Unfortunately with Rose, Sapsford, Randall, Metsoko, Merghem, Bennie, Faruggia on the books, I think unless loans can be cancelled, we're not bringing another forward option in.

Ferry and or Iovu going means we'd bring in defenders.

I doesn't look like he's going anytime soon, so he needs to pick a front 2-3, decide if it's 3-4 in midfield,  and play them, no fucking about with changes, trying to out-think the opposition, pick an XI and stick to a way of playing and let's see if understandings can be forged, partnerships can be made.

Saturday's team selection, all boiled down to worrying about Alan Forrest FFS and thinking that boys with minimal game time were ready for a derby.


 

Tek wrote:

David_Blunkett wrote:

If he's like Ross Docherty, but can stay fit he'd be an asset. 

I think there must be a few irons in fires/fingers in pies for ins and outs because as has been said above, this is one of the positions we seem to be ok in.

Tait apparently does his best work further forward, so it would make sense to work around that, Yoro seems to be what we thought we were getting from Eskesen, so that's like for like there, a option or two.

This might sound daft, but for me as good as he's been in his time here, we rely far too much on Ferry, we need someone with what he brings to the team, to be playing further forward, the energy, drive, the delivery and passion.

Almost a bit like when Barry Robson left, we played too much through him, if he had an off day, it never clicked, then we were out of ideas, look at how much of our play 2nd half in particular on Saturday was Ferry trying to find that cross, it's not the first time and it becomes one dimensional.

Spencer's old man, will have had his ear at every turn, we're not paying or trying to pay anywhere near what those Falkirk fans are saying, he may well have a release amount, and we're chancing our arm, before deciding whether to meet it?

Anyway, as poor as we think some of the recruitment has been, and with unrest over the manager/owner it's comforting to a degree that we've got money to pay and if we've realised quickly certain things aren't working, we're moving fast to sort them.

 

I'd just rather we spent the money on an out and out Striker with a proven record.

I think that's what will make or break our season. Not (with respect) a player like Brad Spencer.
 

We need experience in the team though, folk will be crying out for it if we end up in a relegation battle. Players like Camara are the last types you can depend on in that situation, he plays for himself.

It’s not the area of the team that most needs addressing, but you can never have enough good players. I really don’t get people complaining about his age, players usually only stay here for 2/3 years max. He’s not over the hill at 30. If we get a couple good years out of him, he’ll repay his transfer fee.

Still need a striker that can link play and hopefully score goals, along with an experienced centre half though. Spencer kind of solves the RB problem for a while as Vicko can play there.

When Ferry goes, I wouldn’t be against us doing a double raid on them for Leon McCann at LB.
 

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Conway11 wrote:

Tek wrote:

David_Blunkett wrote:

If he's like Ross Docherty, but can stay fit he'd be an asset. 

I think there must be a few irons in fires/fingers in pies for ins and outs because as has been said above, this is one of the positions we seem to be ok in.

Tait apparently does his best work further forward, so it would make sense to work around that, Yoro seems to be what we thought we were getting from Eskesen, so that's like for like there, a option or two.

This might sound daft, but for me as good as he's been in his time here, we rely far too much on Ferry, we need someone with what he brings to the team, to be playing further forward, the energy, drive, the delivery and passion.

Almost a bit like when Barry Robson left, we played too much through him, if he had an off day, it never clicked, then we were out of ideas, look at how much of our play 2nd half in particular on Saturday was Ferry trying to find that cross, it's not the first time and it becomes one dimensional.

Spencer's old man, will have had his ear at every turn, we're not paying or trying to pay anywhere near what those Falkirk fans are saying, he may well have a release amount, and we're chancing our arm, before deciding whether to meet it?

Anyway, as poor as we think some of the recruitment has been, and with unrest over the manager/owner it's comforting to a degree that we've got money to pay and if we've realised quickly certain things aren't working, we're moving fast to sort them.

 

I'd just rather we spent the money on an out and out Striker with a proven record.

I think that's what will make or break our season. Not (with respect) a player like Brad Spencer.
 

According to the fraud, we are all too quick to judge and that the Dundee defence is outstanding

Bye bye Jim, useless bastard
 

It usually takes about 10 minutes to tell if a player is any good, it’s not foolproof and you get a few wrong, but for the most part you don’t need a dozen games to judge a player, he’s just trying to buy time.

I agree with him that the Dundee defence were good though.
 

John McGlynn calling our offers embarassing so doubt it will be happening. 

Tek wrote:

JerryDungle wrote:

It’s not the area of the team that most needs addressing, but you can never have enough good players. I really don’t get people complaining about his age, players usually only stay here for 2/3 years max. He’s not over the hill at 30. If we get a couple good years out of him, he’ll repay his transfer fee.


 

Not trying to be too harsh on the lad and if he signs then obviously i want him to do well, but for me Brad Spencer is a journeyman player who we absolutely should not be shelling out our biggest transfer fee in 25 years on.

I can't quite believe what we are playing at tbqh.

Particularly as we are in dire need of a Striker, Right back, and possibly another Left back.

Happy to eat humble pie if i get it wrong, but i can't quite believe what we're playing at.
 

Do we know it will be our biggest fee in 25 years?  A 6 figure sum could be £100k for all we know.

I reckon (hope) Goodwin is trying to bring in some experience into the team to coach the younger squad that we currently have.  I don't know much about Spencer, but I didn't know much about Ross Docherty and he was a good, experienced player when he was fit that could be an onfield 'manager/coach'.

I'm in the same camp as you in that I doubt this is the signing we need, but would happily be proven wrong.

If Spencers got any sense he'll stay where he  is he'll only leave tinpottery behind him to be confronted with even more when he arrives at Disjointed.