yoda Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 I can live with the departures of Saunders, Sernas, Meite, Dunfield, Palazuelos, Cardle, Reguero, and Brown. I can just about cope with the departures of Carey and Jervis. I have lost my shit over the departures of Brittain and Frempah. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I think the only two of the freed players you could state a case for would be Brittain and Frempah. Frempah started to look very good, but you could see he was still raw and had lots of potential. He probably couldn't justify a big wage, and he can't hardly stay up here on one of the smaller ones. Brittain I am gutted about. He didn't really get to show this season what he was about. He delayed an operation to carry on filling in at right back and he didn't excel. He is certainly better than Woods, but not as good as De Vita on the right hand side. Still think he had a lot to offer and hopefully he gets a club soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Westander of County Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I can live with the departures of Saunders, Sernas, Meite, Dunfield, Palazuelos, Cardle, Reguero, and Brown. I can just about cope with the departures of Carey and Jervis. I have lost my shit over the departures of Brittain and Frempah. Reasonable reaction. Regarding Carey. Is it only me that has this memory: Carey was the one reliably quality player through most of our shite run from August to about December. I just thought he was carrying too much, doing it on his own. There was no team cohesion or belief, but Carey worked hard and put in some good crosses & other midfield creativity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Reasonable reaction. Regarding Carey. Is it only me that has this memory: Carey was the one reliably quality player through most of our shite run from August to about December. I just thought he was carrying too much, doing it on his own. There was no team cohesion or belief, but Carey worked hard and put in some good crosses & other midfield creativity. I think I agree with that. I would prefer to see Carey stay as he offers something different to De Vita on the left-hand side. He's been unfairly berated by sections of the support this season. I'm surprised to see both (Rocco) Quinn and Steven Ross staying ahead of Brittain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Westander of County Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Perhaps Carey is now a shell of the man he was. Mental exhaustion and PTSD from the horrors he lived through in our utterly-shite phase. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seancedin Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Quite surprised but hopefully now they can focus on getting a few players brought in. Clearly what's needed firstly is a goalkeeper. For what it's worth, I think Mark Ridgers is a good shout. Was surprised to see Brown go, as I thought he may stay on in a coaching/backup role. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Westander of County Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Always good to have a goalkeeper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Carey was the most prolific player in the team until the new year, Les is spot on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Stagsby Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Teams do much better if they have someone who is allowed to use their hands to stop the ball going in the net, Les is spot on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Can't see yous getting Meekings tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Meekings? Caley pay more money than us and have European football next season. He wouldn't be coming across the bridge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Is McGovern out of contract? He's arguably the best keeper we've ever had. Would take him back in a second. I'm not fussed about Brittain other than for sentimental reasons. If they are serious about getting a bit of stability and tying down whoever comes in on two year deals, I can live with it. I'm assuming there are lingering injury concerns too. If Gardyne and Irvine sign on permanently I'll be delighted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Muirhead as in the Aaron variety? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteakpieStaggie Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Gutted about Richie, up there with Super Don for my favourite County player ever. Provided me with some outrageously good feelings and memories over the years Cue Brora signing him and giving him a job as well as football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallpaul Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Gutted to see so many off your fringe players punted.Made a fortune from them when they all started playing for theU20s.Fine results against Rangers,Motherwell and Hibs U20s I'm sure we're the pinnacles off their careers. Cheers lads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Is McGovern out of contract? He's arguably the best keeper we've ever had. Would take him back in a second. If you go far enough back in the thread you'll find plenty who thought Reguero was as good as - if not better than - McGovern when the former signed. However, McGovern's stock is beyond Ross County's caché these days. Hamilton have signed Alan Martin from Clyde, another up and coming goalkeeper, so I wonder if McGovern will be away this summer to a bigger club. I wouldn't be surprised if there was just one senior keeper coming in, with Peter Tait getting the benefit of Scott Thomson's coaching and the experience of 30+ games in the DL next season. I'm not anywhere near as much of a fan of Ridgers as many Ross County fans seem to be on social media, I'd rather have Kello out of the two St Mirren 'keepers. Ridgers played well in the 3-0 and alright in the 1-2 but you just have to watch St Mirren's highlights from the last few months to see how many errors he's had. He could have done much better in the loss at Partick Thistle a few weeks ago, for instance. But I think there's a link with County there on a personal level so I can see it happening. Edited May 21, 2015 by bunglebonce 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Surprised at Irvine being kept. He's one of the worst players in the division. Is he being kept? The BBC says that Irvine is still contracted to Celtic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cass316 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Reguero couldn't get in the team in front of Samson at Killie last year. And Samson is fucking rotten. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spain Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Samson's not great but: Samson>Reguero>Ridgers But I'm sure Jim's got something better up his sleeve than that standard (I hope). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forfinn Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) But I'm sure Jim's got something better up his sleeve than that standard (I hope). I think he must have something lined up. Brown and Reguero might not be great goalkeepers, but they're competent at this level and announcing their release at this stage would otherwise be regarded as foolhardy. The temptation would have been to have kept Brown on - as backup if someone better comes along, and first choice if they don't. Edited May 21, 2015 by Forfinn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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