I kinda stole this idea from P and B but tbh I try and start one close to the transfer window opening so maybe they stole the idea from me 😛.

Anyway I don't think we'll see much action in this window and tbh we don't really need much, I suspect most of the Dunc rebuild will take place in the summer :).

Imperative that we sign up David Wotherspoon on a longer contract as he has been very influential in our recent excellent run/turn in form.

I'm not sure on 2 of our other loanees (Anderson and Boyes) so will let you guys decide or post your opinions 👍. But on Cillian Sheridan I do think that he will be offloaded as he hasn't contributed to the team in any way which I think DF will have seen during the cup game against Cowdenbeath.

In terms of what is needed, I would say a striker is imperative, preferably one that can score lots of goals though I understand they aren't easy to find, any other bits of business will be a bonus imho but in Dunc we trust 😀.

Another central defender on loan is strange unless we are shipping at least one out as, in my opinion, we already have sufficient cover in that area.  Hopefully we are not going to lose Boyes or Ujdur? 

Creative midfielders and proven goalscorers please Dunc! 🤞

Edited January 11, 20242 yr by robbo1985

Queens Park closing in on Sean Welsh, according to the Daily Record.

Big Dunc allowing him to leave.

25 minutes ago, Joonya said:

Queens Park closing in on Sean Welsh, according to the Daily Record.

Big Dunc allowing him to leave.

That might explain why he’s not been restored to the captaincy.

I know he’s struggled with injuries, but when fit he’s always been a strong asset to the team.

I will be sorry to see him go if the move goes through. 

Sean Welsh has been a great asset and player for this team. However he is 34 in 2 months time and has really struggled with injuries. I think the time has come to find his replacement sadly. We need to put faith in Duncan to find us a player of decent quality to replace him with. I wish Sean well if he does go and I thank him for the hard work he has put in over the seasons. 

Cue Butterfield 😁

Good player on his day but too unreliable in terms of fitness. Never seem to get a good run of games form him. 120 appearances in almost 6 years back that up.

Clearly shows Dunc is trying to tidy up whats in house - removing high earners perhaps who arent giving value or those not at the level required. Doran next along with Lodivica, Samuels, Ram

Edited January 11, 20242 yr by bdu98196

9 minutes ago, bdu98196 said:

Good player on his day but too unreliable in terms of fitness. Never seem to get a good run of games form him. 120 appearances in almost 6 years back that up.

Clearly shows Dunc is trying to tidy up whats in house - removing high earners perhaps who arent giving value or those not at the level required. Doran next along with Lodivica, Samuels, Ram & Brooks please.

Think Rams' been gone for a while now.

2 minutes ago, Satan said:

Think Rams' been gone for a while now.

Yes, he moved to Gloucester City. 

1 minute ago, Satan said:

Think Rams' been gone for a while now.

Missed that announcement - just assumed he was one of the perma-crocks or lurking in the shadows waiting the next injury crisis

Kyle Turner gone to Raith on loan. Now that would've been a nice bit of business for us...obviously the pull of Kirkcaldy is too great.

Decent move for Ethan Cairns, off to Banks O Dee for the rest of season, possible title shout.

1 hour ago, Robert said:

That might explain why he’s not been restored to the captaincy.

I know he’s struggled with injuries, but when fit he’s always been a strong asset to the team.

I will be sorry to see him go if the move goes through. 

Funnily enough he sold his house a few months ago and just moved out after Christmas...not sure this is as much a shock as it seems.

Not too fussed on Welsh leaving think him and Gilmour are off a similar mould and quite happy with our other midfield options in Anderson and hopefully we see more of Keith bray second half of the season

At least we can interview Welsh on the podcast now....it should be a mission to track down every squad escapee if they don't let us talk to the current squad..

3 hours ago, bdu98196 said:

Good player on his day but too unreliable in terms of fitness. Never seem to get a good run of games form him. 120 appearances in almost 6 years back that up.

Clearly shows Dunc is trying to tidy up whats in house - removing high earners perhaps who arent giving value or those not at the level required. Doran next along with Lodivica, Samuels, Ram

I would be happy to keep Doran till the end of the season as he was playing well at the start of the season.

As much as I'm royally p***ed off that Welsh is off to a relegation rival I can also understand Duncan's thinking regarding his wages (and the fee of we're getting one) being useful in getting players in, preferably midfielders and a striker or two, perhaps Lee Ashcroft but I wouldn't be too disappointed if he didn't come as I'm pretty sure he's nearly or even in his 30s!

 

It's also good to see that Ferguson is already trying to get rid of the deadwood/injury prone players already because I don't really want us to be needing a massive rebuild in the summer, especially if we are down in league 1 but hopefully we're not!

So despite my minor rant a few days ago about our lack of incomings (which is still the case but not as concerned as I was that day) I'm more content in that it looks like DF is trying his best to reshape our squad : ictscarf:

Sean Welsh should be applauded, hes been a very good servant to us

He's confirmed as having been released

https://ictfc.com/sean-welsh-leaves-ictfc/

 

Now confirmed, left the club by mutual consent. No fee for us then.

Zak Delaney gone too.

Sean is a really nice guy and was a tremendous captain. We probably started out looking for a fee but to help both Club and player move forward found there was no point. Zak did his best but with Carragher brought in it looked like a strengthening of our defence by replacing someone not quite up to our requirement. Given that Cillian has hardly played despite quite a few opportunities it will be interesting to see what role he plays tonight. He may be heading out too. It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that a few others might be loaned out or moved on.

Three out so far - DW, SW and ZD.

One in so far - JC.

Hennem has signed for Nairn.

I am sure he will do well there and good luck to him.

With all these outgoings I think it's inevitable that we'll see some incomings over the weekend/start of next week and also with Zak gone does that hint at Lee Ashcroft opting for us or am I reading into that too much 🤔?

 

Anyway, tonight proves that it's the midfield and up front that need prioritised, preferably attacking midfielders that can create goals and another striker or two to lessen the pressure on Billy, hopefully Sheridan is gone soon too btw.

 

All I will say now is thank you Clowns Dudds/Gardiner for selling George Oakley, not one of their finest moves eh 😡?

Dunc confirmed pre-match that we’ve let go of players in order to free up wages, and he hopes to bring in 2 players this window.