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I didn't see anyone claim Fletcher is the answer to our forward line. Just that he might be a decent signing. Akinyeme, also mentioned, could be the answer - but I expect there will be better offers for him than we can afford.

He's certainly impressed in the Friday night games I've watched him in.

Would certainly be interesting to see if Akinyeme can repeat his goal scoring exploits in the top division.

Needs to lose the man bun. Our success rate with man-bunned strikers called Fletcher is not good.

The only things I'm interested in are when a player has definitely left the club and when a player has definitely signed for the club. And that has been pretty clear so far. Contract negotiations, offers, rumours, targets etc. are pretty much meaningless gossip until there is a signed contract to back them up.

Sad to hear. One of the few people heavily involved at all levels of the Scottish game who talked it up and put it in a positive light.

It's that time of year - more than 2 months to go before the window closes - when the posts start coming in about how weak our squad is. It peaks around the first or second game in the league cup group, when there's still 6 weeks before the window closes and teams are playing their fittest available 11 (five or six of which won't even be starters when the league campaign starts). The structure we have now with league cup groups, and league campaign, kicking off well before the window shuts means you would think fans would know by now that the squad the first week in July will be very different from squads the first week in September. Instead, you could cut and paste the same posts from 3 or 4 years ago into this thread. I hope they don't really get as stressed about it as their posts make them sound. Enjoy your summer, and your holidays, and then see where we stand squad-wise on the 2nd of September.

RB and LB assumes SK wants a back 4. If he plans to go with a back 3 then requirements change.

The main thing about Efford is he's a winger, not a striker. First and foremost we need a number 9. The more other players can chip in with goals, the better it is, but the line needs to be lead by a number 9. (Now just waiting for the false nine explainers chipping in).

It's difficult to predict who will do well in the striker position. Before he joined us KVV himself didn't exactly have the stats in England that would predict a 29 goal season.

I'm speculating, but maybe they thought that logo was more visible on telly, cameras etc. Looks like they will be the shirt sponsor for Dundee Utd too, so maybe they wanted a logo that worked on both jerseys. Whatever the reason, I like it better than Hibs bevvy.com effort with the QR code.

If we have a creative midfielder that can make a pass, I don't care if they sit down and light up in the middle of the centre circle when the times are tough. That's why you also sign midfielders with good engines that can tackle. You tend to get more tough times more often if you don't have at least one passer in the team.

I can even live with the sponsor on the front. My only niggle is I'm not a fan of having a sponsor below the hoop on the back. I don't mind across the shoulders. Also delighted we've avoided the "lets print some 1970's curtains into the fabric" trend.

After leaving County and dealing with his legal issues I don't think Paton had kicked a ball for at least 6 months before he joined us; never mind done any training. A better time to judge will be once he has a pre-season behind him.

A I said, underrated. He was the captain of the Man Utd Academy team and even played for the Man U reserves. You don't make it that far at Old Trafford if you don't have the basics. They're not exactly short of options. His play was old-school at times, but if you have the right balance in midfield that can be an asset.

I like Grimmy and thought he was sometimes underrated at Fir Park - partly because we played him at right back so often when he operates better as a traditional midfielder. I think he's a great fit for a team like Utd pushing for a quick return to the Premiership.

They'll be hoping he doubles his career goal tally.

I think it's class that's permanent.

Also, KVV scored 2 more league goals in his last 11 games than Moult has scored since he left us mid 2017/18 season. Sadly, due to his injury situation, I don't think he has much left to offer.

He's Jonesing for a new deal.

I was interested to see Nicky Devlin move to Aberdeen. I remember when he was at Dumbarton he was being touted as the "next big thing" and we were excited to sign him. Then after that he was just farmed out on loan to lower league clubs until he signed for Stenhousemuir. In his most recent stint at Livi I can't say he's ever stood out to me as being anything other than decent, so was a bit surprised that Abedeen went for him - even with the defensive issues they've had in the past season or two.

10 weeks until the window "slams shut" I know clubs like to get their business done sooner rather than later, but players and agents often have a different perspecitve. I imagine, like most seasons, we will still be conducting business after the league season starts.

Not a bad move for Murphy, but from what I saw during the season (and the playoffs) it's defenders that Ayr Utd need to be signing!

The EFL went through massive debt problems when the ITV Digital deal collapsed. Lots of clubs who spent the promised cash ahead of time went into administration (or worse). 21 years later, they are back to throwing money at clubs in the National League in the hopes of EPL riches, and Harrogate are one of those hoping to work their way up the ladder. Sooner or later the bubble will burst again, but until it does there will always be lower league clubs that can outspend us.

Was just about to post Gascoigne isn't even the best Rangers player I've seen. He was a fantastic player, of course, but Cooper at his peak would edge it for me.