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You wouldn't put it past dundee utd to chuck more money at trying to get promotion,especially now with raith rovers making a fight of that division.knowing our luck it would gallagher that relegates us in the play offs rather than any of the actual forwards 😂

The hibs manager said a striker is his priority so you would think with van veen been available there's a chance he might end up at hibs,unless aberdeen and hearts were to sell there main strikers I don't think he will end up at either.considering how well he did with us,i think his options will be fairly limited if he wants a move back to scotland in january.

The first few games of this season slattery looked like he was going to be an asset for us,he was in shape and willing to go and press the opposition but at the first sign of trouble he reverted back to type where he's either fouling or falling on his arse at every opportunity.spittal showed last season with the number of assists he had that he offers something but he's one of they players when he's bad,he's really bad and lately that's all we have seen from him,neither will offer anything when the chips are down.at the minute our entire midfield is as soft as it gets, there's not one ounce of creativity or energy to offer anything with or without the ball and when you throw in our striking options and the amount of stupid goals we concede,it will be a minor miracle if we can halt the run that were on.

Losing to livi coupled with the teams around us having games in hand is becoming unthinkable,were in dire straights at the minute and it's clear the manager doesn't have any kind of clue how to get us out of it.the only hope we have is to change manager and hope for a productive january at bringing in some new faces,i get thats a big ask but if continue as we are theres every chance we could go down this season.

No surprises we have lost yet again,the manner of the defeat is frustrating though,the early goal and then it taking for us to be 2 nil down yet again to even look slightly interested.

Considering he's just in the door,that's a shocker of an outburst from adam's.

To not have any natural width in the squad is shocking to then go and play a wing back out of position and at the same time still playing o'donnell has really reduced any attacking threat to a bare minimum.

At the minute kelly is installing no confidence in anyone and needs to be dropped,crossed balls into our box are a massive weakness that has been sussed by every team were playing,having said that though it's a two way thing,the guys in front of him have been pathetic for weeks,were the only team in the league that seems to be happy to let the ball come into our box unchallenged and then can't defend in a proper manner.

He's got to go,a big reason why were in the mess that were in is down to the dross that we signed over the summer,the next transfer window is going to be huge whoever is in charge and it might just be the thing that keeps us up,allowing him to bring in more guys like bair will surely be the end for us this season.i get there's no guarantees that any new manager will be able to bring in better players but for me it's our only option now,change manager and hopefully we get the desired lift as well as hoping for a productive january,it's a big ask but it's definitely do able.

Exactly,I said the same a few games ago,there's a pattern now with certain players that go into hiding and show no interest at the first sign of trouble,it's not a coincidence and the sooner some are out the door the better.

Kettlewell has created a lot of the problems due to our recent signings,he's hamstrung is into only being able to play one way,to have no real pace and width in the current game is shocking.he clearly doesn't have the answers,thank him for his efforts last season and let him go before it's too late.

Davor is becoming another mystery signing a bit like danzaki,I can see him being moved on in January,our midfield is all over the place and yet he can't get a look in.butcher needs to play at centre back,he doesn't have the legs to play in midfield,our lack of pace and ability to get about the park from our midfield on saturday was frightening.kettlwells signings have been all over the place.we needed a left back in the summer,we then sign souare who's in his 30s who barely played last season due to injury,he gets injured,we then sign gent who again is hardly getting a sniff and instead weve been playing spencer there out of position and sticking with o'donnell who is rotten.kettlewell has mentioned back to basics a few times,maybe he should start with playing guys in there correct positions and give one or two others a chance rather than sticking with guys that are clearly out of form.

That gets said everytime before we need to sack a manager,that we don't have the money to pay them off and it hasnt happened yet,if the club feel its in our best interest to part ways,the money will be found that's a certainty,either way whoever is in charge will need money in january as its our only hope,we are abysmal where the only functioning part of our team is a loanee.

I would love to see turnbull leave celtic in january and make us a bit of money in the process.from his point of view,he would be crazy to sign a new contract with celtic,he's in and out there team and he's not really any further forward in breaking into the scotland set up.his next move will be vital for his career,he could stay where he is and win a lot more trophies but ability wise he could be playing at a higher level than that.

Exactly enjoy the result,it's been a while since the team hasnt ruined our weekend 😂. big result that but both the manager and players have to back that up next week and use today as a real turning point for us.

Good post,whatever is happening on the pitch sets the tone for the mood around the whole club,when things are going well,not a lot gets said about behind the scenes issues but it's the opposite when results on the pitch aren't going well.for me our biggest issue at the minute is recruitment,for the last 3 or 4 years there doesn't seem to be any plan,it feels like we're trying to grab anybody that's available and we always seem to end up with an unbalanced squad,that's heavy in numbers in certain areas and light in others.like you said we did some great work over the summer moving players on,to get the likes of lamie,shields and danzaki out the door who were all under contract was brilliant business but to then go and sign the guff that we did has been one step forward two back,to have re-signed obika and signed the likes of bair and wilkinson is a scandalous waste of funds.

It looks like van veens time at groningen is up and hes talking up a return to scotland but sadly I can't see it being with us.

I agree with that,at the first sign of trouble he has really started to overthink things.if we get back to basics,I think we will be fine but if not I think he will be unemployed fairly soon.

When I say it's a write off for me,I just mean I expect us to get nothing from the game.kettlewell needs to start showing something different and this would be the ideal game to get back to a balanced and thought out approach,if we go with the same as we did against hearts then the scoreline could be scary.

That's it in a nutshell,doing the basics are more than enough to be picking up points in our league but for whatever reason we have stopped doing the basics this season,coupled with the terrible recruitment over the summer,kettlewell has backed himself into a corner and it looks like his only way of trying to resolve our problems is by the bizarre team selections that have cropped up over the last few games,I get that when things arent going well,it's part of the managers job to find solutions but surely between kettlewell and frail they can figure out that playing the likes of bair and wilkinson in wide areas and playing full backs on opposite sides is never going to work,it just smacks of desperation.the celtic game is a write off for me,if we can come out of it relatively unscathed and with no injuries or suspensions then great but what will be interesting is the team selection for that game.

We do have some massive games coming up in december grizzly,if we lose to dundee though that should be the end for kettlewell.we were shocking for the most part against county after the last international break so I'm not holding my breath that we will see the reaction that's required.kettlewell will ultimately carry the can but it's a two way thing,the players need to start bucking there ideas up and fast.

That's a horrific stat and it taking for us to be two nil down in recent games before we even remotely show any interest is clearly telling us that we have serious issues that I don't think kettlewell has the answers for.

Over the last few games,the one thing we can all probably agree on is that we needed to get back to basics,get back into a shape that suits us and make ourselves hard to beat but clearly kettlewell has other ideas as we're getting further away from the basics as the games go by,the starting lineup and game plan yesterday was as baffling as it could have got.kettlewell doesn't have a plan b and the the players he has at his disposal pretty much rule out any positive change in formation,all he seems to do is shift players about into areas that clearly will never suit them,spittal for example yesterday.theres no doubt he done a great job last season but that won't put points on the board this time,I would like to see us change manager now and spend the time between now and the dundee game in finding the right replacement.

When you break it down like that it's actually embarrassing,throw in playing bair and wilkinson in wider roles,it's no wonder so many are turning on the manager.

Kettlewell deserves plenty of praise for the turnaround last season but the current mess is on him,the majority of the summer signings are dreadful,were back to being an unbalanced side with no pace or width,throwing mugabi up front and playing o'donnell,how many times to we need to see the same picture.team selection was madness today,bair and wilkinson playing a wider role,that's after last season where it was clear kettlewell had no interest in playing with natural wide men.gent changed the game for us the other night and then he's back on the bench again.for whatever reason everything had gone to shit very quickly and so far the manager doesn't have the answers,it's got the that feeling now that the end is near for him.