antrin Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) S'not? Edited June 28, 2017 by antrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garf Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 21 minutes ago, pod said: It' not. Most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottd Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, faraway saint said: What next, bring back Gus? You've taken that too far. No point living in the past. Edited June 28, 2017 by scottd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Monkey Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Not for me. His main strength was working the channels. We have plenty of younger, faster, busier players who will be doing that for us this season. Guest of honour at the first home game of the season? Sure. Signing as a striker? No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 1 hour ago, scottd said: No point living in the past. Aherm.... Steven McGinn. Sometimes these deals work out. Often they don't. I wouldn't have any issue with Billy coming back. I reckon he would still have something to offer. Still can't see it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, Drew said: Aherm.... Steven McGinn. Sometimes these deals work out. Often they don't. I wouldn't have any issue with Billy coming back. I reckon he would still have something to offer. Still can't see it, though. McGinn is quite a bit younger but, as you say, always a gamble, just more of a gamble when someone is entering the twilight years of his career. As MM says above your post, his strengths are now, IMO, unlikely to still be as strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) I know where Paul Chalmers stays (beneath Eric Arthur Blair) - I could check if he's up for a comeback. Edited June 29, 2017 by Bud the Baker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Is it even a transfer window if we aren't linked to Billy Mehmet? Why on earth would anyone think bringing him back would be a good shout? Passed his best and not played at a decent level for years. he may as well of been playing fives on a Sunday afternoon than some of his recent teams (that he hasn't particularly done well for) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, bazil85 said: Is it even a transfer window if we aren't linked to Billy Mehmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 It's amazing that we Scots rubbish football we know nothing about. Our Clubs in Europe do it every season and get put out by unknowns. Strange as it may seem football in Scotland is not played at the highest level. We are raving about Stelios and he came from a club 11th in the Cyprus league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garf Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 It's amazing that we Scots rubbish football we know nothing about. Our Clubs in Europe do it every season and get put out by unknowns. Strange as it may seem football in Scotland is not played at the highest level. We are raving about Stelios and he came from a club 11th in the Cyprus league. This exactly. How many times have we seen Scottish teams that would probably beat us getting pumped by clubs from "Diddy Leagues" in Europe. I said earlier in the thread, if he was available, he'd be worth a trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stlucifer Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 While I will be forever grateful for this, No thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 It's amazing that we Scots rubbish football we know nothing about. Our Clubs in Europe do it every season and get put out by unknowns. Strange as it may seem football in Scotland is not played at the highest level. We are raving about Stelios and he came from a club 11th in the Cyprus league. It's a fair point but The fact remains he's played for 6 clubs in 4 years that won't be a great standard. If he keeps getting patched from team to team what makes anyone think he'll come back here a decade older and make any kind of impact? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsons dropped it Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 15 hours ago, Sonny said: It's amazing that we Scots rubbish football we know nothing about. Our Clubs in Europe do it every season and get put out by unknowns. Strange as it may seem football in Scotland is not played at the highest level. We are raving about Stelios and he came from a club 11th in the Cyprus league. This ^^^^^^ Who had heard of the teams playing the Fake Saints or the H**s last night ??? Fake Saints beaten at home and a measly one goal win for the Neanderthals of Castle Greyskull. Nearly every year some unknown European teams roll up and turn over our teams. Embarrassing that we get this wrong so often. Those two look like departing at the first hurdle ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 1 hour ago, bazil85 said: It's a fair point but The fact remains he's played for 6 clubs in 4 years that won't be a great standard. If he keeps getting patched from team to team what makes anyone think he'll come back here a decade older and make any kind of impact? How do you know they won't be a great standard? Is Cypriot football a greater standard compared to Scotland? Harry Davis is allegedly moving to non-League in preference to St Mirren. Is non-league in England better than our Championship? I do not know the answers. I do know that he scored 60 goals in 104 games over these 6 clubs in 4 years and every time a season finished someone wants to sign him up. And the season before that he scored 8 in 29 for Perth Glory. Maybe he would be rubbish and maybe he would be great for us. But until we take a look we cannot just write him off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soctty Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) You'd think Mehmet was well into his 40s listening to some. He's 32 ffs. Aways a gamble to bring someone back to the club, a bigger gamble when they've been trotting around the world like a nomad, plying their trade here, there and everywhere for a number of years, but let's not pretend he's Methusalah in his dying days... I'd be interested in seeing what shape he was in, and who knows maybe he'd do us a job again. Edited June 30, 2017 by Soctty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Can't be bothered sifting through this thread. Is there something in this or just fans wanting to see Billy return ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munoz Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, Isle Of Bute Saint said: Can't be bothered sifting through this thread. Is there something in this or just fans wanting to see Billy return ? Just some wanting him to return at the moment . I could definitely think of worse ideas . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Great thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 On 28/06/2017 at 1:54 PM, mcdowell76 said: Billy Mehmet wasn't good enough for Dunfermline either when we signed him.... Indeed, a Dunfermline who were a well established SPL side at the time and who had just got to the Scottish Cup Final and played in Europe. Not quite the same as the current Dunfermline who've just finished mid table in the second tier having been promoted from the third tier the year before. Billy's 32, the same age Thommo was when we signed him. Get him in on trial. We clearly need a striker and I don't see many better options out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Of Bute Saint Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 44 minutes ago, TopCat said: Indeed, a Dunfermline who were a well established SPL side at the time and who had just got to the Scottish Cup Final and played in Europe. Not quite the same as the current Dunfermline who've just finished mid table in the second tier having been promoted from the third tier the year before. Billy's 32, the same age Thommo was when we signed him. Get him in on trial. We clearly need a striker and I don't see many better options out there. Jack Ross has said he is happy to start the season with what we have , granted a 20 goal a season striker would be great but every club would like one of them. We have 5 strikers on the books so I trust Jack Ross on his assessment. I have not seen us play yet so curious when you did ? Or are you judging in hindsight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Jack Ross has said he is happy to start the season with what we have , When did he say that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 in one of his interviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 7 minutes ago, TopCat said: When did he say that? He said he's always looking at improving if the right person comes along but he feels if the season started tomorrow we'd be more or less good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Well following his very public and seemingly futile chase of Loy he clearly feels we are short in the striking department.And we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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