only other thing it could be is the same shit that went down with ST and Houstie...houstie had a great contract...wanted to renew...then there was the game of 'i'd be happy to sign another ...on the same terms'...'i dont want to leave....'we wont be renewing his contract'....'this clubs pish anyway and there's nae future'...cat and mouse stylee

huntedbyafreak wrote:

arabugsy wrote:

huntedbyafreak wrote:

Possibly mate. However, when you look at where we were at 5pm after that semi v the Sheep? Season has been a massive wet pump and fans are deflated.

He's also made IMO lazy signings. Thon Anier? Pretty damning indictment of his signing policy that 16 year old Ali Coote is now ahead of an international, probably very well paid, striker.

There is nae danger he scouted him. Or McGowan or Dixon. Lazy signings IMO.

Think Dickers and McGowan will work out ok but they'll not be cheap either

Never scouted McGowan? They shared driving duties and discussed football philosophy long before Gowser came here, and I think Jackie's judgement has been proved spot on. Great swop for heart of a lion but cannae stop a cross Keef.
 

McGowan has been ok. He's hardly been great though. Looks decent enough going forward. Not sure about him defensively.
 

Did you think Keef was great going forward and great defensively?
 

arabugsy wrote:

huntedbyafreak wrote:

arabugsy wrote:

Never scouted McGowan? They shared driving duties and discussed football philosophy long before Gowser came here, and I think Jackie's judgement has been proved spot on. Great swop for heart of a lion but cannae stop a cross Keef.
 

McGowan has been ok. He's hardly been great though. Looks decent enough going forward. Not sure about him defensively.
 

Did you think Keef was great going forward and great defensively?
 

I thought time was up for Keith. I think McGowan has done ok. He's not been great defensively though. Probably not helped by the fact he's got fuck all in front of him. I said I think he'll be good signing.
 

Are they Jackie's signings though or the Club's? Is it a combination of both? Is it players offering they're own services or thier agent? or quite simply a combination of all? I read earlier that Sir Alex Ferguson O.B.E admitted he signed Bebe for £7.5 million after NOT seeing him play!

Trap_6 wrote:

huntedbyafreak wrote:

Possibly mate. However, when you look at where we were at 5pm after that semi v the Sheep? Season has been a massive wet pump and fans are deflated.

He's also made IMO lazy signings. Thon Anier? Pretty damning indictment of his signing policy that 16 year old Ali Coote is now ahead of an international, probably very well paid, striker.

There is nae danger he scouted him. Or McGowan or Dixon. Lazy signings IMO.

Think Dickers and McGowan will work out ok but they'll not be cheap either

Anier was a bad signing on the evidence so far. Not yet at the stage of writing him off (purely because he hasn't really had a run of games in his favoured position) but yeah, not great.

Overall though, I think JM's signings have been good. Oyenuga and Anier the only stinkers I can think of off the top of my head. Goodie not great either but I don't think you'd have found a single Arab who would have been against it at the time.

I think JM had a change of policy with the McGowan and Dixon signings. Seems to have gone down a line of experience and solidity at the back (in theory anyway!). If you can't pluck another Robbo from the lower leagues then I think it's arguably the best route to go down.

This for me, but Anier (an Internationalist, so he must have something) and Dickers were not playing for months then were introduced in a depleted team. Dickers showing faint signs of the master assister I remember but think it'll be next season before we can really judge either.

HeggyHandshake wrote:

Trap_6 wrote:

huntedbyafreak wrote:

Possibly mate. However, when you look at where we were at 5pm after that semi v the Sheep? Season has been a massive wet pump and fans are deflated.

He's also made IMO lazy signings. Thon Anier? Pretty damning indictment of his signing policy that 16 year old Ali Coote is now ahead of an international, probably very well paid, striker.

There is nae danger he scouted him. Or McGowan or Dixon. Lazy signings IMO.

Think Dickers and McGowan will work out ok but they'll not be cheap either

Anier was a bad signing on the evidence so far. Not yet at the stage of writing him off (purely because he hasn't really had a run of games in his favoured position) but yeah, not great.

Overall though, I think JM's signings have been good. Oyenuga and Anier the only stinkers I can think of off the top of my head. Goodie not great either but I don't think you'd have found a single Arab who would have been against it at the time.

I think JM had a change of policy with the McGowan and Dixon signings. Seems to have gone down a line of experience and solidity at the back (in theory anyway!). If you can't pluck another Robbo from the lower leagues then I think it's arguably the best route to go down.

Mark Wilson was a good signing.

Said no one ever.

Had to pay JMacs pals contract up in full as well. Fukin joke.

Not forgetting Bilate.
 

Fair enough, Wilson. I forgot about him. Like I said, it was off the top of my head.

As for Bilate, I don't think you can call anyone a bad signing until they've shown exactly what they can or can't do.

If you've already decided he's a bad signing HH, that's your call. Personally, I'm reserving judgement on him.
 

Trap_6 wrote:

HeggyHandshake wrote:

Trap_6 wrote:

Anier was a bad signing on the evidence so far. Not yet at the stage of writing him off (purely because he hasn't really had a run of games in his favoured position) but yeah, not great.

Overall though, I think JM's signings have been good. Oyenuga and Anier the only stinkers I can think of off the top of my head. Goodie not great either but I don't think you'd have found a single Arab who would have been against it at the time.

I think JM had a change of policy with the McGowan and Dixon signings. Seems to have gone down a line of experience and solidity at the back (in theory anyway!). If you can't pluck another Robbo from the lower leagues then I think it's arguably the best route to go down.

Mark Wilson was a good signing.

Said no one ever.

Had to pay JMacs pals contract up in full as well. Fukin joke.

Not forgetting Bilate.
 

Fair enough, Wilson. I forgot about him. Like I said, it was off the top of my head.

As for Bilate, I don't think you can call anyone a bad signing until they've shown exactly what they can or can't do.

If you've already decided he's a bad signing HH, that's your call. Personally, I'm reserving judgement on him.
 

He has had a seasons wages for doing nothing so far.
 

HeggyHandshake wrote:

Trap_6 wrote:

HeggyHandshake wrote:

Mark Wilson was a good signing.

Said no one ever.

Had to pay JMacs pals contract up in full as well. Fukin joke.

Not forgetting Bilate.
 

Fair enough, Wilson. I forgot about him. Like I said, it was off the top of my head.

As for Bilate, I don't think you can call anyone a bad signing until they've shown exactly what they can or can't do.

If you've already decided he's a bad signing HH, that's your call. Personally, I'm reserving judgement on him.
 

He has had a seasons wages for doing nothing so far.
 

He's been injured for the majority of his time here. Does that make him a bad signing?
 

Trap_6 wrote:

HeggyHandshake wrote:

Trap_6 wrote:

Fair enough, Wilson. I forgot about him. Like I said, it was off the top of my head.

As for Bilate, I don't think you can call anyone a bad signing until they've shown exactly what they can or can't do.

If you've already decided he's a bad signing HH, that's your call. Personally, I'm reserving judgement on him.
 

He has had a seasons wages for doing nothing so far.
 

He's been injured for the majority of his time here. Does that make him a bad signing?
 

He only played 87 games in total in the 4 seasons he had before coming to us. Sounds to me like its not the first time he's been injured?? 

Hopefully he will come good but stuff like this should be checked out IMO.

Before Bilate signed for us I read (but I simply cannot recall where, dammit! But must have been some forum or other) that, though a decent player his continual injuries keep him from showing his true worth. How true!