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Apparently we have a player called Connor McGregor on a months trial with us. Was at Lothian Thistle. Don't really know much more about him.

He is a 20 year old right back, a free kick specialist but is prone to a red card or 2. Can also cover in centre mid.

Suppose it will be him v Barron for a contract.

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The Trialist currently training with the club is Tottenham U21 Striker Daniel Akindayni

Brighton fans thought they had him signed up in May.... :unsure:

A quote about him:

"AKINDAYINI.....now this lad, i do like a lot. Big, strong, powerful, quick and very intelligent as a striker. Plays brilliantly with his back to goal and drops off well. He caused a LOT of problems to Villa's back line and certainly changed the game. I'd keep an eye on him in pre season, i'd be shocked not to see him get a chance"

I like this speculation. :)

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Got told it was Ibra Sekajja a striker who was at Inverness and Livingston last season, could it be him?

Right; that makes much more sense, given the level at which we're doing our shopping.

They do both look pretty similar though.

I doubt I'll ever be invited to an identity parade as a witness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibra_Sekajja

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Right; that makes much more sense, given the level at which we're doing our shopping.

They do both look pretty similar though.

I doubt I'll ever be invited to an identity parade as a witness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibra_Sekajja

Doesn't exactly inspire much confidence... A 22 year old striker with 30 odd senior appearances and 3 goals :lol:

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Doesn't exactly inspire much confidence... A 22 year old striker with 30 odd senior appearances and 3 goals :lol:

Most of the appearances being substitute appearances...

Alan Shearer scored 4 goals in his first season at Southampton and he started every game...

I note that he scored against Sevco at Ibrox last season. A hero in my eyes already...

Who knows whether he is any good but I wouldn't discount a young striker based on goals scored from sub appearances and irregular starts.

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Yeh, checked it out.

Shearer scored 6 league goals in his first 41 appearances for Southampton.

In his first full season as a regular he scored 4 goals in 36 starts.

So because this kid hasn't scored any goals it's ok, sign him anyway? :lol:

He's not exactly young either, he's going to be 23 in a couple of months. By the time Alan Shearer was 23 he'd already signed for Blackburn and scored 30 odd goals in a Premier League season.... Not the best of comparisons.

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I also thought it was the boy from Spurs. The stories I found online suggest he was getting released as he was working his way round various English Championship clubs on trial in a bid to get a new deal.

John Sutton went from Spurs to a trial at Raith with only a brief stint at Swindon in between so it's not that unlikely it could be the guy from Spurs.

Definitely looks more like him from the photos I've seen, although I'm not entirely convinced that's how it is. Comparing the PDE photo with ones from the exit trials the Livvy guy was apparently involved in at the weekend I'm fairly certain it's not him.

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So because this kid hasn't scored any goals it's ok, sign him anyway? :lol:

i haven't suggested we sign him at all.

what I'm saying is that you shouldn't dismiss a young striker based on a lack of goals from sub appearances and irregular starts

:lol:

(i can do smileys as well...)

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He's not exactly young either, he's going to be 23 in a couple of months. By the time Alan Shearer was 23 he'd already signed for Blackburn and scored 30 odd goals in a Premier League season.... Not the best of comparisons.

ok, comparisons with superstars isn't great

guys like billy mckay and john daly didn't score many goals in England at lower levels but were able to score in the top flight in scotland

we probably wont sign thus guy... All I'm saying is that his goalscoring record so far shouldn't be dismissed.

if he had a decent scoring record then he wouldn't be on trial with st. Mirren!

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