CCX2 2010 wrote:

I think he will come good, the thing I like about him is that at least he's getting into the positions to miss chances. Hopefully he start banging them in, starting with next Friday.

I should have also added that the young guys that haven't played a lot of 1st team games that I am not sure about. Just not seem enough but I trust Goodwin with signings, he's not got many wrong with the limited budget he has had compared with the last few managers/sporting director who have squandered millions on shite.

Agreed, especially with the bit in bold.

kdyteejay wrote:

CCX2 2010 wrote:

I think he will come good, the thing I like about him is that at least he's getting into the positions to miss chances. Hopefully he start banging them in, starting with next Friday.

I should have also added that the young guys that haven't played a lot of 1st team games that I am not sure about. Just not seem enough but I trust Goodwin with signings, he's not got many wrong with the limited budget he has had compared with the last few managers/sporting director who have squandered millions on shite.

Agreed, especially with the bit in bold.

Me to, especially given the fact he told us and has made short term signings as such.
 

Hearing Stillliving might be about to become more cheery than normal.

Apparently Kieran Freeman is close to reaching a settlement with the club to leave his contract early.

Rumours of interest from America.

Macho Man wrote:

Tek wrote:

Hearing Stillliving might be about to become more cheery than normal.

Apparently Kieran Freeman is close to reaching a settlement with the club to leave his contract early.

Rumours of interest from America.

I heard that Robbie Neilson was wanting to take him to America, back in January. 

yeah he wants to go not sure if it will happen thou. Glass also been told to find another club but no clubs showing interest as yet. They might wait it out to summer now as could only be a loan just now.
 

The list below are all current DUFC players who's contract will be up in the Summer. Who would you keep out of the list, if any?

Jack Walton            if he wants it    
Mark Birighitti        gone
Ruairidh Adams         not fussed
Kieran Freeman         gone
Ross Graham            keep
Kevin Holt             gone
Scott McMann           keep
Flynn Duffy            gone
Craig Moore            gone
Layton Bisland         gone
David Wotherspoon      gone
Craig Sibbald          keep
Jordan Tillson         double gone
Archie Meekison        prob gone
Declan Glass           gone
Chris Mochrie          keep
Mathew Cudjoe          fun layer but prob gone
Lewis O'Donnell        keep
Bryan Mwangi           gone
Alex Grieve            double gone
Louis Moult            dont think he would stay to be backup so gone
Logan Chalmers         gone
Sadat Anaku            gone
Miller Thomson         has already been offered

so for next season:

Jack Newman
Liam Grimshaw
Declan Gallagher
Glenn Middleton
Ross Docherty
Craig Sibbald (almost certainly)
Tony Watt
Kai Fotheringham
Rory MacLeod 
Jack Walton ?
Ross Graham
Scott McMann
Craig Sibbald
Chris Mochrie
Lewis O'Donnell
Miller Thompson

Personally I'd like to see go who are in contract:

Liam Grimshaw
Glenn Middleton
Tony Watt
 

Last edited by dufc2019 (15/4/2024 8:38 am)

Jack Walton            Would like him to stay if he is available and wants to be here   
Mark Birighitti        get this guy so far away to fuck from my club
Ruairidh Adams         Don't know much about him, so can't comment
Kieran Freeman         gone
Ross Graham            keep
Kevin Holt            I wouldn't renew
Scott McMann           keep
Flynn Duffy           I wouldn't renew
Craig Moore            I wouldn't renew
Layton Bisland         I wouldn't renew
David Wotherspoon      50/50 on whether to keep or not
Craig Sibbald          keep
Jordan Tillson         I wouldn't renew
Archie Meekison        I wouldn't renew
Declan Glass           gone
Chris Mochrie          I wouldn't renew
Mathew Cudjoe          I wouldn't renew
Lewis O'Donnell        Keep - but purely on heresay as I haven't seen him play for myself
Bryan Mwangi           I wouldn't renew
Alex Grieve            I wouldn't renew
Louis Moult            Keep
Logan Chalmers         I wouldn't renew
Sadat Anaku            I wouldn't renew
Miller Thomson         has already been offered

Like dufc2019 said above, I wouldn't lose sleep if Grimshaw and Watt left, but I would keep Middleton, for reasons I can't quite put my finger on.

Usually when you give an answer in this type of question, someone pipes up with "There's no way we can get rid of them all, or that's just not feasible!"

We all know we just can't get rid of contracted players and we can't replace a whole squad, but it's a 'If you have a blank canvas type question'

Jack Walton            if he wants it   
Ross Graham            keep
Craig Sibbald          keep
Lewis O'Donnell        Don't know enough about him so keep based on it would be unfair to judge
Louis Moult            don't think he would stay to be backup so gone
Miller Thomson         has already been offered

so for next season:
Ross Docherty
Craig Sibbald (almost certainly)
Kai Fotheringham
Jack Walton
Ross Graham
Craig Sibbald
Lewis O'Donnell
Miller Thompson

Personally I'd like to see go who are in contract:
Liam Grimshaw
Glenn Middleton
Tony Watt
Rory McLeod
Jack Newman
Declan Gallagher

Gallagher i'm not sure has the ability, pace, or will stay injury free to offer us enough and despite them both contributing massively this season, i'm still traumatised by Watt and Middleton's efforts last time in the top league.
 

Last edited by David_Blunkett (15/4/2024 4:40 pm)

MockChop wrote:

Of the out of contract players, I’d be offering deals to.

Graham
McMann
Sibbald
Moult

and of the contracted players

Newman
Gallagher
Docherty
Watt*
Fotheringham

I’d be inviting bids for

Luke Grimshaw
Glenn Middleton

*on the fence with Watt.

(Obviously we will have Academy Graduates in the squad too, but I’m looking to sign 11 starters in the summer)

you had me wondering there,have i been calling Liam Grimshaw by the wrong name all season 
 

Get rid:
•Jack Walton (cheers and good luck)
•Mark Birightti
•Kevin Holt (cheers and good luck)
•Flynn Duffy
•Craig Moore
•Leyton Bisland
•David Wotherspoon
•Jordan Tillson
•Archie Meekison
•Declan Glass
•Chris Mochrie
•Matty Cudjoe
• Bryan Mwangi
•Alex Greive
•Logan Chalmers
•Sadat Anaku
•Rhuaridh Adams
•Glenn Middleton (invite bids)
•Liam Grimshaw (pray someone takes him)
•Declan Gallagher (done well but not fit enough for where we want to go)
•Rory Macleod (free to go)

Renew:
•Ross Graham
•Scott Mcmann
•Craig Sibbald
•Louis Moult
•Miller Thompson

Keep:
•Tony Watt
•Kai Fotheringham
•Ross Docherty
•Jack Newman

•9 kept/renewed
•17 released/another 4 free to go.

A real chance to get rid of a lot of dross and bring in some top league quality.

dufc2019 wrote:

I think a lot of people have been influenced by what Dundee did

Only time I'm influenced by what Dees do is when I pish maself laughing at them a' trooping out 20 minutes early.
 

Last edited by Shakey Isles Arab (16/4/2024 9:35 pm)

dufc2019 wrote:

I think a lot of people have been influenced by what Dundee did

 
I think a lot of people have been influenced by watching Utd under perform in big games and see the manager being incapable / unable of changing things ( last 3 games were forced changes to centre half’s and only Grimshaw was the exception for the Morton game )

BMT wrote:

dufc2019 wrote:

I think a lot of people have been influenced by what Dundee did

 
I think a lot of people have been influenced by watching Utd under perform in big games and see the manager being incapable / unable of changing things ( last 3 games were forced changes to centre half’s and only Grimshaw was the exception for the Morton game )

I Agree I dont think he is upto the job long term. But what I'm saying is bringing in a completely new squad, especially with this manager, might not work as well as it did for Dundee.

Maybe we should not spend a penny on our ground and blow it all on players 
 

SlatefordArab wrote:

Bear in mind that Dundee appear to have quite a lot of loan players this season? So they’ll be on another rebuild job in the summer assuming all those loan players are back at their clubs/elsewhere.

I don't think there is much debate they have a better manager than we do