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PedroMoutinho

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  1. Not had a huge amount of have time but hasn’t really been able to influence any of the games he has played imo
  2. True he hasn’t started a huge number but he has been involved in every game this season so he has had an opportunity.
  3. Ross has looked decent for us but has really lacked end product. Personally I think the money would be better spent elsewhere if he’s after a big wage to sign for us.
  4. Not really about picking holes. The championship will be a step up and it’s perfectly reasonable to discuss where we will need better quality best season. McGlynn will be doing the same.
  5. 8 is hardly earth shattering though given he’s started virtually every game for a team that is 17 points clear with 67 goals scored.
  6. Interesting stats- thanks for sharing. Nesbitt’s return isn’t great considering he’s started nearly every game this season at number 10. Personally I would like another option to compete with him for that position next season. It may be worth giving Oliver a run of games there to see if he could be that player.
  7. Yes, but that 8 could very quickly be eaten up by the current squad if we’re not careful. If we offer contracts to Hogarth, Mackie, Yeats, Tait, Ross, Oliver and Shanley, you are down to 1 new addition to what’s currently in the building. We will need more than that to challenge at the top end imo.
  8. Agreed- there’s no point them sitting in the stand here so I guess they’ll probably go back out on loan (hopefully to a higher level).
  9. I like Oliver and think he is a good option at this level. However, imo we will need better quality next season than fringe players who have ultimately not been good enough to start in league 1. I also would like another option at number 10, which is realistically where Oliver would be playing as I don’t see it being upfront. We have 19 players in the squad as it stands so I don’t see us signing another 8 players if this season’s fringe players are retained.
  10. Bit of a strange game with us not at our best. In saying that, we deserved the win. Tait looks like a good option in midfield. Shanley didn’t do much wrong but again struggled to really influence the match. Maybe slightly harsh in some of the fringe players, but I do still think we need to move the likes of Oliver on if we have aspirations of competing at the top end of the championship. He would go with my best wishes though as he has made an important contribution.
  11. I would actually be tempted to give Shanley a start as Maciver hasn’t been great recently
  12. It’s hardly a peripheral building- it will be an important asset for the foundation and the club imo, particularly as the academy gradually scales up. No cost-effective or affordable way has been found to build a fourth stand in the 21 years we have been at TFS, so we certainly shouldn’t be delaying a valuable project for what remains a pipe dream.
  13. Clearly any talk of a rebuild is nonsense- we have the basis of a good side for next season. However, it will be a step up and we will require additional quality in a number of positions imo. Long, McKay, McGinn and Lawal will be leaving. Personally I also wouldn’t be retaining Mackie, Oliver or Shanley and would look to move Allan on. We will then need imo a GK, RB, CB, LB, CM (possibly Tait), no 10 and ST. I would consider offering Ross a deal but would want to see a lot more from him first.
  14. I agree on the rotation point. To me, there is no point in having a squad if you can’t use it. Players will lose form and pick up injuries/suspensions over the season and it’s no good if there replacements haven’t played for months. A good example is the 13/14 H*lt season. Our starting 11 was probably the best we had for many years with the likes of McGovern, Kingsley, Duffie, Millar, Sibbald, McGrandles and Loy. However, we fell short of the title largely imo because we only had the likes of Durojaiye or untried youngsters on the bench.
  15. Maciver will be ok as a squad player but we will need a striker with better finishing and hold up play imo. Shanley hasn’t had much game time but has had very little impact in the matches he has played, so not sure I’d be triggering the option on him.
  16. Well deserved win. Totally dominated the game and limited Cove to very few chances. Donaldson and Hendo were solid and Tait did well in midfield. Mackie was good at left back. Thought Spencer was uncharacteristically sloppy. Ross got into good positions but again had limited end product at times. Maciver needs to be more clinical.
  17. Lang will be a miss. Odd one dropping Miller unless he is injured.
  18. Agree- very little contribution from him in terms of end product so far.
  19. Rightly or wrongly, Nesbitt will be at 10 next season imo. I would like another option to compete with him though.
  20. Hogarth and Long both have their weaknesses. But for me the key point is that Long costs us more goals and therefore more points. We will undoubtedly need better quality for next season. However given Hogarth is our player and the better player, he has got to start.
  21. I agree- I like Maciver but we will be made to pay in the championship if he continues to miss so many chances. We will need a better option there imo.
  22. Totally dominated the game but lacked any cutting edge at all. Nesbitt and Maciver were very poor. Ultimately though Long has got to do better- Hogarth should be back in on Tuesday. Far from a disaster though as long as performances pick up.
  23. Have to say I don’t really see the point in starting Long. Him and Hogarth are both of a similar standard (Hogarth slightly better imo) and Hogarth is our player, so personally I would be starting him.
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