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A rumour going about Ravel Morrison, not sure if there is any truth in it, he has added a few of our players and the gaffer on one of his social media accounts and he is out of contract in 6 months

Yeah we are doing what we normally do because he polarises the support, undervaluing him, he is worth more than 10 million to us, we would need to go some way to replace him and the goal/assists he has provided.

Why did McCauly come off last night, is he injured

I can see Hardie leaving, he really is at the stage of his career where he needs to be playing every week, same goes for Shankland, if he was to come to us he would be 3rd in the pecking order, we need a guy in his prime right now, stiffeling these guys development won't help them in the long run and to be honest they probably aren't good enough for us for the time being.

With Hardie I think he should move on to somewhere where he is guaranteed first team football, pity we couldn't have first option to buy him back if there was a deal to be had.

With Shankland if they do go for him, get him straight back out to Ayr, give Gerrard time to evaluate him over the summer and if he thinks he is good enough keep him round the squad, if not let him go out on loan again to somewhere he will be playing every week.

I like the look of Sol, he does offer something a bit different to Lafferty and Morelos (he looks good in the air and looks a bit more composed), we really need guys that will push the first team players if we want to kick on.

If we are serious about a challenge we need to be looking at guys like Davies and Solanke, guys like Kamara, Shinnie, Jones etc won't get us any further forward this season, although I do agree with buster, Jones might be worth a punt on a bosman for next season

15 hours ago, ranger_syntax said:

A bit harsh here I think.

Maybe a bit harsh on Namouchi, he did play his part in a title winning side, Mcleish did turn him in to a bit of a donkey though.

Aird was good for about 3 or 4 games until everyone knew what he was going to do, again, came with a lot of hype but never lived up to it 

Worst

Cammy Bell

Darren Cole, Karl Svensson, Emilson Cribari, Ricky Foster

Kyle Hutton, Emerson, Ian Black

Egil Ostenstad, Franny Jeffers, James Beattie

Noteable mentions Marcus Gayle, Seb Faure, Ross Perry, Mervin Celik, Salim Kerkar, Hamed Namouchi, Bilel Moshni, Fraiser Aird

If not

Goram

Porrini Gough Cuellar Numan

Ferguson Gazza GVB

Laudrup

McCoist Mols

Noteable mentions - Reyna, McGregor, Klos, Rod Wallace, R De Boer, Ricksen, Weir, Albertz, Lovenkrands, Amoruso, Jelavic

Could we consider reyna as a RB, I have a recollection of him playing there a couple of times

Yes 4 I think from Scotland, unlimited elsewhere I think

he is either going to be sold or he will go on loan, he is out of contract at the end of the season and really needs to be playing if he is going to continue his career. As many folk have said it is a shame the way it has ended but if he can't get in the squad just now he really needs to go.

10 minutes ago, MacK1950 said:

Is Candeias not suspended due to incompetence by the hobbit??

Nah I think it was just the Motherwell game he was suspended for

Great preview Frankie, I'm so glad internationals are over and we are back to the good stuff. The run of games up to Christmas are going to be interesting, like you say, if we are in touch or above Celtic by the time the old firm comes round I hope we can lay down a marker and give them a tanking ( i'd settle for a 1-0 scrappy OG). Get some bodies in the door in January, like many, I have a feeling Sadiq will be away and there was a storey in the news a few weeks ago we are looking to bring 4 in, that would be a good boost to the squad

Although there are a lot of changes within the squad, this year I think we have a manager who is mentally more capable than anyone we have had in recent history, his determination and drive will be a big factor in the next month, we need Celtic to have a bit of a wobble again though, it was evident from the start of the season, and his time at Liverpool that Rodgers doesn't like bad press and really struggles with the mental side of the game if things aren't going their way.

The squad is also really strong, I hope Middleton and Grezda play on Saturday, particularly Grezda as it looks like he is starting to get up to speed and we can see why Gerrard bought him, would be good to give Kent some game time to get him back up to speed also. I hope McCauley gets a game as well, I think he could be invaluable for the rest of the season if he can stay fit. Livi are going to be tough to break down, they will probably have 2 banks of 5 if we are being honest, the wide pitch might work in our favour though, stretch the game, I'm going 3-0.

It's not that bad Mac, but he maybe just needs to take a breath, the thing that's been good about our right side is the partnership between tav and candias, candias has been a bit off the last few games as well, I think the international break came at the wrong time for us, so we maybe need to mix it up a bit to get folk back on their toes again.

The free kicks and corners need to be shared around if the primary taker is having an off day. The deadball has been a curse for us for a fair number of years I couldn't tell you the last time we had a deadball specialist.

Great post Pete, Sunday is still a bit raw, I can't believe we never made the final. As you say, need to dust ourselves down and get on with it.

I thought Barasic was going to be fit for Wednesday, I think we need to get him back in the team asap, the overlap from the fullbacks was a big part of our game and with tav off the boil a wee bit it would have been good to have barasic fit, as everyone has stated, Flanagan doesn't offer that type of option going forward, plus he is playing on his weaker side, on a side note, I still think he is a good solid defender.

If Barasic is fit for me it's 433

                               Mcgregor

Tavernier      Goldson       Katic       Barasic

                 Ejaria         Jack           Arfield

  Middleton             Morelos                 Kent

Killie will be a tough game, I would be happy with a 1-0 right now just to get the points on the board.

Agree Bill, we have been looking for balance for a long time, it's never going to come, there is more money to be made from a negative rangers storey than any other, its keeping these arseholes in a job.

Grant should be pulled up though, there is no way Morelos was offside, that's just false, if he thinks that's the case he shouldn't be reporting on sport.

I honestly can't wait till the 29th of December, I hope we give that lot an absolute tanking, watch the media go in to meltdown, more than they are just now, which would be something special

Good post pete, would be happy with that team, I'm with you if barasic needs a rest then he should definetly get it, would rather have him for Thursday.

Has anyone seen the press conference, I snippet just came up on sky sports there, who is the journalist Gerrard is being short with, I really don't think he likes him, its not the first time I don't think.

Yeah McCauley will be good in terms of experience for our centre half's, he will be able to play in reserve games as well won't he, if that's the case it will be good for the youngsters as well, as you say he is a boyhood fan, win win for us if the outlay isn't that big.

We have a good squad now, defensively we look pretty strong, I think we are still pretty light up front, but we ,may address that in January.

What is the money from the Share Issue going to fund, will that be additional transfer money, have we included the expected income from merchandise in the transfers.

GK - McGregor, Foderingham, McCrorie

DF - Tav, Flannigan, Barasic, Wallace, Goldson, Katic, Worrall, McCauley

MF - Jack, McCrorie, Arfield, Coulibally, Halliday, Ejaria, Dorrans+, Rossiter+

FW - Kent, Middleton, Candias, Grezda, Murphy+, Morelos, Sadiq, Lafferty

Does anyone know how long Rossiter and Dorrans are out, I know Murphy's season has finished

Yeah I think the positives outweigh the negatives and it is a bit late in the day to be selling him

11 minutes ago, Craigy1881 said:

he's 39 in December ffs, surely would be better with a youth player.  I assume he would be proper back up, last option available type player and would not play if others were fit.

Yeah you would hope so, I'm still hoping it's not true, I can see the sense in bringing a bit more experience to the squad, we have had a fantastic transfer window, I would love it to be someone completely out the blue and really high profile, but I don't want to be to greedy

Evening times going with the other player being Gareth McAuly. Quite possibly just lazy journalism and regurgitating names that have already been mentioned

Yeah mate the meeting was at half 9, they were voting on some resolution, not sure what it was, votes are being counted and they will be published later according to the website

I like the fact he is aggressive, he just needs to channel it correctly and cut out the petulant stuff, it could have cost us last night, but it didn't, I'm sure SG and the coaching team will let him know in no uncertain terms that it can't continue, he will probably get a boot in the chuckies / final warning etc.

I would take a draw but I think we will win 2-0, we have serious momentum the now and I'm hoping that will carry through to Sunday, on the other side they seem to be in a bit of disarray, It will be interesting to see what Gerrard does with Morelos. Is Coulibally definitely out.

They can still loan players Pete, just can't buy anyone