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Hughes says he is still looking for cover up top...pleasing.

Welcome back Greg...

I was going to suggest that myself. I think Josh Magennis and Billy Mckay are mates so it might be a decent partnership. Josh can also play at right back which in an ideal world would be back up to David Raven rather than sticking Graeme Shinnie there. Just noticed that Magennis's contract is up at the end of the season, one way or another he will be getting pushed down the pecking order with Zola, Vernon and whoever they bring in over January contending for places...

Hibs could gaurantee first team football, we probably won't. I think he will go to Hibs. He's far too old to be a Terry signing - the club has changed but I doubt his methods wont have that much. I thought Stephen Thompson would be a waste of time joining St Mirren at 35 but he has had somewhat of a renaissance since going there. Jason Scotland could have a similar impact, if he is available its a deal worth taking. Hopefully Russell could have a word in his ear...

Happy days!!!

If Aberdeen get Greatpenis then I wouldnt say no to making a move for Josh Magennis (awaiting abuse). Ive always been impressed by him. Powerful pacy and versatile. Not an out and out scorer but still capable and brings a different approach up top...

Rory Donnelly - 6 foot 2 forward at Swansea, has barely kicked a ball since he arrived there from Cliftonville. A loan move for the rest of the season would be a realistic possibility.

Did we make a move to sign Michael Mols in 2004 not long after being promoted? I seem to remember something about that. As I recall he was a free agent having just left Rangers but ended up moving out to Qatar to play with the De Boer brothers.

Pele underwent exactly the same change when he went to Aberdeen, and it did him no favours at all. Possibly something to do with having to appear forward-thinking and ambitious to supporters of perennially under-achieving clubs. I'm sort of with RiG on this - rather Vincent than Draper. I suspect I didn't fully appreciate what Vincent gave to the team though - in the games I saw him in earlier in the season I felt that he didn't do a great deal, but there is no question that our best performances happened with him in the side, so I probably missed something. Brewster was atrocious for it too, I remember him more or less tapping up Black, Dods and Proctor and I remember Malpas grassed him up to SFA for publicly declaring interest in Scott McDonald as well. All it does is antagonize. Hoping Vincent stays though. He offered a great go between for midfield and attack and settled into that position in the hole. What I noticed without him was that once he was out of the team the overall play and free flowing football we had seen was less fluent and I'd say still is. He may not have provided anything pleasing to the eye but he was providing a key cause to the team. I would hate to lose him cause I think he will get better, and especially lose him to the Judas.

So it seems Tansey could be en route. Still a bit confused as to the motive but would be welcome all the same. Looks like Latapy wil be in soon. Will be a relief to see our managment team finally complete.

Butcher never did this when with ICT. He tended to keep tight lipped about potential signings...big headedness has obviously kicked in.

A curse upon your house Terry Butcher

Brill Raven, Meekings, Devine, Tremarco Polworth, Shinnie Doran, Christie, Greenhalgh McKay subs: Esson, Cooper, Ross, Pepper, Williams, Watkins, Evans

Tactically Yogi got it spot on today. With what he had at his disposal he picked the best possible 11 and he wasnt shy in giving Christie and Polworth their chances, both of whom are giving an account of themselves. There have been a number of circumstances that have seen us have the dismal winter spell that we have had, a lot of which were outwith his control but today certainly saw the positives outshine the negatives. I really want him to do well just so we can get over the unease of will he/wont he and so some that are struggling to get to grips with it can get back to simply supporting the team. Would like to see him bring in a couple over the window so we can at least get some sort of look at how he does business and so he can put some sort of spin on the team that is his, it could be the sort of thing that could kick start the season. There needs to be a great deal of patience and while things may get worse before they get better but we will all still be there showing support with today hopefully being a step in the right direction.

Much better but still room for improvement. Thought the team selection was spot on. Shinnie plugged the gap in midfield and finally Raven was selected and justified it with a solid performance. Williams faired better out wide but needs to be more confident when running with the ball, Greenhalgh seemed to show a bit more flair when he came on, would like to see more of him. Both teams had chances, United hitting the woodwork and Ross with the penalty so ultimately a point was probably a fair result. As IHE said we have stopped the rot so we have to build on this asap. Also nice to see Polworth and Christie get some more time on the pitch...long may the blooding of youngsters continue. Deano had a bit of a mare today, kicking and handling at times as well as being a few inches off achieving a Peter Enckelman but still produced some good moments, Doran as well, nothing he did seemed to come off, he will see better days without question.

Got my seat booked. Sounds like my bus is full of plenty characters cue Dawson ... Buzzin for it!

Draper only wanted a 1 year deal in the summer, family are still down South, homesickness etc. In many ways he has hedged his bets. It wouldnt surprise me to see this drag out for a while. He may stay but I think he see's his long term future back down south...I say that, he will probably end up at Hibs at the end of the season...

If its true...got no reason to doubt you then Ive got mixed feelings. He never amounted to much after all the hype about him and he couldnt wait to clear off but he did really well to begin with at Stevenage and could offer us something a bit different in the middle of the park...not fan of going back though.

Does anyone recall his solo run from his own half, before rounding Brown...only to have his goal stolen by the little troll that is Anthony Stokes, many moons ago against Falkirk? I think he was 38 at that point.

As a player he brings domestic, European and even world cup experience to the table. I'd say Yogi has got the best buy possible out of people he knows. His coaching experience may not be as vast but this is a great place for him to build on it.

Terrific move. He brings a wealth of experience as well as a history of being a quality player back in his day. He could certainly help most of our midfielders raise the game with what he knows. Could prove to be a very shrewd move from Yogi.

Good chance we will see him at the TCS on Sunday. Unfortunately, not for us. We should have got him or Lyle Taylor. Will be Daryl Duffy or Pedro Moutinho now I reckon In all seriousness another striker is definitely needed. Too risky relying on blooding youngsters. If they were making an impression then they would have dislodged Toby ages ago and he would have been away even earlier. Whether Billy is sold or gets injured it aint worth the risk.

Dundee United have just signed Farid El Alagui

Uncle Roy is obviously stumping up the £££...it will all end in tears at some point.

Showed promise in pre season as a left winger. Only had 1 start in that position.