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Possibly, though it's hard to determine how good the club thought he may have turned out.

Just speculation, though I heard he was a mouthpiece in the dressing room during Jack Ross' final few games

Do you think we would accept only 500k (only 150k more than Erhahon)for a player with 18 months left on contract and just over a month since returning from world cup duty? I could maybe see that valuation come the summer. If the reported number of clubs I've heard are interested this window, could be quite interesting to see if any put an offer forward or hold off till summer.

Be interesting to see if Wigan would trust Maloney less than a week in the door to splash 7 figures on one player. That's where is see that link very doubtful at the moment.

Just what we are after. Competition on the left. Fingers crossed

Lincoln City seem in a much better place league position wise than Forest Green were. They have a similar path to Forest Green though, in terms of rising from National League to league 1. Unsure where this one will go, though I think if Erhahon does move, he will be making assurances that he is involved regularly to the first team to consider it as he can no longer be considered as a 'development' player.

Spot on with all of this imo. Just don't see the sense in bringing in Watt on a similar wage, so it must be a fabricated story. For us, Dylan going before his contract ended was vital and I am glad in the end up it looks like he is going to a very decent level. Palace have a great academy and there is every chance of him making it down there, whether that is going out on loan in the next year or so in England first of all, I genuinely think he could have a similar path as Billy Gilmour if he gets the head down. I would like to think if there is upfront cash for Dylan, we may be able to bring in another player, even if its on loan to bring us cover or extra quality. We certainly lack a goal threat at the moment. I think Ayunga missing the starting lineup is something he maybe needed to get that hunger back. Its unfortunate if his injury on Saturday results in some time out, as I feel he could be very key to our remaining games before the split.

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I'd imagine with the talk surrounding Dylan Reid, he may also be away. Never say never with Ethan, as he has already sparked interest this window, with Forest Green now opting for alternative player since he knocked them back. Always talk of Baccus interest, though current form I would be surprised if that interest has cooled off unless something miraculous happens over the next few days. Even though I think it was the best thing to happen, get your money on Brophy to score on Saturday.

Strange one with Lewis returning, unless he is moving to another club or someone else moves on. He's done well at Airdrie, though if he were to stay with us for the remainder of the season, I'd imagine it may be Olusanya moving out on loan as you say to accommodate a place for him as backup. Lewis is at the age of a striker, you need to be getting game time every week and he's certainly getting that at a lower level.

The club seems like they need a whole rebuild from top to bottom since McInness' departure. Fans were getting tired of the brand of football under him, though it seems that when someones been in the job for sometime and there is suddenly change, it's not so simple to just transition. Could too many new players brought in have caused an issue as it seems they have a lot of players on their books. Jim can also be very limited with game plans (no plan b). He has also had the biggest budget, probably in their history. Look at us for instance when Danny Lennon left after 4 years of stability. We never made it to the top 6 under Danny, though we were making progress and won a national cup in that period too. The aftermath up until Jack Ross came in was horrendous stuff (albeit pish cheap appointments). Just as Jack was repairing the damage in between, we lost him and Alan Stubbs came in and let off a bomb of negativity. We have slowly made our way back into progression and JG was part of that journey. I just hope we can tie down Robinson a while longer whilst he is showing the positives he brings on the park and in the dressing room.

Hakim Kiwanuka, 22 yr old midfielder from Uganda coming in on trial.

Ethan has recently signed up to Anton Ferdinand's agency. There's a possibility that they are holding out for a team either sitting higher up in League one or a Championship team. At this stage he needs to be playing every week to progress to the heights I believe he can reach. He may have got that at FG, though they are a team sitting bottom of League 1. With all due respect, that is a complete step down to his current platform.

Was that the same game Harry Davis also cracked the bar with a header?

For me personally, if it was a choice between making top 6 and taking some gate money from Celtic over progressing further in the cup then I'd take top 6 all day this season.

Thing is, we aren't a big enough club to carry a luxury high earner as 4th choice striker. He has failed to live up to expectations and justify us pushing the boat out for him. I think with Offord returning, it could signal a sign that he may fill his space on the bench with view to Brophy leaving. All speculating of course, though makes sense. Offord is highly rated and without any pressure he could offer something fresh up top when called upon.

With him not committing his future to the club, we are best to cash in on him just now, especially when he is not getting game time. It's unfortunate with Dylan, as I believe his breakthrough season would have most likely have been next season, though he has his sight set on moving whether it's now or the summer. You never know, both players could still leave this window, with just under 2 weeks left.

I think best case scenario was for him to go this window for us to negotiate a sell on fee. He certainly looks like he has bulked up and that could be something that really adds to his game as he is not shy in the tackle. The unders and reserve league quality down south will be a much higher standard than what he's playing just now so I wouldn't be surprised to see him to develop into a future star. It's much easier with clubs that size to have players that age with potential to develop without the pressure.

It seems once again from looking at the fixtures, that February has become another big month in the calendar (plus the Motherwell game this month) for realistically looking to pick up a healthy amount of points. Is 9-11 points from a possible 15 a realistic target? Sat 28/01/2023 Motherwell H cinch Premiership Wed 01/02/2023 Aberdeen A cinch Premiership 7:45pm kick-off Sat 04/02/2023 Hibernian H cinch Premiership Sat 18/02/2023 Ross County H cinch Premiership Sat 25/02/2023 St Johnstone A cinch Premiership Edit: And the possibility of the re-arranged Well away when announced thrown in there also, sandwiched between Hibs & Ross County or RC & St J.

Lazy af journalism. The other tabloids are reporting that very same figure. There is no way I can see us accepting a bid that low with 18 months left on his contract. 2 summers ago we were looking for around 700k+ for McGrath with 12 months left on his contract, just prior to his first international cap, before we eventually accepted a lower offer with 6 months left on his contract the following January. I couldn't even imagine us entertaining 350k in the summer either. We knocked back similar for Lewis Morgan with 12 months left of his contract. Starting bid of 750k-£1m with a sell-on at the very least surely?

On paper, Hearts probably looked more favourable on Saturday albeit we have a good home record, though we keep pulling great performances. There has been improvement on the road too, even when we have had players sent off we are picking up points. Hopefully after assessing them as soon as the weekend against us, we can pick up some weaknesses from them and where we can also improve. Strain and Baccus are key players and both had to pull up early in the game, though out replacements came in and did the job.

One of the biggest disappointments about Brophy other than his lack of goals was that he was offered a 3 year deal and was seen as a sellable asset off the back of his International recognition a year or two before signing for us. It now looks like we would reluctantly imo to save a wage, would let him move on to someone that is willing to pick up his wage on a free. Agree with this. Gogic and O'Hara in centre midfield with Kiltie on at a later stage to bring a bit more of an attacking threat later in the game if needed. I can see Flynn starting and not risking Strain if he's only just started training. Celtic on Weds may also be too soon to risk a key player.

Aye big Jon Nouble dropped a level and he's now their main threat upfront.

Robinson prior to the Hearts game was bigging him up in the press, then he had that unfortunate short lived minutes on the Saturday. Could he be doing with a short loan move to boost his confidence and game time, or does Robinson think he can genuinely hit the ground running and play a part in our second half of the season? It has been rumoured Brophy may be away this window, so maybe he's exercising his options that will be here longer.

I'd like to think our valuation of Bacchus is at the very least 7 figures and hope that we will hold out for that. It's more realistic we would get that valuation this window, rather than the summer, when we are in the same position as we were with McGrath. We also have the opportunity to sell Erhahon this window too. Whether he goes now or the summer, we will get the same value in dev fee. Dylan Reid also falls into the same bracket, though we would lose the ability to add a clause into the latter two if they hold off until the summer. Erhahon and Reid together can fetch us around 450-500k whether its now or in the summer.