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I think McGregor will come good when he gets some game time under his belt, remember how we were raving about him in his first season? Him and Cheesy at the back, I unfortunately think our captain is done. Our main problem this season is a goalkeeper! You can forgive one or two mistakes a season but from the pre season he's had to having an absolute shocker yesterday we can't keep him for the year I don't see him being safe at all.

So in other words no one knows..... haha

By my count that's been 47 years he's been injured for, does anyone know the situation?

Reilly's season wasn't a great deal better thats why I'm reserving judgement on that decision to this season. If McShane bangs in the goals this season then I'll be disppointed we let him go.

Have to say I was sceptical that we kept Reilly over McShane after the later seemed to do so well on his loan spell at Hamilton and I think it will be this season that will tell if it was the right decision. Both were out for the vast majority of last season but McShane has shown he can score goals. I think left wing is going to be problem area for this season as we try to get the right mix of players that can slot into either ST, LM or CM. Time will tell but agreed Reilly has had a good pre season.

Lets sign Riordon and O'Connor upfront get all the Hibs out of shape, wrong side of 30 rejects in! That will sort us out for next season....

After the game I seen against Morton I would probably go with this. I'd even start Aber even if he hasn't been sober in two decades!

I can see Mcgregor forcing his way back into the team his commitment is huge and should he stay fit I can see him working extremly hard to get back to his best.

Would u not take Kenny back in the middle if he can get back to fitness? The Newcastle lad doesn't seem to have played much football at all in last year.

This might be an extremly short thread with our squad being so thin this season but should everyone be fit who would we like to see as the ideal starting 11? Could be interesting though with who we think should be starting centre backs and we have good competition in the centre of the park, what formation? I do think we desperately need a new striker to partner Thomo up front.

Could be a shout would be a bit worried about the number of different injuries he's had though but at this point I'm thinking getting a left back in is desperate! I'm sure we don't have many other options of quality left backs to bring in.

Would take him back in a heartbeat but not as a left back let him loose on the left wing Ian Ross style! Him and Teale down the flanks in prefered positions with a solid left back playing behind him and bring in a striker to complement Thomo. Jigsaw pieces final (rearrange)

We need need need a natural left back! Sean Kelly isn't one.

Any word on this developing?

he made a couple slack passes and din't look comfortable on the ball, he didn't do anything that would make me think he's ready to play SPL football at 19 so no way I would want him as a starting centre back next season, I thought the same about Cheesy at that age as well though and think going to Queen of the South changed him into a player. I think another loan deal would be best for naismith and a couple the other young lads.

I didn't say any of them did anything wrong and of course he was out of position but would you say he's SPL ready for next season? I've seen him play a good few times and I don't think he's ready to step up. Like I said though I don't agree with anyone hammering into them the young players just don't seem (yet) to posses SPL quality. We need to be looking at a couple new players.

I have to say even though i don't agree with hammering the young lads at the club the reality is they don't really seem to be very good. Compared to the promising youngsters we've seen in the past they just seem to lack confidence and really uncomfortable on the ball. One of the major concerns for me for next season though is how uncomfortable Cornell looked on the ball, McAusland and Van Zanten don't really like the short pass out from goal and I just didn't like the start of the link up play coming out from the goalkeeper. Van and Cheesy have their good points as defenders but playing the ball to their feet from goal isn't one of them.

I would welcome hig tbh, injury prone but a deal like this would suit. Don't see it being true though.

As long as it isn't Ilias Haddad....

I don't think it lacks ambition, if he's guaranteed first team football at Dumbarton we can't give him that and who's to say after one or two years at that level he won't get picked up by a bigger team. With our budget next year he may be kept instead of loaned out and might find himself more often than not on the bench behind Vanzy and if Barron is back fit.

I need to agree, I think it was pretty clear Sammy and McGowan would go and a long shot that we would keep any of the loan lads. Anyone else leaving I don't see as a major concern and we should be positive that some big players for us this season have signed back up. I would of maybe offered Carey a new deal but can see why Danny hasn't the rest is no great loss. Major rebuild and lets see.

Is it confirmed Imrie, Guy, Mair and Adam have been told they can leave? Chris Smith number one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh my

Robertson as well, want to see if he's ready for the first team.

The keeper position is our biggest worry next season, I've never really rated Sammy in the same breath as Money, Ludo, Combe, Gallacher who we've had whilest growing up. They are keeper that have won us games and made spectacular saves, I don't think Sammy is in that group and I hope we bring in someone with a bit of experience who can be up there.

I like it!