Kingsmills

I never knew that following the fortunes of Romania could be so like supporting Scotland !

I agree that we've gone from our best ever strip to the worst. Very disappointing.

I can't see the Netherelands having a great desire to win this one. Romania have a great chance. At ?3,000 a day ICT'S windfall is looking very respectable.

Good, an opportunity to lay our Dons bogey straight away.

There's a suggestion that he might sign for Northampton, in which case, cobblers to him !

There seems to be a consnsus developing as far as Mr Barrowman is concerned.

Looking very like it. It's not as though he's proven himself at anything above second division level. Time to focus our attentions elsewhere.

Who's to say he'll even get a chance. His agent may be playing a dangerous game.

It wouldn't worry me either if we looked elsewhere.

He'd never last 90 minutes playing as an out and out forward these days.

Rumour has it that Falkirk tried to get Stokes back on loan for next season but without success. He could certainly do a job for ourselves but he must be on ?30,000 a week for warming the bench at Sunderland they would surely want any loan club to pay a third of his wages which would be way beyond us.

Frankly, I'm one of them. He's at least 4 years past his prime.

I'm concerned that we might be very exposed up front next season if, as is likely, the club decide to cash in on Marius's value following his Euro 2008 appearances. With Denzil already away and strong speculation about Bayne's future that would leave us with McAllister, Wood and possibly Imrie. As far as I can see that forward players that we've been linked with are Barrowman, Dorrans and St Johnstone's Andy Jackson none of whom are dripping with SPL experience. The prospect of starting next season with Rory as our most experienced striker by a considerable margin is quite frightening. We must make an effort to keep Niculae and to recruit someone who has experience of scoring at SPL level or the equivalent.

He seems to have shown some promise at Third Division level but it's a big big step up to the SPL.

Unless Rory makes the breakthrough at long last.

Fully agree, great credit to Marcus.

Premiership; Champions; Man United Relegated; Fulham, Stoke, Hull Championship; Champions; Watford Promoted; Sheffield United, Birmingham Relegated; Barnsley, Doncaster, Preston League One; Champions; Leeds United Promoted; Colchester, Peterborough Relegated; Stockport, Northampton,Hartlepool, Walsall League Two; Champions; Bournmouth Promoted; Bradford, Lincoln, Bury Relegated; Accrington, Dagenham & Redbridge Conference; Champions; Oxford Promoted; Wrexham FA Cup; Winners; Man United Runners up; Arsenal Carling Cup Winners; Aston Villa Runners Up; West Ham

SPL; Champions; Celtic Relegated ICT :009: First Division; Champions; Dundee Relegated; Livingston Second Division; Champions; Raith Rovers Relegated; Alloa Third Division; Champions; Forfar Bottom; East Strirling Scottish Cup; Winners; Rangers Runners Up; Hibs CIS Cup Winners; Aberdeen Runners Up; Celtic Challenge Cup; Winners; Partick Thistle Runners Up; Alloa Highland League; Champions; Keith Bottom; Fort William

Which suggests that there are other "front runners" so a non story really. I suspect that if he was going to come he would have committed himself by now.

It might make sense, from Barrowman's point of view, to seek a 2 year deal. From the club's perspective, it would make better commercial sense to secure a player of his age for at least three years.

Fully agree, in the days of Steve Paterson most transfer negotiations were conducted discretely in private. It would be so much better if that was still the case.

Barrowman certainly has potential but is an unknown quantity at SPL level. Dennis Wyness was even more prolific in the lower leagues but didn't have the beating of SPL defenders on a consistant basis.

I too think that it will be Spartans despite the fact that Meadowbank Thistle were testimony to the appetite, or lack of it, for a third senior team in the capital.

Cove is effectively a rather uninspiring suburb of Aberdeen.

I'm sure many of the potential candidates have prepared for some time. It's the state of preparation of the SFL to analyse and judge the bids competently in such a short timescale that concerns me.