Kmcalpin

I completely forgot, we've also got the left back position to think about following Penney's departure; so thats really positions we should be looking to fill. Very wishful thinking! .

Good to see Danzaki has finally put pen to paper and a warm welcome to him, but I'd still like to see another central defender and an experienced defensive midfielder - wishful thinking probably but it might help our finacial position slightly, if Shields moves out on loan to a Championship club.

Depends how you define recent......................St Johnstone?

I don't know if we'll get a fee for Liam Kelly to be honest, given the market for goalies. We might however get a fee a for Max Johnston, especially if he extends his deal. Other than that, KVV?

Thats a very dark picture to paint. IF we get relegated and went part time it would mean clubs like Hamilton, Raith Rovers and Inverness could sustain a core of full time players whereas we couldn't?

A tad negative David. You quote St Johnstone, Ross Country and Livingston as having only slightly lower averages than we do, but don't say that Kilmarnock and St Mirren have only slightly higher averages than we do. In the latter's case, it maybe because they're on a relatviely good run this season. In truth the're's not much difference between the averages of half of the Premiership clubs, although their financial models may be different.

Queens Park and Dundee looking to take Conor Shields on loan.

I remember seeing Benny play too. Very sad.RIP.

He's 26 and now on his 6th club, inclusive of loans. A pattern beginning to emerge maybe ?

Barry Maguire to Dundee on loan? (Rancid)

There are a few more clubs like Darvel, Kelty and Cove who can easily compete with lower level senior clubs. Pretty professional outfits.

Well done to Darvel. Possibly one of the biggest cup upsets in Scottish football history. To put things in perspective though, I'd like to compare their wage bill, and those of several other non senior league teams, with those of Divison 1 or 2 clubs.

Anyone who thinks they or Linlithgow are wee junior clubs is seriously naive.

I think Dykstra was in goal and Chris McCart was redcarded for dissent.

A decent draw.

I'd say we need 3, although thats unlikely in the extreme. A defensive midfielder, a left back and a central defender to replace Lamie. To make that happen we'de need to ship out some players like Morris and O'Donnell. Even at that it would be difficult to do in this window. Can't quite fathom out what happening with SOD. As far as left back is concerned we've surely known for some time that Penney wasn't going to hang around and should be well down the road of sourcing a replacement.

I think some folk are now being a bit harsh on Penney. Don't think he was any worse latterly than he was months ago. He was always good on the attack but a poor defender. That never really changed. Despite the hype I never really bought into him. He's moved on and from what I hear it should be a toss up between SOD and Max Johnston for the LB berth as things stand.

That's a very good turnout.

Yes, a wins a win and we're through. Not a classic performance though from what I hear. Great support - over 1,000 fans (according to the font of all knowldge the BBC). Out of interest who played left back?

Who is at left back????? Slightly odd looking defence.

In this instance then, I'm probably one of the "negative" posters. I guess then everyone looks for something different from this place. Personally, I look for a range of different opinions to allow me to gauge the mood of the support, as a whole. How likely that is in an internet forum, I don't know. If there are negative, or indeed positive, elements within our support, I want to know about them. A degree of negativity within any group is natural and shouldn't be ignored. Sometimes its justifed sometimes its not. Without listening we run the risk of forming a skewed or false view of matters.

Matt Connelly joins Stranraer on loan until the end of the season.

Queens Park too? I'm sure we'd prefer a permanent deal.

An interesting article from the Rancid on Logan Dunachie. Very one sided and it shows our place in the media pecking order...........below East Kilbride. No way would the article have been written in that way if either of the gruesome twosome was involved. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/east-kilbride-boss-responds-motherwell-28978532?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

I suspect we knew some time ago that Penney would move back to Ipswich this month. Presumably then we're looking to find a left wing back? In the meantime, if SOD is still unfit who do we play in that position? AFAIK Max Johnston is purely a right back, as is Paul McGinn. IF thats the case, then the only real option, however undesirable that may be, is to field Ricky Lamie there.