RandomGuy. Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 We hand out so many contracts to players based on f**k all. Surround yourself with shite and you'll soon find it's drowning you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Genuinely baffled by what he's seen in Crawford. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 There's been no rush for this decision. He's actually seen Crawford in matches FFS. This season just gets worse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Like a blind cocker spaniel, runs about like f**k but never likely to get near the ball you’ve just thrown. The fact that we’re so keen to get this one tied up, when no one else in our league is likely interested in him, gives a worrying hint at what January is going to bring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Lets say Steve Brown bumped his head on the cupboard door this morning, heads in to McDiarmid and says to Callum Davidson - "you know that money we got for Kerr & McCann, lets spend it on a striker that fits the system, works hard and scores goals" Who do you go for? I'm not necessarily talking realistic shouts here, but maybe not as far as tempting Erling Haaland to #perthshire 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Going right back to Coyle and McInnes, I think you've always managed to call who would get new deals and who wouldn't. If anything, you've been surprised at players who haven't (e.g. Cregg, Hasselbaink) or even guys that maybe weren't great but were actually released early (e.g. McDonald, Paton). This is so far the other way and I'm pretty staggered. I could get behind extending the Crawford loan until the summer given the vacancy created in the squad with Wotherspoon's injury but a two-year deal? Just ridiculous. The other player he is talking about is MacPherson. A player who has shown absolutely nothing in his 7 appearancea to merit a permanent contract. That would be an atrocious piece of business. Think I'll have made up my mind about this manager come 31 January. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share Posted December 9, 2021 Be such a shame if Hibs were to make an advance for Callum just before the start of this transfer window. I'd be devastated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 After a couple of poor summers adding to the squad, fair play to Saints for getting ready for next season already by attempting to sign up 2 championship midfielders. Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 I don’t think the Crawford signing is too bad, it’s an extra body in the squad, and if we had our full fit midfield it’s likely he’d be a bench player. I’m not eating the hat though if he’s one of the 4-5 contracts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Sandy Clark MK 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 From reading that article, it suggests that it'll be an extension of Crawford's loan deal and a new contract for a player we've got signed up until the end of the season (Clark, Rooney, etc.). Don't know how people can thin we're signing McPherson based on that, we're not technically allowed to even speak to him about signing and even then St Mirren will offer him a deal to get compensation. I'm not Crawford's biggest fan, in fact I don't think I've disliked watching a player as much since Gary McDonald, but if he's seen as cover to come off the bench for 15/20 minutes when we're chasing a game and given no defensive responsibilities, I can just about see the merit in it, since he can score goals. I guess the only other redeeming feature is we know he's match fit, knows the other players and there isn't a settling in period, in a time when we need bodies in the squad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, The Saintee said: Sandy Clark MK 2. Exactly my recent thoughts. Is Callum to Tommy Wright what Clark was to Sturrock. Not sure, as I still think Davidson is a far better coach than Clark was, but the success achieved with someone else’s team before it unravelling feels similar. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 There seems to be a little unrest in the camp.... Let's wait till we're marooned at the bottom by Christmas then have a disastrous window till we completely lose the plot lads. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviemay17 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 1 hour ago, tree house tam said: There seems to be a little unrest in the camp.... Let's wait till we're marooned at the bottom by Christmas then have a disastrous window till we completely lose the plot lads. Can we not just completely lose it now? Maybe suggest Cd going to Hibs and we'll have Ross 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Van Dyke Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 13 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: Hopefully this is just an extension to his loan rather than a permanent deal. My head will explode. IMG_1688.MOV 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree house tam Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 33 minutes ago, steviemay17 said: we'll have Ross ^^^ totally lost the plot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Just because someone is good at hanging wallpaper, doesn't mean you'd let them pick it. Davidson is a very good coach. My only real worry upon his appointment was whether he'd have the personality/charisma to lead a group of players. He certainly managed it last season and kept the belief of the squad when we weren't getting the results our play deserved. Our discipline has been rotten this season though and he hasn't got a grip on that but the biggest issue, it transpires, has been his activity in the transfer market. He is saying the right things about next month, so we'll see what happens. Crawford and MacPherson would not be a good start. On Sandy Clark, he did galvanise a group of players but three things come to mind that went wrong for him. I'm sure others will have different opinions. His transfer policy obviously, he'd lose a left back, then sign a striker. I think he doubted himself as a coach too and that transferred to the players, notably when he developed a 4-2-3-1 system at the start of 2000/01 but then ditched it after the a few bad results, the only problem being he'd signed Hartley and Lovenkrands specifically to play in it. The third was largely outwith his control and was the O'Boyle and Thomas incident. I think he lost the dressing room following that. He's said as much himself in that if he had the time back, he'd have pleaded with the club to keep it in-house. Of course, the argument is Saints wanted shot of the players... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Massively disappointed to see the club captain driving about in a Diesel-hybrid car. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bose Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 7 hours ago, tree house tam said: There seems to be a little unrest in the camp.... Let's wait till we're marooned at the bottom by Christmas then have a disastrous window till we completely lose the plot lads. A lot the unrest is coming from those who wouldn’t hear a bad word about Wright, when we were in a similar position 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviemay17 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Bose said: A lot the unrest is coming from those who wouldn’t hear a bad word about Wright, when we were in a similar position In fairness, CD's approach this season has somehow made TW's "style" look fluid and attacking 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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