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This is what happens when you invite vermin into your home.

Perhaps, but if that were the case, Stama would either be outside the box after dropping deep or stuck on the penalty spot. While his work rate is commendable, it does not translate into the instinct or positioning needed to score goals.

The problem I see is that he is likely to be worth far less than the rumoured £800K by the end of the season. Securing a return on our reported £250K investment now, along with a substantial portion of the remaining £550K, would at least make for a welcome return on what has otherwise been a poor investment and give us a significant wedge to finally sign a proper striker.

If the rumoured £800K offer for a player who supposedly cost us £250K was real, then not taking it could prove to be a very foolish decision.

0-0. Sign a goalscorer and that changes.

It’s funny how we all see things differently. I thought the delivery to him was fine and he did get chances, but as usual, he fluffed his lines. He also needs to create his own opportunities, yet he’s often a step behind, which means the killer pass is rarely on for our midfielders. In short, he gets chances but rarely takes them, and he struggles to create anything for himself. Regardless of the delivery, he’s not the answer.

Lovely work from Wilson, Watt and Fadinger.

It was clear last season that he wasn’t the answer, yet somehow he’s been handed the number 9 shirt this season.

I’m all for this style of play, but without a proper striker we can’t keep playing like this and expect to win games.

Said was doing well, so I don’t know why he was subbed. Stama, not Maswanhise, should’ve been the one replaced by Osong.

That’s because he’s always reactive, a step behind the play, and never the one making things happen.

We can only hope the calls for a proven, experienced goal scorer are heeded by JBA, because there’s no point putting time, effort, and money into a squad that plays like this without an end product.

Lots of clever set pieces, good movement, and progressive passing in the final third, but once again, it’s our lack of killer instinct and a capable centre forward that’s letting us down.

If we’re in for Bailey Rice, great, but only if it’s with the intention of signing him and not just loaning him.

Right now yes. In time I expect to see Olly Whyte and Campbell Forrest get closer to the first team.

His parent club wasn’t a direct rival known as the rangers.

It’s curious that our most valuable player ever doesn’t appear on anyone’s dream team—unless I’ve missed it. Perhaps it takes time before fans fully appreciate players like that in this context.

Hale’s streets ahead of what we’ve got, and the stats prove it, but the time to go for him was back when he was at Cliftonville.

I’ve been following the club since the McLean era, and Kettlewell is by far the worst manager in my time. He dragged the fans through the mud and tried to rewrite history, and nobody should let that slide.

We need to sign a proven starting striker and bring in another project on loan, especially with Stama looking like a dud and part-time crock, and Sule out for who knows how long. I’m sure JBA is on it.

We kind of already are. However, no amount of investment or history will stop some young players and their agents from being idiots.

Absolutely delighted for Miller and the club. A superstar in the making.

The patter on here’s been so irrelevant and pish lately I’ve considered chucking it and joining P&B instead. Hopefully the Miller announcement lands soon and spares this thread and the rest from any more pointless pish.

I can only assume he spent the match kicking and heading lumps out of the seat in front of him.

When was the last time we had anything like the potential budget we might soon have to sign a proven striker?