Shodwall cat Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Not seen nearly enough of shanley to say whether he's a good replacement or not for MacIver. Very difficult to get any form going when you are only playing now and again and it's often only 10 to 15 mins at max. Mcglynn must have seen enough in training to know there's more to get from him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, ShaggerG said: Extremely harsh on Mackie, who was excellent at the tail end of the season. The fact that he can cover two positions means that his extension was completely justified IMO. Not the first time over the years I have seen a player thrown into a new position due to injuries and its a revelation and career changing for the player, Tiger McLaughlin was orginally a midfielder. Did not see it but was told by my dad Alex Parker was a decent midfield player at Falkirk and due to injuries played a Right back and the rest is history. Another example was Willie Miller a middling right-winger and nothing special and played central defender in a bounce game and that was from an ex player that played in the match So you never know, with Adams it could be the making of his football career. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 John Hughes the most obvious example we've had in "recent" times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Just now, Ranaldo Bairn said: John Hughes the most obvious example we've had in "recent" times. Apart from the imperious Finn Yeats? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Just now, Bairnardo said: Apart from the imperious Finn Yeats? Quite right. Have yourself a Punk IPA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Just now, Ranaldo Bairn said: Quite right. Have yourself a Punk IPA. You're a monster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, Shodwall cat said: Not seen nearly enough of shanley to say whether he's a good replacement or not for MacIver. Very difficult to get any form going when you are only playing now and again and it's often only 10 to 15 mins at max. Mcglynn must have seen enough in training to know there's more to get from him. Agreed but equally he has been at the club since January and has not really challenged Maciver at all. Hope I’m wrong but I haven’t seen much to suggest he will offer much a league up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 58 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Apart from the imperious Finn Yeats? Then there was Will Vaulks from defender to midfield. Housty played a blinder with that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Just now, HopeStreetWalker said: Then there was Will Vaulks from defender to midfield. Housty played a blinder with that one. Didnt Housty oversee a change for Luke Leahy aswell? Dunno if that was already there from ealier in his career but man did I enjoy him at left back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsfordbairn Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 2 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Didnt Housty oversee a change for Luke Leahy aswell? Dunno if that was already there from ealier in his career but man did I enjoy him at left back Yep. Pressley signed him as a midfielder at the start of the 12/13 season and for the two years of his initial contract he made only ten competitive starts. I'm a saddo who keeps records of all FFC stats, along with my opinions on players on a season-by-season basis. And in my opinion Leahy did nothing in his first two years to earn a contract extension. So of course Gary Holt offered him one. It was announced on 1st May 2014. Holt then left of the 2nd of June, leaving the incoming Peter Houston with a player who appeared to be nothing more than a jersey filler. Steven Kingsley left that summer and Houston initially tried Liam Dick at left back. He was alright, but then Leahy got a shot at the start of September and as we all know he turned out to be a revelation. Really nice guy too. One of the friendliest players I've ever come across. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, Bairnardo said: Didnt Housty oversee a change for Luke Leahy aswell? Dunno if that was already there from ealier in his career but man did I enjoy him at left back Wasn't Leahy a winger? just shows you how many there are when you think about it. Would it no be great to have uncovered a young Center Back in Adams it would solve a lot of problems. Stranger things have happened 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 minute ago, HopeStreetWalker said: Wasn't Leahy a winger? just shows you how many there are when you think about it. Would it no be great to have uncovered a young Center Back in Adams it would solve a lot of problems. Stranger things have happened I thought he was an unimpressive #10. Loved him at LB, obvs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopeStreetWalker Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Just now, Ranaldo Bairn said: I thought he was an unimpressive #10. Loved him at LB, obvs. Yep was nothing special 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 hour ago, HopeStreetWalker said: Then there was Will Vaulks from defender to midfield. Housty played a blinder with that one. Houstie himself played midfield, RB and striker for us at different times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 32 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Houstie himself played midfield, RB and striker for us at different times. Crawford Baptie used to play at the back or as a centre forward, sometimes in the same game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Simon Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 6 hours ago, Proudtobeabairn said: Been covered before but had we not resigned Shanley, Oliver and (arguably) Mackie then we'd have the funds for at least 1. Whilst releasing some of those players on the back of last season would not have been an easy call, these are the kind of hard, unsentimental decisions that a manager is (well) remunerated to make. Especially given that we (a) are moving up a level and (b) have a comparatively limited budget with which to strengthen the squad. The retention of Oliver, in light of McKenna being signed, just feels like overkill. Shanley was signed on a 6-month deal with a year's option, so it may well be that say he reached a pre-agreed appearance threshold to trigger that option but there was precious little on show from him to suggest he is capable of making any sort of impact at Championship level. Hopefully a full preseason will have elicited some improvement, time will tell. That we're perhaps now having to rely on a Clyde to take Allan to possibly afford us the opportunity to bring in one player is a pretty brutal situation to be in. Extremely underwhelming transfer window to date. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1876 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 11 minutes ago, Super Simon said: Whilst releasing some of those players on the back of last season would not have been an easy call, these are the kind of hard, unsentimental decisions that a manager is (well) remunerated to make. Especially given that we (a) are moving up a level and (b) have a comparatively limited budget with which to strengthen the squad. The retention of Oliver, in light of McKenna being signed, just feels like overkill. Shanley was signed on a 6-month deal with a year's option, so it may well be that say he reached a pre-agreed appearance threshold to trigger that option but there was precious little on show from him to suggest he is capable of making any sort of impact at Championship level. Hopefully a full preseason will have elicited some improvement, time will tell. That we're perhaps now having to rely on a Clyde to take Allan to possibly afford us the opportunity to bring in one player is a pretty brutal situation to be in. Extremely underwhelming transfer window to date. The signings of McKenna and Oliver are months apart and while it seems we were wanting McKenna from January based on the FH interview McKenna was hesitating. To me it makes perfect sense that we sign Gary Oliver as a back up incase we don't get McKenna at all without taking the gamble of having no one to replace Nesbit. At the same time it means not having to cash out on someone really expensive and then be unable to sign McKenna. McGlynn can't predict everything and trusts Oliver. I am though surprised that the increase in season tickets seems to have had such little effect. Thought we would have enough money for another 2 permanent signings rather than holding out for loans. Guess the wage increases for being in the championship and extensions were made on the gamble we would have those season tickets to cover it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 4 hours ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: John Hughes the most obvious example we've had in "recent" times. Remember him playing up front at Clydebank. Beyond rank awful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsfordbairn Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 12 minutes ago, Super Simon said: Extremely underwhelming transfer window to date. Yeah, all we did was secure the majority of the Invincibles team, including a couple of ex-loanees who the fans were desperate to see back. Plus recruit a Championship top scorer from the last few years and recruit a youth player who's been the biggest standout of preseason. The definition of underwhelming. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 1 minute ago, Bainsfordbairn said: Yeah, all we did was secure the majority of the Invincibles team, including a couple of ex-loanees who the fans were desperate to see back. Plus recruit a Championship top scorer from the last few years and recruit a youth player who's been the biggest standout of preseason. The definition of underwhelming. That guy is an absolute troll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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