Dibbles old paperboy Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 11 hours ago, Bud the Baker said: As ever I admire your combativity Cap'n but I fail to see much relevance in the above waffle with regard to my original post. We've got a p/t player coming into a f/t set-up which is a step up. That Dumbarton are currently above us in 8th place is no great argument either, long term that would likely be 18th of 19 f/t clubs and wouldn't keep the manager's job secure. Todd's replacing Walsh who scored 4 goals in not nearly as many games before being jettisoned after the Morton defeat at the beginning of November, competing against Mallan and a couple of promising youngsters both of whom have already scored this season. While I agree he'll be in the mix straightaway (and said so in my first post) I don't think he'll be starting on Saturday (unlike Loy & Storie) if he does I'd regard it as panicking on JR's part. Walsh's last game was at the start of November... it may have been JR's 3rd league game in charge, at that point in the season Walsh's 2 league goals were responsible for 50% of our points for the season. After that game he was never in a matchday squad, even as an unused sub again. I'm not sure why this is being lauded as a great signing. He is on an amateur contract at Dumbarton, is a part time player, and moved to Dumbarton after 3 seasons with Annan, where presumably he was part-time. He is either a winger or attacking midfielder and has 0 goals in 27 games for Dumbarton yet folks are saying he'll obviously be better than Shankland, Walsh, and Hardie and will be better than Clarkson. I'm not a fan of Clarkson's contribution this season but fairly sure he scored the winner in our best result of the season (beating Hibs at Easter Road, as well as goals in the early ties in the League Cup group stages), Walsh had 2 league goals and 2 cup goals in 16 appearances (a decent percentage of which were as a sub), Hardie had 3 goals in 17 appearances (again many of them as a sub) Shankland has had 24 appearances and 4 goals from cup games. Todd will have faced lower division teams in Irn Bru cup games,a d League Cup and Scottish cup and played against the same teams our 'flop' forwards have faced and has been even less effective in scoring than they were. When we was a full time player we probably hadn't won the League Cup... 1 game for Carlisle and 1 game for non-league Wokington. I'm also guessing that it might be proving tricky to get the paperwork done, possibly with his amateur status... 2 days since Dumbarton announced he was going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyg Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 13 minutes ago, Dibbles old paperboy said: When we was a full time player we probably hadn't won the League Cup... 1 game for Carlisle and 1 game for non-league Wokington. Who cares ? It's time for changing our options and praying they work out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbles old paperboy Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, scabbydug37 said: Was Darren McGregor not P/T when he came to us McGregor, McQuade, Wardlaw, a wee ginger left back Bradley? and Jon Robertson were all PT with Cowdenbeath before signing with us (let's not forget Mark Yardley either). How many were successes in making the step up to full time? McGregor and maybe Wardlaw as a squad player for 1 season... and big Yardley in the Championship 15-20 years ago. Having had 2 or 3 knockbacks last week I think we can assume that most of the ones arriving now after Storrie are not first picks and are the plan B options. Edited January 14, 2017 by Dibbles old paperboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Todd's signing confirmed by both Ross and Aitken in today's PDE. No need for compensation as Dumbarton apparently eventually paid Annan compensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class of 76-77 Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 43 minutes ago, FTOF said: Todd's signing confirmed by both Ross and Aitken in today's PDE. No need for compensation as Dumbarton apparently eventually paid Annan compensation. Blub will be along shortly in a vain attempt to dish some dirt on the lad from a previous club. Oh no wait, I forgot Blubs in the sin bin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsidebud Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 49 minutes ago, FTOF said: Todd's signing confirmed by both Ross and Aitken in today's PDE. No need for compensation as Dumbarton apparently eventually paid Annan compensation. A fourth new signing! Excellent news! Unleash them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mc Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 McGregor, McQuade, Wardlaw, a wee ginger left back Bradley? and Jon Robertson were all PT with Cowdenbeath before signing with us (let's not forget Mark Yardley either). How many were successes in making the step up to full time? McGregor and maybe Wardlaw as a squad player for 1 season... and big Yardley in the Championship 15-20 years ago. Having had 2 or 3 knockbacks last week I think we can assume that most of the ones arriving now after Storrie are not first picks and are the plan B options. Might be plan B but still on paper stronger signings than those so far Loy excepted if we have deals in place for players to go like Naismith but are waiting on lining up some replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbles old paperboy Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 I think we have to accept that few players will be tempted to sign for us beyond the summer while we are 10th with a decent gap between us and safety or a play off spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soctty Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 15 hours ago, Stevie88 said: Indeed. Yep - was full-time professional with Carlisle until summer 2014, then a part-time professional with Annan Athletic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Arthur Blair Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Official Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dan Is The Man Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Looks like he's getting a run out for the under 20's tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbar_bud Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Welcome aboard JoshFor some reason I thought this would have been an 18month deal. Hopefully he can find his scoring boots again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Welcome aboard JoshFor some reason I thought this would have been an 18month deal. Hopefully he can find his scoring boots again What deal is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Look up a couple of posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Look up a couple of posts. Sorry FTOF , can't see what you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTOF Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 11 minutes ago, whydowebother said: Sorry FTOF , can't see what you can St Mirren FC is delighted to announce the signing of Josh Todd until the end of the season. It's on the official twitter feed pic pasted by Eric AB. Might be your settings are preventing the item showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whydowebother Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 St Mirren FC is delighted to announce the signing of Josh Todd until the end of the season. It's on the official twitter feed pic pasted by Eric AB. Might be your settings are preventing the item showing. Thank you , sorry as I could only see image.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mc Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Welcome aboard JoshFor some reason I thought this would have been an 18month deal. Hopefully he can find his scoring boots again Now on the OS and if I read it right the club has a year's option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 2 hours ago, David Mc said: Now on the OS and if I read it right the club has a year's option. Both club and player have done the right thing here. Club: untried FT player , season finishes well, he gets a year extra & who knows what's next. Player: wants to go FT, club survives got a full season for next year. God forbid, club goes down , he can find another FT gig......if he has performed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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