R.B.B:- Adz Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 13 hours ago, RandomGuy said: The Saints support has far more of a part in Gordon wanting to leave than Levein. Ask him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford 72 Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 16 hours ago, Elderslie Saint said: Not having a replacement already signed I agree is a worry but I think to get better as a team we had to part ways. It's all optics and the first part is important, on top of the last week. The summer started alright with a different option to complete our attacking quota and then a solid goalkeeping option with potential. But the last week has been a gut punch. The guy that kept us up last season heading to a team in our league for around £200,000, two VERY unwhelming signings and then our captain preferring a sideways move to a rival. On top of that, it appears that a major target that would have improved us and boosted morale has gone elsewhere, when his name had already leaked out to whet the appetite. We could really do with a boost right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 5 minutes ago, Radford 72 said: We could really do with a boost right now. Would love to hear the new owners come out and talk about their vision and gets a bit of excitement and buzz around the place. Loosing Mitov is a massive blow, loosing our skipper and I presume Phillips is leaving us very very thin across the park. Will we have the budget to bring 3 or 4 more, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted June 25, 2024 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 Updated squad list (players in red are out of contract): Goalkeepers Josh Rae - 2026 Ross Sinclair - 2026 Craig Hepburn - 2027 Defenders/wing backs Ryan McGowan - 2024 Oludare Olufunwa - 2025 David Keltjens - 2025 Sam McClelland - 2025 Liam Parker - 2025 Jack Sanders - 2026 Midfielders/wingers Daniel Phillips - 2024 Connor Smith - 2025 Max Kucheriavyi - 2025 Matt Smith - 2025 Alex Ferguson - 2025 Fran Franczak - 2025(?) Cammy MacPherson - 2025 Sven Sprangler - 2025 Graham Carey - 2025 Drey Wright - 2025 Josh McPake - 2026 Forwards Stevie May - 2025 Nicky Clark - 2025 Benjamin Kimpioka - 2025 Adama Sidibeh - 2026 Uche Ikpeazu - 2026 Taylor Steven - 2026 Departures Dave Richards - end of loan, returns to Crewe, signed for Dundee Utd Luke Robinson - end of loan, returns to Wigan Athletic Diallang Jaiyesimi - end of loan, returns to Charlton Athletic Chris Kane - end of contract, signed for Dunfermline Athletic Jack Wills - end of contract, signed for Queen's Park James Brown - end of contract Andy Considine - end of contract Callum Booth - end of contract, signed for Spartans Tony Gallacher - end of contract Ali Crawford - end of contract Cammy Ballantyne - end of contract, signed for Linfield Dimitar Mitov - sold to Aberdeen for undisclosed fee Liam Gordon - end of contract, signed for Motherwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 1 hour ago, Radford 72 said: It's all optics and the first part is important, on top of the last week. The summer started alright with a different option to complete our attacking quota and then a solid goalkeeping option with potential. But the last week has been a gut punch. The guy that kept us up last season heading to a team in our league for around £200,000, two VERY unwhelming signings and then our captain preferring a sideways move to a rival. On top of that, it appears that a major target that would have improved us and boosted morale has gone elsewhere, when his name had already leaked out to whet the appetite. We could really do with a boost right now. Here is some more misery, rumours of Adama Sidibeh to Hull 😐 I was very concerned about this summer with the numbers we had to replace and its looking like it is going to be a long long season unless something magical happens quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elderslie Saint Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 1 hour ago, Radford 72 said: It's all optics and the first part is important, on top of the last week. The summer started alright with a different option to complete our attacking quota and then a solid goalkeeping option with potential. But the last week has been a gut punch. The guy that kept us up last season heading to a team in our league for around £200,000, two VERY unwhelming signings and then our captain preferring a sideways move to a rival. On top of that, it appears that a major target that would have improved us and boosted morale has gone elsewhere, when his name had already leaked out to whet the appetite. We could really do with a boost right now. Optics hard to argue with, hopefully the club has something up their sleeve. Worry though that we may get a sticking plaster signing and then some loan scrambling near the end of the window when everyone else has taken their picks. Hopefully Levein's experience means this is not what happens (there has to be some upside to him!). Long-term though I think we, and Liam, are better off for him leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 35 minutes ago, garydavidson said: Here is some more misery, rumours of Adama Sidibeh to Hull 😐 I was very concerned about this summer with the numbers we had to replace and its looking like it is going to be a long long season unless something magical happens quickly. We are OK Ikpeazu has already been brought in as his replacement. Hope the sell on clause is more the £50 k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 Still wondering whether until the new owners are 100% confirmed, there is no budget, so Levein is signing the cheap back up players now, whilst he can, and waiting on the budget to sign the first-team players needed. Perhaps that's why we lost out on the player that was rumoured to come to us, he couldn't wait any longer for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 1 hour ago, garydavidson said: Here is some more misery, rumours of Adama Sidibeh to Hull 😐 I was very concerned about this summer with the numbers we had to replace and its looking like it is going to be a long long season unless something magical happens quickly. They've been going for about a month. His agent at Warrington Rylands, before he joined us, had him linked with a different club every week by the looks of it. I'd guess we'll see this regularly until he does regardless of how real the links are. 32 minutes ago, Linky said: Perhaps that's why we lost out on the player that was rumoured to come to us, he couldn't wait any longer for us. It's because a Bundesliga club offered him a contract, not because we couldn't afford him. Linky and Muirton Saint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 I still maintain Adama will start the season with saints. His agent can hawk him about teams down south all he likes, but he's got 2 years left on his deal and lets face it had a purple patch of 2 months, that's not extensive enough for Championship teams to pay 7 figures out. More realistically they'll monitor what he does for the next 6 months, whether he improves and develops further and then those struggling and after goals will then potentially try and bring him in the January window, where fees do tend to be higher. Ideally he's scored 15+ goals by then and we're sitting 20 points clear of the relegation zone and there's no issues selling him! But that's not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weesainty Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 1 hour ago, Linky said: Still wondering whether until the new owners are 100% confirmed, there is no budget, so Levein is signing the cheap back up players now, whilst he can, and waiting on the budget to sign the first-team players needed. Perhaps that's why we lost out on the player that was rumoured to come to us, he couldn't wait any longer for us. Who was the player rumoured to be coming to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 4 minutes ago, weesainty said: Who was the player rumoured to be coming to us Scott Banks, just signed for St. Pauli in the Bundesliga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muirton Saint Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 Yeah I doubt Sidibeh will leave us this summer. His agents been linking him with clubs since the summer started and yet no clubs have bidded yet. Clubs will be aware he was only scoring for 2 months and will be preparing for a January bid more than anything. Just hopefully by then we'll have a decent amount of points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Cups 2021 Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 Now the Keeper coach Hinchcliffe jumped ship to Aberdeen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintdunc Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 17 minutes ago, Two Cups 2021 said: Now the Keeper coach Hinchcliffe jumped ship to Aberdeen. More accurately, deserting the sinking ship. Spellcheck nearly allowed me to put 'stinking', but thought better of it, despite being rudderless. Two Cups 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Templar Saint Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 I would imagine Aberdeen pay their backroom staff greater wages than we can so it is no surprise that Hinchcliffe has decided to move to them. Sure that if other companies came in for any fan in their employment offering more money then they would consider it and probably move. That's life and we move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akuram Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 After the last few years surely what the club needs is change. New faces will come, hopefully gel quickly and we get of to a good start and score loads of goals. Lets be positive. Willie Peat, pezza70, Coltrane and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 A recent Youtube interview with Sidebeh suggests he’s moving on. He talks about Championship clubs being interested and asking his agent to sort out a move for him. Hope we get a decent amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 At some point we need to stop messing around and announce Craig Gordon, Barry Douglas, Stuart Armstrong, Peter Haring and a centre back of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted June 25, 2024 Report Share Posted June 25, 2024 Why do guys want Gordon who struggled last Scotland game massively and haring who's not kicked a ball in past year due to injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 8 hours ago, tucker said: Why do guys want Gordon who struggled last Scotland game massively and haring who's not kicked a ball in past year due to injuries These are just the names I’ve heard flying around. But, also, the idea that Gordon can’t do a job for a club who finished 10th in the league because his last international game wasn’t so good is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted June 26, 2024 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 Have I missed something about Craig Gordon? He has a year left on his Hearts contract, why would he be moving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Peat Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 11 minutes ago, blueheaven said: Have I missed something about Craig Gordon? He has a year left on his Hearts contract, why would he be moving? Correct. But it is interesting that Hearts signed another goalkeeper this week - Ryan Fulton from Hamilton Accies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 14 minutes ago, blueheaven said: Have I missed something about Craig Gordon? He has a year left on his Hearts contract, why would he be moving? I think people are connecting the dots: Hearts sign another reserve ‘keeper, our GK coach moves on, Levein and Gordon working together before, number 1 shirt still being available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maskrey Posted June 26, 2024 Report Share Posted June 26, 2024 12 hours ago, Linky said: At some point we need to stop messing around and announce Craig Gordon, Barry Douglas, Stuart Armstrong, Peter Haring and a centre back of some sort. 😂Gordon will not be coming to us, Douglas is finished, Armstrong is a cracker😂you don’t think he will have better options than us? Haring is highly likely and there was interest from us in Jan. He will be the new captain imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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