fine-n-dandy Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 So, pros/cons let’s hear it. I encourage D Bates on this Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Well we definitely needed a defender. So that's a pro. Apparently he has 4 full Scotland caps. You would hope that was a pro. He's been in Hamburg for a few years. Plenty pros there... Link to comment
super_al Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Is he left or right footed? Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 5 hours ago, BonnieDon said: I mean no disrespect to you but your opinion means shit. Bit touchy on this I see Link to comment
RUL Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 6 hours ago, BonnieDon said: I mean no disrespect to you but your opinion means shit. I'm not fully convinced that you mean no disrespect. Link to comment
Oregon Red Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 He is a competent central defender..him and Gallacher form a partnership and push McCrorie into midfield were he played better for us before. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, Oregon Red said: He is a competent central defender..him and Gallacher form a partnership and push McCrorie into midfield were he played better for us before. Aye, McCrorie back to covering a number of positions again rather than being a first choice. Unless he goes with a back three. Which I really hope he doesn't. There's nothing more mind numbing than watching 3 centre backs playing pass the parcel with a football. Link to comment
CraigHill Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: Aye, McCrorie back to covering a number of positions again rather than being a first choice. Unless he goes with a back three. Which I really hope he doesn't. There's nothing more mind numbing than watching 3 centre backs playing pass the parcel with a football. Bit of a dilemma this one. Back 3 let’s our young full-backs properly express themselves. Not convinced by them yet in a back 4 (defensively they need to improve) and we are severely lacking with pacey wide players to take things forward, so the youngsters will do a job as wing-backs. Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, aberdeen1970 said: Bit touchy on this I see Time of the month ? 1 Link to comment
Inveruriedon Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 7 hours ago, fine-n-dandy said: So, pros/cons let’s hear it. I encourage D Bates on this Seems like a decent signing to be fair Don’t like signing huns though Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 50 minutes ago, CraigHill said: Bit of a dilemma this one. Back 3 let’s our young full-backs properly express themselves. Not convinced by them yet in a back 4 (defensively they need to improve) and we are severely lacking with pacey wide players to take things forward, so the youngsters will do a job as wing-backs. I just hate watching a back 3 with full backs as wing backs. Link to comment
Logiemink Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, aberdeen1970 said: Aye, McCrorie back to covering a number of positions again rather than being a first choice. Unless he goes with a back three. Which I really hope he doesn't. There's nothing more mind numbing than watching 3 centre backs playing pass the parcel with a football. I'll go with W.Millers recent assessment of McCrorie. Some of the poor defensive play in midfield including errors from Brown & Ferguson seems to be getting blamed on the central defenders. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Just now, Logiemink said: I'll go with W.Millers recent assessment of McCrorie. Some of the poor defensive play in midfield including errors from Brown & Ferguson seems to be getting blamed on the central defenders. No I agree. The balance of the midfield hasn't helped the centre backs at all. But I'd rather play a back 4 so McCrorie misses out I'd be OK with him taking the Ferguson role alongside Brown and Longstaff playing further up where Ojo was playing Link to comment
CraigHill Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, aberdeen1970 said: I just hate watching a back 3 with full backs as wing backs. I think the two youngsters look much better as wing backs than full backs so far. Link to comment
Redmist1903 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, aberdeen1970 said: I just hate watching a back 3 with full backs as wing backs. I'd rather see Ramsey as a wing back. Offers plenty going forward but nae sure he can defend worth a fuck. Mckenzie on the other hand is pretty solid defensively but isn't great going forward. Link to comment
NEM Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Logiemink said: I'll go with W.Millers recent assessment of McCrorie. Some of the poor defensive play in midfield including errors from Brown & Ferguson seems to be getting blamed on the central defenders. McRorie passed it straight to their player for the second goal on Thursday not Brown or Ferguson. A simple ten yard pass Link to comment
North_Andy_Dandy Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Glass had made it clear that he wants to have McCrorie as a CB. Don’t see why people are jumping at the bit put McCrorie into Midfield just because we’ve signed a CB. It only gives us 3 fit CB’s until January and an abundance of midfielders. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 20 minutes ago, Redmist1903 said: I'd rather see Ramsey as a wing back. Offers plenty going forward but nae sure he can defend worth a fuck. Mckenzie on the other hand is pretty solid defensively but isn't great going forward. Can't really have a wing back on one side and a full back on the other though. My issue with going three at the back is that with our midfielders we end up with two many defensive players and the attack suffers as a result. I know some folk are enamoured with three centre backs these days but it's just not my cup of tea. Link to comment
NEM Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 42 minutes ago, North_Andy_Dandy said: Glass had made it clear that he wants to have McCrorie as a CB. Don’t see why people are jumping at the bit put McCrorie into Midfield just because we’ve signed a CB. It only gives us 3 fit CB’s until January and an abundance of midfielders. If he's not going to put him in midfield then he needs to put him on the bench cause he's fucking hopeless at centre half Link to comment
Poodler Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 He better denounce the huns in his opening monologue can’t trust a man who has played for der Hun Link to comment
Zeus Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Smashing Wright in front of the hun bastards will suffice Link to comment
DelMonte Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, NEM said: McRorie passed it straight to their player for the second goal on Thursday not Brown or Ferguson. A simple ten yard pass True but in the same instance our two defenders were hung out to dry by the rest of the team never showing for the ball. Link to comment
Hagi's pubic hair Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Welcome and the best of luck to you! Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 30 minutes ago, Zeus said: Might be cleared to play then Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 39 minutes ago, Zeus said: Looks like he's filled out a bit since being a hun. Link to comment
Wee Alickie Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Great that we have another experienced centre half. Not so great is that he's not left footed. We now have three fit right footed CHs, so there's no balance there. The only left footed CH we have is long term injured. I would have liked to see Glass try Campbell at left sided CH after seeing how well he did at left back. He's left footed, tall enough for a CH, good in the air, and a ball winner. He won't get much pitch time covering for midfield so I'd like to see him considered for defence cover as well. Link to comment
afc1903mad Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Redmist1903 said: I'd rather see Ramsey as a wing back. Offers plenty going forward but nae sure he can defend worth a fuck. Mckenzie on the other hand is pretty solid defensively but isn't great going forward. I think you discredit Ramsay’s defensive capabilities. I’m not recalling any goals he’s been directly responsible for Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, Wee Alickie said: Great that we have another experienced centre half. Not so great is that he's not left footed. We now have three fit right footed CHs, so there's no balance there. The only left footed CH we have is long term injured. I would have liked to see Glass try Campbell at left sided CH after seeing how well he did at left back. He's left footed, tall enough for a CH, good in the air, and a ball winner. He won't get much pitch time covering for midfield so I'd like to see him considered for defence cover as well. I hope @aberdeen1970 doesn’t read this ? As for Campbell at left centre half, you must be joking. He’s not strong enough for that. Link to comment
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