Brummo Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 18 minutes ago, qos_75 said: That is a league we should absolutely be looking to win. And so say all of us! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALOREBURNE Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Losing Hamilton is a big plus, amazingly they had a bigger budget than Falkirk which surprised me. Supposedly Caley are in big financial trouble so this relegation might hit them really hard. We really need to get it right this season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 45 minutes ago, Brummo said: And so say all of us! Yip. I'd say there are 7 sides there who will be looking for a top 4 finish next season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Lots of stories about ICT being in financial trouble, so not sure what they'll bring next season but probably won't have Hamilton's budget. Cove & Kelty - not sure about their level of ongoing external funding. Alloa and Montrose will be rock solid as always. Don't know enough about the promoted sides Stenny and Dumbarton but you'd imagine their aspirations would be consolidation. That leaves Annan as likely to struggle the most you'd think. So for me, Arbroath may well be the side carrying the most threat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandQueen Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 1 hour ago, 19QOS19 said: And so we have it:- Alloa Annan Arbroath Cove Dumbarton ICT Kelty Hearts Montrose QoS Stenhousemuir Well the good thing is we have 4 new sides to play next season. Far too early to be making predictions but Falkirk and Hamilton leaving us is a bonus. We'll need to see if Caley have money to throw at it. Losing Falkirk is good but ICT is a blow, defo better funded than Hamilton. We at least should be aiming to win the league though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 5 minutes ago, HighlandQueen said: Losing Falkirk is good but ICT is a blow, defo better funded than Hamilton. We at least should be aiming to win the league though. I wouldn't be so sure about that. ICT are in a bad way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera711 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 2 hours ago, 19QOS19 said: And so we have it:- Alloa Annan Arbroath Cove Dumbarton ICT Kelty Hearts Montrose QoS Stenhousemuir I'm hoping we do better than 9th 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera711 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 9 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: I wouldn't be so sure about that. ICT are in a bad way. Yes, that seems to be the opinion on a couple of threads. If so, then I agree that it should be a tightly contested league. Fingers crossed that we're in amongst it at the right end of the table. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunter Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 8 hours ago, Fae_the_'briggs said: Ahh there's nothing like looking forward to the new season with a bit of positivity is there. If positivity isn't your thing then maybe look at things with a bit of realism. The realism is unless we get some investment on the playing front then we'll be down in league 1 for a very long time and the noise about cutting back and utilising youth hardly fills with confidence. There's 1600 + home fans waiting to come to Palmerston every week.. Just got to give them something worth viewing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 37 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: I wouldn't be so sure about that. ICT are in a bad way. and also ... just gotta hope they don't release Big Dunc from his 3 year contract, aye? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Apologies if already discussed on the thread. Well done to the U16s on their league win Queen of the South youngsters win under-16 league 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mon_The_South Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 6 hours ago, Kunter said: The realism is unless we get some investment on the playing front then we'll be down in league 1 for a very long time and the noise about cutting back and utilising youth hardly fills with confidence. There's 1600 + home fans waiting to come to Palmerston every week.. Just got to give them something worth viewing! There will never be that required investment in the squad until we stop the bleeding. The outgoing Chairman made it extremely clear at the AGM that the finances had to be sorted as they could not continue with the continued 6 figure losses, so it is very astute that we have moved to secure a manager that can work with a younger and cheaper budget than most in the league. I would have loved to have seen the 20 man squad on the same budget that MB had, but sadly that is looking more likely that it will be a 20 man squad on a much reduced budget. I think the obvious ties to Carlisle will play a big part in the arrival of loan players and genuinely hope there can be some ground made between the club and the Tanner Fund after JM's post. The club are obviously looking to reach out to them and I believe they do have a bigger part to play with this new board. The important part for me is getting the fans back through the gates and yep 90% may be results based, but as JM has highlighted the connection between board and terrace plays a huge part. Having fans buy into what the board want is massive... JM's first posts underline this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenacres Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 14 hours ago, ALOREBURNE said: Losing Hamilton is a big plus, amazingly they had a bigger budget than Falkirk which surprised me. Supposedly Caley are in big financial trouble so this relegation might hit them really hard. We really need to get it right this season. All about our budget. We somehow have to get quality in that but that costs money . We really have to gamble our crowds would double if we get the right players in . Last summer everyone could see it was between Falkirk and Hamilton they had the best squads but there budget was double and more than ours . Great to have young local players but we can't expect them to push us towards the top of the League . All about experience and being physical in League 1 something we lacked last season . Peter Murphy seems a decent manager but he has a impossible job if he is not giving the budget to get the players he wants in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandQueen Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 57 minutes ago, Greenacres said: All about our budget. We somehow have to get quality in that but that costs money . We really have to gamble our crowds would double if we get the right players in . Last summer everyone could see it was between Falkirk and Hamilton they had the best squads but there budget was double and more than ours . Great to have young local players but we can't expect them to push us towards the top of the League . All about experience and being physical in League 1 something we lacked last season . Peter Murphy seems a decent manager but he has a impossible job if he is not giving the budget to get the players he wants in. Totally realistic assessment 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 1 hour ago, Greenacres said: All about our budget. We somehow have to get quality in that but that costs money . We really have to gamble our crowds would double if we get the right players in . Last summer everyone could see it was between Falkirk and Hamilton they had the best squads but there budget was double and more than ours . Great to have young local players but we can't expect them to push us towards the top of the League . All about experience and being physical in League 1 something we lacked last season . Peter Murphy seems a decent manager but he has a impossible job if he is not giving the budget to get the players he wants in. Can you try to make just 1 post without using the word budget, or any equivalent. I think we're all well enough aware that it is not what we would like it to be without you constantly harping on about it. Let's see what miracles Murphy can perform with what spending he has. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Onion Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 2 hours ago, Greenacres said: All about our budget. We somehow have to get quality in that but that costs money . We really have to gamble our crowds would double if we get the right players in . Last summer everyone could see it was between Falkirk and Hamilton they had the best squads but there budget was double and more than ours . Great to have young local players but we can't expect them to push us towards the top of the League . All about experience and being physical in League 1 something we lacked last season . Peter Murphy seems a decent manager but he has a impossible job if he is not giving the budget to get the players he wants in. A good budget certainly would be a positive step to ensuring at the least, a play-off position next season. Let's not forget that we had a good budget last season and were horrendous. A good manager/coach/tactics can work wonders also. Spending what money you have wisely is more beneficial than having loads of cash and buying in loads of players who dont fit. Throwing money at a problem doesn't automatically mean success. Falkirk found that out over the last few years until they got their act together. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenacres Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 56 minutes ago, Fae_the_'briggs said: Can you try to make just 1 post without using the word budget, or any equivalent. I think we're all well enough aware that it is not what we would like it to be without you constantly harping on about it. Let's see what miracles Murphy can perform with what spending he has. I harp on about it because it is so important . I suppose miracles do happen time will tell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesterplunkett Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 Anyone know the queens 11 today at palmy ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 34 minutes ago, Spring Onion said: Throwing money at a problem doesn't automatically mean success. Falkirk found that out over the last few years until they got their act together. A manager who knew the division was key to us. McGlynn had the disadvantage of using players that were signed by others that used a significant amount of budget that restricted who he could bring in. Wasn’t until last season he was able to bring in his “own” and a credible spine of a team was added. The rest is history. Two big issues for you guys is how Arbroath & ICT react. Arbroath are the experts in signing most of the best PT players. ICT - publicly known financial woes, however may have one lapse gasp go at keeping the squad. However they didn’t look that clever of the past two games. It looks a great league and hope you do well, one place a load of fans enjoy going to. One thing for sure is that many teams will miss the blue pound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjc-1988 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 18/05/2024 at 13:36, HighlandQueen said: If we could negotiate our way out I would ditch Doherty, McKechnie and not keep Todd and McGuffie. Might just be a player in Hutchison with a pre season. However we need some serious quality additions with skill, physique and experience if we are to challenge. I agree that if the 20 includes kids and the current retained list we have no chance of making even the playoffs. Brydon is worth keeping but I would be keen to find a way out of keeping any of the others - Church,Cochrane, Hutchinson,Doherty and McKechnie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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