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I do. Wyness is gone. I doubt any player can save themselves in the last few matches. I think it's just something managers say to get players he doesn't want to play a bit harder. We desperately need a goalscorer to play alongside Niculae (who'll be gone also, so make that two players!).

Mark Burchill has decided to leave Dunfermline. I think this could be a good one to go for. His injury problems seem to be behind him. Scored a lot in a poor Dunfermline team in the SPL and is their top scorer in the EPL. He'll be on a fair amount but probably far from impossible. Guarantees goals when injury free (which he seems to be). Can imagine the likes of Motherwell, Killie etc might be in for him but I'd like to see us try.

I just can't understand not broadcasting abroad. Is there really an overseas radio company willing to buy ICT v Killie???!!!

As I've said above, I think Naka is all down to injury and fatigue as he was amazing in his first year. McManus is ok but for me, Caldwell is a much better player. He gets a lot of criticism - most of which started when he was right-back. Imagine McManus or Pressley at right back, then maybe Celtic fans should be a bit more forgiving. For me, McManus would struggle in any league where technique was more important than strength, whereas Caldwell would thrive in a league like Italy, Spain or even England.

As for lower league and Chester-type players, I always admired Tommy McLean at Motherwell for going into the lower leagues and buying their best players. Players have to start somewhere. Just because they are missed by Killie or Hibs or whoever first time around doesn't mean they are poor players. It may just mean they haven't been spotted. Rangers signed Davie Cooper from Clydebank. A poor signing? David Platt came from Crewe (psst no-one mention the utd connection). If you think only decent players have already been signed up by EPL and SPL clubs from schoolboy, quite frankly you know nothing about football! :018:

Barry Ferguson is an excellent player. Easily one of the SPL's best. And, if you actually look at his career, he was excellent for Blackburn too. Most Man-of-the matches in the games he played, plus named captain. Unfortunately, rumours often get in the way of facts. Last season, Nakamura was sheer quality but has been a passenger this, as he's never fully recovered from injury. Jackie McNamara has been a huge disappointment. It's obvious that injuries have meant an early end to his top-flight career but no-one seems to have noticed it yet.

The change of country didn't change his attitude then. Exactly the same problem when in Scotland. Wouldn't be totally against him as long as the management recognised he would be used only sporadically. Brew could bring him on as a sub (do you see what I did there? Brewster. Substitute. )

Too true. Lovell also had a fall out with JC apparently which meant his appearances have been curtailed. From what I've read on message boards, the Dons fans seemed to think he should have been a more regular player.

Will clubs be queuing up with a big chequebook for Lovell? Doubt it after the last few years. Might be worth an enquiry.

John Colquhoun said he'd never heard of a transfer happening where the player wasn't 'tapped up'. He said, usually the player would get a phone call asking if he would be interested. He thought it was fair enough as it saved all the bureaucracy involved if the player simply wasn't interested.

Butler certainly was a good player. If we'd got him at Xmas, I suspect we'd have had a very different season. A commanding centre-back. Obviously at 35, little more than a stop gap, so perhaps a bit disappointing for the new season but won't rush to judgments on his fitness yet.

Got my PhD from Exeter so have a soft spot for them. Come on the, um, xses...or whatever.

Although the answer is no, it's not the full story. Had he been played in the proper formation with a manager with more tactical drive, then I think he could have been our most skillful player since Christie. Marius was always going to be a 'hole' player, providing goals and chipping in with a few. Imagine playing Peter Beardsley up front on his own - I'm sure he would have done just the same. Oozed class but not prolific. Imagine him playing just behind Wyness or Dargo. Cowie and Rankin filling in the other two attacking midfield positions, with Black playing the general in front of a defensive midfielder, like Proctor or Duncan. That's a decent team.

Cinema is no cheaper anywhere else. When I lived in Cornwall, ?3 to get from Camborne to Truro (same kind of distance). Paisley to Glasgow - about ?2 return. Think yourself lucky. Why don't they make it cheep?? all this saving the environment stuff!! it get pepole out there cars!! i normally get my mum or dad to take me places because the bus is far too expensive!! Absolutely :clapping03: :clapping03: :clapping03: Subsidised dirt cheap but very comfortable regular public transport is one of my policies when I run for PM, First Minister or King of the Multiverse.

Cinema is no cheaper anywhere else. When I lived in Cornwall, ?3 to get from Camborne to Truro (same kind of distance). Paisley to Glasgow - about ?2 return. Think yourself lucky.

LOL :015:

I'd just start playing all the youngsters and the likes of Wyness, Wilson etc to see if they're good enough. Doubt there's much chance though with our recent results. I'm sure Brew will try to put out his strongest.

Everton, due to the amount of Scottish players they had. For much the same reason, I like Plymouth, plus I did my PhD in Cornwall, so like to see Torquay, Exeter and Plymouth doing well (not that it happens much!)

Appealing to a young footballer? They want anything other than pubs, clubs and semi-comatose willing girls? Um...these aren't exactly lacking in Inverness you know. Having grown up in the Central Belt, people just view the Highlands as a long way away. For some bizarre reasons, Glaswegians and the like have no trouble going to Brum, Liverpool etc etc to visit family but a 3 hour drive through beautiful countryside to get to a city with more happening in it than anywhere bar Glasgow and Edinburgh (I'd say more than Dundee, Aberdeen, Paisley, Falkirk etc etc) is just too much to cope with.

My guess? Wilson. Amazingly, I have no source. I'd best repeat that - I have no source. You're still not getting it are you...?

Well, in that case...me and my best pals! :001: :001: :001: :001: In fact we could leave them out. Based on no experience whatsoever, I'm sure I could do it all :001:

We're all entitled to our opinion :001: CaleyD - seems to me it's the latter! and yet for someone who's only got 11 posts to his profile, quite a few are taking up discussing Juanjo :024: BTW, we still supposed to say Whwan-jo (as in Banjo) or Whan-ho (as it should be but not quite so comical)

Much as I think Brewster is a crap manager and left us in the lurch, he's nothing if not demanding in professionalism. It's fine for the new manager to want his own backroom, so no problem with Park going (other than they should never have brought back CB in the first place). Robbo as manager would be a step in the wrong direction - assistant would be fine but let's have some new blood in there....and a place for Pele Paterson!

I can see it now "leg's a bit sore, boss, but I'll try to play on" " nah, son. I never did. Have half the season off to be safe"

If we could sign up Dr Who and get them from 10 years ago, that wouldn't be a bad central spine for the team! :alien04: