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Goalkeepers Dimitar Mitov - 2025 Dave Richards - 2024 - on loan from Crewe Alexandria Ross Sinclair - 2026 Jack Wills - 2024 Defenders/wing backs James Brown - 2024 Olusadare Olufunwa - 2025 Sam McClelland - 2025 Ryan McGowan - 2024 Liam Gordon - 2024 Kerr Smith - 2024 - on loan from Aston Villa Andy Considine- 2024 Liam Parker - 2024 Callum Booth - 2024 Tony Gallacher - 2024 Midfielders/wingers Drey Wright - 2024 Diallang Jaiyesimi - 2024 - on loan from Charlton Atheltic Sven Sprangler - 2025 Jay Turner-Cooke - 2024 - on loan from Newcastle Max Kucheriavyi - 2025 Daniel Phillips - 2024 Cammy McPherson - 2024 Matt Smith - 2025 Ali Crawford -2024 Cammy Ballantyne - 2024 Alex Ferguson - 2025 - on loan at Queen of the South Graham Carey - 2024 Attackers Stevie May - 2025 Nicky Clark - 2025 Luke Jephcott - 2025 Chris Kane - 2024 Benjamin Kimpioka - 2025 Taylor Steven - 2024 - on loan at Alloa Athletic No confirmation yet of Booth'a departure either but can assume that will be announced in due course. Edit: added Kerr Smith as signing now announced.

There's the Kimpioka signing confirmed on the website. 18 month deal as noted above.

Can tell this one here is well up for his big derby tomorrow. Think Tam's got it right re Costelloe. Obviously can't be sure if this loan to Dundee was in the pipeline for a while and we've reacted by going out and signing Kimpioka or if Burnley have sought a new home for Costelloe after speaking to us and finding out we're signing someone to take his place in the squad but, either way, Costelloe won't be missed in Perth. He's just not looked up to it, the game at McDiarmid wasn't far off his mean for us. Couple that with Adam's comments about how he didn't want to play for us and thought he was too good for Scottish football, he didn't exactly warm himself to the Saints support. If he's in direct competition with McCowan, or will be rotated in for him, there's a big drop off in quality between the two.

It's been announced - Dara Costelloe. Your very own Ludo summed him up perfectly in the match thread, he's absolute bobbins AND Charlie Adam has confirmed he doesn't want to be in Scotland. Enjoy.

Oh please let it be Costelloe

That's Costelloe away. Apparently recalled by Burnley, saving face for him IMO.

So Beck away from Dundee and we've managed to trebauchet Costelloe? Dundee's derby dreams in tatters.

The Courier reporting we've signed Benjamin Kimpioka. Ex Sunderland 'wonder kid' apparently. 24 year old who's been on loan from AIK ti Luzern and can play through the middle or wide. Can see why we've let Costelloe go. That looks a really promising signing.

All the best to Callum Booth, a double winning legend. Not his fault he was given a ludicrously long contract when his powers were on the wain. Hope the door doesn't hit Costelloe on the way out.

It's ok lads, James Brown will definitely sort Owen Beck out.

I'm all for it if at least the same number of players go out. I really don't want us in a position where we can field 3 starting 11s again. If Smith is a ball playing centre back, I have absolutely no idea what he is, then it makes sense if we're persisting with playing the ball out from the back. The only centre back who's remotely capable of doing that side of the game well is McGowan. Really hope forward and at least one wing back come in quickly too.

Wouldn't attend this game, too diddy a fixture/opponent

Make no mistake, this is a huge derby match for Dundee.

Had it in my head we'd sign 3 this window, although I'm not sure if that was based on anything. A 19 year old centre back who's played about 10 games in his career... not sure that's what I had in mind. Hopefully turns out well but if we're only signing 3 then attacking wing backs and striker felt more pressing to me

Given where we were in October, being 7 points clear of Livingston and it being impossible for us to go into the winter break bottom is something of a miracle. Don't get me wrong, we still have a lot of issues that need addressed but at least we're not doing so marooned at the bottom which is what looked being the case under Maclean. Awful football match that we're probably lucky to get a point from given Devlin's miss at the end. Levein/Kirk are desperate to play the ball out from the back and it's going to lead to conceded goals. More than happy for them to try it but I do think we need to bring in more attack minded wing backs and maybe a couple of better ball playing centre backs to really make that work. Right now it's brown trousers at every match. Looks like it's going to be a bit of a slog for the rest of the season for us. Ultimately if we can keep ourselves up that's all that matters for now. If we do achieve that; it'll be because Livi (or someone else) has had an even bigger nightmare than we've had, hopefully lessons learned to get business done early next summer rather than forgoing the first couple months of the season.

I heard VSO was on a fortune, but he's obviously not on that list. We paid fortunes on wages and fees the year after the cup double, but only after we sold our best players for buttons (and after Davidson had refused to sign anyone before the left because he didn't want an inflated squad. That man really was a fucking idiot).

Yeah Costelloe and Turner-Cooke would be out the door if I'm in charge to be honest. Don't like the former as a footballer and Turner-Cooke feels like a bit of a waste of a wage/squad place. Think there's enough evidence to suggest Levein doesn't rate some players so have to suspect any of the following may be going out, in addition to the 3 young loans if Robinson is recalled due to Wigan's problems at left back. Jephcott - can't even get on the bench. Maybe injured I suppose but I don't think so. Given his goal record I thought he'd been good for quite a few goals but it's just really not worked out for him. Ballantyne - same as above, seems to have just completely fallen out of the picture after a few encouraging displays towards the end of last season (and some stinkers at the beginning of this season too). Championship teams on the hunt for an attack minded midfielder with a bit of experience and potential could do a lot worse. Crawford and Booth - no idea if they're injured but they're never mentioned at all either way. Can't see us being able to get shot though, why would anyone take them and why would they take pay cuts to go? Sad to say it but Stevie May. He's constantly on the bench but doesn't seem to get on very often now and he's got a winger playing up front ahead of him, doing what used to be May's role in the team I would've said Olufunwa as he's been in and out of the squad but not getting on, but he got a start out of no where tonight, so maybe not. Maybe Sprangler, strikes me that Levein/Kirk just don't fancy him for whatever reason, which is a real shame. Going through the squad, there's just so much dead wood still there. Thankfully most of it is out of contract in the summer and we can start afresh, but the squad is ridiculously bloated and it's still lacking in quality beyond the 17 or 18 players Levein seems to trust enough to play.

Craig Levein saying Scottish football would be a better place without Rangers and Celtic. That's my manager

Unless we pay them off then we're going to be stuck with them. Who in their right mind is going to take either off our hands?

Defence is weak and the constant passing out from the back made them one dimensional and easy for us to play/defend against. Loads of good attacking players on the pitch for Hibs yesterday and none were really involved in the game

Goalkeepers Dimitar Mitov - 2025 Dave Richards - 2024 - on loan from Crewe Alexandria Ross Sinclair - 2026 Jack Wills - 2024 Defenders/wing backs James Brown - 2024 Olusadare Olufunwa - 2025 Sam McClelland - 2025 Ryan McGowan - 2024 Liam Gordon - 2024 Andy Considine- 2024 Liam Parker - 2024 Callum Booth - 2024 Tony Gallacher - 2024 Luke Robinson - 2024 - on loan from Wigan Athletic Midfielders/wingers Drey Wright - 2024 Diallang Jaiyesimi - 2024 - on loan from Charlton Atheltic Dara Costelloe - 2024 - on loan from Burnley Sven Sprangler - 2025 Jay Turner-Cooke - 2024 - on loan from Newcastle Max Kucheriavyi - 2025 Daniel Phillips - 2024 Cammy McPherson - 2024 Matt Smith - 2025 Ali Crawford -2024 Cammy Ballantyne - 2024 Alex Ferguson - 2025 - on loan at Queen of the South Graham Carey - 2024 Attackers Stevie May - 2025 Nicky Clark - 2025 Luke Jephcott - 2025 Chris Kane - January 2024 Taylor Steven - 2024 - on loan at Alloa Athletic Soooooo many players out of contract.

Dan Phillips is one of the strangest players I've ever seen play for us. He does the hard parts of the game brilliantly then will casually pass the ball out of play when he's got a simple 5 yard pass available to him. Don't get me wrong, I like him, but I've never really seen a player with his skill set before

Starting to really warm to this team, certainly feel like I'm watching a Saints team again after a couple of years in the doldrums. Real togetherness, experience and a bit of encouragement from the current management team to for the players to express themselves is bringing out real signs of quality too now. We were missing a lot of our key players today - no Considine, Wright, Macpherson (I know), Kane or Clark from the start. 4 of those guys likely would've started if fully fit - and we battered the team who started the day in 4th. I was really shocked a player with 19 caps for Wales by the age of 22 was available to us in the summer, until I read some of the feedback from MK Dons fans, at which point I felt a bit flat about it. Smith has been terrific since the change of manager though, looks a real find for us and is about as well rounded a midfielder as I've seen play for us for a while. There was one point in the first half where he won the ball back, made space for himself away from a couple of Hibs players then threaded the needle through to Kucheriavyi who was running at (I think) an exposed Hanlon. Just felt that sums him up his capabilities and roundedness really well, plus his set piece delivery from the left is terrific. I think we have about 16 or 17 good players with a couple of others starting to look like they can step up for us too. If Levein can maybe improve the options at the wing back and add a bit more in the final third I think there's a lot of potential for this team, all the ingredients that lead to huge success for that golden decade are there again, just a matter of putting some final touches to the squad now we have a capable management team.

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We're on easy street and it feels so sweet