King Kenny Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Elliot on a 2 year deal. Â Booth signs a 1 year contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Great news on both counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 brilliant news on both counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Excellent. Hope to see more of the squad sign on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kenny Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Left back position sorted before the season has finished. Ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Â Great to see us tying up players this early. A couple of important signings in the bag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Pleasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Good stuff - was pretty convinced they would both sign on anyway to be honest, but good to have it confirmed. Â Little more concerned about the other important signings - I reckon Osman, Lawless and Craigen are 60/40 in favour of signing, Taylor, Higginbotham and Balatoni are 50/50, Fox at 30/70 and O'Donnell at 5/95. Gallacher will sign if we want him and I'd imagine the youngsters would too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinKelvin Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Good stuff - was pretty convinced they would both sign on anyway to be honest, but good to have it confirmed. Â Little more concerned about the other important signings - I reckon Osman, Lawless and Craigen are 60/40 in favour of signing, Taylor, Higginbotham and Balatoni are 50/50, Fox at 30/70 and O'Donnell at 5/95. Gallacher will sign if we want him and I'd imagine the youngsters would too. Â Agree with you - nice to get the expected resignings tied up. I hope you are right about Taylor, Higgy and Conrad being as much as 50/50 but I fear that they are probably all odds-against right now. Hopefully I am wrong about that. Balatoni in particular I would love to see us sign up for 2-3 years as he really kicked on in the second half of this season and he and FF look excellent together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Earl of Hathaway Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Would have liked to have seen Booth on a two year deal so we don't have to go through all this next year, but good business anyway. Oh and 'mon the Jarrow Arrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Pleasing. Filling the left back position is difficult given the player in question has to be able to get forward. Callum does that well. Â Signing Christie up is all important as not only is he a good option in attack that means we've cover in other positions as well. That said he might for all we know be Archie's idea of a straight replacement for SOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
read'n'yell Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Really pleased Booth has been signed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Left back position sorted before the season has finished. Ideal. Â Agree. As I said in another thread the league will be tougher next season so we need a solid defence in place right from the start. Right comes in and we're set, with Christie able to provide cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I'd much rather we signed up our current squad than make any new signings this summer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry gaz Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Signing Christie up is all important as not only is he a good option in attack that means we've cover in other positions as well. That said he might for all we know be Archie's idea of a straight replacement for SOD. Â Be interesting to see if Christie gets a run out at full back in the last two games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggybunnet Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Be interesting to see if Christie gets a run out at full back in the last two games. Â or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Finnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) Suspected that Christie would be looking for more security so not overly surprised to see him handed a two-year contract; nobody can begrudge him it, he's earned it. If we're happy to offer longer contracts to our current players, I would be slightly more confident about retaining Craigen who I think would be looking for similar security as Christie.  Happy to see Booth retained; he fits in well, suits our style and it gives us some continuity in a position we've struggled to fill. Wondering whether we have our eye on another left-back though because I expected him to be on a longer deal.   or http://en.wikipedia....iki/Ryan_Finnie  It would appear Finnie has already been released. Edited May 14, 2015 by Armand2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Where have you seen that about Finnie, Armand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanJag Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Suspected as much from seeing his most recent social media comments in addition to his omission from the latest development squad game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Where have you seen that about Finnie, Armand? Â Suspected as much from seeing his most recent social media comments in addition to his omission from the latest development squad game. Â Yep, as JuanJag says, a comment on Twitter would seem to indicate he's on the lookout for a new club. That would explain his recent unexplained absence from the U20 squads too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Released from 2 clubs within 6 months. He must have some sort of problem. Â News about Booth and Linford is great. Happy to see both signed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Looks like Balatoni will be off. Â But defender Balatoni, who has been linked with Barnsley and Blackpool, is proving harder to persuade. Â Archibald, whose side host Kilmarnock on Saturday, said: "I'm hopeful but the way it's looking, I think he might end up going elsewhere. Â "Conrad has been fantastic for me, I enjoyed playing with him and enjoyed managing him and he is welcome here any time. Â "If he wants to go and try something else, it's one of those things. That's Conrad, he is an ambitious lad. Â "We will keep trying and we hope he is going to sign but I think there is every chance he will move on.'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Ooft. Blackpool or Barnsley? You don't get a stamp on yer passport Conrad. Do the sensible thing and sign on with the Jags for another year so we can see how this squad can reach. Same with you SOD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I wouldn't be surprised if Finnie is away. You could tell he was still a bit off first team level and he'd be over age re the U20s next season. Maybe he was just unlucky he didn't join us a bit earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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