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Plus we will get some sort of fee for Gullan since he’s still under contract, and as you say likely decent wages if the wage bill and could be used to bring in better

Add in the finances involved you would imagine 6 figures to pay “he who shall not be named” off because of the rumoured contract we gave him at the time

Tbf I was against it to start with I’m still in the we need a defender camp… BUT he’s an out and out No9 like Hamilton and Hamilton as been the only real No9 we’ve had this season so it kind of makes sense especially if Gullan moves on it’s one in one out scenario

In my opinion we need a ch/full back like end of January rather than waiting later in the loan window, can we honestly say Watson comes back and he stays injury free? Murray same and it’s clear IM isn’t fancy Corr or Masson so what’s the other solution? Plus if we get them in relatively quick then it’ll give them a lot more time to get upto speed rather than say Mid-late feb they sign they’ve only really got March/April to get upto speed to play and then the season is effectively done at that point, but this is just my opinion though…

Also in a Dundee defence that conceded 3 goals in the 2nd half so he will fit right in

Ashcroft (who we’ve been linked to/rumoured to have interest in) starts again for Dundee unless they get another defender in by the end of the window I can’t see us getting him as it’s need to play basis for them just now, so we have to move on just incase but I have every faith in Murray/Barrowman and Potter has something lined up….

Need a CH/FB and let’s link us to a striker this only makes sense if Gullan does leave and still is he any better or an upgrade on what we have?

Plus he’ll likely be on one of mcglynnflation contracts so if he’s in the higher end of the wage bill it’ll make sense to get a fee plus wages off the books to put somewhere else

I agree I’d let him go, never stays fit, this is probably the longest he’s ever stayed fit tbh, he never starts only made 1 start this season and that was against Arbroath when Hamilton took ill…. He’s been here for a few years and no one knows where his best position is I think cash in and use the money else where imo

It’s good that we’re actually got/getting a better structure in place in the footballing side, in his interview he has a lot of things to do but also helping the Ian and Mickey with training… also the other thing that’s good is he gives a bit of insight how loans in the pro game work etc how he’s using the community club for next potential rovers players… it is very good indeed

You lot have a very talented player in Tait, for some reason it’s not worked out for him since he left and most of his loan spells every fanbase seemed to be happy to see the back of him…. But if there’s one person that will get the best of him it’s McGlynn

Tbf wouldn’t be surprised if Stanton is out for the rest of the season remember Watson was only a few weeks turned out to be months

And Vaughan being clean through on goal and try’s to cut it back to Connolly normal he would hit that

That’s a good side Mullin could cross ball just as good if not better than Millen, Eastons been pish for weeks, Dick is that.. good defensively shite going forward/ smith is more of a Second striker in my opinion… but the problem here is Murray has too many players that play in the same position, Midfield so he’s shoehorning players in to fit basically I would like to see a 3 but 4 is his go to with the full backs as what fits but the same problems still happen (cross balls into the box with no one stopping them)

I’m personally not saying Masson isn’t good enough I think he can be if trained/converted into a proper full back or midfielder imo I think he’s too short to be a CB at this level and it would’ve made sense but it’s quite clear to see Murray doesn’t rate him or he would’ve had a lot more game time when we were at barebones at the back but instead plays a winger and MF as part of a 4

How many times he could’ve put him in next to Murray when he was fit though and he hasn’t and still kept brown there

See as i previously mentioned I think we look better with a 3 atb so him, Watson if fit and Murray as a 3 could work or if rumours of Ashcroft coming in are true maybe him Ashcroft and Murray? But then the problem with the 3 at the back is we don’t have the wing backs for it imo but either way I don’t see Corr getting much game for the rest of the season which is a sad thing to see as I think there’s real potential in the lad to be good CH

Corrs the strange one he was bigged up all summer he was watched what 12/13 times when he was playing for Celtic B? We signed him thinking maybe he can be starter… unlucky with injuries but since he’s came back he barely kicked a ball, how does he feel sitting on the bench seeing a midfielder and 2 full backs starting ahead of him in his natural position, in my opinion I don’t think Murray rates him if that’s the case send him out on loan and bring someone else in

Still even scoring 2 goals I don’t trust this defence to keep a clean sheet, I’ve always been in the side of caution this season about winning the league or promotion for the single fact is we concede for too many goals, are we in it aye totally but I don’t see us winning it or promotion unless we get a CH and a Fb in to try change something

IMO we look a lot better at the 3atb but the only problem with that in our team is we don’t have the wing backs for it, Connolly and Smith are wingers, Dick doesn’t get forward enough to play that rule and Millen can’t get back if he goes forward, also that formation would work if brown played as an anchor in the MF so he drops in to make a 4 while still maintaining him in the MF

I thought Connolly and smith done well as wing backs today but the only criticism is have of Connolly was it was criminal completely missing the target when clean through, should’ve kept on going imo

When the 2nd cross came in for the goal Millen got dragged way out and he did have Connolly behind him covering, I had the perfect view as I was near the front, but my problem with that goal is we don’t stop both crosses coming into the box which is frustrating… I will add it was Eastons slack pass or whatever started the move for the goal but you’ve still got enough people to defend it though

I agree with what people are saying if Corr and Masson isn’t part of Murray’s plans and simply won’t play them do what’s the best for them either let them go or send out on loan rather than sitting on a bench getting next to no minutes. Jamie Gullan id let go in the summer Murray has been desperate for him back but has rarely started a game and hasn’t done much recently to warrant a start tbh. the full backs im at the stage where im not really arsed if they left because we can certainly do better. Byrne is quality but we need a runner next to him as he’s not the most mobile I feel the balance of the team is all over atm. as I said a few days ago on here we need a leader/organiser at the back as we’ve not really had that since Watsons been out and can we trust him to stay fit after his track record with injuries? We have to get a least 2 in this window in my opinion a FB and a CH not one or the other

Mare chance of keeping a cleansheet than either one of those 2 as consistent partnership for the next 4 months

Honestly if we don’t sign a defender or a full back who can actually stop crosses coming in before next week, I fear it might be 4 defeats on the bounce, Caley has recently moved to a 3atb and use there wing backs high and get balls into the box and as we all know that’s our weakness and tbh we never rectified in the summer and I doubt we will this window