Shaka Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I've said it before but I think Cadden, Johnson, Moult and McDonald are nailed on starters next season. Stick Lasley in there as well and we are only really looking at a midfielder for a first team place. Probably need another midfielder as competition/rotation with Lasley. That should be it. We need anyone else then give kids a chance. if we go into the season with Lasley anywhere near the first team were pissing into the wind! The guy is utterly finished and is now painful to watch. Abysmal passing and so slow his opponent either walks past him or gets fouled,plus how many pens has he cost us recently? 4?5?. a centre mid is priority and if were waiting 2-3 weeks before our targets decide then Rangers will rip us apart and we will struggle against the diddy teams in our league cup group cause starting Las is now like starting a man down 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Neil Lennon reacting calmly to Skippy not moving to the lower leagues. Dempster has lost it employing a mentally ill domestic abuser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Neil Lennon reacting calmly to Skippy not moving to the lower leagues. Dempster has lost it employing a mentally ill domestic abuser. I can't believe Dempster allows him on Twitter. Recipe for disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 if we go into the season with Lasley anywhere near the first team were pissing into the wind! The guy is utterly finished and is now painful to watch. Abysmal passing and so slow his opponent either walks past him or gets fouled,plus how many pens has he cost us recently? 4?5?. a centre mid is priority and if were waiting 2-3 weeks before our targets decide then Rangers will rip us apart and we will struggle against the diddy teams in our league cup group cause starting Las is now like starting a man down I am not Lasley's biggest fan but I do think he has something to offer in the first team for another year. For his negatives, last season, when he wasnt there you could see the difference. He does bring experience and covers a lot of the pitch, albeit slower than he used to! If we can get 2 first team starters who are better and offer more than Lasley then great. However, I wouldnt be surprised if we cant and we go with Las and 1 other into the start of the season. I reckon we will be seeing Cadden deployed more centrally for the League Cup in a team something like the below...which could quite easily compete with Rangers and the other teams. McGhee does see Cadden as a wider player but he will know Cadden can do a good job in the middle as he has for the U20s before. Samson Tait Heneghan McManus Hammell Ainsworth Cadden Lasley Johnson Moult McDonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-1991 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I would have said Pearson was more missed when out than Lasley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Neil Lennon reacting calmly to Skippy not moving to the lower leagues. Dempster has lost it employing a mentally ill domestic abuser. Neil Lennon is an appalling human being and quite simply the worst thing to happen to scottish football in my lifetime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-1991 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Neil Lennon is an appalling human being and quite simply the worst thing to happen to scottish football in my lifetime. 100% Agree, however I wouldn't run it past Mcdonald either. Lennon running to the media and crying about it is out of order though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinnae-punt-it Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I have a hunch that we might be trying to tie up a deal for Liam Henderson who was on loan at Hibs from Celtic last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I would have said Pearson was more missed when out than Lasley. Aye I would agree. I think they were both missed when not in the team. We didn't have anyone who could step in anywhere near what they contributed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinnae-punt-it Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 The hunch isn't based on anything other than a belief that he fits the right profile and will find it very difficult to get into the Celtic team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-1991 Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 It was a shame we couldn't have got Grimshaw on a permanent deal. Liked the look of him and he had a good attitude. (P.s I fucking Hate auto correct) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinnae-punt-it Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 It was a shame we couldn't have got Grimshaw on a permanent deal. Liked the look of him and he had a good attitude. (P.s I fucking Hate auto correct) Yeah he would have been great under McGhee and would have made us a decent transfer feed own the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Neil Lennon is an appalling human being and quite simply the worst thing to happen to scottish football in my lifetime. Despite him being able to come away relatively unscathed, I hold that honour for "sir" David Murray. That cunt cheated his way to a number of titles and fucked over the rest of us in the process, so I'm gonna say he's worse than some tobacco-chewing twat with anger issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I have a hunch that we might be trying to tie up a deal for Liam Henderson who was on loan at Hibs from Celtic last season. I mentioned Henderson earlier in the thread, he would be a very good replacement for Pearson. McGhee's comments yesterday implied that we are looking at players under contract but possibly surplus to requirements. I therefore wouldn't be surprised if we have been in touch with clubs such as Celtic to explore their midfield options. Stefan Scougall is another one I think will be on the radar of a few Scottish clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 if we go into the season with Lasley anywhere near the first team were pissing into the wind! The guy is utterly finished and is now painful to watch. Abysmal passing and so slow his opponent either walks past him or gets fouled,plus how many pens has he cost us recently? 4?5?. a centre mid is priority and if were waiting 2-3 weeks before our targets decide then Rangers will rip us apart and we will struggle against the diddy teams in our league cup group cause starting Las is now like starting a man down Football is all about results so there is no sentiment to it. We got better results with Lasley in the team than without. That's just a fact. You are entitled to your opinion on the player of course. The day we get better results without Lasley will be the day he steps to the side. Maybe it will be next season but it hasn't happened yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I mentioned Henderson earlier in the thread, he would be a very good replacement for Pearson. McGhee's comments yesterday implied that we are looking at players under contract but possibly surplus to requirements. I therefore wouldn't be surprised if we have been in touch with clubs such as Celtic to explore their midfield options. Stefan Scougall is another one I think will be on the radar of a few Scottish clubs. Henderson would be a great signing if it happened. Quite frankly I don't understand why he isn't in and around the Celtic team. Apparently Johansen is possibly on the way out, he if went Henderson might step up a place at Celtic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 if we go into the season with Lasley anywhere near the first team were pissing into the wind! The guy is utterly finished and is now painful to watch. Abysmal passing and so slow his opponent either walks past him or gets fouled,plus how many pens has he cost us recently? 4?5?. a centre mid is priority and if were waiting 2-3 weeks before our targets decide then Rangers will rip us apart and we will struggle against the diddy teams in our league cup group cause starting Las is now like starting a man down A tad harsh but overall I agree. Las will be ok to fill in for injuries or coming on from the bench but not much more in my view. We are going to need an attacking midfielder and a defensive one at the very least. Alan Campbell may get some game time but thats uncertain at the moment. Chris Cadden may be drafted into the middle but again he'll take to settle in there. Josh Law is no midfielder. On the plus side Louis Laing may develop in a midfield role. My concern like yours is that we go into our first competitive games with virtually no central midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Josh Law is no midfielder. On the plus side Louis Laing may develop in a midfield role. Hmmmmm. Louis Laing based on what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Football is all about results so there is no sentiment to it. We got better results with Lasley in the team than without. That's just a fact. You are entitled to your opinion on the player of course. The day we get better results without Lasley will be the day he steps to the side. Maybe it will be next season but it hasn't happened yet. we didnt have any other centre midfielders so when Las was missing our midfield became even weaker! THATS why we lost points. look the guy is a legend and has been a fantastic servant but the time for sentiment is gone,he has a role as a coach and emergency player but going into the season woth him as the only centre mid in the entire squad is pish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 A tad harsh but overall I agree. Las will be ok to fill in for injuries or coming on from the bench but not much more in my view. We are going to need an attacking midfielder and a defensive one at the very least. Alan Campbell may get some game time but thats uncertain at the moment. Chris Cadden may be drafted into the middle but again he'll take to settle in there. Josh Law is no midfielder. On the plus side Louis Laing may develop in a midfield role. My concern like yours is that we go into our first competitive games with virtually no central midfield. i think we need to forget Campbell and send him to a Champ/Lge 1 team for 6 months,give him 10-15 first team games to settle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_football Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 I think there's still a place for Law in the squad, albeit not as a starter (and with Tait signed on a 3 year contract, I think Law himself will be aware of that). He's never been a world beater, but he has been relatively solid for us over the past few seasons at right back. During our very poor spell at the end of McCall's reign, he was one of the few players who didn't hide and continued to run his guts out. We're going to need squad players with a good attitude and work ethic this season as we don't have much depth in the team, and Law fits that bill. Chalmers on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggischomper Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Not convinced by the Laing for midfield chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 we didnt have any other centre midfielders so when Las was missing our midfield became even weaker! THATS why we lost points. Even weaker? You seem to have forgotten we were one of the better teams in the league in the last third of the season. We won 7 matches out of 9 going into the split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 We won't go into the season with Lasley as the only midfielder. Maybe, probably, into the league cup games with him as the only one. But others can step in in the shirt term fine I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hmmmmm. Louis Laing based on what? 1) He has appeared there before albeit briefly and shown some promise. 2) Mark McGhee has also said he thinks Laing may develop into a decent midfielder. 3) He has some previous experience of playing there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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