Tubes Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Still required: 2 keepers 1 left sided centre half that can cover LB 1 centre midfielder (as we missed out on McGinn) 2/3 sand dancing wingers 2 strikers Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Think a lot of people are underestimating McAdams, and filling his role is going to be tougher than we think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 39 minutes ago, TRVMP said: Think a lot of people are underestimating McAdams, and filling his role is going to be tougher than we think. Do you really think he's irreplaceable? I thought he was pretty average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRVMP Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Not irreplaceable, no, but competition for decent full-time goalies is fierce, much like for strikers. Therefore I think we have a less than 50% chance of getting a keeper as good as he is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cet Homme Charmant Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 41 minutes ago, TRVMP said: Not irreplaceable, no, but competition for decent full-time goalies is fierce, much like for strikers. Therefore I think we have a less than 50% chance of getting a keeper as good as he is. If he was exceptional for this level, I'd agree, but for me he was bang average. Time will tell of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 If I had to pick one out of Ledger and McAdams to keep it would've been Ledger. 1 Peter Weatherson is the greatest player since Ritchie, and should be assigned 'chairman for life' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madton Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 27 minutes ago, GiGi said: If I had to pick one out of Ledger and McAdams to keep it would've been Ledger. I think most morton fans would agree with that Mcadams was a good keeper but far from perfect. Kicking and commanding his area needs to improve for him to kick onto the next level. Can see him going to a bigger club, but as a number 2. All in with a Doyle Brunson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampTon Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 I wouldn't be adverse to seeing Rogers back. He is somewhat similar to McAdams if I remember correctly? I'm rather intrigued to see how we utilise the loan system this season, particularly with a smaller squad. They're generally more financially beneficial to the club too. I think if we managed to keep McPake after Christmas we would've created and possibly scored a lot more chances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaunTon Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 9 hours ago, ChampTon said: I'm rather intrigued to see how we utilise the loan system this season, particularly with a smaller squad. I think this will be crucial to how we compete this season. We saw the impact that loan players had on a number of sides last season and I felt we largely missed out by having an already bloated squad. Hope Gus's contact book is getting well thumbed at the moment and we avoid some of the woeful ringers that we've ended up with recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoonTon Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 14 hours ago, TRVMP said: Think a lot of people are underestimating McAdams, and filling his role is going to be tougher than we think. I think McAdams was very good for his age. Considering he only turned 22 in March, I think his season was very impressive. If he improves in the areas that he's a bit weak at the moment, then he could be a regular in the Scottish Premiership through the best years of his career. I'm not sure what that really would have meant for us, though, apart from having a decent goalkeeper for this level while he looked to improve. As it stands, there's are plenty of goalkeepers who are just as good, or better, around this level. I'm with you that it would have been better to keep him because there's always a risk of picking up someone who's worse, but McAdams is as much potential as he is actual ability right now (and with a real weakness with shots from distance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunning1874 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 14 hours ago, TRVMP said: Not irreplaceable, no, but competition for decent full-time goalies is fierce, much like for strikers. Therefore I think we have a less than 50% chance of getting a keeper as good as he is. Yeah, you only have to look around the rest of the division at some of the goalkeepers who washed up here last summer with half the division needing one. Raith did well to get Jamie MacDonald but that involved handing a two year deal to a 34 year old. Ayr got Sinisalo who was fine but nowhere near as good as McAdams, Queen of the South got Rohan Ferguson who was very error prone. Dunfermline made Owain Fon Williams loan permanent despite him being a dreadful goalkeeper with chocolate wrists, yet he was only the second worst in the division with Jack Hamilton, a goalkeeper with no positive attributes whatsoever, spending half the season as Dundee's first choice. Even in the top flight you had Kilmarnock ending up with Colin Doyle, whose incompetence played a significant part in relegating them. There are obviously good goalkeepers who can be found and getting that recruitment right is what managers are paid for rather than being down to luck, but ending up with worse than McAdams is more likely than not. Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Brian Wake my Lord, Brian Wake Oh Lord, Brian Wake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamCam Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 I see the striker from Motrose we enquired about has just announced he is leaving them. If not us who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitanus Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 2 hours ago, HamCam said: I see the striker from Motrose we enquired about has just announced he is leaving them. If not us who? Der Baader Meinhof Gruppe. Next. YOU'RE A TAXLOSS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bewilderedbeast Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 3 hours ago, HamCam said: I see the striker from Motrose we enquired about has just announced he is leaving them. If not us who? Hopefully we've convinced him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigB Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 55 minutes ago, The Bewilderedbeast said: Hopefully we've convinced him Can see him going to Arbroath or Alloa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 1 hour ago, The Bewilderedbeast said: Hopefully we've convinced him Hopefully not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaunTon Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 11 minutes ago, Jamie_M said: Hopefully not. For a youngster when I compare his contribution over 2 games against us he had far more impact than we saw from our 'forwards' over the entire season. I would be happy if he signed with us although I doubt it's likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_M Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 27 minutes ago, TaunTon said: more impact than we saw from our 'forwards' = not actual praise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 On McAdams, absolutely still had areas he had to work on but for his age and first ever season at this level he really couldn’t have done much better. As others have said, we’re unlikely to replace him with a keeper of similar quality - particularly one who’s peak years are still a long way away. It’d have been great to tie him down to the same contract as Jacobs imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogs49 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 16 hours ago, TaunTon said: For a youngster when I compare his contribution over 2 games against us he had far more impact than we saw from our 'forwards' over the entire season. I would be happy if he signed with us although I doubt it's likely. Heard he's off to Peterhead who he played for couple of years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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