graeme_4 33,994 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Hypothetically, Pedro gets binned on Monday morning and you're the new boss. You've 10 days or so of the transfer window left with a small budget. What do you do? IMO, the biggest weaknesses in the side are LB, LM and Kenny Miller. I could live with Windass, and we have other options upfront so targeting a defensively sound LB would be my main target. Big calls to make would be dropping Wallace and Miller, who I think are extremely detrimental to our play. I still think the biggest issue is that we don't have enough individual quality to unlock a packed defence, although not sure how we address that in this window. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMexican 204 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Buy back BM Garner Ohalloran and Waggy. Scoring for fun elsewhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,507 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Negotiate a pay off with Kenny Miller. Offer Lee Wallace and Wes Foderingham to everyone and anyone that might be interested in signing them. Find Dalcio. Look to sign a new left back, left winger, goalkeeper and striker. Find out what the fuck is actually wrong with Carlos Pena. All of that to start off anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,507 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, BlueMexican said: Buy back BM Garner Ohalloran and Waggy. Scoring for fun elsewhere No. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,469 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Tell everyone we will no longer be associating with Catholics as they were clearly the problem all along Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
He's blue he's white 717 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Get Walker, Naismith (or similar type) in. Loan a LB and striker from EPL. Wes. Cardoso. Alves. Wilson/LB Rossiter. Jack. Tav/Candeis. Dorrans. Walker. Naismith/ST Morelos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Avenger 22,567 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 With loyalty like ours, look for an exit strategy PDQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Since we only have one winger I'd go 5-3-2. Clint Hill is still without a club so I'd bring him back and put him next to Alves and Cardoso. Use Wallace and Tavernier as wing backs and hope that they can provide the width going forward. Jack and Dorrans in front of the the three CBs with with one CAM sitting in front of them. We have Kranjcar, Pena, and Windass who could compete for that position. If Rossiter could hold next to Jack maybe Dorrans could be given the CAM role. I'd also sign Moult and put him next to Morelos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,865 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: Tell everyone we will no longer be associating with Catholics as they were clearly the problem all along Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alves70 393 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Player recruitment will be mostly down to Mark Allen from this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theclothmonster 1,680 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Strip Wallace and Miller from their position as Captain and Captains sidekick. Tell the squad that these positions are up for grabs for people who show some real leadership on the pitch. Stop trying to shoehorn Miller into every position despite him usually being the worst player on the park. That's where i'd start before even thinking about recruitment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lloyd72 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 17 minutes ago, Blue Avenger said: With loyalty like ours, look for an exit strategy PDQ Why should we be loyal to someone who's quite clearly a dud Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 34,989 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Let Miller go and Hodson go, buy a left back and a left mid, cover for fullback. Were really not far away from having a really decent squad. Dorrans, Jack, Cardoso, Alves and Candeias are competent enough for this level by a distance. Windass, Tavernier, Morelos are also good enough and you can see they're getting better with better footballers around them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 54,676 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Starting threads with so is cringe material Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don54 25,502 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 48 minutes ago, BlueMexican said: Buy back BM Garner Ohalloran and Waggy. Scoring for fun elsewhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,256 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 58 minutes ago, THE_MIGHTY_BEARS said: Since we only have one winger I'd go 5-3-2. Clint Hill is still without a club so I'd bring him back and put him next to Alves and Cardoso. Use Wallace and Tavernier as wing backs and hope that they can provide the width going forward. Jack and Dorrans in front of the the three CBs with with one CAM sitting in front of them. We have Kranjcar, Pena, and Windass who could compete for that position. If Rossiter could hold next to Jack maybe Dorrans could be given the CAM role. I'd also sign Moult and put him next to Morelos. Clint Hill is not the answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
writingranger 1,399 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 if I replaced caixhina, the first thing id do is thank him for having won the league at his first attempt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
With Heart and Hand 8,949 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, BlueMexican said: Buy back BM Garner Ohalloran and Waggy. Scoring for fun elsewhere fuck off They were shite for Rangers end of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,548 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 58 minutes ago, Lloyd72 said: Why should we be loyal to someone who's quite clearly a dud I find it ironic that a guy who did nothing but slate Warburton from pretty much the minute he came in the door is basically having a dig at other supporters about their lack of "loyalty". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Blue Avenger said: With loyalty like ours, look for an exit strategy PDQ This! From what I've seen teams that churn their managers pdq regress - the clubs with patience do better Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,518 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 To answer the question in the title, stay in Qatar obv. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,548 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, Bluepeter9 said: This! From what I've seen teams that churn their managers pdq regress - the clubs with patience do better Any recent examples of this because from what I've seen most clubs now think nothing of getting rid of a manager who isn't performing well enough. Leiciester won the Premier League and sacked Ranieri less than a year later so I don't think clubs show patience at all anymore. Patience is all fine and well if you are seeing some sort of potential but sometimes it's just clear that somebody isn't up to it and with Caixinha it's been disaster after disaster since the day he came in the door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,010 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 If I was Pedro's replacement, I'd study Brenda's tatics, he must be doing something right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 10,946 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 30 minutes ago, Bluepeter9 said: This! From what I've seen teams that churn their managers pdq regress - the clubs with patience do better Look at that Chelsea lot - they're honking! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don81 2,832 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'd Do a bit more work on the second transition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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