Ro Sham Bo Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I'm not going to lie. Murray's policy of over populating other areas of the squad to allow him to play folk out of position at centre back, as opposed to not only signing an actual centre back but retaining even one of the ones we did have, is starting to wear a little thin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC_Liam Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Us Linked to a player? Is this the right football club they’re talking about but it’s a left back I would imagine either Liam dick will be used as a CH or a backup CH/ Greig Young our back up left back going out on loan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 It's going to be Dick and this boy from Hibs as our centre back pairing until Lang is fit, isn't it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I fucking detest players being played out of position, I really hope this isn't a long term feature of Murray's plans. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr November Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, Against The Machine said: I fucking detest players being played out of position, I really hope this isn't a long term feature of Murray's plans. He spoke about how good players can play anywhere after one of our games last season so yeah, enjoy! Based on the last few seasons, the first couple especially when it wasn’t his fully team, he tends to prioritise players he trusts and fits things around that. He’d rather play someone who he knows will do a job and follow instructions out of position than play someone he’s unsure about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRFC_Liam Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Ro Sham Bo said: It's going to be Dick and this boy from Hibs as our centre back pairing until Lang is fit, isn't it? Apparently there’s a CH that’s left Bradford coming in that’s what I’ve seen and heard anyway and plus a few danish players doing the rounds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, McGuigan1978 said: David Bates is apparently signing for Legia Warsaw for £500,000, so we can probably put that daft rumour to bed. Hell of an agent, fair play! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardy Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 13 minutes ago, RRFC_Liam said: Apparently there’s a CH that’s left Bradford coming in that’s what I’ve seen and heard anyway and plus a few danish players doing the rounds Just checked the released list on the Bradford website and not one of them is a defender. Coupla strikers though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) Dan Cleary has just left St Johnstone, only joined them in January, he is an irish lad and is a defender so maybe signing for a club back home or you never know might rock up at the San Starko Edited July 27, 2022 by Been going too long 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryBumpkin Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, Been going too long said: Dan Cleary has just left St Johnstone, only joined them in January, he is an irish lad and is a defender so maybe signing for a club back home or you never know might rock up at the San Starko The statement says he's away back to Ireland for family reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 38 minutes ago, Against The Machine said: I fucking detest players being played out of position, I really hope this isn't a long term feature of Murray's plans. Not to be cynical, but if we play 3 back, would you consider Mullin or Dick/Young out of position on the right or left of the three? It still leaves a fullback at centerhalf (yes, likely Dick at the one true CH position….gives me the shivers thinking about it) but allows Brown to play a DM/Advanced Sweeper role he’s more suited to. If we are really bringing in the Aberdeen kid at LB, Dick is our CH through December, unless we sign a real surprise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 We need centre half's for the positional sense if nothing else. Midfielders and full backs are okay as cover but they will get caught out time and again. Just look at Scott McTominey for Scotland ams the Ukraine game in particular. Liam dick is not the answer and pairing him with a young boy on loan is asking for trouble. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, TxRover said: Not to be cynical, but if we play 3 back, would you consider Mullin or Dick/Young out of position on the right or left of the three? It still leaves a fullback at centerhalf (yes, likely Dick at the one true CH position….gives me the shivers thinking about it) but allows Brown to play a DM/Advanced Sweeper role he’s more suited to. If we are really bringing in the Aberdeen kid at LB, Dick is our CH through December, unless we sign a real surprise. I think you could just about get away with Liam Dick on the left hand side of a three, but only with two other dedicated central defenders. You can't play a back three with two full backs in it, it's a recipe for an absolute massacre. I don't know anything about this laddie from Aberdeen, but assuming he's more forward thinking than Dick, you could drop him in at left wingback and put Dick on the lefthand side of the three. But Millen would have to go to right wingback, which means you'd still be looking for two centre halfs before the game kicks off. Based on all the available information, right now I think we're looking at a back four of Ngwenya, Dick, Brown and Millen for Saturday. Which is... far from ideal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, CountryBumpkin said: The statement says he's away back to Ireland for family reasons. I should read things properly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith_Raver Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Wardy said: Just checked the released list on the Bradford website and not one of them is a defender. Coupla strikers though? He might be a Bradford Park Avenue player For clarity (or pedanticism, whetever) Bradford IS Bradford PA. Bradford City are not locally called Bradford, only erroneously by the media. I have relatives there, so I know. Edited July 27, 2022 by Raith_Raver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangemouth Bairn Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 17 hours ago, Geordie_Munrover said: Maybe we didn’t get anyone in last week because we are potentially getting a couple of players or player on loan from Aberdeen… heard a rumour Bates on loan Apparently Bates is in Poland for a medical with Legia Warsaw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 23 minutes ago, TxRover said: Not to be cynical, but if we play 3 back, would you consider Mullin or Dick/Young out of position on the right or left of the three? It still leaves a fullback at centerhalf (yes, likely Dick at the one true CH position….gives me the shivers thinking about it) but allows Brown to play a DM/Advanced Sweeper role he’s more suited to. If we are really bringing in the Aberdeen kid at LB, Dick is our CH through December, unless we sign a real surprise. You are many things Tx but cynical ain’t one of them, I really hope dick isn’t our cb till December 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Jack D Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Sweating slightly that over 72 hours on from the interview where we were going to announce a couple of centre halves in the next 72hours, we have lost our only centre half and been linked to a 3rd left back. These pants are gonna be pished soon! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 22 minutes ago, pub car king said: Liam dick is not the answer and pairing him with a young boy on loan is asking for trouble. In that context, "Liam dick" sounds like some sort of criminal offence... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Is that officially our 72 hours up? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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