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| Setenza | Jul 27 2014, 11:27 AM Post #181 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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Let's hope some sporting lisbon fans are saying the same in a years time. |
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| reekie | Jul 27 2014, 10:48 PM Post #182 |
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It seems Master Robertson was insistent on the stipulation upon leaving Queens Park. I'm surprised no-one in the press has the It all seems to be that nasty Stephen Thompson's fault. Playing to the Edited by reekie, Jul 27 2014, 10:49 PM.
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| Setenza | Jul 29 2014, 10:34 AM Post #183 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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Courier read on the internet that Fenerbahce interested in Ciftci.
Think that would be a poor deal for us and him, another season and he should have developed further still and be more suited to a move upward at the right time. |
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| Morvant's Finest | Jul 29 2014, 12:29 PM Post #184 |
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Tommy McLean
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No doubt confirmation will come in soon.... but the Robertson deal's not done yet... Given the club have an experienced Left Back like Maynor Figueroa, who played nearly all their PL games last season, you can understand his reticence. |
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| Naebody | Jul 29 2014, 02:07 PM Post #185 |
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Twat
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Didn't the exact same Ciftci story get an airing about three months ago? While highly unlikely, It's brilliant to imagine Robertson refusing ~£15k a week because he might not get a kickabout. I'd probably celebrate such a show of levelheaded pragmatism by parking a bus outside Hampden with a big banner across it saying "f*ck you". ETA: secretary, cancel my booking with Moffatt & Williamson. But we've taken a left back called Conor someone on loan from Hull -- hopefully as cover since that's the most transparent tradedown imaginable. Edited by Naebody, Jul 29 2014, 02:21 PM.
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| Tom_Boland | Jul 29 2014, 02:34 PM Post #186 |
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Ivan Golac
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Whilst we are all gutted to see Robie depart, JMac thinks that his replacement for this Season is OK. |
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| Morvant's Finest | Jul 29 2014, 02:50 PM Post #187 |
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Tommy McLean
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Here's the lowdown on our new loanee LB Conor Townsend from a Carlisle Utd forum (though they may have been being polite to the Utd fan who asked....):
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| Morvant's Finest | Jul 29 2014, 02:55 PM Post #188 |
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Tommy McLean
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Oh and as a marker for future reference, it's worth noting we've got a similar ability to command a fair fee for our players as a club the size of Sheffield Utd has:
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| vvhatsthatonyourback | Jul 29 2014, 03:08 PM Post #189 |
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wild eyed
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Well at least we have a left back for this season. Can't imagine we would be comfortable selling Ciftci unless the money gets silly. Over £2m is probably getting silly. Interesting to see what sort of team we will be able to put out over the course of the season, but at least/sadly we're not in Southampton's position of having a vast mound of money but no players. I wonder how anyone who played regularly for them last season and remains there this season will feel. And f*ck's sake, they only finished 8th. |
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| Morvant's Finest | Jul 29 2014, 03:59 PM Post #190 |
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Tommy McLean
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Jeez, if we do sell Ciftci we're going to start looking like the new Celtic, a place for overseas players to play one season and earn a big move elsewhere soon after! Re the Saints, my (fairly sad) habit of researching fantasy football options at this time of year has made me aware they've at least signed a couple of decent replacements in Tadic (LM) and Pelle (FW), but it does look like a fire sale for the owners to recoup any funds they've put into the club in recent years.... Still it could be worse, they could be Blackpool.... |
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| Setenza | Jul 29 2014, 07:17 PM Post #191 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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Time will tell on the Townsend, but as long as he's solid enough, that'll do for me. Defense is going to be a bit unstable for a while, until everyone gets to know each other, it's shame we have such tough openers. Still, he should be first choice, so time for him to take the chance. |
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| Conan the Destroyer | Jul 30 2014, 08:21 AM Post #192 |
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I prefer it when we're pish
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That's going to be a shock to the system, given how solid our defence was last season.... |
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| Naebody | Jul 30 2014, 08:51 AM Post #193 |
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Odd to think that even after selling £5m of players, we still have last year's team in front of the (hopefully improved) back four. That's good, but it's also a bit of a problem. Until Ciftci, GMS and Armstrong are on their way out, it's not easy to see where Bilate, Spittal and Telfer will fit in. |
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| Setenza | Jul 30 2014, 10:20 AM Post #194 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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I think Telfer could be a good option in place to Rankin / Paton, depending on their form. They're a solid partnership, but we've lacked any backup or alternatives, which we seem to now have. The number of games were we've been unable to score, and look to the bench without seeing much to replace Ciftci. That's where Bilate fits in. Spittal I think is a bit earlier stage, maybe like Connoly, who looks like might get more time this year, while Spittal develops a year behind him. Or overtakes him if he can. |
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| Setenza | Jul 31 2014, 06:08 PM Post #195 |
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Squad taking shape. ![]() Although Butcher clearly looking for a move away. And the person taking the picture must have some rangers leanings.... Edited by Setenza, Jul 31 2014, 06:11 PM.
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