RC55 FFC Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Unless our form improves we are going to slide down this league to be honest. 4th already and Raith are only just behind us with a game in hand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Why not a swap deal then We could punt a couple that haven't worked out for us and take one or two that haven't worked out somewhere else.Couldn't be any worse than craigen or Rankin have been. Let's face it no change and you can basically forget anything apart from a fight for probably 4th. I am convinced nothing is going to happen. All sorts of rumours floating about now about Houston's relationship with the Board since Ronnie Bateman left. It is only one of three things that stop the freshening up1. No money2. No trust in Houston, so we should get shot3. BoD content with squad and think they will get us to the play offs. Whatever it is another chronic display on Saturday and a loss then Houston is going to feel the wrath. And if the Board sit and continue to do nothing they should be in the firing line too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge of allan bairn Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Houstons signings in the close season have been poor but he had us over performing last season Scottish cup final year before that and this season our target is play offs which I believe we will achieve. Changing managers is a risky business I'd stick as is remember we've been competing with hearts rangers hibs and Dundee utd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 First season he underachieved big style in the league. This was papered over by a pretty easy cup run that got us to the final where we made a total hash of it. Last season we overachieved by one place probably . This season we've gone backwards and with the 3rd biggest budget in the league that should be the minimum target. We should be achieving that comfortably with the budget available to him and not scraping it due to dire signings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 We are in a catch 22. We need better players to be recruited in order to improve this average squad we have, but does anyone trust Houston to recruit better players that we can afford? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 There are easy hits there though. Rory Loy for example. Would anyone complain if we took him back?For me though one signing could transform this team entirely if it comes in the right position. Apart from personnel issues, the players we have arent playing to their potential. We have seen it in some games this season it hasnt been totally absent. There have been spells of really nice football but not enough and I cant figure out why. That is as much a concern to me as signings. I think Loy is the typical lazy Houston signing which fits a theme replicated in the summer. Signing players that don't fit into a style of play when attacking, i.e. Craigen. Our forward line is more than capable in this league with Baird, Miller and McHugh all capable of grabbing in the region of 30 goals between them in a season. We also have O'Hara and Austin who could have the potential to be top strikers for us.The key thing for me is providing these players with the chances to score goals which we aren't doing often enough at the moment. We are weak as piss on the right side of the park at the moment, over reliant on Sibbald in the middle to create and Hippolyte often being isolated when he gets the ball on the left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 6 hours ago, Back Post Misses said: I am convinced nothing is going to happen. All sorts of rumours floating about now about Houston's relationship with the Board since Ronnie Bateman left. It is only one of three things that stop the freshening up 1. No money 2. No trust in Houston, so we should get shot3. BoD content with squad and think they will get us to the play offs. Whatever it is another chronic display on Saturday and a loss then Houston is going to feel the wrath. And if the Board sit and continue to do nothing they should be in the firing line too. I suspect this. We're not going to catch Hibs/United now, and I think we'll end up 3rd fairly comfortably be the end of the season. Whilst an extra player or two might get us to the final again, it that financial outlay worth it only to get steamrollered by what looks a much stronger bottom of the Premiership this season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 40 minutes ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said: I think we'll end up 3rd fairly comfortably be the end of the season. I wish I shared your confidence. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 3 hours ago, Bairnardo said: There are easy hits there though. Rory Loy for example. Would anyone complain if we took him back? For me though one signing could transform this team entirely if it comes in the right position. Swap Loy with Shepherd from boxing day and the formation may have worked. We have players who look up and see Shepherd available and won't pass to him, where in their head, I won't get the give and go with him or he'll just lose it. I personally see Loy as our only hope to save the season and I'd be surprised if it didn't work, which is the main thing with player recruitment. I personally cudnt give a fuk if its classed as lazy, the big thing is if the player produces on the park. Tho seeing Loy, Murdoch and Alston at the game on Monday, I'm sure he'd not be keen on a loan back, any of the three after watching how pish we were. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 There's a difference of 125k prize money between 2nd and 4th which is a lot of money to a side like us. On the other hand it would be less cash for Houston to pish down the walls on diddies I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Swap Loy with Shepherd from boxing day and the formation may have worked. We have players who look up and see Shepherd available and won't pass to him, where in their head, I won't get the give and go with him or he'll just lose it. I personally see Loy as our only hope to save the season and I'd be surprised if it didn't work, which is the main thing with player recruitment. I personally cudnt give a fuk if its classed as lazy, the big thing is if the player produces on the park. Tho seeing Loy, Murdoch and Alston at the game on Monday, I'm sure he'd not be keen on a loan back, any of the three after watching how pish we were. Lord help us if Rory Loy is our only hope to save the season [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 29 minutes ago, Trump said: Lord help us if Rory Loy is our only hope to save the season Yep we will be fine with McHugh seen his best last 10 games last season never to get close again, Miller, who has surprised me but we are not gonna get a full season of high level performances from. Austin injured, O'Hara 18 and although I'd love it if he was the answer, its asking too much and Shepherd....well I'd rather watch a binbag blow in the wind than Shepherd, pretty much the same thing. Baird will do the Scally thing and run through a brickwall but there isn't a great deal of creativity up top. Unless Austin or OHara steps up, we need to freshen as we don't look like scoring with what we have at the moment which has been proven against teams in the bottom half 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Trump said: Lord help us if Rory Loy is our only hope to save the season Loy was excellent for us, much better than any other attacking option we have at the moment IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Loy was excellent for us, much better than any other attacking option we have at the moment IMO. Not disputing that. But if we can't get any service to him then it's absolutely pointless. Distribution from the back and in our midfield is horrendous at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Also, one of his best qualities was his work rate too which is not something we're lacking. We badly need creativity from someone else on the pitch than Hippo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Just now, Trump said: Not disputing that. But if we can't get any service to him then it's absolutely pointless. Distribution from the back and in our midfield is horrendous at the moment. I agree but I'd take him anyway. Feck, he'd even be a better option at wide right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I agree but I'd take him anyway. Feck, he'd even be a better option at wide right. No, he wouldn't. This is the problem we are facing. Trying to plug players in where they don't actually play, i.e. Craigen and Shepherd out wide on the right. Take him on loan for what anyway? 6 months? To do what? Finished 3rd and go out against Dundee Utd or Hibs? Save the cash for next year and rebuild properly, starting with getting rid of the dross who are out of contract, deciding what formation to play and recruit players based on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I agree but I'd take him anyway. Feck, he'd even be a better option at wide right. Off to Morton allegedly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Lecturer Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Seriously, how many times have we said let's save money in December and rebuild the team in August? The BOD are not interested so we might as well just bring in better players now and enjoy at least half of the season as I'm pissed off watching what we're getting right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 There is a French lad who is on an amateur contract at Stenhousemuir who is apparently outstanding. Plays on the right side of midfield. Loads looking at him now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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