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Do they not have to be signed by Monday ?

From a not making duff signings point of view , this has been one of our most effective transfer window yet .

Or maybe at a lesser price , Would be nice to get something sorted out soon though and a couple of new players in

Make that transfer fees coming in please ,

I suspect it might all happen at the end of the season , potentially a couple of transfers coming in , most of the top earners at the end of their contracts , and more a less a blank canvas . What a disappointment the last couple of seasons have been , how can a team make so many duff signings

At the start of the season McLear and Mallan were registered as signings , they can,t be considered new signings . At the start of the season we had a very small squad , and have released Plummer , Caldwell , Dury , Hughes , and Marwood , and only brought Arquin in , so I would think another two new faces coming in would be a realistic expectation if we plan to go down with a fight.

Always like to see us take a chance , and it would probably make sense for us to have a couple of part time players so we could get a couple of decent players from the lower leagues and also maybe offer players coming from the juniors p/t contracts to start off with. Not suggesting we go part time , but if budgets are tight and our squad getting smaller , it make sense to have a group of part time players.

Hopefully booked from one of the companies that regularly takes Saints supporters ?

Well if that's the case , I,m hoping that we see a few new faces very soon ( free agents will do ) , you would think that if they have made their purchase / investment , they would want to ensure premiership safety , and also get their business vehicle moving , so with that in mind , I,m hugely disappointed we haven't seen any new signings from South America.

Not getting signed With regards to Kenny McLean , I reckon is far more valuable as a player now , than he was when the Argentinians started negotiating to buy the club , so much so that if selling Kenny is part of the deal , then they might even end up paying more for St Mirren and keeping Kenny to sell at a later date.

So in an ideal world , a deal that secures us a transfer fee , has add ons , and allows us to have Kenny on loan til the end of the season is the best option ?

£250k may have been a decent valuation for Kenny at the start of the transfer window , when his form was up and down , and when Saints could have used the fee reasonably effectively , but since the start of the transfer window Kenny,s form has improved , and Kenny has shown us that he has other aspects to his game , with that in mind I can only see him going if its an exceptional offer . I do think however Kenny will be sold at the end of the season ( having shown outstanding form , keepining us out of the bottom 2 )

The strength in our current team is the three attacking midfielders McLean , McGinn and Mallan , and any formation should be built round these three . IMO we should play a holding midfielder behind them , and a fast forward and a tall target man in front of them . So Mr Pini if your able to , send over a central defender , a holding midfielder , a big strong centre forward , and a forward fast as fcuk . At this stage we don,t need youngsters for these positions , four players in their mid twenties who think they should be playing in the premiership will do.

Was an article in one of the tabloids last year linking Rotherham with McGinn and Naismith , I think , not much more than that

Comparable with the second penalty Killie got against us , Ref couldn,t get his card out quick enough and ensure a sending off though

Yep , Greg Stewart stretches and goes over the top and connects with Cheesy , he should have got a red and it was a reckless tackle , I think he feigns injury to try and avoid a card . Arquins two bookings are an absolute joke

Watched highlights again , and to be fair I think both Dundee goals were okay , I would have hated us to have had them chalked off for offside . Harkins should have been booked in the first minute for his foul on the halfway line , and also consider himself lucky not to be sent off. Arquin should never have been booked for his first foul , and should have won two penalties . Greg Stewart was booked for a foul on McAusland , it should have been a red card as it reckless challenge. Also think we badly need some heading practice.

Also for Arquins second booking , how many Dundee players actually shout at Arquin and accuse him of being a diver ? Blattantly cheated again. We should have our own TV crew filming every incident , so we can highlight the blatant cheating. Why wasn,t harkins booked for his foul in the first minute ?

To give a fair balance on the referee,s performance , the highlights should show the tackle that Harkins put in , in the first minute that resulted in the freekick that led to Arquins header that was well saved . A far more bookable offence than both Arquins . Also McPake was signalling that his foul was an accident and not a dive . And was trying to not get himself sent off , for being a last man defender.

He could have quite easily not gave the penalty and let play go on , but he couldn,t wait to get us , he just needed the slightest excuse

GT is doing quite well , and maybe if things don,t go well at Saints for him , other clubs might be interested

Would be good if a couple of the trialists were on the bench and maybe got the chance to be involved ( hopefully when we are coasting 3 - 0 )

I remember it a wee bit , think Saints got beat in the first round , I,m sure there was a book with the tv programme , prob abot 1978

I actually think this relegation dogfight , and the fact that we have a huge amount of inexperience in the team have highlighted aspects of Kenny,s game that we didn,t know about this time last year , but for a young player he is taking a huge amount of responsibility and showing tremendous leadership skills , and playing exceptionally well , which is quite impressive in a team which is struggling . Also think GT plans to keep Kenny until the end of the season , before moving him on . My opinion and respect for Kenny McLean as a player have improved hugely in the last six weeks , and I,ve always rated him , but think this relegation battle is bringing the best out of him .

Kenny,s attitude in recent games and his effort and commitment this season , have for me shown that he is a much improved player from last season , and it won,t surprise me if we get a few decent bids in , come the end of the season.