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Just saw a Tweet from journalist Andrew Henderson saying Tom Walsh left the stadium in crutches :( so that probably means Doran will replace him if fit otherwise we'll start with the midfield we finished the match with tonight. Hopefully Billy goes attack minded into Friday then sits back if we go a goal up but tbh, he's got it spot on for a while now so let's trust the man eh :P.

Sometimes someone just needs to admit when their wrong and that day is today for my good self 😁 The run up until the Arbroath win was pretty worrying at the time but by god these lads have stepped up ever since and I for one am glad as I did doubt them after that tough loss at Firhill. Note for next season: Never doubt the players attitude or desire to play for this club and don't question managers positions too early 😜 See, I can have a laugh and joke at my own expense lol.

I've been saying that for a while now 😛

You could add Deas too as he was part of the defence that kept Morton out today ;). oh and I post on FB after every game on the result post so feel free to have a look :). Good luck finding it mind you 🤣

Well I suppose that the players deserve credit for getting back to winning ways so maybe Tuesday was just a bad day at the office but tbh my post was aimed at the inconsistency against the bottom half teams 😁

Didn't we say the same (bar the bit about them being well rested) last time yet we went out and pumped them 3-0 😁?

I'll take that 😁😁😀😀😀. Anyway it doesn't matter what I think because I can't see many guys leaving anyway :). I do think that the summer transfer window is going to be crucial but I'd like us to have a good league cup campaign and then make another early statement in the league and this time keep up the momentum because I really can't see anyone that we should fear bar St J, even Dundee doesn't faze me. I still stand by this statement though lol: It's about time we got out this league once and for all! Oh and in addition to who you'd like us to look at @Eagle4Caley, I'll add Craig Sibbald as I see he's out of contract at the end of the season

Well here goes 😁. The players I'd sell would be Robbie Deas and Roddy MacGregor if we get reasonable offers for them (and it has to be reasonable otherwise the club are well within their rights to reject the offers). Then I'd look at offloading Wallace Duffy (Itrulybelievewe can attract better plus he's been criticised a lot), Aaron Doran and Kirk Broadfoot (these 2 because they aren't getting younger). Then there's the loanees going back to their parent clubs so that would leave plenty of wages available to get in replacements. That leaves us with a squad of:- GK: Mark Ridgers and Cameron Mackay LB: Cameron Harper, Aly Riddle and Lewis Nicolson. RB: Ryan Fyffe (can also play CB) CB: Daniel Devine and Harry Nicolson Attacking Midfielders: Tom Walsh, Robbie Thompson and Harry Hennem Defensive Midfielders: Scott Allardice, Sean Welsh and Lewis Hyde Central Midfielders: David Carson (can also play RB) and Reece McAlear (if he signs permanently) Strikers/Forwards: Billy McKay, Austin Samuels, Ethan Cairns and Shane Sutherland. Imho our first priority for next season would be to get Reece McAlear and possibly Logan Chalmers (though he's unlikely as I see him getting more games at Dundee Utd) signed up permanently. And yes I agree that DoofersDad makes a valid post but it doesn't make me feel any more welcome here, I can't help feeling that way. No wonder I don't post very often 😞 😞 😞.

I'll answer that later but only if you stop being so bloody critical of everything I say 😁.

I think certain people need to read properly before being critical!! where did I say I'd keep the players not classed as top players, if you READ paragraph one you'd see that clearly. I don't know why I bother posting sometimes because I clearly feel unwelcome and not allowed an opinion :(, sorry mods but that's my opinion, clearly one or two posters are waiting to pounce every post I make! Ps, good post Scotty, very valid points made and not once did you slam me in the post unlike the others :).

I posted this on the Facebook page and felt it was relevant here too. I've come to the conclusion tonight that the issue isn't with the management (don't dare criticise me Rig or Highland Capital!!), its with a small number of players who just aren't good enough to play for us, it's time they had a hard look at themselves and started improving if they want to stay at the club. It's a well known phrase in football that no player is irreplaceable so I'd quite happily let these players go and either replace them with youngsters (I've said numerous times that some are capable of the step up to the first team) or with affordable players out of contract at other clubs. Imho we need to look at Dundee Utd who at the start of this season and especially in January started signing quality players rather than quantity and look at them now. Now I know that means selling our best players in order to get in the said quality players but imho we need to start rebuilding the squad anyway so it's about time Mr Gardiner started to back the manager in the transfer market because its now about time we got out this league, we've been in it far too long which is unacceptable in itself. Rant over 😁.

If we win on Tuesday then that means we can't end lower than 3rd but may still have a shot at 2nd so that poses the question, would it be wise to rest players for Morton and Accies games so they are fresher for the play offs in your opinion? I'm torn on this because I would like us to continue our good form but I'd also like us to have the players fresh for the play off games. I think having a smallish squad may make my question irrelevant though lol.

Do you ever take a break from moaning because all you do is pick on me for my opinion 😡!!? Not once did I say that I wasn't calling for change, I merely pointed out that others were agreeing with me in calling for change or at least questioning whether he could turn it around. Then I go on and state that its a good job that Mr Gardiner ignored these loud cries for change because it would have been easy to give us what we wanted. Now leave it at that because I don't want this thread to go off topic

Pundits on Sportscene thought he was trying to head it back to Ridgers but got it all wrong, he really should have lumped it forward. I must say this though: I'm happy we aren't a club that sack managers quickly because it would have been easy to sack him after all the cries for change, hopefully he gets support from now on as it is mission number 1 accomplished and with 3 games left. Oh and did I see Tokely in the dugout :O, I'm about 95% certain it was him keeping Samuels watered before a corner lol.

Can I ask why all the complaints regarding the words of the song, its only a minor error 🤔?

Well all I can say is, what a weekend :O. I was worried when we went 1-0 and 2-1 down but credit must go to all involved, and that includes the management, for turning it around :). Oh and to the poster on page 2, I'm glad I watched the Rugby because Italy deserved the win, it was like Wales just expected to turn up and win, sound familiar?

Knowing us, this is the game we'll perform in and possibly win! Anyway, I'll be watching Rugby so will only get the result and before anyone moans (though that is likely to happen on P and B rather than here, the members are friendlier here than there), I have started watching a LOT more Rugby during lockdown and that would be the case if we were in immense form etc.

And they will lose money if they DON'T ACT because, as I keep saying, the fans just won't bother turning up until he's gone, it's simple as that so they can't win! They should just sack him and hope for promotion so they don't lose money too much. Fans have had more than enough now so its about time Mr Morrison and Gardiner started LISTENING to us instead of hiding away from all the questions and criticism!!!

(Quote) I would like to see Arbroath beat us : it might precipitate Dodds departure. Really hope the Red Lichties hold on and win the title (quote) Hopefully the chairman has the guts to act in the next day or two, especially if he wants fans to keep coming to the ground! How the hell he is still manager is beyond me, he should have went after Ayr!

When is enough, enough you ask? A simple one word answer to that is, NOW! Any other club would have sacked the dud by now but ours are to patient, it's pathetic tbh, it's time they stopped hiding and answered us ffs as I'm getting very angry at their lack of leadership! Oh and it doesn't help when Charlie Bannerman is arguing with me on FB about demanding (and that's what I'm doing, DEMANDING) a change of manager! It's about time these pundits etc (such as Michael Stewart and Leanne Crichton)stopped backing or defending HIM due to being a former colleague, he rightly needs SLATING!!

I 100% agree regarding the inept coaching staff, though I still say it's harsh to criticise Scott Kellacher as he's not long back. But I'd take it a step further get EVERY SINGLE senior player DROPPED then released and build the team around the youngsters, I've said all along that they ARE capable and tbh, they can't be any worse than the biggest shower of DUDS we have EVER had!! I've had just about enough now, it's the same every ******* week, no wonder I have started watching Rugby more this past year!!! Ps mods, sorry for the language but it's understandable, no?

If results don't improve and change isn't made then the attendances will be virtually nil as nobody will want to watch that drivel week in week out so its a decision that will need to be made 🤔 All we can hope for is a change in form so the above questions don't become as relevant as they do just now.

As I said above, one thing I cannot criticise the club for is overspending so that is certainly a positive and tbh, they'll save more money if we start winning or get promoted. I like the Dundee U approach of sell players when offered money by clubs and get in quality replacements instead of getting 2/3 duds off of the one wage saved by that sold player so basically quality over quantity, then promote as many of the youngsters as possible. As for your point in manager sackings Scott, does "mutually terminated" mean sacking or that both a chairman and manager agree to resignation? The reason i ask is because I've heard that mentioned a few times and just assumed that it meant that the said manager agreed to resign.

Are you for real!!!??? His record of late is simply abysmal so of course he deserves the sack and tbh, at most clubs he would be but for some reason we back inept managers for too long instead of having the guts to sack them. That money excuse doesn't wash with me and other fellow fans, if it needs done then its a cost that is necessary. It would be better if the guy resigned but hes too stubborn to even do that! Besides, money should not be a worry for him as he will be loaded, surely the bbc payed him quite a bit. As for an "expensive replacement" , it doesn't need to be, we could easily appoint a manager making his debut as a manager so again, I don't buy the "where does the money come from?" Pish that gets spouted . Anyway, I'm not going to fall out with posters lol as I'm trying to stay on the mods and posters good side :).

In reply to the first question of the title, I'd say no, a big clear out is not required, here is my take on the situation. Ross Morrison and Scot Gardiner have done nothing wrong to warrant all this criticism, apart from the fact that they are not communicating with us the fans. Other than that, they go about their business quietly and also don't overspend which is one thing I like about us as a club. John Robertson is one I would say needs to go because he isn't needed imho plus he must want to get back into management now that he is over his personal issues of last season. Besides we haven't had a DoF since Craig Brewster Mark 2, the responsibilities in that job should be split between RM and SG and in terms of identifying signings, that's the managers job, though I prefer the trial games that we have had in the past. BD: I have made my thoughts clear on him and very loudly on FB and twitter etc but it is clear he has to go so SG and RM are failing us by not listening to us regarding his position, we can't afford to keep him until the end of the season, especially if we are going to get into the play offs! Also, his dealings in the transfer market is nothing short of appalling, why the hell sign so many attacking players that aren't needed when it was clear that it was the defence that needed strengthening. His after match interviews usually anger fans too as he comes out with utter drivel which is an insult to us, especially the one on Saturday where he says that a run is close, yet the fans know that one is slipping further away! SK and BW would then need to go imho as it would be unfair on a new manager to have to have them as assistant and first team manager, however, I don't believe either have done anything wrong to warrant being replaced, especially Scott who is just back from illness earlier this season. I do also agree with one poster (I think on the next manager thread) though when they say that certain players need to take a portion of the blame for this run of form, I would say a clear out is needed in the summer if that is at all needed. I have advocated for a long time now that the youngsters deserve a shot because they are certainly capable otherwise they wouldn't be in a semi on Friday night!