Squad for next season!

[Mr_Brightside]

Great defender for us, especially with big Jaro beside him, but very injury prone. Was gutted we missed out on O’Ware think he would of been a better signing than Morris. But a Morris Moshni pairing would fix that.

[JUSTaway]

Unless we have three quality centre-halves lined up I'd have been keeping Durnan ahead of the others that are left. Not all the signings we have made the past couple of seasons have been dire, but they have been made to look a lot worse by McKinnons dreadfully imbalanced squads, the first season having virtually no pace or width or a target man, and last season building a leightweight squad that could only play one style of football, and again without a targetman or right back.


Have to admit I'm underwhelmed by our signings so far, partly because I can't really recall any of them, plus they have all come from either sides that we finished above or have been relegated, and they all just happen to be available, which doesn't necessarily show much imagination or suggest we have better options.

I'm not writing them off either though, as said I don't know the players well enough (the right back sounds encouraging), and a team is the sum of its parts. If we can get a balanced squad and supplement these signings with some quality then we might be ok, but given our inability to get even the basics right in our squad building the past couple of seasons (please don't have Murdoch lining up centre half on the first day of the season), I am very much wait and see at the moment.


I like the appointments of Sturrock and Easton, although perhaps limited as a player Easton always had a good attitude and struck me as fairly intelligent guy who cared when he played for us, and didn't come out with the football clichés when interviewed. The Bowman appointment I'm not so sure about, and it's a fairly important role.

[darrenshedtastic]

recruitment in the last few years has been beyond shocking! going all the way back to the relegation season.

signings for the last years have either been past it players coming for a last pay day before retiring, players who "were decent at other clubs" or signed for the sake of signing. We've had no real strategy in place for signings. Taylor was brought in to improve this but ended up with similar type of signings who no real improvement to the squad.

the signings so far seem to suggest a different approach is being taken. getting in players who are still young enough, needing to prove people wrong or know all about the division. if we can add a few more similar types of signings im confident of seeing a different united under CL.

Easton coming in as Under20s is great piece of business imo. highly respected not just in scotland plus has a connection to the club. done a good job with raiths youth so should be a decent appointment. tbh moving Bowman away from coaching is a good move as he isnt exactly got a great Reputation for being a good coach.

Happy enough with the business so far hope it continues and shows on the pitch!

[Chick A Saw]

Well we seem to be in pre-season now with a squad that looks like this which i will base on the 2 player per position comment.

GK, Rakovan, Siegrist.
LB, Booth, Robson.
RB, Wardrop, Murdoch(may be a CB?).
CB, Frans so 2/3 more needed.
CM, Stanton, Rabitsch, Allardice so 1 more needed.
L/RW, Aird, McMullan, King so 1 more needed.
FW, Curran, Clark, Keatings, Smith.

Deniz is player 23 and on the injured list and i see Toshney is still considered as injured but i dont know where to fit him into the squad. Fyvie is i think being considered as having a place, although i think this is a mistake and would be happy with a 6m/year loanee that could fill that position.

I also wonder if Edje and Scobbie are taking up a position in the squad, although i doubt we will be having to move them out to get others in as yet!