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hello everybody, I read you since time ago... I am from spain but follow the dons since years ago (when we are the first part-time team in scotland...xd).

I lived in scotland years ago and I follow all the scottish fooball (istead of English premier league)

I am sure I am the only spanish follower of dumbarton

  every year we have less money, so, worse team

year ago when the alloa goal in last minute was a big trouble....

 

this year i am going to be the FM researcher for the team, so for the moment I havent had so many job...xd

bu I would like to know if there are any local team asocciate with dumbarton, because the dons hasnt got youths team

 

regards

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3 minutes ago, McGarci said:

hello everybody, I read you since time ago... I am from spain but follow the dons since years ago (when we are the first part-time team in scotland...xd).

I lived in scotland years ago and I follow all the scottish fooball (istead of English premier league)

I am sure I am the only spanish follower of dumbarton

  every year we have less money, so, worse team

year ago when the alloa goal in last minute was a big trouble....

 

this year i am going to be the FM researcher for the team, so for the moment I havent had so many job...xd

bu I would like to know if there are any local team asocciate with dumbarton, because the dons hasnt got youths team

 

regards

Got any Spanish pals that can get themselves to training tonight?

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11 minutes ago, McGarci said:

hello everybody, I read you since time ago... I am from spain but follow the dons since years ago (when we are the first part-time team in scotland...xd).

I lived in scotland years ago and I follow all the scottish fooball (istead of English premier league)

I am sure I am the only spanish follower of dumbarton

  every year we have less money, so, worse team

year ago when the alloa goal in last minute was a big trouble....

 

this year i am going to be the FM researcher for the team, so for the moment I havent had so many job...xd

bu I would like to know if there are any local team asocciate with dumbarton, because the dons hasnt got youths team

 

regards

Can you play centre half? 

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I'm not sure, I think contracts need to be at least until the next window now. Even if it were possible we'd still need to pay them, so it eats into the budget again. We'd be better off just signing players that will be part of the squad. By the sounds of it we've had the entirety of Scotland on trial, so whittling those down and picking a few of them is Duffy's task for the next 14 days.
I think Queen of the South have about 15 trialists training with them too.
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3 hours ago, The Moonster said:

We can't play any trialists in the League Cup so we'll need to sign enough bodies to field a team, with Loy and Layne injured we're currently at 8 bodies and two of them are keepers.  We simply NEED to do that much work in 2 weeks or Duffy and Hagi will be getting the boots on themselves.

Given that the spfl thought it was a good idea to replace pre-season with the league cup group stages I really don't understand the logic of having no trialists. Most clubs at the lower level will still be building a team  (although maybe not quite to our extent) and to take away the opportunity of trying players out, which is what pre-season is for after all, just seems perverse.

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These are probably the best of the Facebook photos...

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Lewis Crawford (brother of DFC's very own Jack), Conor Brennan and two guys I don't recognise...

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Joe McKee in the compression socks, I think that's Tierney behind him in the grey boots, but not 100%. Sure I know the small guy behind McCluskey in the white Mercurials - but can't for the life of me think why, then Jordan McMillan behind Pettigrew.

Anyone who can name the other guys will earn themselves a greenie.

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These are probably the best of the Facebook photos...
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Lewis Crawford (brother of DFC's very own Jack), Conor Brennan and two guys I don't recognise...
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Joe McKee in the compression socks, I think that's Tierney behind him in the grey boots, but not 100%. Sure I know the small guy behind McCluskey in the white Mercurials - but can't for the life of me think why, then Jordan McMillan behind Pettigrew.
Anyone who can name the other guys will earn themselves a greenie.

Daniel Martins in there
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These are probably the best of the Facebook photos...
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Lewis Crawford (brother of DFC's very own Jack), Conor Brennan and two guys I don't recognise...
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Joe McKee in the compression socks, I think that's Tierney behind him in the grey boots, but not 100%. Sure I know the small guy behind McCluskey in the white Mercurials - but can't for the life of me think why, then Jordan McMillan behind Pettigrew.
Anyone who can name the other guys will earn themselves a greenie.


McKee and McMillan would be solid additions to our currently uninspiring squad.
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Wilkie was the best of a bad bunch last year,certainly knows where the goal is but is clearly done and the injuries have caught up with him his legs are gon,not a player I would sign if I was wanna push for promotion


By the looks of things at the moment, promotion won’t even enter our thoughts this season.
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On 23/06/2019 at 13:37, Johnny Red said:

Kyle Wilkie will be next apparently

 

On 23/06/2019 at 13:45, Jan Vojáček said:

No idea if you're saying that to move conversation on, or if there's some truth in it - but given your record with ITK info I'll run with it.

I'd be happy with that. He looked good against us for Airdrie last season, and I've been hoping we might chuck something his way since last summer. Compared to some of our other signings he's practically a marquee name too!

 

On 23/06/2019 at 16:16, ++Ammo - Airdrie++ said:

In you're current predicament, I'd agree that Kyle is a "marquee" signing if true.
I wouldn't have been displeased to see him stay at Airdrie, he gave his all and didn't hide too often, put himself about and chipped in with a good few goals.
He's a nice guy by all accounts and knows the way to the goal
I really hope he cracks on and becomes a fan favourite.

Wilkie was one of the few players I'd have been happy to keep at Airdrie last season. It's not saying much but he was our best midfielder. I'm sure somebody said we didn't lose a game he scored which is probably a good indicator of how he can influence games. When he played well and we played through him, the team as a whole tended to play well. His best position is probably as a #10 behind the striker(s). That's where his passing is most effective and it limits the amount of running he has to do as well. Probably the biggest mark against him though is that he quite frequently picks up knocks and misses a match or two here and there. He can also fade out of games quite quickly, and badly, so you can't necessarily rely on him to play or be the focal point of your attack every week. Which I assume is why Murray decided to release him. I think he'd be a good signing for most teams in this league though, even notwithstanding the underwhelming squad you've put together so far. 

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