capt_oats Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Going back to last summer it's interesting to see the breakdown of where our signings came from given the only player we've really been linked with as yet has been Spittal (there was some really vague stuff about Alfie May and Matt Butcher I suppose). Of our 12 signings only Shields and Roberts came from SPFL clubs. 7 came from England (plus Mich'el Parker who had just been cutting about). Ojala came from Denmark. Johansen came from Norway. Going back to @Casagolda's post a while ago linking to an interview with Daws about recruitment where he said: Quote “It has been an extremely complex process,” says Daws. “This is still a new team… and you will have some bumps in the road putting it together. For us there was a plan in place last summer, but the plan did not necessarily come together.” Link And going further back there was a comment in the piece about the recruitment process the club put up just after the window closed. Quote "We set out right at the start to aim high, to pitch for players that we may have thought we wouldn't have got previously, to explore markets that we may not have explored as actively in previous seasons and to invest in infrastructure that has allowed this to happen." There are far fewer positions we need to recruit for this summer so I wonder if we've taken any lessons from how our recruitment played out last year and whether we're planning on pitching for the same type of player? Edited May 22, 2022 by capt_oats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 As an aside it's interesting to see the age breakdown as well: 18-24 = 5 25-30 = 6 31+ = 1 Spoiler Shields (23) - 3 years Amaluzor (24) - 1 year Woolery (26) - 3 years Van Veen (30) - 2 years Kelly (25) - 3 years O'Connor (21) - 1 year Parker (22) - 6 months Slattery (22) - 3 years Ojala (32) - 2 years Goss (25) - 2 years Johansen (26) - 3 years Roberts (27) - 6 month loan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Apparently it's between you lot and United for Danny Mullen. What an agent he has. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Send him to United. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowsdower Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Players are good against us because we're shite, it's not because they're good. Signed by Neil Tarrant, Khaled Kemas, Andy Dow, Steven Lawless, Simon Mensing, Ian Vigurs, and no doubt more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Tbh Mullen or Rudden make perfect sense. They're not our #9 but can sit on our bench and come on when KVV is injured/suspended/booked. Rudden would be my preference as I'd swear Mullen has only ever scored in the first and last months of the season (don't fact check this). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/steven-davis-offered-rangers-contract-27036644 The record have us in for Steve Davis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 33 minutes ago, thisGRAEME said: Tbh Mullen or Rudden make perfect sense. They're not our #9 but can sit on our bench and come on when KVV is injured/suspended/booked. Aye. We're in the market for someone in budget, who's going to be happy to sign up and be parked on our bench which narrows our options from the jump. If we're talking OOC SPFL players it's a limited market. 14 minutes ago, crazylegsjoe_mfc said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/steven-davis-offered-rangers-contract-27036644 The record have us in for Steve Davis. Yes please. Sold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I don’t like signing players from the Old Firm but Davis would be a class signing. Him and Slattery would be some midfield for us to bypass with hoofball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I mean...if that's even the remotest possibility then get it done! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Not sure why he'd want to join us but I'd definitely be interested. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamMFC Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 If the club genuinely think they can get it done! It would be a class signing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, well fan for life said: Not sure why he'd want to join us but I'd definitely be interested. I mean, aye I'm sceptical. He's not going to get rich(er) with us and you'd think he'll have plenty other options but to be objective...we've just seen 3 midfielders leave as of Friday so there's a space in the team for him, he'd play regularly, he's precisely the type of player we need (experienced and can control a game) and with Lasley having left for St Mirren there's a vacancy on the coaching staff opened up. Although in fairness I'd imagine plenty of other clubs will be able to make a similar pitch. It's really a case of what he wants tbh. Edited May 23, 2022 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsome_Devil Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 St Mirren seem confident on their thread it's a done deal for him. Would be a superb player for either assuming he's up for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I don't get the Rudden chat. Didn't he already sign for Dundee? As for Davis, said when chatting to mates earlier, I'd pass. Ye he's class and he's defo an improvement on what we have but I am always wary of old guys stepping down. Think Brian McClair scarred me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Busta Nut said: I don't get the Rudden chat. Didn't he already sign for Dundee? I think the suggestion is that he may have a similar get out clause in his deal as Lamie. He's only at Dundee on loan just now. Dundee actually announced his PCA though. Quote We are delighted to announce the signing of Zak Rudden on loan from Partick Thistle for the remainder of the 2021/22 season. Zak has already agreed to a pre-contract and will sign a permanent deal with the club until 2025 when his contract at Firhill expires in the summer. Link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Just now, capt_oats said: Dundee on loan just now. Ah right! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX1886 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 The title push is ON! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 From a Rangers fans perspective, you'd be gaining a player with undoubted quality. A master at reading a game and being able to break up play and also get the team on the front foot with penetrative passes. He's not really a goal threat these days but contributes well in building attacks. With that being said... I was very critical of him at the start of the season. His form wasn't where it needed to be, however that could've been said for much of the team. He was then out the team for quite a bit but since coming back in has contributed well. It doesn't look obvious that he has lost too much in terms of fitness as he gets older, but having only played in 31 of our games this season that may be an indicator that he is beginning to decline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX1886 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 A wee favour for us helping out with their European schedule obviously 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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