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Really? I thought he came on and immediately made several runs beyond the winger that we'd been crying out for all game. I thought he looked frustrated with his teammates rather than disinterested. Either way, there is no way that Jensen is, or can be, our long term answer to left back because he's not good enough on his left foot, so I see little point in persisting with him in that role. MacKenzie is here until summer at least and we should utilise him, it gives the team much needed balance. The jury is out on Jensen, he looks technically good but very lightweight, but I'd play him at right back and give Devlin a much-required rest.

He sounds ace. It's a real shame that despite his eighteen goals between now and May being instrumental in our 100% winning streak in the league, that he'll have to sit in the stands as his teammates lift the cup.

I reckon he'll go back out on loan. If only there was a former manager at an east coast championship side.

Timothy Akindelini the latest youth player to fuck off before kicking a ball

I much preferred the three foreigners rule, this way seems a bit backwards. We can just chuck guys like Boyd and Emslie in and just not play them. Realistically, we don't have a big enough squad to worry about only having 22-23 players registered for Europe anyway, and there's a strong chance we don't get there. Edit: just now, it would be Nisbet, Devlin, Shinnie, Doohan, MacKenzie, Boyd, Emslie and Milne.

I was just being facetious. I was hinting at him being too shite for the amateur fifth division.

He "can also play on the wing".

Yes it fucking is

Interesting. I assume he'll just be going elsewhere? He's played a fair bit for cove, and Hartley has been very complimentary, but it's a large step to our first team. Would hate to see him sit on our bench sharing minutes with Nisbet and Ambrose, as he'll end up getting very few minutes. If one of those two had left in this window, I'd feel a bit more comfortable with a young lad taking a spot ahead of going out on loan to, perhaps, the championship. I'd have thought that six months at a championship side with a view to challenging next season might be optimal. Saying that, we did try to sign another striker, so perhaps Thelin feels it's imperative to have four strikers competing for one position.

Is there a limit on how low the league can be?

We've managed to hold onto Ambrose, that's the main thing. It's always a worry in January.

We'll never know

Yassss

Good. Eighteen months of unprofessionalism and just generally being shite, alongside eighteen months of hope that the original Duk might return. It was all too much.

Aye, people like me are fairly quick to give the club hassle for not playing youth, but this is a big problem. We're probably only ever likely to get two or three youth players coming through that will make it in any one batch. I think Pirie and now Carrol are two that didn't even make the bench yet (maybe they did, I can't remember, no minutes though). That's basically an entire year group of youth ruled out.

It was a fake story I believe I don't think an all-knowing superior alien race on another planet could even turn Ambrose into a footballer. It's like trying to turn gold into a tree.

Jensen is nowhere near as good as MacKenzie. He looks completely out of place at left back. Not convinced he's better going forward than Devlin either, who's had plenty of assists and goals. Rest I'd agree with. Would like to see more than MacDonald out though. Hopefully Duk or Ambrose.

I'm assuming that will be made permanent today? I'm assuming that the Dundee fans would be as vitriolic in their abuse of the wee hun cunt as we would be? Actually, it'd be good if he stayed at Dundee, only to be punted to their reserves for the next 6 months. Training with the kitchen staff.

Please have a left foot Please have a left foot Please have a left foot

Strange one if true. I've seen him a few times on the telly, and he never really stood out, without looking terrible either. I was under the impression that he hadn't significantly kicked on from his Cove days. I guess as back up for penrice it's not a terrible signing.

He looked nowhere near ready for the first team, despite his goals. Very lightweight. To the extent that I'm not even sure he'd even benefit from a loan. One for next season I expect.

Aye, I'm possibly seeing something in Palaversa that isn't there, but I think he's got something about him. I guess what I'm saying is that he has a higher ceiling than the others. I don't see Keskinen, Okkels or Jensen being worth a few million at any point, or maybe not even seeing out their deals. Palaversa has some very good attributes that could turn him into a quality midfielder. Yes, ever since McInnes left we've been inconsistent in recruitment, but that's mainly down to Cormack not getting the structure in place. We've still made a few signings that have been good, and wouldn't have ever occurred under McInnes. The biggest problem though, is that when the manager goes, everything else goes with him. We should be able to transition between one and manager and the next with little fuss. On the plus side, we've certainly had a lot of practice.

You could just not look? My biggest fear is that we get another number 9 in, but don't offload any of the others. Thelin seems to want to involve every player in the squad, and I can see him arseing about with a mix of Ambrose, Nisbet and Duk for thirty minutes every game. At present, the volume of options is doing as much harm as the quality. I'd like to see two out, one in, but I'd settle for one out, one in. I think we'll just get the one in. The problem with that is that we never get partnerships built. Nisbet got maybe five minutes with a tiring Gueye yesterday, and I see the exact same thing happening with the replacement.

It seems I've not done a roundup of our signings so far this season. Disgraceful. Mitov - good Jensen - jury's out Tobers - good Dorrington - jury's out Nilsen - good/jury's out Palaversa - good Keskinen - jury's out Okkels - jury's out Nisbet - fail Ambrose - horrendous I've gone jury's out on many, because I'm feeling generous. They all look like average squad players to me apart from Tobers and Palaversa, who I think will go on to be very good players. Mitov, of course, is good because we knew he was. Keskinen will be one of these lads who suddenly finds out what he's supposed to be doing and will turn out good, but who knows if that will be with us. Overall, I'd say that recruitment has been weak. We're paying out money for players who are just okay. Coupled with the complete imbalance, everything seems a little disjointed. We desperately need someone in to oversee the football operation, and keep Thelin at arm's length. The recruitment guy reeks of a return to the McInnes situation that we've been desperately trying to move away from. I have a fear that we're going to get a couple of random loans in the next couple of games, in positions we're already covered, and we essentially go with what we've got until the end of the season. As an aside, I think Jensen is worse than Devlin, but will slowly replace him for the remainder of the season.

Aye, I was there 96, was that when Judas Wright scored from the halfway line against Dons' legend Nicky Walker? I remember thinking it would be great to watch on the telly that night, but it coincided with a TV strike or some pish, so I've never seen the goal again.