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mitch14

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  1. Think some of that maybe misses the human aspect. If there's an offer which is just shy of what we'd like but the player wants to go, makes clear he wants to go and is disappointed then that has to have an effect on performance and morale. I think theres a delicate balance now in showing players that we can be a pathway. Players will stay that bit longer if they know we won't be unreasonable when an offer comes in. That's what I've heard is happening with Shankland. Hearts likely to get a bit less than the fans expect but he's been told the club won't stand in his way to get a good club. Which is why he's happy there until the summer. The other lever clubs have against us is that a player can drop off. Livi absolutely got it wrong with Nouble and may now get nothing. Or someone like Jake Hastie who looked amazing and has then looked bang average ever since the purple patch. We should hold out for what we can. But my view is there's only so much we can do. I suspect we'll get something like 1.5 million and a chunk will be in bonus payments for appearances etc. Hope I'm underplaying it and have confidence in a better setup at the club now though.
  2. Interesting comparing it with Mainoo basically playing himself into the English side when given time this weekend. Was really surprised not to see Ferguson and Shankland from the start tonight.
  3. McArthur has really bulked up since we saw him last
  4. I think you need quantity for group stage football though. Their form has nose dived during the last few European runs. Think the expectation is that they are clearing the decks a bit in the summer too with those signings replacing deadwood. My general view is that actually proven Premiership players are always more useful than they appear. Look at Donnelly and Polworth for us this season. I'd have let them both go based on last year. Forrest at Hearts another good example - has been much more useful for them over the piece than many more exotic signings or big name loans.
  5. They are the sort of players we should had lined up when Clark left was the thought I had. Thoroughly sensible. Lock those guys in as squad players and add quality elsewhere is a good tactic I think. Slightly annoying if the bigger clubs start being sensible. We've had a good few years I'd then messing up no...
  6. I'll bet Shamal George has a release clause. Poor this season, but looked good last season I wonder
  7. Haha All in favour of Rugby Park only hosting goalfests from now on
  8. Fun hypothetical question - wonder if that side would beat Livi...
  9. Interesting reading on Blair Spittal. Had a great season, chat he has signed a pre contract with St Mirren but not confirmed. That would be a situation where we could swoop in as McInnes likes to do - especially if we got Europe and they didn't?
  10. Boring answer is lots more players fit. Hojlund back is the only proper centre forward they have, Wan Bissaka was brilliant today, hadn't played for ages. Having Erikson and then even Mount to come on instead of youth players was an upgrade too. Not sure how much of that was about football in the end though - it was chaos for for ages. Apparently Fernandes at centre back and Antony at left back has been the answer staring Ten Hag in the face all this time...
  11. Matty Todd scoring again. Wonder if he could be the next Armstrong from that league
  12. Good honest discussion on this thread. This post is spot on - start of the season I said top six or coat-tails of top six with a good squad built and progress made would be a good season. I think one of those two pretty much guaranteed now. So it's a good season. But Because we are 4th and so close to more, it will now feel like a massive let down if we don't get into a Euro spot. And I'm slightly concerned a few bad results together with the injuries could make it all feel a bit flat and lead to a bad atmosphere. Missing Saturday for a wedding, but feel tense about it. Not so much that I don't trust us, but regardless of how we play, all it could take is a bad VAR penalty and red card and it can be a long way back... We've got a team and a manager to get us through it. Trust there. But totally understand nerves and second thoughts
  13. Hibs at home to Livi on Saturday... Dundee have Rangers will hopefully help.
  14. Agree with this and hope that is the message McInnes had been getting across this week. The slight scunner is that two and three are not ones where you are always punished. It's not giving away open goal/tap in situations, as a comparison. Not that it makes it much better. But I sort of get the frustration Vass has in the interview
  15. By the tone of that update I doubt we'll see KVV or Stewart starting much for the rest of the season...
  16. The way our signings have gone with the injuries, slightly worried that St Mirren and Hibs have actually come out the January window stronger and a bit more balanced than us. Hibs got some annoyingly good players. Think there's a really big effort ahead
  17. The former Killie lads holding well against Hearts I've missed watching Power fly into tackles
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