EdiBairn

Don't have a problem with this. Ray obviously know the player well and feels he can get the best out of him. It also hopefully means we've seen the last of Brough and Harrison. McGhee McKenna Edge Dixon is how we'll be looking in defence I think.

Robson won't be playing once Ray gets a new centre half in.

I was the only person on here right about Mackinnon bringing in 11 players.

I haven't got anything wrong. Mackinnon himself said on Saturday that Dixon would be 'moving out one' once he's signed a centre back- i.e. Robson will be dropped. Yes, Kidd didn't play on Saturday, but I suspect that was purely due to rotation as he's played so many games recently.

The reason players who are bang average at best like Nelson and Robson are treated like Messi by our fans is because we've been conditioned to accept mediocrity with 10 years in this division. The sad fact is that a lot of our fans haven't seen us play in the premier league so they see these guys as the best we're going to get. Add that to the fact that most football fans wouldn't know a football if it hit them in the head and you can see why it happens.

I revealed a few weeks ago that he'd be leaving the club this month so it seems likely he could be on his way to you. He can't defend in the slightest- constantly targeted by the opposition because he simply can't tackle or mark. He is alright going forward but certainly not good enough to make up for his poor defending. Nowhere near good enough for the premiership in summary. I'd be absolutely delighted to see him go.

Nathan Oduwa would be an absolutely phenomenal signing and a real statement of intent by Ray and the Board of Directors.

Sounds to me like Ray has better options in mind and Irving is only a back up if he doesn't get them. Seems sensible as we need to have squad numbers as well as quality.

If Rudden gets injured, we're going to be fucked. We need more attacking players in before we even start thinking about right backs. Which Ray knows.

I don't have any aliases. The simple fact is that other posters share my views.

The difference is that I'm happy to look at and review players honestly, not based on a negative agenda

I've been very postive about Ray and his signings

Genuine question- have you ever made a positive comment about any of our players on this forum? I'm really not sure what you get out of permanently seeking the negatives in everything to do with the club. If you genuinely thought Craig Sibbald wasn't good enough to improve us, I'd have serious doubts about your football knowledge. Of course you don't genuinely think that, however, and are just trolling and/or trying to further your bizarre, negative agenda.

Not looking at Alston. Sibbald and Miller, yes. But not certain to happen.

Bang average at best. Can't see him being good enough for the premiership.

You must be at it?

It can. If you look at objective facts like number of interceptions made, crosses blocked, possession loss, Kidd will come out well on top of Robson.

This is just objectively true, surely. Robson is consistently targeted by opposition teams because he's defensively poor. Kidd is limited going forward but he doesn't make many defensive mistakes.

I'll be absolutely astonished if McGhee ends up on the bench. Robson will be the one making way IMO.

They are gash which is why Muirhead, Harrison and Brough have already been dropped and replaced with better quality. Robson should be no different.

No, he's targeted because he can't defend. Watch the highlights of the Dunfermline game- he passes the ball straight to the Dunfermline player for their 3rd goal. Nothing to do with his height, he's just not good enough defensively.

Surely Harrison has to start at centre half? It's only a few weeks ago you were saying how him and Dallison were "showing what they're really about after the reactionary shite spouted on here."

Based on what? He's started the last 12 games apart from when he was injured against Dunfermline.

This can easily be tested. Lewis Kidd has played nearly 150 games at this level, mostly at right back, under many different managers. If he left us he'd easily get another gig in the championship. People can dislike a player but I wish they'd stop with this 'he's not good enough for this league' shite when the player concerned has played in the championship for 6 seasons.

Kidd has taken over the designated scapegoat spot in the team now that Muirhead isn't playing. He'll be slated every week until he's dropped regardless of how he plays while Robson gets away with murder on the opposite flank.