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We can't afford the luxury of continuing to play a player until they become good. Any flashes from Lopez were absolutely minimal and he always looked far too slow and cumbersome, frequently displaying a shocking lack of control of the football and turning over possession time after time. We cannot persevere with a player who was performing as poorly as that in the hope they suddenly become good. I'm sure he's a lovely guy, gobbing on fellow players aside, but the fact is that he was a very poor player and well out of his depth. You need only to look at how quickly Miles Storey has adapted to things to see when a player really does show flashes of talent.

Not sure if games against away at Paisley and Partick could be considered easier than Stirling and Motherwell away. I am glad that we escaped the OF and the Jam Tarts.

Perhaps because very many people with disabilities hold down responsible and well paid jobs and have no need for or desire to be treated differently from anyone else.

Agree with Renegade on this issue. Unfortunately Dani Lopez just couldn't cut it at Caley Thistle. He could very well be technically gifted but he couldn't produce that on a consistent basis. Yes, credit him on the goal at Parkhead however they were cruising and took the foot of the gas, but still a good goal I admit. What soured my opinion on Lopez was the spitting incident in a U20s match, I genuinely can't believe a 31 year old would gob a Teenager - digusting behaviour. I won't lose any sleep over his departure, especially with Alex Fisher being brought in.

Harsh words Renegade. The man did his best, but it just didn't work out. He never regained his place after a faltering start where he was clearly not match fit. I feel he's been scapegoated somewhat for the teams collective poor start to the season. Sad news for him and his young family having uprooted themselves from Spain to move here. As the pundits would say 'there's definitely a player in there somewhere.' We saw flashes of it, but sadly not enough. I was hoping to see him get another run out at some point at TCS to redeem himself, but sadly it never materialised. Hope he gives us a decent reference and his experience doesn't deter other prospective Spanish signings. He'll always have his 2 Europa appearances and goal at Celtic Park to look back on.

Following further discussion with Stirling Albion this afternoon, it has been agreed that U16 Entry for the replay will be FREE.

I'm really not sure what Lopez, Sho Silva and Mutombo have brought to the side. Just the one goal between them and precious little else in the way of significant contributions to games. Mutombo certainly looks to be the best of the 3 but seems to lack a bit of awareness of what's around him and he ends up making the wrong choices. If only he could stick one or two away soon he could be a player for us but I can't see him being good enough to be a regular starter. The next few months are going to be a testing time for the manager. The outfield players he has brought in have been no great shakes. Wedderburn also looks like he is struggling at this level and it remains to be seen what Fisher and a hopefully fit again Roberts bring to the team. With so many players with contracts up at the end of the season it seems likely that there will be a significant number of replacements to be brought in at some point and I worry that Yogi has yet to demonstrate the ability to find the kind of players his predecessors were able to attract. It is, of course, very difficult on the kind of budget available but that has always been the case. To my mind, the key signings to make are extended contracts of most of the current squad. The sooner players can be tied into new contracts, the sooner we will be able to identify what kind of players we will be looking for next year.

These players who are leaving us were thrown in at the deep end on arrival here due to the loads of injuries Hughes had to contend with, I commend them for trying to fit in. to a style of football that got us up the league and the Scottish cup. We had lost great players, Fans were screaming for signings, we were struggling on and off the field, A very difficult time for J H. He tried to bring strength into the team but was knocked back time and time again. We have now got the wounded reaching match fitness, we are turning the corner now. A big thanks to these guys who have left us they did their best and kept us off the bottom-------------- nuff said

Good move. Will increase what is likely to be a modest crowd and maybe encourage some of the kids to return on a more regular basis.

Yogi said last week that he thought Lopez was one of the most technically gifted players at the club, but that it just wasn't working out for him here so we were allowing him to move on.

Fon williams raven. Warren. Draper. Tremarco . Tansey. Polworth roberts. Vincent. Williams . Storey subs: Esson, vigurs, fisher, wedderburn, mutumbo, foran, Sutherland if roberts isn't fit then mutumbo! Other than that we need pace on the wings and wedderburn struggled against Stirling albeit in the wrong position!

Fon Williams Raven Warren Draper Tremarco Wedderburn Tansey Polworth Vigurs Williams Storey

Devine is suspended for this one.

Yes. this thread does appear to getting longer--a case of some folks stoking the fire I suppose?

I wouldn't be sticking the life savings on that yet...

At the risk of sounding like the one-man James Vincent fan-club, did we not miss his energy and movement yesterday?! For all their strong points, a midfield of Drapes, Wedderburn, Polworth, Tansey, Vigurs just lacks energy for me. You can't have only one player (Storey) making runs - too easy to shut down.

Not really a big storey since we secured a player for the rest of the season that is miles better... Alex fisher

The comments from John Collins today were certainly quite encouraging in that ICT seem to be Celtic's preferred destination, but it really depends if the player wants to come here or not. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35265183 If the mooted moves do come to fruition, we'll have done very well in this transfer window to have Lopez out and Stokez in.

Likewise, only saw a breif glimpse but offered nothing, Mutumbo is another who although he has an exciting name does nothing in his fleeting appearances - he runs about a lot but nowhere near the ball and never towards it. As for Hibs after Stokes that has been suggested since before xmas when him and Allen were touted as being the Hibs signing coup this window

why not Let all kinds off Disabled people in for free

He didn't try his best at all, he looked liked he couldn't be bothered and bereft of any drive. He may very well have been gifted but the only thing of note (bar a consolation goal against Celtic) was the spitting incident in a reserve game. Spitting on a teenager no-matter what the circumstances was awful and brought some coverage we could've done without. No doubt we'll see him on some of the 'Worst Ever Player' threads in years to come.

And surprise surprise Dani Lopez has left the building. Kenny Crawford from the BBC has just tweeted that his contract's been cancelled by mutual consent. Good riddance to bad rubbish.