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  1. Sotirios Kyrgiakos scoring (the winner?)
  2. @polishranger They haven't conceded a goal in EL yet. I just watched the second leg Vs Greeks, and the Greeks created a few decent chances - have Legia got a formidable defence, or have they been lucky/played poor teams so far?
  3. Apparently Josh McPake is on the verge of a Republic of Ireland U-21 call up. I would prefer he stayed with Scotland, he has the potential to be a full international one day.
  4. 12 months ago Kent had a very similar profile to Barker today. Kent had very mixed success at loan spells at Barnsley, in Germany and at Bristol City. Kent came to us as a unproven quantity, that had the attributes but hadn't really delivered at any level. A quick look through the stats showed Kent had 4 goals in 75 games before his Ibrox spell. I am not saying that Barker will eclipse Kent, but our recruitment team have got a track record that we can now trust (although there will always be a Grezda here and there). I welcome him to the club and will judge him in 12 months, rather than 12 minutes.
  5. Surely a bigger question is: why has Candeais been left out? Is he injured?
  6. If a player does well on loan and then you don't give them a chance, there seems little point in loaning players out. Docherty should get a chance.
  7. Retaining Morelos and Tavernier would be the equivalent of "marquee" signings (I hate the term). If either of those 2 leave, and I expect at least 1 to go, then I would expect money to be spent on replacements/the team. I would rather we spent any money on young players in the £2-4 million bracket than on "a name". I dug out the numbers when we were interested in Frank de Boer, he spent about £40million as Ajax manager but transfer fees received was well over £100 million. That should be the model we are aiming for.
  8. They are not getting him for £8 mil. Not with the prices EPL clubs are paying to Dutch and Portuguese clubs. Will be worth more than Morelos and Tav combined by the time we sell him.
  9. I think one good thing to come from Katic missing much of the season is that he might not be on the radar for EPL clubs.
  10. Best way to deal with "Broonie" - take the utter piss!!
  11. This combination provide such a solid base for the team to build from. I don't subscribe to the "Stevie got it wrong with Worrall" theories. I think Katic had extreme personal issues mid-season. It does look like we have got a really strong base for next season and only need to add cover - ideally a young player with potential, maybe even from the academy.
  12. Those were the same to players I was considering before I reached the bottom of the post. I agree that Dr Boer edges it. The other big coup was Boumsong on a free, there were a lot of big clubs sniffing around him.
  13. I would not be disappointed with a Katic/Goldson first choice pairing next season. Assuming we cash in on Tav, we need 2 good fullbacks that can play tight and close out a game. It would allow us to take a risk on a raw young centre back as back-up, either from the academy or brought in from outside.
  14. Yes. This time. But he would not have had some of the others.
  15. Needs a good partner for beside him. I thought Katic was that player early in the season, time will tell on that one, but we definitely need someone better than Worrall.
  16. McCrorie, Jack and Kamara are all good players in a holding role. We need a talented no 10 type to score goals, create and get into the box.
  17. Is the transfer section going to open any time soon??
  18. When talking about Defoe, Stevie G said to Rangers TV that "we now have 4 quality forwards". Clearly he meant: Morelos, Lafferty and Defoe. Who is the 4th? Does he mean a returning Murphy? Is he including Kent, Candeias or Middleton? Or is this a big up for a returning Hardie??
  19. Are they going to sign this month?? If they end up playing against us, there will be melt down at certain other clubs. First league game after the break = Killie away, can Jones really play against us??
  20. Get him out on loan. He desperately needs a run of games. He could do a job in the Championship but it maybe better to send him to a good L1 side to ensure he plays.
  21. It is an honest reply to a leading question. I read this as a young player who will give his all to earn recognition for his country, and to get a move to the world's richest league in due course. He says he will keep doing what he is doing and the rewards will come. He does not say 'get me out of here in Jan'. The article does not change anything, and I expect business as usual from the Buffalo until his £25 million move in the summer.
  22. Does anyone know some good pubs in London, showing the game? Ideally in the centre, I will have some mates coming off the train at Marylebone.
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