Kmcalpin

Its not uncommon, and indeed may even be the norm I don't know, for departing (resigned/leaving by mutual consent/sacked whatever) managers to continue to receive their monthly salaries, under some kind of deal, until their contract expires. Examples are Owen Coyle and Craig Levein. If they take another job, their compensation or previous salary is reduced or stopped.

That might reduce his compensation from us?

You can't beat white shorts. As you say they make the C&A really stand out.

I'm sure the end of his contract was 31 May (several months ago). I checked recently and its now 30 June on the Official Website. The other players who have left all had their contracts end on 31 May. Could be a simple error of course that was corrected. I'm not suggesting anything Wullie, but it does seem very odd.

We had no ex players starting today Goggles. Both O'Donnell and Gallagher are still under contract; the latter, interestingly, until 30 June.

Does anyone know when pre season starts?

I like the all round hoop but don't like the white trimmings.

I too haven't seen the video. Why would it have been taken down?

Rest easy, its not obvious.

I'm not sure how GA's 7-10 number will pan out but I'd be looking at bringing in 2 starting centre halves and yes one midfielder. That said, I'd like to see McGinley tried in the middle, as I thought that was his position. We seem to have a lot of experienced defenders and midfielders but how many are real starters? Hopefully we'll concentrate on quality rather than quantity this summer.

Good luck to Charles Dunne. A decent guy by all accounts, who deserves a bit of good luck. Not the best footballer in the world but very quick on his feet and decent in the air. I'm surprised that St Mirren offered him a 2 year deal given his injury record but thats up to them. He also leaves with a bit of class. I wonder if we knew of St Mirren's interest when he was offered a short term deal/pre season training facilities? From the sound of things St Mirren had him medically checked out thoroughly and these things take time. All in all a good moves for both parties. It gives our management team a bit more clarity on the squad make up as rebuilding continues.

Randolph and Ruddy are my top 2 picks and I can't separate them, although they were very different types. Ruddy's best was better than Randolph's and on his day he was unbeatable. However his worst was worse than Randolph's and he was prone to the very rare error, whereas Randolph wasn't. Randolph was the steadier of the two.

A tad harsh Weeyin. I expect a decent ball playing midfielder, at our level, to have a wee bit of pace, work hard and not hide when the going gets tough. Is that unreasonable?

Agreed we need a playmaker in midfield and maybe a holding player, depending on how well Donnelly recovers. However, although not my preference, I don't mind playing long ball football, so long as its successful.

Good luck to him. He deserves a break.

Good news about both lads. I really hope they get the chance to kick on. By all accounts Dean Cornelius has an excellent attitude.

Or Hearts could do what we've done in the past - come to some agreement with the player and let him leave for nought.

Absolutely. Another Ross Forbes? Towards the end of his purple patch, opposing managers had him sussed. A one trick pony? I recall he scored one of his trademark goals against Hearts and Craig Levein going nuclear at one of his defenders for allowing him to cut inside. Not for me.

I thought Heneghan was ok with us. Yes, a few rough edges but he played in a poor team. We could do far far worse.

Agree 100%. Taken at face value, this means that Paterson, promising though he may be, is more talented and experienced than David Turnbull was, even after the number of games he played for us before his operations. Presumably he's viewed as a once in a generation talent. Yes, they are different types of player. Paterson's financial value will consequently rise, boosted by a few Scotland appearances. Once he almost becomes a regular start for the national team, he'll start to suffer from various injuries that affects his availability. Its always been this way. The SFA needs to keep Rangers and Celtic sweet. Conspiracy theory on my part - maybe.

It's hard for us, as fans, to know players' personalities and characters. Sometimes a player's persona on the pitch is totally different to that in the dressing room. A do or die type on the pitch may be a disruptive barrackroom lawyer off it. The manager will know best.

Thats my recollection too. I'm sure he had an attitude problem before he left.

My thoughts exactly.

Does anyone know when the transfer window opens? If its July, quite a few clubs, including us, could be struggling to field decent teams for the opening League Cup fixtures.

I'm very hopeful that all our ST holders will be able to attend games from late July/August on.