Dyer is just kind of your average first division player. You only seem to notice him on the pitch when he makes a mistake, which to be fair isn't too often. The biggest problem I have with Willie Dyer is with his attacking abilities. Seems very rarely to enter the opponents half on offensive duty, and is not a full back who is going to get up and down and get crosses in the box. The other problem I have with Dyer is his distribution with the ball in his own half. Too often he chooses to try and the striker with a long punt up the park. In fact, I'd even say it happens the majority of the time he has the ball. Now I have no idea whether it's poor decision making, panicking on the ball or simply playing to the manager's tactical instructions, but it is a part of Dyer's game I am not fond of. He is your bread and butter full-back. Solid but unspectacular. There are better players at this level and there are certainly worse too. My worry is he will replaced with a poorer one.
Craig Reid is a player who is good to watch as a player. Very quick, strong, good on the ball and a very decent passer. He can play centre-back, right-back or even in centre-midfield which he did for us at the start of last season. I feel he is best at right-back due to his athleticism, but he prefers centre-back, and I seem to remember him moaning to the local paper about not playing there early in the season. He was one of the leading choices at Cappielow for player of the season this year, but given the amount of goals the defence conceded last year, it wouldn't bother me if he left.
MacDonald is a good player, and in my opinion the best striker in the league. It's difficult to lose a player of his quality, but he is on a high wage and he is getting older with some injury problems, he wasn't worth keeping in the long run. Archie Campbell can be just as good at this level.