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5 hours ago, renton said:

So, looking at the training pictures in the FFP, looks like Dick is unsurprisingly taking No 3, Berra is 5, Keatings is 9... Matthews looks to have moved to 8, Connolly is 7, Zanatta is 11... Vaughan, Spencer, Tumilty and Benedictus all look to have kept their numbers as is.

Plus McKay moves to 14, Tait takes 15. The young lads remained the same.

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1 hour ago, TxRover said:

Plus McKay moves to 14, Tait takes 15. The young lads remained the same.

Musonda takes 4, and Lang 12 as well. If you go with the McGlynn 1-11 theory then we have our defence pecking order...

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51 minutes ago, renton said:

Musonda takes 4, and Lang 12 as well. If you go with the McGlynn 1-11 theory then we have our defence pecking order...

Using the “conventional” numbering scheme, that puts every defender in their expected position except the option of Berra at the CB or possible sweeper role…but I don’t see him having the motor for sweeper anymor

Then we get to the mids and forwards (or Middlemen and Offensemen, see…), Connolly at 7 is a right wing, Matthews is the center/defensive mid at 8, Keatings is CF in 9, Vaughan is in 10 at attacking mid, and Zanatta is the left wing…

Which gives us this mishmash…perhaps a 3-3-1-3, with Tumilty and Dick playing the wide positions in a diamond?

MacDonald

Musonda/Berra/Bene

Tumilty/Matthews/Dick

Vaughan

Connolly/Keatings/Zanatta

 

It’s interesting, but this is Tait’s year to break out and stop getting stupid cards. I also suspect that Smith became excess to needs after Mahady got a year under his belt, since Luke is so much bigger, and fits JMcG’s vision better.

 

 

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3 minutes ago, ribzanelli said:

Think we have strong net minders and blue liners, just need to claim a tight end off waivers, some bullpen help and someone who is strong in the paint to join the active roster and we should be looking good for the postseason

Don’t forget the deep threat, a real game breaker!

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2 hours ago, TxRover said:

Middlemen and Offensemen?

 

1 hour ago, renton said:

Middlemen. We can all shout at McGlynn to cut him out.

It’s a bit sexist and assumptive referring to them as men regardless. What about players who consider themselves not to be a male?

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1 hour ago, keyser_soze said:

FFS, announce a signing and get us out of this Yankee shite

Just get moaning about Scotland!

 

1 hour ago, Sortmeout said:

 

It’s a bit sexist and assumptive referring to them as men regardless. What about players who consider themselves not to be a male?

But how do you think an overweight player feels about being called a full back?

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5 hours ago, ribzanelli said:

Think we have strong net minders and blue liners, just need to claim a tight end off waivers, some bullpen help and someone who is strong in the paint to join the active roster and we should be looking good for the postseason

At least with Davo gone, other teams will have less time on the power play and we won't have to worry so much about our penalty kill. 

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2 hours ago, Specky Ginger said:

At least with Davo gone, other teams will have less time on the power play and we won't have to worry so much about our penalty kill. 

Fair enough, but who’s our goon now?

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Despite the loss of Hendry, and to a lesser extent Armstrong and loanees Gullan and Kennedy I think we'll still have a strong exciting team. The defence will be much stronger and the forwards should have goals in them - Keatings will be better than Ugwu and Duku and no doubt McGlynn will being in back ups.  Of course the midfield will be much less fluent but I think McGlynn will get the best out of  Connolly, as well as Zanatta. Roll on the season.

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