DreamOakTree1 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, Branch Ton said: Exactly what part did he play in creating a cohesive attacking unit and how many goals exactly did anyone other than out three central defenders, Crawford and Oakley score in the last six months? Crawford might be fine if you want the same old sterile shite I suppose, I prefer something rather more positive. In the games when we performed at our best I thought Crawford played a major role with and without the ball. He was one of several players who were transformed under Dougie, therefore as the new club signing them I’d be concerned that they don’t go back to what they were pre-Dougie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, Branch Ton said: Exactly what part did he play in creating a cohesive attacking unit and how many goals exactly did anyone other than out three central defenders, Crawford and Oakley score in the last six months? Crawford might be fine if you want the same old sterile shite I suppose, I prefer something rather more positive. I wish we had more positive fans like you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamOakTree1 Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Doolan doesn’t strike me as the type of coach to do what Dougie can do re motivating players. I could be wrong of course but he comes across as quite laid back compared to Dougie, bordering on relying on funding to build the team he needs, rather than putting in the hard yards. -6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 6 minutes ago, DreamOakTree1 said: Doolan doesn’t strike me as the type of coach to do what Dougie can do re motivating players. I could be wrong of course but he comes across as quite laid back compared to Dougie, bordering on relying on funding to build the team he needs, rather than putting in the hard yards. An unsurprisingly absurd take from one of the forum’s resident dimwits. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 15 minutes ago, DreamOakTree1 said: Doolan doesn’t strike me as the type of coach to do what Dougie can do re motivating players. I could be wrong of course but he comes across as quite laid back compared to Dougie, bordering on relying on funding to build the team he needs, rather than putting in the hard yards. 1646527201427464193.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Clavdivs Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Am hearing (Greenock Telegraph) that we have made a decent bid for Oakley ...if true could be massive for us ....and a kick in the Chinos for others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Clavdivs Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 39 minutes ago, DreamOakTree1 said: Doolan doesn’t strike me as the type of coach to do what Dougie can do re motivating players. I could be wrong of course but he comes across as quite laid back compared to Dougie, bordering on relying on funding to build the team he needs, rather than putting in the hard yards. I'll counter that with two words ..... Luke and McBeth . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 minute ago, I Clavdivs said: I'll counter that with two words ..... Luke and McBeth . That's three words? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Clavdivs Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Just now, Claudia Gentile said: That's three words? Pedant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 5 minutes ago, I Clavdivs said: Am hearing (Greenock Telegraph) that we have made a decent bid for Oakley ...if true could be massive for us ....and a kick in the Chinos for others. On 10/05/2024 at 15:05, oneteaminglasgow said: Greenock Telegraph reporting that we’ve made an offer to George Oakley. Article behind paywall but just stick it on 12ft ladder. https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/24309757.george-oakley-leaving-morton-partick-thistle/?ref=socialflow&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0X7p7i6chUPqaIFgi0DgNao0DtdLWl8N-fXSx5Bo1ZHO58YODdIq4TPH4_aem_ATRfttp8Qjkng11tI00psNkDuaozyWJKf-mRt7jJVv1cJHVBsZMW20J7wdOgt4kTeoG-EyA16XuChhwhrMj3Rgpk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baba douche Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 7 hours ago, Branch Ton said: Hardly. You could train a monkey to do what Crawford did for the back end of last season and the monkey could probably do it better. Oakley is a better bet but he has been around a while and not done much until Imrie took him in hand. No doubt though Graham can coach him on how to be a complete twat 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandmagar Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 1 hour ago, DreamOakTree1 said: Doolan doesn’t strike me as the type of coach to do what Dougie can do re motivating players. I could be wrong of course but he comes across as quite laid back compared to Dougie, bordering on relying on funding to build the team he needs, rather than putting in the hard yards. Yeah. With all the millions he spent in rebuilding the squad this season, we should have romped the Championship! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I'm not sure that supposedly making offers for a couple of out of contract players is the Qatari backed funding explosion the Morton fan thinks it is? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 (edited) 3 hours ago, DreamOakTree1 said: Doolan doesn’t strike me as the type of coach to do what Dougie can do re motivating players. I could be wrong of course but he comes across as quite laid back compared to Dougie, bordering on relying on funding to build the team he needs, rather than putting in the hard yards. edit: can't stress it enough but we lost Kevin Holt, Kyle Turner and Ross Docherty from last season - replaced them with Wasiri Williams, Lewis Neilson on loan and latterly Luke McBeth (from Glenafton, albeit he looks like the Terminator at the back a lot of the time, absolute machine & could be a brilliant find given how quickly he's adjusted to full time football already), Kerr McInroy on loan, Blair Alston on a free, Scott Robinson and Adeloye on loan. Ngwenya is another in on loan. I really don't think we can be accused of relying on funding/spending particularly heavy this season tbh, would have been a bit of a heavy risk to take given Utd were always going to be hard to properly compete with at the top & we needed to fix the mess we were in with Low eating up all of our cash reserves. Doolan's had some flaws with the occasional team selection/substitutions (in my opinion and sometimes just with hindsight, Livi cup game the side we had out for extra time had some questionable choices, think that game Diack was wide right and it just didn't really work, but with injuries & maybe due to us missing out on some transfer targets it's been square pegs in round holes) but there's not been many games where the players have looked like they've chucked it. Was some really rancid mid season form right enough from us, think after January we went a good few weeks without a win but mercifully the team was able to sort it eventually. Largely that was around the time Mitchell was still frozen out, once he came back in that played a big part in stopping the rot, so Doolan to his credit might have had to swallow a bit of pride on that score & admit that Sneddon needed dropped. You can't always legislate for a keeper going through a sudden catastrophic drop in form & killing the defences confidence imo. Edited May 12 by Thistle_do_nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Whilst it's vaguely amusing to sign up Morton's best players as squad fodder, I think Diack is a good enough Championship player just now for another striker to be very low on our list of transfer priorities. A 3rd choice striker is something that can be left as a late-August loan deal while we prioritise the return of international football sensation, Stephen O'Donnell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 12 hours ago, DreamOakTree1 said: Doolan doesn’t strike me as the type of coach to do what Dougie can do re motivating players. I could be wrong of course but he comes across as quite laid back compared to Dougie, bordering on relying on funding to build the team he needs, rather than putting in the hard yards. You’re a total clown who clearly has no idea what Doolan’s best attributes are as a manager. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 9 hours ago, AMMjag said: Whilst it's vaguely amusing to sign up Morton's best players as squad fodder, I think Diack is a good enough Championship player just now for another striker to be very low on our list of transfer priorities. A 3rd choice striker is something that can be left as a late-August loan deal while we prioritise the return of international football sensation, Stephen O'Donnell. I’d like to see Diack spend the first half season on loan to a decent League 1 team - see how he handles regular game time and responsibility. The focus should be seeing whether he can ultimately replace Graham when he inevitably starts to decline a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 The handling of Diack next season will be an interesting test of Doolan's management skills but there'd be risks and benefits on whatever plan he goes with. He might stay with the first-team and spot in for Graham or even a wide attacking position. Downside is he may not get the minutes he needs to develop. Going out on loan is potentially the best way to get him game-time. That depends on the team and league he goes out to. A decent part-time outfit would potentially give him starts and also the chance to train with the first team through the week. He's only turned 19 but it is still an important season for Ricco. I hope the manager sets him on the right path. I'd probably go for the loan option but then you get into what club? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I’d say, given links with the manager, location etc., we should be looking at Clyde as a decent shout for giving any young players the opportunity of first team football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Gentile Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 A fruitless loan spell with Clyde, then back to become a Firhill legend like Doolan would do for me haha. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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