Big Dan Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Just now, Jag said: Another signing happening. Other than Scobbie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Just now, Big Dan said: Other than Scobbie? Don't know if it is Scobbie but they are just about to reveal another on Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 please be a right back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Just now, Woodstock Jag said: Yes, Archie, what we really need for our defence is a loan signing from same division rivals in the position we are best covered for at the back. The mind ******* boggles. Thought Scobbie is a right back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Scobbie is a left back or central defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, laukat said: Scobbie is a left back or central defender Aye so he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I’m a bit fed up of people desperate to find plus points to this window. It’s abundantly clear the club has absolutely no strategy to build a team core and has just been scrambling to pick up whatever scraps are left on the physio table and/or rejects lounge of other second tier “competitors”. Bottom line is our team is weaker now than it was 11 years ago when McCall took charge. Backwards and reversing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Scobbie confirmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 38 minutes ago, laukat said: Scobbie is a left back or central defender Another Left Back, with only 3 league appearances last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Scobbie doesn't actually look like a bad signing as he can cover 2 positions but he's not what we needed when we have such obvious other gaps in the squad I hope Christie Elliot doesn't get injured or suspended or not really know how to play right back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dl1971 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Hmmmm. Is he match fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 So we're going into the season to play the Thistle way without a recognised right back? What a joke. Competitive budget my arse. If a 6 month loan deal for a 30 year old journeyman who only played 3 times last season for a team in the same division is the best we can do, we've all been lied to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, dl1971 said: Hmmmm. Is he match fit? Does it matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWearsNumber9 Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 How about we get behind new singing and support them up until they have actually done something to merit a slagging ,the boy Jeffries from Dundee on his Twitter is filled with the most negative comments ,footballers use social media in today’s society and I’m sure most likely will end up seeing these things ,what do people think this does to the boys confidence seeing nothing but dismay from fans of the team he has just joined. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Bunnet Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, HeWearsNumber9 said: How about we get behind new singing and support them up until they have actually done something to merit a slagging ,the boy Jeffries from Dundee on his Twitter is filled with the most negative comments ,footballers use social media in today’s society and I’m sure most likely will end up seeing these things ,what do people think this does to the boys confidence seeing nothing but dismay from fans of the team he has just joined. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 Is it not a bit strange that we have signed 5 players on 6 month contracts? (Bannigan, Quitongo, Jeffries, Melbourne and Scobbie) Does this mean that if we're not in contention by January we'll be looking to shed some wages? Surely if we're paying a fee for Quitongo you would want him on at least a 12 month deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunnikierjag Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, HeWearsNumber9 said: How about we get behind new singing and support them up until they have actually done something to merit a slagging ,the boy Jeffries from Dundee on his Twitter is filled with the most negative comments ,footballers use social media in today’s society and I’m sure most likely will end up seeing these things ,what do people think this does to the boys confidence seeing nothing but dismay from fans of the team he has just joined. I think you need to ask yourself how many other Championship clubs would have been remotely interested in the 3 we have signed today. How far do you want our club to fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 24 minutes ago, HeWearsNumber9 said: How about we get behind new singing and support them up until they have actually done something to merit a slagging ,the boy Jeffries from Dundee on his Twitter is filled with the most negative comments ,footballers use social media in today’s society and I’m sure most likely will end up seeing these things ,what do people think this does to the boys confidence seeing nothing but dismay from fans of the team he has just joined. No. Giving the benefit of the doubt is what got us into this mess. Its nothing against the non-entities and crocks we’ve signed. It’s about the decisions that brought them here. The club either doesn’t know what it wants from a core team or has failed to resource it, or both. The fanbase shouldn’t just roll over and clap like seals at demonstrably dreadful planning. If Christie gets a heavy knock tomorrow we have, let’s be clear, NO RIGHT WING BACKS AT THE CLUB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachi Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 In context to the club's sole aim for the season and general rhetoric, the assembled squad somehow feels less than the sum of its parts. Disjointed by way of short term deals, loans, inexperience, fitness concerns and ability concerns. Imbalanced by way of heavy cover in some positions and limited cover in others. The squad still lacks a real spine and a real leader (we'll miss Tam O'ware) It's basically feels like we have a squad of past failures and unwanted dregs with little vested interest, all chucked together through necessity rather than choice/selection. It will be a minor miracle if we have a good season (reaching play offs imo). Cue Thistle 4-0 Morton! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 18 minutes ago, laukat said: Is it not a bit strange that we have signed 5 players on 6 month contracts? (Bannigan, Quitongo, Jeffries, Melbourne and Scobbie) Does this mean that if we're not in contention by January we'll be looking to shed some wages? Surely if we're paying a fee for Quitongo you would want him on at least a 12 month deal? This is another oddity that shouldn’t just be let to pass. It’s one thing to give a player with injury problems 6 months to prove his fitness but it’s quite another to pay for them then to do so and risk someone else signing them when they’re fit. Unless, of course, Quitongo was signed for 6 months because we are anticipating a FIFA dispute over registration for Coulibaly that will drag out like another farce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Woodstock Jag said: Bottom line is our team is weaker now than it was 11 years ago when McCall took charge. Backwards and reversing. We have a worse squad than the one Dick Campbell left behind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, potty trained said: We have a worse squad than the one Dick Campbell left behind? I mean the close of that window following him taking over. McCall brought in, among others, Twaddle, Rowson, Buchanan, Harkins and Storey. Supplementing a side that already had Donnelly, Archie, Robertson and Roberts. He also brought in Hinchcliffe who was a solid stopper as development and back-up for Tuffey when he was still maturing as a keeper. That was a solid core of a football team with a combination of experience and fresh blood. That year was a 6th place finish. I have little if any confidence that this team of permacrocks and obscurities will live up to that billing especially if Coulibaly doesn’t get clearance. Literally one player who can play right back and it’s a player who plays there by accident because he kept not being good enough at every other position to nail down a place and he had to rely on other injuries across the squad to get a start. I don’t fault Christie at all for his endeavour and commitment but he is not an established right back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlsarmy Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 13 minutes ago, potty trained said: We have a worse squad than the one Dick Campbell left behind? Got to agree with you PT , think the Club is an absolute shambles just now , seems to be no joined up thinking for the players we’re getting in, loan deals , 6 month contracts , so much for the rhetoric for rebuilding the Club after relegation . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 10 minutes ago, Woodstock Jag said: I mean the close of that window following him taking over. McCall brought in, among others, Twaddle, Rowson, Buchanan, Harkins and Storey. Supplementing a side that already had Donnelly, Archie, Robertson and Roberts. He also brought in Hinchcliffe who was a solid stopper as development and back-up for Tuffey when he was still maturing as a keeper. That was a solid core of a football team with a combination of experience and fresh blood. That year was a 6th place finish. I have little if any confidence that this team of permacrocks and obscurities will live up to that billing especially if Coulibaly doesn’t get clearance. Literally one player who can play right back and it’s a player who plays there by accident because he kept not being good enough at every other position to nail down a place and he had to rely on other injuries across the squad to get a start. I don’t fault Christie at all for his endeavour and commitment but he is not an established right back. When do you think you will be able to move on and accept him as an established right back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, jlsarmy said: Got to agree with you PT , think the Club is an absolute shambles just now , seems to be no joined up thinking for the players we’re getting in, loan deals , 6 month contracts , so much for the rhetoric for rebuilding the Club after relegation . What have I said, that you agree with? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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