BountyBairn

How many starts?

Was just thinking the same. Especially in his own words - hopeful falkirk can help get him back playing first team football.

Haha no idea indeed!

So we should just bin Cooper and Smith then? Sign more central midfielders?

Think or know that something is in the pipe - you are ITK after all ;-)

Taiwo coming back is good, but we're only more than covered in central mid. The fact we're playing Alston and Sibbs wide and the options from the bench aren't the greatest means that we should be looking for wide creative players IMO. The defence is probably most concern though, with Leahy not happy with staying and Muirhead being a natural CB. I actually think Muirhead has come into a game at RB, his delivery into the box in particular has improved greatly - but would be good to get cover. Rogers situation is a concern also.

Thought he looked decent enough having played a few games for us, IIRC when Holt was manager. Seems he's not kicked on at all, and not looking good if Stranraer released him too now.

Liam Rowan was (is?) one of ours

It's clear what you are saying about Sibbald and Alston seeming more like central players. But neither of them are better in the middle of a flat 4 than Taiwo, Kerr or Vaulks. Those three all have more dig defensively. If we were to play a diamond 4 Alston and Sibbs would both be good for playing behind the forwards. It's hard to suggest changing our winning formation though and with that in mind, I'd agree on a wide player....once we get RB sorted.

And IMO very importantly - away fans to the right. I just wish they'd get away with a cage being put up.

Agreed

They should use cash to reduce capacity elsewhere in the stadium and spread out capacity more evenly round the pitch - safe standing may be more expensive but fans want it. The reduction in seats should allow for more office or leisure space that will increase footfall on non match days. (The above points were previously suggested by my mate to the club a couple of years ago - seems very sensible to me)

Any timescales given?

Agree on Leahy. Not getting the credit he deserves IMO. Him and Vaulks are very sellable assets who didn't come through the academy, I hope we've got both on deals to 17/18.

We're laughing - and last time I checked it was queens who were loosers!

Queens won't be challenging Falkirk, we can all see that. I merely joined in the debate on the thread which was centred around whether that game was a must win. I said it was - unless expectations since the start of the season had changed. Perhaps your wisdom can enlighten me in terms of how you read that as not being about the game in question?

Good point...however it would still develop him if he was picked and overall would be more valuable at the time he moves on (if he does which I hope he can do for his own benefit). Therefore wouldn't be as strong as 'utter disaster' IMO. We'll need to live without him at some point.On the subject of players leaving - I know Vaulks has had a patchy season so far by last seasons standards but if he keeps landing rockets like Saturday he will surely start attracting a lot of attention, would be a big loss for us even if we have quite a lot in CM in the squad.

Yeah I was talking about the game, MT is coming on here trying to slag folk off for talking about crowd numbers - what's the point in that? Your dealing with being a QoS fan, not very well by all accounts ????

Not really, just sharing my view on the FOOTBALL. 'This is a multi-club forum get over it' was what Queens fans told me earlier in the year. Like I say - Deal wi it pal

Let's be honest MT needs to moan about something else now we're well ahead of them with a game in hand! 'Let's see where we are after the first round of fixtures' indeed - deal wi it! Again trying to stoke some kind of fantasy rivalry!

Good points about RC and ICT being funded by money men. They are certainly not living within their means. Very Gretna if you ask me. Even Rangers suffered after their money man found himself broke like a joke. Doesn't mean they are 'well run clubs' just because they have success on the park - ridiculous suggestion from Monkey Tennis

Seems like a few folk who have a track record of delivering real benefit to the club - not bad! Whether it delivers anything meaningful will depend entirely on the mechanics. Personally hopeful that it will work, fan engagement was previously at its highest when Kenny, Brian, Sarah and Michael were involved to some extent - see no reason why it can't get back to that.

Harsh on Watson, he's best CH behind grant IMO. Keeper is a concern though, not sure if we could do anything without an injury or recall happening to be honest unless there's a free agent that wanted to come to us and was SPL standard as minimum.

Has onef eventually died then?

Many strikers they need? Stubbs is a moron