101 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 11 hours ago, smpar said: Mehmet Comrie** MacDonald* Breen* Edwards** Todd** Chalmers Dorrans* Allan* O’Hara** Wighton** McCann** Todorov** ** players I’d be happy with regularly starting * players who are acceptable squad players for league one Going by that. We’re needing a goalkeeper, at least 2 competent centre-halves, at least 3 central midfielders and at least 2 wingers, before I’d say we have an acceptable squad. Obviously having all 4 strikers regularly starting isn’t quite possible/logical so we’ll see how McPake deals with that. Dorrans might be okay for League One and Allan still needs to prove himself at senior level IMO. The most important signings we’ll make this summer will be the midfielders. Of those who are signed up for next season, Mehmet and Chalmers are the only ones I seriously don’t want to see playing another minute for us. I’m not Dorrans’ biggest fan in the slightest, but he might do a job filling in every now and then. 12 players have just departed, so financially it shouldn’t be unreasonable to expect around 10 first team players coming in, including loans of course. Already looking forward to an array of jobbers being queued up behind McPake in the middle of EEP, each jobber with one hand on the shoulder of the preceding jobber, a la Lee Clark/Kilmarnock 2016. Miller Fenton is also available at LB although you would think if he's going to develop at all this is the season to get him out on loan In terms of bringing folk in I'd be battering St Johnstone's door down to get the wee Ukrainian boy who looked amazing at Brechin and decent and Kelty last season 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: The last random name, I promise.. The Moff. Moff is pretty much past it now. He’s supposed to be signing with us as a fitness coach and emergency player. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, North Terrace Gazza said: Moff is pretty much past it now. He’s supposed to be signing with us as a fitness coach and emergency player. Swap for Chalmers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Swap for Chalmers. I'd swap one of Ayr's cold E Coli pies for Chalmers. And I'd pay them double what we paid last time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Chalmers is genuinely on the brink of getting in to my worst Pars team. An absolutely chronic “footballer” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Terrace Gazza Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Sorry but it’s a no on Chalmers, we did warn you he was total mince. In Yogi we trust. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 For a player who's played at a decent level his entire career, how's he so bad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Rob1885 said: For a player who's played at a decent level his entire career, how's he so bad? Classic case of he’s got the ability just not the rest which means he cannot apply it in a match. Bet he’s good in training... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 He was good for two games in a row (the TV ones?) so he's absolutely got the ability. If he had the drive and determination of Pybus he'd be a hell of a footballer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 He was good for two games in a row (the TV ones?) so he's absolutely got the ability. If he had the drive and determination of Pybus he'd be a hell of a footballer. Aye was good against Rovers as well. His performances in the run in though, wow. As a staunch Chalmers defender in the early days, I've done a complete 180. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 We had about 3 games this season where our players looked like they had a simple job and did it well. Chalmers was exactly that kind of player. When we were on top against a weak midfield, he looks comfortable, in anything other than a 50/50 though he was always second best and offered very little. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 1 minute ago, smpar said: We had about 3 games this season where our players looked like they had a simple job and did it well. Chalmers was exactly that kind of player. When we were on top against a weak midfield, he looks comfortable, in anything other than a 50/50 though he was always second best and offered very little. It’s such a basic thing but managers can over-think stuff. If you look at our team that romped the seaside league last time out it was such a basic premise. Big BRE (looking for a club BTW) would flatten folk and take the ball off them, play a simple pass to Falky or Geggan. They’d release Moff or Cardle to scamper upfield and Faiss would finish it. Use the long pitch, make it easy for the players. Half the time our players look pish (eg Dow) as they’ve been hung out to dry by a manager asking the wrong things of them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: It’s such a basic thing but managers can over-think stuff. If you look at our team that romped the seaside league last time out it was such a basic premise. Big BRE (looking for a club BTW) would flatten folk and take the ball off them, play a simple pass to Falky or Geggan. They’d release Moff or Cardle to scamper upfield and Faiss would finish it. Use the long pitch, make it easy for the players. Half the time our players look pish (eg Dow) as they’ve been hung out to dry by a manager asking the wrong things of them. It’s why I love DC. Maybe the neutrals don’t like it and I have to admit we had a spell where we were absolutely dreadful to watch (No Nicky Low or Nouble) but it’s simple stuff. 4-4-2. Defenders defend. Ball forward quickly. It’s the most enjoyable season I’ve ever had watching football (minus 6-8 weeks of shite) and under Sheerin we kept the ball for fun 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 It’s such a basic thing but managers can over-think stuff. If you look at our team that romped the seaside league last time out it was such a basic premise. Big BRE (looking for a club BTW) would flatten folk and take the ball off them, play a simple pass to Falky or Geggan. They’d release Moff or Cardle to scamper upfield and Faiss would finish it. Use the long pitch, make it easy for the players. Half the time our players look pish (eg Dow) as they’ve been hung out to dry by a manager asking the wrong things of them. I had this exact problem with PG really early on (after the Thistle scudding I think).Look you've got the 2nd biggest budget in the league, go and assemble the 2nd best squad in the league, play a 442 and get on with it. It's not hard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: It’s why I love DC. Maybe the neutrals don’t like it and I have to admit we had a spell where we were absolutely dreadful to watch (No Nicky Low or Nouble) but it’s simple stuff. 4-4-2. Defenders defend. Ball forward quickly. It’s the most enjoyable season I’ve ever had watching football (minus 6-8 weeks of shite) and under Sheerin we kept the ball for fun It treats the players with respect too and I’m sure you’ll have seen plenty of examples where your boys look fitter and stronger as they probably put in more effort in their one or two training sessions with DC than sone players might in four sessions with, for example, Peter Grant. That’s where the “looks like they’re not trying” thing often comes from. It’s not that a player isn’t trying during the match, it’s that they’re getting exposed/found out that the training isn’t right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpar Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 It’s such a basic thing but managers can over-think stuff. If you look at our team that romped the seaside league last time out it was such a basic premise. Big BRE (looking for a club BTW) would flatten folk and take the ball off them, play a simple pass to Falky or Geggan. They’d release Moff or Cardle to scamper upfield and Faiss would finish it. Use the long pitch, make it easy for the players. Half the time our players look pish (eg Dow) as they’ve been hung out to dry by a manager asking the wrong things of them. It was one of the most frustrating of Peter Grant’s many, many faults. In his first interview he talked about getting players in and playing to their strengths, as opposed to forcing players into a system that they’re not used to. Three weeks later he’s got Dom Thomas in the middle of midfield and Aaron Comrie as one of 3 centre halves in a back 5. I feel like Grant thought he could replicate managers like Mourinho or Sir Alex who could ask a player to play out of position to do one job. That’s the level of his arrogance. It also shows how easily he bullshitted his way into the job; he did none of the things he talked about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaton Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 When are we accepting our position and moving this thread to league 1? [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 GTF day. Unsure when it is. 1st of June? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 57 minutes ago, Heaton said: When are we accepting our position and moving this thread to league 1? 54 minutes ago, DAFC. said: GTF day. Unsure when it is. 1st of June? Aye, I was thinking the same here at QOS - about time we ate some humble pie ... sounds like a euphemism but I don't think it is ... Was thinking GTF was 31st May, but don't know for sure, same difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, DAFC. said: GTF day. Unsure when it is. 1st of June? 6th I thought I will miss Dunfermline. Great away day. Great stadium. Good Fanbase on here and at ground / Gayf. I was convinced you’d click at some point but few dodgy decisions in there meant it wasn’t to be Thanks for the 12 points and 11 goals x Edited May 28, 2022 by 1320Lichtie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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