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Drooper
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1 hour ago, Hendo said:
Bad news, Açcies have signed David Templeton so that's them safe.
He'll be injured by Tuesday.
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Erhahon to Barnsley confirmed.
Odd one, that. Not the Championship I expected....
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A few others have thrown things into the mix that are easily clarified if the background info had been read.
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It is not remotely surprising that there are significant numbers of people posting and taking issue with this over on B&WA who evidently haven't read the freely available background information.
Other legitimate questions are being asked, and that is positive, but sifting through the dross to try and get a handle on the state of debate is a very frustrating experience.
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13 hours ago, Stu said:
It seems you either love Ross or despise him, there doesn't appear to be any middle ground. There's people who won't hear a word against him, which is silly, then there are people who go out of their way to show he wasn't actually a good manager with us, which is even sillier.
I'm in the middle ground.
He can be a bit of a dick at times, but take nothing away from what he achieved at Saints and what we all owe him for that.
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I had hoped we might be able to extend Hladky's contract, but if the player budget has been pretty much exhausted, that is less likely now.
That's pretty much the only thing I would lament in terms of our business this summer (and even that doesn't take account of the realistic scenario whereby Hladky was offered an extension but declined).
Overall, unless the club has put itself in a perilous state (which it won't have) then there isn't too much to find fault with, for those of us who know how to manage our expectations.
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Scandalous?
Okay, I was a bit pished and talking shite.Anyway, best of luck to Jack. I still think it is an odd one.
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A big welcome back to big daft Kirky!
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Baird out on loan is scandalous, unless he requested it himself in order to get games.
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2 minutes ago, Arch Stanton said:
Anyone?
Nope.
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9 minutes ago, oaksoft said:
Make no mistake. Posters like you and pozbaird were a very large part of the demise of that site.
Don't start trying to re-write history here.
Right on cue.
FFS indeed....
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I would take big daft Kirky back.
He was slated by some of the less cognitively intact Saints fans after signing his PCA with the club now deceased, but pretty much kept us up on his own after that - who could forget his performance at Tannadice? For that alone, I would welcome him back.
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A utility defender would be ideal, as folks have suggested, but they are thin on the ground.
McGinn can cover left back with MacPherson on the right (as we set up for the Hibs game), but it isn't ideal. It would have been good to have kept a hold of Hodson, for that reason.
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Looks like it could be a quiet day in Paisley (unless Top Man Jimbo is having a bit of fun).
I'm fine with things as they are. Another centre half would be a bonus, but we should probably try to keep some funds for January when a couple of our loanees could be away.
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I just made the mistake of looking in on the B&WA forum, and seen the Vaclav Hladky thread was busy, so wondered what the latest news might be.
f**k me - what an abysmal shambles that forum has become, with men-children grasping for attention and ruining every half decent topic with their inane, vacuous slabberings.
Shame, as it used to be a decent place to post.
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22 minutes ago, jm1 said:
I'd be pretty happy to stick with this squad and keep the money for January when we can strengthen any areas that need it (centre half when Mcloughlin goes back to 'ull for example).
Yes, also Waters potentially being recalled.
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In Jim's pre-match presser, he confirms that there is scope to add to the squad, though says that there is nothing currently in the pipeline (adding with a grin to the hack asking the question, that he wouldn't be telling her in any event).
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1 hour ago, Brazilorbust said:
What is van zanten doing now .Im interested in what our old players are up to.
Trolling The Rangers fans on Twitter.
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1 minute ago, Florentine_Pogen said:
“........EXCEPT BELGIANS”..........??
What do the knuckle drag gets have against Belgians...?Are they all kaffliks?
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5 hours ago, Bobby_F said:
No, not at all.
You expect an 'on fire' reel to show a player at their absolute best.
In the first couple of minutes this shows a shot that goes wide, and a tame shot straight at the goalkeeper. And this in the sixth tier of English football.
I just don't understand why that would be on his CV?
If there's better stuff later, then whoever did this for him didn't do him any favours.
Doing a 'knee slide' to 10 guys at the back of the goals just isn't a great look for someone we're hoping will be able to perform at Ibrox, Celtic Park, Tynecastle etc.
Edited to add: watched the rest of the reel now, and there are much more promising glimpses there - a couple against Carlisle too and they're 4th tier. Also, from what I've seen so far JG has made excellent signings, and hopefully Junior is an undiscovered gem.
The point is that its equally daft to be unduly critical as it is to shoot your load over a compilation of clips on youtube.
I certainly wouldn't be judging how any player is likely to perform here based on a few minutes of cobbled together video footage.
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10 hours ago, Bobby_F said:
Desperately hope Junior has a great career with us, but that showreel doesn't fill me with huge amounts of confidence.
I know Scottish football isn't great, but to do well in out top flight, I'd be expecting someone to look better playing against League Two (and lower) opposition.
Maybe just needs better players around him
This is a wind-up, right?
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Did anyone see this one coming?
Signing players on two year deals? This will never catch on!
Welcome Junior
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1 hour ago, bunglebonce said:
Naismith hit the ground running at Ross County, but he finished his time there miles better than when he first signed.
That makes sense. He was probably still a wee bit raw when with us, though it was clear that he would develop into a very good player with the right coaching.
McGinn has surpassed my moderate expectations, to be honest. I reckon it would be very tough on him to be dropped for another player coming in at right back, but if that player proved to be better, that's fitba.
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30 minutes ago, GAD said:
He might be a better player than McGinn, but McGinn is still a good Premier League right back. I'm not sure there is enough in it to justify having one of them either out of position or on the bench each week.
Aye, I would agree with this, and it was kind of my point (though you have put it across more effectively).
I think we could do with a versatile defender who can cover across the back areas. Not easy to come by, of course. Maybe someone with a bit of experience who has been used to being slotted into the different positions as required.
Out of curiousity, how often did Naismith play in a central defensive role for us, and was he ever played as a left back? I can't remember.
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The Great Big Kilmarnock Thread
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