RicoS321

Aye, my doubts around Marshall are his pace, and obviously he's not physically robust enough yet. Looks like he can play fitba.

We're giving our opinion on a new player, it's nothing to get concerned about. We've all been wrong before and I'll happily be wrong again. It's kind of the point of football forum to give initial thoughts and predictions. Nobody is booing the lad or telling him to fuck off back to Scandinavia. The point I was making is that I don't think he can play multiple positions at all. We've not signed a utility player, we've signed a right back. He was poor at left back, just as Dorrington is poor at left centre half, because it's not his position. It's like me putting waiter on my CV because I was one decades ago. Devlin has played across the back for us (about ten minutes at left back), and could be better called a utility player, as could MacKenzie. At most, then, Jensen can play two positions, and one of them poorly. Also, he hasn't really been attacking or getting up and down in any of the games. Today, his starting position was always very high because we were playing a poor team, and he rarely got beyond the winger (annoyingly he did when Morris came on, blocking his one trick!). That, for me, is the area that we'll likely get the most gains in with him. As you say, he's had a season and is getting up to speed. I think if he can really get up and down the park then we will have a much better player on our hands. That should be more than manageable. He's a neat and tidy player otherwise, he has the technical side sorted, and he hasn't had any time to develop a relationship with Keskinen or Morris.

Who was? He's clearly nowhere near ready. Anyway, you're lad sounds perfect, get him signed. Wasn't he supposed to be the next big thing when at Killie, but went down south and didn't make it? Failed to make it at Partick also. However, he could have given himself a boot up the hole since.

FTFY

Again, we're talking about a backup right back. Any one of St mirren, Utd, Killie, Dundee right backs would be fine. To be honest though, the priority was actually a left back, who might be able to cover at right, rather than the other way round. For several hundred thousand pounds, we should have a guy who is immediately replacing Devlin, or can be used elsewhere. I don't think we've got either. What I think will happen is that Devlin will be replaced by Thelin's man because of the associated price tag. It's just not great squad building.

He's not particularly quick is he? I didn't see a constant desire to get forward in any of the games he has played so far, including today. MacKenzie and Devlin get beyond the winger far more often, and Devlin regularly charges into the box. Jensen certainly had a higher starting line than we are used to seeing (perhaps because we were playing Dunfermline), but he never actually beat his man and in the first half had multiple crosses blocked because he didn't advance the ball and chose to cross from deeper. I would agree that, at 23, he has plenty time for improvement, but I think there's a lot to improve. I agree, Keskinen will be fine. So far, we could easily have picked up multiple players in Scotland who could do similar (obviously, with a large caveat that he could improve significantly). He doesn't look like he'll do a job in multiple positions at all. Too lightweight for midfield and wasn't particularly good at left back. He's clearly just a right back. Again, he's technically good, a nice, neat player, just not spectacular. With Milne returning, I'd rather see him as replacement for right back and right centre back. I think if we'd spent £50K on him, I'd be happy, it's really the price that is the issue. Hopefully I'm proven wrong. I'm struggling to see where he's not making the most of his attributes though.

Just back, a nice afternoon. Never in any doubt, although we made a shite load of errors in that first half. Some decent performances. Nisbet played well despite his horrendous miss, and it definitely worked better for him having Gueye in there. I agree with @tlg1903 though, he needs the ball facing the goal. His touch was honking on numerous occasions, but his movement was excellent. Keskinen was okay, as others have said he works hard and doesn't stop looking for it despite his poor form. Not convinced by Okkels yet, he doesn't offer enough. MacKenzie was good and the new pairing at the back looks decent (noticeably shitter when Dorrington came on). Palaversa was decent, although still a bit weak in the tackle at times and gave it away a few times. Him and Nilsen were fine together. Despite his goal, I didn't think much of Jensen. Never tried to beat his man once, very hesitant and is very lightweight. I'm not quite sure why we've spent a relative fortune on a fullback who definitely can't play on the left, and is poorer than the existing right back. Whilst he might improve with game time, I don't see him being better than Devlin. He's technically good, but just looks like he'll only ever reach the heights of average. Strange one. He'll be good backup though. Hopefully we're onto a setup of some sort with the two up front. If we'd had McGrath on the left instead of Okkels, that'd be fairly potent. As it stands, I'd have Morris right and Keskinen left.

Aye, that's the team I'd have gone for. I'm not convinced that Nilsen and Palaversa are a good match in there, they get under one another's feet, but we definitely need to persist with rotating the three. Nilsen captain too.

I saw the Man Utd pish last night. I'd be interested to see the lines, as I reckon it was much closer than was being made out. The camera angle was such that it would always look worse than it actually was. Advantage to the attacker, and completely within tolerance in my opinion. It worked fine for many decades, and didn't ruin anything last night - the better team won. Haven't seen the Newcastle one, but it was a goal line decision, which is out with VAR remit anyway. They're always difficult to call, but they are also very few and far between.

I'd be happy with this if that's what Thelin plans to play going forward (although I don't think Clarkson fits there). I doubt it though. Obviously he's got plans for the new lad up front, so I'd setup however he intends to play going forward, but have Nisbet instead of the new lad. Hopefully that means Gueye and Nisbet. I don't see the point in wasting Gueye at nine again. He's not very good at it.

Camerhun gets his first goal in a Hun shirt for Dundee. Massive gads to having a Hun playing for yer side. Where are the Dundee fans booing fuck out the lad? I just assumed that Dundee would be raging. Are they really that obsequious?

Aye, has to be Nisbet. He always plays out of his skin against his former teams.

Really? I thought he came on and immediately made several runs beyond the winger that we'd been crying out for all game. I thought he looked frustrated with his teammates rather than disinterested. Either way, there is no way that Jensen is, or can be, our long term answer to left back because he's not good enough on his left foot, so I see little point in persisting with him in that role. MacKenzie is here until summer at least and we should utilise him, it gives the team much needed balance. The jury is out on Jensen, he looks technically good but very lightweight, but I'd play him at right back and give Devlin a much-required rest.

He sounds ace. It's a real shame that despite his eighteen goals between now and May being instrumental in our 100% winning streak in the league, that he'll have to sit in the stands as his teammates lift the cup.

I reckon he'll go back out on loan. If only there was a former manager at an east coast championship side.

Timothy Akindelini the latest youth player to fuck off before kicking a ball

I much preferred the three foreigners rule, this way seems a bit backwards. We can just chuck guys like Boyd and Emslie in and just not play them. Realistically, we don't have a big enough squad to worry about only having 22-23 players registered for Europe anyway, and there's a strong chance we don't get there. Edit: just now, it would be Nisbet, Devlin, Shinnie, Doohan, MacKenzie, Boyd, Emslie and Milne.

I was just being facetious. I was hinting at him being too shite for the amateur fifth division.

He "can also play on the wing".

Yes it fucking is

Interesting. I assume he'll just be going elsewhere? He's played a fair bit for cove, and Hartley has been very complimentary, but it's a large step to our first team. Would hate to see him sit on our bench sharing minutes with Nisbet and Ambrose, as he'll end up getting very few minutes. If one of those two had left in this window, I'd feel a bit more comfortable with a young lad taking a spot ahead of going out on loan to, perhaps, the championship. I'd have thought that six months at a championship side with a view to challenging next season might be optimal. Saying that, we did try to sign another striker, so perhaps Thelin feels it's imperative to have four strikers competing for one position.

Is there a limit on how low the league can be?

We've managed to hold onto Ambrose, that's the main thing. It's always a worry in January.

We'll never know

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