Kmcalpin

Goals scored or appearances?

GA and to a lesser extent SH have questions to answer.

A bit on the low side. I would have thought circa £750k. Depends on what the add ons are though.

Harry Paton? I don't keep up with the development lads but thought that Spiers created a decent impression early in season before going to Stenhousemuir on loan. Maybe he just didn't kick on.

The transfer window opens tomorrow.

The norm with most teams now. Usually, but not always, at the request of the buying team. By way of illustration, Kevin Nisbet has left Hibs for a "Significant 7 figure fee". What does that mean?

Did they renew once he departed?

Thats 100% correct. It was indeed a senior CA who met with the players.

Presumably our club will have some say on the matter no?

Sorry to see Deano go, but good luck to him wherever he ends up.

Not quite my take. I take the view that the Board, for reasons unknown, neither "backed nor sacked" GA at the start of the season. Money was held back and given to SH in January. Questions should be asked about that indecision.

At a senior level in the game?

Agree with you Allan and OTF. A bad idea, a very bad one. He wasn't a success as manager, didn't promote youth and his record in the Academy was ???????? Also his relationship with players?

Likewise. Surely safety concerns at catering point queues. The stand badly needs a clean and refurbishment.

Thistle have always been media darlings for as long as I can recall. Ross County won't be forgiven by the BBC. A few years ago, Richard Gordon patronisingly announced that every Scots fan loved Thistle.

Thinking back to last Sunday when United brought on Cudjoe. A modern day Russell Latapy. Not a big lad but strong as an ox. He was able to shrug off challenges and we couldn't wrest the ball from him. He flattened 2 or 3 of our lads who were much bigger than him.

It's odd that the list doesn't differentiate between those who have been offered new contracts and those who haven't.

David Devine is interesting Alloa. Presumably he's one who hasn't been offered a new deal?

Sounds as though Make Your Mind Up time is rapidly approaching. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23557035.stuart-kettlewell-hoping-motherwell-clarity-summer-transfers/ I'd expect a faIr turnover of players in the next few months, but a lot is still up in the air. A critical factor will be if we can move on out of favour / fringe players like Shields, Maguire and Morris. There's also quite a few like McGinley, Carroll, Tierney, Danzaki and Mahon about whom we've seen or heard little of late. Then there's those that we'd like to keep presumably, like Goss, Furlong, Casey and Cornelius etc who have still to make their mind up.

Yes, almost certainly thats what he'll be aiming to do. Trim a bloated squad, re-sign a handful of those he wants and then bring in some.

A 36 year old? He'd want a fair wedge of cash and would we be prepared to offer that for a supporting striker. We'd still need a goalscorer. He's never been a proliific striker. Personally I'd do it the other way around. Pay a moderate salary for a workmanlike supporting striker and fork out a bit more for the goalscorer.

I'd be looking for something in the range £500k - £1m probably around £750K but the club will have "set" an asking price. We are perceive as playing in a "diddy" league, somewhere below League 2 in England, and that will be factored into any bid from down south. Less than £500-600K and its not worth our while selling him - he's worth more than that knocking in goals for us. What do I know though?

A good final day in the sun yesterday with the perfect outcome. We sealed 7th place and the extra dosh that attracts. SK also had the opportunity top see more fringe players in action. Good to see Lennon Miller get a start although he had a quiet game. Not convinced about Mugabi though and the jury is still out on Blaney. Mandron doesn't do it for me. A few players looked as if they'd hit the beach. Despite us taking an early lead United totally dominated and barely let us touch the ball. Our midfield was totally anonymous. The penalty changed the game and I'm looking forward to seeing replays of it. Second half was totally different and we really stepped up a gear once United went ahead. The 65 minute substitutions did the trick and we scored a couple of lovelty goals. I thought the changes could have been made at half time but we won. Well done to the Bois for a fantastic display and support. They certainly upped the atmosphere and although they take some stick at times they also deserve credit. Great to end the season on a high - an interesting summer lies ahead.

Not sure about that Exile. My impression is that they are very different in nature. I've yet to see United's penalty from today but have heard several similar accounts of it. I thought Lacovitti's penalty was totally different. The ball was in front of him, he could see it and his arm moves towards it to apparently swat it away either intentionally or unintentionally - arm/hand to ball.

The truth about today is somewhere in the middle. Overall he had a good game and scored a great goal but had a poorish first half, as did many others to be fair. Yes, it was a hospital pass.