ShaggerG

I lived in Stornoway for a couple of years and the locals all pronounced it as an ee rather than an i and I don't think they could be accused of being English. (Apart from the 'white settlers' as they were known!)

McGlynn needs to learn that he has to get the fans onside. We all want possession football, yes, but it's got to mixed with quick, attacking stuff that will create chances and we need TWO strikers in the box to finish them off. There's no reason that this can't be achieved with the players we have so please John, please, stop the needless passing around at the back, get the ball forward and play with TWO up front. Thank you.

Maybe you need to go back a bit to read some of the stuff about him not trying for a RB then? I get what you're saying about having 4 players who can play LB however two of them haven't been signed to do so. In that context you could say that we've got two (maybe more) players who can play RB not that I would ideally want either of them to do so. The fact that we have players who can play in more than one position is surely a good thing?

It wouldn't be six defensive players in the 3rd division though. it would be 3 in defence with one defensive mid (we're playing with 2 at the moment). McCann would be more of winger than a defender, we'd just need someone on the other side to do the same job. It would mean both Miller and Morrison sitting out although they could both be brought on to change the system if need be. Not that any of that is likely to happen under McGlynn however. Actually, I wonder if Miller is any good on his right foot? Not as a RB but a RWB, given he's played as a FB before. Again, I doubt we'll ever find out!

I've been banging on about a 3-5-2 for ages. Ironically the only position that we'd need to recruit for would be the RWB although Yeats may be more suited to that than a defensive FB role?

I didn't think he was as bad as a lot of players that we've had there, probably above average in fact, however, I wonder what the Springfields and pedros would have said if McGlynn had signed him early on in the window? Actually, whilst my first mention of him was a bit tongue in cheek, he would probably do a good enough job in the context of where we find ourselves right now!

Correct. Michael Doyle's available right enough!

I don't disagree with any of that however, you've completely missed my point. Some folk have been claiming that he didn't prioritise a RB or hasn't put in the graft to sign one when they don't have any idea of what's gone on. We certainly need a RB however, and IMO, the reports that he isn't setting the team up any differently to last season and is apparently still persisting with one up front (I haven't seen any games so far) is far more concerning.

If what I wrote is nonsense (giving you the benefit of the doubt that you did read and understand) tell me what conversations McGlynn had with agents, other clubs and players regarding pursuing a RB.

Nevertheless, none of us know what's been done or said behind the scenes. No one can claim that a RB wasn’t a priority, because we have no idea what's transpired in trying to get one.

I think you honestly don't get it. Why was a RB not his priority? The fact that he hasn't signed one doesn't mean he hasn't been looking. He said himself that we need one. The fact is, none of us know what moves have been made behind the scenes. I think a RB is a must and I'm confident that he'll be trying to get something done, however I'm more concerned at the reports of still playing the same way while persisting with this one up front shite.

It would make you feckin greet!

If he goes into the league campaign with one up front against Annan fuckin Athletic (no disrespect) he can get straight to f**k!

Was it one up front?

Despite his height, McCann's actually better in the air than Mackie (who himself is no giant).

I think he's our best player and I'd like to see him in a proper wing back role.

Why didn't he play Mackie before McCann last season then?

Why would he play Mackie before McCann, who was arguably our best player last season?

Please don't revert to type Shodwall, the cat is so much more sensible than the dog!

Nah, I think he'll play Henderson before McKay, certainly hope so anyway.

It's McKay v Lang though, Watson didn't kick a ball last season. Lang's got to be an upgrade on McKay surely? It's not Spencer v Max either due to the position he plays. It's Spencer v McGinn or Henderson. No idea if he's any better, but if he is we've won a watch. Hogarth is better than the other two keepers we had last season so that's an upgrade. Don't think you can compare McIvor with Burrell either because they're two entirely different types. More accurate to compare him to Wright who was largely crap, therefore that's an upgarde IMO. Much more accurate to compare Ageyman with Burrell as they're similar players. No idea if Ageyman's any better but, if he is, again, we've done well. Other than the keepers the comparison between Kennedy and Miller is the most accurate. McGlynn had no option to keep Kennedy so he had to replace him with somebody. Hopefully Miller is a little more direct and robust, time will tell.

You really want me to name the players that he's brought in that will disprove that particular theory?

So, you'd have preferred that we brought in total unknowns? Could have worked, but I can imagine your melt down when it all went tits up! It's not so very long ago that that's exactly what happened!

The last bit.

I suppose you could counter that argument by taking the likes of Biabi as an example. Can't remember how much we got for him but it was decent money for a guy that we all knew didn't really have it. Tony Gallagher's another, although they both did play some first team games TBF. I completely agree though, I'd much rather see these laddies give us a good couple of seasons before moving on.