RandomGuy. Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 I'd have been happy for us to take a punt on him tbh, so think its a good signing for you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletar Spider Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 McKinstry sounds like a talented enough player, and with Savoury presumably out for the bulk of the season it's an area we obviously needed to strengthen, but again this is a guy who's started just 10 senior games in his career. Of course, because of our self-imposed transfer restrictions, this is the only sort of player we're able to bring in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletar Spider Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Meanwhile, Lee Kilday, unceremoniously punted after being one of our best players last season, has played every minute in all competitions for a Hamilton side that's won 7, drawn 1 and lost 0 in League One. Whereas we've shipped 19 goals so far this season, three worse than any other team in the Championship (admittedly having played a game more). After the same number of games last season we'd conceded 11. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an86 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 The next month makes or breaks “the project” in my opinion. Win on Saturday and people will settle down for now. Another negative result and performance with Airdrie, Falkirk and Thistle coming up would put the manager on notice. The game was over as soon as they equalised on Saturday and everyone on and off the pitch knew it. That can’t go on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider1975 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 5 hours ago, Skeletar Spider said: Meanwhile, Lee Kilday, unceremoniously punted after being one of our best players last season, has played every minute in all competitions for a Hamilton side that's won 7, drawn 1 and lost 0 in League One. Whereas we've shipped 19 goals so far this season, three worse than any other team in the Championship (admittedly having played a game more). After the same number of games last season we'd conceded 11. Thought that he made Fox a better player when they played together last year, or at least you knew, when Fox went rampaging, Kilday would be there covering. Was sorry to see him go - thought that he carried the can a bit for the defences dismal display over the last few months of that season - rather unfairly perhaps. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider1975 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 45 minutes ago, an86 said: The next month makes or breaks “the project” in my opinion. Win on Saturday and people will settle down for now. Another negative result and performance with Airdrie, Falkirk and Thistle coming up would put the manager on notice. The game was over as soon as they equalised on Saturday and everyone on and off the pitch knew it. That can’t go on. Yup, huge month ahead. Pre Utd I was astounded to hear the stat that Paton had scored 5 from (think it was) 6 or 7 shots - evidently we're not getting the service to him that he needs. Hoping that if McKinstry is a 10 and a better one than Turner; that all might take some of the pressure off the rest of the midfield having to compensate, which in turn might just stop some of the kamikaze defensive lines we've been seeing lately.....then again...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletar Spider Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 10 hours ago, Spider1975 said: Thought that he made Fox a better player when they played together last year, or at least you knew, when Fox went rampaging, Kilday would be there covering. Was sorry to see him go - thought that he carried the can a bit for the defences dismal display over the last few months of that season - rather unfairly perhaps. I think in Fox, Bannon and Tizzard we have three pretty good centre backs, but they're all young, and would all benefit from playing alongside someone with Kilday's experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletar Spider Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 11 hours ago, an86 said: The next month makes or breaks “the project” in my opinion. Win on Saturday and people will settle down for now. Another negative result and performance with Airdrie, Falkirk and Thistle coming up would put the manager on notice. The game was over as soon as they equalised on Saturday and everyone on and off the pitch knew it. That can’t go on. I think even a draw on Saturday would settle things down slightly, just to break the run of defeats, but that might depend on how the game goes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclops van Gogh 1867 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 12 hours ago, an86 said: The next month makes or breaks “the project” in my opinion. Win on Saturday and people will settle down for now. Another negative result and performance with Airdrie, Falkirk and Thistle coming up would put the manager on notice. The game was over as soon as they equalised on Saturday and everyone on and off the pitch knew it. That can’t go on. There's no denying the fact that we are on the crest of a slump at the moment. Still, I don't feel that there's any chance that 'The Iceman Cometh' clutching a fistfull of p45's. Another couple of league fixtures and we will have reached the point that RV referred to when he said ' let's get the first round of fixtures out of the way and we'll see where we are ' (paraphrasing, but that was the jist of it). The guy is still on a very steep learning curve and I reckon it's only fair to allow him the time to resolve the issues we currently face. A win of any description on Saturday would go a long way to help but it would be even better if we could shore up the defence a bit. Here's hoping! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Spider Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Been said before but Saturday is huge. It's either the start of shaping up and putting a good run together - or it's the beginning of the end for RV. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpfc Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Going by the wording of Beuker regarding Mckinstry, it seems like he’s intending to play him in the number 10 role which is pleasing. Mildly frustrating yet understandable that it sounds like he won’t be starting for a wee bit due to lack of fitness. Hopefully at the very least he’s on the bench given our current run of form 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Donkey Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 2 hours ago, qpfc said: Going by the wording of Beuker regarding Mckinstry, it seems like he’s intending to play him in the number 10 role which is pleasing. Mildly frustrating yet understandable that it sounds like he won’t be starting for a wee bit due to lack of fitness. Hopefully at the very least he’s on the bench given our current run of form Certainly looks a very good signing, but a deal to the end of the season is kind of similar to a loan deal in terms of how it fits in with the longer term plan. Looks like a very good addition to the team while others develop, unless we can make him a good offer in June. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous Spider Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Like the look of this signing. Good competition, adds depth to the squad and hopefully a few more goals in the side too. Sounded a wee bit like there could be others coming in? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider1975 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 9 hours ago, Cyclops van Gogh 1867 said: There's no denying the fact that we are on the crest of a slump at the moment. Oh Christ, does that mean it's going to get worse? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider1975 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, qpfc said: Going by the wording of Beuker regarding Mckinstry, it seems like he’s intending to play him in the number 10 role which is pleasing. Mildly frustrating yet understandable that it sounds like he won’t be starting for a wee bit due to lack of fitness. Hopefully at the very least he’s on the bench given our current run of form Surprised Beuker could dictate all that given the amount of humble pie he was chomping on at the time Edited October 3, 2023 by Spider1975 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Your Own Socks Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Velvet Donkey said: Certainly looks a very good signing, but a deal to the end of the season is kind of similar to a loan deal in terms of how it fits in with the longer term plan. Looks like a very good addition to the team while others develop, unless we can make him a good offer in June. McKinstry’s been a free agent for a while now and expressed a wish to return to Scotland. Kind of shortened his negotiating hand. It’s enough time to prove himself. Perhaps the club are reflecting on their summer policy of 3 years for anyone, proven or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider1975 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 41 minutes ago, Bring Your Own Socks said: McKinstry’s been a free agent for a while now and expressed a wish to return to Scotland. Kind of shortened his negotiating hand. It’s enough time to prove himself. Perhaps the club are reflecting on their summer policy of 3 years for anyone, proven or not. Still think Spong is a pretty safe bet; the only one who's making the 3-yr deal look foolhardy at the moment is sadly, Turner, as if McKinstry turns out to be semi-decent and with Savoury still in the mix, he could be third choice - which given the squad size is no mean feat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpfc Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Spider1975 said: Still think Spong is a pretty safe bet; the only one who's making the 3-yr deal look foolhardy at the moment is sadly, Turner, as if McKinstry turns out to be semi-decent and with Savoury still in the mix, he could be third choice - which given the squad size is no mean feat Spong is a 2 year deal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider1975 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, qpfc said: Spong is a 2 year deal Bugger I stand corrected 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesandSpiders Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 9 hours ago, qpfc said: Going by the wording of Beuker regarding Mckinstry, it seems like he’s intending to play him in the number 10 role which is pleasing. Mildly frustrating yet understandable that it sounds like he won’t be starting for a wee bit due to lack of fitness. Hopefully at the very least he’s on the bench given our current run of form Can he play as a central defender? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.