Gaz Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) I can exclusively reveal that our next signing will see the return of ex-Falkirk stalwart, Jean-Francois Lecsinel. Edited May 6, 2021 by Gaz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Francesc Fabregas said: He'd be a tremendous signing - he's been one of the best midfielders in League 1 in the last two years and now is the right time for him to move into full-time football. Given Falkirk's current situation, he's pretty much everything you're looking for! Was he on trial at West Brom last summer or did I imagine reading that ?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Just now, Grangemouth Bairn said: Was he on trial at West Brom last summer or did I imagine reading that ?? No, you're bang on. West Brom and Aberdeen have both taken him on trial and while they were impressed with his ability on the ball, they felt he lacked the physicality to make it at either club. Nevertheless, he could just be what Falkirk are looking for - a box-to-box midfielder with a big heart and the ability to pop up with seven or eight goals a season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Francesc Fabregas said: No, you're bang on. West Brom and Aberdeen have both taken him on trial and while they were impressed with his ability on the ball, they felt he lacked the physicality to make it at either club. Nevertheless, he could just be what Falkirk are looking for - a box-to-box midfielder with a big heart and the ability to pop up with seven or eight goals a season. Sounds like he’s well proven at his current level with the potential that will likely see him move on at some point. He may jump at his first chance of first time football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: Sounds like he’s well proven at his current level with the potential that will likely see him move on at some point. He may jump at his first chance of first time football. Absolutely. Given the position Falkirk are in, they're probably limited to the kind of players they're able to attract (over-the-hill duds looking for one final payday or youngsters who are never quite good enough but still cling on to being a full-time footballer) but Kyle Turner makes sense on almost every level - ambitious, knows the division well, relatively inexpensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Absolutely. Given the position Falkirk are in, they're probably limited to the kind of players they're able to attract (over-the-hill duds looking for one final payday or youngsters who are never quite good enough but still cling on to being a full-time footballer) but Kyle Turner makes sense on almost every level - ambitious, knows the division well, relatively inexpensive.The way you are describing him makes him sound almost a perfect signing for what we need.This will make the John Rankin announcment even harder to take tbh. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 21 minutes ago, Francesc Fabregas said: Absolutely. Given the position Falkirk are in, they're probably limited to the kind of players they're able to attract (over-the-hill duds looking for one final payday or youngsters who are never quite good enough but still cling on to being a full-time footballer) but Kyle Turner makes sense on almost every level - ambitious, knows the division well, relatively inexpensive. I think a couple of part-timers may be required to fill out our squad and I know that your big striker, McGuigan, is well thought of. Do you think that he could do us a turn? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappiecat Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 hour ago, HopeStreetPieStall said: Greenock hands down, win the cringiest nickname in Scottish football award. 'The Ton' is maybe obvious and slightly unimaginative but certainly not cringey. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I think a couple of part-timers may be required to fill out our squad and I know that your big striker, McGuigan, is well thought of. Do you think that he could do us a turn? He’s contracted for next season, I’d doubt we would pay a fee for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesc Fabregas Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 minute ago, ShaggerG said: I think a couple of part-timers may be required to fill out our squad and I know that your big striker, McGuigan, is well thought of. Do you think that he could do us a turn? You'd need to pay a fee for him as he signed a two-year contract with us a couple of months ago. Would Falkirk be prepared to entertain a hybrid squad? I'd imagine they'll stay full time and get promoted at the first attempt. I can't imagine Mark leaving - I recorded a podcast with him last May and he spoke about how part-time football suits him and how he balances it with family and his other pursuits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Trump said: He’s contracted for next season, I’d doubt we would pay a fee for him. Ach well, never mind. Wouldn't make a lot of sense to pay a fee for a part timer when the idea would be to save money on wages in the first place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Francesc Fabregas said: You'd need to pay a fee for him as he signed a two-year contract with us a couple of months ago. Would Falkirk be prepared to entertain a hybrid squad? I'd imagine they'll stay full time and get promoted at the first attempt. I can't imagine Mark leaving - I recorded a podcast with him last May and he spoke about how part-time football suits him and how he balances it with family and his other pursuits. Aye, Trump's just replied to say that he's contracted. I think it would make sense to have 2 or 3 part-timers in the squad though if that would release a bit more to spend on others with a bit more quality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkLad Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 'The Ton' is maybe obvious and slightly unimaginative but certainly not cringey.Think he was more referring to the virgin calling you ironically ‘The Famous’. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestfieldBairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4243970/falkirk-buyout-attempts-american-businessman-mark-campbell/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1557870439 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Aye, Trump's just replied to say that he's contracted. I think it would make sense to have 2 or 3 part-timers in the squad though if that would release a bit more to spend on others with a bit more quality. We’d be as well locking the doors if we’re going to go down that road. We should be doing everything possible to get navk up at the first attempt. Very few part time players are going to be of the quality required and a club with out support shouldn’t need to resort to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 10 minutes ago, CC52 FFC said: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4243970/falkirk-buyout-attempts-american-businessman-mark-campbell/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1557870439 I’d prefer our current owners, who while flawed at least have the club in their hearts than becoming a feeder club for Sunderland thanks very much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMBairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, CC52 FFC said: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4243970/falkirk-buyout-attempts-american-businessman-mark-campbell/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1557870439 feeder club pish, guy can f**k off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I’d prefer our current owners, who while flawed at least have the club in their hearts than becoming a feeder club for Sunderland thanks very much.I’ll respectively disagree with you and would be interested to find out more before drawing a conclusion. There’s a lot more to this than us being a feeder club to Sunderland.Quick question, what’s the difference between being a feeder club and going down the route of taking the majority of our players on loan every season as is the current situation? Why exactly are these players loaned to us? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, roman_bairn said: I’ll respectively disagree with you and would be interested to find out more before drawing a conclusion. There’s a lot more to this than us being a feeder club to Sunderland. Quick question, what’s the difference between being a feeder club and going down the route of taking the majority of our players on loan every season as is the current situation? Why exactly are these players loaned to us? They’re loaned to us because we’ve chosen to have them here to help the team. The last thing we want is becoming a B team for Sunderland and the whole thing being set up to develop their players and us being an afterthought. If a player is doing well for us, they’ll be off to Sunderland in a shot with us having no say in the matter. If they want to develop a player for their first team, they’ll come and play for us whether we want him or not. Remember the Ashley saga at Rangers where they were supposedly forced to play loanees. The board shouldn’t entertain any feeder club proposals. Edited May 14, 2019 by LatapyBairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 They’re loaned to us because we’ve chosen to have them here to help the team. The last thing we want is becoming a B team for Sunderland and the whole thing being set up to develop their players and us being an afterthought. If a player is doing well for us, they’ll be off to Sunderland in a shot with us having no say in the matter. If they want to develop a player for their first team, they’ll come and play for us whether we want him or not. Remember the Ashley saga at Rangers where they were supposedly forced to play loanees. The board shouldn’t entertain any feeder club proposals.I think we’d need to understand the governance that would be put in place before drawing conclusions. For example how would we be compensated for players moving to Sunderland following a successful stint?There’s a few big clubs in Europe, US and Australia acting as feeder clubs to English teams already.I just want to understand the wider picture, particularly if they are interested in developing around/completing the stadium.We lost the Academy due to mismanagement and don’t appear to have the funds to set it up again.A door opens here and whilst it sounds far from ideal I don’t want to be discounting anything on the basis of a few words in a red top newspaper.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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