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Kane was already ahead of Heraghty in the pecking order. I always liked Jacques but I fear his days at the club may be numbered. If the figures that are being reported for McKenna's move are accurate then it's a cracking deal for everyone involved. We were never realistically going to keep him. I'll certainly be following his career closely, and wishing him all the best.

I'd have been annoyed at Crawford if we hadn't already made a very good signing today, I think he's fine as a squad player, doubt he starts. Maybe it'll be a nice surprise though.

Exciting times in Baltimore with the sale of the club awaiting MLB approval now. The new ownership seems legitimately committed to winning, and would rank among the wealthiest in the league. The first point of order really needs to be getting all these incredibly talented, young players tied down to long term contracts!

Initial fee of 350k (with loads of add-ons) being reported, I'd absolutely be using some of that to tie Ferrie down for at least another couple of years.

The longer we leave it the harder it becomes. We really need to pick up at least 3 wins in our 5 February fixtures.

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Bit more like it, maybe?

You can no doubt understand the frustration at this type of signing given how inexperienced the squad already is, and how previous loans like this have worked out. He'll still get a very good reception and plenty of chances to prove himself, I'm sure. Everyone obviously wants him to succeed during this spell with us.

That's good, I was just thinking this squad doesn't quite have enough wee boys in it.

I think there's a player there if the right coach can get it out of him, but Coyle was a fantastic motivator and even he struggled. Had heard the reason he's without a club altogether right now is that none of the offers so far met his expectations, but you'd think when the alternative is simply not playing at all he'd take something. I'd imagine a fair few clubs at this level would be happy to take a punt on him for just a few months though!

McPake was mostly very poor for us, with the exception of one game at Firhill where he looked fantastic scored the exact same goal twice. You're spot on about the attitude though, you could tell it was terrible, always felt like he thought he was too good for this level despite not actually showing it.

He's a holding midfielder, not much pace but can tackle and find a pass, although since posting that I've heard that he allegedly didn't really settle in Scotland and wants to move back down south.

Also, he's almost definitely going to show up at another Championship team now and score against us. Would be a solid signing for any team in the league.

This departure has got to be wage related surely? He's likely one of our higher earners, so it must be to make room for someone else coming in. Either way it's very disappointing. I really rate Spong, and I don't think we'd seen the best of him yet.

The longer we go without any significant rumours, the more concerned I am that we may end up having to rely on inexperienced loanees from the likes of Celtic and Rangers, which is absolutely not what we need. It's very worrying.

He's primarily a left winger, although I think he could be played through the middle behind your striker(s) too.

He's a skillful player who struggles a bit with the physicality of the game. I don't know how Dumbarton tend to play but my hope is that he'll get a bit more time of the ball there; he was incredibly highly rated when we signed him from Arthurlie, but the jump in level has been a bit too much for him so far. He's clearly very talented though so a good loan spell should do wonders for his confidence, and League Two is a decent stepping stone for where we'd like him to eventually be. I think he could end up being excellent for you.

I think that's probably a good move for him. If he's ever going to make it at this level he needs to go there and look absolutely dynamite. Hope he does well.

There's your MVP there, regardless of how this game goes.

I'm not sure how you can be so confident it wasn't a dive. Looks like a very distinct possibility to me having watched it back a few times. Either way an absolutely ridiculous decision which ultimately had a huge impact on the game.

In the last 5 full Championship seasons the 8th placed team has finished on 34, 39, 39, 47, and 39 points. With how the table currently looks I think 40ish would hopefully be enough. Are we capable of taking 20+ points from a possible remaining 45? I personally don't think so. The next few days are going to be very interesting. The club simply has to give Davidson the resources to bring in both a striker and a centre half of a decent standard or we will without a shadow of a doubt be playing League One football next season.

Thought we were poor today but the the referee and far side linesman were as terrible as they come; the free kick for Ayr's first was as blatant a dive as you'll ever see. Desperately need a couple of experienced players in the door over the next few days or we're still absolutely fucked.

Seems that most clubs in the Championship are after Rudden, so l I'd assume we can't offer to pay as much of his wages as some others.

Mental, fair play to them though. I could get used to the club making sensible decisions, but I won't hold my breath.

No.