die hard doonhamer Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, queenslad said: Changes to loan rules from the summer - From July 1 this year clubs will be allowed only eight players in or out on loan. That drops to seven from 2023 and down to six the following July. It means senior teams won't be able to loan out the same number of players as they currently do That’s not quite right. It’s the international loan rules that are changing, domestic loans will be on top of those numbers. And players under the age of 21 won’t count towards the limits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qos1990 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 That’s not quite right. It’s the international loan rules that are changing, domestic loans will be on top of those numbers. And players under the age of 21 won’t count towards the limits. That’ll suit us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Nesovic's Barmy Army Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Any idea who trialist was who scored twice in 9-0 win over Gretna? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temps15 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, Alex Nesovic's Barmy Army said: Any idea who trialist was who scored twice in 9-0 win over Gretna? Exactly what I came in to ask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Any idea who trialist was who scored twice in 9-0 win over Gretna? Exactly what I came in to ask [emoji1787]Snap [emoji38] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 A. Trialist. That lad seems to have been around for years! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Swarley said: A. Trialist. That lad seems to have been around for years! Maybe one of these years he'll finally get a gig somewhere? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Blue Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, Skyline Drifter said: I wouldn't close the book on Cameron just yet and Cochrane is pure speculation at this point. Try not to wet your knickers too much before the 31st. So, given SD's club position I'd interpret this as a lightly veiled message to all Doonhamers on here to relax cos announcements are imminent .... and there's a good chance Cameron will return (especially as big Lafferty has now landed at Rugby Park), Cochrane hopefully will remain (and could even be fit one day), Kylian Mbappe's brother is just waiting for international clearance and Erling Haaland has told Dortmund, Madrid, PSG, Liverpool, Chelsea, City and United that his real ambition is to test himself in a Scottish Championship relegation battle ... sorted, like! Edited January 22, 2022 by Otis Blue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidofthesouth Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Win-win for us I'd say. I wouldn't want him to go but wouldn't be devastated if he did and if he did go we would be due a nice wee price for him given he's on a 2 year deal. This “not too fussed if he leaves” opinion seems to be the norm among Queens fans. I tend to look at things in a slightly different way. I know Cochrane hasn’t yet set the heather on fire, but i would say he is definitely a championship standard player. The more championship-standard players we retain in the squad long-term, the better our chances of survival and becoming a better team will be.I would say that the championship-standard guys currently are Rae, Gibson, Cooper, Todd, Connolly, Cochrane & McKay. Some have shown the potential to become good championship players - McGrory, East, Paton, Max Johnston, Nditi & Cowie - so again i would be keen for the majority of them to stick around and hopefully improve.The guys I would put into the “ not fussed if they leave” category would be Junior Soares, Roy, Liddle, Debayo, Joseph & (disappointingly) Fitzpatrick. McKechnie, McMahon & Chima come into the “ no idea” category!So, a very long-winded way of saying I would rather keep Cochrane. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 This “not too fussed if he leaves” opinion seems to be the norm among Queens fans. I tend to look at things in a slightly different way. I know Cochrane hasn’t yet set the heather on fire, but i would say he is definitely a championship standard player. The more championship-standard players we retain in the squad long-term, the better our chances of survival and becoming a better team will be.I would say that the championship-standard guys currently are Rae, Gibson, Cooper, Todd, Connolly, Cochrane & McKay. Some have shown the potential to become good championship players - McGrory, East, Paton, Max Johnston, Nditi & Cowie - so again i would be keen for the majority of them to stick around and hopefully improve.The guys I would put into the “ not fussed if they leave” category would be Junior Soares, Roy, Liddle, Debayo, Joseph & (disappointingly) Fitzpatrick. McKechnie, McMahon & Chima come into the “ no idea” category!So, a very long-winded way of saying I would rather keep Cochrane.I never said I wouldn't be fussed, I said I wouldn't be devastated. I'd rather he stayed as well but at least if he goes we'll be financially compensated (which certainly wouldn't be a bad thing in these times). I like Cochrane as well and have defended him numerous times on here when he's been getting a rough time. I'd argue he's out most underrated player within the squad tbh. As I said earlier, I don't think it's a coincidence that our midfield has been far far worse since he's been out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidofthesouth Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I never said I wouldn't be fussed, I said I wouldn't be devastated. I'd rather he stayed as well but at least if he goes we'll be financially compensated (which certainly wouldn't be a bad thing in these times). I like Cochrane as well and have defended him numerous times on here when he's been getting a rough time. I'd argue he's out most underrated player within the squad tbh. As I said earlier, I don't think it's a coincidence that our midfield has been far far worse since he's been out. Yeah, i get all that and its all about opinions at the end of the day. I just want us to get out of that cycle of having to try and identify & sign 15 championship standard players every season - its such a gamble and we invariably end up signing 5 or 6 that aren’t up to standard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 That's us bottom then. The challenge now is not staying there into the spring. Next week might go a long way to determining how likely that is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: That's us bottom then. The challenge now is not staying there into the spring. Next week might go a long way to determining how likely that is. If we lose next week, the board should turn their attention to succession planning for the manager’s job. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwithnoball Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Flash said: If we lose next week, the board should turn their attention to succession planning for the manager’s job. We should have moved him on at start of January. The fact we are 3 weeks in and only 1 signing in January with the prospect of losing Cochrane also. Trialists are not going to keep us in this division. We need 2 centre halfs a solid defensive midfielder and a nippy striker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERSOUTH Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 45 minutes ago, Manwithnoball said: We should have moved him on at start of January. The fact we are 3 weeks in and only 1 signing in January with the prospect of losing Cochrane also. Trialists are not going to keep us in this division. We need 2 centre halfs a solid defensive midfielder and a nippy striker. Think the manager has already said he needs 2 CB and players in other positions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_palmy_pie Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, SUPERSOUTH said: Think the manager has already said he needs 2 CB and players in other positions He’s taking his time then ? Two trialists last night is not really what we should be looking at. We need people who already know this league or better….. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwithnoball Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, SUPERSOUTH said: Think the manager has already said he needs 2 CB and players in other positions Why wait. We need to be at the front of the queue not the back for better quality players 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Signings never happen early in January in the market we are playing in. We are going to be mainly looking at loans. Teams willing to loan players out are still finalising the make up of their squads, and won’t want to release anyone until they’ve done that. Clubs will be well aware of who AJ wants in on loan, but they won’t be willing to say yes until they’ve made all of their own first team squads sorted. I’d expect a busy week and a bit ahead. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipmat Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Manwithnoball said: We should have moved him on at start of January 2021. FTFY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenslad Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 where was the other trialist playing last night - centre back? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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