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Could say the same for this comment too

An utter clown is what he is.

McInnes' transfer strategy which he's had from the start, which has generally involved signing up coming players from our league or players from down south who are out of the picture for whatever reason, has been fairly successful up to a point, as much as the well may be starting to run dry. Certainly wouldn't call it appalling.

Suspect the truth is that no-one knows, so the initial remark isn't much more than a wild assumption framed in such a way to have a cheap dig against our manager.

That May deal Hindsight and all that, but that length of deal was probably the wrong side of "unnecessary risk" sadly.

Sounds like you've done your research on this lad - is he actually any good and what's his injury record like?

May was booed off by a small minority on Saturday. It's very evidently time for Anderson to get a shot, although I'm wary of him having the pressure on him being seen as a saviour, or if it goes the other way and he's starved of service and things don't come off for him, is he going to get the same pelters too? I don't actually think we're that far off. Good amount of shots on Saturday, just missing the killer pass and penetration. The Scott Wright through the middle experiment worked well. I know St Mirren were weak that day but I think our pace, fluidity and movement that day was the primary reason. They couldn't live with us.

I've always thought McGinn, Christie (and Hayes prior) were perhaps persisted with more than others because they've got previous for producing a moment of magic from nowhere, even when they weren't playing especially well. Was there a ready made striker in the youths to perform the same sort of role which he expected Maynard or Parker to fufill? Shankland got his chance in the season we had Parker, and last season may likely have been too early for Anderson, and I wasn't hugely convinced by any of the other young attacking players from what I saw in the youths. I'm not disagreeing with you per se, but it goes without saying that McInnes thought Maynard/Parker etc would be able to contribute when they were signed, albeit with the benefit of hindsight that didn't happen. Both players were shipped out or confined to the bench when it became apparent that they weren't producing - in fact I'm pretty sure McLennan took the place of Maynard on the bench towards the end of the last season. I get the point you're making and see where you're coming from, I just think there's a lot more to the "blooding youngsters" debate than we generally hear.

Things are constantly questioned as they should be, but often its just a case that people don't like the answers or don't want to think that the way they initially think may be wrong. McInnes said in January that he saw Wright being important for the remainder of the season (which is why he wasn't loaned out), then said at a fans Q&A that he wanted more from Wright, and that he didn't do himself justice, which suggests an issue with his attitude and/or performance in training. Of course things should be questioned, but if they're disagreeing with McInnes' assertion above then I'd question what they're basing it on if not guesswork. If a young player isn't doing it in training, should they be played regardless just to tick a box? Rather than having a pre-defined aversion to playing youth, could it be that McInnes wants players to earn a place in the team and be able to match the standards of the rest of the squad during the week? McInnes absolutely has a responsibility to the youth, but that also covers their wider development rather than just playing them in the first team.

The age old argument I guess around the manager and backroom team knowing what's best for the lad in terms of his development, and your average Joe basing their opinion on guesswork. From what I've seen, Campbell looks technically good but maybe does need a spell on loan to bulk up a bit.

This will have been dictated by Derby. If DM went hollering and demanding a season long loan, they'd have just let him go to another club who accepted the loan till January. See where all three parties are in January and review it.

Stay at Hampden and redevelop. I think they'll go to Murrayfield though, potentially after delaying the decision.

More than one way to skin a cat I guess, and I agree that clinging on wouldn't be my default setting in a situation like that. We got way too panicky and way too harum scarum way too quickly. If the plan was to effectively hit them on the break, then it was poorly executed IMO. Gleeson looked like the one who could hold it up in the middle and distribute it to our quicker/creative players, so I wouldn't have taken him off.

Last season we won every game we took the lead in against Celtic, Hibs (x2) and Hearts. Only exception was the draw at home to Sevco on the second last day of the season. It's not how I'd have set it up, but Hibs rarely penetrated us and were mainly reduced to long rang efforts. We were 5 minutes away from scraping it on Saturday. Not saying it's a flawless masterplan either, but blanket "it doesn't work" statements are off the mark.

Can't see him going there. We probably benefit from the English window being shut, otherwise firm Celtic interest would likely generate bids from down south too.

A small, agile and nippy LB in the Logan mould would be cracking for us. As it is, there's always been other areas of the team which have needed addressed as a higher priority, so we've made do with Consi. Good presence in the opposition box too let's remember.

Wright was brilliant today, loved him through the middle. McInnes said post match that even after McGinn was injured he was keen to give Wright a chance through the middle so played Ross instead of putting Wright back out wide Hibs a different prospect however but would hope we don't re-invent the wheel despite the injuries seemingly easing.

What you greeting about now Blobby? The bit you chose to chop backed up why I thought it - I've seen Ross in youth games and while he looked good he was quite harum scarum at times (as is common with an enthusiastic youngster), yet he looked far more composed today than I've ever seen him, and Wright's decision making was better than I've seen it before, as opposed to times at the start last season. Perhaps they're now both ready and it's the right time is all I'm saying. Or maybe that's off the mark? The players don't like the manager and laugh about him behind his back?

Thought May was decent last week too (contrary to popular opinion) and he's been working hard for it. He's there to contribute outside of the box as well as inside, which I think he's been doing this season, now hopefully his goal tally goes up. Everyone would be delighted if this gives him the required lift. Rather than Ross and Wright playing well being a slight on McInnes and his management of them, perhaps it could be that now was the right time for them, albeit Ross got his chance through a slice of misfortune. Ross, like a lot of his colleagues in the youth team, has looked very raw and almost too eager when I've seen him in the youth league. By contrast he was very calm and composed today, as was McLennan when he came on. Wright was also running into brick walls far less than when he played at the start of last season. All in all, a good win.

What was GMS on at the Tims before he came to us last summer? Similar scenario, no?

McInnes suggested at a recent Q&A that Wright wasn't doing enough in training to justify first team game time, which tends to back up what you're saying.

Gleeson and Forrester

Not sure of the relevance there. Europe is all about getting through, and you're ignoring a few cracking away wins out of that lot.

Yip. For now (or at least prior to us signing Wilson), the expectation and pressure levels on him have gone right up. The lad will want to play, he's full of enthusiasm, but it's down to McInnes to keep his feet on the ground and take the pressure off him when required. Would expect him to be a good option coming off the bench in the meantime.

Not interested in whether his name or Wiki pages excites the fans, I'm interested in whether he scores and produces goals.