Manwithnoball

Cheers appreciate that. As I said pre match Bartley obviously now has players he trusts and feels starting them including the ghost is his best team. Cochrane has excelled since the new manager came in. With Wilson, Connelly and McGrory nowhere near the starting line up. Never thought we would play Cochrane over Wilson but fair play he has stepped up. Always thought Paton flattered and he misses more than he scores. He is nowhere near ready to step up to anything above the championship.

Can I ask what they were please?

Granted but he is far better than Murray. It annoys me that Bartley can't see through him and what he offers. But he is the manager and is his decision.

We have lost the last 3 games and he still refuses to make changes. What does he see in Murray surely Connelly has to start over him. Lewis is playing to much football so we start him again. Baffling to say the least.

If Bartley goes with same team again apart from Kabia being replaced . He seemed to say he was happy with the way we played apart from the gaols and we need to take our chances.

Bartley has Kabia missing so at least 1 change. Obvious change would be Gibson for Kabia. Would like to see him start Connelly over Murray. Or will he stick with his favoured 3 of Todd, Cochrane and Murray. What does Wilson have to do to get into the starting 11? Is Paul McKay fit if so does he replace East in the back 4?

I was thinking today what kind of players we would all want in our team next season. Do we go down the Falkirk and Dunfermline route sign some experience players like McGinn and blend it with proven players at this level. There will no doubt be a lot of players available for Bartley to think about signing. I look at players like Breen who we had on loan beside Benedictus and looks a far better player. To me we have to get a leader a good goalkeeper which is very hard to get a this level. Do you sign a young keeper like Hogarth at Alloa who has done very well or a young goalkeeper like we did with Brynn who has excelled. A vocal organised centre back as we do not have that and have been screaming out for a few years. We desperately need pace in our team as again something we have missed apart from the loan signing of Jones from Middlesbrough. Ageyman from Kelty is possibly someone who may be available he is not a finished player but puts the fear into sides because of his pace and one Bartley maybe think he could make better. Depending on how Bartley wants to play from the back will depend on what type of players he signs. Will he want to just defend and keep it tight and then let the players in front of that make thinks happen. It will be an interesting couple of months with Bartley to decide on the players he has and set things in motion for next season. Would love to see Dabrowski stay but feel he will get at least championship offers. Interested to hear what everyone thinks.

Yes last day of February Kelty must have signed those players and just did not announce till later.

It's your age at end of contract so still 22. As long as the club offer him a contract I think it is a month before the end of the season then entitled to compensation.

I think the rest of this season will be about Bartley assessing this squad to see if he feels any can work with him moving forward. We have already signed young Brydon who looks better than we had and hopefully will improve with age. I think the signings that Bartley makes from now on for next season will determine how people feel about next season. WG signed a lot of players and people were optimistic about the season but as we know that did not work. He tried to sign experience but all got other clubs. It will be interesting to see were Bartley goes for his new players. So we want him to sign some experienced players and blend it with youth. But when signing do we want league 1 players from say Kelty, Edinburgh or Montrose. All these guys may be happy part time with their jobs and it works for them in their life. Are they going to change that for a 1 year FT deal with us. It is very difficult to sign success at our level with our budget. A lot of the time you have to sign potential and hope it works out. My concern as it was all through AJ's time is a full rebuild of 20 players tales time to gel and by that time you can be countless points behind top of the league. Hoping he gets it right but he has a tough gig on his hands.

I wonder if Bartley will stick with the ghost of Murray or bring Connelly back into the team. I still cannot believe he has started the last 3 games.

Fair play I have listened to everyone's point on giving Bartley the time. I will roll my neck in just now and wait and see what he brings to the club. He has connections hopefully he can use to allow us quality loans albeit I would imagine they would younger players. We have heard about his Dyce and Howe connections so that may lead to some youngsters from Newcastle or Everton if he is trusted by them. Recently has been so annoying as a fan and I would just like a better feeling around the place including on the park. We all know a lot of these players are not good enough to challenge at the top of this league but I thought with a new manager and some new signings we would improve a bit but not to be. At least Bartley can start planning for next season now as we know what league we are going to be in and we can stop thinking of getting to the play offs.

Okay if you say so.

Just watched highlights Murray's 2 shots were close!! What does Bartley see in this player? He offers nothing.

Do you not think with 4 of his own players in as well there should be an improvement?

All about opinions. No but I would have kept Reilly though. I will be watching as the season finishes to look for any progress.

So Bartley thinks we played reasonably well apart from the goals. Praises McKechnie, Todd, East & Brydon plus Hendrie for getting out of his sickbed. Then says Lewis has played too much football but brings him on as his first sub. Looked unsure what to say in interview when asked about Wilson. Instead again just said he is not up to the fitness standard as we seen last week. He can't help getting wee digs in about players. If he was not fit enough this week he definitely not fit enough last week. Poor decision by the manager then? Good to get Connelly back if Kabia is now injured. Season is well and truly done and Bartley will now have to rebuild our club in the summer. Interesting to see how that works out as I want to see improvement this season but feel we are no further forward.

Always is a total fraud as a player.

Improvement. It is all right talking about the changes you want to make it carrying them through is totally different. A lot of managers especially down south get 12 games he is half way down that and we are going backwards with his signings even if on loan.

Exactly we should have improved. We had some good performances under WG with these players like Edinburgh at home and the Alloa game the following week. It won't be the first time a manager can talk but not walk. We will give him the chance to build his own side but I don't see a revolution coming if I am honest. Everyone is fighting for the same players around a same budget he will find that out very quickly.

Come on that's what we said about WG. Bartley has to improve this team of jobbers. If he is as good a man manager and coach that all his pals say he is then show me the evidence because I see nothing. I will gladly eat my words if he builds a squa and is in top 2 come October but just now I do not see that.

Imrie went into Morton and immediately found a system that worked for them. He did not get as many players as Bartley to improve squad. It's all right talking a good game but the results don't tell us that.

If I tell you where I get my info then I do not get it any longer

Come on

We said that about WG when he got the caretakers gig last season and nothing improved but got worse. Then the board still gave him the gig. A good coach should be able to improve players and the fact he added 4 of his own signings to that there should be an improvement surely. Disappointed to say the least.