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Ive no issue with throwing players in if they are ready. Id be more than happy to see it. Just pointing out that its not always quite as simple as Yodo would like.

I think Saturday was a very specific set of issues. Mandron got injured and Crankshaw was apparently ill during the week, so I guess they felt he would be better off the bench. That kinda forced them to play Sheilds, which would appear to have been everyones main bug bear. Its the midfield that concerns me most as we just cant seem to get it to function properly with the players we have regardless of who plays there. Danzaki might change that, but his international clearance wasnt through so, again, limited Hammels choices. Hopefully now the window is shut and the squad freshened/settled, we will see some different decision making. It would be mind boggling if that were not the case. People might doubt Hammels ability as a coach / manager. But he played nearly 600 games for us. He isnt stupid.

How about travel, not trained with the team, fitness levels? Furlong would be the least risk as a LB job can be more straight forward. But Id be surprised to see Aitchison and Obika start. Sheilds is gone so thats a place up for grabs and I would expect Crankshaw to start. Midfield wise Danzaki has to start in midfield. He at least has had a few days to train with his team mates.

Well Sheilds certainly cant play, so that should please some! Crankshaw certainly appears to offer us something different so expect him to start and I would expect Danzaki to get a run out at some point. Maybe too early for the others, but depends how much football they have played. Should be enough there to freshen the side up and stop our support losing their shit.

Folks wanted some deadwood out. Some of the boo boys biggest targets are gone. They wanted fresh blood in. We have signed a CB, LB, attacking MF, Winger and 3 strikers (albeit one is now injured). We still need that defensive MF and another CH, but Flow has stated there will be more announcements today. Given the absolute negativity on here for weeks about how we are doomed under Hammell, how about we give the guy a chance and get behind the team until the end of the season? The areas of weakness in the team have been identified. Hammel, Burrows and the board have done something about it. As supporters, we also have a role to play. That first win could be huge. Lets try and help it over the line tonight.

No idea if the new signings will turn our season around, especially as we dont know the idenities of the ones coming in later today. But business has been done and our fans need to get behind the team tonight and see if we can get that extra 10% out of them that will turn a narrow defeat or a draw into a positive result. Our season starts here. Lets have you 'Wellfans!

Moult again? Was the new injury just a ruse to get a free? 😄

A welcome outbreak of positivity! 😄

My glass is still (nearly) half full! 😉

Ok. I must have imagined it.........

Dont listen to the doom mongers Smiddy! 😄

Eh.......because he can hold the ball up and bring other players into the game. Allows your attacking players to get up in support. Anyway, he has signed for St Mirren, so its a moot point.

Id take McCarthy to stiffen up our midfield.......

Nobody could deny that Tony Watt coming back wouldnt improve our squad. Regardless of whether he were to score goals or not, he holds the ball up well and brings others into the game. KVV, McKinstrey, Danzaki and Crankshaw would all benefit from having him on the pitch. Quite how we would fit them all in is another matter. I dont see United letting him come to us, but even if they did, he would need the hide of a rhino to pull it off. Thankfully for Tony, I think he is that thick skinned!

Im not sure we would be in a higher position if Alexander was still here. Just look at our form in the second half of last season. Whose to say he would have got in better players at the tail end of the window. Whose to say he wouldnt have had the same injuries and suspensions Hammy has had to deal with? Whose to say he wouldnt have alienated more of tge squad with his attitude. Kilmarnock have a very experienced manager in place right now that I would have taken over Alexander any day of the week. But they are still bottom and with a far worse goal difference than ours. It has been mentioned elsewhere, but we have all got into the habit of thinking that we are a terrible defensive outfit because of the type of goals we concede (which have been awful). But when you look at the number of goals we actually concede, they arent high condidering our position. I do think a proper defensive midfielder would help us out and make up for the deficiences in our current midfield. We definitely need a LB. Up top all depends on how long Mandron is out. If its more than a week or 2 we need someone else. Tick tock. Tick tock.......

None of us know whether Alexander walked, was fired or came to a mutual agreement. None of us know if the club is still paying him some sort of wage, although it is likely if he was mutualled. I was in total agreement with you last season that there was no way in the world that the club were sacking a manager that had got us top 6 and qualified for Europe, no matter how horrible the football was and how much I wanted him gone. But the absolute poverty of perfomrance, not once, but twice and the level of vitriol towards Alexander after those games made it impossible for him to continue. I dont give a shit about his clothes or his personality, but if the board had decided to tough it out, the first home game would have been absolutely toxic. He couldnt survive that. I totally agree, the timing wasnt good and it has left Hammy under severe pressure because of the restrictions placed upon him as a result. Thats why Im still behind him. He deserves this window to get some players in. Try and effect some change in the squad and improve our results to try and keep us up. If we are into March and he has got some players in and we still havent won a game and seen some significant improvements, then I will concede he was the wrong man at the wrong time. Its gonna be a long 8.5 hours.........

It really didnt work. The 3 people who responded are by and large very supportive of the club and have never stated that it was "mickey mouse". And to be fair, we have enough trolls on here without you joining in the "fun".

Im not sure I follow? My reading of Hammys comments are that we would appear to be getting linked with players he hasnt heard of, so its all rumour and speculation. Hammell and presumably Dawes will still be dealing with the recruitment side of things. He just isnt going to comment until there is something to tell. Re Mandron, Im not sure how anyone at the club could foresee a new signing getting injured in training? Thats just bad luck and typifies the way things have been going for us this season. Unless of course you are suggesting he already had the injury and it wasnt picked up in the medical? If that had been the case, I wouldnt have expected him to last 90 mins at Arbroath.

We definitely need more bodies in today and we have to shake the personnel up if its possible. Saturday was disappointing but with Mandrons injury and Crankshaw having been unwell during the week and Danzaki's work permit not through, Hammy was restricted to what changes could be made. We need to sort that today.

Genuinely excited about this signing. Already has his own song...... Oh Riku Danzaki! Oh Riku Danzaki! Oh Riku Danzaki! (Seven Nation Army)

I kinda think this is where we are at. Although that maybe depends on where Hammy sees SOD. He might feel we need to keep him for cover for Johnston if McGinn is going to play on the left. One thing Im curious about is that Carroll and Mugabi are both listed as injuries with a timeframe on recovery. But McGinley isnt. Makes me wonder if the boy has another health related problem the club dont want to discuss.......

Quietly pleased with the business done so far and with Hammy stating we are still looking to do more it could turn out to have been quite a productive window for us. At the very least the moves that have already happened proves that maybe, just maybe, Hammy does know what he is doing, does know where the problems in the team lie, and has been actively trying to fix them. Of course, we still need to translate that into results, but it would be nice if the manager and the team could grab a few wins and prove a few people wrong.......

Certainly has the "low block" down to a fine art, but can he play a high press?

If we are not gonna play him through the middle and give him a fair crack at his natural position, and there is no evidence to suggest thats likely, then its probably best for both parties if he moves on......

SOD can play left back fine. Maybe not ideal, but the few occasions he has played there he hasnt let us down and has probably shown up better than many of the games he has played RB. Im hoping Blaney is going to be an upgrade at CB, which is where our real problems lie. Hopefully he gets a start this weekend.