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Scougall signs for St Johnstone. I hope we've got something up our sleeve as he would have been an excellent capture at an affordable price.

So it is Charles Dunne? Oldham pal told me he was atrocious.

As much as I love Lasley, I have reservations about a novice manager having an inexperienced assistant so this is good to hear. If the u20s attractive style of play reflects Lasley's mindset, it will be interesting to see how him and Robinson get on.

Judging by Burrows tweets, it's looking unlikely that there will be any further signings this week. That being the case, Rose must have been the attacking midfielder. In relation to the Heneghan speculation, Thistle have agreed a fee with Oxford for Liam Lindsay. Talk of £350k + add ons.

Heneghan looks like being a clever piece of business. We managed to get him on a free while much bigger clubs were reportedly monitoring his progress. I thought he made a bright start at Motherwell before getting exposed in a real poor team. Nevertheless, with the lack of centre halves being produced through British academy football, he's done enough to generate serious interest.

This was confirmed a while back.

Think most fans wouldn't be upset at seeing him leave for £250k. If the rumoured interest is anywhere near genuine, competition could see us get closer to £400k. Worth bearing in mind that Burnley are about to sell Michael Keane for £25mil.

Talking of creative midfielders, Scott Allan signs for Dundee on loan.

Replacing the quality of McDonald with a player who wasn't wanted by Plymouth and replaced by Ainsworth, I can't see it.

The later the fixtures are announced, the less time folk will spend moaning about winter trips to Inverness and Ross County. Wise move from the SPFL.

We'll hopefully get clarification whether Rose is the attacking midfielder. Hopefully not. I think most would agree with Steelboy, that we need a creative midfielder with a bit of guile to drag the team up the park and open up defences. Frear and Cadden can be excellent attacking outlets but they would benefit greatly from a Nicky Law type pulling the strings. This is why names like Scougall and Carey excite me.

Possibly. I have reservations over the quality of player that is willing to tie himself down to a trial at this point of the summer. Probably reading too much into it mind you.

I agree but it looks like we've chose our left back and he sounds like a bit of a punt.

A pacy forward was mentioned somewhere along the line too....

Players in the same bracket as Scougall and Stewart shouldn't be wildly out of reach. While our budget will be tight, we have lost 2 of our biggest earners and there is more money than usual floating about Scottish football this summer courtesy of the TV deal and Celtic. Regarding the players mentioned, Scougall has said he's considering offers from Scotland. Stewart meanwhile will probably come back up the road on loan with someone playing a fraction of his wage. There will obviously be plenty of competition for him though.

Burrows confirmed on twitter that the delay in naming the new left sided defender relates to injury/fitness. Shame, I was hoping we'd prioritise left back for a bit of proven quality.

Not overly keen on the home strip although it does bring back memories of a Tommy Coyne Pony effort. Away is a belter.

I think we just need to be patient. We are probably looking at 10+ signings this summer and they will vary in quality, experience and anticipated contribution. Burrows enthusiasm suggests to me that we'll make a number of signings at the Moult/McHugh end of the spectrum. To date, I'd say Bigi and Carson probably fit into that category. My hunch is that the proposed attacking midfielder will be along similar lines.

Maybe just teasing the muppets like us that'll go searching for a name. Otherwise, a player under contract to end of June - it is a bid odd though. Hopefully more news to come today.

Burrows up early for a busy and productive day. Fingers crossed for 1 or 2 big signings.

The retweet from Kenny Millar is why I'm taking it seriously but yeah, not the best of articles.

The Sun, who revealed the imminent Cummings move, reporting Hibs are interested in Stewart and Moult.

I'd always welcome Quinn back, particularly with the diminishing contribution of Lasley and Hammell, however I thought injuries were starting to catch up with him. Talking of ex Motherwell defenders, I wonder where Nicky Devlin will end up. Left Ayr and seemingly one of the best players in the Championship last season.

According to the Sounders, he's a defensive midfielder that can play centre back or right back. He may have a Pearson/Cadden type engine but more of a defensive all rounder with less technical ability I suspect.

I agree Moult is the better striker but Cummings has 3 years to go in his contract while Moult can sign a pre-contract in 6 months. Hibs are in a strong position financially and their manager has publically stated their ambition to finish top 2. With record ST sales, serious money will be spent. I suspect Liam Boyce will be their first choice striker mind you.