OrlandoDon

Season’s been over for a while now, still no more signings?!! Keen to see who we target. Simply show potential signings footage of the last 24 hrs and you can see how much you’ll be loved and how much the dons mean to the city. Been sooo impressed and proud of what I’ve seen the last 24 hrs. Wonder what the new Aussie boy is thinking? I certainly think JTs stock went up, the coach who manufactures this win playing a ‘new’ formation and taking down a team who smashed us multiple times this year. Think we’re in a good position to recruit right now. definitely think there is now more expectation in the squad building. Don’t intend any meannesss, McGrath is away, but hoping ruby, vinnie sokler dabbagh okkels rich jensen and Ambrose don’t return. even wonder if we can do better than nisbet, esp if we could use those funds to loan miovski. think we build around mitov doohan (he did fine and is Scottish, let’s say he stays) devlin tobers Milne molloy kneuster Jensen sivert shinnie topi morris gueye Clarkson palaversa polvara Boyd, plus I hope Mackenzie returns. Add the Aussie. That’s 19. I think a squad of 24 is about right, excluding Scottish youth coming through. What stands out is we have no forwards and few Scots, needed for Europe. Of this 19 I think we have to expect 2-3 may move on, we may get offers for a Clarkson for example. I could even see us getting offers for gueye or Morris based on their highlights from the year. I also wonder if polvara moves on, and wonder if sivert stays. I’d take the money and run if we get decent offers here. assuming for arguments sake Mackenzie stays, we need to sign a starting holding mid, attacking mid, and center forward. Think we still try to sign a big time winger. We have a keeper and a back 4, I think Clarkson is the only pure starter in midfield, we have topi and the Aussie (or another signing), the other 3 are up for grabs.

I think a bojan loan is a win win. We get a legit striker, they either get a guy who finds form and rejoins them, or he’s advertised playing for us and gets sold for decent money. All assuming it’s a successful loan.

Said it yesterday, major credit to Thelin, they gave the guys two days off after the utd game and came up with a one game game plan. Executed it perfectly. However, based on thelin’s experience, yesterday was a JT type of game with 19% possession. major credit to the players for executing the plan, everyone did their jobs but special mention to jack Milne who was excellent, plus dorrington really has had a good loan. Fair to say we will not be signing central defenders this summer. Milne tobers kneuster and molloy, plus ruby, we are covered. Although I think we should sell ruby. when was the last time we had a proper preseason? Sounds like we may get rested players who get to play preseason, adding new players more appropriately rather than learning on the fly. Will this influence the timing of adding new players? Would love to see Mackenzie stay, I like the three full backs we have. Curious if we can find a way of utilizing polvara. Think we must sign a legit starting center mid, one to replace shinnie/sivert, no cutting them out but we need a younger version. Plus we must get a legit #10. Also wonder if the funds are now there to loan miovski?

Good to know, appreciate that. Sounds like it’s not that much difference between Europa and conference. We will see the bump playing CL in 2026-27.

Saw a stat yesterday that Aston villa earned twice as much for playing champions league compared to spurs who won the Europa league, something like 80m to 40m. Anyone know the financial difference between us playing Europa league or conference league? Assuming we win the competition we play in, given our current success and habit of winning trophies.

Loads of respect for a captain taking the first penalty. Feared for shinnie as his legs were surely fucked by that time. Top don, super penalty leading the way. Polvara too, doesn’t play a lot but class yet again and coolly finished. Dabbagh beauty too, and as for palaversa, barely plays a full game, but to go the whole way and strike the pen so well, amazing. Penalties are luck to an extent, but also preparation. JT got it spot on today.

So what did mitov say? said it last week too, Morris and gueye are not good enough to be regular starters but both are worth keeping to bring off the bench. They definitely add to the squad. Both definitely played their part today. wonder if today and the European opportunity this autumn will sway a nisbet and or Mackenzie decision about their futures??

We’ve re-signed Dave bus?

Change of tactics and formation worked. Congrats to jimmy for being brave.

Will say knoester has been an excellent signing!

Knoester MOTM?

What does this mean for Europe?

Shout out to polvara yet again, stuck at the back, played well, and excellent pen.

4 fucking excellent penalties! And I hate high penalties!!

What’s bizarre season!

Fuuuuuuckkkk!!!!!

Still in it! 30 to go, why not?!!

We can hope! Come on!!!!

Shady mo!!

Very meh first half. I’m not for defending all game. Unfortunate on the goal but it’s pretty much all Celtic. We have to come out at some point to try to get back into it. agree RE topi, not involved and doesn’t keep the ball. If we are going to continue playing this way I’d put Morris up with nisbet. expect more of the same until 65 mins or so then we’ll change shape. Unless Celtic score again sooner.

Pretty much a back 5, devlin on the left. 5-3-2/3-5-2

I do like the fact he has us not knowing how we’ll line up. Why not mix it up a little, they’ve pumped us recently so make them think. I do see the same formation, difference we don’t have a natural 10 but Milne Clarkson and palaversa in there. The wide areas will be interesting, shinnie and topi left I assume, or do we pigeon hole Jensen or devlin at LB? Since we’ve never seen Jensen and devlin on the right together I think we may see one of them at LB and shinnie left mid.

I’m thinking it’s Milne in center mid, devlin and Jensen on the right and shinnie and topi on the left. Bit more beef centrally in front of dorrington and knoester. as much as I like tobers, he’s not match sharp and dorrington has done well. then again, Jensen left back shinnie left mid? Topi and devlin on the right?? clearly we’ve identified they are strong wide and Milne is the stop gap in the middle.

Back 5? Jensen at LB? Or shinnie LB and devlin ahead of Jensen as we’ve all been asking? (Or Jensen ahead of devlin?? Milne the protective holding kid? So many questions!!

I’m fucked now. Stay and watch the game and a loss is all on me.