So, what exactly do we do with Foran?  I think his days on the wing are finished, and there's not much chance he'll be in defence unless there's a real crisis there.  I think Draper and Vincent have the central spots sealed up, while I also wasn't that impressed by Foran's passing in the times I've seen him play there in pre-season.  For me, I'd like to see him either in the Andrew Shinnie role (though Doran might be first choice in there), but I'd particularly like to see him up-front with Billy Mckay, as I was quite impressed with him there when he was played there last season.  Is he good enough to start matches anymore though?

 

Up-top from the start for me.

In fact, you could leave out every player that started against St Mirren and we could still field a strong team, IMO.

 

Esson

 

Cooper Devine Tremarco Williams

 

Watkins Polworth Pepper Greenhalgh

 

Allen Adgestein

 

Not too bad IMO.

In fact, you could leave out every player that started against St Mirren and we could still field a strong team, IMO.

 

Esson

 

Cooper Devine Tremarco Williams

 

Watkins Polworth Pepper Greenhalgh

 

Allen Adgestein

 

Not too bad IMO.

Not too bad just totally lacks experience

That's true Rival, but it also means they have no negative experience which may block their heads after two successive defeats. The big exception being Esson of course...

That's true Rival, but it also means they have no negative experience which may block their heads after two successive defeats. The big exception being Esson of course...

Yes true aswell, considering I think only Esson and Devine? Have completed a full 90 minutes in the spl. I don't recall Pepper playing a full game and Polworth and Cooper defo haven't.

The big positive is that Richie can be utilised in a variety of positions and also fits in to the favoured TB system. He has shown that he could fill in at centre back, he can evidently play centre mid but then looks as comfortable wide left and is as good a centre forward as we have. However I am shure that he would wish to play in the same position every week but his versatility is our strength. He is a leader but unfortunately needs to learn the art of discipline as well as he has picked up too many cards for opening his gob at officials. I would like to see him being utilised in the tactical strength and weighing up where best to play him against certain opposition - for instance his experience is required in midfield fer a lot of away trips. But the bottom line is that nobody walks in to this side and has to maintain a level of performance to be picked week in and week out. TB has had what has appeared to be his faves in the past but he has considerably more options to look at - as the second team scenario emphasises. It is probably a very old fashioned way of selecting a squad but, with our resources, a rather astute choice - remembering how we had to chop and change at the end of last season.

Polworth and Cooper defo haven't.

 

Cooper played the whole game away at Perth last December.