Spl Out Of Contract Players In Summer 2013

[sheepiekev]

This was posted a couple of months back, but maybe of more relevance now that we have a new manager?

One or two from the list may have already agreed deals elsewhere, or re-signed for their clubs, but most are still available.

 

Which ones do we think are;

- Possible

- Realistic

- Relative to St Johnstone, which ones are possible/beneficial

 

Celtic
Paddy McCourt, Thomas Rogne.

Dundee
Brian Easton, Gary Irvine, Stephen O’Donnell, Mark Kerr, John Baird, Kevin McBride, Jim McAlister, Mark Stewart, Ryan Conroy, Nicky Riley, Neil McGregor, Steven Milne, Iain Davidson, Matt Lockwood, Carl Finnegan, Davide Grassi, Kyle Benedictus, Rab Douglas, Jamie McCluskey, Declan Gallagher, Martin Boyle, Graham Webster, Alex Baird.

Dundee United
Jon Daly, Willo Flood, Barry Douglas, Steve Banks.

Hearts
Andy Webster, Andy Driver, Darren Barr, Marius Zaliukas, Danny Grainger, Ryan McGowan, Dylan McGowan, Scott Robinson, Arvydas Novikovas, Kevin McHattie, Gordon Smith, Brad McKay, Dale Carrick, Jack Hamilton, Fraser Mullen.

Hibs
David Wotherspoon, Lewis Stevenson, Ivan Sproule, Alan Maybury, Eoin Doyle, Pa Kujabi, Shefki Kuqi, Gary Deegan, Danny Galbraith, Sean Murdoch.

Inverness
Nick Ross, Andrew Shinnie, Owain Tudur-Jones, Aaron Doran, Shane Sutherland, David Raven, Gavin Morrison, Ross Draper, Antonio Reguero, Gary Warren, Scott Mathieson.

Kilmarnock
Cammy Bell, Liam Kelly, Mohamadou Sissoko, Borja Perez, Garry Hay, James Dayton, Anssi Jaakkola, Ryan O’Leary, Danny Racchi, Kyle Letheren, William Gros.

Motherwell
Jamie Murphy, Michael Higdon, Darren Randolph, Tom Hateley, Steven Saunders, Nicky Law, Chris Humphrey, Omar Daley, Robert McHugh, Simon Ramsden, Zaine Francis-Angol.

Ross County
Richard Brittain, Michael Fraser, Grant Munro, Paul Lawson, Mark Brown, Scott Boyd, Mihael Kovacevic, Iain Vigurs, Marc Fitzpatrick, Rocco Quinn, Stuart Kettlewell, Mark Fotheringham, Mark Corcoran, Sam Morrow, Alex Cooper, Steven Ross.

St Johnstone
Murray Davidson, Craig Beattie, Dave MacKay, Liam Craig, Chris Millar, Rowan Vine, Callum Davidson, Kevin Moon, David McCracken, David Robertson, Gary Miller, Frazer Wright, Pat Cregg, Jonny Tuffey, Alan Mannus, Jamie Adams, Liam Caddis, Zander Clark.

St Mirren
Paul McGowan, Steven Thompson, Gary Teale, Craig Samson, David van Zanten, Marc McAusland, Graham Carey, Sam Parkin, Chris Smith, Graeme MacGregor.

 

 

In my opinion;

 

Ideal world; Randolph, Grainger (if fit?), Law, Shinnie, Higdon (I did say ideal world, as Law & Shinnie are unlikely)

St Johnstone? Mannus & Davidson

[inverkipdons]

Has Shinnie not signed a pre-contract with Birmingham? Quite like wee Doran from Caley, could be good for creating goals and Vine at St Johnstone has bagged a few this season as well. We need to look at players who can chip in with the goal tally as we are far too reliant on McGinn.

[sheepiekev]

Has Shinnie not signed a pre-contract with Birmingham? Quite like wee Doran from Caley, could be good for creating goals and Vine at St Johnstone has bagged a few this season as well. We need to look at players who can chip in with the goal tally as we are far too reliant on McGinn.

you could be right - from memory he certainly talked to them, whether he signed I can't remember.....he was in the "ideal world" section, so never thought he was realistic anyway.

[Geoff_Tipps]

That list is out of date

[Huntlysheep]

I would tak Andy Webster at the club an International CB who's a good commanding defender, who's very experienced also Cammy Bell & Andrew Shinnie. Surley on less wages than some of our players are on except Webster his wage may be a problem.

[Mikeyboy1903]

Randolph

 

A.N OTHER CB

 

Murray Davidson

 

Chris Humphrey

 

Michael Higdon

 

 

This makings of good spine of a team.

[Huntlysheep]

Andy Webster a good CB.

[Redstar]

It's a pity the boy Goodwin is still under contract with St Mirren...hard bast*rd with plenty bite about the cu*t

[Huntlysheep]

It's a pity the boy Goodwin is still under contract with St Mirren...hard bast*rd with plenty bite about the cu*t

Aye seems to be liking it at St. Mirren like.

[BigAl]

It's a pity the boy Goodwin is still under contract with St Mirren...hard bast*rd with plenty bite about the cu*t

 

As long as we continue to have players like him plying their trade in Scottish League football our game will not move forward.

[altogi]

Would like any of the following

 

 

Paddy McCourt

Andrew Shinnie

Cammy Bell

Jamie Murphy

Michael Higdon

Tom Hateley

Darren Randolph

Andy Webster

[Stoney]

Lot of good player on that list

 

Realistically though who could we get? Doubt a player like higdon would come up here, dont think hes a terribly good player but van zanten at full back always seems steady!

[Huntlysheep]

We'll offer better wages than most probably bar Celtic so you never know.

[Karl Fletcher]

 

Would like any of the following

 

 

Tom Hateley

 

I doubt it

 

Lots of good players out of contract although I imagine most of the ones we'd be looking at to improve our team will want a crack at the holy grail that is League 1 Football in England.

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Could do with a new left back. Naysmith is always injured and when he does play looks past it. Robertson either isn't ready to play every game or just isn't good enough. I'd take Easton from Dundee, Douglas from United or Grainger from Hearts.

[Ingolfsson]

 

Would like any of the following

 

 

Paddy McCourt

Andrew Shinnie

Cammy Bell

Jamie Murphy

Michael Higdon

Tom Hateley

Darren Randolph

Andy Webster

 

Joined Sheff Utd in January.

 

Otherwise, from your list I'd take Randolph, Webster, McCourt, Higdon and Shinnie.

 

Bell has never impressed me, and can't be fucked cheering on anyone called Hateley.

[Dynamo]

McCourt is pish.

 

I'd take any goalie from that list as they're guaranteed to better than what we have except Douglas.

[buchanskii]

Our strongest 11 is pretty good I reckon, although there is one GLARING weakness

 

Priority should be replacing langers - that's an extra 10 points a season if replaced with the likes of Randolph

 

We should probably get a few players that can score from midfield and a new strike partner for McGinn (Although I'd like to see Smith, McManus given a chance)

 

A new LB to replace the ever-injured Naysmith, too.

[sheepiekev]

That list is out of date

Didn't you read the OP?

I said that.

It's 90% accurate

[Geoff_Tipps]

 

That list is out of date

Didn't you read the OP?

I said that.

It's 90% accurate

I did but i would say more 85% accurate

[elephantstone78]

This was posted a couple of months back, but maybe of more relevance now that we have a new manager?

One or two from the list may have already agreed deals elsewhere, or re-signed for their clubs, but most are still available.

 

Which ones do we think are;

- Possible

- Realistic

- Relative to St Johnstone, which ones are possible/beneficial

 

Celtic

Paddy McCourt, Thomas Rogne.

 

Dundee

Brian Easton, Gary Irvine, Stephen O’Donnell, Mark Kerr, John Baird, Kevin McBride, Jim McAlister, Mark Stewart, Ryan Conroy, Nicky Riley, Neil McGregor, Steven Milne, Iain Davidson, Matt Lockwood, Carl Finnegan, Davide Grassi, Kyle Benedictus, Rab Douglas, Jamie McCluskey, Declan Gallagher, Martin Boyle, Graham Webster, Alex Baird.

 

Dundee United

Jon Daly, Willo Flood, Barry Douglas, Steve Banks.

 

Hearts

Andy Webster, Andy Driver, Darren Barr, Marius Zaliukas, Danny Grainger, Ryan McGowan, Dylan McGowan, Scott Robinson, Arvydas Novikovas, Kevin McHattie, Gordon Smith, Brad McKay, Dale Carrick, Jack Hamilton, Fraser Mullen.

 

Hibs

David Wotherspoon, Lewis Stevenson, Ivan Sproule, Alan Maybury, Eoin Doyle, Pa Kujabi, Shefki Kuqi, Gary Deegan, Danny Galbraith, Sean Murdoch.

 

Inverness

Nick Ross, Andrew Shinnie, Owain Tudur-Jones, Aaron Doran, Shane Sutherland, David Raven, Gavin Morrison, Ross Draper, Antonio Reguero, Gary Warren, Scott Mathieson.

 

Kilmarnock

Cammy Bell, Liam Kelly, Mohamadou Sissoko, Borja Perez, Garry Hay, James Dayton, Anssi Jaakkola, Ryan O’Leary, Danny Racchi, Kyle Letheren, William Gros.

 

Motherwell

Jamie Murphy, Michael Higdon, Darren Randolph, Tom Hateley, Steven Saunders, Nicky Law, Chris Humphrey, Omar Daley, Robert McHugh, Simon Ramsden, Zaine Francis-Angol.

 

Ross County

Richard Brittain, Michael Fraser, Grant Munro, Paul Lawson, Mark Brown, Scott Boyd, Mihael Kovacevic, Iain Vigurs, Marc Fitzpatrick, Rocco Quinn, Stuart Kettlewell, Mark Fotheringham, Mark Corcoran, Sam Morrow, Alex Cooper, Steven Ross.

 

St Johnstone

Murray Davidson, Craig Beattie, Dave MacKay, Liam Craig, Chris Millar, Rowan Vine, Callum Davidson, Kevin Moon, David McCracken, David Robertson, Gary Miller, Frazer Wright, Pat Cregg, Jonny Tuffey, Alan Mannus, Jamie Adams, Liam Caddis, Zander Clark.

 

St Mirren

Paul McGowan, Steven Thompson, Gary Teale, Craig Samson, David van Zanten, Marc McAusland, Graham Carey, Sam Parkin, Chris Smith, Graeme MacGregor.

 

 

In my opinion;

 

Ideal world; Randolph, Grainger (if fit?), Law, Shinnie, Higdon (I did say ideal world, as Law & Shinnie are unlikely)

St Johnstone? Mannus & Davidson

Yeah they would all enhance our squad as would most of the motherwell players on the list. Re Paddy McCourt I think he is a luxury player a club like celtic can afford to take a gamble on we need players that will put in a shift every week and for 6 months of the year that will involve running on a farmer's field of a home pitch.McCourt is a million miles away from that type of player and probably on much bigger wages than every other player we have. We pay approx £2k per week to senior players e.g. Milsom so losing him and Osborne who will be on a similar wage should give us a decent budget to get attack minded midfielders and a full back. That's the areas I would concentrate on.... plus a goalie oh and a striker. Fuck that's nearly half a team.

Webster is class but again too expensive especially considering centre backs are probably the area of the team we have best covered and certainly not been our weak link this season.

[sheepiekev]

Won't happen, but if 5 or so are to go, sign these 4;

Grainger if gets fit after his knee injury, Law, Davidson & Higdon

 

Langfield

 

Shaugnessy Anderson Reynolds Grainger

Jack Davidson Law

McGinn Higdon Hayes

[Monkey]

Andy Webster a good CB.

However with his injury record and our injury record he'd spend all his time using Naysmith's spot on the treatment table.

[zerodon47]

shows how shit this league has become when such a despicably shit player as Higdon can be top scorer, and sad times for us when he would probably actually improve our team. also sad times when anyone thinks we need Goodwin, just cos hes hard and gets aboot disna take away fae the fact hes a terrible player. i kane wer shit but we'll never be that bad.

 

theres loads id take from that list but the ones i think we should deffo look into (knowing we wont get them all of course) are:

Shinnie, Tudor-Jones, Doran, Hately, Law, Davidson, Webster, McGowan, Douglas, and basically any of the keepers. preferrably Regeuro or Randolph.

[scoutman70]

shows how shit this league has become when such a despicably shit player as Higdon can be top scorer, and sad times for us when he would probably actually improve our team. also sad times when anyone thinks we need Goodwin, just cos hes hard and gets aboot disna take away fae the fact hes a terrible player. i kane wer shit but we'll never be that bad.

 

theres loads id take from that list but the ones i think we should deffo look into (knowing we wont get them all of course) are:

Shinnie, Tudor-Jones, Doran, Hately, Law, Davidson, Webster, McGowan, Douglas, and basically any of the keepers. preferrably Regeuro or Randolph.

Supposed to be signing a pre-contract with Killie, to replace the hunward bound Bell.

[zerodon47]

 

shows how shit this league has become when such a despicably shit player as Higdon can be top scorer, and sad times for us when he would probably actually improve our team. also sad times when anyone thinks we need Goodwin, just cos hes hard and gets aboot disna take away fae the fact hes a terrible player. i kane wer shit but we'll never be that bad.

 

theres loads id take from that list but the ones i think we should deffo look into (knowing we wont get them all of course) are:

Shinnie, Tudor-Jones, Doran, Hately, Law, Davidson, Webster, McGowan, Douglas, and basically any of the keepers. preferrably Regeuro or Randolph.

Supposed to be signing a pre-contract with Killie, to replace the hunward bound Bell.

 

ah right never knew. hopefully we can offer Randolph a decent package then! if nae then am sure there are a few keepers fae league 1 & 2 that are out of contract that are more reliable than langfield. same goes with europe, altho il never expect us to sign a decent unknown from europe, pathetic scouting.

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Won't happen, but if 5 or so are to go, sign these 4;

Grainger if gets fit after his knee injury, Law, Davidson & Higdon

 

Langfield

 

Shaugnessy Anderson Reynolds Grainger

Jack Davidson Law

McGinn Higdon Hayes

 

I mind thinking Higdon looked decent against us for Falkirk and St Mirren. Mind him scoring a peach the only time I've been to Falkirk's ground. Should have snapped him up ages ago when he'd have been cheaper.

 

A lot of decent players have passed us by over the years. Not even under the radar.

[scoutman70]

How can the rangers still manage to thrash out deals to sign players on pre-contracts when they are on an embargo?

 

Is this allowed? Well clearly it is to them and no one has tasked anyone with it, but it really shouldn't be.

 

They should be made to wait and then get the dregs of society AFTER everyone else has done their business in the market.

 

All pre-contract offers are starting after 1st of Sept and they have no embargo at that point.

 

Can't say I agree with it but hey-ho

[vanderark14]

its a joke punishment.

 

they were able to sign players that are afr too good for the third division and they are again going to sign SPL quality players for their 2nd division campaign.

 

some punishment that eh?

[rossafc92]

A few saying they'd be willing to take Webster, I certainly wouldn't. Not many jambos seem to rate him anymore. A shadow of the player he used to be seemingly. Don't think we need a centre half anyway, got four options there: Anderson, Considine, Reynolds and Shaughnessy.

 

One player I wouldn't mind us taking from Tynecastle though is Danny Grainger. No chance Naysmith will have his contract renewed, so that means Robertson is the only 'natural' left back we have. A few jambos disappointed they can't keep him on, and he seemed to be rated at St Johnstone as well. McInnes had him there, perhaps a player he is already thinking about. Would be a bit worried going into next season without another option there, as it would most likely mean Considine filling in if Robertson were to get injured.

 

McCourt a possibility for a Ryan Fraser replacement. Struck me as very similar players, and we haven't replaced Fraser. Whilst money may be an issue with that one, it's not like he's done that well for Celtic so isn't going to be inundated with offers, and he need look no further than former teammate Niall McGinn, who I imagine will have had to settle for much less here than he was on at Celtic. Other issues with him though would be his willingness to track back and his fitness.

 

Would welcome Higdon, but can see him getting a move to the Championship. Law would be fantastic, but looks Sevco bound.