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12 hours ago, djchapsticks said:
Agreed. We'd need a couple more years of sustained increased crowds to even consider it.
We'd also not be filling in thst end of the park either, surely. It would be the two sides of the family stand?
I think the demand from away fans of at least the 'usual' top 5 clubs + Dundee would sell out with an additional few hundred seats installed. The issues I see though that side of the stadium is the fact that if you join on to W7 as mentioned above, there would have to be a segregation in place which would then lose some seats for a stewards line. If it was only one side where the scoreboard currently is, would it really be worth it also for the sake of an extra few hundred seats? It would take quite some time to make the money back spent on it being built.
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These games are always tight with very little goals. I do however think with our new recruits (including Olunsanya), we have a much more exciting feel about our play. Wee now seem to have a couple of options on how we are going to shape up as Sunday proved, dropping Mandron to the bench.
Prediction: 1-2 Saints
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15 hours ago, medals said:
Better if we need to increase the capacity and still nearly fill it regularly.
If we've to compete financially this would help a lot
I've no doubt, at least the top 5 teams in the league and possibly Dundee would sell out the away allocation if we upped the capacity. The issue we have is the cost it would take to fill in one of the corners short term. I'm take a stab in the dark here, though I couldn't see a corner making more than 300-500 extra seats available with current layout.
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1 hour ago, billyg said:
Yeah it was disappointing , especially after picking the ball up in his own half and leaving your central defensive plodders in his wake !
His pace was unreal, though he seemed to slow down too much at the decisive moment of pulling the trigger and got closed down
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2 hours ago, Doakes said:
Wasn't much, saw a bit of a scuffle as I was walking through the carpark towards Feegie but nothing overly serious. Thought the atmosphere was pretty good inside the ground and Aberdeen fans I met were a friendly enough bunch
A few points
Aberdeen looked no better than they did last season. Robson's interview after the game was a bit bizarre, can't see him lasting too long. Duk in particular is shite
Miovski should have been booked for his celebration, he knew it was a double hit and so did Hemming. VAR had already wasted about 20-25 mins of the game so taking another few minutes to get that decision right would have been the right call. Not sure why Beaton didn't have a look, especially for a game deciding decision like that
Robinson spoke well after the game. Have been critical of him in the past but no question that he's getting the best out of a small squad. We played some tidy football so as long as we can keep the squad fit, we'll do alright
This. Every other decision that had a decisive moment seemed to have a few minutes of scrutiny. This was a huge moment in the game and he's not bothered his arse to look at it properly.
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I know the game is done now and there's a list of strange refereeing decisions being debated, though why on earth did Miovski not pick up a yellow for goading W7 after his goal?
Btw did anyone see what was happening on Ferguslie park avenue after the game?0 -
18 minutes ago, naegoodinthedark said:
McDiarmid Park on a January midweek is the coldest place on earth.
Close the thread please mods.
Always to date found through past experiences, Broadwood, all year round and Inverness/Ross County
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47 minutes ago, ZingaliMan said:
Jason Naismith has joined Burgh. I take someone with deep pockets is behind the Burgh ?
Yeah, recently had a takeover with huge ambitions. Now have Lafferty, Dorrans and Naismith on their books.
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11 hours ago, Buttocks Brown said:
We'll never see another transfer window like that again. Ferdinand, Hladky, Muzek, Popescu, Dreyer, Nazon to name but a few.
I don't know how all those guys from across Europe were identified. Am I right in saying that Gus was involved? Did he do the scouting work before the window opened?
Seem to remember Vaclav had basically just been a sub goalie in the Czech league for years and years. Diamond unearthed.
We had some scouting platform partnership around that time, which opened up many possibilities for identifying players off the radar. Whether it was cost cutting or not, we found some bloody good gems.
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4 minutes ago, Bobby_F said:
That and green.
I didnae mind the old uhlsport Mitsibushi Motors sky blue number from the late 90s. One of my first strips.
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1 minute ago, djchapsticks said:
Surprised nothing mentioned on here for the 5 options for the fan-designed third kit vote.
I like option 1 but it doesn't go with the black badge. Option 5 also looks pretty good with the Paisley Abbey window motif forming the basis of the shirt but looks more pink than red.
Option 4 is suitably mental enough to be a 3rd kit - looks like a big fucking teacake and I don't like the White/Gold colour palette of the other two.
1 just edges 5 for me though.
I'm all for the Tunnack's option
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Bring back Mateo Mužek
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26 minutes ago, MenstrieSaint said:
Would like to think we can try Jamieson in a couple if different positions this season . Probably off the bench . Maybe give him a couple of run outs in midfield , probably coming on to replace a striker .
I've no doubt he will get some sort of game time, though when the manager speaks of another striker albeit a target man, it makes you wonder how many opportunities he will get, especially if we play a system that only has one striker or just playing off of.
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3 hours ago, sergie's no1 fan said:
Is this him bullshitting again?
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No cover for one of our most injury prone players in such a key area seems risky.
Or are we about to sell Strain and use the funds to replace him, sign a left sided player and the target man striker?
It is true. Still wouldn't be surprised to see the likes of Strain or Baccus potentially going before the window closes. If either one goes, I'm sure funds would be made available.
Separately, no harm to Lewis Jamieson, though I just can't see a place for him in the squad with the players ahead of him. He signed that year's extension on the basis of being included and not loaned out, though you have at the very least, the likes of Grieve, McMenamin and Olunyansa ahead of him in the pecking order. Then when Ayunga is back he's further behind.0 -
7 minutes ago, Doonhame Buddie said:
Does Baccus to Aberdeen make any kind of sense? He’s made it clear his ambition is to play in England and he could certainly cut it in their Championship.
Going to Aberdeen (or any other Scottish club) would stall that ambition for two years.
I’m much more concerned that Strain will be moving south in the next couple of weeks. And I don’t mean to Palmerston.
Kenny Mclean to Aberdeen is a perfect example of what a step up to a bigger club in the league can do for your career.
Move to Norwich City in the championship a couple of years down the line, Scotland caps and eventually a promotion to the Premier League. All at a similar age of that to Baccus.1 -
3 minutes ago, Bakero said:
Robinson spoke earlier in the year about how players are developing later now, after Lewis Jamieson signed a contract extension:
“He has to be utilised, but the problem is that kids here are probably two years behind where they should be because of covid, the cuts and not having the teams available to have that transition between 18s and first-team.
We’re playing a little bit of catch-up. Players mature a lot later than they used to. It used to be at 18 they were ready for the first team but now it’s 21, 22.”
Thats a very valid point I hadn't considered.
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56 minutes ago, Silvio said:
Yeah I booed Junior. I couldn't believe he left us when he did.
Booed Alex Bone as well, both when he was playing for us or against us.
I cannae remember though did Paul Fenwick get it as tight as he should have for leaving us and signing for Morton?
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1 hour ago, Biscuits said:
Our support must surely have the biggest bunch of moaners around?
Even by our standards this thread is fuckin brutal reading just now.
You been on the loony Facebook page yet? Pretty much confirms it
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38 minutes ago, medals said:
So we are sitting at about 22 players in the 1st team squad.
We are expecting a LWB, a CF and possibly a GK or is that Lennon?
Then is it only if players leave or will we sign a creative midfielder.?
If so 26 would be a deeper squad that previously, and with better options.
Of course Ayunga is out for a chunk and that is why we are looking atbthe additional CF.
Can't see us bringing in another goalie. Hemming was signed as No1 even with Carson here. We carried just Carson and Urminsky last season
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34 minutes ago, Molotov said:
I’ve seen us sell guys like Peter Weir, Billy Stark, Frank McDougall, Paul Lambert, Gunni Torfason, Lex Richardson, Billy Thompson, Ian Ferguson, David Winnie, etc to Scottish rivals down the years.
It’s nothing new. We have always been a selling club.
None of those players were 35 years of age.
It was clear that we were in a situation that we needed to offload Trevor Carson.
In the past we “mutually terminated” the contract of such players and paid them off.
If we actually achieve a transfer fee and get shot of 2 years of wages for potentially one of our highest earning players (who has declared he wants away) then in my opinion that is a fcuking tremendous deal.
There is no doubt that Carson was a great keeper for us last season, but there is no guarantee that he is going to transform Dundee from a championship club to a top6 team on his own.
Bye bye TC - enjoy Dundee.
We have also freed the wage of a player who doesn't want to play for us.
Could have let him go for nothing with a payoff and Dundee pick him up for free.
When there is only one suitor, you can't be too picky about where they end up.
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1 minute ago, AW saint said:
Getting a 6 figure fee for a player with a clear attitude problem is great business.
Good keeper but we need players committed to the cause.
Now use the money to get a LWB signed-
Fling half the money at Strain to sign a 1 year extension and a gentelmans agreement to leave when a 7 figure fee arrives.
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Reality is, first and foremost we need a left back and a forward is in the pipeline. Before the window closes, if anyone unexpectedly leaves, such as Baccus, Strain or Ohara, then we will no doubt be needing to fill those voids too.
I think Gogic's versatility helps cover at the back if used primarily as a midfielder.
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15 minutes ago, djchapsticks said:
Understandable folk saying that we are strengthening Dundee and weakening ourselves.
We aren't weakening ourselves at all though. Carson would not have been playing for us regardless of whether he was a St. Mirren player or not.
End of the day, he HAD to go. The window is slowly closing and if we have any chance of a full-time permanent replacement then it has too happen soon.
Good keeper, very good keeper in fact but a massive man-child.
Agree. A player who has stated he 'doesn't want to be there', it is better for squad morale that such player is moved on. He was a huge asset imo before all of this happened, though its time to look forward. A transfer fee give us an opportunity to maybe strengthen our hold on other areas of the park we need looked at. I can't personally see us bringing in another goalie. Hemming was brought in to replace Carson and Urminsky played backup last season and should continue to do so this season.
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53 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said:
Yeah, that was where my head was at. Was it not Drey Wright + someone else? We had accepted it to the point we brought in Kiltie as a replacement.
Scott Allans name was mentioned.
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I could be wrong though I had memories of them having a decent travelling support hence referencing them