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Not yet....

I agree with all of that. But the club stood by DT as well, so loyalty works both ways. We have done very well by injured players in the last few seasons. That wont go un-noticed by any prospective new signings.

Given that it was Motherwell that took care of the boys rehab, I would hope that Celtic have absolutely no guarantees in place to get first bite at the cherry. Like others I would love us to get at least to the New Year out of DT just to enjoy him a little longer. If he is to go, it would be better for all concerned if he went south. With both Newcastle and Leeds now interested Im sure the chances of Celtic getting him on the cheap are diminishing rapidly.

Im actually getting quite excited about this season. Its a big if, but IF we can keep Turnbull we have the makings of a really good team. Long coming back is great. He is a really hard working player and continually offers himself and makes very intelligent runs which Turnbull will find with his passing ability. Turnbull will also take a lot of pressure off of Polworth to he the only creative player in the midfield. We should also be able to mix up our formations with all the options we have now, we can just about play any system we like. Puts Stephen Robinson in a very good position, although the other edge to that sword is that his tactical awareness will come under more scrutiny as he will have no limitations placed on how he would like to play!

This is getting really boring now.....

If Jake Hastie plays well and scores goals this season all will be forgotten. If he doesnt then the boo's will amplify and build. He really needs to hit the ground running. I wish him well.....

Sorry, but neither Hylton nor Seedorf have come close to producing what Hastie has already achieved in his so called purple patch, so the evidence is there.....

Fairplay to Gillespie. Great move for him. Really hope he can nail down a first team place. He seems like a good guy and it would be another feather in our cap when trying to attract aspiring talent.

Anyone who says Hastie isnt better than what we already have needs have a think again. He may only have had a purple patch before, but neither Hylton or Seedorf have produced anything near the quality Hastie did during that time and they had nearly a whole season to do it. Im very much on the fence with the signing. I didnt like the way he left or who he left for, but he is back now and the management clearly think he can improve the squad as they would not brought him back knowing the furore it was going to cause. Its a bold move, and the lad will need a thick skin for the first few weeks, maybe longer. But he seems to know whats coming his way and appears up for it, so good luck to him.

Gallagher and Campbell

I think it works way better that way round. With claret shorts and socks its a winner....

My only question is, can he improve the team?

My over riding memory of the Morton game was hearing the line up and texting my mates saying it was an extremely bold team selection and that Barra would either be a hero over it or end up getting his jotters! Unfortunately the performance was so bad and the atmosphere afterwards so poisonous there was ever only going to be one result.

The fact that he didnt incur any compensation fee being paid cannot be overlooked.....

True

Thats a lovely idea. Coop, Phil, Mowgli, Jamie to mame but a few....

Undoubtedly both will go at some point whether its now, January or next May. Surely best we have cover in advance?

I think Robbo has a very good chance of the N. Ireland job. As good as any of the candidates imho. Hope Tommy Wright gets it though as I wouldnt want to see him considered for our job. I think we need to stick with young modern thinking aspiring coaches. Id promote from within. A Las/Mo Ross combo would do me fine.

I had mentioned to pals during the seaon that it seemed strange that Tait had lost some pace despite how obessed he seemed to be with his fitness and that maybe he had put on too much muscle. He isnt that old so you wouldnt expect his legs to be giving way so dramatically. If the club had an issue with that though, why offer him a new contract at all?

Be interesting to hear the clubs perspective on this. Absolutely no issues if hard decisions had to be made, the clubs survival is always paramount. Just doesnt sound like the way we would normally do business. We are normally very good at dealing with players in these type of situations.

Tait on Sportsound just now. Claims the club did the dirty on him. He had signed his new contract and was waiting for it to be ratified then Lockdown happened and they tried to change his terms effectively reducing them. Claims Flo said he would call him to discuss and never so he walked away.....

From a selfish point of view, Id hate to see him playing against us for another Scottish team, as he was such a popular figure at Fir Park. However, given that I thought it was probably, on balance, the right decision for us to let him go, just need to suck it up if it happens.

I dont think it goes all the way round unfortunately....

Im telling you mate, you should be getting commission on these!

Big Deco for me. Gillespie a close second.