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  1. The name mentioned a couple of weeks back was Dylan Tait from Hibs on loan,  this is the same player who was loaned out to Ki!marnock who won the Championship last season, can you see hi bs or indeed the player wanting to drop to League 1,  I would be very surprised if he,did,    which begs the question are we aiming too high in the players we are trying to sign...... 

    Normally you would probably be right and he’d be a prime candidate for a loan in the Championship. But he was out for the latter part of the season injured and maybe getting eased back in, possibly looking at lower league for that reason? But maybe not. Who knows, but I like that we are looking higher up for loan players tbh. To compete with Falkirk and Dunfermline we need more quality in. Still a ways to go yet for loan signings. Just hope the points keep coming in the meantime.
  2. I see someone has mentioned on the Hamilton thread that they’re signing Charlie Telfer. I’d have liked to sign him but given how long he’s dragged things out I’m happy to go for someone else at this point. Anyway, who needs him when we have Justin Devenny!

    Honestly don’t care if he’s off to Hamilton. Was originally pleased that he showed up in our NL Cup side but became clear that he wanted something different. It’s hard to be critical of players who want to play at a higher level but I honestly thought the lure of playing for a L1 side that would be challenging could be a factor. In the meantime, there’s a debate on the Falkirk thread about how good Telfer was with most thinking he was a bit of a jobber. Some Falkirk fans saying he should be lucky to get a game with us… I was undecided about him and was happy to have him, but so-so if he didn’t sign. Him hanging around for weeks on end and then signing for our county rivals, good riddance. I just hope Rhys wasn’t passing up other players hanging on for him. As has been said, hope we’re passing Hamilton at the end of this season
  3. McCann is not dross. The rest I'll give you.
    Obviously depending on whether PJ or McKay are available, nest week I'd go:
                            PJ
         Donaldson, McKay, Mackie
      Ross, Yeats, McGinn, McCann
                         Lawal
                    Oliver, Burrell

    As mentioned earlier, if McCann can’t get in the starting 11 against Peterhead next week he never will. And if the general consensus amongst management and fans is that he’s dross, send him back to Airdrie asap. Thanks
  4. I don’t think the questions are bad, I just don’t think the interviews need to be as long particularly when we have been defeated. Just feels like continuing to feed them the rope by which to hang themselves with. 

    The problem is that McGlynn gets asked his first question and goes on for 3-4 mins. I guess there’s an art to interviews. But keep it short and sweet for each question. It’s FTV FFS, not going to be a TOUGH interview. McGlynn gives a whole match analysis and rambles, he just needs to be honest, say it wasn’t good enough and that the players have a tough week ahead. Have to believe you’ll turn things around but your next couple of matches will be vital, pressure on
  5. Think with Mckay and Henderson out we will likely see Leon McCann in the side next week. I really hope he takes his chance. 
    Obviously its a bit restricted by position but having someone like him wasting on the bench is criminal when you see what gets a start. Centre halfs permitting.... Why not put Mackie in the Hetherington slot and start McCann? Why not even try McCann in the Hetherington slot? 

    If McCann can’t get a start with you now, he never will. You might as well just sell him back to us… and we’ll take him.
  6. For anyone who has not yet watched the post match interviews, get on it. McCabe still demanding even more. Superb. Gall saying how hard they're working, McCabe pushing them hard and it's paying dividends. 
    Superb to watch and that's McCabe's stamp all over it. Work hard on the ball, work even harder off it. Magic. [emoji3532]

    Was a good interview in that he’s always trying to find ways to improve the side and performances. But thought he could have given a bigger shout out to the scorers, particularly Salim who scored straight off the bench. Not hammering Rhys, but wanted a fuller interview. Why don’t we have 5-7 minute interviews like some other clubs? Appreciate Rhys insight in to the work the boys are doing but it’s hard to talk about the game, individual performances, goal scorers, training and how that’s being applied and finally a quick outlook to next weeks opposition - all within a 2 min interview.

    Overall, more than happy with the team and the attitudes of everyone. Long May it continue
  7. Having a little bit of a ‘wow’ moment in the immediate aftermath of that. TBH, didn’t see a 4-0 score line and I had 4 goals predicted but with a 2-2 result. Gal scoring against Falkirk… again! Can’t beat it. And options coming off the bench and scoring, something we’ve complained about previously. All VERY satisfying! Falkirk? They still seem to have that hangover they carried all season long last year and alarm bells will ring if their first win doesn’t come very soon. Interesting interview coming from McGlynn I think, last week floating the idea of a Falkirk win today. Rhys will be all smiles, predictable interview coming. Both teams have some additions to come, next time we meet there will be changes but honestly feel Falkirk are on the verge of setting up some poor expectations for the season ahead. Dunfermline was always my main worry, good result for them today. Can’t wait to face them

  8. Telfer was capable of having good games they were just always few and far between, very frustrating he couldn’t turn it in more regularly and it eventually got him released. Actually didn’t expect him to find another full time gig so I’m surprised he hasn’t bitten the hand off Airdrie if you have indeed offered him a deal. 

    I’m assuming we offered him a deal and as far as I’m concerned we should get him TF rather than let him hang around the first team doing training which I’m assuming he still is. Enough time for him to make a decision and it’s games like this that we need his experience. I’m not being unrealistic about signings and I know we are where we are and other teams are finding it difficult to pull in players but like you said, I think we’re a good option for him. We’ll see what happens.
  9. Feared we wouldn’t have any more signings this week and looks to be the case unless the pen pops out in the next couple of hours. Appreciate there are things in the works but frustrating right before a key game and ahead of a busy month. Feel good with the squad but everyone knows we are lacking in a couple of important positions with other players out of their natural positions to cover. Cmon the pen!!

  10. We've still got some players to add. That academy boys apart, we only have 14 outfield players which includes
    Sal -not match fit after long injury
    McMaster - injured 1st game and not featured since
    Wylie - Looked to be injured when subbed at Peterhead.
    Very light squad and especially in midfield if McMaster & Wylie don't make it.

    I figured if something had been on the verge of getting sorted it would have been announced last night or tonight. So not very hopeful that we will have in a new face by Saturday. But no doubt there will be an unveiling of a new midfielder late on Friday. Who knows, I’m all about Rhys getting in a player who will add quality to the squad but wished we could get a couple of his targets over the line quicker. Big game Saturday.. and like you said, already we have a number of doubtful players
  11. McGlynn to interviewer post Montrose : ‘hopefully we’re talking at this time next week and we’ve got 4 points on the board’. It’s on for sure, this could be a cracking fixture with Falkirk having 2 key games ahead. Tough one against us I’m sure and then a potential banana skin at home to Peterhead. Early days but results show the ‘top’ contenders didn’t get it all their own way. Great away point for Montrose today. QOTS, welcome back to L1. It could be a long road for you. Clyde? WTF, didn’t expect that. Kelty Hearts - shell shocked on opening day? Dunfermline, doing a Cove and securing a win when needed to kick things off.

    Really pleased we got the three points and I’m sure the boys will be looking to get another win next week. My only prediction? Clyde to still be top of the pile Saturday evening

  12. If we sign a left back/central defender this will have been a solid week of signings and setting us up nicely for the trip north. Even if we don’t get a defender, I’m not overly worried about this game (did I jinx us) but the extra cover is needed for the weeks ahead. Felling better now than at the start of the week, steady progress made. And yes, my feelings about Telfer are that if he doesn’t want to sign, leave the building. I’m all about players getting the best move possible but if he hasn’t had any trialist options with teams down south then he has to look for the best options here. Season starts this weekend, time to make your mind up

  13. Unless we’re going to make a triple loan signing that could come anytime between now and Friday, I’d expect the pen to come back out tonight. Steady progress from Rhys here, and I’m glad we’re not signing just anybody to fill out the team. As mentioned previously, I’d be a little concerned if we signed all 5/6 players this week - unless the stars aligned and we got all the targets in one swoop. Looks like our latest signing is someone Rhys has been tracking for a while, he likes to hold out for his man. I’m sure he has others in line and hoping they agree to come onboard asap. Feel we really need 3 points on Saturday, could kick us on to bigger things or set us back against the league challengers. Will be an interesting few weeks

  14. Jameson is a good addition quality loan as described by many on here,   That's us now at 5 forwards out of a squad of 15,   I would not be surprised( mentioned it a couple of weeks ago) if Murray makes a move for Smith,  he clearly rates him having signed him before twice,  if we even get a nominal fee that could be put to McCabes top target....I
     
    I would be surprised if Moffat  ends up at Airdrie now , although a young centre back from Celtic seems to be a done deal apparently...   We are still desperately short of depth in midfield,  McCabe has said he needs 5 or 6 for the start of the League,   he needs to produce the goods....  NOW

    Yeah, we need to hit the ground running and with all those difficult fixtures around the corner it will be pressure on right from the start. We need at least another 2 signings this week, I’ll take a defender and a midfielder thank you very much 3 points required before my fish supper on Saturday!
  15. It’s obvious the plan wasn’t to bring in a number of players the final week before the regular season starts and now I’m hoping there isn’t some ‘panic’ signings or loans to cover the team. I have been quite impressed with some of the players brought in and they will all play a part throughout the season but our inability to secure some of the key players we know McCabe has been after is worrying. We are definitely lacking at least 2 if defense, 1 in midfield and a striker. Thats a big ask to bring in all of those players (I mean quality additions who will strengthen the team) over the next couple of weeks as the season gets up and running. We should be in a position where we are only looking for 2-3 players with solid options in just about every position. I am NOT against multiple loan players coming in and see little difference between a 10 month loan or a one year contract. Inevitably we’ll probably get a better quality player on loan so I’m all for it. Falkirk have managed a good loan signing from Rangers and we need to bring in the same kind of quality from the top flight. But we need urgency now and Rhys has a big pressure week ahead. I would expect no less than 2 additions to the squad, and not bench warmers - we’ll see if that happens. Hutton’s interview was spot on, we absolutely need 3 points next week or alarm bells will start ringing. Peterhead are in a bad position and other than the fact it’s an away game, we couldn’t have asked for better opposition to start the campaign off. I’m extremely hopeful for this season but these last few additions to the squad will be vital, much of the ground work has been done, I’m really hoping Rhys and co can make some magic happen so we can surpass last seasons successes.

  16. The squad is chronically thin. A decent first team and literally nothing else of any use at this level. Very worrying

    0-0 as I’m writing this. But a decent result could show how resilient this first team are, a bad result and pressure is on to get bodies in. Hoping for the best here. We have talent in this side but like you said, very thin overall. These types of games can punish that
  17. Over on the RR thread… appears Easton had an excellent game and scored a worldy. Think we have the makings of a really good squad but I’m hoping Rhys is making progress with finding Eastons ‘replacement’. He’s they type of players who can change games really quickly and help turn one point in to three. Yes, all the players look solid and will contribute but lacking the one with a bit of magic. I honestly have no idea who that could be but hoping McCabe does

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