Every person at Wimbledon has to show proof of either double vaccination or a negative Covid test that day. Don't see why that shouldn't happen up here as well to allow things to start moving forwards.

The way case numbers are rising in Dundee I can see us being back in Level 4 lockdown by the 14th of July.

Cheers, was just away to post it, beat me to it!

Tek wrote:

smedDUm wrote:

Tek wrote:

That is no conspiracy. He (Mark Ogren) said so himself, since Day One.


 

Agreed sorry Tek, the conspiracy is their net gain is to be by means of selling young starlets.
Like some sort of puppy farm?
I've no problem with them making money but God help them.
 

They are down 7M quid, so far.

How else do they recoup the money? Other than sell players.

Why else do you think there is this weird obsession with us 'going with youth'? How many young players did Cup double winning St.Johnstone have in their ranks btw?

It's all bullshit. The Ogren's have made a grave error thinking they could make money from DUFC and everything that is about to happen at the club is their desperate attempt to claw back some of their money.


 

To be fair, St Johnstone had 5 players in their team that came through their youth system: Zander Clark, Jason Kerr, Liam Gordon, Ali McCann and Chris Kane, plus Stevie May who was on the bench. However, none of these players were just chucked in at 16-17 to play week-in, week-out and they certainly weren't chucked in en-masse either. In fact all of them are in or approaching their mid-20's (bar McCann who is a very good player btw) and all of them spent several seasons out on loan in the lower leagues (many of them in fact played against us in the Championship for teams like QotS) and didn't establish themselves as 1st team players in St Johnstone's team until the last 2-3 years by which point they were much tougher having played regularly at a few different levels. Exactly the same model as we followed under Levein/Houston with players like Goodwillie, Kenneth, Russell etc. Interestingly, St Johnstone aren't part of the top level of Project Brave and therefore aren't hamstrung by the ridiculously costly demands placed on clubs by it.

I actually feel really sorry for the kids we've got. The expectations the club are placing on them because of the way they are talking them up so much a

Rumour on EF Mellon away tomorrow. Tranmere.

Heard a rumour that Sporle spat the dummy at being selected for the Killie game because he knew it meant he'd be left out of the cup game. He was seemingly dropped from the squad on Sunday because of his attitude.

If the Chinese and the Americans want these clubs, can they not just fuck off there and leave the rest of us to get on with actual football? Or alternatively they can support their own leagues???

Glad we're safe, but we are fucking awful to watch. Quality in midfield is shocking, final ball is continually poor or the wrong option and the finishing is too often powder puff.

We looked better when the subbies came on today, largely because they actually found their own men with passes.

Wee Fuchs has been poor for a while now. Where we play him (right of a midfield 3)  doesn't suit him.

Realistically, we need a left-sided centre half, a left back, 1 winger, a huge target man, an attacking midfielder/number 10 and that is before you factor in the possibility of Benji and Shankland leaving.

You could make a case that we also could do with another defensive midfielder if Powers goes and another wide player when Bolton's loan ends.

So anywhere between 5-9 players required if we are looking to progress from this season. A big job.

Peter was a great guy. His son Dwayne played for my Sunday boys team.

It was against Dundee not Rangers though in Davie Bowman's testimonial. We playrd Rangers in a friendly a few days before.

English clubs have very little reliance on gate receipts though. It's mostly tv money so for them little has changed. Understand what you are saying though.