Steven Pressley is poised to join Peterborough (i think it was) on trial. I think it would be a good signing for most teams despite his age.

Eh hang on wait a minute. Defender, great reader of the game, born leader, strong in the air, strong physique. A great dressing room influence.

Cant help think i'm missing something here :024: perhaps someone could help me out.

pressley is better than dods and not many slagged his ability off

It's a shame it won't happen.

I would love to see Elvis leading our defence and Captaining our team for the next two seasons.

An investment which would guarantee our continued survival.

My question is always if the player in question isn't good enough for someone (I'm thinking Pressley and Burchill in particular), then who should we go for that's better and within budget?

Is that why he was a Scotland regular until his injury?! :017:

You are looking at the Pressley of old. He might have been a good player then but we saw last season how badly off the pace he has fallen. He would be a waste of a wage. We would get far better value for money signing someone with something to prove as opposed to someone who used to be good.

Tell you what, Mike Teasedale was a cracking defender for us. Shall we bring him back to solve our defensive woes?

Is that why he was a Scotland regular until his injury?! :017:

You are looking at the Pressley of old. He might have been a good player then but we saw last season how badly off the pace he has fallen. He would be a waste of a wage. We would get far better value for money signing someone with something to prove as opposed to someone who used to be good.

Tell you what, Mike Teasedale was a cracking defender for us. Shall we bring him back to solve our defensive woes?

Mike Teasdale was a cracking defender about 10 years ago for us in a lower league... Its not really much of an argument!

Pressley needs games, or at least a run of them. He only had a handful and was rusty. The season before he was still good and anyone can surely tell that he's the type who always gives his all.

To be honest though there is no point debating it because the club wont even enquire never mind offer him a deal. Never mind him sign for us.

But he is good enough.

Mike Teasdale was a cracking defender about 10 years ago for us in a lower league... Its not really much of an argument!

Steven Pressley was a cracking defender 2 season ago in a team only a couple of places above us in the SPL. Now he is injured too much and past it. Hearts fans were delighted to see him away for the money they got for him. Both are no longer the player they once were and ICT can do better now than to offer him a deal.

To be honest though there is no point debating it because the club wont even enquire never mind offer him a deal. Never mind him sign for us.

But he is good enough.

I honestly don't think he is good enough.

Mike Teasdale was a cracking defender about 10 years ago for us in a lower league... Its not really much of an argument!

Steven Pressley was a cracking defender 2 season ago in a team only a couple of places above us in the SPL. Now he is injured too much and past it. Hearts fans were delighted to see him away for the money they got for him. Both are no longer the player they once were and ICT can do better now than to offer him a deal.

To be honest though there is no point debating it because the club wont even enquire never mind offer him a deal. Never mind him sign for us.

But he is good enough.

I honestly don't think he is good enough.

Agreed. Jackie McNamara was one of the finest Scottish defenders of his generation. Then he signed for Aberdeen.

Pressley was good a Celtic when he 1st signed and knocked us out the cup! Only last season he picked up a few injuries and couldnt force himself back into the strongest (on stats) defence in the league. No shame in that. Surely there was a reason Celtic wanted him? Im sure they'd still keep him if he wasn't after 1st team football.

As for Jackie Macnamara - he was outstanding for 2 maybe 3 seasons under O'Neill and thats it. He was a fairly average defender other than that. It showed at Wolves (where fair enough he was injured alot) and Aberdeen.

He is now at Falkirk who are probably better than us and Pressley is as good.

Surely it is remembered what Dods was doing before joining us. Playing for 1st Division St Johnstone..... reserves!

And look how well that turned out.

I dont understand how anyone can currently think what we have is better. Maguire

I'd take Munro over Pressley in a heartbeat.

Surely it is remembered what Dods was doing before joining us. Playing for 1st Division St Johnstone..... reserves!

And look how well that turned out.

Well, having watched Dods playing against Barcelona, the other day and listening to the commentry '' Dods has shepherded him into a corner''  .. ''Dods is doing a professional job at the back'' etc .....

The players he was up against all had ?10/20 million price tags round there necks and he did not look phased at all.  I wonder if we really were aware how well he came on during his time with us and just, perhaps, he did leave a bigger hole in the defence than we and BREW, appreciated!

Well, having watched Dods playing against Barcelona, the other day and listening to the commentry '' Dods has shepherded him into a corner''  .. ''Dods is doing a professional job at the back'' etc .....

The players he was up against all had ?10/20 million price tags round there necks and he did not look phased at all.  I wonder if we really were aware how well he came on during his time with us and just, perhaps, he did leave a bigger hole in the defence than we and BREW, appreciated!