Anthony Fitzgerald Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I know Houston gets it in the neck over signings but look at last season, he was abused all season but Austin has been a stand out, craigen once he settled has looked good, Henderson is 20 and is one for the future (I thought he looked good in under 20s) Rankin didn't work and the jury is out on Kidd. Austin was probably the best signing in the league last season. Hardly a disastrous season of signings! Yeah they may be okay but they're not Stephen Dobbie or Stephen McGinn!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Kelevra Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, knee jerk reaction said: I know Houston gets it in the neck over signings but look at last season, he was abused all season but Austin has been a stand out, craigen once he settled has looked good, Henderson is 20 and is one for the future (I thought he looked good in under 20s) Rankin didn't work and the jury is out on Kidd. Austin was probably the best signing in the league last season. Hardly a disastrous season of signings! A stand out? He started around 10 games and never scored against any of the top 4 teams. In what way was he a stand out? There are huge question marks over he can either last the season or be reliable to score goals against better defenders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 A stand out? In what way was he a stand out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) 32 minutes ago, knee jerk reaction said: I know Houston gets it in the neck over signings but look at last season, he was abused all season but Austin has been a stand out, craigen once he settled has looked good, Henderson is 20 and is one for the future (I thought he looked good in under 20s) Rankin didn't work and the jury is out on Kidd. Austin was probably the best signing in the league last season. Hardly a disastrous season of signings! Austin came on to a a game still cant understand why Houston dropped him when he had hit a decent scoring streak.. Issue with craigen wasn't so much him settling in was more that houston signed him as a right mid when hes a centre mid. Unfortunately it took most of the season until he realised that. Mckee showed he was a decent players but needs to stay fit.Henderson did ok for under 20's but reports back from cowdenbeath werent't great unfortunately.Rankin, Kidd and Aird were a total waste of cash and never improved the side one bit. Disappointing that we didnt just pish our captains wages down the drain once on a player but managed to do it twice with Rankin and Aird. And no I'm certainly not Olaf. Edited June 21, 2017 by Shadwell Dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grass Is Greener. Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 24 minutes ago, Andreas Kelevra said: A stand out? He started around 10 games and never scored against any of the top 4 teams. In what way was he a stand out? There are huge question marks over he can either last the season or be reliable to score goals against better defenders. Get them telt, Andreas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, The Grass Is Greener. said: Get them telt, Andreas. Just imagine the scenes in this thread if Falkirk get off to a poor start. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andreas Kelevra said: A stand out? He started around 10 games and never scored against any of the top 4 teams. In what way was he a stand out? There are huge question marks over he can either last the season or be reliable to score goals against better defenders. He was directly involved in a goal every 108 minutes and only Cummings had a better minutes to goals ratio in the league than him. The fact he only made 7 league starts was due to injury in the first half of the season then Houston's reluctance to play him when he properly broke into the team (Dundee Utd 3-0 at home). Think it's also a bit unfair to criticise his record against the top 4 as he only played the full 90 once once against them and was largely used as a late sub. Edited June 21, 2017 by lanky_ffc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Believe The Hype said: Kinda stepping on the toes of my point there shagger. Sorry mate, read Shadwell's 1st. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 ShadwellUnless someone is going to come in and pump in a few quid get used to the mediocrity of the last 8 years. This league is like musical chairs. Players move from one club to another. Outside Keatings I cant think of one signing for another club that has made me say I wish we had got him. Dunfermline and St.Mirren have not signed anyone other than journeymen and work in progresses. ICT and Morton have signed our cast offs. Kind of struggle why you are going so nuts TBH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Bairn Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Shadwell get yourself booked up to Budapest and come have a week in the sun with yer da senor bairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Kelevra Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 20 minutes ago, lanky_ffc said: He was directly involved in a goal every 108 minutes and only Cummings had a better minutes to goals ratio in the league than him. The fact he only made 7 league starts was due to injury in the first half of the season then Houston's reluctance to play him when he properly broke into the team (Dundee Utd 3-0 at home). Think it's also a bit unfair to criticise his record against the top 4 as he only played the full 90 once once against them and was largely used as a late sub. If you only play against the poorer teams then of course the stats will be skewed. The point I was making that is that he can hardly be described as a stand out. Lyle Taylor and Farid would have been an example of a stand out season - but not Austin, The best you could say about him is promising.and for a guy aged 23 that isn't that great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Back Post Misses said: Shadwell Unless someone is going to come in and pump in a few quid get used to the mediocrity of the last 8 years. This league is like musical chairs. Players move from one club to another. Outside Keatings I cant think of one signing for another club that has made me say I wish we had got him. Dunfermline and St.Mirren have not signed anyone other than journeymen and work in progresses. ICT and Morton have signed our cast offs. Kind of struggle why you are going so nuts TBH. Yeah and thats why its imperative that we don't miss out this season . The league is there for the taking if we make better signings than our opposition. Only time will tell but I'd rather we'd waited to see who else was about before giving Harris a two year deal. He's more of a last resort signing for me and should never be on a two year contract. I'm sure Budapest will be great whether any football happens or not but I'm struggling to get time off my work unfortunately. Just need to hope the rest of our season is better organised than Budapest or we are well and truly fecked. Edited June 21, 2017 by Shadwell Dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Andreas Kelevra said: If you only play against the poorer teams then of course the stats will be skewed. The point I was making that is that he can hardly be described as a stand out. Lyle Taylor and Farid would have been an example of a stand out season - but not Austin, The best you could say about him is promising.and for a guy aged 23 that isn't that great. 1) Taylor scored 24 goals (6 against top 4) and Faird got 18 (5), so neither of them when particularly prolific against the better sides. 2) There's nothing inherently wrong with a striker who scores most of his goals against poorer sides. Those matches are worth 3 points just like the rest. FWIW, I wouldn't go as far to say he was a stand-out, but he's shown enough to suggest he can score 15+ goals if he's fit and starting for a full season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, lanky_ffc said: 1) Taylor scored 24 goals (6 against top 4) and Faird got 18 (5), so neither of them when particularly prolific against the better sides. 2) There's nothing inherently wrong with a striker who scores most of his goals against poorer sides. Those matches are worth 3 points just like the rest. FWIW, I wouldn't go as far to say he was a stand-out, but he's shown enough to suggest he can score 15+ goals if he's fit and starting for a full season. It'll be important to pair him with the correct new striker next season. I didnt feel he really struck up a partnership with any of our other strikers last year although he played well himself. Didnt help that he was playing with a different one just about every week mind you. Edited June 21, 2017 by Shadwell Dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor Bairn Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Telt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I see Rankin has been offered a coaching role - is he likely to be welcomed back? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 4 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said: I see Rankin has been offered a coaching role - is he likely to be welcomed back? He was coaching at Hearts last season was he not? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Fitzgerald Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I see Rankin has been offered a coaching role - is he likely to be welcomed back? No 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 A stand out? He started around 10 games and never scored against any of the top 4 teams. In what way was he a stand out? There are huge question marks over he can either last the season or be reliable to score goals against better defenders. Curious where you are going with this? Do you want to replace Austin upfront with someone else? Is he not good enough for us as he has not scored against the top 4? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSpow Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Gollum and Murdoch have signed on again coupled with Scobbie it looks like DUFC are relying on pace again this year [emoji23][emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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