Wondered about the Duffy situation myself, all managers have to deal with inheriting a squad so regardless of Duffy staying/going it makes sense to get the better performers tied down. Arbroath benefited from a settled squad signed up for two years and although we don't have that financial luxury, we pretty much know our fate and can start planning now for next year to get us on the front foot.
There's a feeling of resignation about the team right now, we could finish 6th or 9th and no one seems to have any enthusiasm either way. Need a run of good performances/results to re-ignite interest imo.
This season is a bit of paradox for me. I'd have bitten your hand off for mid table at the start of the season but strangely feel disappointed about how it's likely to end.
I think the refs have a far harder job than we give them credit for, but football is a bit pantomine and we like easy targets (says the man that regularly gets caught up in the moment and gives the refs pelters) [emoji2960]
Kudos is due, but I don't know how many of signings were by design or opportunity. The proof will be on the field, if we can get the new(ish) signings to click the optimist in me says we can we should be targeting the playoffs which would be remarkable given the early predictions.
Sake... Neither showed enough. Compared with last Jan window, bringing in the likes of Brian McLean, David Ferguson and even Boris this shows we've flatlined* *Que, Duffy making 2/3 last minute deals.
Would have thought, financially, Aberdeen away would be up there, happy to go and get cuffed by 4 or 5 and have some extra in the coffers versus watching a draw against Queens Park (Just a reference, no offence to the spiders).
A bit disappointed that it never quite happened for Crawford. Don't think Zata ever imposed himself on a game to see what he had. Good luck to both of them on their loan deals and hopefully that's at least a wage freed up for January.