RicoS321

We used to get this under McInnes too. Substandard signings playing ahead of youth because you've signed them and either need to keep them happy or need to prove to your own ego that it was a good signing. McLennan won a penalty in his first game for Saints yesterday, showing that you can be both pish and occasionally useful. I don't think Morris has even that value yet. He's at the level of Samuels and Parker (Josh) or Monakana. Like those, I'm struggling to see any avenue open to improve him as a player. He's probably as fast and strong as he's likely to get. Either way, he's not going to benefit from game time, he needs focused training and investment on the training ground before we should be seeing him again. Duncan is entirely different, in that he needs game time to get him used to playing against powerful adults, and develop his physique, applying his already obvious abilities at a different level. You can see clearly how he can improve over time and leave us with a very good first team player.

Of course it makes a difference, just not the two people, or parties you state. Or, sorry, the differences are minimal. I'd be interested to hear the very different energy policies. I mean actual policy, not what both of them said they would do.

I think he's a dick.

The global energy market. There is zero reason for it to exist in the way it does other than ideology. The UK isn't buying global gas (or certainly very little of it). Nuclear and renewables are serving the majority of our electricity needs, but are selling at the market price. What is the purpose of any political party if there's a huge elephant in the room that nobody is allowed to question? One that it entirely made up. I'm not familiar with the California situation but the answer elsewhere in the world is not going to be electric cars (I have one). It's not going to be cars full stop. The notion that we can live in a planet where everyone has their own individual metal box to shuttle them back and forth simply - and only - due to bad city design is ludicrous. They're right to ban the sale of new petrol/diesel cars by 2035 for very obvious reasons, but I have little faith in any government anywhere providing a solution. There's no excuse for any Western country not solving the problem in that timeframe. We seem to be in an age of complete paralysis when the biggest disasters (peak fossil fuel and climate change) are staring us in the coupon. We're failing on every single metric that the planet could ever set for us and being told to play a childish game of blue versus red while it happens. I struggle to see why anyone is discussing Biden Vs Trump or Tory Vs Labour, or even independence Vs Westminster as if it's in any way relevant.

That's really good seabass. Well done sir.

He's absolutely brilliant. I love him. He'd make a great vice president in 2024.

I'm likely to sign up to this. Anyone else on here going to? I've had a long think, and I believe it's incumbent on everyone in the UK to sign up to this. It's the equivalent of the Iraq war protests, morally speaking. That's about all I can compare it to. Then, it was about sending poor young lads to their deaths (not just that of course) and now it's about people freezing to death. When it comes down to it, the only justification I can give for not joining in is that I can afford to pay my bills. In other words: "I'm alright (Jack)" or "it's okay, it's not me it's affecting". I mean, I'll give my £20 per month to cancer research or whatever, facelessly "doing my bit", but really that's just something for my ego - it's completely meaningless. If I can't actually do something meaningful for people in this country when they need help, that doesn't say much about me. It's the right thing to do, isn't it? We're literally saying that people will have to die this winter because of a man made fictional global market. Guys? You realise we just made this shit up? Shouldn't we just change the game slightly to make it a little less deathly? No? Anybody have a different opinion? Is there any other reason than "I'm alright Jack" that others have for not signing up? I'm sure I haven't thought of everything.

Yes, once. A back three though. He's got the attributes defensively, albeit a little small. He'd be no worse than McRorie and would allow McRorie into midfield.

I don't think he deserves game time, but certainly to be given time in training to get up to speed. Duncan should be ahead of him at the moment, but I'm with you on the number ten. I guess they're just difficult to come by. I think it's between Clarkson and Duk for that role depending on who we're playing (or particular stage in the game). Roberts might not be as shite as first impressions suggested when he returns too. I think Goodwin has done the right thing in taking a gamble on no more faces. There are already a few of the new signings that don't look that good, and we've still got Watkins and Ramirez to keep happy until January. The last thing we need is another unhappy squad member with so many new faces in the door. Despite a decent start, it was always going to take a few windows to overcome the Glass debacle (in recruitment). We're probably ahead of schedule if anything. Edit: also, McKenzie should be covering Scales against the Tims.

In response to another tweet, or just a random thought out loud? If the latter, hopefully the club are giving him any support he needs and looking after him.

Etiquette would be to post a link or tell us what he said. I find Twitter really shit to navigate. I'm not a user of it. I did just check his page and saw a congratulations to David Bates, which seems the opposite of cryptic, so I'm guessing that there was something further that I'm not seeing.

Just Ramirez and Watkins left then! Impressive turnover for a windae. Good move for McLennan too, he'll maybe work out how not to fall over the ball for them. He's fast and has a decent strike on him if he could only work out which leg is which.

I'm voting to keep your account.

Or the former defence secretary who brings his mates to meetings with him.

Yep, he's certainly first sub in my eyes. I think Goodwin would be more likely to play Besuijen and Hayes with Clarkson, which is fine. Duncan has to stay at pittodrie* and get minutes ahead of Morris and Kennedy. An extended contract too, it's rare you get a powerful fast winger, it's important to keep hold of him. Some of the signings are going to be pish, so it's great to have young players coming through to add to the squad and make up for the duds. It really takes the pressure off the manager. *I mean not go out on loan.

Who'd have thought that taking off yer shite players would have such an impact. We're much better. Well done Vinny. Should have had a pen a few minutes earlier.

Cheers Jim.

That's a fairly rank performance so far. Tight pitch and they're sitting in, but the lack of invention is very last season. It's showing the lack of quality in depth in the squad and obviously the difficulty in such a huge turnover of players. That right hand side of Shayden and Jayden is fairly rank. Morris isn't better than McLennan, which is a little shit. With Clarkson and Hayes missing we lack energy and creativity. McRorie been pish too. I'd take on Hayes and Duk. Kennedy been okay, but he doesn't penetrate, he'll do the easy ball in that nearly gets through to the striker.

Wouldn't it be better if he could play against us?

I think it's one of the areas of the pitch where competition isn't actually a necessity, rather "cover" is a more appropriate term. Scales and Stewart will rarely be dropped and central defence is about building a partnership and continuity. It's not really an area you want to see chopping and changing to induce competition. It's really difficult to find a player that is good, but will happily spend long periods of the season on the bench waiting for an injury or suspension. Thus we need a utility player perhaps that can cover right back and midfield to ensure that they get plenty of game time. Dominic Ball would barely have played a minute for us if he could just cover centre back for instance. Whilst he wasn't amazing, he covered a lot of roles adequately. If we get Ronan in, then him, Clarkson and Ramadani should be good enough to hold the midfield on the rare occasion that McRorie has to cover for Stewart (Stewart doesn't seem to suffer from indiscipline and central defenders outwith Mikey Devlin seem to be injured much less than others - usually they suffer a bad one if getting injured!). If Bates is still here later this week then it's effectively problem solved either way.

Lewis Ferguson plays his first six minutes for Bologna against some no marks fae Milan. AC? Named after a fucking voltage or some pish. Never heard of them.

It's frustrating. I hate signing players for cover, but you're probably right. A Dom Ball type (like McRorie but worse!) that can cover defensive midfield and the right side of defence would be ideal (assuming bates is away). McKenzie can be cover for the left side of defence positions. I think we should go lean unless a good signing pops up and deal with it in January. We've had a huge turnover and I'd like to see us bed them in first so we can work out who the duds are.

Been quite quiet from the club on signings. With Ramirez, Bates and McLennan not on the bench today, it's vital that we move these three on. The longer you have senior professionals (and McLennan) on the bench, the more disruptive it will be. I'd probably shift Watkins too if we can get someone to pay out his contract. We're light in midfield (assuming Polvara is deemed not good enough), we can't rely on Clarkson every week. I'd like to see us offload before getting anyone else though. That should be the priority and I'd probably cope if we had no more in before January.

It was, much like the St Mirren game, we were absolutely ruthless after it. In both, the sending off resulted in a scored penalty, which takes the pressure off and the opponent has to change tactic from sitting in, which gives us the space to be as good as we can be. Not sure it tells us much about playing against 11 unfortunately! The sending off was a result of the keeper passing short to his defender from the goal kick. Besuijen read it and was on him in a second. He tackled him and the guy (Fitzpatrick) just turned and brought him down without thinking. He was through on goal, in the box with the keeper on his line. A certain red, but a little lucky at the same time. Great play from Besuijen.

Aye, slow start turned out really good. They were the better team up until that fantastic bit of persistence from Vinny. The correct call from the ref, who was very good today (although our second pen didn't look like a pen from where I was). After the pen we were really good with some great attacking moves. Hayes was really good again, especially that pass for the fourth. Besuijen ran them ragged at times and Miovski leads the line tremendously, he's going to be a great signing with his movement and finishing. Scales very good too with the rest of the defence getting pass marks. Clarkson wasn't great and showed the difficulty in relying on a youngster in that role. Ramadani started poorly again, being very weak in the challenge, but finished well and covered the fullbacks and midfield well. That allowed McRorie the freedom to tank about, disrupting and even scoring (looked like a miss-hit, but perhaps harsh!). Great to see Duncan getting minutes (he should be first in line ahead of Kennedy and Morris) and his first goal, which was a great cross even if it hadn't gone in. Between Besuijen and Hayes for man of the match for me.