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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

Yassss

Good. Eighteen months of unprofessionalism and just generally being shite, alongside eighteen months of hope that the original Duk might return. It was all too much.

Aye, people like me are fairly quick to give the club hassle for not playing youth, but this is a big problem. We're probably only ever likely to get two or three youth players coming through that will make it in any one batch. I think Pirie and now Carrol are two that didn't even make the bench yet (maybe they did, I can't remember, no minutes though). That's basically an entire year group of youth ruled out.

It was a fake story I believe I don't think an all-knowing superior alien race on another planet could even turn Ambrose into a footballer. It's like trying to turn gold into a tree.

Jensen is nowhere near as good as MacKenzie. He looks completely out of place at left back. Not convinced he's better going forward than Devlin either, who's had plenty of assists and goals. Rest I'd agree with. Would like to see more than MacDonald out though. Hopefully Duk or Ambrose.

I'm assuming that will be made permanent today? I'm assuming that the Dundee fans would be as vitriolic in their abuse of the wee hun cunt as we would be? Actually, it'd be good if he stayed at Dundee, only to be punted to their reserves for the next 6 months. Training with the kitchen staff.

Please have a left foot Please have a left foot Please have a left foot

Strange one if true. I've seen him a few times on the telly, and he never really stood out, without looking terrible either. I was under the impression that he hadn't significantly kicked on from his Cove days. I guess as back up for penrice it's not a terrible signing.

He looked nowhere near ready for the first team, despite his goals. Very lightweight. To the extent that I'm not even sure he'd even benefit from a loan. One for next season I expect.

Aye, I'm possibly seeing something in Palaversa that isn't there, but I think he's got something about him. I guess what I'm saying is that he has a higher ceiling than the others. I don't see Keskinen, Okkels or Jensen being worth a few million at any point, or maybe not even seeing out their deals. Palaversa has some very good attributes that could turn him into a quality midfielder. Yes, ever since McInnes left we've been inconsistent in recruitment, but that's mainly down to Cormack not getting the structure in place. We've still made a few signings that have been good, and wouldn't have ever occurred under McInnes. The biggest problem though, is that when the manager goes, everything else goes with him. We should be able to transition between one and manager and the next with little fuss. On the plus side, we've certainly had a lot of practice.