genero Zeefuik. Ooft.

Apparently we're signing Billy Sharp on loan in the most made-up sounding transfer rumour ever.

I won't be confident until we get Tryfield's final poll.

Super-accurate window sticker poll from being out and about in Aberdeen today: Yes - 33 (78.5%) No - 9 (21.5%)

Panelbase: Yes 49.4% No 50.6%

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNmpUcjigg I know I'll probably get the "flashes of brilliance" type responses but that's more than we've seen from David Smith. He has flaws in his game; he can be too greedy, he often makes the wrong decision and he doesn't contribute defensively, but these are all things that can be worked on and, in terms of raw talent, he's way ahead of Smith IMO. I'd also point out that his biggest run of games came when we were on that terrible run of form last season, and he was consistently the only player who looked like he could turn the game for us. I'd be interested to see how he does in a winning team under a proper coach.

Smith is a decent option because he's more direct than our other wingers but he's comfortably 4th best in terms of technical ability and potential.

That was the second half team, the team that played when the goal was lost.