Derby Jag Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) According to ET, Christie Elliot will be the latest player to sign on http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/sport/spl/elliot-is-latest-to-re-sign-for-jags-125569n.21196992 Happy for him to get a new deal but think it could be worth getting him out on loan to a decent First Division side for the first few months of season. He would benefit with some regular starts as I can't see him getting much early season game time with us. There is definitely a player in him that I think just needs confidence and experience to come out Edited May 28, 2013 by Derby Jag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p12tfc Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Waste of a wage for me. Could do a lot better Edited May 28, 2013 by p12tfc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_frank Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Waste of a wage for me. Could do a lot better I agree. Not SPL quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I'm a bit confused by this one too, but in Archie we trust... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 He deserves a chance in the SPL. FWIW I think the SPL is more about speed and strength that the 1st so if he plays to his strengths he can do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediocre Pundit Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 The white Tade? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 He deserves a chance in the SPL. FWIW I think the SPL is more about speed and strength that the 1st so if he plays to his strengths he can do well. Tend to agree with this, and if the budget has been doubled from last season, i'd imagine there's room to have him in the squad. a great option to have on the bench. and certainley not one of our highest earners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marco77 Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I do think there is a decent player in there somewhere. Maybe with a bit of confidence and a run in the team we might see it. Still not sure what his best position is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoncordiner Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I think he came a long way in the last 6 months of last year. For a start, he started playing with his head up, which is a massive step forward. If he can continue to develop, at 21, he's definitely worth a shot. Agree he needs regular football, a half year loan deal at a first division club would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I love Elliot but only because he tries really hard. He's like the Scottish road runner. Rapid. "Meep, Meep". Not sure if this means he should have a new contract but I'm just a daft fan and not a football manager or coach in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 It must do his nut in that everyone calls him Elliot when his name's Elliott (check his Twitter), and I include our official website in that. Or maybe it's just me...very amateur-ish. Anyway, onto the player himself, if I was in Archie's shoes I wouldn't have offered him a new deal. However, he won't be a regular starter, he's a squad player and he's often proven to be dangerous coming off the bench when there are tired legs out there. He needs to work on his positioning first and foremost, for me, but hopefully if - as suggested - he has a loan spell to begin with and returns, he'll make some sort of impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Passenger Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 It might seem strange on the face of it, but he's certainly one of our more robust players. Perhaps Archie's looked at Tade as an example of good athlete/more limited player who's gone on to make a positive contribution to a side in the top division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I'm glad that Elliott will be with us. A much better player at the end of the season than he was at the start of it. Big and fast, and with some appropriate coaching and experience he might prove to be very useful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Quite happy to see Christie signing on again. Be good if the two Aarons, Sean and Banzo took the extensions as well as it would leave us in a great position for the following season just in case it goes tits up next season (if reconstruction goes through there could be two going down from the SPHell next season.... Automatic and play off) Edited May 28, 2013 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) He deserves a chance in the SPL. FWIW I think the SPL is more about speed and strength that the 1st so if he plays to his strengths he can do well. Agree. I'd rather have a young player with strength and pace that might improve than a technically better player that's lost a yard or two with age against him that can never regain his best. We do tho' need experience further up the park. We've two centrebacks in management plus Shug Murray so the defensive side of things is pretty well covered from a learning point of view. But much of the point in bringing in experience is to help develop the younger players, so re-signing Elliot makes a good deal of sense to me. Putting aside the affordability factor I think Harkins would be that sort of player. Edited May 28, 2013 by lady-isobel-barnett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Dont think there are many jags fans that wouldnt take Harkins back however I can see him getting better offers from elsewhere. Think we really need a half decent big signing just to get the fans juices going again for what will be an exceptionally hard season next season. Harkins would definitely fit that bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briogadh Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 It must do his nut in that everyone calls him Elliot when his name's Elliott (check his Twitter), and I include our official website in that. Or maybe it's just me...very amateur-ish. Anyway, onto the player himself, if I was in Archie's shoes I wouldn't have offered him a new deal. However, he won't be a regular starter, he's a squad player and he's often proven to be dangerous coming off the bench when there are tired legs out there. He needs to work on his positioning first and foremost, for me, but hopefully if - as suggested - he has a loan spell to begin with and returns, he'll make some sort of impact. But Jags have done this before! Jimmy McGown was throughout his career listed everywhere as "McGowan". He finally stopped complaining! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Incognito Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I agree. Not SPL quality. Indeed. He often struggled in the First Division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erty13 Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 i think he would be a good full / wing back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Yes he is fast and tries hard, yes he scored against Airdrie and yes he seems like a nice enough guy but there is no way he is an SPL striker. There is also no way he would get a regular game for a half decent 1st Division team on loan, same way he never has for us. Happy to be proved wrong and he won't be getting much of a wage but I couldn't be any less excited about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantB Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Dont think anyone is suggesting he's a striker anymore. Think he'll be used as an impact player down the wing when we are looking to stretch teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Dont think anyone is suggesting he's a striker anymore. Think he'll be used as an impact player down the wing when we are looking to stretch teams. He certainly did that to good effect towards the end of the season. More of that next season would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Been sponsoring him for the last two seasons and have seen him improve in those two years and he certainly has filled out recently. I don,t think with his age and experience you can really expect him to have banged in 10+ goals a season just yet. I don,t know if the stats are accurate but from 50 starts he has scored 10 goals so maybe there is a goalscorer there. As a player that will be around in football for the future I think this is a year when he does need to find his most positive playing position and if that is as a striker then he does need to get that 10+ goal return. Go for it Christie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 On his day he will terrorise some defences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Been sponsoring him for the last two seasons and have seen him improve in those two years and he certainly has filled out recently. Click the small picture in the main picture and that proves your point!! Thats what u call a 6 pack!! https://twitter.com/C_Elliott10 Edited May 28, 2013 by Lindau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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