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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Wed 7 May 14:03
Leaving the club at the end of their contracts are Aaron Comrie, Joe Chalmers, Craig Wighton, Rhys Breen, David Wotherspoon, Craig Clay, Michael O’Halloran and Omar Taylor-Clarke.
Dialogue remains ongoing with Chris Hamilton, Josh Cooper, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Jeremiah Chilokoa Mullen and Victor Wanyama.
Young players Jake Sutherland Liam Hoggan and Ewan McLeod have all been offered new terms. Goalkeeper Lewis Briggs will be leaving the club at the end of his contract and we thank him for his efforts while at the club.
Lewis McCann has also undergone surgery following his recent injury, and the club will provide facilities for his rehabilitation and will remain in dialogue with Lewis. Further updates will be issued in due course.
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Wed 7 May 14:28
All seems fair enough, personally would probably have kept Comrie, but there will be a replacement.
Glad we`re talking to Cooper, that would be an opportunity missed, the others (in particular ones who played for us in League 1) we had some good times but we need a clearout.
The ones leaving are all honest pros, good luck to them, most I guess will go to league one.
As for Lewis McCann, the club are doing the right thing offering (I assume paying) for rehab, the rest will be up to the new manager. Again if he leaves/gets extended there`s plenty good moments.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 8 May 10:53
Based on the information released yesterday I reckon the current state of the first team squad is as follows -
Under contract (13)
Mehmet, Bene, S Young, Otoo, Fisher, Ngwenya, Ritchie-Hosler, Todd, A Tod, T Sutherland, Kane, C Young, K Bray
`In dialogue` (6)
Hamilton, Cooper, Oakley-Boothe, Chilokoa-Mullen, Wanyama, McCann
Unknown (1)
Mebude
A lot depends on how things go with those we are `in dialogue` with, but we are obviously lacking in wide attacking players and need another goalkeeper.
Post Edited (Thu 08 May 12:36)
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Topic Originator: bannerpar
Date: Thu 8 May 12:13
Wee Eck, no mention of Keith Bray on your list. Was that accidental or do you not consider him in the first team squad?
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 8 May 12:39
Cheers, bannerpar! I took the squad on COWS as my starting point and he`s not included there for some reason. I`ve corrected my post now.
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Topic Originator: kozmasrightfoot
Date: Thu 8 May 12:55
Eck,you posted that just as I was signing I`m to post it myself.
I`m hoping he`s one of those kids that strolls into the first team and looks like he`s been playing for years. 2 years down the line,we get a lot of money for him. I`ve heard nothing but good things about him.
I`m hoping the same for young Andy Tod as he`s clearly a player. What about his brother?
Is it too much to hope the same for Sutherland?
Seeing Mehmet as our only keeper at present gives me the heebie jeebies.
Make or break season for big Matty Todd, he needs to regain that form that got many of us excited. I think he`ll make it.
Kane has probably kept us up,but unfortunately he`s made of glass and nust be costing us a fortune in Gorilla Tape. I`ll be hoping for 2 quality strikers (or 1 if the
manager thinks hes good enough to score goals) so he can be an impact sub,or part of a rotation regiment.
I`d give McCaan another year. Don`t care what others think.
Fogarty, fine player but our owner is ambitious and not scared to spend so who knows what our budget may enable us to get. Of we get rid of Bene though, I`d definitely want Foggy to stay.
Wanyama is a strange one, maybe a pat as you play contract. Just by talking to him suggests that Lennon is staying. I wish they`d just announce it if it`s true. Maybe just sitting the i`s etc.
Some of those still under contract I`d love to see leave but I won`t mention names as its uncouth. I know I`ve already mentioned Mehmet but I can`t be alone on thinking that.
I wonder if the owners will continue working on the academy as bringing through our own talent is the way to go and the best way to make any high profile signings sustainable.
Pars fan.
Magpies fan.
Mens tennis fan.
Alternative rock fan.
Not a fan of much else.
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Topic Originator: GJS93
Date: Thu 8 May 12:55
if you presume Lennon to stay, stick to 3 at the back and the "dialogue" players all re-sign, you are looking at a keeper, a left sided centre half, some sort of left wing back competition and a forward. anything else would probably be done only if players leave.
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Topic Originator: Berkey
Date: Thu 8 May 13:16
Excited by bray, even after he signed for us in Jan his performances in particular in front of goal improved even further. Tempered of course by the fact it’s a big jump from league 1 to championship as we all know.
Assuming Richie holder and Todd stay it’s a massive season for them, they have struggled in a team down near the bottom and if we sign players that move us up a level then we might well leave them further behind. You need a good squad but they need to show they can come off the bench and make an impact.
Surely Mehmet will leave, even if it’s a loan deal, felt that way with the cameo at Morton. Bene hinges on the court case, not sure when that’s decided but we can’t afford to be left short if it happens after the window closes.
Plenty players to come in though, will be at least 7 new first 11 players looking at the names left. Hopefully we get the majority done early.
The post below replying to me is by one of .nets finest champions of mediocrity!
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Topic Originator: rikaka
Date: Thu 8 May 15:48
Todd has a torrid time with injuries and deserves another crack at it next season same with krh one bad season doesn`t make you a bad player/out of your depth
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