Jackie Myles Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, Proudtobeabairn said: Of the 7 McGlynn has brought in, not many have been significant upgrades. Mackie, Donaldson and McGinn make us better while Morrison, Henderson and Yeats are most likely marginal improvements (not getting carried away by Yeats after 2 ok friendlies and comparing Morrison to Mutch and Henderson to Watson). Oliver looks like a waste of a wage on evidence so far. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong but with the current squad I can't see us finishing above Dunfermline, Airdrie or QOS. Next 2-3 signings are crucial and we need guys like Nesbitt and C. Morrison to really step it up if we don't get the quality we need. Like to see Oliver playing up front alongside someone half decent before I make my mind up on him. Watson was poor last season so hopefully Henderson will be an upgrade on him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Perrin Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: The previous board have rightly been gone now for nearly 8 months. The new board and patrons have total control of the club. The new board are now on their second manager and second transfer window. Yes, there are still issues from the past to be dealt with. But frankly I think fans have every right to be discussing what is being done to make us competitive on the pitch in what will be an absolutely crucial season. Not a lot they can do without money. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tea and Busquets Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, Proudtobeabairn said: Of the 7 McGlynn has brought in, not many have been significant upgrades. Mackie, Donaldson and McGinn make us better while Morrison, Henderson and Yeats are most likely marginal improvements (not getting carried away by Yeats after 2 ok friendlies and comparing Morrison to Mutch and Henderson to Watson). Oliver looks like a waste of a wage on evidence so far. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong but with the current squad I can't see us finishing above Dunfermline, Airdrie or QOS. Next 2-3 signings are crucial and we need guys like Nesbitt and C. Morrison to really step it up if we don't get the quality we need. QOS have a better squad than us I’d argue. We’ll do well to finish above them. I just can’t see where the goals are coming from, but I hope to be proved wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 I still feel that the right manager can get more out of some of these guys but yes if these guys are on 2 or 3 year deals I'm.not sure how we are expected to get them off our books if they don't want to go. The managers happy with the budget which is more than he had at Raith so it's not as if it's been cut or the bod are skimping on giving the manager money. We are dependant on what the manager can do with the free part of the budget and how much more he can get out of the players he has inherited. AgreedI actually thought McKay and Hetherington looked 10 times better against Kilmarnock, ok they were starting from a low base.One things for certain they won’t take the piss out of McGlynn and Smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Eyes.gif Pen.gif 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 hour ago, PedroMoutinho said: The previous board have rightly been gone now for nearly 8 months. The new board and patrons have total control of the club. The new board are now on their second manager and second transfer window. Yes, there are still issues from the past to be dealt with. But frankly I think fans have every right to be discussing what is being done to make us competitive on the pitch in what will be an absolutely crucial season. Of course they have but McGlynn is working this summer with 60 odd percent of the budget spent by Holt. I have no doubt McGlynn will churn the squad before the end of the window (7/8 weeks away), but that will cost some cash too. IMO that is the time to judge things not the second week of July. You only need to see what broke this week with the shambles of last years shirt sponsor to see what has been left behind and the new Board is dealing with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 May be an unpopular opinion but to me it’s absolutely crazy to be spending yet more of our limited resources on players to sit on the bench or in the stand when the first 11 still requires so many additions. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Grangemouth Bairn said: You never really addressed the points poster on the quality of squad though - do you think it’s good enough ? No I don’t. But I will judge the squad come end of August not the 2nd Saturday in July. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieBairn Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Why? Bizarre signing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: May be an unpopular opinion but to me it’s absolutely crazy to be spending yet more of our limited resources on players to sit on the bench or in the stand when the first 11 still requires so many additions. Apart from the young lad Carroll the rest will play 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Myles Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, GeordieBairn said: Why? Bizarre signing At the moment you either sign them for the first team squad or free them . Mcglynn must think he has a good future ahead of him to do that. The development side will be about next season for these players to join in future but at the moment they need to train with the first team as there is no other avenue. These guys will be on utter peanuts . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieBairn Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jackie Myles said: At the moment you either sign them for the first team squad or free them . Mcglynn must think he has a good future ahead of him to do that. The development side will be about next season for these players to join in future but at the moment they need to train with the first team as there is no other avenue. These guys will be on utter peanuts . I wouldn’t say we’re in a position at the moment to be handing anyone peanuts when we need to scrape everything we can to strengthen the starting 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldman Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 I wouldn’t say we’re in a position at the moment to be handing anyone peanuts when we need to scrape everything we can to strengthen the starting 11Need to trust the manager, I’m certain he’s forgot more about the game than the majority us put together know about it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieBairn Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 1 minute ago, grumpyoldman said: Need to trust the manager, I’m certain he’s forgot more about the game than the majority us put together know about it I dont disagree but I cant see Kyle being a huge benefit to the team right now, has the same feel to it as Finlay Malcolm. Would be very happy to be proved wrong though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, GeordieBairn said: I wouldn’t say we’re in a position at the moment to be handing anyone peanuts when we need to scrape everything we can to strengthen the starting 11 This. But more to the point, we need every penny that we have to pay off the likes of Wilson and Sneddon etc.. Signing Connolly just doesn't make sense to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Myles Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 It's the managers budget at the end of the day so it's up to him how he spends it. If he'd rather keep these players at the club than let them go elsewhere then they must have something about them. He won't be doing it just for the sake of it that's for sure and it obviously isn't preventing him from signing other players that will start of he wouldn't be doing it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkirkBairn2021 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Back Post Misses said: Why would have Rennie messed up the summer? Because for example we spunked 1K a week on Leith Griffiths under that useless clowns tenure That's money which could have been given to McGlynn. There were other spends also on the failed gamble to reach the playoffs. It's not difficult. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Myles Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, FalkirkBairn2021 said: Because for example we spunked 1K a week on Leith Griffiths under that useless clowns tenure That's money which could have been given to McGlynn. There were other spends also on the failed gamble to reach the playoffs. It's not difficult. No it couldn't have been given to mcglynn. That money was provided by bfl to sign a striker in that window so would've been spent by now anyway. Could've been spent better yes but was never going to be not spent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalWolf Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 I sometimes think the club can't win sometimes. The academy closes, people moan as we don't have people breaking through or being sellable assets. We get a development squad bringing in players released by other academies and we hang onto a couple of players that might become good enough and thats a problem too. I'd rather have someone young and hopefully hungry (did we not win a lot of games in development league last year - someone had to be scoring goals) coming off the bench than players who we already know aren't up to doing what they are asked. Good luck to the lad, hope it works out for him and the club. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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