Kmcalpin

McGuinness?

That mid 70s squad was the best I've seen in all my years of going to Fir Park. As Grizzly says it had a good blend of everything. Skill, pace, character and hardness.

I'm usually not one to critricise the club, but I feel that something hasn't been right over the past year off the field. There's a number of unfilled posts (CEO, Communications etc), mistakes have been made eg Hammell's appointment and GA's extension and sacking; Alan Burrows surprise departure; relationship with the fans has deteriorated; and the club has been rudderless. Now the Society may have had a part fo play in all this too. Something needs to change off the field.

Sky reporting about about £380k

I'd like to see a RB, LB, CB and midfielder but that's a massive ask.

He's obviously being hawked around by some party. A young man in a hurry. I suspect that Beith are far from being a wee amateurish (in the loosest possible sense) junior club.

Just to be clear that's pretty much true of all Scots clubs bar 2 or maybe 4 at push. We're no exception.

What did he say again?

That's my initial thought.

I find them very odd. He wasn't with us that long, left under a cloud and we don't usually post such messages about former players retiring from other clubs. Downright strange.

Yes that's right Greg. We usually field very young teams and the likes of Airdrie and Hamilton play older and more experienced ones, maybe to get a result. The only important factor is getting our lads gametime.

That's what usually happens in these games.

We've drawn the short straw then. You always want to avoid playing the promoted team away from home on day one.

Agree that defence needs attention. Both out wide and in the middle. That would give us a solid base on which to build. Need to offload some though.

For those who haven't heard yet, the Society's AGM will be held on 25 July. 7pm at Fir Park. A chance to air your views, ask questions and vote.

Is he the type of striker we need.? 36 years old and never a prolific scorer. What kind of striker can we afford though?

9 changes at HT. Trialist striker now on.

Not at the moment. We have "areas of concern" in the team as I see it, but not alarmed yet. I hope we manage to strengthen before the League Cup though as thats one of the only 2 trophies we have a realistsic chance of doing well in. The lack of off the field bodies including a CEO? Yes, that is a matter for concern.

You'd imagine that Maguire will be in the frame alongside Mugabi and Shields maybe?? McGinley, Tierney, Mahon and Danzaki can't be completely discounted either.

Reading through P & B today and some very good posts, and some nonsense ones of course . As things stand, I reckon we'll struggle, but there's a long way to go in the transfer window, so by no means panicking. I reckon we need a RB, LB, CB, MF and goalscoring striker. That might well depend on some fringe players leaving or going out on loan of course due to budget constraints.

A very dangerous thing to do. By doing so you might miss a gem of information. Nobody is all right or all wrong.

I don't quite get the some of the comments about Harry Paton. He had a lot of catching up to do last season and we didn't really see a lot of him. I doubt he'll be one of the top "stars" but SK obviously sees something in him. Time will tell and the jury is still out for me.

Good luck to the lad. He deserves a consistent run of games. I hope he kicks on. A great attitude.

If accurate, relatively good news. I feared it would be several months. We're now at the nadir of comings and goings - we've more or less heard of all the departures but haven't yet heard of the arrivals.

Where did you see this?