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I don't think Graham and Murray would make a good partnership, as I feel we need a bit of pace at the back.

I think Lithgow would be hard to replace. He wins absolutely everything in the air, I honestly don't think I've seen him lose a chalenge in the air all season, he is also pretty quick and loves an off-the-line clearance, including a diving header or two.

is Lithgow away?

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I would be happy enough to see Nicky return, yes.

personally, i wouldnt have him back...when he was here this season on loan, he looked as if he had gone backwards, and tbh i thought he looked out of his depth at SFL1 level. Great in the 2nd division though

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I see we have now appointed a new Head of Youth Development. Does this mean Jim Chapman is gone from the club?

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I don't feel we should just be adding players for the sake of adding more players. I'd rather see our youth team utilised than signing players such as Ronald signed just to fill a jersey. Our strikers also must feel a bit shite after seeing Murray get Winters and apparently trying to get Riordan in to "help out" when that area is probably the area we are most covered in. Prunty, Lister, Fleming, McCusker and MacDougall can all play there and I feel adding more players to that area (especially a knob like Riordan who could upset folk in the dressing room) says a lot about what Murray thinks of his current crop.

its his job to try and improve the team and keep us up in the 1st division. Personally i would love to see Riordan at the Rock. If he performs, he should be a stand out at this level. He is an SPL level player who has dropped off the scene due to off field issues, so perhaps looking to put himself back in the shop window

yes...its tough on the players, but our form has dropped....4 points our of last possible 18 indicates to me that we are still not good enough. if nothing else, it may push the current players to even higher levels, and will do them no harm to learn off better players around them

no idea what has happened to McCusker....seems to have disappeared

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Did we not find ourselves with a three against one towards the end on saturday and winters didn't pass the ball to either team mate. He turned back and allowed the Cowden defence to regroup. He didn't impress for me.

yep...he made a mess of that, but he also produced a delightful chip over the wall for someone....maybe Agnew. there were also a few others who made a mess of good opportunities....Prunty i think had a great chance to volley / lob the keeper and hit a weak shot

as i said earlier, i suspect he will only be here for his 3 trialist games to provide cover, but think he offers something a little different

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Must admit I was surprised to see Robbie Winters turn out for us on Saturday. May be useful for training and in the dressing room but I fail to see how he improves us on the park.

me too, but he had some nice touches when he came on. It may be he will only be a trialist for cover while Garry Fleming is out injured?

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I was being flippant and trying to be a bit humourous - obviously I swung and missed

apologies....it had been a long hard week...and a few beers obviously activated my humour bypass switch

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And how wil he cope with stepping up 2 divisions?

i think we need to keep faith with Ian Murray......the guys he's brought in have generally impressed so far, and he has definitelt managed to get a lot out of the players so far

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For anyone wanting to re-live the win against Falkirk the highlights are now up on SFL TV!

I assume we'll have another RB in place by the end of the transfer window, with Nicky Devlin's 28 day deal expiring on the 31st we could have a deadline day swoop on our hands, they're always fun!

Nicky's signed on for another month

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Nicky Devlin tweeted that he's back for 28 days since the SPL is shutting down!

"DEFENDER Nicky Devlin will be at the Bet Butler Stadium a little bit longer following today's agreement to extend his stay.Nicky's original deal ended following yesterday's win at Cappielow, and with the SPL now in winter shutdown mode, gaffer Murray moved quickly to keep the young full-back for another 28 days."

from OS

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New Signing

A Left-back!

good news...providing the boy is any good. IMHO the full back positions have been problematic all season for us....now all we need is Riordan and O'Connor in on loan lol

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have to say I haven't been totally convinced by Devlin at RB this season....been a number of times where he has wanted far too much time on the ball. Having said that, that may be a sympton of our lack of midfield up to now....if no-one is there looking for a pass......