Buddist Monk Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) If I've followed the relevant bread crumb trail then I believe Ricardo Bagadur is the player we have on trial. 22, defender, Croatian, spent pretty much his entire career on loan with (if Wikipedia is correct) his most productive spell coming during his time at Salerno quite some distance down the leagues in Italy. Again according to Wiki, he's played no competitive games since. Edited August 14, 2018 by Buddist Monk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, Buddist Monk said: If I've followed the relevant bread crumb trail then I believe Ricardo Bagadur is the player we have on trial. 22, defender, Croatian, spent pretty much his entire career on loan with (if Wikipedia is correct) his most productive spell coming during his time at Salerno quite some distance down the leagues in Italy. Again according to Wiki, he's played no competitive games since. That means we will sign him for sure. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddist Monk Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, elvis said: That means we will sign him for sure. Careful there elvis, he might actually turn out to be decent for this level. I'm sure you wouldn't want to risk supporting the team with a positive statement, now would you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AW saint Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Disappointed about Smith. He was a consistent performer for us. Can only assume Stubbs would rather have his own side and not JR's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Liam Smith was good for us in a league where we were mostly on the front foot and he got to do a lot of attacking, but I'm not sure he's what we need now, especially with Coulson already in the team. There were a few times last season where Smith went to pieces a wee bit defensively, so though I'd have been happy enough to see him back, I can see why Stubbs maybe doesn't fancy him, and nor did any other managers in the Premiership by the looks of it. McGinn has been good as well. Smith should do well for Ayr though. They look dark horses for the championship this season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 25 minutes ago, Buddist Monk said: If I've followed the relevant bread crumb trail then I believe Ricardo Bagadur is the player we have on trial. 22, defender, Croatian, spent pretty much his entire career on loan with (if Wikipedia is correct) his most productive spell coming during his time at Salerno quite some distance down the leagues in Italy. Again according to Wiki, he's played no competitive games since. It’s not him we are signing in the next day or 2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, McG said: It’s not him we are signing in the next day or 2. Who is it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, Buddist Monk said: Careful there elvis, he might actually turn out to be decent for this level. I'm sure you wouldn't want to risk supporting the team with a positive statement, now would you? God no cant be having that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demented Zebra Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 The way some of our targets have went will wait til he is over the line before digging deeper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, callum-ayr said: Your man was right about a permanent deal, hopefully as good for us as he was for you. Great signing for Ayr. Good player who will only improve with experience, and a top lad too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarreZ Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 44 minutes ago, GAD said: Liam Smith was good for us in a league where we were mostly on the front foot and he got to do a lot of attacking, but I'm not sure he's what we need now, especially with Coulson already in the team. There were a few times last season where Smith went to pieces a wee bit defensively, so though I'd have been happy enough to see him back, I can see why Stubbs maybe doesn't fancy him, and nor did any other managers in the Premiership by the looks of it. McGinn has been good as well. Smith should do well for Ayr though. They look dark horses for the championship this season. Coulson and Smith played on opposite sides. McGinn is better than Smith though, we have defo upgraded, he's been one of our best players so far id say. He was solid against both Dundee and against Rangers and has a decent number of assists already. We do need cover there though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, MarreZ said: Coulson and Smith played on opposite sides. McGinn is better than Smith though, we have defo upgraded, he's been one of our best players so far id say. He was solid against both Dundee and against Rangers and has a decent number of assists already. We do need cover there though. I know, I was more meaning we already have a very attacking fullback so would prefer the one on the other side to be a bit more conservative and solid. Eckersley balanced Smith out a bit last season. I don't think Smith would want to come as cover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Tough tackling midfielder for a bit of steel in the middle of the park would be very handy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Just now, McG said: Tough tackling midfielder for a bit of steel in the middle of the park would be very handy. Oh for an Aber/Shuggie Murray/Jim Goodwin type in there. Fingers crossed.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, McG said: Tough tackling midfielder for a bit of steel in the middle of the park would be very handy. Not as handy as a bit creativity. In all honesty though, another central midfielder along with the rumoured Polworth signing will surely see at least two departing midfielders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Not as handy as a bit creativity. We need a hard b*****d in the middle. We got away with it for the most part last season but struggled against the more physical teams. This season will be even tougher in that respect, so a tempered thug would be a good acquisition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddist Monk Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 McShane will get punted, which is a bit of a shame (ha! a McShame!) seeing as he did very little wrong. MacPherson or Kellerman out on loan perhaps? There's very little left to trim there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Drooper said: We need a hard b*****d in the middle. We got away with it for the most part last season but struggled against the more physical teams. This season will be even tougher in that respect, so a tempered thug would be a good acquisition. Fair enough but we have McGinn, Magennis, Flynn, Kellermann, McShane, Erhahon, Kirkpartick, Willock and MacPherson who are all centre mids. We are also linked heavily with Polworth (albeit with McShane going the other way). So who else is going to give? Is this a wee Gus special of sign as many central mids as possible and give everyone a shot? Edited August 14, 2018 by djchapsticks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddist Monk Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Fair enough but we have McGinn, Magennis, Flynn, Kellermann, McShane, Erhahon, Kirkpartick, Willock and MacPherson who are all centre mids. It's not worth arguing over, but I wouldn't say Flynn or Kirkpatrick are central players, although I'm sure both can play there. I doubt Erhahon is getting anywhere near the team, Stubbs pretty much said so himself on Sportsound. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Fair enough but we have McGinn, Magennis, Flynn, Kellermann, McShane, Erhahon, Kirkpartick, Willock and MacPherson who are all centre mids. We are also linked heavily with Polworth (albeit with McShane going the other way). So who else is going to give? Is this a wee Gus special of sign as many central mids as possible and give everyone a shot? Aye, I also made the Gus analogy elsewhere, but still feel we are a bit lightweight in the middle. If McGinn were to be injured or suspended, we have no steel at all in there. I agree that it possibly isn't the most pressing priority, but like to believe that Stubbs is also looking at the other key areas in addition to this. Edited August 14, 2018 by Drooper 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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