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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

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    44 minutes ago, Spider1975 said:

    If as the internet suggests, Veldman prefers a 3-4-3 then an experienced CB would be a must to partner Fox (if he re-signs).  I can see us signing 2, maybe 3 strikers on loan in the hope that one hits the mark, (proven strikers being the golden goose that most teams are searching for) and it's not looking too much like we're splashing the cash on any known quantities any time soon.

    I don’t mind the idea of a 3-4-3. Someone like Fox would thrive in that and it would allow him to bring back those big driving runs he was incredibly good at. I don’t know if it was a particular instruction from Coyle last season but it was like Fox wasn’t allowed past the halfway line, particularly at the end of the season. As dreadful as Fox was at the end of the season, I’d still absolutely have him here next season. Until March, I had him down as one if not the top defender in the league. Confidence just seemed shot to bits with Coyle being totally unable to coach a defence 

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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

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    1 hour ago, Zanetti said:

    Given the route we went down with Veldman as the choice of manager, I'm also fully expecting the vast majority of our signings to be in the 19-22 age range.

    You have to hope that Beuker recognises we were very easily bullied at points last season, and you can't go into games against the likes of Dundee United with a squad primarily made up of wee boys.

    If that were supplemented with even 2 or 3 players who have experience of playing at this level then I'd be ok with it, ideally a centre back and a striker in particular.

    I'm just not convinced we can rely on guys like Ferrie, Thomas, or Robson to be leaders throughout an entire season in a difficult league; it's a lot to ask of them.

    The striker is critical. Look at everyone at the top half last season;

    Dundee: Robinson 

    Thistle: Graham 

    Ayr: Akinyemi 

    Morton: Oakley (at least against us)

    Inverness: Mckay 

    QP: Murray til January 

     

    The likes of Arbroath, Hamilton, Cove and Raith had no capable striker in their ranks and unsurprisingly they finished bottom half. Even after Murray left, we ended up playing like a team who were bottom of the league. It’s the one area we really need or at least attempting to go full “Gretna style” 

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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

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    1 hour ago, Arachnophile said:

    doesn't appear to have played much football.

    Think that may be a common theme with the recruitment this summer. Wouldn’t surprise to see us sign a host of players from academies from down south. 

    in theory, that should be really exciting but having the unfortunate situation of watching Luis Longstaff for an entire season has completely killed my enthusiasm for that approach. Hoping beuker has done his due diligence and scouting on these guys. Last thing we need is a bunch wee boys not up to scratch in the championship 

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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    2 hours ago, EaglesandSpiders said:

    Does anybody know what we are paying Veldman? 

    Doubt anyone will know but it’s inevitable when we win a couple of games on the trot this season, some posters from other clubs will come out with an outrageous figure which will be taken as gospel 

    Some wild numbers thrown about regarding Coyle’s wages once we started rising up the table last season.

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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    Exciting times with Veldman I feel! Just hope in terms of recruitment, we’re still incredibly competitive despite what looks will be a younger group this upcoming season 

    At the end of the day, we’re a championship club operating at a decent level and not strictly a youth team . Hope the balance in age and readiness works out well. I feel confident with this appointment 

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    "The ICT Thread - From the Premiership to the Seaside"

    in Scottish League 1 General Chatter

    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    Think Inverness fans will enjoy watching Davidson. Like what’s been mentioned earlier, he can play right back and central midfield. He’s a good size, he’s deceptively quick, loads of energy and can contribute with a couple goals and assists along the way. He’s got a bit of fearlessness about him when running with the ball(like the goal he scored against you 1st day of the season). 
     

    If you ask the fans, I’d imagine most including myself would have a place for Davidson this season but for one reason or another, the management team were never totally convinced. We tried to replace him with 5/6 different right backs and fortunately for Davidson, most were absolutely god awful which meant he got a fair share of minutes. Marcel Oakley joined late January and from then on, Davidson was never really seen in the starting eleven again bar 2 or 3 games in midfield which he again looked decent in
     

    Ultimately he’s a young guy which means he does have some flaws defensively that will need ironed out if he’s to make a lasting impact at Inverness. Despite scoring a terrific opening day goal against Inverness, he was equally at fault for Inverness’s equaliser with a woeful attempted clearance. His defensive weaknesses never seemed to convince Coyle looking from the outside. 
     

    All the best to him, he’s 100% a decent championship player with loads of room to grow. I was ultimately disappointed but not surprised to see him released. Hope he doesn’t come back to haunt us throughout next season 
     

     

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    The Hamilton Accies Championship Thread

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    20 hours ago, Scotty Tunbridge said:

    Kilday confirmed. Good signing IMO. I would’ve thought he could have got another Championship team.

    Yeah I thought Kilday would’ve got a gig elsewhere in the championship after his performances this season. I think if you ask any QP fan, Kilday was easily our most consistent performer at centre back. Took his game to new levels after a couple of injury plagued seasons when he first joined us in league 2. Very intelligent player who seemed to have gained a yard of pace as result of getting fitter.

    Unfortunately towards the last 2 months of the season, the injuries seemed to be returning and ultimately the new model QP seem to be going with, it has massive emphasis on young players so Kilday was always going to be at risk of being released. 
     

    Wish him all the best, cant talk down any player who took us from league 2 all the way to 45 mins from the premiership. Providing he stays fit, he’ll stroll league 1 


    Can you take Louis longridge off us please… 

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    Early 2023/24 predictions

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    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    I’m holding back on how i think Raith will do until the likes of Dundee United, thistle and ourselves have recruited. Teams that do early business in the summer seem to always get slightly overhyped in some way. There’s no doubt Raith have signed some decent players for this level but except for Hamilton (excellent signing) I’m not totally wowed by them(never been too convinced with Murray so that might contribute to this)Could be so wrong come next May in fairness 

    Dundee United should win the league but the pressure on Goodwin will be enormous from day 1. Can envisage a slow first quarter but will pick up as the season progresses 

    QP on the brink of appointing veldman from Anderlecht which is incredibly exciting on the face of it but recruitment needs to be spot on as we’re so light in numbers currently. Got to be aiming for playoffs 

    Dark horse for me is Dunfermline. Can see them having a very good season 

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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

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    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    Wish Brown all the best and he recaptures the early form he had when he joined back in 2021. Realistically lowland League should be a walk in the park for a player of his ability. Seems like EK are going for it this year 

    In terms of squad space, I’m not bothered about freeing up space from a player who hasn’t played in almost a year. Free up more wage for a quality midfielder to come in. In an ideal world I’d love to sign Kyle turner from thistle but can see him ending up at premiership side 

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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

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    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    1 hour ago, williebraveheart said:

    I think next season will be exceptionally tough. Coyle's departure, if it was due to budget and philosophy of developing youngsters, suggests to me that the club has decided that they don't care where we play as long as it is not 4th tier. Not sure this will fit the average fan's philosophy following on from this season. It is so hard to find a blend of experienced players at the same time as bringing on youth. No club to my mind in Scotland has achieved that so far, Celtic and Rangers are prime examples, and I have a feeling that we are spending thousands on an "academy" that will bring on young talent that we are unlikely to see at first team level. None of the youngsters we have seen this season are Championship level yet or maybe never. Talented they may be but this is a tough league and I am not sure we will give much priority to staying in it. Hope to be proved very wrong.

    I don’t the see club being as naive with the recruitment to suggest that they will solely focus on the youth for next season. That may be the aim long term but over the next 3-4 years, we certainly need to recruit out with the academy to be somewhat competitive in the championship. The pressure is to make sure that the core group of first team players signed are of adequate quality.
     

    Youth players will be supplemented and I imagine the likes of cammy Bruce, Lennon Connelly and callan McKenna will be the ones pushing for the first team squad. Connelly was named as a first team player retained for next season in the end of season update and scored in the Scotland under 17’s euros a couple weeks back. Excited to see what he can do 
     

    Beuker is big on youth development but only if they’re good enough. He won’t play players who aren’t ready 

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    The Big Queen's Park FC Thread

    in Scottish Championship General Chatter

    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    How long before do you think we’ll be waiting to hear about a new a manager? Hardly heard any murmurs or rumours so hoping we’ll have something lined up that’s not your run of the mill managers

    Can’t help but feel slightly apprehensive about the season. Very early days of course but Dunfermline and Dundee United make the league infinitely stronger (on paper at least).

    No manager, half a team and no stadium. Buzzing 

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    EFL Playoffs 2023

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    Posted · Edited by qpfc

    I know squads will probably be overhauled in the summer whoever goes up but I can tell you right now either one of these teams are going straight back down. Even that gyokeres who everyone raves about in the championship looks absolute pudding up top 

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