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2 hours ago, Spam_Valley said:
It's actually not too different from Tommy Craig's fiasco tbh. Especially the signings;
Pish striker from down south.; Craig; Marwood. Stubbs; Cooke.
Horrendous centre half; Craig; Plummer. Stubbs; Kpekawa.
Left back that isnt very good; Craig; Tesselaar. Stubbs; Coulson.
Another pish striker from down south; Craig; Ball. Stubbs; Brock-Masden.
Midfielder from Thistle that isnt very good; Craig; Osbourne. Stubbs; Edwards
Some of those names made me shudder. Although I thought Plummer actually looked ok in this handful of appearances. Issac Osbourne was actually a decent player just riddled with injuries.
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11 minutes ago, Fuctifano said:
If your midfield needs more running around a lot without actually doing anything and Instagram likes, Edwards is your man.
Failing that, the running around a lot will see you overrun in midfield if you play him as a holding midfielder and he doesn't score or assist enough (except against Hamilton but I'm not sure it's worth signing him just for those games) if you play him as an attacking midfielder.
Was delighted when he left as I thought we'd be stuck with him and was surprised when he got another gig in the Premiership, I assumed he'd slink off to English L2/ conference or back to Oz.
Doesn't sound great in that case. I thought he looked ok the few times I've seen him over the last couple of years.
5 minutes ago, glenburn bud said:Another central midfielder, further proof that Stubbs just stumbles from one disastrous signing to another. If it’s not jobbing fifth tier English players then it’s guys like Edwards who haven’t kicked a ball with their current club. I despair at Stubbs.
You just sense that this season will end up like the one we suffered under Tommy Craig.
I don't think the fact he hasn't played for Hearts so far this season is that relevant to us. Hearts have looked really good so far, he stepped up from Thistle to Hearts and just hasn't been good enough. Edwards has been a Premiership regular for the past two or three seasons.
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Edwards would be a decent addition actually. Another central midfielder though.
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20 minutes ago, AW saint said:
So how long do we give the manager. We are 3 days off the window closing. If we are to part company it has to be now not after we can only sign free transfers.
Getting rid of him now wouldn't help much with bringing new players in. We'd have to rush an appointment and then rush in some last minute signings.
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40 minutes ago, btb said:
Ross started the cull at the end of last season, since then the problems we've suffered are as follows
- The bulk of the players JR was going to bring in got cold feet when his future became uncertain.
- TF/GLS took too long to appoint a replacement and didn't seem to want to chase any of the players JR had identified as targets.
- So far Stubbsy's recruitment has been "meh" in the extreme.
- We don't have the calibre of player to play expansive football in this division - we have to adapt our tactics (shitfest) or get relegated.
Individually withdrawing the contract offer to Reilly and all of the players released or told they can leave can be justified (Cammy Smith might be the exception) but collectively it's added to the disruption within the squad and as I said none of the incomers seem to be upgrades.
Crucial week coming up - if GLS doesn't free up some of the McGinn money then Stubbsy is a lame duck and heading towards being a dead one!
It's not been 'meh', it's been awful. Out of all his signings I don't think any would have got a game last season. Willock looks ok, rest of them look poor at best.
I agree with your 4th point to an extent, but the players brought in aren't good enough to shitfest. The defence is so weak, compare it lo Livvy's who could very well shitfest their way to safety this year - although going on Saturday's they have some good players who can do more than that.
As for withdrawing Reilly's contract and telling others they can leave, this can only be justified if the players coming in are better than those who have left/been told they can leave.
I had a look at Stubbs' early record at Hibs and it actually wasn't great. Took them until about December before they really got up and running. They went on to finish second in the Championship with Hearts and Rangers in the division. Completely different circumstances here but maybe, just maybe all these new signings who haven't played a lot of games might get up to speed and I'll have to eat my words.
Here's hoping.
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2 minutes ago, geo87 said:
That was absolutely brutal. How Brock madsen lasted till 80 mins I’ll never know.
Mullen only player with pass marks today. Really hope the rumors about smith aren’t trueMaybe says more about the quality of players on the bench.
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Grim. Our defence is dreadful, bullied at every set piece. Every time a ball has come into our box it's been panic. When we've put a ball into Livingston's box they've dealt with it without any problem. That's the difference.
They've got a young fairly inexperienced keeper in goals and we haven't even managed a shot. So, so poor.
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10 minutes ago, Buddist Monk said:
Baird got abuse in the Championship, somewhat unfairly at times, sometimes utterly justified. We all saw that he was not the most consistent at that level. We were winning though, and didn't need to rely on our defence to keep us in the game. How many times last season did you predict we'd win and keep a clean sheet? The former yes, the latter no.
With Davis gone, and only one replacement (Kpekawa, it's clear Heaton is not ready) who is not commanding and needing to get up to speed, combined with Coulson and McGinn, it's a recipe for disaster. That was increased by the formation Stubbs played too, mind.
Are we needing to replace the whole back line? No, not in the slightest. What I would like to see is a classic hoof it the f**k out of the box defender. I really don't care what level he comes from but so long as he's solid, has experience and can huckle players at this level then that'll do. Interestingly we already have a player in that mould but "he's injured"
I genuinely believe one decent addition in that defence, and whether he replaces Baird or Kpekawa it doesn't matter, would go a long way to shoring things up. Coulson and Baird/Kpekawa all seem like they need leadership in there and it's not coming from any of the players just now. McGinn being the captain you'd expect to get involved as you would Samson, but you still need someone in there to shout when to cover, when to pull up the offside line and when to commit and when to hold.
We kept 14 clean sheets last year. Admittedly most of them came with Davis in the team, but the defence was strong.
I agree that one addition could be all the difference, that's the point I was making. Hopefully the boy from Southampton can be that addition. I'm not totally convinced that MacKenzie is the answer to all our problems, I get the feeling he is becoming a better player in the eyes of some fans with every week he's been out the team.
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14 minutes ago, geo87 said:
Baird definitely isn’t a scapegoat. Time and time again he is caught sleeping and out of position.
He’s certainly not the only one in that 11 that isn’t good enough - but deserves criticism like the other ones who are costing usI'm not saying he doesn't deserve criticism. He had a howler at the first goal at Ibrox and that certainly isn't an isolated error. I do feel that he often gets singled out though when other players have also been making similar mistakes.
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9 hours ago, flyingscot said:
Not having this "Baird is better when he has an experienced defender next to him". He's 22, he's played 100 games or so for us. He should be more than capable and be able to organise himself. He's making basic errors, unrelated to his playing partner which isn't a good sign.
Harry Davis going is a massive loss and we haven't replaced him with quality, although Jones looked decent.
Today I felt one of the many issues was the FBs are getting exposed by the lack of width in the team. Last year our wide men came back and helped our FBs. GMS had the freedom of the park and Coulson was hung out to dry. Who was in front of him? Mullen- a striker, or Magennis who was playing narrow. Wrong formation, and exposes the issue that we haven't replaced Morgan or got any wide mids/wingers.
Baird's played over 100 games, which is a decent amount for a player of his age. Kpekawa is the same age and played about a quarter of the amount of games Baird has and for about half a dozen clubs. It's an important position and Jack Baird is the more experienced player by quite a distance. He's had to go from the junior partner in a pairing to the leader in the space of a close season. I also think Baird is often made a scapegoat. He cost us the first goal against Rangers, later in the game McGinn made a worse mistake when he got caught in possession on the 18 yard line. Samson saved the resulting shot so it doesn't get mentioned.
I think he's got the attributes to be a decent centre half, he's strong, pretty pacy, and good in the air (same with Kpekawa actually) but we need a leader and organiser in there and neither of them are that at the moment.
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10 minutes ago, Stevie88 said:
Next Saturday is a massive game already, need to get a win to try & lift the morale.
The player recruitment has been a disaster, Stubbs has wasted our budget on players that are simply not good enough.
Really need a few quality signings in before the end of the transfer window but based on what we’ve seen so far, I have no confidence Stubbs can pull it off.I also wonder what quality is still available at this stage. I'm expecting some more loan signings.
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2 minutes ago, Buddist Monk said:
Yeah, that wasn't it, but hey it's water under the bridge and all that.
It's an odd one. He's too old to be a prospect so Ross/Fowler must have seen something in him, especially as he signed on for our tilt at the Premiership.
I must've have got that wrong, apologies.
Someone clearly saw something in him. He was probably always a low risk signing that Jack Ross was willing to take a punt on. We've also seen that Ross and Stubbs have different opinions on what players we need.
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6 minutes ago, Buddist Monk said:
Can't say I'm surprised, what's more people were defending him when I pointed out how average he was. Could he improve? Maybe. Not sure what Ross/Fowler saw in him though, as it's clear he is not capable of cutting it at the top level here. Well not just now at least.
I think people said that we'd need to see more of him before we could make a judgement, which was fair enough. Stubbs has obviously seen a lot more of him and decided he isn't good enough.
I'd be surprised to see him back to be honest.
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Kellerman away to AFC Fylde, in the National League, on loan for the season. That's the same division that he came from.
Good luck to him.
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1 hour ago, monthelie' said:
There was plenty of time for Reilly to sign, but he/his agent decided to play the waiting game to see what else happened. As much as I'm a bit underwhelmed by some of Stubbs signings, he was totally correct to withdraw the offer. And surprise surprise, as soon as it's withdrawn, Reilly is in the papers saying he was desperate to sign !
I think that's a side issue though. Stubbs told our top scorer he wasn't wanted without a replacement lined up.
I was trying to explain why I think there has been criticism of Stubbs, moving players on without having replacements for them is a reason why I think he has been criticised.
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2 hours ago, Biscuits said:
We seem to be drifting back towards a lot of negativity towards Stubbs. Which I really don’t understand. I’m not sure what a lot of our support are expecting - despite the money for mcginn we still aren’t well off and can’t be splashing out cash right, left and centre.
Most of our signings will be, to some extent, a gamble.
Not sure if anyone watched the hearts - Celtic game on Saturday but hearts had a guy playing in their midfield who was previously playing in the Austrian second division. Can’t mind his name but he was outstanding - man of the match. The gems are out there but I think you need a certain amount of luck to find them.
Now Stubbs is being criticised for not signing Liam smith - don’t get me wrong he was very good for us in the championship but he is very young and maybe not what we are looking for right now. Let’s just get behind AS and see how it goes.
All the criticism and negativity aren’t helping anyone. 3 points against Livvy and we have made a very good start to the season.That's a fair post. I think people's issue with Stubbs comes from him moving on players like Reilly, and telling others they have no future, like Eckersley and MacKenzie, without bringing in better players.
If the players he brings in do him a job and are indeed better than those he moved on then no one will question him. At the moment his signings don't look better.
All that said, it's early doors and players will take time to adjust to different surroundings. My own feelings are that he has been a bit hasty in telling players they have no future.
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35 minutes ago, callum-ayr said:
Your man was right about a permanent deal, hopefully as good for us as he was for you.
That's a very good signing.
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37 minutes ago, Drooper said:
Based on what, you would have to wonder?
Given what would appear to be the standard of some of the players Stubbs does rate, I can't help but worry about his judgement.
Exactly. How much of Liam Smith has Stubbs actually seen? As others have said I'm not sure it's a priority position but seems strange that Stubbs just doesn't rate him. Hopefully he finds a club soon as he's a good young player and needs to be playing.
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Beltrame seems to be a strange player, been on the books at Juve for years but constantly loaned out to second (or even third/fourth) rate teams.
He's 26 I think, clearly not one for the future. Makes you wonder why he's still, technically at least, a Juve player.
None of this makes him any more or less likely to be coming to St. Mirren, just seems a bit odd.
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Can't believe Eckersley is on his way out. He strolled through most games last season.
It suggests that Stubbs has high standards, but I hope he's confident in the replacements he's got lined up.
The Kpekawa is a left back but according to Wikipedia hasn't played many games in his career.
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I'm not a fan of colt teams in the tournament, but if the offer is there for us we should take advantage of it. If we beat Kilmarnock's colt team and get a draw against someone decent then it will be a good experience for the younger players.
I actually quite like the Irn Bru Cup, 2006 and 2017 finals were both great days out. I also think the addition of Welsh/NI teams has been alright.
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Excellent news about Magennis. Really looking forward to seeing him in the Premiership, he's definitely ready to make a step up.
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I'm a bit disappointed that Reilly is away, did us a good turn last year and I think he deserved a chance in the Premiership. I'm assuming Stubbs has a couple of strikers lined up as it seems strange to withdraw the contract offer without having seen the guy.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him turn up at maybe Livingston or Hamilton. Good luck to the guy anyway, hopefully he doesn't put us to the sword at some point.
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6 hours ago, flyingscot said:
Hopkin's style is entirely different to our team, but he had a limited budget and clearly has an eye for a player. Wouldn't be opposed to him. Goodwin I think might be too soon in his career, but again no complaints if they took him.
I agree about Hopkin. I actually think he'd be the best of all the names mentioned. Livingston might not have always been pretty but that was the squad he had, who says with a different group of players he would play the same.
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The Greenock Morton Thread - It's Better Than Yours
in Scottish Championship General Chatter
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What makes him a c**t? I certainly don't know the story but if it's as simple as a club offering him more money then can you blame him? I imagine Falkirk is probably a better location for him as well.
He knows as well as anyone how cut throat management can be. Earn a decent salary while you can I say.