2025/26 Ins & Outs Discussion

[joewarkfanclub]

2 minutes ago, wellfan said:

While I’d be gutted to lose a lot of our players, everyone is replaceable, and with a top-quality manager in place, I’ve no doubt he’d find the right replacements to fit his system and style of play.

I know this is the reality for a club like ours.

But it would be nice, just once, to be able to keep a group together and build something special.

I think this manager and this group of players are capable of winning something, particularly if the gaffer got 2 or 3 windows to do it.

The good thing right now is our relatively strong financial position will allow us to see off any lowball offers for our better players.

So we shouldnt be losing too many bodies, if any, this month.

[wellfan]

1 minute ago, joewarkfanclub said:

I know this is the reality for a club like ours.

But it would be nice, just once, to be able to keep a group together and build something special.

I think this manager and this group of players are capable of winning something, particularly if the gaffer got 2 or 3 windows to do it.

The good thing right now is our relatively strong financial position will allow us to see off any lowball offers for our better players.

So we shouldnt be losing too many bodies, if any, this month.

Yeah, we’re in a strong enough financial position and on an upward trajectory that we don’t need to accept any of the usual pathetic offers from rival clubs, especially when most of our best assets are on good long-term deals anyway.

[joewarkfanclub]

Get Slatts on a longer term deal, renew SODs, clear out the deadwood and get 1 or 2 in to bolster the squad and we go into the second half of the season in pretty good shape.

[steelman1991]

22 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said:

renew SODs

Something that if it had been suggested even 6 months ago - would have been met with derision.........................and that would just have been from me 😄

[joewarkfanclub]

9 minutes ago, steelman1991 said:

Something that if it had been suggested even 6 months ago - would have been met with derision.........................and that would just have been from me 😄

Agreed.

The thought of renewing both SODs and McGinn last year seemed mental. Especially after McGinns injury problems.

Both of them have been outstanding this season and contribute so much both on and off the park.

Who woulda thunk asking footballers to play football would have had such success! 

[wellup83]

2 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said:

The thought of renewing both SODs and McGinn last year seemed mental. Especially after McGinns injury problems

A lots been made of Mcginn's injury. In fairness, he's had one long term injury and then an unfortunate reoccurrence. Probably due to a premature return. Both well worthy of extensions in my view.

[Stuwell2]

14 hours ago, The African said:

What sort of value would we put on TJ?

A couple of days ago I had an article from a South African football site appear on Facebook regarding TJ and bemoaning the fact that he didn't get picked up by Kaiser Chiefs when he left Leicester. Now that he is near top scorer in the Scottish Premiership and having briefly shone at the African Cup of Nations, they reckon he is valued well beyond their budget with a price tag of between 5 and 6 million. 

Seemed unrealistic to me but if that is what others are thinking....

Am feeling a wee but sorry for the Kaiser Chiefs and it’s not all about the money for me so I’d accept £4M.

 

[weeyin]

2 hours ago, joewarkfanclub said:

Who woulda thunk asking footballers to play football would have had such success! 

And also who woulda thunk asking footballers to play football would have met with such resistance from certain quarters?

[Orinoco]

Strikers are more expensive. So at least £5 million. He has pace which is a big bonus in modern football.

[Richie]

Goaaal

2-0

Watt 

Taking the absolute piss

[texanwellfan]

4 hours ago, Richie said:

Goaaal

2-0

Watt 

Taking the absolute piss

Wrong thread? 

[robsterwood]

The sun's a scum all news rag. Liverpool supporters detest them after fake reports.

[robsterwood]

Tm gotta be worth 5 mil plus. He got pace. He can finish. He's got composure. Prob best forward in league. Better than chermiti and he cost a bit.

[SteelmaninOZ]

I hear sevco are looking at Watt.

[AllyMax]

3 minutes ago, SteelmaninOZ said:

I hear sevco are looking at Watt.

Bullshit story in the sun from a few days ago. No quotes from either club and a vague paragraph about how 'Danny Rohl is aware of Elliot Watt'

[FirParkCornerExile]

6 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Strikers are more expensive. So at least £5 million. He has pace which is a big bonus in modern football.

No way hes in a £5 million bracket. If we were offered £2 million that would a good offer.

[Andy H]

Sevco can have Watt for 5 million if they want him...

[FirParkCornerExile]

On a totally unrelated matter. Has anyone else noticed the improvements in the Fir park floodlights. Night games shown on TV used to have dark spots all over the pitch but now its really bright and clear. They must have upgraded them.

[0Neils40yarder]

51 minutes ago, SteelmaninOZ said:

I hear sevco are looking at Watt.

That's a noisy rumour to have got to Oz

[FirParkCornerExile]

2 minutes ago, 0Neils40yarder said:

That's a noisy rumour to have got to Oz

Our players will be interesting many clubs , its the nature of the game but the Daily Ranger and The Sun need to build it up into something it isn't to appeal to their base customers..

[robsterwood]

It's so boring and unimaginative that they don't see players outside spl but 5 mil plus wil start bid for any of our stars. We got best midfield in spl. I trust Jens to buy well too.

[joewarkfanclub]

10 hours ago, wellup83 said:

A lots been made of Mcginn's injury. In fairness, he's had one long term injury and then an unfortunate reoccurrence. Probably due to a premature return. Both well worthy of extensions in my view.

Oh absolutely.

With hindsight and a new Sports Scientist who actually monitors load management, its maybe no surprise that our injury problems seem to have diminished.

At the time of issuing the new contracts though, it still seemed a risk....

[joewarkfanclub]

1 hour ago, SteelmaninOZ said:

I hear sevco are looking at Watt.

Aye, but its Tony Watt! 😍😍😍

[wellon]

22 hours ago, steelman1991 said:

Something that if it had been suggested even 6 months ago - would have been met with derision.........................and that would just have been from me 😄

I'm one of the ones who was a critic and I've got to say , justifiably , he was there when about 4 bosses got their jotters BUT  he has been a revelation recently.  Looks faster too.Well done SOD,  turned me round.

[Busta Nut]

I think Ap Stam's tea is out. I like him so I feel a bit bad for him.
An old man ( a random person I got talking to) told me Hendry is done for the season. Who knows how true it is or where he heard it but that would indicate we need another no9 at least.

Feels harsh bringing in a LB but I think it would be wise. 

Sell no cunt. (for less than £3m)