Templar Saint Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Ralston will be confirmed on Monday. Young left back from somewhere as cover. McLean on loan to Arbroath or somewhere. Midfielder in if we can move likes of Ando; Callachan and McMillan. Busy Sunday and Monday for Tommy and Stevie. Edited August 31, 2019 by Templar Saint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat McGroin Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 19 minutes ago, RandomGuy said: Can he defend? Also, a Twitter account claims we've had a bid rejected for John Herron. Who is he? Exactly. I’ve no idea if he can defend well, But I remember when he signed for us, reading that he’d played full back, central midfield and winger at various times for Colchester. Whether he’d be happy to play there is another story. Arguably our best wide man when fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 In: Stevie May (Aberdeen, released), Elliot Parish (Dundee, end of contract), Wallace Duffy (Celtic, end of contract), Madis Vihmann (Flora Tallinn, loan) Out: Ricky Foster (Ross County, released), Joe Shaughnessy (Southend, end of contract), Brian Easton (Hamilton, end of contract), Aaron Comrie (Dunfermline, end of contract), Blair Alston (Hamilton, end of contract), Tony Watt (CSKA Sofia, end of contract) Thats our first team business so far this Summer, theres only 2 days left (shuts at midnight on Monday 2nd). We've lost experience, depth, and quality. A bad mix. Johnny B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 33 minutes ago, Templar Saint said: Ralston will be confirmed on Monday. Young left back from somewhere as cover. McLean on loan to Arbroath or somewhere. Midfielder in if we can move likes of Ando; Callachan and McMillan. Busy Sunday and Monday for Tommy and Stevie. Midfield is our main problem & we are going to lose McClean & Callahan. Not sure why Callaghan is now out of the picture. He had few decent games & probably cover for Muzz. Strange that there were no midfielder on the bench today apart from Spoony who is arguably not a midfielder ,so does that mean we are going with today's midfield for the rest of the season & hope there are no injuries or suspensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Jenkins Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 41 minutes ago, Templar Saint said: Ralston will be confirmed on Monday. Young left back from somewhere as cover. McLean on loan to Arbroath or somewhere. Midfielder in if we can move likes of Ando; Callachan and McMillan. Busy Sunday and Monday for Tommy and Stevie. **** that's grim Honestly I think I would forgo the midfielder and sign no one if that's the options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 I know Callachan can be unpredictable at times, and isn't everyone's cup of tea, but watching today I thought his energy would have been a big plus in centre midfield for us. He also likes to drive forward with the ball, whereas when we did win it in centre midfield it felt like we were slow in driving up the pitch, and generally let kilmarnock get set up with men behind the ball. SlickDT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crieffsaintandy Posted August 31, 2019 Report Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Centre mid has been a big issue for a while and the striker /fullback is needing addressed/ is addressed etc,but throughout the summer always thought we are weak as hell in there, aging Craig, Murray does what he does but not much creativity and the boy McCann has potential but hardly what we need to rely on all season, for all the flair players we are definitely a weaker squad in balance and that has down to recruitment and the way Wright sets up. Edited August 31, 2019 by crieffsaintandy Johnny B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickDT Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 13 hours ago, PauloPerth said: I know Callachan can be unpredictable at times, and isn't everyone's cup of tea, but watching today I thought his energy would have been a big plus in centre midfield for us. He also likes to drive forward with the ball, whereas when we did win it in centre midfield it felt like we were slow in driving up the pitch, and generally let kilmarnock get set up with men behind the ball. Couldn't agree more. Craig seemed to be asked to cover more ground than at points last season and I thought he looked a bit naive at times. Didn't add any drive to the middle and didn't provide the usual cover when asked to sit deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 14 hours ago, PauloPerth said: I know Callachan can be unpredictable at times, and isn't everyone's cup of tea, but watching today I thought his energy would have been a big plus in centre midfield for us. He also likes to drive forward with the ball, whereas when we did win it in centre midfield it felt like we were slow in driving up the pitch, and generally let kilmarnock get set up with men behind the ball. Yeah very slow playing out from the back so they were never caught out. They always had lots of bodies back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 35 hours to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 Busy day for Tommy tomorrow . He has to find a home for 3 or 4 players & sign a RB,LB & CM. Looks like Ralston is RB. I think Rangers will be trying to offload a few so hopefully Holt. LB will only be back up so will be a young loanee.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Linky Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 I was worried Ralston would we the right-back. We need some experience. I think Callachan is a decent player and would have been good in a game like yesterday’s. Craig and Muzz were anonymous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted September 1, 2019 Report Share Posted September 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, Linky said: Craig and Muzz were anonymous. Both are probably in my top dozen or so players to ever pull on a saints jersey but they are both having less and less impact on games as the months and years pass. The odd flash of vintage genius isn’t enough I’m afraid. Centre midfield needs overhauled. Muzz, Craig, Wotherspoon, Callaghan not the answer!! Ali McCann looks very promising but we need at least two of the aforementioned out and a very good midfielder in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstand Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 9 hours ago, RandomGuy said: 25 hours to go... I think you should be on with an hour by hour countdown @randomguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpy1949 Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, mainstand said: I think you should be on with an hour by hour countdown @randomguy Don’t tempt him Edited September 2, 2019 by Stumpy1966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deej Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Ralston confirmed. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Ralston has signed. I really don't know what the thinking is behind this one. One hope is that Tommy sees Duffy more as a centre-back (with Ando moving on), and so Ralston is going to be back-up to a wonderfully experienced right-back due to sign in a few hours....but somehow I don't think so Duffy was a good signing - a young player with promise to serve some time as back-up before hoping to break into the first team in a few years time. Ralston though? Edited September 2, 2019 by Linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Saint Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, deej said: Ralston confirmed. Meh. Season long deal. Jury's out regarding this 20 year old starlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat McGroin Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Linky said: Ralston has signed. I really don't know what the thinking is behind this one. One hope is that Tommy sees Duffy more as a centre-back (with Ando moving on), and so Ralston is going back-up to a wonderfully experienced right-back due to sign in a few hours....but somehow I don't think so Duffy was a good signing - a young player with promise to serve some time as back-up before hoping to break into the first team in a few years time. Ralston though? I think Duffy isn’t yet ready for a full season and maybe our options were limited? Perhaps we’ve got Ralston on loan and aren’t paying for him. Who knows. Hopefully he’s a success, at least it’s season long. Welcome aboard Tony Linky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny B Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Like others, I think Duffy was signed for back up and to develop into a future full back. Tommy knows he is not ready to be a starter and we needed a better player to play there and it looks like that Ralston is the best we could find at short notice. Cagey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havana Saint Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Looks like he stands for nae nonsense at least. Nae fear judging by this Dave Ferg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 14 hours ago, R.B.B:- Adz said: Both are probably in my top dozen or so players to ever pull on a saints jersey but they are both having less and less impact on games as the months and years pass. The odd flash of vintage genius isn’t enough I’m afraid. Centre midfield needs overhauled. Muzz, Craig, Wotherspoon, Callaghan not the answer!! Ali McCann looks very promising but we need at least two of the aforementioned out and a very good midfielder in. Mark O'Hara Peterborough is interesting Kilmarnock and Motherwell..........probably outwith our kind of money but the type of midfielder we need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 Pretty unimpressed with the signing of Ralston tbh. The FB position is going to be a massive weakness for us this season. From Cuptie and Easton to Ralston and Tanser. tucker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Saint Posted September 2, 2019 Report Share Posted September 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, rik2304 said: Pretty unimpressed with the signing of Ralston tbh. The FB position is going to be a massive weakness for us this season. From Cuptie and Easton to Ralston and Tanser. Building for the future. They were both past their use by date. Imho gingermunkie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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