angry gaz Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) Signs for Dunfermline. Great signing for them but I though he was looking burnt out after a year on the astro at Killie. Surprised he couldn't find a SPL club. Very inconsistent in his final days with us but Killie was a stupid choice for him, big mistake leaving the Jags Higgy. https://twitter.com/...8982528/photo/1 Edited July 18, 2016 by angry gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky jag Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Think he'll do very well in first div. say what u want about him leaving us, and his 2nd season wasnt up to much, but his first season with us was a joy to watch and i think this is a very good signing for a firat division club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I'd maintain that were it not for him we would not currently be in the premier league. Good luck to him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weebaw1 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Well done the Pars. higgy will be a great signing as long as Ayrshire Rangers have not destroyed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I reckon our manager's position has become almost untenable. We simply shouldn't tolerate players the quality of Higgy slipping thru the net once again. We're simply crying out for an attacking creative wide player yet Higginbotham is allowed to sign for Dunfermline ******* Athletic!!! As I like to think of myself as one of the more level headed supporter I'll give Archibald another month to bring in a quality player. After that, with the transfer window due to slam shut, I doubt I'll be alone in calling for Archibald's head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veejag Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I reckon our manager's position has become almost untenable. We simply shouldn't tolerate players the quality of Higgy slipping thru the net once again. We're simply crying out for an attacking creative wide player yet Higginbotham is allowed to sign for Dunfermline ******* Athletic!!! As I like to think of myself as one of the more level headed supporter I'll give Archibald another month to bring in a quality player. After that, with the transfer window due to slam shut, I doubt I'll be alone in calling for Archibald's head. I'm guessing my genuine lol was the intended response? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 If he could keep the head, play as part of the team in the most part and find a level of consistency he'd be playing top flight football. Hopefully he moves towards that with the Pars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I'm guessing my genuine lol was the intended response? Never felt so low since Darren Brady signed for Ross County. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veejag Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Never felt so low since Darren Brady signed for Ross County. Gotcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metz Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 No great surprise he has slipped down the divisions, he is an enigma. Probably in a straw pole most Jags fans would want him back the reality is when he was good he was memberable the trouble is it was all to fleeting. No great loss he couldn't even get in the Killie team when they were scraping to avoid relegation kind of sums his reliability up, never there when you need him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabbath Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Higgy, a legend in his own lunch break.. I feel that big Conrad will be following him. This is what happens when your agent blows smoke up your tail, next stop Cumbernauld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Got me thinking again about a "we got their best season" list: Paul Cairney was the engine room in yon season when absolutely every move involved him. Then he fizzled out. James Grady scored pretty much for fun for us in his time here. Then he fizzled out. Actually the same might be said for both Higgy and Conrad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Higgy, a legend in his own lunch break.. I feel that big Conrad will be following him. This is what happens when your agent blows smoke up your tail, next stop Cumbernauld. Yeah! Seemingly the Colts have money to burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Got me thinking again about a "we got their best season" list: Paul Cairney was the engine room in yon season when absolutely every move involved him. Then he fizzled out. James Grady scored pretty much for fun for us in his time here. Then he fizzled out. Actually the same might be said for both Higgy and Conrad. Scott Paterson. We certainly got his best season as a player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Got me thinking again about a "we got their best season" list: Paul Cairney was the engine room in yon season when absolutely every move involved him. Then he fizzled out. James Grady scored pretty much for fun for us in his time here. Then he fizzled out. Actually the same might be said for both Higgy and Conrad. Not sure I agree about Grady. He was pretty good at Clydebank, Dundee and Ayr before he joined us and while it didn't work at United, he scored for fun with Gretna. Liam Buchanan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Scott Paterson. We certainly got his best season as a player. Absolument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Not sure I agree about Grady. He was pretty good at Clydebank, Dundee and Ayr before he joined us and while it didn't work at United, he scored for fun with Gretna. Liam Buchanan ? Buchanan: Good call. Grady's percentage of matches in which he scored: Bankies: 23.2 (over 3 seasons) Dundee: 24.2 (over 3 seasons) Ayr: 17.5 (over 3 seasons) Jags: 45.5 (one season) Arabs: 6.9 (one season) Gretna: 30.6 (over 3 seasons) I reckon that supports the "we got his best season" nomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 We got all of Chic's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Scott Chaplain, Marc Twaddle. A few McCall signings seemed to peak with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graemei Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Great signing for Dunfermline, probably get promoted and play us next season and Higgy will no doubt score against us. Smashin... Thought his first season with us was brilliant, second not so much. Still didn't want him to leave for Killie tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'd maintain that were it not for him we would not currently be in the premier league. Good luck to him. Agree 100%. I also don't think he was as poor in his 2nd season as some make out. A lot of injuries meant he wasn't as consistent as the first but he still did well for us and I was sorry to see him go. Could have been a Thistle legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 No great surprise he has slipped down the divisions, he is an enigma. Probably in a straw pole most Jags fans would want him back the reality is when he was good he was memberable the trouble is it was all to fleeting. No great loss he couldn't even get in the Killie team when they were scraping to avoid relegation kind of sums his reliability up, never there when you need him. Nothing there to disagree with but I'd much prefer football to played with less fear that would allow an enigma more game time. So many entertaining players from the past wouldn't be given the time of day if they played today. Not in our claustrophobic wee leagues anyway. For instance I just can't envisage Charlie Cooke or Jimmy Johnstone tracking back. I wouldn't for a minute put Higginbotham in the same class as those two except in relative terms to the low standard of entertaining football we watch today. Players with his ability really should be playing in the top division here but our stupid leagues demand graft over guile. Higginbotham is wide open to criticism. He's certainly not a model professional tho' if I was a Pars fan I'd be delighted with the signing. I wonder if he'd still have been a Jags player had we started offering three year contracts six months earlier than we did? We quite possibly have dodged a bullet there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roque Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Great signing for Dunfermline, probably get promoted and play us next season and Higgy will no doubt score against us. Smashin... Like he did for Killie this season? It's a pretty strong signing for Dunfermline, but they're not getting promoted this year ahead of Hibs, United, Falkirk and whoever finishes 11th in the Premiership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_mac Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 The year we won the 1st division I am pretty sure there were about 5 teams that started the season with bigger budgets than us. Same when we won it in 2002. Dunfermline's current situation is very similar to our back to back promotion era in the sense that they've spent 3 years in the 3rd tier after nearly going out of business, and the tide is most definitely turning for them. They have tremendous momentum off the back of last season and signings like this show that they really mean business. I definitely would not write them off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graemei Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Like he did for Killie this season? Scored 6 for them I believe. The championship will be a very competitive league again this season, wouldn't just expect Utd to bounce back just because they were formerly an SPFL team. Arguably a more exciting league than ours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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