Summer 2025 Transfer Window

[RicoS321]

30 minutes ago, BigAl said:

Scott Burns writing in The Retard saying that we have opened contract extension talks with Polvara who apparently is happy in Aberdeen and didn't feature against Morton on Saturday as he had been sick during the week

Good news if so. Hopefully we're just being dicks by not playing him until he signs a four year extension. He's a good footballer who is versatile and comfortable on both feet. Missing a yard of pace and running power. 

[RicoS321]

1 hour ago, Panda said:

Again, it's still using Morris in a different way and position than normal.

The front three does switch around. The wide players are different types of players (Morris different from Milanovic, Bilalovic different from Keskinen).

I don't think we're doing to see huge changes to how Thelin wants to set up, but there clearly is a plan B there.

I don't know about Bilalovic as I haven't seen him play, but there isn't significant difference in the approach of Milanovic, Keskinen and Morris cutting in and not something anyone would class as plan B. Plan B usually involves switching system, which really only happens to a minor degree when Morris comes on (on the right). If you started with Keskinen on the left for example, and replaced with Morris on the left, you wouldn't see any change in approach from our players or there's. It's basically fresh legs. Just as plan B wouldn't refer to replacing Aouchiche with Boyd, or Palaversa with Nilsen. 

Edited Tuesday at 14:41 by RicoS321

[Panda]

3 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

I don't know about Bilalovic as I haven't seen him play, but there isn't significant difference in the approach of Milanovic, Keskinen and Morris cutting in and not something anyone would class as plan B. 

When Morris plays you expect him to go wide, hit the byline and send in crosses toward the striker. Bilalovic - the in-depth tactical analysis I did of him (twitter video ) - appears to be the same.

With Milanovic and Keskinen they're more like inside forwards with the striker essentially creating for them.

Thats two different approaches. A plan A and a plan B.

Significant difference - no, and Thelin explained why in his Q&A the other week - but alone example of changes Thelin can make with different personnel.

[RicoS321]

39 minutes ago, Panda said:

When Morris plays you expect him to go wide, hit the byline and send in crosses toward the striker. Bilalovic - the in-depth tactical analysis I did of him (twitter video ) - appears to be the same.

With Milanovic and Keskinen they're more like inside forwards with the striker essentially creating for them.

Thats two different approaches. A plan A and a plan B.

Significant difference - no, and Thelin explained why in his Q&A the other week - but alone example of changes Thelin can make with different personnel.

Aye, I'd call that plan A and plan A.5

 

[manc_don]

4 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Aye, I'd call that plan A and plan A.5

 

Agreed, not sufficient to be classed as an entirely different option. Definitely a derivative.

[OxfordDon]

15 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Aye, I'd call that plan A and plan A.5

 

plan Aa and Ab

[Panda]

And that is that.

[RicoS321]

Good luck laddy. 

[BigAl]

43 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Good luck laddy. 

What Rico said

Sad that it just didn't work for him here. He looked initially like someone that could have been a cult hero for us.

[manc_don]

A few folk on twitter wondering whether Shady Mo is actually offski, hence his "knock". He was in the clips issued by the club so I remain sceptical about that.