yoda Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Can't say I remember much of O'Brien from his time at Motherwell. Looks like he's played in about half of Shrewsbury's fixtures this season. Hopefully he offers a bit more than Franks and provides an adequate stop-gap between now and whenever Burke is fit again. Does this put to bed the GMS transfer? Nice to have Naismith signed up following Erik's departure although he's got a fight on his hands to get much game time between now and the end of the season, what with Fraser's string of decent performances. Twitter rumours suggested a Croatian midfielder on trial? If that's a goer then hopefully McShane gets shifted out on-loan. There's a decent bottom six player in there but he needs game time to find that ability. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ieuan16 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, yoda said: Twitter rumours suggested a Croatian midfielder on trial? If that's a goer then hopefully McShane gets shifted out on-loan. There's a decent bottom six player in there but he needs game time to find that ability. I don't think it's necessarily game time that he needs. It's more the case of him imposing himself when he is in the starting eleven, for me. He's far too passive. When he does take the game by the scruff of neck (3-2 loss at home to Aberdeen, for example), there's a real player there. I can't see him breaking back into the team with Chow and Routis performing so well together and with Woods the favourite to deputise for either one of them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggy4life Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) McLaughlin away on loan to St.Mirren was the chat I heard this morning. Would make sense if that was part of the Naismith deal. Edited January 18, 2017 by staggy4life 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Apparently looking at taking O'Halloran on loan? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossCountyFan14 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Apparently looking at taking O'Halloran on loan? Can't see us taking on another winger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossCountyFan14 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I'm not convinced that either Franks or Dingwall are good enough as wide players at this level. I'd even rather see McLaughlin given match time at wide left, he can certainly cross a good ball into the box. Welcome to The County Jim O'Brien [emoji4] I think Tony had been great this season, bit more end product and a run in the starting 11 would shape him very well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1 hour ago, staggy4life said: McLaughlin away on loan to St.Mirren was the chat I heard this morning. Would make sense if that was part of the Naismith deal. I have no idea why this hasn't happened long before now. I think he might be our best left back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 6 hours ago, RossCountyFan14 said: I think Tony had been great this season, bit more end product and a run in the starting 11 would shape him very well What are you watching? He's been anonymous at best. He doesn't have it and being from Dingwall isn't enough to make him have it. Time to move on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Jim O'brien would've played with McIntyre when we had him on loan from Celtic, he was brilliant for us at that time. This has little relevance but it's nice to know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie52 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 18 minutes ago, CountyFan said: What are you watching? He's been anonymous at best. He doesn't have it and being from Dingwall isn't enough to make him have it. Time to move on. A wee bit harsh. He's certainly got some ability but is always played wide when I suspect he'd rather be more central. Sometimes a player just needs a run of starts and a bit of luck to move up. One thing I liked about him from the first time I saw him is that he has good vision and tried passes that others didn't anticipate. I wouldn't write him off but a period on loan in a lower league would make or break him IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 If highlights of St Mirren's recent match are anything to go by, Naismith is going to take a little time to adjust before we see the best of him... if and when he gets games. I see Jimbo go radge at Kenny VdW almost every week, for leaving less space than Naismith does to his marker here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebonce Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Also, I saw @thisGRAEME tweeted a link to this video. Brilliant. Spoiler Edited January 18, 2017 by bunglebonce 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Staggie52 said: A wee bit harsh. He's certainly got some ability but is always played wide when I suspect he'd rather be more central. Sometimes a player just needs a run of starts and a bit of luck to move up. One thing I liked about him from the first time I saw him is that he has good vision and tried passes that others didn't anticipate. I wouldn't write him off but a period on loan in a lower league would make or break him IMO. The poster I replied to called him 'great'. There's only about four players in the history of Ross County that I would call 'great'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie52 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, CountyFan said: The poster I replied to called him 'great'. There's only about four players in the history of Ross County that I would call 'great'. I was replying to you when you said "he doesn't have it" and "time to move on", I thought that was harsh and still do, but like yours it's an opinion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkboy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 17 hours ago, CountyFan said: The poster I replied to called him 'great'. There's only about four players in the history of Ross County that I would call 'great'. Billy Ferries, Karim Boukraa, Liam Boyce & Jackson Irvine? Because we'll have words if you don't include the first two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteakpieStaggie Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Billy Ferries, Karim Boukraa, Liam Boyce & Jackson Irvine? Because we'll have words if you don't include the first two. & Super Don Cowie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Skidmarks Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foransbeard Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 About the only 1 thing on earth that could of made the boy uglier was whacking a Ross County top on him.Some player tho big Ross 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie_93 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Bobby Skidmarks said: Almost forgot he played for us. Yikes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 The booming header off his own crossbar in the opening minutes of the first topflight Highland Derby will forever remain one of my favourite Ross County memories. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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