Firstly no intention to wind up Rico ( but it is a bonus) by starting this more than forty eight hours ahead of January window closing BUT as a squad we are all over the fucking place and even at this early stage I would imagine we all would have opinions on what need to happen over the summer.

Appreciate that certain things might be addressed in the remaining forty eight odd hours of the winter one BUT given our performance to date, coupled to us being manager less, I wouldn't stake any money on it

Thoughts lads and lassies 

1 hour ago, Blow.Up.Sheep said:

Don't think there was (might be wrong tho) Just seen that he scored 15 goals in 29 appearances for the Serbian outfit that he joined from us. Did we have a Sokler imposter here or was our previous managers really that fkn bad...........

Sokler had very clear strengths that were never really played to. He didn't really suit a 4-2-3-1 unless he was the number nine. He was often punted wide, or alienated from the other front man. He linked up well with Miovski on occasion, but we didn't really use that knowledge and try and pair him with Nisbet or whoever. Too often he came on in place of the other striker, rather than as compliment.

That said, he wasn't a player that we were willing to build focus on and work the team around, and I can understand that. If we did, I expect we'd have seen £1M out of him too, but we'd also have got less from other players in an attempt to accommodate him. Not a failure on our part, but also not a surprise that he's done well and been targeted.

17 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Sokler had very clear strengths that were never really played to. He didn't really suit a 4-2-3-1 unless he was the number nine. He was often punted wide, or alienated from the other front man. He linked up well with Miovski on occasion, but we didn't really use that knowledge and try and pair him with Nisbet or whoever. Too often he came on in place of the other striker, rather than as compliment.

That said, he wasn't a player that we were willing to build focus on and work the team around, and I can understand that. If we did, I expect we'd have seen £1M out of him too, but we'd also have got less from other players in an attempt to accommodate him. Not a failure on our part, but also not a surprise that he's done well and been targeted.

pretty accurate post pal,
Makes sense when you think about it.

Anyway all the best Ester

He got his first cap for Slovenia last month as well.

3 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Sokler had very clear strengths that were never really played to. He didn't really suit a 4-2-3-1 unless he was the number nine. He was often punted wide, or alienated from the other front man. He linked up well with Miovski on occasion, but we didn't really use that knowledge and try and pair him with Nisbet or whoever. Too often he came on in place of the other striker, rather than as compliment.

That said, he wasn't a player that we were willing to build focus on and work the team around, and I can understand that. If we did, I expect we'd have seen £1M out of him too, but we'd also have got less from other players in an attempt to accommodate him. Not a failure on our part, but also not a surprise that he's done well and been targeted.

He was also quite injury prone if memory serves

19 hours ago, The.Moog said:

Good stuff, another absolute dud off the books. Wish him well, but nowhere near it in this league.

Robinson’s comment above on him summed it up (& pretty much every signing made last year)

"Scottish football is hard to play in, you need more than a technical ability, you have to have the fight and you have to have the drive and you have to be able to cope in Scotland’”.

He couldn’t, none of last years lot could tbh - that’s been the biggest problem…

The fact he turned out to be a dud is on us. He isn’t. We had the complete wrong environment on and off the pitch last season and far too many project players with no actual consistent spine or support. He needed loaning out to get to grips with the change in environment. Fingers crossed he rebuilds and impresses enough (apart from against the nix) to get another shot at Europe.

9 hours ago, Blow.Up.Sheep said:

Don't think there was (might be wrong tho) Just seen that he scored 15 goals in 29 appearances for the Serbian outfit that he joined from us. Did we have a Sokler imposter here or was our previous managers really that fkn bad...........

I think it’s a combination of both tbh. There was a lot wrong on and off the pitch over the last few seasons so it was probably unsettling. Coaches didn’t see enough from him and it was a circle of doom as a consequence. Shame he’s gone to a pariah of a country and a hateful team at that, is thoroughly disappointing.

14 minutes ago, manc_don said:

Shame he’s gone to a pariah of a country and a hateful team at that, is thoroughly disappointing.

Just seen that, aye gaaads - almost as bad as where Miovski went.

1 hour ago, Jormungandr said:

Just seen that, aye gaaads - almost as bad as where Miovski went.

not much in it tbh 🤣