Boghead ranter Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Just now, microdave said: Nat Wedderburn. The Unit. Dumbarton haven't won, the last 14 times in a row that they've been on the same pitch as him. Hopefully that stops very soon . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Dumbarton haven't won, the last 14 times in a row that they've been on the same pitch as him. Hopefully that stops very soon .Otherwise this could overtake 95/96 as the season from hell! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Decent signing IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, microdave said: 8 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: Dumbarton haven't won, the last 14 times in a row that they've been on the same pitch as him. Hopefully that stops very soon . Otherwise this could overtake 95/96 as the season from hell! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I really don’t know how I feel about that. I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr November Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Big Nat’s a decent midfielder at this level and probably quite a unique player too. Very strong, great technique and scored a couple of goals for us from set pieces but he’s also painfully slow, as soon as the ball is played over the top of him he’s out the game. He looked quite unfit at times earlier in the season but he seemed much sharper from January onwards, although even at that he was still the slowest man on the pitch. He’s not a bad replacement for Kyle Hutton, just less mobile. He was quite a strange player at Airdrie, some fans regarded him as one of our worst ever players, others thought he should be in the team every week. The truth is somewhere in the middle. His best games seemed to come against poorer opposition where we had more time on the ball, unfortunately his lack of pace means he can struggle to make an impact in higher tempo games. I do think that he’s quite a likeable player and I was disappointed things never really clicked for him at Airdrie. I think Murray’s initial plan last season was to have Wedderburn sitting as the holding midfielder or in a midfield two with Kieran Millar. In theory that pairing could have worked quite well as Millar’s endless running and energy should have covered for Wedderburn’s lack of mobility but it never really translated onto the pitch. I think Carswell’s a better player though so pairing him with Wedderburn might work better. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the snudge Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 He's certainly raised the handsome levels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Bring Back Paddy Flannery said: I really don’t know how I feel about that. I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either. Hmmm....Ross Forbes and Nat Wedderburn in the same midfield ? Well, we won't be getting done for speeding this season. Having said that , Wedderburn has always had a presence against us as detailed above by the Ranter, so let's see what he produces in a Sons jersey. Impress us Big Man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Not really a signing to excite the fans but one that fills the gap Hutton left. I'm a little disappointed we've not gone for a more energetic midfielder but the big man will get every chance to impress. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Can he play in goals? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWL Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Actually quite like this signing. A known player with plenty experience. Probably a straight swap for Hutton but with the added bonus of a few goals a season too. Just need to wait and see if he's able to play alongside Carswell as opposed to the Hutton/Carswell duo that never seemed to work. From the pics on website he looks a lot trimmer than he has in recent games against us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 ???????? Sam Wardrop Ryan McGeever Morgyn Neill Rico Quitongo Ross Forbes Stuart Carswell Nat Wedderburn Stefan McCluskey PJ Crossan Denny Johnstone Looking alright on paper so far. What positions need strengthened (aside from the obvious lack of a 'keeper)? Ideally I'd like to see us bring in another creative midfielder/winger and forward. That aside (and assuming we're running with a small squad) I'd be relatively happy with things. We've got a bit of versatility in there; Carsy can fill in at RB or CB, Wedderburn at CB, Forbes at LB, Crossan and McCluskey can play up front or wide and Langan can really play anywhere. It's not ideal, but given the circumstances I'm far happier than I was this time last year. Wedderburn would've been a marquee signing 12 months ago! On the big man he's always a player who has divided me. Sometimes he looked like a really classy passer of the ball who would dominate games and dictate the tempo. Other times he looked clumsy and immobile. Reading that back though the same could be said about Kyle Hutton - and they are both the same age - so fair play to Duffy for finding a similar (on paper) replacement for our POTY. I just hope he can play better with Carsy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jan Vojáček said: ???????? Sam Wardrop Ryan McGeever Morgyn Neill Rico Quitongo Ross Forbes Stuart Carswell Nat Wedderburn Stefan McCluskey PJ Crossan Denny Johnstone Looking alright on paper so far. What positions need strengthened (aside from the obvious lack of a 'keeper)? I think we desperately need a starting winger to replace McCluskey IMO. I’m not against having him as a squad player who we can introduce in the second half or to fill in for injuries but he’s nowhere near good enough to be starting every week. Someone with pace would be nice. We also need some reinforcements up top. Johnstone has spent pretty much the last 3 years injured and we can’t fully depend on someone with that sort of injury history, Jones is shite and Crossan isn’t a completely natural striker and I think Duffy may deploy him out wide. A creative midfielder to replace McKee is vital and will be our most important signing. I have no doubt that getting someone of his quality will be pretty much impossible but I hope Duffy really goes baws out to find the best possible option in that position. Defensive backup is also required, as it stands we have no natural defenders to cover injuries or suspensions. Someone like David Ferguson would be perfect (is he still a free agent?), can operate anywhere across the back 4 if need be and is easily good enough to push for a starting place. I’d rather avoid tinkering with the midfield to cover at the back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Forbes, Carswell, Wedderburn and McCluskey gives me the absolute fear tbh. If Duffy plans on starting that midfield we're in big bother. We desperately need pace in the team, there's absolutely nobody that brings that to the table aside from PJ. IMO we need two goalkeepers, someone who can cover across the back, 2 attacking midfielders (one wide, one central) and 1 more striker. Running with a small squad is understandable but so far we have no pace and Ross Forbes for creativity. I'm getting a wee bit concerned that Duffy was only taking about another 3 or 4 coming in before Wedderburn arrived, if two of those are keepers then that leaves 1 more outfield player, which I think leaves us well short. I suspect Duffy is just doing his usual "play everything down and when everything works out okay we're all happy" tactic, but we absolutely need more than 4 players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) A left-sided midfielder and /or a more creative player in the middle.Another striker is vital otherwise we could end up like last season where weakness upfront arguably cost us any chance of top 4.A covering defender/utility man would also be good.Add 2 goalies then that would be 6 to come in.If the budget stretches to that , that would be a decent number of bodies for 27 league games. Edited September 2, 2020 by lorenzo71 cannae spell 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Wedderburn will do the same thing that Kyle Hutton did. He'll break up play and generally be a destructive player in midfield. Quite how we play with Wedderburn, Carswell and Forbes is a mystery. Forbes' movement is non-existent. If we go 1 up front and Forbes out wide then that still leaves us with another wide player and an attacking midfielder to find. Or do we go with a back 3 and 2 wingbacks in Rico and Wardrop? Big concern that we should be ok defensively in the middle of the park but that we look short on creativity or attacking options and we don't look great out wide. Given the teams who will be in our division next season, I can see Cove spending big, Thistle spending big (both in comparison to the rest of the division), Falkirk being Falkirk and a decent showing from either East Fife or Montrose. It's going to be a really tight division with a likely top 3 and then a load of teams who will be exceptionally close to each other. We could legitimately finish anywhere from 4th to 9th unless we can get a bit of attacking quality added to the squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftershocker Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 hours ago, lorenzo71 said: A left-sided midfielder and /or a more creative player in the middle.Another striker is vital otherwise we could end up like last season where weakness upfront arguably cost us any chance of top 4.A covering defender/utility man would also be good.Add 2 goalies then that would be 6 to come in.If the budget stretches to that , that would be a decent number of bodies for 27 league games. we've also signed Robert Jones up front.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo71 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 59 minutes ago, aftershocker said: we've also signed Robert Jones up front.... Yeah but he doesn't fill me with optimism.And as was mentioned above Denny Johnstone is a gamble.Good player when fit, but is he?Personally I'd like to see PJ Crossan play upfront but I'm not sure Jim sees it that way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I’ve never rated Wedderburn and don’t think he’s a patch on Hutton. Would love to be proved wrong, though. I don’t see Crossan being effective upfront at all, he’d just get bullied all day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 In fairness to JD, he's probably got it right more often than he's got it wrong in his time here, so we need to show a bit of faith. Having said that, big Jones keeps giving me flashbacks to Calum Campbell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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