Robbie is in the tele tonight saying the squad needs to be trimmed, and as he mentioned we have used 30 players in the friendlies, i can see what he means. Add the injured Pawlett, Wardrop and Butcher to that and i would say we are 8-10 players too heavy.

So who is on your list to depart?

For me the obvious 2 not considered in the squad so far are Loemba and Aird who should have been dispatched before the squad came back.

Next im looking at Booth who i dont think is good enough every week, and Matty Smith has not attained an acceptable level and is being overtaken by younger players. After that, will Watson and Stanton be happy being squad players this season?

There does seem to be a number of youngsters who are on the verge of making the step up and i wonder if they will be given a chance to prove themselves as we head though the League Cup group matches. Appere, Chalmers, Banks and Mochrie seem to be the ones who could make the jump, but will any of them be loaned out?