Lochwood

I agree with north British we surely can get at least a couple in from the cup money, after all that is never budgeted for in a season, that would get some fresh competition in to the squad. Has to be players that can go straight in the team , must be a few players who will know they are getting released from clubs and would come on loan to earn a contract. Another thing that really annoyed me yesterday was a free kick with goal scoring chance and Reading took it , neither Mullin or the boy Mclear who has history as a bit of a specialist at free kicks went anywhere near it and shows how low there confidence is. we have to try something new and go 3 5 2 going forward and see how it goes our system just now is clearly been sussed by all the coaches.

Absolutely GASH again at home for the umpteenth time, listened to Mathie’s report of January window and it’s a load of mince. Win this league or get in the play offs with what we have your having a laugh mate. We need 3 players right through the spine of the team or we have had it end off. There is at least 3/4 players playing every week who have lost it and they keep playing because there is no competition for there place, unless there is change this is gonna end very badly.

Just thought I’d give you a shout and to say very well played on Saturday, we robbed you with the last gasp goal, all the best going forward and the boy Hester would take him to play with Dipo.

I’m thinking he has been approached by a club without telling thistle, and they have found out, after all that’s what he did to get back to thistle.. Sneaky character, and would never work under the Smith/ Mathie regime.

Plain and simple that was an absolute mugging done by Ayr today, miles off it all over the park with the exception to Mcadams, kept Ayr in the cup with some wonder saves.. Ansolutely does my head in playing with wingers and they don’t play as wingers, playing like it will happen don’t worry until they scored the the shit hit the fan, absolute embarrassing performance didn’t watch the extra time as I’d had enough by then.

Listening to the match preview there, with our new boy looking forward to it, but I’m thinking he wasn’t signed before the draw was made so for me he can’t play is that correct? Wouldn’t want to do a Queen’s Park and happy to be corrected if I’m wrong.

Well after that result the difference was obvious to see Queens have brought in 4 three went straight in the team one on the bench and came on and are absolutely a lot stronger and will be in the top four We brought a guy in who has played little football in the last two months and is clearly not up to speed so might take some time. I was really surprised he started the game based on his playing record recently.It is vital if we are to have a go we need at least three in on loan who can go straight in the team , if we go with what we have our back up youngsters are not ready for this yet, cover for injuries ok but that’s all, we won’t be in top four, all the results like last week went for us but we won’t get too many more opportunities like that.

Can only go what I witnessed on the day and showed McDonagh had a bit about him, I think he’d be a good cover for the big man.

Well some good business done and I’m being greedy and would like to see us getting cover for Akinyemi just in case and a striker that could play with him, the boy McDonagh has been let go by Cove a big strong lad who played really well in the game at Ayr, he is the only centre I have seen giving Kirk a really hard time and gave us problems especially in the air andI think he scored the equaliser against us

Got to be happy with that business, adding height as well as goal scoring talent to the club, Mcaleer and Dempsey both 6foot plus and the wee diamond Murdy in between them. Looks like Ayr have taken on Mullins wages till end of season so a happy player and a saving for Livy and who knows an increase to our wage bill but we’ll worth it. Hope we can steer clear of any more injury problems, if we are lucky with that we won’t be far away from top four.

My guess was based on him as a top earner, and I think our top earners would be £800 per week plus bonuses for assists and goals so Mullin if he accepted my offer would be getting offered £1300 per week plus bonuses as above, if he is on £1500 or more a week then I would question is he worth that for the championship. I cannot see livi paying more than that and I would guess there very top earner would be £2k a week

Quite clear Livi are looking for Ayr to pay the difference on his wages till end of season, I can’t see that being more than a few hundred a week for 14 weeks and will be around 10k, is he worth it most definitely and a clause saying he can’t play against them should both teams go forward in the cup. He is in his thirties and a fit boy with a good record of playing regularly (unlike Musonda) so his next move is his last so give him a good length of contract for security and agree a compromise in wages if we don’t go up, ie a wage if we don’t get up and a wage if we get up that will match what he had, based on that we will have a highly motivated player till end of season. The prize money for getting top four is considerable and I think we should be showing a bit off ambition not only to Mullen but the rest of the squad to get in that top four spot and preferably second if we can’t get straight up by winning this league . In my opinion this league is winnable and with three good players in this window we could do it.

What a comment to make don’t sign a junior, who do you think we are to say don’t sign a junior, clueless

Someone has to go and sign the boy Easdale outstanding, hopefully ourselves 22 so right at his prime and exactly what you want, can play most anywhere in the team.

Have to agree with a lot of the comments on here about this, no attempt to get that game on at the very least the ice should have been cleared and stepped up . Arbroath put out an appeal for fans to help covering there pitch on the Sunday after our game on there website.

No guarantees in football but if Chalmers had played on Saturday we would have won the goal they scored was a fluke but how many times this year have you seen Chalmers have those type of shots on goal, boy can ping a ball, wish him all the best but a chance to play for his old manager was too good to turn round and obviously a chance to up his money going forward, I look forward to watching for his results. For Ayr we definitely need a partner for Dipo and a quality midfielder, get that and we won’t be far away, the Raith fans I spoke to were not wrong don’t rely on Musonda he’ll play when he wants class player but made of chocolate. I said before I spoke to him in the stand a few weeks ago and asked when he’ll be back his answer maybe January, we’ll we have two more weeks, I’m not holding my breath.

Game was a farce couldn’t understand why the game was in doubt for the wind until I got into the ground, the abuse for Mcginty is unwarranted, the big man has held things together and deserves more credit than abuse. The boy Obrien best centre back in the league for them was the same as most launching the ball all the time, don’t think supporters appreciated how hard that was for the players on Saturday I hope we get a couple in this week for the cup game, need to remember we have no Mullin not allowed to play the Villa boy, and Chalmers , so significantly weakened up front we will need some sort of threat if we are to progress.

Any idea how the pitch is looking after being vertidrained hopefully ok for Saturday

Press report Looking like we need to cough up for Mullin in January or they are going to recall him

As the man says really poor watch, but three points nearer to the safety figure. Back four were very good especially Reading best game for a long while. Hewitt done well but If Murdoch is out Young Smith is not the answer, thought it strange he took Hewitt off instead of him, liked the boy last year but he hasn’t kicked on. Quite pleased big Dipo isn’t firing at the moment so we keep him after January, big man still works his socks off for the team.

Bangala is an absolute cert to go out on loan, manager only played him when he had nothing else, I think we will have to offer him to someone as no one will ask for him so there’s no savings there unless he goes back to a team in France. JLM is clearly showing he doesent want to be here in games first touch is backwards and spends most time running away from the ball. Rashford and McKenzie always put the effort in but are only junior level for me, Young I’ve seen nothing to convince me he is gonna make a career in football, like the other two puts effort in.

Hope you are right and I’m wrong Finlay, team definitely needs a freshen up, we have a few who will contribute nil to the push if It is left as it is.

Well looks like there won’t be any players coming in to boost the squad, only if some of them leave and 1 in and 1out, that tells me if it happens it happens but we are not ready yet,sounds fair enough but I think the league this year would be our best chance of getting to the premier. 3 players right down the spine of the team would have done it for me but hey ho.

Sorted just for you

Derek Allan was in the boys club and George Burley liked him, had to get him in to sign a pro contract as George received a bid for him and I think it was more than 75k. He did well at Southampton until a bad knee injury scuppered him, was coaching at Morton last I heard. Big Hoody was a great prospect schoolboy international and again from the boys club saw him play against Alan Shearer at 16 And completely dominated him., Went on to Thistle from ayr for a small fee but again a bad knee injury scuppered him The best and other cracking centre back from the boys club was big Cally what player he was and club captain.