Rhys McCabe Hype Train
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Some proper cranium detachments from Airdrie fans after last nights result. So imagine what will happen if we get tossed out the play-offs at the first attempt.
Truth being that we should really be looking at this as a free hit & a total bonus after the season we’ve had. From the outset we’d have taken eighth but here we are.
Am I, however, being ambitious thinking we’ll be 5-0 up by half time again? No.
Play-offs. What a laugh.
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20 hours ago, Passionate said:
Do you think MacCabe is further up the food chain than Kris Doolan of Thistle.... A lot of similarities between the two, 2 very talented young managers which is great to see in the wastelands of Scottish football..
I think due to McCabe’s varied history he will have more contacts in the game which will make him more attractive.
Doolan has absolutely done a great a job at Thistle but he went in there knowing the club from back to front & top to bottom after years as a player. Both of them have done stellar jobs this term so will be interesting to see what kind of paths they take.
Is the Imrie train as strong this year? They had a 14 game unbeaten run bookended by relegation form, which seems to coincide with two players coming into the team. I think Imrie’s stock is certainly a good bit lower than this time last year, and of the three or four managers that would be looked at to take a step up, I think he’s probably at the back of the queue now… plus he shat himself in high school.
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I can see a team being made up of 11 daft wee boys while the other rest some players for the promotion playoff.
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2 hours ago, Diamond8 said:
Anyways I’m sure we will be in good hands when he moves on because this isn’t the same club that appointed guys like Findlay and EWB.
This is what worries me. We appointed Murray which progressed the club to a point where Rhys took over and ultimately got the material success. Could argue that this regime has a “100% hit rate” manager wise, but can lightning really strike thrice?
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I’m trying not to get too uptight about McCabe’s contract situation. The club, particularly over the last five years, keep themselves very tight lipped about terms and dealings and McCabe himself even said they like to keep it all in house.
I’ve also had the realisation that Rhys is probably too good for us and he will obviously move on. When he does so he will do with our best graces, given the last two season under his tutelage. Only recently have I started to hear his name touted in the Sportsound & Superscoreboard discourse in connection with the Manager of the Year award, so perhaps the penny is dropping with some in the media and we can expect to hear him quoted for jobs instead of the usual Racists and Wife Beaters that they try to push.
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2 hours ago, Passionate said:
Is Ian Murray not further up the food chain for the next bigger job, consistent performer...
Ian Murray has done more for Airdrie this season than he did in three years with us, so on that basis… yes.
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That is a cracker for Ayr. Minimalist and classical.
Unconfirmed but hearing Airdrie’s new strip will feature The Red Diamond.
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Tom English and Michael Stewart at it again. Have turned it off.
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5 hours ago, Diamonds on the Windshield said:
What are the thoughts on trying to get Paton if Queens Park get relegated?
I think Paton will get a move to the Premiership this summer. Someone like a Hibs will take a punt on him a-la Shankland and Nesbit.
Only eight players in the Championship have got into double figures goals this season, three of them for Dundee Utd. And one of them is 36. Mad how difficult it is to find a reliable striker at this level.
I did spend some time on Transfermarkt looking at out of contract players the usual suspects that won’t be short of an option will be McInroy, Easton etc. But a few I’d take a punt on would be Cameron Harper and Roddy McGregor (Inverness) and Grant Savoury (QP).
Must admit, after last season’s play-off victory I did think that the club left it too long to announce players and season tickets. We’ve had a right good season again this year and we should be capitalising on the feel-good factor around the team at the moment.
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12 minutes ago, stevieKTID said:
What an absolute bin fire of a show, the "discussion" about the new Aberdeen manager is embarrassing, I don't know much about Thelin but I'm pretty sure he's already done his homework and knows what the current Aberdeen squad is all about and what areas need strengthening.
If Michael Stewart was in the studio he’d still be harping on about how Neil Lennon wasn’t appointed.
I think moving Stewart away from the studio is a move in the right direction, but still hearing far too much of his voice. When does his cameo as an Alba party MSP candidate start again?
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Bit encouraging that coming off the back of a scudding at FIrhill. Don’t know what Utd were playing at, camped on their 18 yard line for large parts of the game, allowing us to play in front of them… maybe that’s Jim getting them prepared for how they’ll play in the Prem.
As for the exuberance of the Dundee Utd faithful, well we enjoyed our time at New Douglas Park last May and also at The Falkirk Stadium in March, so suppose we’ll take that one on the chin… literally.
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Wee brown envelopes kicking about Hampden with a “Black Rooster” stamp on it imo.
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Mcbookie offering 10/1 on Airdrie going up if anyone fancies a flutter.
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9 minutes ago, Diamonds are Forever said:
But by far the biggest issue is cross balls, he does not command his area enough. I was sympathetic early on when he was new in but he's at the point now where he needs to be more commanding or we are going to keep being vulnerable to crosses and set-pieces into our box.
He’s like a Dabrowski but without the wondersaves that anyone watching Friday night’s Inverness vs Raith match would’ve seen.
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10 hours ago, Passionate said:
i will throw a couple of names out there, Graham, Dowds, Oakley, Muirhead, Diack
And still the only one I’d have in our team would be Brian Graham at 36 years old.
I think the rest of your comments are probably pent out of frustration but honestly can’t look past how much of a success this season has been. Right up until the Raith game I was always of the “8th place is the goal” camp but on top of that we’ve won a trophy, beaten Premiership opposition and qualified for a chance at the top league next season.
For what its worth, I do think the play-offs are probably a stretch too far for us (plus I totally can’t be arsed playing with VAR) but definitely worth pocketing the cash and building for next season in what is sure to be a much more open league. I’ve even spent a while on transfermarkt looking through the players in the Championship who are out of contract and getting myself excited: improvements wise I think we probably need a good four or five quality additions across the park to augment the squad.
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Frizzell no even the best midfielder at Airdrie this season ffs.
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Usual from Murray, chuck as many forwards on the pitch and hope one of them does something.
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How does Scott Brown manage to get on BBC Scotland’s coverage every week, despite having nothing to do with the match being covered?
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Touting Watt, Donnelly etc as comparable to Gallagher is verging on laughable, I’m afraid.
Donnelly went on trial at Wigan after six months where everything he kicked went in the net, and was never the same again. Watt was in the team for 16 appearances and got a move to Celtic. Nowhere near comparable.
Lister and the likes of Keighan Parker get the “cult hero” status, with the former having a great partnership with Prunty that season.
Andy Ryan scored a decent amount of goals but again moved on pretty much as soon as he could.
Gallagher stuck with the club when we were a bumbling League One outfit and his goals over the last three campaigns fired us to the playoffs, albeit perhaps he wasn’t as prolific as he was last term. So in terms of longevity and contribution he shouldn’t be even mentioned in the same breath as some of the names touted thus far.
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5 minutes ago, Passionate said:
I expect the same signing structure to remain in place over the summer, however frustrating that may be..
Decent number of good prospects on Consilium’s books that are out of contract… hoping that we can perhaps sign one or two to bolster the ranks.
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Calum’s a great lad. Hope he hits the ground running for you as he’s shown he can score loads in League One.
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1 hour ago, cb_diamond said:
Sliding out of Drumgelloch station while the bridge explodes behind the train etc
A large explosion would certainly improve the Drumgelloch area… would hope the coffee cabin would escape unscathed though.
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1 hour ago, Diamonds are Forever said:
A huge summer for the club in terms of future planning as we are unlikely to ever have such a big profit from one season again. Do they use it for one big go at promotion on the basis it might be McCabe's last year and there won't be a Dundee Utd type in the league? Or do they 'stick to the plan' and try and build more foundations to become a sustainable Championship side longer term?
I know there’s a lot of romanticising about going up, but for me next season will be far more important. With the Navy Blue Pound finally escaping obscurity and Livi replacing Dundee United, next season’s Championship will be a whole lot more open and every club will think they’ll have claims to promotion/play-off places. I think next season again is about consolidation and showing that this season wasn’t just a flash in the pan a-la Arbroath a few years back, and we probably should have a bit of realism as well that we’ve been in League One for ten of the last eleven seasons. If we can escape the relegation playoffs with four to play again, I’ll take that.
Still think we’ll go up through the play-offs, but.
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Queen's Park v Airdrie - the season's climax
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Any chance someone like Hibs, Dundee, St Mirren take a punt on Paton next season? Of all the top scorers in this division I think he’s probably most desirable given his age. He might be a fanny but he can certainly put the ball in the net and its something that these teams in the top division have been missing.