callum-ayr Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 It's so hard to see some sort of change in how we play when we retain Gilmour/Harkins/Forrest. All are no.10s and with only one being able to play, the others will be shoe horned into a position out wide that doesn't suit the team. I'm hoping Gilmour is released, it's just an extra body that we don't need. So what we have at the moment is:- Goalkeepers: Fleming, Hart Defenders: Higgins, Boyle Midfielders: Gilmour, Harkins, McGuffie Strikers: Forrest Expect Rose, Docherty, Crawford, Adams to all re-sign and possibly Meggat. If possible and was down to me, I'd re-sign Cairney/Doc/Adams and release Crawford along with Gilmour. That leaves us plenty of cover in the centre of midfield. McCall really needs to add width this season, another 2 on top of Guff and Forrest required. If McDaid is one I would be happy with that. Striker wise, I fully expect Moore to sign on and would be happy, he was extremely unlucky last year, that head injury was just freak and was fine otherwise. Was great at this level before, but need 2 others in, Moffat one? Academy players I can see being in and around the squad are Faulds, Balfour, Murphy (who have all been involved in match day squads last season) and possibly Waite and Thorburn, both full backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1nickydevlin Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Heard from A good source crawfords not re signing apparently going to livi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'm a fan of Robbie, but at the moment he's not better than Doc or Cairney, so won't get consistent time in the middle. A move might progress him further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 What I will say is, if we were to go into the season with Doc/Adams/Gilmour/Cairney/Harkins/Crawford all signed, the writing would be on the wall for McCall. Especially when 2 of the youth players he's touting to be in the squad are centre mids, there would be no change of tactics from last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joma Boo Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, 1nickydevlin said: Heard from A good source crawfords not re signing apparently going to livi That would involve a reasonable amount of compensation - I hope they're good for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mgc1910 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 3 hours ago, munro7 said: So at the minute assuming those offered deals sign we could be looking at something like: ----------------------Fleming--------------------- RB---------Meggat/Rose------Higgins-----Boyle ------------Crawford-------Docherty-------------- ------Forrest-------Harkins---------McGuffie ------------------Striker------------------------ Should be decent enough for league 1 I would have thought. Still a concerning lack of width and a lot will depend on who we get up front I guess. That team looks utterly horrendous. No pace. No width. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb123! Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 44 minutes ago, Joma Boo said: That would involve a reasonable amount of compensation - I hope they're good for it. Crawford isn't under contract though is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrunitedfw Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, rb123! said: Crawford isn't under contract though is he? No he isn't hence why it would be compensation we would require opposed to a transfer fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1nickydevlin Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Tbh wouldn't be sad to see the back of him.trys really hard but still looks like a headless chicken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I quite like Crawford, but I'd rather have Doc, Adams or Cairney in the middle or Forrest, McGuffie further forward in the middle, and he doesn't have the pace to play wide right. Good luck to him though if he gets a move to livi, or are we getting him mixed up with the Robbie Crawford that has just been freed by Dunfermline....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty_Boy Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Robbie Crawford has always been a player that has divided opinion... mine? He was our best player during the second-half of this (last) season up until he got injured and we badly missed him during the run in. Would take him over Docherty, Cairney and Adams easily and it would be very disappointing to see him leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Livi would have to pay a fairly decent fee for him, I'm sure I saw somewhere it is about £10k a year over the age of 16 it is normally calculated atUnless Ayr didn't meet the deadline to offer him a new deal, I don't see him signing for another Scottish team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Livi would have to pay a fairly decent fee for him, I'm sure I saw somewhere it is about £10k a year over the age of 16 it is normally calculated atUnless Ayr didn't meet the deadline to offer him a new deal, I don't see him signing for another Scottish team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Who's the team/club captain at Ayr? Any chance Higgins being given that role? He carried out his club captain's role at QOS very well, even when not featuring in the team. He's a decent signing but can sometimes be bit casual. Look out for a lot of his clearances/ long passes landing in the grandstand or terrace. Hope he does well for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatpretender Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 No compensation for Crawford too old and his last contract took him out of that compensation due contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Would be disappointed to lose Rab. I'm surprised (well, not really) that so many people don't rate him. He has been through many phases of form since coming into the first team years ago but apart from a very early season when he broke through, I'd say he performed best this season. He looked good against much better opposition than previous years. When he isn't in the team we badly miss his energy and drive, and his previously rotten first touch has also improved. Only midfielder I would put on the team sheet before him is Docherty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joma Boo Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, thegreatpretender said: No compensation for Crawford too old and his last contract took him out of that compensation due contract. He's still only 22. Although he turns 23 in June which is probably before the start of next season, so maybe not. I have to say I didn't think he was that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munro7 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Robbie Crawford has always been a player that has divided opinion... mine? He was our best player during the second-half of this (last) season up until he got injured and we badly missed him during the run in. Would take him over Docherty, Cairney and Adams easily and it would be very disappointing to see him leave. Would be disappointed to lose Rab. I'm surprised (well, not really) that so many people don't rate him. He has been through many phases of form since coming into the first team years ago but apart from a very early season when he broke through, I'd say he performed best this season. He looked good against much better opposition than previous years. When he isn't in the team we badly miss his energy and drive, and his previously rotten first touch has also improved. Only midfielder I would put on the team sheet before him is Docherty. This and this. I would have Crawford in my team before Cairney every single time. I also think we missed him latterly this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 2 hours ago, diegomarahenry said: Livi would have to pay a fairly decent fee for him, I'm sure I saw somewhere it is about £10k a year over the age of 16 it is normally calculated at Unless Ayr didn't meet the deadline to offer him a new deal, I don't see him signing for another Scottish team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Joma Boo said: He's still only 22. Although he turns 23 in June which is probably before the start of next season, so maybe not. I have to say I didn't think he was that old. He's too old for compensation if he turns 23 before July 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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