Squad for next Season

[so72]

If we don't bring anyone in, we are going forward with 4 defenders. That would be embarrassing as well as incompetent. 

[bob_the_builder]

4 hours ago, so72 said:

If we don't bring anyone in, we are going forward with 4 defenders. That would be embarrassing as well as incompetent. 

Got assume/hope that means we’re utilising loans to fill out the rest of the squad.

[irnbru]

10 hours ago, TRVMP said:

Per the MCT announcement today, the Rangers money is earmarked for improvements of the club's core business. (Yes, putting on football games is part of the core business but I assume they're talking infrastructure etc.)

I'd like to know a bit more about that. Obviously we don't need the full ins and outs but at the end of the day MCT members essentially own the club so if things like the fan zone are works in progress it would be good to get an update rather than rumours and people just looking to see what's happened on a flattened bit of land. 

There's been money spend on an apprentice scheme too which is good for the long term so a bit of publicity on how we're aiming for long term sustainability rather than short term fixes with these examples would be a good thing. 

1 hour ago, bob_the_builder said:

Got assume/hope that means we’re utilising loans to fill out the rest of the squad.

Didn't come across that way. I thought he was pretty clear that he was happy with the squad and options in each position and that the loan market would be to improve the squad rather than fill it out. 

[Mr.Blue]

9 hours ago, DaftTon74 said:

That’s really quite concerning if we are letting 1/2 boys going out on loan and not bringing anyone else in. Everybody in the ground on Saturday could tell that we are in desperate need of a right back. 

Blues has been poor even in his games at CM this season so far IMO and he is definitely not our answer to the right back dilemma as last week showed. O’Connor I thought started season well at RB however you can tell he is far more comfortable at CB. He had a bit of a shocker last week tbf. Mcgrattan was great at RB against Ayr however he is so crucial to us in the front areas I’d hate for him to be papped at RB majority of the season. I really hope we can find someone to bring in within the loan market however it seems to be a position that many clubs are struggling with at the moment.

 

Blues hasn't been poor at all.

He's done well playing out of position and when played in midfield he's worked hard albeit not doing much offensively which is a concern. The guy deserves some leeway. 

[thehustler]

This may not be popular but perhaps Coach Imrie ain't the God you all think he is. Ludicrous to have 4 defenders in a squad, especially when one is as useless as Broadfoot. A long season ahead for us and Imrie will bail at first opportunity.

[Mr.Blue]

21 minutes ago, thehustler said:

This may not be popular but perhaps Coach Imrie ain't the God you all think he is. Ludicrous to have 4 defenders in a squad, especially when one is as useless as Broadfoot. A long season ahead for us and Imrie will bail at first opportunity.

Correct it's not popular. Now fuck off

[thehustler]

Tut tut Bluesy... no need for profanity. Just an opinion. I wonder if there's another club in Britain with 4 defenders o  their books? And my sources advise he applied for Dundee job amongst others. So maybe get your blinkers off.

[so72]

Imrie has had the opportunity to leave, or apply for jobs and is still here. Including when some of us (myself included) were worried he was off to Accies and he came out at a fan Q+A to say he's staying. 

 

He is definitely still learning but is clearly the best coach we've had for an incredibly long time. 

[Mr.Blue]

43 minutes ago, thehustler said:

Tut tut Bluesy... no need for profanity. Just an opinion. I wonder if there's another club in Britain with 4 defenders o  their books? And my sources advise he applied for Dundee job amongst others. So maybe get your blinkers off.

Lol

[TopCat]

1 hour ago, thehustler said:

Tut tut Bluesy... no need for profanity. Just an opinion. I wonder if there's another club in Britain with 4 defenders o  their books? And my sources advise he applied for Dundee job amongst others. So maybe get your blinkers off.

Which of your half a dozen accounts is the source for this little nugget then? 

[TRVMP]

Ambitious young manager wanting a top flight job? No way, impossible, sack him now for being unloyal, disloyal, and for wanting to eat 'pehs' in a way that excludes his employer.

[thehustler]

We'll talk at end of season.

[Scott]

5 hours ago, thehustler said:

This may not be popular but perhaps Coach Imrie ain't the God you all think he is. Ludicrous to have 4 defenders in a squad, especially when one is as useless as Broadfoot. A long season ahead for us and Imrie will bail at first opportunity.

Are you that fud at the back of the shed calling for Imrie to do one last week? 

[Jamie_M]

29 minutes ago, thehustler said:

We'll talk at end of season.

Bye then.

[Mr.Blue]

54 minutes ago, thehustler said:

We'll talk at end of season.

Don't let the door hit your deluded arse on the way out.

[Tonton Zola Moukoko]

The fact that he is still our manager would suggest that he hasn't bailed at the first opportunity now wouldn’t it?

[dunning1874]

The defence is clearly not in an acceptable state and we can't persist with just the four we have for half a season, but waiting for quality to come along rather than flinging a contract at anyone who's available, eg Michael Doyle, for the sake of it is an approach which has already worked for us in the past.

As for the suggestion that one bad defeat and the squad not being complete come the start of September means Dougie Imrie is not that good a manager, this is a ridiculous take. He is quite clearly the club's best manager in decades, and even if we regress this season that will continue to be the case.

If he did apply for the Dundee job or any other top flight job which becomes available then that's fine: an ambitious manager who's doing a good job is eventually going to get an upwards move and that's to be expected. Provided he's applying/being approached for jobs through the proper channels and not performing a Ray McKinnon style snaking then that's part and parcel of actually having a good manager for a change.

[SassenachTon]

22 hours ago, RossMcC1874 said:

 

There is clearly money there after the Rangers game and yet we are not using it

 

Understandable post. But we have ZERO idea what's going on behind the scenes and what funds are earmarked for. The development across the road? Massive energy cost increases? Increased backroom staff costs? The recent investment in pitch drainage? The new website to replace the recently-broken one? The commission being paid to our new ticketing partner? The list is practically endless, and the outstanding (and much-appreciated) Dalrada contribution isn't a bottomless money pit. As supporters, we sometimes need to put our on-the-grass no-RB-yet frustrations to one side, bite the bullet, and shift our focus away from everything but the big picture - GMFC is a business which needs to remain sustainable. The astute and cautious financial management of this club is second to none, as a glance through the accounts of our rivals will quickly reveal. Dougie and his players are a cog in bigger machine. You don't have to like it - but you do have to deal with it.

[Mr.Blue]

1 hour ago, dunning1874 said:

The defence is clearly not in an acceptable state and we can't persist just the four we have for half a season, but waiting for quality to come along rather than flinging a contract at anyone who's available, eg Michael Doyle, for the sake of it is an approach which has already worked for us in the past.

As for the suggestion that one bad defeat and the squad not being complete come the start of September means Dougie Imrie is not that good a manager, this is a ridiculous take. He is quite clearly the club's best manager in decades, and even if we regress this season that will continue to be the case.

If he did apply for the Dundee job or any other top flight job which becomes available then that's fine: an ambitious manager who's doing a good job is eventually going to get an upwards move and that's to be expected. Provided he's applying for/being approached for jobs through the proper channels and not performing a Ray McKinnon style snaking then that's part and parcel of actually having a good manager for a change.

Don't speak too much sense now mate. Might blow some people's minds

 

[vikingTON]

3 hours ago, SassenachTon said:

Understandable post. But we have ZERO idea what's going on behind the scenes and what funds are earmarked for. The development across the road? Massive energy cost increases? Increased backroom staff costs? The recent investment in pitch drainage? The new website to replace the recently-broken one? The commission being paid to our new ticketing partner? The list is practically endless, and the outstanding (and much-appreciated) Dalrada contribution isn't a bottomless money pit. As supporters, we sometimes need to put our on-the-grass no-RB-yet frustrations to one side, bite the bullet, and shift our focus away from everything but the big picture - GMFC is a business which needs to remain sustainable. The astute and cautious financial management of this club is second to none, as a glance through the accounts of our rivals will quickly reveal. Dougie and his players are a cog in bigger machine. You don't have to like it - but you do have to deal with it.

Imrie was discussing adding one or two players about a fortnight ago. Since then, literally nothing has changed. This is just the standard way of folk turning their understandable frustration about not getting players added (although what credible targets exactly? People have already been halfway clamouring for a return of Doyle FFS) into the usual, back of an Inverclyde Taxi nonsense about there being No Money At All. 

If that were the case, we'd very much know about it given Imrie's media strategy just six weeks ago in that situation.

Edited September 1, 2023 by vikingTON