Tek wrote:

CCX2 2010 wrote:

Tek wrote:

A cautious one.

I meant we would see what he was made of in relation to the injury crisis in defence, because it might force him to employ a tactic that doesn't come naturally to him i.e. attack.
 

 
That's unfair imo, he built a squad to get out of the championship, which he done at the 1st attempt.

Most of the squad he assembled to fight for three points at Greenock on a wet Tuesday night are still here.

He shipped out 15 players this season overhauling the playing squad to keep us up, which he has done with ease.

The tines this season, where he has asked some of the guys to play attacking football, we have been found well short of the required level.

There have been multiple times this season he has been far too attacking and it cost us points-

Rangers at home, Dundee at home, Hearts and Hibs at home, Aberdeen away second time (went for 3 when he we could easily had 1).

There's lots more to it but it's lazy to just brandish him defensive without looking at all of the circumstances he has inherited.

Next season will be the first time imo we will have a chance to evaluate him in terms of style of play, but again, I just want to see us win.

Just need to look up the road for all the evidence you need.

Most of what you wrote above is true, but that doesn't take away that he is an inherently cautious and defensively minded Manager, that isn't so much a criticism as a statement of fact. 

And that also doesn't mean that his team won't at times win, we have done so plenty of times this season alone.

But that also doesn't take away from the fact that in games of football where we need to 'have a go' and win the match on the day, we invariably struggle.

His record in the Cups is evidence to that.
 

 
Of course ,just like I pointed out above, we struggle because we don't yet have the players.

He is pissing with the cock he's got.

We will find out next season if he can improve on the points you

Goodwin said in today's press conference that the only absentee on Saturday will be big Ross, he has been known to tell a few porkies in them meetings all the same.

That being the case- 3,5,2 with Sevelj back in the middle please.

Tek wrote:

CCX2 2010 wrote:

 
"We’re close to being completely fucked".
 
We are however just look at some of the posts above will tell you that some of our fans blind to the circumstances we are in.

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Huh? What posts above?

Everyone is well aware we are up against it.
 

 
You ain't half getting para in yer auld age, I bet you have a peephole. 😀

It was more to do with some of the line ups and.just going for it. Almost everytime we go for it, we get our arse handed back to is on a plate.

It was not in response to your post however what type of manager is Goodwin?

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Walton

  Strain Sevelj VDS Ferry

Stuffed if I know ?      Docherty Sibbald

Middleton Dalby Moult Trapanovski

Down the wings
Cannae leave a full bench ?

 
That says it all mate, that's what we are up against this weekend

One thing I think I've had enough of though is VDS, I know he a bit of a cult hero with some of the young guys but I don't want to see him again.

He will for many a year be a regular in with the likes of Rabbitch and  Birighitti in our worst ever 11.

lifesanocean wrote:

Don't suppose Louis Moult could do a turn at centre half like what Jon Daly did back in the day?

 
Might be forced into something creative as we are out of option I think with Mani and Graham out for the season ( I'm guessing that Mani is done).

We will certainly need height to match up at set pieces against O Hara and Mandron.

I hope that some United fans recognise the limitations available to the manager and don't go overboard if we don't get a result. I won't hold my breath all the same.

Tek wrote:

Gonna throw this one out there.

Steven Fletcher.

Out of contract at Wrexham on June 30th. They will now spend millions, he will be released.

Yes, he's 38 but he seems still very fit. Just scored 8 goals in English League One, 1 assist. Started only a few games, but made 40 appearances all in. So, obviously been fit all season.

Wouldn't be offering him the wage he was on previously, obviously, but i think he'd still do a job, either from the bench or starting.

We are losing a whole load of experienced players. Be good to have someone like him in the dressing room. Experienced, fit, strong, athletic, a presence, a bit of aura, a winner.

And before someone says something like 'he got us relegated'. He was very good in that season, particularly playing in such a poor side. Pretty much the only player who was. One of the best Striker's we've had in recent years.

 
Not for me mate although not the worst idea, I would just like to see us going for guys on the right side of 30.

Don't think anyone would point the finger of blame at him for the relegation season, he was one of the few that actually gave a fuck from where I was sat.

The way that Dalby is finishing the season he might actually be an option for us.

Tek wrote:

I think today it was more evident than ever that the season has caught up with our small squad.

Some look like they are playing through injury, and others look like they've ran their race and have nothing more to offer the club. Despite trying too.

Mark Ogren needs to open up the purse strings and give whoever is Manager next season a far more competitive budget that will give us a better chance to compete fairly with Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs. We haven't even played many Cup games this season. And have had many free weekends, imagine we had less of them and more games. I can't imagine what state the squad would look like, availability wise and fatigue wise. Throw some European games into the mix and we simply must have a squad with far more depth next season, and also with more quality at our disposal.

This squad has done great to win us the Championship and get us Top 6 (minimum) and our appreciation should be shown to most of these players, but it's also time for the stark reality that if we are to go on to the next level we need to gut the squad again, and in the Summer we need to try and really build a squad for the future, one with more longevity, players that might be our mainstays over the next 2/3 years, so we aren't needing yet another massive rebuild in the Summer of 2026.

It's time for our Championship players to move on -

Gallagher, Moult, Watt, Fotheringham, Thomson, Middleton and yes even Ross Docherty, sadly.

We need to move on the signings this season that clearly haven't worked -

Babunski, VDS, Odada, Meshack, Campbell, Fiorini, Paton

And there are several youngsters out of contract. Most of these will also be moved on i'd imagine, bar maybe Charlie Dewar, Scott Constable and maybe Ruairidh Adams.

It will be a big rebuild, and i'm personally quite happy we have a new Head of Recruitment. I think there have been too many failures this season. We need a better average than 50% being failures. This has been a squad

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