Lord Pityme

Ah Carey and Parkin are our saviours... pity no one told them that when they were here. One an out and out striker amassed 3 goals the last of which was October 2012. the other got one last season (a cracker).... There contracts were up and we could and did do better... Campbell, Wylde, Newton, etc..etc..

If he exceeds harkins appearances and returns by the end of the season will you still call him a failure? And does this mean you regard Harkins contribution so far as a success?

Bahoken hasn't failed (as yet) Cornell didn't fail Grainger we should be celebrating is being kept out by products of our academy As was Harkins although i'll defo give you that Dillon was only 19 and again wasn't better than our academy boys, or good enough to make danny not re-sign newton Dilo has been a good find and fine stand in Caprice, yeah i'll give you him too. What would your reaction have been if Danny hadn't strengthened the squad with these guys who were available, when we let so many go? Our reality is we have to take punts with freebies and loans. Some work, some don't and yes DL could do better (and has hopefully learned i.e. Harkins).... but also a lot worse.

I didn't forget killie, Motherwell are an exception at the moment as not being a club in distress forced to seek funding from the only body willing to do so, it's fans. Hopefully they can make a fist of it, however there are grumblings already as to what representation/influence the fans actually have in excahnge for bankrolling the club. remember the club decided how, where and when Well would re-structure, not the fans. The others and my list above are clubs are clubs who are, or headed into 'distress' and regardless whether its an individual, a consortium or fans group by the time its in distress this almost guarnatees the next regime will be dealing with the aftershock of that for years to come. In Scotland there isn't as yet a 'Good Example' of a fan takeover, as it's always happened when the club is distressed and the fans group struggle to move forward. I note you forgot to add Dundee who only recently reversed there fan ownership model in exchange for the benjamin's! I would add to liken the BoD of our club who saved the club, built a new stadium, training facility, all weather dome and won a league cup to a dictatorship/closed shop is poorly thought through bad form. Anyone can join our current board, but normally you have to invest (with little prospect of realising a return) in the club to be allowed to do so. it's not closed, you just need to kiss goodbye to tens of thousands of pounds to take your seat (normally). Do you honestly think the sharks that have their teeth into sevco are going to let go of that 'cash cow' whilst their are still tens of thousands of mug punters willing to throw money at them..? Oh i'm sure they;ll be a token fund-raising in exchange for some toothless fan thingy, but the fans won't get near the books, money or running the club.

Did we sign 7 in the summer? maybes you are including Kello who's been a mainstay??? but that would make it two out of 7 sucesses. and if Bahoken kicks on then it's three out of 7... and then there's young Campbell so we could be looking at four out of 7... oh and Wylde too.... 5 out of 7..? You know i'd take that if we had the cha.... och jings what am i thinking we did sign them!

OMG I tried that on Ipad as well as laptop and it works! good job we are keeping it under wraps and not letting SEAN miss out beacuse of it.

cause he's signed to them?

No argument there. But wouldn't it have made a bit more sense to release DVZ who's off the SPL pace now, and keep Grainger till the summer now he's up to speed..?

Don't tell stu that he insists Clyde (Nae grun) are the example all professional clubs in Scotland should follow... get Supporters Direct in! they've helped at: Clyde Dunfermline Killie Hearts Sevco (allegedly) And all the other clubs in/out the gary glitter we should strive to emulate

Gary Locke quoted today saying "he doesn't think R Stevenson will sign for sevco on deadline day" So if they sell Wallace for 900k - £1m. And approach Stevenson who can walk for free, offer him what he was on before taking a 50% pay cut, plus add another 1500 on top, remind him he'll be playing in the division he is heading too anyway where his club will likely's ask him to take another wage cut, only to see sevco sail past them and promoted. Yeah Gary, I don't think he'll jump ship either when you lay it out like that.... But which of Sevco/Jambos will take Grainger???

I know the usual knickerwetters will be piling in to say 'I told you so' when they didn't! However what do we make of the spate of summer signings that left us way before seeing in the strawberry season..? For me Cornell was a no-brainer, decent keeper, we needed cover, we were lucky to pick up kello, so away hame son. Harkins is the elephant in the room. Danny is oft quoted saying "I won't sign just anyone". But I think thats exactly what he did with Harkins, everyone hoped (lile a certain D Imrie) that he could be as effective for us as he had been against us. But it was obvious you got what you saw with Harkins, a thinker, plodder, turn a game on its head, then feck aw for four games. In short he can't hold the position and performance he thinks he can in that role in the Spl. Charlie Adam is cut from the same cloth to an extent although he occasionally runs and stops people. excellent in the Spl... found wanting among the elite at Liverpool. Harkins would be great in the championship (SPFL)... thats where he's at. Grainger, seemed a lot more damaged physically as well as mentally than anyone thought. took a long time to get back to fitness and performance levels by which time our youngsters and the arrival of Wylde have left him redundant. Sorry to see him go, but afore the knickerwetters jump in think on? you were screaming for an experienced full back to be signed in the summer, and you would have savaged DL if he'd gone into the season with just the boys. Caprice, for a relative youngster who allegedly had it! he was woefully short on confidence and struggled to take on responsibility. tried him, didnae work out, back doon the road son. Debate.

Its only tossers fae abroath that don't get it (except lots of seamen) buddiecat... maybe it should be re-named 'Premium Economy' or 'six inches extra' telly..?

Must have changed his name cause when I saw his cheque book i could have sworn his name was Clydesdale Hillhead... or some other american actor?

Re: the thread title.... where are we playing it then?

FIFY

Dicko is up there with (call me) Dave Cameron in driving many switherers towards a yes vote! Good job the tories never got their way in deciding the exact text of the ballot papers... sees Dave C had done his resech into the scottish phyche and wanted to have the "Aye"... "Naw" option. hedging his bets scottish people are more like to say "Naw" when put on the spot.

Bet ye it's a forward/attacking midfielder..?

If thur no on the shelf we huvnae goat any.....

Liverpool v Everton on Super Economy (housing association) telly tonight! would like to see Martinez come out on top, and Suarez to see red.... (only because he's a cock)

Battling, turgid win for us and three points to set us up for a surprise at the shellick park

The likelyhood as always with us is he's waiting to see if he gets a better offer. I.e. someone coming in late in the day desperate to sign a forward and willing to pay that wee bit more in wages to secure his services. Also as the agent is incetivised by what their clienst earn he'll be hoing too that someone else will top our wage offer. If we get him or the likes of him it'll be deadline day... what fun that would be if Stevenson decided to jump ship from the Jambos two days before their semi..?

Do you need anything from Tesco?

seemed tae work in the league cup last season.

Going to Tesco soon Maxi, anything you need?

I think I am.