Captain Canada Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm far from happy - we still have too much dead wood in the squad on good wages that should have been moved on. The squad is very poorly balanced with too many midfielders and not enough defenders - who do we play at left back if Grainger gets injured? Who do we play at centre half when Webby gets injured again? Who is going to score us 15+ goals a season? We do have the nucleus of a good squad but it definitely needs tweaked. For example if Grainger and Webby were both out at the same time we'd be forced into playing midfielders at left back and centre half because Barr is well out of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DalryJambo Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm far from happy - we still have too much dead wood in the squad on good wages that should have been moved on. The squad is very poorly balanced with too many midfielders and not enough defenders - who do we play at left back if Grainger gets injured? Who do we play at centre half when Webby gets injured again? Who is going to score us 15+ goals a season? We do have the nucleus of a good squad but it definitely needs tweaked. For example if Grainger and Webby were both out at the same time we'd be forced into playing midfielders at left back and centre half because Barr is well out of the picture. You can't just move players on. It takes 3-4 years to turn a squad around and tbh in terms of what we can actually afford and what we actually have we are very lucky. The sooner people wake up to this the better. No point looking back at past squads from 10, 20 or 30 years ago. Football has changed so much in the last few years the standard of player we can actually afford is much lower than it was. The solution....play the youth players when they are good enough and I think we are almost at the point where the investment in the academy should start bearing fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_liam06 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Wonder if I am alone in thinking PS will be using the international break to properly assess the squad at his disposal (those away on international duty aside, cant be too many I'd imagine) and we may see some movement in the free transfer market next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gentleman Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm far from happy - we still have too much dead wood in the squad on good wages that should have been moved on. The squad is very poorly balanced with too many midfielders and not enough defenders - who do we play at left back if Grainger gets injured? Who do we play at centre half when Webby gets injured again? Who is going to score us 15+ goals a season? We do have the nucleus of a good squad but it definitely needs tweaked. For example if Grainger and Webby were both out at the same time we'd be forced into playing midfielders at left back and centre half because Barr is well out of the picture. Ryan McGowan. He's a better CB than a RB.....and reports suggest he had a great game at WHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Ryan McGowan. He's a better CB than a RB.....and reports suggest he had a great game at WHL. He played excellently at WHL........playing at RB. I've never been convinced with him at CB, he does OK, but he looks a far more accomplished player playing at RB IMO. Overall, I'm relatively pleased. I'd have liked some more players to leave but I realise that that would require someone actually wanting our players which isn't always easy. Hopefully get another CB in on a free transfer and reject Stewart's advances and I'll be relatively pleased with our squad going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canada Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I've yet to see Ryan McGowan play at centre half (although I know he has) so couldn't comment. We don't have a proven centre half or left back to step in which is worrying. I wish we still had Jose Goncalves as he'd be ideal for both positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAlim Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Eggert did well at centre back at the start of the season imo, maybe McHattie will be made leftback cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winston churchill Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Our squad is still top heavy with shite players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Maybe worth looking at this thread again judging by PS comments at the shareholder dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowestjambo Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Maybe worth looking at this thread again judging by PS comments at the shareholder dinner. I dont see what a sensible managers comments should count for, not when we have the happy clapping brigade that settle for constant mediocrity. Well said Sergio, everyone else that thinks otherwise - get out of your comfort zone of being the best of the rest!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjl Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm left quite disappointed. I've tried looking on the bright side (grainger, hamill etc) but I've been hoping for a decent centre mid for two and a half years ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cut The Crap Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Maybe worth looking at this thread again judging by PS comments at the shareholder dinner. What did he say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 What did he say? That he was disappointed that he couldn't bring the players in that he wanted....much like the majority of managers in every other league. Still the "happy clappers" will drown out the "Vlad haters." Otherwise feck knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I dont see what a sensible managers comments should count for, not when we have the happy clapping brigade that settle for constant mediocrity. Well said Sergio, everyone else that thinks otherwise - get out of your comfort zone of being the best of the rest!! Christ what a load of pish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowestjambo Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Christ what a load of pish. Well reasoned arguments are not your speciality are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Well reasoned arguments are not your speciality are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Far from the first and nowhere near the last time, but, hey ho, my opinions are not formed in such a way so that people agree with them. Just with honesty. Name change to Dan Ashcroft imminent imo. You can't just move players on. It takes 3-4 years to turn a squad around and tbh in terms of what we can actually afford and what we actually have we are very lucky. The sooner people wake up to this the better. No point looking back at past squads from 10, 20 or 30 years ago. Football has changed so much in the last few years the standard of player we can actually afford is much lower than it was. The solution....play the youth players when they are good enough and I think we are almost at the point where the investment in the academy should start bearing fruit. Correct. Folk need to realise this isnae Football Manager 10 - you can't just hawk off any old shite for ?200k after a bidding war. Even the wages some of these guys are on make it impossible to even release them for a free transfer. Would like to have seen direct quotes on Mr Sergio's Shareholder dinner comments, but of course he identified players and obviously we didn't manage to get it done, for whatever reason. Not something I know anything about tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Correct. Folk need to realise this isnae Football Manager 10 - you can't just hawk off any old shite for ?200k after a bidding war. Even the wages some of these guys are on make it impossible to even release them for a free transfer. Would like to have seen direct quotes on Mr Sergio's Shareholder dinner comments, but of course he identified players and obviously we didn't manage to get it done, for whatever reason. Not something I know anything about tbh. King Kenny must be a Legend...He launched loads of shite because other teams wanted them..... If no....it was GTF regardless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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