redford_must_score wrote:

Conway11 wrote:

Moving players on who our out of contract - I would tell the following that they are not getting a new deal

Gallagher 
Moult
Holt
Docherty
Newman
Middleton

Would give Babunski another year - he would be great with a new manager in a proper system, played in his ideal position. 

The ones above are not good enough if we really do want to be a top 5 side. 

Would go for Stuart Findlay and Danny Armstrong (both OOC at Killie in the summer) to replace Gallagher and Middleton



 

 
Had to read that twice to check it wasn't a wind up.
New manager? Seriously?
Gallagher and Holt have been immense and one of the reasons we'vebeen so successful.
Agree we're not seeing the best of Babunski though and I agree why.
But results are everything and right now we are getting them.

Morning Redford - current thoughts? 

BMT wrote:

 
And it’s even more pathetic that we aren’t able to call on any academy players to step up.

Am assuming you mean the players who have come through the 'Academy'. I'm sure players like Thompson, Stirton Adams and perhaps O'Donnell and Dewar are good enough to be involved. I'm not sure now their loans are over they're back to being United players. Even allowing for this the gaffer's got to want them involved regardless.
 

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Always_United wrote:

It has been pretty bad, but specifically on St Mirren they've only actually gained 5 points on us since February. When the league is so tight that can happen very quickly and mid table teams can shoot up and down the league at a rate of knots.

There is no getting away from the fact that the January transfer window wasn't a success though. For all the talk of fatigue, there are a host of fresh players signed this season who rarely play or have been put out on loan - you don't need me to name them. Because they aren't good enough, the same players get wheeled out every week.

It's really been a disappointing last few months, bar the three wins in quick succession.

 
They've gained 7 points on us in the last three games, it's pointless talking about February. It comes down to them having the fucking minerals and us......not so much.

Mind ae ADS replying to a post saying:  ----- When have we ever had a good transfer window ? ------
- Can't say more.

 
And it’s even more pathetic that we aren’t able to call on any academy players to step up.

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Always_United wrote:

It has been pretty bad, but specifically on St Mirren they've only actually gained 5 points on us since February. When the league is so tight that can happen very quickly and mid table teams can shoot up and down the league at a rate of knots.

There is no getting away from the fact that the January transfer window wasn't a success though. For all the talk of fatigue, there are a host of fresh players signed this season who rarely play or have been put out on loan - you don't need me to name them. Because they aren't good enough, the same players get wheeled out every week.

It's really been a disappointing last few months, bar the three wins in quick succession.

 
They've gained 7 points on us in the last three games, it's pointless talking about February. It comes down to them having the fucking minerals and us......not so much.

Mind ae ADS replying to a post saying:  ----- When have we ever had a good transfer window ? ------
- Can't say more.

Personally I don't think Middleton should be near the team but to leave him on the right wing all 2nd half when he's not got a right foot & almost everything was breaking down when he got the ball rather than sticking him on the left (where he looked dangerous 1st half) is mental.

That said, I reckon the last 2 managers have tried to put an arm round Middleton's shoulder and tbh, I'm getting sick his huffy, half-arsed performance s. It's about time someone booted his lazy, fat arse out the door.

Honestly not sure, i'd maybe rest Ferry, Dalby, Sevelj, Docherty, thrown in Campbell, Fiorini, start Van der Sande and Patorn/Moult upfront.

Not expecting anything other defeat, but crucially one eye for us fans anyway is on Pittodrie, we lose 3-0 Aberdeen lose 2-0 and it's still a showdown on Saturday. As defeatist as that sounds it's realism re our current form/injury/confidence standpoint.

Unfortunately, our recent form has us relying on Hibs going to whatever St Mirren's stadium is called this week and doing us a favour.

For all the talk of Celtic taking it easy, resting players for the cup final, they won't want to do anything other than put Aberdeen in their place ahead of the Hampden showdown and they won't have their baffies on, on flag day.

We'd all have bitten hands off for a last day showdown to get Europe, or even be sitting in European spot going into the last game back in August, it's just that so much more could've been had, had we not fallen away.

I think the whole situation was best summed up by this post on Twitter...

I think it's more we earned the right to dream by showing we are capable. The disappointment is we've really fallen away. But form is variable and of course top 6 is better than expected in July but it's not better than what they put in their reach. It's ok to feel frustrated.


 

We were shite, however, given how patched up, and off the pace we seemed, we still should've taken the lead, that Dalby header was exactly the chance you want and exactly who you want it to fall to.

Maybe the game plays out the same, but we'd have taken confidence from it, maybe won, maybe only drew.

Not blaming Dalby for the defeat, but it's mental that he could direct that header on target from a pish cross v Hearts, yet miss a bread and butter chance.

Also, the lazy lumps into the box and constant long throws were pointless and never looked like working, Ferry is obviously told to go on throws and I can excuse him for the lumps, he looks fucked, he's playing through the pain.

Very few if any got pass marks yesterday, Docherty isn't gonna be reliable, Sibbald isn't good enough and Manny is still the bombscare that often comes up with the odd plum moment.

Middleton though, bar the cross for Dalby above, it was lazy clipped balls every time, taking no responsibility, there's folk who say he just needs an arm around the shoulder, needs re-assured, well let him do it at St Johnstone or fucking Kelty Hearts.

The manager is not escaping here either, the midfield was pish yesterday, constantly getting overrun, if Harding was fit enough for the bench, he was fit enough to start and it he wasn't able to last or had to come off early, that's when you move Sevelj back there, we lose so much of what we're about when he's not in there.

Rant over......now for a positive moment.

Aberdeen's tanking today set us up for a 90 minute shoot-out on Saturday, I don't expect St Mirren to beat Hibs or take any points v Celtic, so I'm still expecting 5th, but all we need is 1 more 90 minutes, one last performance, from guys who for the most part of the season ran through brick walls and never gave up.

Mon United, into these sheep shagging bastards!

It has been pretty bad, but specifically on St Mirren they've only actually gained 5 points on us since February. When the league is so tight that can happen very quickly and mid table teams can shoot up and down the league at a rate of knots.

There is no getting away from the fact that the January transfer window wasn't a success though. For all the talk of fatigue, there are a host of fresh players signed this season who rarely play or have been put out on loan - you don't need me to name them. Because they aren't good enough, the same players get wheeled out every week.

It's really been a disappointing last few months, bar the three wins in quick succession.

Illustrated here is just how disastrous our transfer dealings were in January.

1st February.

United sit 3rd
St.Mirren 9th

We should have strengthened the side strongly and went all in for our best finish in 15 years.

Instead it's absolutely killed us.