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Yep, desperate need for a centre-back. Unfortunately, now we also need a creative right midfielder, a midfield general and an experienced striker at the very least. I can't see us recovering unless the directors are talking prices near the million mark (which I'm sure they're not).

Like Rankin before him, I wish him nothing but the best and can't blame him for leaving. Mind you...Hearts...with their problems?

I agree with most of what's been put on here but I don't think Hastings has been that bad and I think Imrie is better than suggested - in fact, probably our best player this season.

Russel Duncan is on a long-term contract. Don't think he's anything special either myself.

And the sad truth is, I still don't see where the goals will come from :thumb04:

--------------------------------Esson---------------------------------- ------Tokely---------Duff----------------Munro---------Hastings---- -------------Proctor---------Duncan--------Black-------------------- ------------------------------Cowie------------------------------------ ---------------Imrie--------------------Rooney----------------------- Imrie more of a free role. Very defensive is the best we can do at the moment. I know nobody wants that but we've got Brew to inspire the team. Had a new manager come in, I feel we could have switched to a more attacking line-up with the 'up' feeling a new man brings in.

Yeah, I like Calderwood as a manager too. What I'm interested to know is how Jimmy got to know about the cyber campaign. I'd be pretty doubtful he ever came here. Is Brew asking him for support? And what ever happened to Ralph Milne - the poster not the player? He's gone pretty quiet through all this.

Wouldn't be nothing if he left in January but it would be pretty low. I can see Smith taking on Cowie as a squad player and I could see Don thinking the finances made it worthwhile. I was just drafting an article for the blog looking at worst buys of the season. I was shocked at how much Smith had spent on players not doing it - Edu (?2.6M!!!), Lafferty, Webster, Miller and Velicka. Shocking!

Always felt he would be better suited to wing-back or left-wing rather than a bomb scare left back

Sorry Andrew, just don't see it. In fact, I could see Brew staying even with relegation.

I can't share the 'optimism' in not mentioning the manager by name if it says 'he knows his budget'. It can only be Brewster. They're standing by their man. Normally, I'd applaud something like that in other walks of life but not when they are merely custodians of the club. It's not theirs to mess up. It's down to the wire this season and no hope thereafter. It's all gone horribly wrong at the hands of a manager nobody wanted back. The board must take full responsibility for their ineptness.

In case you've missed it, David Proctor has come out asking for the board to stand by Brewster. I'm sure it's the club's best interests he's got at heart and not his wage packet. "I don't think any knee-jerk reactions would do the club any favours." Right enough - it's only after the Aberdeen game fans were upset at his appointment. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/...86908-20989144/

Why did Robbo fail at Hearts? Coz he walked rather than take Romanov? Was Burley a failure too then? Thought he did pretty well at Derry too. The main gripe appeared to be that he was away too long looking after his terminally ill mother. Look where they started, look where they finished.

There are few teams I dislike as much as Leeds. Ken Bates was an ideal chairman for them and when the loathsome Dennis Wise was their manager, it was perfectly hateful. All they needed was Vinnie ended-Gary-Stevens-career Jones as PR man and I'd happily see them go bust.

Yeah, I think 4-5-1 can work but with wide midfielders and attacking midfielder, not the way we play, which is wide players cutting inside and everything through the middle. I also rate Proctor highly but not as a central defender. Love to see him take what should be Duncan's role in defensive midfield (although I know Duncan's not always played there).

We're down if he doesn't go before the transfer window. Fancy our chances if we get someone inspirational before that.

If Brew decides to go, then surely we'd offer Malky the step up to continue the good work done in the past year?

Me! First post on my new blog (well, apart from an intro) and the reason I tuned into this post

He certainly wasn't doing it towards the end of the season. Undoubtedly due to a lack of confidence and motivation. Can't altogether blame Brew for not keeping a player that just didn't fit in to his plans. However, It was sooooooooooooooooooooo obvious though that we needed an experienced striker (as the forum was constantly saying), so he at the very least needed replaced.

Makes you wonder what the parents were thinking of. Yours sincerely, Jim Panzee

No doubt the Highland curse will strike and he'll be terrible for the next team he plays for... ...hang on, something not quite right there....

Hey it was deliberate! The back four are all Brewster players, with Byrne on the wish list. The midfield will probably all be gone next season and Wyness is just what we need up front but obviously he's gone. Ok, my real team (Tokely's out isn't he)? ----------------Esson------------------ Proctor--Duff----McGuire------Hastings --------------Duncan-------------------- Cowie--------Black-------Wilson ---------------Imrie------------- ---------------Rooney---------- Cowie and Wilson to push on. Imrie pretty much a free role. Sutherland probably replacing the tiring Wilson.

----------------Fraser------------------ McGuire--Proctor--Byrne------Zadi Cowie--Sutherland--Black--Wilson -------Wyness--Barrowman-------

Of course, Barrowman rejected County rather than the other way around. And I'm sure we're all grateful for that (actually I think Barrowman needs to play either alongside a target man or with two wide players, so I'm not actually that critical of him)

New in 2008, well the best was The Organ (even though they split up and it was just a collection of tracks that were never released before) - very recommended if you're a fan of Echo & the Bunnymen, Cult, Joy Division and all that jangly new wave/post-punk stuff but with an all-girl band. On a recommendation I also bought School of Seven Bells, Howling Bells and Chairlift. They're all a bit similar to The Organ but not quite as good. Need to listen a bit more to Howling Bells mind you. Chris