Lindau Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Considering this topic and the informed discussion, I have concluded that we should sign trialist 6(Sean Kelly)till Xmas. Tell him to become a 'no nonsense' defender to eradicate yesterday's type of mistake. I haven't seen a game yet this season, Friday will be my first, but the opinion on him seems to be ok but doesn't have a lot of prescence. Really think we need a big powerful unit, with a bit of pace at the back, but God knows where we will get him from. The team on paper is looking good, when everyone is back, but the defence at the moment, scares the hell outta me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfaelivi Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Lindau, I've seen three matches but would agree with you totally. A big fast brute at the back is badly needed, a leader type. And if you and me know that you can bet your boots that Mr Archibald is on the case. It is a month yet till that first league game and I am confident things will happen. In fairness to Archie he DID say after yesterday's match that "we have not worked on shape yet (except Friday) because it's not been worthwhile" presumably because we don't yet have the players. I am quietly confident that Archie has things in hand and suddenly there will be a signing that pleases us all, right out of the blue. He DOES keep things close to his chest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firhillista Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 It's, what, four weeks until the league starts? I think we need to focus on that and use the Betfred Cup as a pre-season tournament, much as I'm desperate to see us go on a cup run. We shouldn't be panicked into signing players if we can use the next few weeks to get the injured fit and get the best players in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Lindau, I've seen three matches but would agree with you totally. A big fast brute at the back is badly needed, a leader type. And if you and me know that you can bet your boots that Mr Archibald is on the case. It is a month yet till that first league game and I am confident things will happen. In fairness to Archie he DID say after yesterday's match that "we have not worked on shape yet (except Friday) because it's not been worthwhile" presumably because we don't yet have the players. I am quietly confident that Archie has things in hand and suddenly there will be a signing that pleases us all, right out of the blue. He DOES keep things close to his chest. We will all keep our fingers crossed on that one. No one knows the financial side of the club other than the directors, management and players. If we had managed to push the boat out a bit further and kept Dan, Fred and Gary, I would have been mega confident of doing really well this season. To lose the three of them has been a blow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 If it means using the League Cup to get is in shape and ready for Caley, but we go out, I'M happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 If it means using the League Cup to get is in shape and ready for Caley, but we go out, I'M happy with that. I imagine that this is now the way the club are thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 If it means using the League Cup to get is in shape and ready for Caley, but we go out, I'M happy with that. Agreed, everyone wants a cup run but the league is far more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 We will all keep our fingers crossed on that one. No one knows the financial side of the club other than the directors, management and players. If we had managed to push the boat out a bit further and kept Dan, Fred and Gary, I would have been mega confident of doing really well this season. To lose the three of them has been a blow Yes, no one knows the financial side bar who you mention. I realise it's not the point you're making but I reckon it's fair to assume by not matching Dan & Fred's wages of last season and not offering a wage "upgrade" to Miller we've been able to fund some valuable business elsewhere in the team. I was tho' under the impression that Dan wanted to move on. Fred I thought came up short in expectations too often and I wouldn't have been too confident if he was to be an assumed starter. I'd like to think Devine is a better player than Frans but time will tell and maybe more importantly by how much. I sense Miller is the biggest loss but I'm saying that only after knowing the extent of Dumbuya's injury. We have players to cover at right back but they're far from ideal over a lengthy period. Miller is a loss but only on hindsight. Anyway if we were able to push out boats I'd contend the extra dosh we would've had to find to keep Dan, Fred an Miller would've been far better utilised funding the signing of Ziggy Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I would love to see Gordon at Firhill but I reckon he is looking for a bigger club than us. Was surprised that he was linked to Dundee. Always thought he was looking down south to further his career, though like many other players have found out sometimes these things don't pan out. He certainly wouldn't be coming here to play second fiddle to Muzzy if and when he is fit again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I would love to see Gordon at Firhill but I reckon he is looking for a bigger club than us. Was surprised that he was linked to Dundee. Always thought he was looking down south to further his career, though like many other players have found out sometimes these things don't pan out. He certainly wouldn't be coming here to play second fiddle to Muzzy if and when he is fit again! thing is Muzzy could be out for at least 6 months possibly even a year. He is an excellent player but even before this injury he was a bit injury prone though other than that the guy has been a gem. However if this injury is going to take a long time to recover plus the fact he has been a little injury prone in the past there's a good chance any signing will not be second fiddle to him and it will be for muzzy to bide his time and ensure he is fully fit and all injuries behind him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted July 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) I certainly haven't read the possibly "out all season" scenario but if that is the case, you wonder if he will be the same player. Just at this moment in time the club doesn't seem to be doing niggly injuries, everything appears to be long term! I know the injury happened after Gary turned down terms, but I wonder if Archie could turn back the clock, if he would push out the boat to have kept him given that he can play centre half as well Edited July 10, 2016 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Watched the game yesterday and agree with most of the posters , middle to front we will be fine but defensively going with what we've got we're going to be in trouble. Re the keeper for the league cup games , register Kenny Arthur as a player and keep the budget for an experienced centre half possibly someone in the mould of Gordon Greer to help players like Liam Lindsay progress. Going to be an interesting couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Are we in a better position player wise than at the same time last season? Or are the issues different? Last season early on was defined by dismissal in the league cup and 3 points from the first 9 games, does anyone see that as a template for the next 3 months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boboptfc71 Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 No need for a new keeper get some experience in the defence and get young Conor Cullen in goal.. He passes a ball about for fun with either foot and has great distribution plus it gives him experience Against better opposition that he can take into the u20 games!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 The issue, as I see it, is injuries. Add Cerny, Lindsay, Dumbuya, Elliott, Edwards, Fraser, Bannigan & Osman to the squad that played on Saturday and suddenly things look a lot better. Most of these are going to be back sooner rather than later so if we can add to the defence, which is what Archie is trying to do, I don't think we need to panic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Sorry - don't buy into the apathetic attitude to the League Cup. Yes, the league is the priority - we all agree there. But winning our league cup games will increase the confidence and get the team into the winning habit. Very important in what I think will be a real difficult competitive season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Sorry - don't buy into the apathetic attitude to the League Cup. Yes, the league is the priority - we all agree there. But winning our league cup games will increase the confidence and get the team into the winning habit. Very important in what I think will be a real difficult competitive season. exactly plus the further we progress the more money for the club as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Sorry - don't buy into the apathetic attitude to the League Cup. Yes, the league is the priority - we all agree there. But winning our league cup games will increase the confidence and get the team into the winning habit. Very important in what I think will be a real difficult competitive season. Agree about doing well in the cups, but if it takes our injured players until the league programme to be fit, but we lose out on a cup run for it then it's a sacrifice worth having. As you say this league is going to be utterly cut throat and if we don't have a fit and ready squad for the start of it, we may repeat the start we had last season and I wouldn't be at all confident of a recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 10, 2016 Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 I keep hearing that Dumbuya's injury prone but in the three seasons before joining us he played an average of 33 games per season. I'm guessing there were often times when he was fit but wasn't first choice. Tho' even if that wasn't the case and he did pick up an injury or two he was never out for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13 jag Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I watched Miller give the ball to opposition players at least 7 times in the last game against Hamilton. He defended well, but is not the best footballer. We have enough strength to win our group in the cup, but also have the rest of the summer to bring in the players required to improve the squad and make the team better than last season's version. Our defensive record was good last season, but I think this was due to defensive midfielders and centre backs. We still have the midfielders and one of the centre backs. I have yet to see Devine, but hope he at least measures up to Dan and Fred. Our full backs are always better attacking than defending. It sounds like the keeper situation is the main concern for the management team. I'm sure they will come up with an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaf Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I think miller was a good pro but I think people got a bit carried away with his performances late in the season. The crunch game at Ross county is an example where he was raved about. However the goal came from the right centre back position and I thought he was really fortunate not to be sent off for the clattering he gave the Ross county guy a few minutes before the end albeit it was high up the pitch. Would have been happy to keep him but there's a lot of revisionism about how good he Really was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Anyone know what's happening down Firhill way? Answerphone message says "Unfortunately, our offices are closed at the moment". Nothing on the OS about it. In fact nothing on the OS since Monday. No twitter updates since Monday either. I haven't had a reply to a sponsorship email I sent on Monday. Season starts in two days. Seems a bit odd. Edited July 13, 2016 by BowenBoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Anyone know what's happening down Firhill way? Answerphone message says "Unfortunately, our offices are closed at the moment". Nothing on the OS about it. In fact nothing on the OS since Monday. No twitter updates since Monday either. I haven't had a reply to a sponsorship email I sent on Monday. Season starts in two days. Seems a bit odd. Also thought it a bit strange no interview/video with Gordon yet especially since he's been quoted in a host of papers. Perhaps it's the very fact that we kick off the season in two days priorities are elsewhere? Can't for a moment think what or why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Today's topical football quiz question "Where is the Superseal Stadium?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfaelivi Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Is anybody going to East Kilbride tonight? Will it be all Development squad players or might some of the walking wounded get minutes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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