MarkoRaj Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Stop engaging with that walloper Makes the thread unreadable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferguson Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 Daily Record reporting that Robbie Crawford has snubbed a new deal to sign for Partick… ouch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 (edited) Seems like a strange one this early, when they don't even know what league they'll be playing in. Hopefully plenty of time to upgrade a one-year deal to two years and/or throw in another hundred quid a week. Crawford wasn't great in the second half of the season, but he's very important to the way we play. Edited to add: nope, he's away. Pretty worrying start to the close-season. Edited May 6 by The Ghost of B A R P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 What’s Alex King’s contract situation with you? There is undoubted ability with him, and ultimately played out of position for the most part. However, I wouldn’t be rushing for him back. I would have doubts over his attitude, at times looked like he didn’t bother much and would just hoof the ball away to rid responsibility. Id like to see him do well because there is a player in there, but needs a manager and better team than we had this year to bring it out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 10 hours ago, SLClyde said: What’s Alex King’s contract situation with you? There is undoubted ability with him, and ultimately played out of position for the most part. However, I wouldn’t be rushing for him back. I would have doubts over his attitude, at times looked like he didn’t bother much and would just hoof the ball away to rid responsibility. Id like to see him do well because there is a player in there, but needs a manager and better team than we had this year to bring it out. Expires next summer. The concern is that the complaints you have with him are exactly what we'd hoped a loan move would fix. We've seen enough out of him in terms of raw technical ability to suggest he's got enough there to be good enough for the Championship, but it's still unclear what type of midfielder he actually is. We've used him as a winger, a box to box midfielder, an out and out attacking midfielder and even on rare occasions a holding midfielder which even at a young age we can probably safely discount being an option long term. The hope was that in League Two he could nail a position down, and making himself an important part of a team with a defined role would in turn be the platform to step up and address any concerns over taking responsibility and attitude. That he didn't do so and ended up filling in at left back, where we've already seen he's not up to it, while someone we know isn't good enough for the Championship like Jaze Kabia was getting games for you is a worry. He's still only 19 so I certainly wouldn't be looking to move him on this summer, but it certainly kills any idea of him being ready to step into our starting XI next season with it looking like we have a midfield rebuild on our hands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Soup Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 10 hours ago, SLClyde said: What’s Alex King’s contract situation with you? There is undoubted ability with him, and ultimately played out of position for the most part. However, I wouldn’t be rushing for him back. I would have doubts over his attitude, at times looked like he didn’t bother much and would just hoof the ball away to rid responsibility. Id like to see him do well because there is a player in there, but needs a manager and better team than we had this year to bring it out. We have a problem in midfield. Ideally King would be challenging for one of the vacancies, or become cover for Wilson’s inevitable injuries, while challenging for Crawford’s vacant position. Reports from Clyde fans suggest he’s still some way off that. Hopefully they’re wrong because it looks like he’s going to feature heavily next season regardless. Hopefully not at left back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferguson Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 On paper, playing at League 2 level under Ian McCall was a very good chance for him to mature and come back ready to challenge. Quite disappointing that it's not really worked out but I'll reserve my judgement on him for now, definitely deserving of at least a league cup group to stake his claim. He's 19 years old with 78 senior appearances under his belt so this season there's no excuse, would be a real waste of ability if he wasn't able to make it at Morton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, Chicken Soup said: Hopefully they’re wrong because it looks like he’s going to feature heavily next season regardless. Hopefully not at left back. How does it 'look' like that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Soup Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 39 minutes ago, Jamie_M said: How does it 'look' like that? We run with a small squad and a lot of players in the positions he plays are likely to be leaving. The manager often waits until later to sign the players he wants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLClyde Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 I honestly don’t know what position to play him, he doesn’t really have the pace to be a winger, he’s not a left back and not able to get up and down for centre mid. Maybe a 10 behind a striker, but I have no idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 49 minutes ago, Chicken Soup said: We run with a small squad and a lot of players in the positions he plays are likely to be leaving. The manager often waits until later to sign the players he wants. So nothing tangible to suggest what role he in particular will play and he could just as easily be farmed straight back out or agree a severance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 We've seen in flashes that King can score from distance, has a range of passing, and can drive forward with the ball - impressive quality in there for his age. I thought he'd show those qualities while settling his all-round game at Clyde, but that hasn't been the case. Despite his age, Imrie has publicly criticised him at times, so maybe we shouldn't be so surprised that it hasn't clicked for him yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madton Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 3 hours ago, Chicken Soup said: We have a problem in midfield. Ideally King would be challenging for one of the vacancies, or become cover for Wilson’s inevitable injuries, while challenging for Crawford’s vacant position. Reports from Clyde fans suggest he’s still some way off that. Hopefully they’re wrong because it looks like he’s going to feature heavily next season regardless. Hopefully not at left back. I don't think King will be anywhere near our starting 11 next season even if every out of contract midfielder leaves. The budget is increasing by all accounts, we have offered current players attractive deals and if they don't take them, someone else will. I wouldn't be surprised if King leaves or is back out on loan. If you can't cut it at Clyde, he's got next to no chance of breaking through next season. Seems he still has the same issues which forced Dougie to put him out in the first place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Scott Burns in the Record is reporting Livi want Robbie Muirhead. The same article has a picture of Grant Gillespie and claims it's Muirhead right enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jives Miguel Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 On 03/05/2024 at 17:07, Ned Nederlander said: Ten years since ten-two: 5 years since we relegated Falkirk on your own dump. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferguson Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 minute ago, Pie Of The Month said: Scott Burns in the Record is reporting Livi want Robbie Muirhead. The same article has a picture of Grant Gillespie and claims it's Muirhead right enough. Aye, Livi, this is Robbie Muirhead. Help yourself and leave the big handsome fella with the mullet alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Soup Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, Jamie_M said: So nothing tangible to suggest what role he in particular will play and he could just as easily be farmed straight back out or agree a severance. So nothing tangible to suggest he’ll be loaned out or released either. Unless you know something I don’t? He’s played plenty of first team games and is under contract for the coming season. Until I hear otherwise, that suggests to me that he is likely to feature. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, Chicken Soup said: So nothing tangible to suggest he’ll be loaned out or released either. Unless you know something I don’t? He’s played plenty of first team games and is under contract for the coming season. Until I hear otherwise, that suggests to me that he is likely to feature. You didnt just say 'likely to feature'. You said heavily. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Soup Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 14 minutes ago, Jamie_M said: You didnt just say 'likely to feature'. You said heavily. I don’t think anyone wants this thread clogged up by a back and forth between us based on our respective views on the threshold between “features” and “features heavily”. Hopefully if King is relied upon, he can deliver. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 No problem with King being involved; makes far more sense than carrying 5 senior players in centre-mid. Wilson, Blues, 2 new, King. With reference to the above, fine if he 'features', worrying -- as in, relegation worrying -- if he 'features heavily'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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