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I don't think Bacuna has been given much of a chance. There's a good footballer in there somewhere but if GvB doesn't fancy him and it suits all parties, then it's best to sell.

What I took that to mean was that the board had guaranteed the money in a worst case scenario, but it didn't mean that if we sold that they wouldn't use that cash first rather than dipping into their own pockets when they didn't have to. We also may have loans to directors to repay as well.

Just a tad of an over-reaction here. I am a big, big fan of Ryan Kent - but amazing isnt a word I would use for him whilst at us. Vey good ? Sure. Excellent ? At times, yes. Amazing ? Nope, that is reserved (in my mind) for players like Laudrup and Gascoigne. It is a superlative too far for me

Anyone who isnt "wondering about money" hasnt been paying attention. The Board have said they needed about £8 million to see out the season, we have brought in about £14 mill from Gerrard and Patterson - but that doesnt mean that the excess funds should be spent. Our model is to be self-sufficient and that doesnt always equate to a zero sum game of "we raised £x mill in sales so should also spend £x mill on players". The reality is that, yes, this season is important because of automatic CL entry - but what if we spent the money and didnt win the league ? How far back does that put us financially ? Secondly, do we really actually need to spend that money ? I don't think we do. We have the best squad in the country and the best starting XI. Keep who we have. Hagi will be a miss but he hasnt been playing that well - bring in Wright or Lowry or even Bacuna - there are certainly plenty of options. We all would love to see transfer activity but the beauty of having the best team and the best squad in the country is that it means you dont need to bring reinforcements in when operating from a position of strength. Sometimes less is more.

If Gerrard was still here I doubt we’d be talking about Lowry. Lundstram would have started tonight.

Lowry's a young lad. He played well but he made one or two mistakes too. We have a bipolar tendency - everything's either magnificent or it's awful.

For all he's done well as an emergency centre half, maybe time to give Bassey a break especially with Balogun and Helander back in squad. He's a young lad and last thing we want is for his confidence to take dunt. I like him and like his attitude but he's had a few wobbles over last couple games.

You're right, the margins between good and bad performances can be very thin. I just take the view that being pilloried by the support never results in anyone playing better.

Three more points in the bag , you can sleep tight tonight 😉

I'm willing to put this one down to the weather/conditions but you are correct, the vital spark is missing at the moment but we did have some big players out tonight. Need our offensive players to ignite - Fashion played well as did Lowry. Wright had flashes in 1st half but struggled 2nd half. Aribo and Kent will improve the front line and hopefully Roofe can get back to full fitness / sharpness and Arfield offers something different as well.

Spot on with that. Lowry played even better than I expected, the lad is a real talent.

Bacuna to Birmingham apparently close to going through.

Anyone else feel tonight's match against Livi' could be sticky? We have a number of our better players out due to various reasons and Martindale will have them well organised. The other thing is Bruce Anderson, he has scored against us for three different clubs. Two of those were injury time equalisers for Aberdeen and Acas. Let's hope we begin with tempo and pace? further, I hope Arfield starts and Jack is an option on the bench. I would prefer Jack starts too but he has been out since last February. Glass Half Full Loyal RSC.

Wright seems to be the whipping boy at the moment. Kent over the piece has been poor as has hagi but avoid criticism and get picked regardless of their poor form. Wright on the other hand has to fight for every minute on the park and if he plays half as bad as the others he gets dropped.

Worth noting I don't think he was ever meant to be anything more than that. It's all he was at Aberdeen after all.

Looks to me like were living in a hand to mouth situation 😉 best to get someone from Saudi with more money than sense to sell it to , mon the gers it's time for an Abdul da bull bull supporters club 😄

Like many such players he shows up in flashes but in my view he's far too passive. At Pittodrie last week, he helped create the goal but seemed to struggle through the game with his positioning. As an impact player from the bench, I don't mind him so much but I don't think we can rely on him as a starter. That's maybe a wee bit unfair as he's not had a proper chance but c'est la vie.

I think we will spend some money over the next few days now but Craig is right to emphasis our financial situation so it's imperative that if we're to make a signing - especially for a few million - then it's the right one. The rest of the season is completely vital and I don't envy the board in terms of sticking or twisting.

Apparently he was before going to Italy...

He took the ball off a Livi player near the end. I loved that. Nothing better than a midfielder who can pick a pass and win the ball, so I'm a fan (but a fan trying not to go overboard).

I hear you! I'm just thinking how a lot of fans were not too happy that Patterson never played as much, me to! although that was mainly due to Tav's consistency. I'm not suggesting he starts every match, but he could get more chances to get more game time than Patterson as he can play anywhere across our midfield.

Do what to ourselves? I merely gave an opinion on a player. For me Scott Wright looks like a decent enough wee player but I feel we need far better quality if we are to progress.

Candeias who?

Hurray, John Lundstram's turn is over. Seriously, why do we do this to ourselves.

Frustrating game to watch, probably more so to play in but little will be gained by admonishing the 3 or 4 who deserve it. On the positive side, 3 more points in the bag, Alex Lowry shows that Friday wasn't a flash in the pan, Fashion Sakala by far the best player on the park and, best of all, Ryan Jack back strutting about the Ibrox pitch.

A few positives: Lowry will be a star, Jack is back just in time, Sakala looking good, and Scotty saves us again. 3 points. That’s it.

Ugly ugly ugly win but it's a win - improvement and reinforcements required. Aribo and Kent back for Sunday?

What a finish that is!!

What a finish....

Came off his chest mate! you seen that in one of the camera angles.

Well that 1st half performance is just not good enough. A couple of sparks from Lowry, Wright and Sakala. We look lile a team who have lost their way. Can't see any structure or playing style. Boot up the arse required at half time - we simply can't drop anything tonight or Sunday but we look devoid of ideas or insperation. Huge 45mins ahead.

Tonight's team / squad shows we are much lighter / weak than we were at beginning of January, we need a couple of quality signings in over the weekend.

Expect he will be free and we get a significant wage off the payroll. We didn't pay anything for him so no real loss.

Wright has performed best coming on as an impact player although in saying that his impact usually lasts around about ten minutes then he fades.

Often the issue with wingers off course. Kent suffers from it they more or less all do.

Good point. hadn't thought of that. Bottom line is we cant expect these people to keep covering these losses.

Good for Danish national side which is very strong at the moment. Plays as a right winger but loves to cut inside. Bologna play a 3-5-2 and use him at RWB which doesn't suit. He would tear it up for us playing against park the bus. Loves cutting inside and shooting from the edge of the box. Will happily take a man on and commit. About 6"2 so a decent size. Not Sakala fast but not a slouch either. Don't think we will get him in the end up but if we have 5 million to spend I'd roll the dice on this guy. We will likely lose Aribo and Kent in the summer if they don't renew so we would be gambling slightly but this guy is a good option.

Really good for Denmark.

The important thing is that he scores the winner tomorrow night, if selected.