garydavidson Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Another easy bet to score against us next season, Shaughnessy signed for St Mirren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Looks like Conway is almost signed. I expect perhaps a centre midfielder in (perhaps on loan) and that will be it. Anyone know who the other triallist is yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny B Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Playing 3 at the back! Then we still need a 4th Centre Back. A serious injury to one of our 3 and that formation is out the window.. I would not trust Booth or Duffy in a back 3 for a sustained period of time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Think booth is more than capable, very good defender prefer him to tanser anyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny B Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 1 hour ago, tucker said: Think booth is more than capable, very good defender prefer him to tanser anyday Yes a very good full back and wing back but not Centre Back. R.B.B:- Adz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 From what I've seen of Booth I wouldn't have any issue with him playing on the left-hand side of a back three if required. I think it's inevitable that we're going to end up with a tighter squad than usual, and in those circumstances we're going to need players to be willing and able to play outside their ideal positions from time to time. R.B.B:- Adz and jhq 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.B.B:- Adz Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 2 hours ago, garydavidson said: Another easy bet to score against us next season, Shaughnessy signed for St Mirren. He’ll try like an absolute bear against us. I remember him really upping his game against Aberdeen. I liked him at us but always thought he was very well supported by the players around him. I think seeing guys like Joe lining up for St.Mirren, Drey for Hibs and Matty for Aberdeen is something we are going to have to get used to over the next few years as clubs try to copy the Saints model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Signing Lee Ashcroft apparently. Not sure about this one: a 26 year-old just been released from the Championship to surely sit on the bench behind Kerr, McCart & Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Saints Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Linky said: Signing Lee Ashcroft apparently. Not sure about this one: a 26 year-old just been released from the Championship to surely sit on the bench behind Kerr, McCart & Gordon. Exactly what he’ll be signed for, I imagine. If Callum is opting to go primarily with a backline of five, we have no real back-up option for those three central defenders. With all due respect to Duffy, I think a loan spell at a lower-league club may benefit him at this moment in time. In which case, I think it’s a sensible move to bring someone like Ashcroft in. Edited July 23, 2020 by The Real Saints Johnny B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 I agree with signing a centre-back, I just think that if someone is signed as back-up it's better to be a younger player who can be developed (21/22), even if they're not so strong at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankfoot saint Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, The Real Saints said: Exactly what he’ll be signed for, I imagine. If Callum is opting to go primarily with a backline of five, we have no real back-up option for those three central defenders. With all due respect to Duffy, I think a loan spell at a lower-league club may benefit him at this moment in time. In which case, I think it’s a sensible move to bring someone like Ashcroft in. He’s just signed for Dundee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bankfoot saint Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Linky said: Signing Lee Ashcroft apparently. Not sure about this one: a 26 year-old just been released from the Championship to surely sit on the bench behind Kerr, McCart & Gordon. Just signed for Dundee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Well, that was the shortest transfer rumour ever. cristo, Melbourne Saint and dunkeldneil 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 45 minutes ago, bankfoot saint said: Just signed for Dundee Maybe Callum was just giving him training facilities. If Dundee are paying more than us then it is just one more nail in their financial coffin. Anyway I am not worried about our defence cover but we need a central midfielder & hope Callum is working on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 23, 2020 Report Share Posted July 23, 2020 Ross Callaghan chose Hamilton after being at Dundee & seeing what they are about. Cutting wages whilst offering players more than a top 6 Premiership team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Linky said: Well, that was the shortest transfer rumour ever. Was it just agent talk that Saints and Partick were interested so that Dundee concluded the deal without trying to reduce his wages. Bit of a smack in the mouth for their players who had to have wages cut and to me ethically wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastsaintee Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 Saints talking to Charles Dunne, previously centre back at Motherwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, belfastsaintee said: Saints talking to Charles Dunne, previously centre back at Motherwell. Not sure why we are looking at another centre half. I think we are well covered at the back. Rooney & Booth can cover if we have a run of injury or suspension. Maybe we are losing Kerr or there is an injury we are not aware of. I am more worried about midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Cagey said: Not sure why we are looking at another centre half. I think we are well covered at the back. Rooney & Booth can cover if we have a run of injury or suspension. Maybe we are losing Kerr or there is an injury we are not aware of. I am more worried about midfield. As far as i can see Rooney has never once played CB in his entire career. Swap Duffy for a more experienced CB and you're grand. Fwiw I'm sure Dunne signed a new deal with Motherwell to take him into January Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstand Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 7 hours ago, RandomGuy said: As far as i can see Rooney has never once played CB in his entire career. Swap Duffy for a more experienced CB and you're grand. Fwiw I'm sure Dunne signed a new deal with Motherwell to take him into January Why would you swap Duffy?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 hours ago, mainstand said: Why would you swap Duffy?? I like vampires. mainstand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 If we're looking at back-up centre backs: Stephen Hendrie - classic Saints signing who could re-ignite his career - lots of injuries Alan Lithgow Peter Hartley Marcus Fraser Depends what wage they are asking for. Reports say Davidson is looking at the English market more than up here. I still think Slyvka could be good in midfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 37 minutes ago, Linky said: If we're looking at back-up centre backs: Stephen Hendrie - classic Saints signing who could re-ignite his career - lots of injuries Alan Lithgow Peter Hartley Marcus Fraser Depends what wage they are asking for. Reports say Davidson is looking at the English market more than up here. I still think Slyvka could be good in midfield. Stephen Hendrie is a left back who's not good enough to play in this league and is injured half the time. Alan Lithgow hasn't played for 6/7 months due to injury and is at an age where it's unlikely he'll get fit enough for the top flight again. Peter Hartley is being released by Motherwell as he is no longer able to play at this level, he's too slow on the turn and again has had injury problems. Marcus Fraser would be decent back up, but he's just been let go as club captain of a top flight team and there's no way he wouldn't want to be a starter on a first team wage, which we are not looking for. Slivka is decent, but he was on a big wage at Hibs by virtue of being a full internationalist, plus joining from Juventus. He doesn't add anything to a team though and on the wage he'd want, he'd be a Lithuanian Gary MacDonald. I personally wouldn't want any of these players, we'll be looking at guys from the Championship, etc. now that it's finished. Hopefully Davidson has kept an eye on the under 21 league at that level, or guys who were out on loan. With the new wage caps coming into place, we might be in a position to compete now. RandomGuy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Jack Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 5 hours ago, mainstand said: Why would you swap Duffy?? I would agree with Random. Get an experienced one in for a year and get Duffy out to give him some games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Widge said: Stephen Hendrie is a left back who's not good enough to play in this league and is injured half the time. Alan Lithgow hasn't played for 6/7 months due to injury and is at an age where it's unlikely he'll get fit enough for the top flight again. Peter Hartley is being released by Motherwell as he is no longer able to play at this level, he's too slow on the turn and again has had injury problems. Marcus Fraser would be decent back up, but he's just been let go as club captain of a top flight team and there's no way he wouldn't want to be a starter on a first team wage, which we are not looking for. Slivka is decent, but he was on a big wage at Hibs by virtue of being a full internationalist, plus joining from Juventus. He doesn't add anything to a team though and on the wage he'd want, he'd be a Lithuanian Gary MacDonald. I personally wouldn't want any of these players, we'll be looking at guys from the Championship, etc. now that it's finished. Hopefully Davidson has kept an eye on the under 21 league at that level, or guys who were out on loan. With the new wage caps coming into place, we might be in a position to compete now. Accurate summing up IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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