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So things can move quickly in some cases. Let's hope the mystery striker is faster than this close deal.

Starting LWB l, back up RWB for when Strain is goosed. A starting GK are the priorities for me

I'm not in the know or anything, but with the chat on here about keepers what is Conor Hazards situation with Celtic? I ask as featured f**k all for them and in the NI set up. Spent time in Finland for 1st team action. Just not sure on contract situation. Just more from thinking of the NI links.

I feel we used to have some bloody terrible keepers in my time. I loved Ludo as he was a cult hero, he was a good stopper, but not a good keeper as an example. I think after the likes of Craig Samson we have been consistently getting better with keepers. I was worried for the likes of Hladky going to then get Alnwick in was good too. I worried with Carson coming in, but I prefer him to the lot. He is the best of both shot stopper and keeper.

I have to say Carson is much better than Alnwick in my eyes. Both good stoppers, but Carson can take a goal kick and keep it in, Alnwick couldn't. For me I don't see this. I see it as he has a year left I think we will let Peter go out on loan to get more game time and for us to see if he has it. The reason for this he has played f**k all due to no reserve league, so essentially just trains. Also for a fair bit of his career Carson has gone to Robo's clubs. They seem to understand eachother and Robo allows him to go spend time with his family, would other managers?! I can see us getting in maybe a more established number 2. I can see us then looking at maybe a loan to buy deal as this person would be better than Peter and could take over from Carson with Carson eventually going down to be closer to his family after this extension?!

I have all the faith in Robo and Foyle. I also believe this is a long game as we have most of the squad signed up for next season, so we will have 2 lists, one with squad fillers as he was known to complain last season with the numbers we had with injuries and suspensions, and another list of potential players who are starters to go for If the likes of Carson, O'Hara, strain and Baccus were to go... and potential starting LWB (ideally a left sided strain) I am also impatient and want to know everything now and want it sorted yesterday. I check the forum hourly.

I think I would be too. It mean we would be all set with left footed defenders (with Taylor able to apparently cover left back too), which are like gold dust (I keep telling my son to focus on the weak foot as the left is so tough to get people). If it meant a Uturn for main like Dunne I'd be happy as I think next season he could push of for us even more. The winger would also allow us to have goal scorer winger and a plan B for 3 up front. The 275k banding about upsets me as I personally feel Baccus is worth more. If it was closer to 400k or 500k with add-on's with 1 year left I'd be more happy. As I say of Baccus, Strain and O'Hara he is the one I feel we could find someone else to take his place easier.

I don't want to panic, but also I want some movement. I know we have a decent core signed up, but I know there were complaints on the size of squad last season too. I get with the ones who have left we will be looking for quality to take their place, but would we not have squad players signed up early doors to help him with the issues we had at the end with numbers?! I'm being picky now I just want some excitement

275k is very low in my eyes for someone with a year left and played in the world cup. It upsets me to think if it was say Motherwell or the other teams that finished top 6 this season they would command more than that reported amount. I would be upset to see him go as been good for us, but I'd be more upset of O'Hara or Strain were to go for that kind of money. It could also be that this is a fee that was agreed when he signed for us as some sort of release clause?! I would hope for some major add-on's in this whole situation. If we announce Baccus going officially I hope we quickly announce others after it to try get fans not to melt down.

We need other positions before looking at the midfield surely? Also Robo didn't seem linked to him when he was leaving Motherwell, why now? Is it the fact he has been a utility man before playing at CM/CDM/RB/CB? Maybe then takes the Flynn role on the bench? I want rid of Brophy as it hasn't worked out for the length of contract given, number of goals in a saints shirt and doe the money he is supposed to be on. My issue with this swap would be moving one injury prone player for another. I do love the style of play now and identity we have as a team that if he fits into this and is better than what we have I will trust the management team.

For the love of god please, please, please let us announce strips or signings like now or very soon. My ears cannot take all the questions and thoughts who could take the players leavings places in the team. School hasn't even finished!

Totally. With fitness and togetherness being focus of Robo and co I would imagine no one gets to miss this. Get new and existing players together and fit as quickly as possible. He would not want another Watt. He had been at a professional football team and came to us really unfit to their standards. I would imagine they want us to be as fit as we can be for the start of the season.

So looking at the gossip and links so far we have the following away or potentially away and linked players to potentially replace them LCB Dunne CB Jacob Bedeau LB/LWB Small LB/LWB Ali Koiki LB/LWB Adam Montgomery CB Shaughnessy/ RB/LB Tait RB/CB Oludare Olufunwa CDM/CM Erharhon CDM/CM Faud Sule ST/LW Watt ST/LW Kwame Peprah ST Main ST Robert Street ST Stav Nahmani RW Henderson ST/RW Conor McMenamin

I think it is the same club

That be a shame before really making it in the first team squad.