Staggie#Wearethehighlands

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Delighted with MacKay signing, was just starting to come onto a game at the end of the season I thought, also looked to have a bit of dig about him. Reckon he'll rattle a good few in next season.

Just remembered that the team came out to the old wolfstone music the other night. Don't know what brought that about but it was a welcome change for me anyway, back to the days when Ketts himself was crunching everything in sight in midfield.

Always liked George when I met him, think he did a lot more behind the scenes than most of us realised. Him and Derek were obviously a formidable and effective team. Interesting (and delighted) to see that Derek has proved he doesn't need him by his side now aswell. Presumably his wage/position was absorbed by taking on the subsequent 'bigger' management team. Thinking back to that era reminds me that Ranald also did an awful lot for the club, especially in the PR stakes..........

I liked him, maybe a bit one dimensional but always seemed to be able to get a decent ball into the box. For me he always gave the impression he was trying and working hard.

^^ Last two sentences of the above spot on imo. Jim O'Brien has been good for us but I'm afraid if the rumours of indiscipline are true then I would back the manager totally (even if I don't think he's doing a great job atm), there's no place for that in a team environment. I'm scratching my head with the Draper situation, thought he'd be a cracking player for us, no doubt one of the stronger CMs in the league. Is it that we're just not set up like the Caley team he did so well in. I too am deeply concerned. Don't want to say "told you so" but I really didn't fancy the Coyle appointment. He came to us with no momentum and hardly a good (recent) track record, in saying that, offered the choice between him and Steve Clark at the time I would certainly have gone for Coyle, so what do I know! What stands out for me is that a 'better' manager should be able to get a little more out of the existing pool of players than his 'unsuccessful' predecessor, that undoubtedly just has not happened. It may have been that Jim n Billy's time was up but I honestly believe we'd be a few points better off if they hadn't gone. How did Woods do yesterday btw............?!

Bellamy is a good shout, didn't he tell one of the Clyde team "you'll be cutting my grass in the Summer?!" Anton Rogan sticks in my mind from way back. Scott Brown has to be a stick on for this though! (although had Joey Barton been allowed to stay much longer I'm sure his place would have been cemented near the top aswell)

Thought it a bit odd those couple of games towards the end of the season where he 'seemed' to need to be subbed off a bit too easily. Dunno if he was trying to play through an injury or whether something else was going on.

Cue Mr Draper......I liked Woods when fit and on his game but the situation with (the management?) clearly got beyond repair, so better gone and free up a wage.

Could be a very decent bit of business that, well done the club for making it happen!

Fenlon Dreesen Balk Celcer [emoji15]

Like O'Brien a lot and hope we see him back next season but he's a different type of player to Woods? I think Woods could be missed a lot more than some people think, unless we get a definite upgrade(of which neither Draper nor Vigurs are imo) Burke could be a cracking player but do we owe him any loyalty? Hopefully there's some kind of agreement that he signs for us longer term if he gets fit. Thought Franks was worth keeping as a squad player.

Davies had a calf strain according to Sportscene

[emoji1] Wouldn't say it was one of my favourite memories as I sha* myself when it happened! Remember it well though. Remember him apologising to his team mates in the moments after saying he lost the ball in the floodlights.

Sorry to see him leave County, put in a good shift for us last year and over the season was one of our best/most consistent players.