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Maybe not a stick on, but Id certainly expect some extended minutes, especially if we are successful against Helsinki and have Freiburg the following Thursday. We will definitely need to rotate a little and keep legs fresh. Hopefully Hodge can also start as we cant keep asking Fadinger and Priestmann to play every minute. Rotating one of them out to start for continuity and then swapping at half time would make sense.

So spoke to my neices boyfriend who is a Huddersfield Town fan. Hodge played 27 games for them season before last. He said, Hodge is a very good player, quick on his feet. Very good defensive midfielder in the "Kante style". So the comparisons with Wee Al, are right enough! 😉😉😉

Oh absolutely! If we dont have any academy graduates in that position, stealing one from Airdrie would not only be great craic, but a wise move. Would still like a more "oven ready" striker as well though. We could have "oven ready", Eythor and youth stiker vying for the central role and covering each other. Stama can be loaned back to A League to see out his contract and JT can play wide in his favoured pisition until someone re-ignites interest in him.

There is a section top right already sold out. Is that the HJK section?

Unfortunately not. Similar to Lowry before Havnar away. You need to name your squad before the first leg and thats you until the next round.

Not usually a fan of 3-5-2 but given the flexibility of our players and ability to rotate, its not a wild suggestion as its probably more 3-4-3 in possession. With the addition of Hodge, the sqaud is shaping up nicely.

Can never have enough Joe's at Fir Park! 😉😉😉 Seems to have decent pedigree and very much in line with our current recruitment policy. That will put the Brad Spencer chat to bed I would presume.....

Allegedly Guy Bainbridge from Airdrie u19's. Listed as a "prolific goalscorer". Not sure we would put all our eggs in that basket, but it would be good to have another young local lad in the squad that could do a job. Im guessing our academy is also light up top if qr have brought him in for a look.

On the other place they are saying a 19 year old called Guy Bainbridge...... Edit: ex Airdrie youth academy apparently. Wiki says he is a "prolific goalscorer"

Wilson wasnt any good in any of those positions. That was on Kettlewell. He is a limited left back who looks like he could fill in at left centre half if we went to a 3 at the back. I would keep him around right now for the UEFA quota. But the minute we are out of Europe he should go out on loan again to give him another chance to develop. He isnt playing LB in front of Longelo, Williams, Koutroumbis, SOD or even Sparrow.

If Sparrow is fit he should play. He has the armband and his performances have been great. He seems to have turned from a boy into a man over the summer! Johnny K is great cover to have come off the bench in a number of positions.

I do think the home grown quota thing makes a difference to these discussions. Id have no issues including Booth or Whyte in Euro squads. Neither disgraced themselves last Thursday. But we need 8 homegrown in a 25 man squad, with 4 having to come from our own Academy. I guess Wilson and Ross are going nowhere right now, regardless of what anyone thinks about their abilities.

Aye, looks like the Hunter is more or less sold out with the Cooper & POD well on the way. I see we have a big chunk for sale in the upper McLean as well.

I just like JT in the wide position where he can see right across the back line and wait for the ball over the top. Gives him so much more space to run into without having to wrestle with giants. Said is more suited to that.

I guess Williams is still a doubt, so Id go..... Paulsen Sparrow JKL Moorman Longelo Oscar Fadinger Lowry JT Cookie Said