d31 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 minute ago, TommyDickFingers said: We have to pay for the Doric AFAS Stadion I've decided we are going to build somehow, and it most definitely is not going to be by spending fortunes on past it / one season wonders. I'd take the punt every time on the proviso we have Duk / Miovski like you said. Yea, it's a good plan. Hopefully fee is small in case he's more Myslovic and less Miovski. Fingers crossed though weve done our homework and if Maribor are in for him then thats a decent second opinion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyQuinn Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 (edited) Sokler certainly sounds like a 'project player'. It's encouraging that he's been linked with a move to Maribor (who are seemingly a decent side) this summer. Would be fantastic to have Duk, Miovski and Sokler for next season with us guaranteed 50 games. Ex-Don Josh Parker played for Domzale in the Slovenian league scoring 14 goals in 42 matches. Sadly he wasn't very good for us. As mentioned elsewhere, the Slovenian transfer window opens on the 15th of June and The Croatian transfer window opens on the 19th of June. l suspect we'll see some activity next week when their respective transfer windows open. Edited June 12, 2023 by HarleyQuinn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Did we ever get an update on Miovski’s injury? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, naegoodinthedark said: Did we ever get an update on Miovski’s injury? 3 weeks rest and 3 weeks rehab apparently - think that was from his specialist appointment which was a week or so after the injury.... so all in 7 weeks out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, HarleyQuinn said: Sokler certainly sounds like a 'project player'. It's encouraging that he's been linked with a move to Maribor (who are seemingly a decent side) this summer. Would be fantastic to have Duk, Miovski and Sokler for next season with us guaranteed 50 games. Ex-Don Josh Parker played for Domzale in the Slovenian league scoring 14 goals in 42 matches. Sadly he wasn't very good for us. As mentioned elsewhere, the Slovenian transfer window opens on the 15th of June and The Croatian transfer window opens on the 19th of June. l suspect we'll see some activity next week when their respective transfer windows open. Surely a bit old to be a project signing? That would be more along the lines of the boy Dundee signed from Albion Rovers if we had went for him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I think we'll need a squad of 30 at least to cope with all the extra games. Absolutely makes sense to bring in an understudy to Miovski. Potentially then have a similar striker ready to go when we sell Miovski for £15M next summer! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GregStewart Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 17 minutes ago, DukDukGoose said: Surely a bit old to be a project signing? That would be more along the lines of the boy Dundee signed from Albion Rovers if we had went for him? Agree 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, Illgresi said: I think we'll need a squad of 30 at least to cope with all the extra games. Absolutely makes sense to bring in an understudy to Miovski. Potentially then have a similar striker ready to go when we sell Miovski for £15M next summer! 30? That seems excessive. You’d have a whole load of filler. We can’t afford a squad of that size with actual quality in it. There’s a really difficult balance to be struck here. You need to box clever in the market, players need to be able to cope with extra games and we probably need plenty of versatility. You don’t want to be playing an entirely changed team every Sunday. Then what happens in the new year when you have 15 guys who never play? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 27 minutes ago, DukDukGoose said: Surely a bit old to be a project signing? That would be more along the lines of the boy Dundee signed from Albion Rovers if we had went for him? a project signing in this case just meaning he might turn out to be as per his value as opposed to certainly Miovski and Teksic who we would be very confident will go on to better things relatively quickly. It's more of a punt than some others but we can take that risk when we have two international class strikers on the books 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, d31 said: 3 weeks rest and 3 weeks rehab apparently - think that was from his specialist appointment which was a week or so after the injury.... so all in 7 weeks out. Thanks mate, I must have missed that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Dons_1988 said: 30? That seems excessive. You’d have a whole load of filler. We can’t afford a squad of that size with actual quality in it. There’s a really difficult balance to be struck here. You need to box clever in the market, players need to be able to cope with extra games and we probably need plenty of versatility. You don’t want to be playing an entirely changed team every Sunday. Then what happens in the new year when you have 15 guys who never play? They'll be needed for the knockout rounds. PMA 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: 30? That seems excessive. You’d have a whole load of filler. We can’t afford a squad of that size with actual quality in it. There’s a really difficult balance to be struck here. You need to box clever in the market, players need to be able to cope with extra games and we probably need plenty of versatility. You don’t want to be playing an entirely changed team every Sunday. Then what happens in the new year when you have 15 guys who never play? We get a squad of 25 for Europe, and a spare 5 players to cover for injuries seems about right to me. Most important is the quality of depth we have though. I'd like to see us have a "2nd XI" good enough to beat your average league diddies like Hearts, and save the best players for playing the Old Firm, Rangers, and the Euro games. So have a settled core, and rotate the flair players. I think people underestimate how big a squad is necessary to compete on all fronts. That's if we intend to actually try and compete in Europe, rather than just get our "Good Sport" badge, and bumble off home content with our little jaunt and financial boost. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Illgresi said: We get a squad of 25 for Europe, and a spare 5 players to cover for injuries seems about right to me. Most important is the quality of depth we have though. I'd like to see us have a "2nd XI" good enough to beat your average league diddies like Hearts, and save the best players for playing the Old Firm, Rangers, and the Euro games. So have a settled core, and rotate the flair players. I think people underestimate how big a squad is necessary to compete on all fronts. Am I being whooshed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 29 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Am I being whooshed? I think he's serious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65881568 Maybe we will get him easily enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GregStewart Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Illgresi said: We get a squad of 25 for Europe, and a spare 5 players to cover for injuries seems about right to me. Most important is the quality of depth we have though. I'd like to see us have a "2nd XI" good enough to beat your average league diddies like Hearts, and save the best players for playing the Old Firm, Rangers, and the Euro games. So have a settled core, and rotate the flair players. I think people underestimate how big a squad is necessary to compete on all fronts. That's if we intend to actually try and compete in Europe, rather than just get our "Good Sport" badge, and bumble off home content with our little jaunt and financial boost. Back in the real world, the rest of us are thinking slightly differently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I’m not sure how many players we’ll require but if at any point we’re needing to sub on Shayden Morris early in the second half of a game then we’ll know that we don’t have enough depth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunbartonshireRed Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 7 hours ago, HarleyQuinn said: Sokler certainly sounds like a 'project player'. It's encouraging that he's been linked with a move to Maribor (who are seemingly a decent side) this summer. Would be fantastic to have Duk, Miovski and Sokler for next season with us guaranteed 50 games. Ex-Don Josh Parker played for Domzale in the Slovenian league scoring 14 goals in 42 matches. Sadly he wasn't very good for us. As mentioned elsewhere, the Slovenian transfer window opens on the 15th of June and The Croatian transfer window opens on the 19th of June. l suspect we'll see some activity next week when their respective transfer windows open. We don't need to wait until transfer windows open to announce signings. I think the club have something planned in terms of announcing a signing or 2 along with unveiling the new strip. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 22 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said: We don't need to wait until transfer windows open to announce signings. I think the club have something planned in terms of announcing a signing or 2 along with unveiling the new strip. The new strip “shoot” has been done already I’m sure. Don’t think you’re right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afc69 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 1 hour ago, DukDukGoose said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65881568 Maybe we will get him easily enough. What about the final yr of his rather lucrative Wigan contract? What would happen - he signs for us (for free) whilst simultaneously having his agent and the Union chase Wigan for that final year? He must be on £8k a week, so half a million will be owed to him. Doing up that castle in Nairn won’t come cheap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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