Vbhoy Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Who do you have at CB now? Just wondering what kind of competition he'll face for a starting spot. I saw him a little bit in our friendly last night. He's got pace and height, very composed. Probably needs to bulk up a little, he's a bit lanky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killienick Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Who do you have at CB now? Just wondering what kind of competition he'll face for a starting spot. I saw him a little bit in our friendly last night. He's got pace and height, very composed. Probably needs to bulk up a little, he's a bit lanky Connolly who will be captain and first choice. Ashcroft who is early 20s and Syme who is a teenager. O'Hara can play there too but not naturally. It's between him and Ashcroft IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki11ie Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Who do you have at CB now? Just wondering what kind of competition he'll face for a starting spot. I saw him a little bit in our friendly last night. He's got pace and height, very composed. Probably needs to bulk up a little, he's a bit lanky Got connely who i honestly believe is the best Centre back outside celtic, been a revoulation last year. Lee Ashcroft who i don't rate very high. Amd syme who is 18, so i'd imagine he'd start ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vbhoy Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Cheers for the answers. I think he can do well for you so hopefully it's a good deal for both parties. He needs premiership experience to develop and he won't get it at Celtic now, but he's someone I can see making it at Celtic a year or two down the road, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killienick Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Got connely who i honestly believe is the best Centre back outside celtic, been a revoulation last year. Lee Ashcroft who i don't rate very high. Amd syme who is 18, so i'd imagine he'd start I think Ashcroft is a decent centre half. When he played with Connolly at the start of last season we were solid and high up the table with a good defensive record. Connolly got injured and then Ashcroft was left covering any time Pasca went for a wander. Our right back position changed often too and the overlapping way we played meant that Ashcroft was sucked out into wide areas continually. If we play a dedicated right back and keep Connolly fit then he is ok. Having said that, he isn't comfortable on the ball or distributing the ball outwith lumping it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand 2 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Someone convince me of what Stevie Smith has ever done to warrant a three-year contract? Lavishing lengthy contracts on ageing (and in Smith's case, very injury prone) players is surely a questionable strategy from a manager with a helluva lot to prove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killienick Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Someone convince me of what Stevie Smith has ever done to warrant a three-year contract? Lavishing lengthy contracts on ageing (and in Smith's case, very injury prone) players is surely a questionable strategy from a manager with a helluva lot to prove. I think we are just trying to fill an historical problem position with experience. He probably won't be expected to bomb forward too much with us as we play with wingers at the moment so it looks to me that Locke is filling out a flat 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 team that he can rely on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Someone convince me of what Stevie Smith has ever done to warrant a three-year contract? Lavishing lengthy contracts on ageing (and in Smith's case, very injury prone) players is surely a questionable strategy from a manager with a helluva lot to prove. As with Lee Miller who signed a '2 year deal' last summer, Paul Cairney who also signed a '2 year deal' at the same time and countless others through recent history (hello Billy Berntsson, Benjamin Laurant, Scott Evans and co.) it won't be a straight two or three years. Michael Johnston is the king of clauses (as well as king of c***s, some may argue) and is renowned for working out deals with various get out clauses for the club. Also, with the chance of a possible two or three year contract being on offer, players are more willing to sign for a smaller weekly wage to get the possible security that would come with longer contracts. See Mark Connolly e.g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 As for Smith, the few Rangers fans I've spoken to were relatively impressed with him, and as was said, there's no shame in being behind Lee Wallace in the pecking order. 'killienick' is correct also, that he'll be asked to be a defensive fullback more than a marauding one (Westlake is a similar player) and that should suit him. Fairly happy with this signing, and very pleased with the additions in general this summer. We've done our work relatively quickly (nothing on Dundee, mind) and the players will have plenty of time to settle in before the season starts. Gary Locke has no excuses should we fail to hit the ground running this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cass316 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Someone convince me of what Stevie Smith has ever done to warrant a three-year contract? Lavishing lengthy contracts on ageing (and in Smith's case, very injury prone) players is surely a questionable strategy from a manager with a helluva lot to prove. Last serious injury he has was in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Oh, Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Oh, Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It seems to me like he'll be getting the selection tombola back out again. He hasn't a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 It seems to me like he'll be getting the selection tombola back out again. He hasn't a clue. Trying way too hard. Not all of us have > 10000 season ticket holders and can afford a Director of Football to bring in quality additions from all over the world (oh, and an average striker who got released by a Greek club). Looking at the additions we've brought in, it's generally an improvement on last season's signings. Boyd > Miller, Higginbotham > Cairney, Smith > Chantler (just). With Findlay coming in on loan we've recruited fairly well, and most Killie fans are pleased with Locke's work this summer. If the season were to start tomorrow, a team of: MacDonald Westlake Connolly Findlay Smith Hamill/Robinson Slater Obadeyi Higginbotham Magennis Boyd would do me just fine, thank you. Especially with Ashcroft, Kiltie, McKenzie, Johnston, Splaine etc etc all pushing for a spot in the team. Aye it's not very 'out-the-box' or adventurous, but it's an improvement on recent years and we need a few solid, unremarkebable seasons in the top flight to help our youth and fitness plans come to fruition. You stick to Hearts and your delusions of grandeur, we'll stick to Killie and dealing with what we've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Trying way too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Fyvie Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Good to see Lockie using his extensive list of contacts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killie_lad Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Good to see Lockie using his extensive list of contacts.good to see you still visit the big league forum every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig McCulloch Burley Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 I didn't want Findlay to Kilmarnock with loan, Kilmarnock want want sign quality centre back player at English club with free agent for trialist in squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I didn't want Findlay to Kilmarnock with loan, Kilmarnock want want sign quality centre back player at English club with free agent for trialist in squad Findlay coming in will probably be all she wrote, Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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