Kmcalpin

Tell Stevie Hammell that. He doesn't seem to be aware of that.

Yes free agents without a contract.

Absolutely. If he doesn't instigate matters tomorrow then the Directors should. No way should he be in charge for Saturday. That doesn't sound nice but the future of our club is at stake. It would also be the kindest outcome for him.

Since Hammell took over, many players have regressed and none have improved. The team is no better now than it was last August and if anything its worse. He has also failed to address glaring weaknesses in defence and midfield. On top of that to have a weaker defence at the end of the window than when it opened is incredible. If the worst happens, there's absolutely no evidence that Hammell has what it takes to bring us back up.

100%. Word gets around and people will apply but we now need to change tack and approach individuals that are of interest to us. It has to be targeted.

Is it likely that the players have downed tools for Hammell?

Not nice to say it but possibly the poorest manager I've seen in over 60 years of going to Fir Park. Sorry it has to end this way but the directors must act quickly. To go into this game with the same poor midfield and an even poorer / thinner defence than we had last August is unacceptable. Its clear the players are just not playing for Hammell.

Going into a crunch relegation match with only 2 fit central defenders is unforgivable. Who didn't see an injury to one of coming. Amateurish.

Then we have to get more from the existing players. Has Hammell got that in him?

Not seen us win this season. On holiday for the Livingston game and missed the Arbroath game with the lurgi.

Our winless run will come to an end, it has to at some point but it won't be tonight. I wonder how many of our new faces will start or even feature?

Still got huge concerns about our midfield and defence. Not addressed so far. Still only 2 central defenders, including Ricki Lamie and a young untried left back.

I hope we're looking to bring in a first pick.

Please no. McGinn is no central defender.

Hopefully, though there could be a number of other reasons as to why they have been underperforming.

I certainly hope so although there are suggestions there's more to come. I'll keep my powder dry as there's a possibility of a new central defender and defenisive midfielder.....time will tell later today about that. These areas have been critically weak all season and surely Hammel has seen that? As things stand at 10.36, the team still looks unbalanced. Hammy is certainly not stupid and was a loyal, model professional and is a decent guy, by all accounts, although I've never met him. Although he played nearly 600 games for us, he was never a great defender. His strengths were his pace and drive going forward and his passing and crossing abilities. These were eyecatching and more than compensated for his lack of defensive ability.

This forum is getting worse! 😂

We have to be prudent of course we do, but we do have £4 m in the bank.

A minimum of 3 please. We should be addressing central defence (we now have 2 fit players there), a replacement left back (we've known Penney was leaving for some time), and a defensive midfielder (we've all known about this deficiency for months).

Agree 100%. We need replacement bodies and fast. The clock is ticking. A good bit of business getting a fee for Sol though.

An ill advised comment and a bit arrogant. Surely others are allowed to disagree with you?

Reece McAlear joins Ayr on loan.

He made it clear he wanted to leave months and months before he eventually departed. Just part of his nomadic career style.

You're probably right. St Johnstone will try to bolster their already huge squad by bringing in someone like Zak Rudden. The clock is ticking and we really really need to do business. I'll reserve judgement until midnight.

The Board failed to back Alexander over the summer. That's part of the problem. He wasn't given a free rein to sign players. They failed to back him or sack him.