JerryDungle wrote:

Tek wrote:

It's hardly an inspiring signing tbf.

A guy deemed surplus at Crewe and who never played 1 minute for St.Johnstone.

Was hoping for something a bit more exciting under our new Head of Recruitment. Seems a lazy signing.

 
He’s literally being signed as a backup keeper, how exciting can they really be? Were you hoping for Neuer?

Yeah mate, I was hoping for Manuel Neuer.

🤦
 

Tek wrote:

JerryDungle wrote:

Tek wrote:

It's hardly an inspiring signing tbf.

A guy deemed surplus at Crewe and who never played 1 minute for St.Johnstone.

Was hoping for something a bit more exciting under our new Head of Recruitment. Seems a lazy signing.

 
He’s literally being signed as a backup keeper, how exciting can they really be? Were you hoping for Neuer?

Yeah mate, I was hoping for Manuel Neuer.

🤦
 

 
Back up goalies aren’t meant to be inspiring is my point. He’ll likely be on a low wage, is experienced enough, is content to sit on the bench and deputise when needed without kicking up much of a fuss about not playing every week, and Goodwin’s probably spoken to folk at St. Johnstone and been told he’s a good pro around the dressing room. Also allows Newman to go out on loan and get some much needed experience.

A club like ours can’t carry two expensive goalkeepers like we did with Benji and Carson/Eriksson, it just doesn’t make any sense, the budget is far better spent on first team outfield players than a boy that’s gonna be picking splinters out his arse 95% of the time.

Also, that he couldn’t get into St. Johnstone’s first team isn’t really any mark against him, by all accounts the boy Mitov was the only positive thing about their season, scooped every single award at their POTY and apparently has bigger teams circling now.

Last edited by JerryDungle (23/5/2024 3:17 pm)

I mind being underwhelmed when we signed Stevie banks. What I’d give for a backup keeper of that calibre again.

Paul mathers seems to be doing a fine job...

So probably not the need for 2? Guess he's come in cheap and can offer cover and experience ans maybe learn the coaching aspect too.

MockChop wrote:

Kristijan Trapanovski, 24 year old Macedonian winger. Linked..

 
From videos I've seen, looks like he likes to play on the left and cut in.

Happy to give boys a chance now, in recent times the underwhelming signings have been the better ones 🤣

Last season Ollie denham most probably thought really promising signing- absolute pish, everyone probably thought holt was a underwhelming signing- turned out to be our best defender

List goes on sibbald the year before- bizarre signing at the time, been our best player for 2 seasons now.

Tek wrote:

Hearing a rumour about Stevie Mallan.

Again, underwhelming.

 
Yeah not a player I’d want.  Can score the odd long range effort, but weak as piss and prone to disappear in games.

Underwhelming ...
Agreed.

Holt - released by Queens, Dees stays.
McMann - proven understanding with Middleton goes. 
Holt, proven record of pissing round at the back with Gallacher stays.
Defence turned round for the better once Holt and Gallacher lost their places and Graham/McClelland came in.
McCann - sound journeyman experience albeit with Haccies goes.
I'm just no getting this one in particular.

In general I look at attendance figures and we're sixth across the country.
To me we need to be aiming for top six, no 7th - 10th.

We cannot afford underwhelming signings.

Last edited by Shakey Isles Arab (29/5/2024 10:56 pm)

Tek wrote:

SuperMario wrote:

Happy to give boys a chance now, in recent times the underwhelming signings have been the better ones 🤣

I take your point.

But also feel County destroying Raith on Sunday (and over two legs) should be a massive wake-up call for us.

Because there wasn't much between us and Raith all season long and that County squad have finished 11th two seasons running.

We need a real injection of quality. 
 

 
There were 36 goals difference between us and raith,which for me points to us being a better team. They are lucky as fuck and their luck ran out. Ross County being made out to be world beaters which they are not,they will be losing two players this summer that will knock the wind out their sails as well.

Tek wrote:

Arabdownsouth wrote:

 
There were 36 goals difference between us and raith,which for me points to us being a better team. .

I didn't say we weren't. I said there wasn't much between the teams and that stands up considering they beat us twice out of the four games and drew one.

If you don't think we need an injection of real quality, fair enough. Because that was my main point, off the back of Raith;s Play-Off annihilation.
 

 
My point was there was 36 goals between the teams? And I've not once said we don't need to sign more quality,I'm simply saying that Ross County are being touted as way out of our league,and quite simply I don't believe they are.

Looking like we will go with a back 3 this season. Will need a couple of back ups. If Holt is that, and we bring in another couple then it’s fine with me

Macho Man wrote:

From memory, Goodwin seems to have a good record when it comes to signing keepers.

Roos at Aberdeen and Walton being the two that immediately spring to mind.

Might be worth remembering that Walton was 3rd choice at Luton and most of us would be happy if he returned.  I think he had played less than 100 first team games before signing for us.

Roos is Sh!te

Will Ferry’s began following United on Instagram so that’s likely a done deal.