bankfoot saint Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 9 minutes ago, Cagey said: With Ikpeazu injured and maybe Clark it will be interesting if Kirk makes the team /squad ahead of May. Unfortunately May is finished at this level yes he works hard but the cold hard facts are he doesn’t score enough goals Kirk may give us something different I for one will be giving him a chance before passing judgement Havana Saint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern saint Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 Have we by chance (and I missed it) joined a reserve or Lowland league so these youngsters he's brought in will have the opportunity to have some game time, learn their trade. Will they turn out any better than our own if, like them, they get so few opportunities. We can only hope there is a Yammel or Mainoo amongst them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 1 hour ago, Cagey said: With Ikpeazu injured and maybe Clark it will be interesting if Kirk makes the team /squad ahead of May. May not in squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 Levein in the courier names injuries etc also mentions Nicky Clark and uche coming back and Kirk May wasn't mentioned in anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 36 minutes ago, tucker said: Levein in the courier names injuries etc also mentions Nicky Clark and uche coming back and Kirk May wasn't mentioned in anything He was just left out by the sounds of it. They must be trying to persuade him to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 On 7/17/2024 at 8:23 AM, blueheaven said: Squad update ... Goalkeepers Josh Rae - 2026 Ross Sinclair - 2026 Craig Hepburn - 2027 Defenders/wing backs Oludare Olufunwa - 2025 David Keltjens - 2025 Sam McClelland - 2025 Liam Parker - 2025 Kyle Cameron - 2025 - on loan from Notts County Jack Sanders - 2026 Andre Raymond - 2026 Midfielders/wingers Connor Smith - 2025 Max Kucheriavyi - 2025 Matt Smith - 2025 Alex Ferguson - 2025 Cammy MacPherson - 2025 Sven Sprangler - 2025 Graham Carey - 2025 Drey Wright - 2025 Josh McPake - 2026 Fran Franczak - 2026 Aaron Essel - 2027 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, signed for Leyton Orient 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, retired from playing 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 Ryan McGowan - end of contract, signed for Livingston Daniel Phillips - end of contract, signed for Stevenage Add. Kirk and we have 27 players not counting Bright , McCrystal and Mylchreest 15 of whom are out of contact at end of season. Some will have to be let go or loaned out before anyone else comes in. Not sure if we need a central defender and speedy winger though. Would think we need a playmaker in midfield. No mention of May in in post match interview when Levein was discussing forwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 How longs Kirk's contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 20, 2024 Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 1 hour ago, tucker said: How longs Kirk's contract Two years tucker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted July 20, 2024 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 Squad update ... Goalkeepers Josh Rae - 2026 Ross Sinclair - 2026 Craig Hepburn - 2027 Defenders/wing backs Oludare Olufunwa - 2025 David Keltjens - 2025 Sam McClelland - 2025 Liam Parker - 2025 Kyle Cameron - 2025 - on loan from Notts County Bayley Klimoniek - 2025 - on loan at Forfar Athletic Jack Sanders - 2026 Andre Raymond - 2026 Midfielders/wingers Connor Smith - 2025 Max Kucheriavyi - 2025 Matt Smith - 2025 Alex Ferguson - 2025 Cammy MacPherson - 2025 Sven Sprangler - 2025 Graham Carey - 2025 Drey Wright - 2025 Arran Cocks - 2025 - on loan at Forfar Athletic Josh McPake - 2026 Fran Franczak - 2026 Taylor Steven - 2026 Aaron Essel - 2027 Forwards Stevie May - 2025 Nicky Clark - 2025 Benjamin Kimpioka - 2025 Adama Sidibeh - 2026 Uche Ikpeazu - 2026 Makenzie Kirk - 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, signed for Leyton Orient 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, retired from playing 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 Ryan McGowan - end of contract, signed for Livingston Daniel Phillips - end of contract, signed for Stevenage tucker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maskrey Posted July 21, 2024 Report Share Posted July 21, 2024 15 hours ago, RandomGuy said: He was just left out by the sounds of it. They must be trying to persuade him to leave. We have a track record of not treating our legends properly so I hope not. Kirk is nowhere near ready for Premier football and this is nepotism of the first order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted July 21, 2024 Report Share Posted July 21, 2024 Eric Nicholson saying the players below would benefit from loans or leaving no surprises I'd imagine for supporters Ross Sinclair, Dare Olufunwa, Liam Parker, Max Kucheriavyi, Stevie May, Fran Franczak, Connor Smith and Taylor Steven all fall into one of those two categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumpy1949 Posted July 21, 2024 Report Share Posted July 21, 2024 1 hour ago, Maskrey said: We have a track record of not treating our legends properly so I hope not. Kirk is nowhere near ready for Premier football and this is nepotism of the first order. Gee it must be great to be able to ascertain that a player is not ready for premier football after 15 minutes of action. I think the point you were trying to make (badly) was that we should not have signed Andy Kirks son. For god sake give the lad at least 30 minutes before you start slagging him off. Melbourne Saint, dave mc and mainstand 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted July 21, 2024 Report Share Posted July 21, 2024 Have we ever had so many letter "K"s in the squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Peat Posted July 21, 2024 Report Share Posted July 21, 2024 5 hours ago, sleepless said: Have we ever had so many letter "K"s in the squad? Probably not although back in the 1960's we had Kemp, Kerray, Kilgannon and McKinven! sleepless 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintdunc Posted July 21, 2024 Report Share Posted July 21, 2024 https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/deals-swansea-city-can-be-expected-to-make-before-the-efl-kick-off/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy rhodes fancy watch Posted July 21, 2024 Report Share Posted July 21, 2024 14 minutes ago, Saintdunc said: https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/deals-swansea-city-can-be-expected-to-make-before-the-efl-kick-off/ Someone summarising on whether Swansea made and will make another bid? Every man and yer dug knows they made a derisory offer. Who actually gives a **** until they make the RIGHT offer? dave mc and pezza70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 22, 2024 Report Share Posted July 22, 2024 I didn't realise Raymond was about to sign for Braga, who finished 4th in the Portuguese Premiership last year, and are in the Europa League, before problems with his visa meant he was arrested and sent home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted July 22, 2024 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2024 1 hour ago, Linky said: I didn't realise Raymond was about to sign for Braga, who finished 4th in the Portuguese Premiership last year, and are in the Europa League, before problems with his visa meant he was arrested and sent home Also Essel saying he was about to sign for Club Brugge but his club in Africa was asking for too high a fee. Makes me wonder how much they were asking for at the time, if Brugge weren't willing to pay it, and how much they ended up accepting from Saints. From what Essel says in the interview it sounds like the deal's mainly built around a good sell-on fee. tucker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintgscot Posted July 23, 2024 Report Share Posted July 23, 2024 May away to Raith. I’ve heard Sinclair going out on loan. But are we still looking for a number 1. None of our keepers have that number so are we going to bring in another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chips Posted July 23, 2024 Report Share Posted July 23, 2024 3 hours ago, saintgscot said: May away to Raith. I’ve heard Sinclair going out on loan. But are we still looking for a number 1. None of our keepers have that number so are we going to St Johnstone boss Craig Levein gives new goalkeeper update and confirms coaching arrival Josh Rae is the current Perth number one. Craig Levein hasn't decided yet whether to bring in an experienced goalkeeper to challenge Josh Rae. St Johnstone manager, Craig Levein, has admitted that one of the biggest dilemmas he has left for his summer squad rebuild is whether to go back into the transfer market for another goalkeeper. Josh Rae hasn’t put a foot wrong since arriving from Airdrie,Levein will be hoping the trend of him not being greatly tested in the Premier Sports Cup will continue when two from two Saints travel to Alloa on Tuesday night. But the Perth boss, who has brought Ryan Esson to the club as an interim goalkeeping coach, knows that he lacks an experienced option between the posts, with Rae and Ross Sinclair both 23 and next in line, Craig Hepburn, only 19. “I was speaking about it to Ryan today,”said Levein. “I’ve been pleased with Josh,He made a couple of really good saves at Arbroath (a pre-season friendly) and there’s been nothing negative in either of our cup games since,he can only deal with what presents itself in a game" “I’ve still got the thought in my head that we might need another, more experienced goalkeeper,we’re looking at that currently.When that cut-off point comes to make a decision, I don’t know.Josh is playing for his place but he’s in the driving seat at the moment.” Levein added: We’ve got two other goalkeepers who are young. There’s more to it than who is going to be good enough to play for our first team. Ross hasn’t had a lot of football and Heppy has had a bit at Cowdenbeath. “Ross got game-time up north in pre-season but now we’re into the competitive stuff, Josh will remain in goals. “It was the safer choice with Ross not having played much over the last couple of years. If we decide to go with what we’ve got, Josh gets an injury and one of those guys goes in, it could easily happen that the pressure would be too much,then we’d be in a right hole. "You also have to factor in whether any of them need to go out on loan if they’re not first choice,there are a lot of questions. Once I make the call about whether we bring a more experienced goalkeeper in, things will start to happen from there.” Injury update Captain, Kyle Cameron, will miss the Alloa game but fellow centre-half, Sam McClelland, will be available. “Sam is feeling better,he was really struggling before Saturday’s game and in the warm-up,he’ll be involved tomorrow" “Kyle will probably be the weekend. He’s improving but we won’t take any chances (with his tight thigh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linky Posted July 23, 2024 Report Share Posted July 23, 2024 So presume the new experienced GK would double up as coach. Jon McLaughlin seems the most likely option. Right age, right experience, has played for Levein before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted July 23, 2024 Report Share Posted July 23, 2024 Gee Ross must be wondering if his time will ever come after he had that injury last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted July 23, 2024 Report Share Posted July 23, 2024 4 hours ago, pezza70 said: Gee Ross must be wondering if his time will ever come after he had that injury last season The fact we brought in Rae it looked he would be fighting it out with Sinclair. Surely half a game up north wasn't enough to convince them that Sinclair wasn't good enough. Personally I think it could be that they think he is still liable to sustain wrist/arm injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broggy Man Posted July 23, 2024 Report Share Posted July 23, 2024 29 minutes ago, Cagey said: The fact we brought in Rae it looked he would be fighting it out with Sinclair. Surely half a game up north wasn't enough to convince them that Sinclair wasn't good enough. Personally I think it could be that they think he is still liable to sustain wrist/arm injuries. I thought he looked pretty solid at huntly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melbourne Saint Posted July 23, 2024 Report Share Posted July 23, 2024 I like CL's transfers so far... Right age and ability. Essell will no doubt be sold on, as will Sibede. After a full season. Fair enough... As long as we don't do a McCann. Essell will probably end up at one of the ugly sisters. He's an absolute diamond signing...I think 2-3 more signings and we have CL's squad. Just wondering who's scouting them, or is it agents hawking them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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