The Ghost of B A R P Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Having a ‘recognised centre forward’, while welcome, is only our third most pressing problem at this stage... We don’t have a defence... And relying on McAdams as your only/first-choice goalkeeper would be a massive gamble. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 The only way we’ll sign McPake, surely, is if we get him for nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 9 minutes ago, The Ghost of B A R P said: The only way we’ll sign McPake, surely, is if we get him for nothing. He’d need to be pretty much guaranteed game time though, in his favoured position. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, TheGoon said: He’d need to be pretty much guaranteed game time though, in his favoured position. Some of the press reports, saying Rangers are choosing to send him to us over other options, allude to just that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGdavieT Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Hi guys, any chance of our cup game being streamed? (QOS fixture.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Jamie_M said: Some of the press reports, saying Rangers are choosing to send him to us over other options, allude to just that. How would that work? Rangers send you a player who you realise after 2 games is soft as shite but you have to continue playing him? How would that even get written into an agreement? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Dee Man said: How would that work? Rangers send you a player who you realise after 2 games is soft as shite but you have to continue playing him? How would that even get written into an agreement? Would be along the lines of if he didn’t play then Morton would have to pay his wages. Happened with us with Jack Ruddy when on loan from wolves. McCall signed him and wolves were paying his wages as long as he was starting. He was brutal and almost cost us the league, eventually McCall dropped him for the last 3/4 games of the season. IIRC he wasn’t even in the squad for the last game of the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Dee Man said: How would that work? Rangers send you a player who you realise after 2 games is soft as shite but you have to continue playing him? How would that even get written into an agreement? I don't know, but can you honestly say you have never heard talk of that sort of thing in the past? Loan players or players that are funded externally expected to play? Whether it's written into agreements or just verbally agreed, it is probably way more common than you think. Some of the reports saying they had the choice to send him to Linfield, Ayr or us and they chose us as they think that's the best option for his development to come back having had game time. https://www.rangersnews.uk/transfer-news/rangers-attacker-josh-mcpake-set-to-join-greenock-morton-on-loan-report/amp/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 McPake is rank. Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, callum-ayr said: Would be along the lines of if he didn’t play then Morton would have to pay his wages. Happened with us with Jack Ruddy when on loan from wolves. McCall signed him and wolves were paying his wages as long as he was starting. He was brutal and almost cost us the league, eventually McCall dropped him for the last 3/4 games of the season. IIRC he wasn’t even in the squad for the last game of the season. Have never heard of that type of agreement before but I suppose it makes sense from the parent club's point of view. 22 minutes ago, Jamie_M said: I don't know, but can you honestly say you have never heard talk of that sort of thing in the past? Loan players or players that are funded externally expected to play? Whether it's written into agreements or just verbally agreed, it is probably way more common than you think. Some of the reports saying they had the choice to send him to Linfield, Ayr or us and they chose us as they think that's the best option for his development to come back having had game time. https://www.rangersnews.uk/transfer-news/rangers-attacker-josh-mcpake-set-to-join-greenock-morton-on-loan-report/amp/ I can honestly say I've never heard of it. I can understand the parent club wanting their player to get as many minutes on the pitch as possible but "guaranteed game time" is unworkable. I really hope that we didn't have the sort of agreement that callum-ayr alluded to or else we'd have found ourselves substantially out of pocket once we discovered Josh McPake was a lightweight shitebag. I had high hopes for him after 1 or 2 games but that didn't last long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dee Man said: Have never heard of that type of agreement before but I suppose it makes sense from the parent club's point of view. I can honestly say I've never heard of it. I can understand the parent club wanting their player to get as many minutes on the pitch as possible but "guaranteed game time" is unworkable. I really hope that we didn't have the sort of agreement that callum-ayr alluded to or else we'd have found ourselves substantially out of pocket once we discovered Josh McPake was a lightweight shitebag. I had high hopes for him after 1 or 2 games but that didn't last long. Yeah, not saying I endorse that sort of agreement, but not hard to imagine that sort or stuff goes on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I, for one, look forward to us romping the league in a Pep Guardiola-esque 3-7-0 formation with one centreback and various midfielders and wingers running about bamboozling the opposition with a beautiful combination of movement and silky one touch tiki-taka mixed in with the odd goal from Lewis Strapp long throws 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolph Hucker Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 36 minutes ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: McPake is rank. Thank you. Morrissey too. You're welcome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 46 minutes ago, AsimButtHitsASix said: I, for one, look forward to us romping the league in a Pep Guardiola-esque 3-7-0 formation with one centreback and various midfielders and wingers running about bamboozling the opposition with a beautiful combination of movement and silky one touch tiki-taka mixed in with the odd goal from Lewis Strapp long throws ... or sand-dancing our way to a comfortable 8th... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Dee Man said: Have never heard of that type of agreement before but I suppose it makes sense from the parent club's point of view. I can honestly say I've never heard of it. I can understand the parent club wanting their player to get as many minutes on the pitch as possible but "guaranteed game time" is unworkable. I really hope that we didn't have the sort of agreement that callum-ayr alluded to or else we'd have found ourselves substantially out of pocket once we discovered Josh McPake was a lightweight shitebag. I had high hopes for him after 1 or 2 games but that didn't last long. The different levels of contribution to wage depending on whether the player is starting or not thing is not that unusual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Gary Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I pointed out on twitter that the brand new super duper website doesn't even show you the kit when you click on the Shop section. They've now added a button saying "Morton kit" hyperlinked to Smith's website to the BOTTOM of the page... with no pictures, nothing. I dunno about anyone else or any other club but it's the first thing I'd expect to see when I go the the club shop, not an afterthought just plonked on the bottom after a fan has pointed out it wasn't there at all. Instead we have a picture of some lottery balls, the wall, and a fucking crowdie and then just 3 external links. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, #Gary said: I pointed out on twitter that the brand new super duper website doesn't even show you the kit when you click on the Shop section. They've now added a button saying "Morton kit" hyperlinked to Smith's website to the BOTTOM of the page... with no pictures, nothing. I dunno about anyone else or any other club but it's the first thing I'd expect to see when I go the the club shop, not an afterthought just plonked on the bottom after a fan has pointed out it wasn't there at all. Instead we have a picture of some lottery balls, the wall, and a fucking crowdie and then just 3 external links. Partly because they have 2 shop pages. https://www.gmfc.net/shop/ which is linked to from the main shop button and just shows crowdies, lottery and the wall. The other https://www.gmfc.net/shop-gmfc/ wasn't linked to from anywhere on the site. The new button you speak of doesn't link direct to Smiths, it goes to the 2nd shop page (might have changed since you checked). Still a bag of shite that needs totally redone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 That's McPake on loan confirmed. Signing another attacking player with the squad we already have is absolute insanity. Are we playing 2-3-5 this season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of B A R P Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 If Clements is paying any more than his train fare, that is mental... Let's hope he's actually good... Most of us were shocked by the retentions a few weeks ago, but as time has passed McLean and McGinty look more and more understandable... two legs and a head each. Why we've spent money on so many players in front of them, tho, just looks more insane each day closer to the season starting. Defender today, surely? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madton Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 James Wallace, another attacking player hahaha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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