Savage Henry Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 To be more than fair and not at the WU. As I said on an earlier I don't ever see your club going big in the transfer market, with all Roy's money and considering your last disastrous foray in the PL I would have thought you would have been looking at at least three experienced top six players right now instead of the likes of Joe and Coll who admittedly have done well in the championship. Or are you giving it the make do and see how you get on for the first part of the season?Last disastrous foray? I can think of at least two things wrong with that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forfinn Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, SandyCromarty said: To be more than fair and not at the WU. As I said on an earlier I don't ever see your club going big in the transfer market, with all Roy's money and considering your last disastrous foray in the PL I would have thought you would have been looking at at least three experienced top six players right now instead of the likes of Joe and Coll who admittedly have done well in the championship. Or are you giving it the make do and see how you get on for the first part of the season? As SH has pointed out, not sure about "foray" in this context. The last season was obviously a disaster, of course. Beyond the rumours about Chalmers, and Donaldson in particular, there hasn't really been any word on signings for next season. There's a good core group there, but we undoubtedly need upgrades in some positions. Experienced top six players will come at a premium, so looking at cheaper, proven Championship players with the ability to step up is a good way to go. And getting guys who are already happy in the area is a no brainer - especially if, as rumoured, ICT are in no position to turn down relatively modest bids. I certainly don't think we'll see the multitude of signings we used to in the Adams era, but knowing Roy, the budget will be there for the right players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 11 hours ago, Highland Capital said: Wasn't Watkins one of our lowest paid players? I'm sure I heard he was £400 a week or something. And what a great move it was for him too - playing for the likes of Bath and Hereford to being our star man and setting him up for an eventual move to the Championship. I see he went on to Norwich after Barnsley and he's now with Bristol City where he's on £900,000 pa, a long way from the £400 a week with us and well deserved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micaley68 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 23 hours ago, TheScarf said: Yep. Falkirk just get a list of free agents, fly them up, sign them and do this model-like photo shoot with them and all their fans start fingering themselves before the manager has even seen them play, and they all turn out to be utter fucking shite. It's the Falkirk way don't you know? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Tough result last night for ICT. Is Jordan White out of contract at the end of the season? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 16/05/2019 at 20:18, SandyCromarty said: I would expect Coll Donaldson to move for at least £150,000 to £200,000. You'll be keeping him for a while then. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Heard yesterday that Aberdeen and Hearts are keen on Doran. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 5 hours ago, jagfox99 said: Tough result last night for ICT. Is Jordan White out of contract at the end of the season? Pretty sure Caley signed White on a two year deal. I don't rate him as a footballer in terms of skill, but he's a big wrecking machine when on form and a decent weapon in the Championship. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 8 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: You'll be keeping him for a while then. I wouldn't be too sure on that, Ross Draper went to RC for £100,000 and young Coll is twice the player he was. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, SandyCromarty said: I wouldn't be too sure on that, Ross Draper went to RC for £100,000 and young Coll is twice the player he was. Aye, an experienced, proven top flight performer, and a young defender with a clown shoes reputation who's had a decent season in the second tier. The comparisons are clear. Edited May 18, 2019 by RandomGuy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Capital Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 One thing that was abundantly clear last night, as it was a few weeks ago when we beat Ayr 1-0 is that we can't play a system with two central midfielders. We get cut open far too easily. In years gone by we managed it when we had the likes of Draper and Tansey and Black and Duncan, but we don't have players robust enough for it anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Aye, an experienced, proven top flight performer, and a young defender with a clown shoes reputation who's had a decent season in the second tier. The comparisons are clear. Given your result yesterday against a team with a smaller budget than ours, and the statement from your manager today on the radio that you failed to make the top six due to players not giving enough maybe it's time ST J looked at young defenders. Edited May 18, 2019 by SandyCromarty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, SandyCromarty said: Given your result yesterday against team with a smaller budget than ours, and the statement from your manager today on the radio that you failed to make the top six due to players not giving enough maybe it's time ST J looked at young defenders. Three of our starting defenders (Tanser and Kerr been regulars all season, Gordon replacing Shaughnessy) over the past 10 games are younger than Donaldson Hes only a year younger than our club captain CB who's played over 100 games 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tarmo Kink said: Donaldson has had two decent seasons in the second tier I’d say. Even still, we got offered £100k up front for Jason Kerr in January, who's already a better defender than Donaldson will ever be. Expecting a six figure fee is just deluded. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tarmo Kink said: Donaldson has had two decent seasons in the second tier I’d say. The only bad game I saw he had was his first run out for us against Dumbarton the season before. The St Johnstone fan is basing his opinion on a few seasons ago, Coll has very much matured since then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Three of our starting defenders (Tanser and Kerr been regulars all season, Gordon replacing Shaughnessy) over the past 10 games are younger than Donaldson Hes only a year younger than our club captain CB who's played over 100 games 3 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Even still, we got offered £100k up front for Jason Kerr in January, who's already a better defender than Donaldson will ever be. Expecting a six figure fee is just deluded. The only defending I'm seeing right now is you trying to defend a shite season, end of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Just now, SandyCromarty said: The only defending I'm seeing right now is you trying to defend a shite season, end of. Shite season? We finished 7th, with more points than Hearts, and the average age of the squad has plummeted. I've literally no idea what your point is. I can only conclude you realised that proclaiming a 25yo CB, who's a joke figure to all but ICT fans, as some promising young player who'll demand up to half a million pounds is laughable and have decided to set the phasers to deflect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Just now, RandomGuy. said: Shite season? We finished 7th, with more points than Hearts, and the average age of the squad has plummeted. I've literally no idea what your point is. I can only conclude you realised that proclaiming a 25yo CB, who's a joke figure to all but ICT fans, as some promising young player who'll demand up to half a million pounds is laughable and have decided to set the phasers to deflect. Goals For - 48 Goals Against - 48 Terrific Defending 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 minute ago, SandyCromarty said: Goals For - 48 Goals Against - 48 Terrific Defending Four more than ICT conceded, in a higher tier. Staggered it was so close considering we've got ageing diddies like Kerr while you've got the future Scotland captain Donaldson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankthetank22 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, SandyCromarty said: The only bad game I saw he had was his first run out for us against Dumbarton the season before. The St Johnstone fan is basing his opinion on a few seasons ago, Coll has very much matured since then. How many games do you avoid then, what's your excuse for Donaldson after last nights nightmare performance then, or was getting ragdolled by an unfit, piss poor Sow acceptable? Edited May 18, 2019 by frankthetank22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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