Russ Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Not for me. I've been watching him for around a year and in my (admitttedly inexpert) opinion he's a cracking player. He's easily the pick of the bunch that Ian Fergus signed and has as much potential at his age that Kingsley and Fulton had. Seriously. An There's no guarantees of course. He might not develop as expected, he might not apply himself, he might be unlucky with injuries. Young players are always a gamble. One poster on here who has football connections messaged me some time back to ask about him, saying that all the big clubs were keeping an eye on him. I found out that was true at one game when a guy asked me for teamlines and it turned out he was a Man Utd scout there to see Carroll. I rate the guy very highly and would have been raging if we hadn't signed him. Now he has his chance and it's up to him to prove he's worth it. That’s all absolutely fair enough and glad it looks like I’m wrong. On the face of it with no background knowledge did seem to be a signing similar to Weekes/Lemon/Williamson but if he’s actually been signed because he’s got something to add and not just to fill a jersey on the bench then all the better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kircer bairn Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 minute ago, JulioBairn said: Enjoy your night mate. Thanks- will do 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioBairn Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 On the face of it 2 good additions. Not seen much of Carroll but seems to have bags of potential. Yeats definitely improves us. Centre forwards next please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebobsboy Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 hours ago, FFC 1876 said: Happy with that, now a few strikers Mr McGlynn! I'll be surprised if Ugwu hasn't already had talks with McGlynn and been offered a deal. Not that I particularly think he's the answer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Ecosse83 said: I disagree with that, investing in the future is exactly what we should be doing. I’ve not had the luxury of seeing the 16 year old but imagine we passed him up and he went on to much better things than Falkirk? There would be an uproar on here. We have got to trust Mcglynn knows what he is doing with his budget! The reality is we’re about to start our fourth season in league 1 and with the squad as it stands, we could well be looking at a fifth. We’d all love to be looking to the future but to me the here and now with the first team has to be the priority in our predicament and limited budget and the fact is the squad is nowhere near good enough. Edited July 4, 2022 by PedroMoutinho 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson Park Boy Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 20 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: It looks to me like he was lampooning Russ' comment. The original comment was appalling. The boy is 16, for heaven’s sake. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 46 minutes ago, Kircer bairn said: Here’s hoping neither he nor his family read your encouragement Sadder 45 minutes ago, Kircer bairn said: Sorry Shadder 44 minutes ago, Kircer bairn said: Oh I got it wrong again Feck me, wooooosh or what? I was obviously responding sarcastically to the boy who originally made the 'jobber' comment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebobsboy Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 minute ago, PedroMoutinho said: The reality is we’re about to start our fourth season in league 1 and with the squad as it stands, we could well be looking at a fifth. We’d all love to be looking to the future but to me the here and now with the first team has to be the priority in our predicament and limited budget and the fact is the squad is nowhere near good enough. Said before we need to get the loans and 1 or 2 permanent signings left to come in to be spot on. (Nothing against Yeats n Carroll but you'd hope they are on buttons). To give us a chance of the playoffs. There's too many of last year's shite left and that will hinder us. We simply have to get out of league 1 this season but the finance isn't there to have a right go at it and by that getting shot of the wage thieves n bringing in better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ecosse83 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: The reality is we’re about to start our fourth season in league 1 and with the squad as it stands, we could well be looking at a fifth. We’d all love to be looking to the future but to me the here and now with the first team has to be the priority in our predicament and limited budget and the fact is the squad is nowhere near good enough. I do get where you are coming from but we have signed an 18 year old who will be getting plenty of game time and a 16 year old who won’t be on much and from what folk are saying has a real chance in the game. I don’t think that’s going to impact our budget that much! We’ve been down here for 4 years and the club needs rebuilt, signing talented boys that can potentially be sold on is a no brainier! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 43 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: Pleased with these 2 signings but I hope the cost (small as it may be) hasn’t come out of the first team budget. We have competitive matches starting on Saturday and there are still gaping holes in the squad all over the pitch. To me we don’t really have the luxury of signing more players who aren’t going to immediately add quality to the starting 11. Fairly certain that Yeats wages will be coming out of the 1st team budget. He looked very good v Killie and, apparently, Stranraer (wasn't there) so he'll definitely be a 1st team squad player. I wouldn't think he'll be on much either so may just be a very smart move by McGlynn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grumpyoldman Posted July 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2022 Some of our fans just sook the willingness to live out of you. 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, ebobsboy said: Said before we need to get the loans and 1 or 2 permanent signings left to come in to be spot on. (Nothing against Yeats n Carroll but you'd hope they are on buttons). To give us a chance of the playoffs. There's too many of last year's shite left and that will hinder us. We simply have to get out of league 1 this season but the finance isn't there to have a right go at it and by that getting shot of the wage thieves n bringing in better. I see that Peterhead are crying out for players - maybe we could come to some sort of arrangement and loan them McKay, Ross, Wilson, Sneddon and Hetherington. Of course, as when every club loans a player to another club playing in the same league the loans must come with a caveat- in our case, we have to insist that Peterhead MUST play them against us! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Just now, Bairn in Exile said: I see that Peterhead are crying out for players - maybe we could come to some sort of arrangement and loan them McKay, Ross, Wilson, Sneddon and Hetherington. Of course, as when every club loans a player to another club playing in the same league the loans must come with a caveat- in our case, we have to insist that Peterhead MUST play them against us! I saw the Peterhead story and these were my thoughts exactly. Even if jettisoning all 5 and Peterhead only paying enough of a % to allow McGlynn one/ two more signings it would still be well worth doing imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbri Bairn Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Some of our fans just sook the willingness to live out of you.ThisSign an old player and we are scrapping the barrel . Sign a couple of young talents and we are using money we don't need to 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, grumpyoldman said: Some of our fans just sook the willingness to live out of you. As I have said before looking for us to fail so the previous regime are not shown up too much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 It’s already been said, chuffed to see a couple of youngsters signing, just hoping it doesn’t impact the budget. Difficult time as every £ is a prisoner and yes we need to look at the future, however still think we need four critical players in. With Yeats on board we’ve got an abundance of midfield players that surely spells the end for at least one or two of the shites still here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebobsboy Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Yeats and McGinn probably the only two that are midfield players. The rest masquerade as them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 34 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: As I have said before looking for us to fail so the previous regime are not shown up too much. Not every post on here is driven by an Alliance system akin to the outbreak of World War One 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbri Bairn Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Benito Mussolini declared in speeches across fascist Italy: "O con noi o contro di noi"—You're either with us or against us. Seems familiar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioBairn Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Before the signing of Yeats we were a stick on to start the season with Hetherington in midfield, his signing was essential. He has also been our best player in both our games so far, he’s far from a waste of a signing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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