Clark like every single player in our squad without any exceptions are trying to prove themselves at this level. Some are trying to re-establish themselves (Reynolds and Connolly) but the rest are basically championship players making the step up.

Some will go on to be a successful and some won’t in this division but when Clark was missing from our team last season through his injury he picked up yon day at Maryhill, our form nosedived.

Clark is easily our best at taking set pieces which are huge part of any Scottish game, he wins plenty of headers for his height, wins plenty of free kicks up the park, works his arse off and more importantly scores goals. I also couldn’t give a fuck if the baw hits off his face as long as he directs it to goal.

All in all 3 points this weekend will make work slightly easier tomorrow for all of us. shed rule.

Shedtastic wrote:

yesterday he took a good penalty and a deflection hit him in face, I challenge anyone to state what else positive he did in the game.

Don't know where to begin with this. Even if he weren't doing anything else, the most important thing is goals. They all count, and it's exactly what you want from your striker.

We've not paid a healthy loan fee for a player of McNulty's calibre to sit on the bench.

He and Shankland will always be our front two when both are fit.

I don't think anyone can deny that Clark has contributed this season, but he's never a creative midfielder so he'll be a sub or fill in when either of the front two are suspended/injured.



 

Clark's goals puts Mickey in a difficult, but welcome, situation. He's got to make a decision on his forward choices, given he probably has Shankland and McNulty to fit in to the eleven. Chances will be limited now for other forward players such as Appéré, or anyone who might provide more speed and width. But form will come and go, and I'd expect to see Louis or Logan Chalmers get a run again at some point too. 

It's not one thing or another with Clark, he's neither essential or disposable. I actually agree with Shedtastic about his failure to play 1-2s a few times on Saturday, yet without his goals we'd be in a far worse position this season. He's a useful player to have, but I don't expect him to play every week over the season.

I think Clark is working as hard as he can and the goals do help massively, but I still don't see a Premier league player there....

I can't help myself from comparing our results and squad to our last season in the prem. Incidentally, in  2015/16 we got our 1st home win and 2nd in total, on Halloween vs Ross County.

We're far more solid and capable of picking up points than that team. Proof is in the pudding and we have 16 points from 13 games, including 4 wins.

It took us until 20th February to get 16 points in 15/16. That was 26 games!

My point is Nicky Clark is now part of a team that is comfortably mid table in the Premier league so if that doesn't make him a PL player, I don't know what does.

 

Last edited by Goodie Conway 2 (02/11/2020 11:06 am)

Goodie Conway 2 wrote:

I can't help myself from comparing our results and squad to our last season in the prem. Incidentally, in  2015/16 we got our 1st home win and 2nd in total, on Halloween vs Ross County.

We're far more solid and capable of picking up points than that team. Proof is in the pudding and we have 16 points from 13 games, including 4 wins.

It took us until 20th February to get 16 points in 15/16. That was 26 games!

My point is Nicky Clark is now part of a team that is comfortably mid table in the Premier league so if that doesn't make him a PL player, I don't know what does.

 

 
Good post. The other thing that irks me is ‘championship squad’. The players played in the championship, some of them haven’t played in the premiership but are the vast majority of them any worse than county, livi, accies, St Mirren or killie players on the whole? Nope.

Therefore, we have a mid table premiership team which is being proven by the week with the inconsistencies that tag will bring. Every single hibs and Aberdeen player would start for us. A lot of Well players too. We’ve got catching up to do. That’s underway.

An affy lot of abuse and swearing just because someone has a difference of opinion, is that not what forums are about?
BTW I'm not a sensitive soul so don't think I'm offended by anything, I'm not, just pointing out a fact.

Shedtastic wrote:

An affy lot of abuse and swearing just because someone has a difference of opinion, is that not what forums are about?
BTW I'm not a sensitive soul so don't think I'm offended by anything, I'm not, just pointing out a fact.

Yes it is what forums are about.
You're no pointing out a fact, you're talking garbage and that's a fact !

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Just on the repeated thing that we're a Championship side:

- No we're 5th in the premier, well worth it and improving.

- Any shortcomings Mick's aware of and addressing as borne out by his comments, workrate Saturday and visible team togetherness.

- 5th is about right given our mix of players.   - Fair enough we've a few out there who've played solely in diddy division which we won by 11 lengths. We've three current and former internationals + I don't know how many have played for Scotland at younger levels -  Chalmers is certainly established U-21. (Louis ?)     We've plenty ex Premier players. Tbf we've some dross whose continued selections are a mystery to me (Connolly.) 

- Our top goalscorer's scored more than the three internationals combined.

- Think on Livi, who worked their way up from lowest of low diddy division and have established themselves in Premier, albeit with shite football.     No tae mention St. Mirren, RCounty.  Haccies complete and utter shite - no intention of playing football.

So, no, I havnae a problem with our pool of players - that's for the other team to worry about
 

One man's facts are another one's garbage.
Dinnae think you can talk for other guys.
Just sayin like.

Gonna say it......

Im starting to like Ryan Edwards, seems more settled, wins everything, will become a good player for us imo

SuperMario wrote:

Gonna say it......

Im starting to like Ryan Edwards, seems more settled, wins everything, will become a good player for us imo

 
Yes I believe your right there.
There was a general level of hysteria that he was shite after Ryan Kent took him to the cleaners and the  West coast  meedja went into overdrive when he had the temerity to put a small cut on tubby Moroleos's knee.

Any CH who wins a lot of headers is an asset in the SPFL.

Aye, Edwards looked slow at the goal, but I'm surprised Reynolds has escaped any blame, as he  had, to me, a better view of the danger and was too late to react.