Finn Seemann wrote:

Was reliably informed that we had considered our business done.  That may be being re-assessed, but that also likely means more out before any in.

Worrying given the still obvious lack of a ball winner.

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Last edited by Finn Seemann (17/8/2022 8:08 am)

I think we still need to strengthen in the center back area and also a hardman (if you are still allowed to say that) in the middle.

More than anything though we need time, we signed far too late and the guys are still learning how to play with each other.

That falls squarely at the feet of the recruitment department and results reflect it in both the preseason and the three league games.

The late accusistions have clearly played a part to is being pumped in Europe and a poor of a start to the league campaign albeit we are are only three games in the performances, sadly have been very predictable.

Still wondering if this tie-in with Fulham will produce any players we need on loan.!

Lancashire-Arab wrote:

Tin Hat on but is Gogic still a free agent?  Might be an option as a defensive midfielder that can also play and Ross has signed him before?

The timing of our signings is a frustration but I wonder how much of it had to do with JR deciding not to move on some of the targets TC set and how much of it was our leadership team not moving quick enough to secure signings.

 
No tin hat required, that's the sort we need.

What we most certainly don't require is another international scouting trip trying to unearth a defensive midfielder from the other side of the world.

Our timing of recruitment has imo cost us already this season and time is not our friend.

Sums up our recruitment when our 36 year old centre half is having to play CDM for us, shambles

SuperMario wrote:

Sums up our recruitment when our 36 year old centre half is having to play CDM for us, shambles

It does indeed.  He clearly doesn't have the mobility required for the role either.  I'd like to know what people were thinking, firstly in thinking that we didn't need a CDM and then watching us and not noticing the massive amount of space between our midfield and defence in the central area.  It was evident for all of the first AZ game and clearly exploited for all of the second.  Presumably Apple haven't brought out a fix for that glitch as yet...

You have to think that there will be other options kicking around too.  We're really only looking for a couple of Paul Paton/John Rankin types.  Not world beaters, just boys with decent positional sense and a tackle.  With Sibbald, Levitt and McGrath we have plenty who can play nice football.

If you look at the stats of the young lad Kenneh that has recently joined Hibs that is what we need.  

Complete and utter shambles of a window

Paid money for, niskanen, both goalkeepers, watt, Middleton and mcmann, never mind the obese wages most of this squad will be on

Money well spent tony

Doomed.

SuperMario wrote:

Paid money for, niskanen, both goalkeepers, watt, Middleton and mcmann, never mind the obese wages most of this squad will be on

Money well spent tony

Doomed.

Both Aussies look absolutely shite, will be on good money and are contracted for years.

Fletcher looks finished and will doubtless be on about 4k a week.

Tony (1 goal in 25 games) Watt 100k transfer fee and will be on about 4/5k a week

Harkes on 5k a week

McGrath will be on a fair whack

Fees paid for McMann, Watt, Eriksson, Birighitti, Niskanen, Middleton.

He is spending a fortune and amassing a completely imbalanced and impotent squad.

This is not sustainable. 
 

Surely, anyone watching our performances this season can see we are crying out for a reliable keeper and a defensive central midfielder?

It's so obvious. 

Zander Clark is without a club, get him signed ASAP, as well as an actual replacement for Jeando Fuchs

CCX2 2010 wrote:

kiwiarab wrote:

Surely, anyone watching our performances this season can see we are crying out for a reliable keeper and a defensive central midfielder?

It's so obvious. 

Zander Clark is without a club, get him signed ASAP, as well as an actual replacement for Jeando Fuchs

 
Those two positions as you say are critical if we hope to have a decent season.

The keeper situation that we are in reminds a bit of 15/16 season when we had no idea which one of our keepers was the least worst. We all know how it worked out.

No more unnecessary gambles please trying  to unearth talent from the other side of the world.

The Ogrens must also be seriously reviewing our current set up and in particular Ashgars position,  we are wasting time money and effort signing all of these lads from around the globe when we have decent quality in our own country. In his interview earlier this season he admitted to making a few mistakes but recently these are multiplying and becoming far too frequent.

 

Obviously it is far too early to press the panic button, but, I don’t think the Ogren’s have a “B” plan. They are already £10 million in the hole, but, have made it perfectly clear that Asghar is running the show. In fact, it was conditional on the purchase of the club, that Asghar would run it.

FWIW, most of us didn’t rate the Court’s appointment, but, were proved wrong. Pretty much everyone thought JR’s appointment was a good one, but, thus far the season has been hellish.

As someone else pointed out, why did Courts and Mellon depart? It may well be our model for running the club puts too many constraints on the manager.