ebobsboy Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If we are pushing the boat out to get Loy we would have no chance of signing the likes of Hendrie. He will go to a lower level side in England. Some of the names mooted like McHattie, Chalmers, give me the fear. Harris aswell when he was first mentioned but we are lumped with him for two year if he turns out to be shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 9 hours ago, ebobsboy said: If we are pushing the boat out to get Loy we would have no chance of signing the likes of Hendrie. He will go to a lower level side in England. Some of the names mooted like McHattie, Chalmers, give me the fear. Harris aswell when he was first mentioned but we are lumped with him for two year if he turns out to be shit. The main worry would be if one of them came in purely as a backup player and then Gallacher got sold at the last jap or injured early doors. We need somebody cheap but also not utterly hopeless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieBairn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Just seen Stephen Hendrie former accies left back has been released from West Ham. Surely a decent shout to replace leahy. West Ham, that's about 400 miles from the Central Belt, how the hell do you expect Houston to know anything about him!! [emoji6] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 36 minutes ago, RichieBairn said: West Ham, that's about 400 miles from the Central Belt, how the hell do you expect Houston to know anything about him!! He's also 22 so has already reached his peak. Lazy and uninspiring shout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 If he's so good why did West Ham release him?Not a signing that would win us the league imo (in my opinion). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 30 minutes ago, Russ said: If he's so good why did West Ham release him? Not a signing that would win us the league imo (in my opinion). Not many full backs will. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieBairn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Been confirmed Bairdy has gone. Every cloud and all that. [emoji106] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Time for Houston to bring in someone better as he would say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilostmyself Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 It's been done to death on here but Baird was a good signing for us, tried his best every game and would hassle defenders for the full 90 minutes. His return last year wasn't fantastic and we need a bit more from our strikers this season so this is probably the best move for all concerned, particularly if we can get an upgrade in (Loy ) Wish him all the best at ICT (not too much though) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, ilostmyself said: It's been done to death on here but Baird was a good signing for us, tried his best every game and would hassle defenders for the full 90 minutes. His return last year wasn't fantastic and we need a bit more from our strikers this season so this is probably the best move for all concerned, particularly if we can get an upgrade in (Loy ) Wish him all the best at ICT (not too much though) Yes you could never fault his effort but he was getting more and more inconsistant goals wise unfortunately. as you say we're needing that wee bit more quality up top if we're to get promotion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 On 21/06/2017 at 12:33, knee jerk reaction said: Austin was probably the best signing in the league last season. Er, hello, Stephen Dobbie was signed last season. Austin's good, I like him a lot. He has a lot of potential to be even better this season and beyond, but he scored 6 league goals last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Er, hello, Stephen Dobbie was signed last season. Austin's good, I like him a lot. He has a lot of potential to be even better this season and beyond, but he scored 6 league goals last season. Yes, from 17 games, of which on 10 he came on as a substitute. Imagine what he could do as a regular starter next season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Shadwell Dog said: Not many full backs will. Tommy McQueen ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbrbairn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Er, hello, Stephen Dobbie was signed last season. Austin's good, I like him a lot. He has a lot of potential to be even better this season and beyond, but he scored 6 league goals last season. I think the sentiment behind saying Austin was the best signing is that with Dobbie you knew what you were paying for. Austin scored in the seaside leagues but was untried at this level 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Is he not aloud to score if he's a sub? Regardless of that SD already said he has potential to be better next season, a striker who scored 6 goals isn't going to go down as the signing of the season though, not by a long shot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knee jerk reaction Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 It's not just about the goals, Austin won't be anywhere near the same money as dobbie is on, he's loads younger and has a potentiality very high resale value! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Austin had a better goals per minute ratio than Dobbie last season. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, MrDust said: Tommy McQueen ? Good player but I would never say he won us the league unlike someone like Stainrod. Edited June 22, 2017 by Shadwell Dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, roman_bairn said: Yes, from 17 games, of which on 10 he came on as a substitute. Imagine what he could do as a regular starter next season? And I happily concede he's a great prospect who looks like he might do very well for you in seasons to come. That doesn't make him the signing of last season though. That's a ludicrous suggestion. He was only the 5th highest scorer at Falkirk for goodness sake! 4 minutes ago, Bigbrbairn said: I think the sentiment behind saying Austin was the best signing is that with Dobbie you knew what you were paying for. Austin scored in the seaside leagues but was untried at this level Being a great prospect does not, with hindsight, make him the signing of the season though. Your manager didn't even choose to play him every week that he could have. He only became an automatic pick in the last couple of months. 3 minutes ago, Grant228 said: Is he not aloud to score if he's a sub? Regardless of that SD already said he has potential to be better next season, a striker who scored 6 goals isn't going to go down as the signing of the season though, not by a long shot. This. I'm biased about Dobbie but it's a fact he got the joint most league goals in the division whilst playing for a midtable side, was shortlisted in the final four for Player of the Year in the division by his peers and was awarded the "Starman" of the Division by the SPFL. Stephen McGinn, though granted he only played half a season, led a tremendous fightback from St Mirren to keep them up too. Both would be much better shouts than Nathan Austin, on "Signing of the Season". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Is he not aloud to score if he's a sub? Regardless of that SD already said he has potential to be better next season, a striker who scored 6 goals isn't going to go down as the signing of the season though, not by a long shot. Don't think I eluded to any of this. Just pointing out his potential. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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