bobbybingo Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 Talking of Moult and Lewis, I see Ryan Bowman was released by Shrewsbury Town. And no, I'm not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 Just now, bobbybingo said: Talking of Moult and Lewis, I see Ryan Bowman was released by Shrewsbury Town. And no, I'm not. Bowman was great for us, no nonsense front man put himself and his elbows about a bit I liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well_said Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 15 minutes ago, Spiderpig said: Bowman was great for us, no nonsense front man put himself and his elbows about a bit I liked him. Better than obika. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pretzel Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 Stevie Mallan and former Aberdeen center-back Clark Robertson are looking to find clubs in Scotland. Robertson seems to have a decent enough CV but I can't really remember much about him. Mallan always seemed to flatter to deceive, St Mirren would seem the obvious choice. Hopefully, Kettlewell has put a deadline on the contract renewals as opposed to last year when someone signed on the eve of the campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbybingo Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 33 minutes ago, Spiderpig said: Bowman was great for us, no nonsense front man put himself and his elbows about a bit I liked him. Yeah, I liked his style too. Wonder how he'd cope with VAR, right enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 28 minutes ago, pretzel said: Stevie Mallan and former Aberdeen center-back Clark Robertson are looking to find clubs in Scotland. Robertson seems to have a decent enough CV but I can't really remember much about him. Mallan always seemed to flatter to deceive, St Mirren would seem the obvious choice. Hopefully, Kettlewell has put a deadline on the contract renewals as opposed to last year when someone signed on the eve of the campaign. I thought Mallan would be in his mid-30s by now. Nope. 28. 😳 I've not seen enough/remember anything of Robertson, but he seems to fit the bill for the kind of signing we'd make. 30 now, has decent experience in Championship/League 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 2 hours ago, Spiderpig said: Bowman was great for us, no nonsense front man put himself and his elbows about a bit I liked him. Maybe if you are into bloodsports. Ryan Bowman made Curtis Main look prolific. He scored 10 league goals over three seasons and 70+ matches. His league goal tallies were 2, 7 and 1. Last season he scored 1 goal in 26 for Shrewsbury which makes the fact he's been freed not that surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan97 Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 Seen this on pie & bov Scott Burns on twitter saying he's not sure about the Easton rumours. https://x.com/ScottBurns75/status/1795873846538498222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 Can't wait til John Obika is unveiled as a brand new signing cause fek knows what's going on with him so anything could happen at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 2 hours ago, Ya Bezzer! said: Maybe if you are into bloodsports. Ryan Bowman made Curtis Main look prolific. He scored 10 league goals over three seasons and 70+ matches. His league goal tallies were 2, 7 and 1. Last season he scored 1 goal in 26 for Shrewsbury which makes the fact he's been freed not that surprising. agree - would prefer not to go for someone with a proven record of not scoring I'd like to think we'd be making moves for some of the better strikers in the Scottish Championship - likes of Paton , 23years old and scored +20 goals per season. Appreciate may need a small signing fee . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 29, 2024 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 1 hour ago, wellsince75 said: I'd like to think we'd be making moves for some of the better strikers in the Scottish Championship - likes of Paton , 23years old and scored +20 goals per season. Appreciate may need a small signing fee . Worth remembering the last guy we signed from the Championship who had hit double figures in that league. He proceeded to come to us and score 3 goals in around 50 games. Saying that, I'm not against the club putting out some money on a transfer fee if the chances are good we could bring them in and get a season or two before selling them on for a profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderpig Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 1 hour ago, wellsince75 said: agree - would prefer not to go for someone with a proven record of not scoring I'd like to think we'd be making moves for some of the better strikers in the Scottish Championship - likes of Paton , 23years old and scored +20 goals per season. Appreciate may need a small signing fee . Nobody ever suggested we make a move for Bowman, it was just a comment on how I liked his style and application when he was at Fir park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 1 hour ago, David said: Worth remembering the last guy we signed from the Championship who had hit double figures in that league. He proceeded to come to us and score 3 goals in around 50 games. Saying that, I'm not against the club putting out some money on a transfer fee if the chances are good we could bring them in and get a season or two before selling them on for a profit. Who was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 4 minutes ago, grizzlyg said: Who was that? Shields, I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted May 29, 2024 Report Share Posted May 29, 2024 27 minutes ago, weeyin said: Shields, I imagine. Ahhhh so it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted May 30, 2024 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 Not that every Championship-level striker will do as badly as Shields, of course. But the gulf in quality is there for us to see when the playoffs happen each year usually. Some fans complain when we sign a no-name player from the lower reaches of the English league, but I'd hazard a guess that the leagues we're signing from down south are likely better quality overall than the Championship up here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 7 hours ago, David said: Not that every Championship-level striker will do as badly as Shields, of course. But the gulf in quality is there for us to see when the playoffs happen each year usually. Some fans complain when we sign a no-name player from the lower reaches of the English league, but I'd hazard a guess that the leagues we're signing from down south are likely better quality overall than the Championship up here. I hear you David . The broader the net the broader the opportunity of getting good players. Re Shields - it was a massive gamble. He'd scored something like 20 goals in over 100 appearances at lower level - albeit 8 in his final season before coming to us. The data of 1 goal every 5-6 games should have been a red flag At least the likes of Parton has notched up c50 goals in 100 appearances - that's the kind of player I'd love to see us land. Guys who've actually got a decent record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 There's still no word of the mysteriously missing Jon Obika. I've checked the Official website daily for updates or corrections but, nothing. If its an error of omission no-one has bothered to rectify it. If it isn't that then why is it so mysterious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davkel Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 Obika still has a year left on contract .. he is still with us .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 38 minutes ago, davkel said: Obika still had a year left on contract .. he is still with us .. He has an option for a further year, which based on what Weir said at the AGM, the club was in control of. Edit: actually, he might have meant newer contracts with options. Perhaps his is player controlled and they're trying to tell him to GTF, hence the no mention of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 1 minute ago, davkel said: Obika still has a year left on contract .. he is still with us .. But the question is….. why does he not show up on official list of players and their status? maybe the person typing the list got to Obika but then incurred a mysterious wrist injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanos Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 Bruce Anderson signs for Killie. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg338xw9veno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoBair14 Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 Surely there will be a roumer soon on players coming in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StAndrew7 Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 12 minutes ago, alanos said: Bruce Anderson signs for Killie. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg338xw9veno Their announcement videos were good value: https://x.com/KilmarnockFC/status/1795843044719341983 https://x.com/KilmarnockFC/status/1795845806114935222 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted May 30, 2024 Report Share Posted May 30, 2024 12 minutes ago, alanos said: Bruce Anderson signs for Killie. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg338xw9veno As anticipated on this board some months ago. Could Killie not have waited another 48 hours to announce this? He is a signed Livingston player until midnight tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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