Kuch time up - bring in Adams

[TerryTheTerror]

I'm actually surprised Goodwin is tolerating it but the fact is he is.

[JUSTaway]

At least the calamity in goal yesterday brings it to a head. Hibs was put down to a one off, st mirren got glossed over cause we won. We saw under bergetti how he would be dropped for a couple of matches, brought back in, rinse repeat. We should have been moving heaven and earth to replace him permanently in Jan and with some sort of freebie after the window shut. You have to think Goodwin and ogren have learnt the lessons, though nothing would surprise me, Given our unbelievable fek ups with keepers our last two relegations. Unreal really.

Class act by Scot bain giving the lad a pep talk at the end. Heading out the near empty stadium ft I looked round and most the utd players (a bit telling) and utd fans had disappeared, the goalie was just sat despondent on his own in the box amidst the celebrating Falkirk fans and players distraught. It's a shame, but he has to be replaced as number 1, and not just rested. Maybe be can work on his game away from first team, but the type of goals he keeps losing are so basic it makes me doubtful. You see a keeper punch the ball in his net maybe 2-3 an entire career, if that's, he's done it 3x in two months lol

[Arabs4ever]

I've read somewhere that the goalie coach wasn't keen on signing him due to the punching of the ball. Yet here is a United player. Now earlier this week I read that Iovu was a player that Ross Goodwin had watched over a number of years. I can't help but get the feeling United are more concerned about trying to make money from the player trading model than actually trying to put a team together that is suited to the Scottish game and will win these games.

Cast your mind back when McNamara was putting in clauses that he was due a percentage if a player got sold? Would it not be better to have a team winning games a lot to get the scouts at the games?

The age of the squad getting brought down has similar parallels where Thompson and McNamara thought bringing in these youngsters who might have potential could make them money. Turned out we had to pay up the contracts as the experiment failed. A sense of deja vu is becoming increasingly likely imo.

Another thing that has been mentioned is Richards isn't great keeper wise? If that is the case it is just like Eriksson being signed imo. Competition for places is key in getting better performances out of players. Why sign players who aren't going to push the current player in possession? The mind boggles.

The Goodwins might want to pat themselves on the back but for me they both have questions to answer. Firstly the manager has played players who need to be dropped, he hasn't dropped them. Now we find ourselves in this position which is of his own doing. If the sweeper keeper was known for his bad punching, how did he become a United player? Iovu might be good in another foreign land but to me in the Scottish game far too gung-ho. Esselink is out muscled and some of his positioning in matches is shocking. You then see his dismay once the opposition has scored but he is as much to blame as anyone else. Sevelj was good last season in midfield when we had a Scottish central defence. He was signed as a defender but through accident found his role in midfield last season. This season he has been poor yet starts nearly every game. Competition for places I think not.

Playing this preferred 343 as some sort of tactical genius, I'm failing to see the results. Yesterday at two nil down you may have just blown the fulltime whistle when the second goal went in. The lack of nous and trying to change to score goals that actually affect games is and has been non-existent.

[Whitfieldarab]

If i was Goodwin id be approaching Hearts for a loan of Craig Gordon until the end of the season. He won't get the game time at Hearts needed to go to the world cup but he would for us. No brainer imo

[JamesMcClean]

If i was Goodwin id be approaching Hearts for a loan of Craig Gordon until the end of the season. He won't get the game time at Hearts needed to go to the world cup but he would for us. No brainer imo

Yeh I’d been thinking the same myself.

[LSArab]

Yeh I’d been thinking the same myself.

Zander Clark may also want / need game time if he is to make a bid for World Cup squad.

I?d want to get young Adams back now as Richards is not the answer for me

Presumably the terms of Adams loan allows us to bring him back if we need him ?!?

[TerryTheTerror]

I wouldn't be subjecting any young goalkeeper to that defense...

[Stoke_Arab]

I wouldn't be subjecting any young goalkeeper to that defense...

Richards, Cleall Harding and Graham need to come straight in for the trip to Killie. We need a complete reset.
Sam and Ross are fans.

[Arabs4ever]

Richards, Cleall Harding and Graham need to come straight in for the trip to Killie. We need a complete reset.
Sam and Ross are fans.

I wouldn't be playing Graham and could also say the same for Strain & Watters against Killie, thon plastic pitch has injured Moult & Watters in recent times. My backline for Killie would be: Stephenson/Nammo SCH KK Ferry. I'd either have Nammo or Stephenson in front of whoever is in at rb. Central midfield of Camara & Sibbald with Fatah left. Bit more solid that imo. No idea who to play upfront but not Watters as he looks as though he will get goals but could be injured on this surface. Long term thinking on not getting our best goal scorer crocked. Richards in goal.

[southwestarab]

If i was Goodwin id be approaching Hearts for a loan of Craig Gordon until the end of the season. He won't get the game time at Hearts needed to go to the world cup but he would for us. No brainer imo

Have we not got our quota of loan players? Did we not sign someone we had on loan so we could get a midfielder to cover for the loss of Papoe?