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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.

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.

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.

Scandalous? Okay, I was a bit pished and talking shite. Anyway, best of luck to Jack. I still think it is an odd one.

A big welcome back to big daft Kirky!

Baird out on loan is scandalous, unless he requested it himself in order to get games.

Nope.

Right on cue. FFS indeed....

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.

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.

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.

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.

Yes, also Waters potentially being recalled.

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).

Trolling The Rangers fans on Twitter.

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.

This is a wind-up, right?

Did anyone see this one coming? Signing players on two year deals? This will never catch on! Welcome Junior

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.

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.

Not sure that I agree entirely. Jason was prone to the occasional lapse in concentration, and his positional sense could be suspect. In saying that, he has probably progressed since his time with us. Without doubt a good player at our current level, but not without his faults as I recall. I think McGinn (P) is better than many in our support seem to believe. He would be one of my first picks every week.

Apologies, hadn't seen your reply before posting my own inane contribution.

Most likely one more addition and possibly a late loan signing. Ideally a striker and utility defender.

Reynard is cutting his grass.

Hearsay, yes. Made up? Who knows. Sounds plausible enough to me.