ShineOnYouCrazyDiamonds Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Paul McKay has actually been good for usWhere has he played mostly? He started out at right back for us then shifted to centre mid. By the end of his time with us he was playing in a back three but he was never really a standout in any role. I liked him more than most did, but from what we seen of him in his two seasons with us there’s no way he’d have made our strongest 11 last season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 It was mooted, but I doubted it would come about. Nice to be wrong sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afc88 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, QoS99 said: Paul McKay has actually been good for us He was good for us as well. Just a section of our support took a complete dislike to him . Usually pick on one player a season weird bunch of fans at times 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QoS99 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, ShineOnYouCrazyDiamonds said: Where has he played mostly? He started out at right back for us then shifted to centre mid. By the end of his time with us he was playing in a back three but he was never really a standout in any role. I liked him more than most did, but from what we seen of him in his two seasons with us there’s no way he’d have made our strongest 11 last season. He’s always been centre half with us, I’m not sure if he’ll be there this season as he’s not played before under our new gaffer and we have a few defenders already and are looking to bring one more in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses1924 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Seems like a great signing, its unusual to have signed two players now that the teams they came from would have wanted to keep, does this imply we are investing some money? still work to do but broadly happy with the way things are going 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Fernández Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, QoS99 said: He’s always been centre half with us, I’m not sure if he’ll be there this season as he’s not played before under our new gaffer and we have a few defenders already and are looking to bring one more in. Think you've probably gotten the best out of him playing in defence, wasn't a massive fan of him in midfield where we played him most, but he must of improved having signed for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Will still finish above you, don’t get carried away [emoji1787]not with max currie in goalBookmarked. Will be an interesting Queens defence next season with Max Currie, Rico Quitongo and Paul McKayPaul McKay if he stays fit will stroll it in L1. Never looked out of place in the Championship. I really don't know what to make of Rae joining Airdrie. I can't lie, I'm disappointed he's left us to join a league rival. I'm also disappointed he's going to be playing at this level. He has bags of potential so I'm not sure why he's staying down here. I doubt there weren't other clubs from higher divisions in for him. Maybe he has a history with McCabe? I haven't read the link, is he staying FT with you or going PT? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mybitchunderprotest Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, David Fernández said: Think you've probably gotten the best out of him playing in defence, wasn't a massive fan of him in midfield where we played him most, but he must of improved having signed for you. Must HAVE improved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I liked Paul McKay but I'd never have had him as a Championship player or even one of League 1's better players. If he's reached that sort of level good on him. His brother Jack is a dumplin' but I can't dislike him after that play-off semi-final goal v Cove. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb_diamond Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 19 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Bookmarked. I haven't read the link, is he staying FT with you or going PT? Here's hoping your bookmarking goes better than the last time a queen's fan did that to an Airdrie fan, eh @QoS99 He'll be full time with us. He's been training during the day all week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ77 Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 1 minute ago, airdrieman said: I liked Paul McKay but I'd never have had him as a Championship player or even one of League 1's better players. If he's reached that sort of level good on him. His brother Jack is a dumplin' but I can't dislike him after that play-off semi-final goal v Cove. Yeah agreed thought he looked out of his depth when he was centre mid and right back, moved him centre half in a back 3 n looked more comfortable probably because he has more cover about him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Never seen him play but the reports sound encouraging, although keen to see him play before getting too excited. On the face of it we have significantly improved our goalkeeper situation from last year. Currie was pretty average plus we had no experienced back-up last year to come in if/when needed. Sounds like we've got an improvement with Rae plus in Hutton have a decent 2nd choice to fill in if needed. A good left back and a couple of midfielders, particularly a creative one, and we'd look just as good, if not better, as last year (on paper..). Easier said than done to get the quality in those positions but hopefully there's stuff in the pipeline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, airdrieman said: I liked Paul McKay but I'd never have had him as a Championship player or even one of League 1's better players. If he's reached that sort of level good on him. His brother Jack is a dumplin' but I can't dislike him after that play-off semi-final goal v Cove. I thought he got a bit of a hard time, he played in about 5 different positions for us and wasn't surrounded by particularly good players. He was often being asked to do stuff well outwith his ability level. I think if he'd been here last year he would have been a good player to have in the sitting midfield position or to fill in across the back line. He'll have a decent career kicking around the Championship and League 1. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, Diamonds are Forever said: I thought he got a bit of a hard time, he played in about 5 different positions for us and wasn't surrounded by particularly good players. He was often being asked to do stuff well outwith his ability level. I think if he'd been here last year he would have been a good player to have in the sitting midfield position or to fill in across the back line. He'll have a decent career kicking around the Championship and League 1. He'd actually have been a really useful player to have had last season given the Covid crises, not having a left-back for a chunk of the season and he could have played centre-half allowing McCabe to stay in the middle of the park. Playing in a better side would most likely have accentuated his positive qualities too. I'd have been more than happy to keep him TBH. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iateallthepies Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Rae played for Cowden under Bollan, about ten games or so then decided to let him go. I couldn't believe it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny_m Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The only disappointing thing about Rae is that it's only a 1 year deal. Still a young goalkeeper and could have had sale value, of course he may driven this deal but that's football these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLDiamond Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Have to be happy with the days business. Devenny is a decent squad player to have in our side and provides solid back up when needed. I saw potential there last season so I’m thinking McCabe wants him to kick on and be fighting for a first team place. Can’t argue with the signing, makes sense in the grand scheme. Rae is an excellent signing. I fully believe he’ll be the best keeper in L1 and even though I have nothing against Currie, our team may have made it over the line last season with Rae between the sticks. If we can cut out some of the silly goals we’ll be in good shape. Our defense is starting to shape up nicely and a solid LB is a must!! Brody Paterson was my first choice, does anyone know what’s happening with him at RR? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 They've been slow in announcing things but I've been pleased with our business so far. Our two new goalkeepers are upgrades on what we had last season. Ballantyne is the best right-back in the league and (along with Rae) should be playing in the Championship. We couldn't have said that about Rae or Ballantyne's equivalents last season. We've retained Fordyce, Watson, Frizzell and McCabe all of whom were amongst our best and most important players last season. And three forwards in Smith, Gal and Gabby who got 40 goals between them last season despite all having spells either injured or out of form. And hopefully a fully fit Salim will prove his worth and be amongst the goals. Devenny will obviously be a squad player but we know he's a competent and neat and tidy one who will hopefully kick on with a bit more development and game time. Still a lot to be done and/or be confirmed but fairly optimistic so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdrieman Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I see they've updated the squad numbers on the website. McCabe is #4. Maybe he likes playing centre-half after all?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenacres Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Excellent keeper but I think he expected many offers when he turned down our contract . He got none even Partick and Morton who need a keeper offered him nothing so he had to take the Airdrie offer on less money . At least we got a compo fee for him not a huge amount but better than nothing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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