1GregStewart Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Doonhame Buddie said: If only VAR was so predictable. True 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 15 minutes ago, FreedomFarter said: Nouble leaves now for a fee, in January for a reduced fee, or at the season end for nothing at all. The formation Martindale decided upon for this season was chosen at least partly to make sure Nouble leaving wouldn't unravel things. There's a player ready to take Nouble's place in the team, Stephen Kelly, on the left of the 2 in the 3-4-2-1. The club still has a debt which the current board inherited and clearing that is a priority. As fans, we realise that. I haven't read Martindale's comments this time but the "snobbery" thing makes sense. Often a player's assumed pedigree comes into how they're viewed, their career history. Nouble doesn't have that. He played exclusively non-league football in England until the age of 25. Martindale really did pluck him out of obscurity. Since then he's only played a season and a half in the Scottish top tier for the lowest profile club in that league. There will be an element of him being overlooked solely due to those background factors. I don't think those are the only reasons though. I think Nouble is a great player to watch, but his numbers are pretty shite for an attacking player, and all the clubs do their data analysis these days. £1m for a 27 year old forward with 9 goals and 6 assists or thereabouts in 60 games, I think a lot of teams will think they can do better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 minute ago, GAD said: I don't think those are the only reasons though. I think Nouble is a great player to watch, but his numbers are pretty shite for an attacking player, and all the clubs do their data analysis these days. £1m for a 27 year old forward with 9 goals and 6 assists or thereabouts in 60 games, I think a lot of teams will think they can do better. Of course, I wasn't meaning to suggest it was the only factor, just a potential one among many. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLIS Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, GAD said: I don't think those are the only reasons though. I think Nouble is a great player to watch, but his numbers are pretty shite for an attacking player, and all the clubs do their data analysis these days. £1m for a 27 year old forward with 9 goals and 6 assists or thereabouts in 60 games, I think a lot of teams will think they can do better. To be fair, he's a winger although @RandomGuy. may be the one to tag for a definitive word on if Nouble would look appealing to clubs. Clubs definitely look for more than just goals and assists though. Nouble's ball retention and ball carrying are big strengths for him. He's good at beating a man and is often vital in goals and providing secondary assists like at the weekend, he had that and an assist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 3 minutes ago, ATLIS said: To be fair, he's a winger although @RandomGuy. may be the one to tag for a definitive word on if Nouble would look appealing to clubs. Clubs definitely look for more than just goals and assists though. Nouble's ball retention and ball carrying are big strengths for him. He's good at beating a man and is often vital in goals and providing secondary assists like at the weekend, he had that and an assist. That's partly why he was so under-appreciated in England to begin with. He's a creative player who plays behind the highest forward line, either as a second striker more centrally or in wide spaces, as you say. Then the main market Livingston look to sell any assets to is...England. Dykes was a number 9 target man and they love those in England. Nouble's tactical profile isn't what many managers in the English Championship are looking for. Again, many factors come into the lack of bids for Nouble but that's one of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 6 minutes ago, ATLIS said: To be fair, he's a winger although @RandomGuy. may be the one to tag for a definitive word on if Nouble would look appealing to clubs. Clubs definitely look for more than just goals and assists though. Nouble's ball retention and ball carrying are big strengths for him. He's good at beating a man and is often vital in goals and providing secondary assists like at the weekend, he had that and an assist. Hes great but you do wonder if a lot of clubs are simply put off by his age, as stupid as that is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonhame Buddie Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, kingjoey said: I what way was it Beaton's fault and not the VAR 's fault? Beaton should have spotted the double hit (everyone else in the stadium did). If he had given it, VAR would never have overruled it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Hes great but you do wonder if a lot of clubs are simply put off by his age, as stupid as that is. Definitely. Age and contract status (in his last year) are huge factors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 30 minutes ago, Doonhame Buddie said: Beaton should have spotted the double hit (everyone else in the stadium did). If he had given it, VAR would never have overruled it. Bloody hell, I thought you were serious there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doonhame Buddie Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 1 hour ago, kingjoey said: Bloody hell, I thought you were serious there. I know, Beaton really is a joke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAFKA Jersey 2 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 15 hours ago, kingjoey said: Bloody hell, I thought you were serious there. In fairness mate, I was in W2 which is pretty much the opposite end of the ground and even there I could see that there was something odd about the strike. I fancy if I'd been stood right next to the guy, I'd have been able to see exactly what was odd about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Sanchez Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 St Mirren win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam the bud Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Hoping for a cheeky wee offer from us to sign Nouble tonight, if only to liven this thread up and give Martindale an other chance to talk about him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 17 minutes ago, tam the bud said: Hoping for a cheeky wee offer from us to sign Nouble tonight, if only to liven this thread up and give Martindale an other chance to talk about him Isma Goncalves is available 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLIS Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 1 hour ago, tam the bud said: Hoping for a cheeky wee offer from us to sign Nouble tonight, if only to liven this thread up and give Martindale an other chance to talk about him Honestly that would be really funny actually 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam the bud Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, LiviLion said: Isma Goncalves is available No thanks, he already won the League Cup with us Edited September 1, 2023 by tam the bud 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 14 hours ago, LiviLion said: Isma Goncalves is available He'd prob have scored against us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_F Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Bookies have Saints as fairly strong favourites form this, with you being able to treble your money on a Livvy win. Bookies usually know what they’re doing, but surprised at this. We’re playing well, but Livvy looked great against Hibs last week and they have home advantage. Strange. Hope they’re right though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Sanchez Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Ticket website only offering the print at home option. Presume you can also scan these from your phone at the gate? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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