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1 minute ago, Rob1885 said:

Callum Smith signed a 2 year deal with Accies, great move for him.

Very surprising as I don't think he's good enough, but good luck to him and would be glad to be proven wrong.

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23 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:

Very surprising as I don't think he's good enough, but good luck to him and would be glad to be proven wrong.

It's quite a move for someone who has not looked much more than an average league 1 player in the last 18 months or so.

Accies are obviously taking a punt on potential more than anything he's actually achieved on the pitch.

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I thought Smith looked class start of season 17-18, but it’s obviously not worked out at EEP. I haven’t seen him in League 1, so can’t comment, but Hamilton are obviously taking a punt on his potential.

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In terms of us making signings, I imagine we will take full advantage of the loan market and continue to go down the route of lower league players with potential. The balls rolling behind the scenes in terms of season tickets and income for the season ahead so I imagine it won’t be TOO long before we start assembling. Plus Nisbet is probably going to go for a hefty price which will be good for the coffers. If there is one thing I’ll commend Crawford for is that he has a good eye for talent, so I won’t be too concerned about who we will assemble given the difficulty caused by the current situation.

 

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Anyone got a wishlist from League One or Two they'd like to see brought in? I seriously hope that Killie look to give us Dom Thomas again on loan but no idea who would be a Nisbet-like signing.
Alex Harris could be worth a look if he's got the right attitude.

Probably unrealistic but Nathan Austin would be the ideal replacement for Nizzy.
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Just now, Rob1885 said:

Alex Harris could be worth a look if he's got the right attitude.

Probably unrealistic but Nathan Austin would be the ideal replacement for Nizzy.

Danny Devito No GIF

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Will Graham from Albion Rovers has good potential, he’s been impressive any times I’ve seen him. Unsure if Kouider-Aissa from Queens Park has accepted terms to stay on, but he is apparently very good. Replacing Nisbet is going to be very difficult. I’d cream my knickers if we got Dom Thomas back. Simply put, he is the best winger we have had since Cardle.

 

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Alex Harris could be worth a look if he's got the right attitude.

Probably unrealistic but Nathan Austin would be the ideal replacement for Nizzy.


Nathan Austin was supposedly joining East Fife before Kelty Hearts came in with a bigger offer. I’d take a punt on him if he’s out of contract.

Unrealistic but if Dom Thomas could compliment Ryan Dow on the wings, with Greg Kiltie on loan again playing behind a striker, that’d be absolutely class. I don’t see either of them in Killie’s plans tbh so it might be possible to get both.
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Looking at our team I'd be happy with fielding 

Comrie-Murray-Lang-Martin

Dow-? -Turner-? 

? -? 

I've not even bothered punting in Nisbet because he'll be away, so Grant's wishlist would be

Gk-

First choice would be Jamie Mcdonald, was very, very good against us for Alloa and was the best keeper I saw play against us last season, from what I've heard he wants to move back to the east coast so this may be plausible? Gill as backup 

Defence - 

I'm actually happy with the four we have, backup wise with the budget being so tight I'm not sure if we'll be able to sign someone just for backup, we have Edwards, Bowman and Fenton as being the likely backup for the fullback positions, are any of them good enough yet for a sustained run in the team if we have injuries? Not sure, reckon we need at least 1 centre back. 

Midfield - 

Fucking holes everywhere, we need at least 2 wingers really, with at least 1, maybe two centre mids? I'd expect Paul Allan and Matty Todd to play a bigger part in supporting the squad next year, I've mentioned it before but I've genuinely got high hopes for Todd, think he'll develop into a player. 

I'd love to see us re sign Dom Thomas, that'd be the best signing we could make IMO, I'm a massive fan. Outwith that I don't really know for wingers? I'd imagine it'll be a loan signing, Motherwell have a few, for an outside shout Calvin Miller? Had big potential a few years back, could maybe want to kick start his career down a league.  For centre midfield I'm going to go for Stephen McGinn, he looked good at this level a few years back and there is the worry the legs will be gone and he won't reach his level of performances with Dunfermline, as what he did with St Mirren but an experienced player to talk Turner through the game would be good, also seems like a leader. 

Striker

Ideally I'd love at least three, but with budgets etc I reckon McCann and McGill will get plenty game time, we're apparently interested in Anton Dowds from East Fife, I know absolutely nothing about him other than East Fife fans do seem to like him, for the other spot I'd like Declan McManus, I doubt he'll get a premiership gig, he was well liked by the fans here, coming off a good season in league 1, coming in as the main striker would be appealing for him hopefully. 

Which would leave us with

McDonald 

Comrie-Lang-Murray-Martin

Dow-McGinn-Turner-Thomas

Dowds-McManus 

Squad Players - Gill, Bowman, Edwards, Miller, Todd, Allan, McGill, McCann. 

Will the team look anything like that? Most likely not. 

 

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