NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 minute ago, FalkirkLad said: Allan out, Rudden in. We should be all over that. Fits the system big time. Apparently Rudden is off to Queens Park 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcastic Bairn Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 minute ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said: Apparently Rudden is off to Queens Park Feels like he gets moved on a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I saw somewhere that Brad Spencer is actually available to play tomorrow. Given he was still on the last SFA disciplinary update I can see (in April), can anyone explain how this is? Cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPM Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I know everyone thinks we are thin on the ground in terms of numbers. We have 21 of a first team squad ? Raith have 22 looking at this so maybe we are not a tight as some think? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said: I saw somewhere that Brad Spencer is actually available to play tomorrow. Given he was still on the last SFA disciplinary update I can see (in April), can anyone explain how this is? Cheers. John McGlynn told the Herald they found out that bookings from last year's tournament had been wiped so suspensions didn't carry over. Edited July 12 by Rugster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 3 minutes ago, BPM said: I know everyone thinks we are thin on the ground in terms of numbers. We have 21 of a first team squad ? Raith have 22 looking at this so maybe we are not a tight as some think? I think it's just the fact every defender we have seems to get injured that makes it feel that way. 1 minute ago, Rugster said: John McGlynn told the Herald they found out that bookings from last year's tournament had been wiped so suspensions didn't carry over. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyBlueArmy1876 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 It's difficult to pin down exactly how big each squads is in the league, but excluding who I think are youngsters/ modern apprentice types I make it roughly Airdrie 22 Raith 22 Partick 21 Falkirk 21 Livingston 21 Hamilton 21 Ayr 20 Dunfermline 19 Morton 18 Queens Park 18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPM Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 13 minutes ago, NavyBlueArmy1876 said: It's difficult to pin down exactly how big each squads is in the league, but excluding who I think are youngsters/ modern apprentice types I make it roughly Airdrie 22 Raith 22 Partick 21 Falkirk 21 Livingston 21 Hamilton 21 Ayr 20 Dunfermline 19 Morton 18 Queens Park 18 So basically everyone who get 3/4 injuries at the one time in the one part of the squad is going to struggle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebobsboy Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 hour ago, FalkirkLad said: Allan out, Rudden in. We should be all over that. Fits the system big time. I doubt we could afford Rudden's wages unless Dundee were willing to cover most of them. I'll caveat that by saying he hasn't exactly been pulling up trees in any of the loan spells he's had away from Dundee. He was probably at his most prolific when he was with us. I also half expected Allan to be away by now if the rumours of a return to Clyde are true. You'd have thought they might have wanted him in their squad for the weekend. Maybe can't agree terms on the deal as someone on the Clyde thread mentioned that we were wanting Clyde to pay all of his wages for the loan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 23 minutes ago, BPM said: So basically everyone who get 3/4 injuries at the one time in the one part of the squad is going to struggle. Despite the panic from a few on here I think this is probably it, we’ve just been particularly unlucky in that regard. Hopefully the injury list clears up quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC55 FFC Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Had the 3 injuries been spread out in terms of position, it wouldn’t have been as bad either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 3 minutes ago, RC55 FFC said: Had the 3 injuries been spread out in terms of position, it wouldn’t have been as bad either. Would hardly have been noticed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 15 minutes ago, ebobsboy said: I doubt we could afford Rudden's wages unless Dundee were willing to cover most of them. I'll caveat that by saying he hasn't exactly been pulling up trees in any of the loan spells he's had away from Dundee. He was probably at his most prolific when he was with us. I also half expected Allan to be away by now if the rumours of a return to Clyde are true. You'd have thought they might have wanted him in their squad for the weekend. Maybe can't agree terms on the deal as someone on the Clyde thread mentioned that we were wanting Clyde to pay all of his wages for the loan. Dundee have released him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainsfordbairn Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 5 hours ago, Proudtobeabairn said: If we can reach play offs or above then its a really good season. If not, then questions will rightly be asked whether we spent the budget wisely. Disagree completely and always will. This points get raised time and time again and it's as wrong now as it always has been. "WE" do not spend the budget. The manager does. The board appoint the manager, give him what they can afford and if he spends it badly he gets sacked. If he spends it well he might get a new contract, as McGlynn did. Six years ago after a terrible summer of recruitment from Paul Hartley the hot topic on this messageboard was "oversight". The topic was raised repeatedly by an individual who no longer seems to post. All he wanted to do was find fault with every decision made by the club because it furthered attacks on a particular board he had issues with. Some of the the conspiracy theories he and his mates came up with were unbelievable. That "oversight" topic and subsequent relegation was largely responsible for the recruitment of Gary Holt. We all know how well that went. Boards, CEOs, etc have nothing to do with how the budget is spent. Their roles are to provide the budget and make a judgement call on when to bin the manager if he's failing to deliver on the park. No questions should be asked of anyone other than the manager. I also disagree with the implication that failing to reach the playoffs could be seen as failure. Particularly if we get close and then get hit with injuries or a run of bad refereeing decisions. I'd like us to be top four but I'd settle for consolidation if necessary. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC 1876 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 2 hours ago, FalkirkLad said: Allan out, Rudden in. We should be all over that. Fits the system big time. Would have been happy with that trade last summer but having seen him for Raith last season he looks to have lost all his energy that served him so well in his loan with us. Just looked like a bog standard big lump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocco Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 I’m going to assume the people saying they want Rudden are remembering that hat he was like with us and not what he’s been like lately. He doesn’t really look the same player and even though he works hard it wouldn’t be a signing I’d be overly impressed with 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Bairn Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 7 minutes ago, Rocco said: I’m going to assume the people saying they want Rudden are remembering that hat he was like with us and not what he’s been like lately. He doesn’t really look the same player and even though he works hard it wouldn’t be a signing I’d be overly impressed with He'd be better than what we have I reckon. Might not have looked great last year but still a good player. Can't be older than 25 too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Senor Bairn said: He'd be better than what we have I reckon. Might not have looked great last year but still a good player. Can't be older than 25 too. I’d rather have McIvor to be honest, can’t see Rudden displacing him. Zack Rudden has been pretty poor for a good few seasons now. Speaks volumes reading the other threads that neither the Raith or the Partick fans want him back having been linked to him. Edited July 12 by LatapyBairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC55 FFC Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Can’t wait to get back to the stadium tomorrow. Been too long. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 The clamber to sign ex players does my brain in. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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