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Not for the TV, multiple sets of fans have been put at the other end of the South Stand. Seems to be based on how many they're expected to bring, along with whether they have a reputation for being arseholes.

League 2, specifically. I know there are clubs at that level who pay well but he should be aiming higher than that. He's the best keeper in this division and if he really does want to move on he'd get a game for a lot of Premiership clubs in Scotland. Still, I'd rather we tied him down to a 4 year contract instead of possible. Would be a massive loss.

He's a centre mid seemingly so I don't think it has anything to do with the Thomas rumours. Seems like an odd signing; definitely not an area I think we need to strengthen further as a matter of priority!

A wonderful late Christmas gift lads, thank you x

Can't say I remember Raith diving quite as much as that in our previous two games, it was genuinely incredible, Easton predictably the biggest culprit. Hopefully he's absolutely gutted. Thought we were fantastic in that second half and deserved the win. That was a team finally playing with confidence, something that has been see seriously lacking all season. Thoroughly pleasing.

Big Dunc apoplectic, fuckin' LOL

Speak for yourself!

He definitely is.

Fortunately, if we find ourselves in that position again Davidson seems like the type of manager who would use his eyes and common sense, rather than arbitrarily take our best players off while ahead because the "data" says their performance will drop after the 84th minute or whatever.

We have so many young players right now with plenty more coming through that realistically he probably won't need to look at anyone under the age of about 26/27 even if he lasts the full length of his 2 and a half year contract.

I think Davidson will likely be criticised for the guys he brings in this month based on his track record of making signings who are past their best, but this is exactly the sort of experience our squad is lacking. We have plenty of young talent, and Welsh is the kind of leader they need around them, as well as a solid option off the bench/injury cover. I'd be happy with this.

According to The Daily Record we're close to signing Sean Welsh from Inverness:

The Daily Record loves to make stuff up. He's under contract until 2025 so any idea of a pre-contract is out of the window. If Thistle can afford to sign him now though they're clearly not as skint as they'd like everyone to think.

There's every chance we'd be daft enough to do it, but the most vocal Thistle fans on Twitter are absolute rockets and best ignored.

Not sure about that; you might be massively underestimating how much Beuker and Dempster were earning, not to mention the respective managers too.

Jack Thomson is 100% under contract until 2025.

To be completely honest that red card at Airdrie put me off him, he hasn't shown anywhere near enough ability to tolerate that kind of petulant behaviour. His contract at Bayern still has a bit of time left on it so he may very well improve and I wish him all the best, but I think he's a prime candidate to show up at someone like East Kilbride or Cove in a couple of years.

I'd argue all of those managers deserve credit for that achievement, despite their failings elsewhere. The same applies to Davidson, and what he achieved winning both in one season is obviously even more impressive. St. Johnstone fans know more about the the situation there during his tenure than anyone else, and I'm not personally willing to completely ignore what they're saying. Like I posted a couple of pages ago though, we're not exactly a massive club and as it stands we're only a few goals away from sitting bottom of the Championship; I'm not sure there would've been any realistic appointment that didn't have at least some stains their record. We just need to hope that he's learnt from his past mistakes, and that the environment here will be more suitable for getting the best out of his abilities as a manager.

Said is his interview that he's looking to bring in 2-3 additions, which is honestly all I think we need to be considerably more competitive as long as they're the right players with a decent bit of experience. A centre half and a forward would be my priority, and with his connections I'd be keen on Lee Ashcroft who we'd previously been linked to and Stevie May; potentially a left back after that if I'm being greedy.

I have a feeling we may still appoint a replacement director of football. Either way I doubt he's got full control over whatever budget we're working with.

Apparently Kane's loan to EK was just for emergency cover. Regarding the back up goalkeeper situation, you're right obviously that if we do sell McKenna then we're left somewhat lacking in experience there but it's not particularly common for sides to have two keepers as talented as ours at this level, we are just very fortunate in that area. If the club can potentially make 7 figures from the transfer of a 17 year old who has only played a handful of first team games then they should be commended for that IMO.

According to The Daily Record the club are close to agreeing a fairly lucrative deal with Manchester United for the sale of Callan McKenna.

You're not wrong, but I think the point is more that a club of our stature in the position we are isn't going to be hiring a manager with a flawless record.

He hasn't even been on the bench in either game so far in January. I have a feeling he was sent back as soon as we entered 2024 to make room for some new faces to come in.

Davidson all but confirmed at this point. He probably wouldn't have been my first choice given some of the other names we've been linked to, but I think with the right backing from the club he could be exactly the sort of guy we need.