DantheDon

I think it would have been interesting to see how he did with Knoester alongside him. But we have too many center backs now so someone’s got to move on, good luck to him.

I don’t think that was too unexpected. We weren’t quite ready for that match in terms of match sharpness or up front. We definitely need to get a number 9 signed ASAP. Think that was clearly illustrated when we sent Boyd up front. Hearts are what I would expect under McInnes. I think they will do well enough this season but I don’t see them splitting the old firm. I think we have signed some decent players. Milanovic looks handy, and I think there could be a player in the French lad once he settles in. Yengi was pretty unconvincing and I don’t think he’s a number 9.

I think you are correct it could be the 16th or 17th and kick off hasn’t been confirmed.

League cup last 16 tie against Morton on the 16th of August down there.

I do worry a little that Thelin is the man who still has a bit to prove in terms of getting his system working, and doing the job on a regular basis. Scottish Cup win papered over the fact that in the final 27 games of last season we managed to amass just over 20 points. Hibs seem to have turned a corner from last seasons start and although I’m not expecting them to be consistently as good as they were towards the end of last season I think they could still have a better season than us. Hearts are likely going to do pretty well in the league this season. McInnes will manage to get them grinding out results and with no European football to contend with I expect them to get a jump on us and possibly Hibs if they qualify. My worry for next Monday night is that McInnes won’t overcomplicate things whereas I expect Thelin to stick to his system. Seeing as we don’t seem to have mastered it yet it could be a difficult game for us and a bit too early.

Looking at this list I would assume Jensen and Rubezic would be offloaded. I believe Tobers is can also play in midfield so perhaps we have plans for him there, or maybe it’s just because he’s injured again.

Do we really want to sell him? I would be trying to get him to sign a new deal. Youngish player on an upward trajectory. If he doesn’t want to sign fair enough he’s got his price. Just don’t understand why so many have such a low opinion of him after he had a fairly decent season.

I think Duncan is safe to stay for this season. He’s a home grown player so helps our European quota, whether he is good enough to get a new deal I’m not sure but he has this season to try and prove it. The rest I agree we need to move on. A number 9 would be great but hard to find. I’m assuming a good bit of our business is going to be done late in the window now.

From what I remember Cosgrove had good enough positioning. To our detriment the team was set up around providing him service which wasn’t great. With his physical attributes he was difficult enough to handle and managed a decent return but was a bit of a poacher really. It was a failure of our scouting system that ultimately ended McInnes tenure. Why I still regard him as a good coach, Cosgrove is probably the best example of him getting the maximum from a player with limited ability.

Appears to be more of an attacking midfielder rather than a striker. So while it would be nice for him to chip in with some goals not a massive concern. He’s only 22 so has played a decent amount of games at Ligue 1 and championship level.

BBC have pulled this quote from the interview with Dave Cormack on Red TV: "There's a lot of competition for the same players, particularly young players in Scotland.“ A hint that we are looking at players in Scotland and not just foreign recruits.

Armstrong was a decent player, but it feels like he’s been on the move every window recently which might suggest he’s not the player he once was. With the position he plays, his age and likely high wage demands not sure it would be a good move for us. Only one I would have been tempted by is Angus Gunn but we are well covered in the goalkeeping department.

That’s a fair point and something I was taking for granted was that Besuijen would be moved on. Besuijens main issue is his lack of pace, he’s never looked a bad player but he wouldn’t be able to beat a man playing as a winger. He’s done ok in the number 10 position before though.

Let’s get him signed up, if only to screw over the Jambos. Seriously though there might still be space in the squad for a versatile attacking midfielder/winger. We’re going to be playing a lot of games while in Europe. It’s maybe the balance between having enough players and allowing our own younger guys the space to break through.

I think it depends how his career goes in the next year or two. Another season like the one he just had for Girona and he won’t exactly be in demand. Hopefully he can kick on and show what he can do, was hopeful when he left he could cut it in La Liga. It’s a good advertisement for the game here if he does well and he can return here for a few seasons once he’s won the champions league with Real or Barca.