Ayrshire Saints Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Shankland or any other striker you care to mention will not make much difference as we create virtualy no chances in a game. The midfield both offensively and defensively is where the root of our problems start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Shankland or any other striker you care to mention will not make much difference as we create virtualy no chances in a game. The midfield both offensively and defensively is where the root of our problems start. But we've scored in 5 of our 6 games? I see the biggest problem keeping them out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingboy Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 But we've scored in 5 of our 6 games? I see the biggest problem keeping them out. We have problems at both ends. Almost half of our goals have been long range efforts. We are definitely not creating enough chances. And the defending is schoolboy at times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrshire Saints Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 But we've scored in 5 of our 6 games? I see the biggest problem keeping them out. From how many shots ??? Conversion rate is probably pretty good which makes it more galling ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosferatu Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 But we've scored in 5 of our 6 games? I see the biggest problem keeping them out. 5 from 6 games is pretty poor though. A championship winning side would average nearer 2 goals per game. In saying that, last time we won this division we did so with, I think, the lowest ever number of goals scored by a championship winning side. However, we had an incredibly strong defence. We did this by essentially by packing the team with defensive players and sitting behind the ball and relying on key attackers such as Adam & Sutton to get goals with limited supply. We even had a striker, Stewart Kean, who put in a lot of defensive work. Unfortunately, this side doesn't appear able to attack or defend! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Shanks paperwork is all through, he will sign on Thursday morning and train with the team afterwards and will go straight into the squad for Saturday. Fairly sure it's a season long loan but Dons will have option to recall in January. No news on Webster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 5 from 6 games is pretty poor though. A championship winning side would average nearer 2 goals per game. In saying that, last time we won this division we did so with, I think, the lowest ever number of goals scored by a championship winning side. However, we had an incredibly strong defence. We did this by essentially by packing the team with defensive players and sitting behind the ball and relying on key attackers such as Adam & Sutton to get goals with limited supply. We even had a striker, Stewart Kean, who put in a lot of defensive work. Unfortunately, this side doesn't appear able to attack or defend! You've misunderstood, I said we've scored IN 5 of our 6 games, we have scored 9 goals in 6 games, to save you getting a sore heid, that's 1.5 per game, not too far from your prefered "nearer 2 goals per game". No need to thank me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Shanks paperwork is all through, he will sign on Thursday morning and train with the team afterwards and will go straight into the squad for Saturday. Fairly sure it's a season long loan but Dons will have option to recall in January. No news on Webster. Can anyone just explain to me why our club is so porous with sensitive, critical information that could alert another club to intervene, but can barely muster up the will to communicate routine matters with its own support..? Are there no professionals amongst the club management structure? Can anyone pick up whatever critical transfer info they like for the price of a cappuccino and an Empire biscuit? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripey Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Its good news Shankland has signed/will be signing but to be honest I wish that Webster had confirmed he is signing also. I also am pleased that Ian Murray has finally come to his senses and informed Webster he has 48hours to sign or our offer is off the table, if only he had done this earlier to the player who appears only to be using us for the training facilities. I do hope he has another creative midfielder and defender lined up and we are not going to rushed into panic buying. Edited August 26, 2015 by stripey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper07 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Resisted the temptation to start a new thread for this question but who will play upfront alongside Shankland? Gallagher (my choice) Thompson Gow I'm assuming we're not going to play him upfront alone and he will be first choice upon arrival. I think we should go with all 4 - drop some of the weak midfielders and get the ball up to the strikers! Canny be any worse than what we have seen so far! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stmirren#1 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Shanks paperwork is all through, he will sign on Thursday morning and train with the team afterwards and will go straight into the squad for Saturday. Fairly sure it's a season long loan but Dons will have option to recall in January. No news on Webster. Love it when we get this from the diehard mod, any chance of you becoming Gilmour's spokesperson ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stmirren#1 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Ian Harte springs to mind 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Shankland has signed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Shankland has signed. Good, one less subject to moan about. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Season long loan deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Love it when we get this from the diehard mod, any chance of you becoming Gilmour's spokesperson ? Don't follow you mate? What is it I've done wrong here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Don't follow you mate? What is it I've done wrong here? Well, isn't it obvious? You've decided in a hissy fit to chuck watching St. Mirren as they aren't very good at this moment in time. Oh no, wait...that's him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Aberdeen twitter feed... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambiebud Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 By my reckoning we have Shankland, Gow, Thompson, McGregor and McManus all of whom are strikers. Get 2 defenders and a midfield playmaker in and we have the best squad, on paper, for years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) By my reckoning we have Shankland, Gow, Thompson, McGregor and McManus all of whom are strikers. Get 2 defenders and a midfield playmaker in and we have the best squad, on paper, for yearsMcGregor? Gallagher? Edited August 26, 2015 by Drew 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pityme Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 By my reckoning we have Shankland, Gow, Thompson, McGregor and McManus all of whom are strikers. Get 2 defenders and a midfield playmaker in and we have the best squad, on paper, for years McGregor and McManus??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
div Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 By my reckoning we have Shankland, Gow, Thompson, McGregor and McManus all of whom are strikers. Get 2 defenders and a midfield playmaker in and we have the best squad, on paper, for years Who is McGregor mate ? Do you mean Gallagher ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Good stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Official. http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=46391 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Monkey Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Some amount of pressure on this lad now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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