div 13,216 Report post Posted January 8 Well we have an exits topic, we may as well have an arrivals one Worth noting the transfer business we did in the much acclaimed window of January 2017 and when the players arrived; Craig Storie 03/01 Rory Loy 12/01 Pal Fjelde 12/01 Josh Todd 16/01 Billy O'Brien 19/01 Stelios 20/01 Cammy Smith 26/01 Stephen McGinn 27/01 Adam Eckersely 31/01 Harry Davis 31/01 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintGlenburn 489 Report post Posted January 8 Ok so who is in now. I saw the lad Popescu confirmed. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bazil85 2,343 Report post Posted January 8 22 minutes ago, SaintGlenburn said: Ok so who is in now. I saw the lad Popescu confirmed. Confirmed by the club? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buddies1877 2,010 Report post Posted January 8 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saintnextlifetime 5,719 Report post Posted January 8 The guy is worth half a million euro coins. . Might be worth heading in to Asda . . say . .4pm 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ironsaints87 123 Report post Posted January 8 Confirmed by the club?Confirmed on Transfer Markt site 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Monkey 4,359 Report post Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, saintnextlifetime said: The guy is worth half a million euro coins. . That's a hell of an investment. After Brexit that'll be about two million pound. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hendo 2,416 Report post Posted January 8 3 hours ago, div said: Well we have an exits topic, we may as well have an arrivals one Worth noting the transfer business we did in the much acclaimed window of January 2017 and when the players arrived; Craig Storie 03/01 Rory Loy 12/01 Pal Fjelde 12/01 Josh Todd 16/01 Billy O'Brien 19/01 Stelios 20/01 Cammy Smith 26/01 Stephen McGinn 27/01 Adam Eckersely 31/01 Harry Davis 31/01 Worth noting, for all the knicker wetters, that the players that played the biggest part that season arrived later in the window. Better players tend to hold off making a decision until they know all the options. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saintnextlifetime 5,719 Report post Posted January 8 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Magic Monkey said: That's a hell of an investment. After Brexit that'll be about two million pound. . .or if Brexit goes Britain's way it might just be about £99.99. . Edited January 8 by saintnextlifetime 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stlucifer 5,512 Report post Posted January 8 1 minute ago, saintnextlifetime said: . .or if Brexit goes Britain's way it might just be about £99.99. . I'm pretty certain the conversion will be upward as MM suggests. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougJamie 6,241 Report post Posted January 8 8 minutes ago, Hendo said: Worth noting, for all the knicker wetters, that the players that played the biggest part that season arrived later in the window. Better players tend to hold off making a decision until they know all the options. Oh thats ok then............................. You claiming this from your extensive experience, as a player, coach, agent , manager or bullshitter ? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bazil85 2,343 Report post Posted January 8 14 minutes ago, ironsaints87 said: Confirmed on Transfer Markt site So no then? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hendo 2,416 Report post Posted January 8 2 minutes ago, DougJamie said: Oh thats ok then............................. You claiming this from your extensive experience, as a player, coach, agent , manager or bullshitter ? No, it's just a fact. Of those signed early on, Loy was the only one who played a significant role. Smith, McGinn, Eckersley and Davis were all signed in the last five days of the window being open. You are confusing opinion with fact. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saintnextlifetime 5,719 Report post Posted January 8 16 minutes ago, stlucifer said: I'm pretty certain the conversion will be upward as MM suggests. I'm dead certain you don't really know , just as most were certain the vote would be remain. . 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barrhead saint 210 Report post Posted January 8 5 minutes ago, Hendo said: No, it's just a fact. Of those signed early on, Loy was the only one who played a significant role. Smith, McGinn, Eckersley and Davis were all signed in the last five days of the window being open. You are confusing opinion with fact. I wish I could share your optimism. Unfortunately I'm starting to fear the worst, as we couldn't possibly be as lucky as we were in that transfer window. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougJamie 6,241 Report post Posted January 8 6 minutes ago, Hendo said: No, it's just a fact. Of those signed early on, Loy was the only one who played a significant role. Smith, McGinn, Eckersley and Davis were all signed in the last five days of the window being open. You are confusing opinion with fact. Yeah to a team bottom of the second tier ....................its not the same , or the same manager . And they are both facts also 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Pityme 6,020 Report post Posted January 8 4 hours ago, div said: Well we have an exits topic, we may as well have an arrivals one Worth noting the transfer business we did in the much acclaimed window of January 2017 and when the players arrived; Craig Storie 03/01 Rory Loy 12/01 Pal Fjelde 12/01 Josh Todd 16/01 Billy O'Brien 19/01 Stelios 20/01 Cammy Smith 26/01 Stephen McGinn 27/01 Adam Eckersely 31/01 Harry Davis 31/01 Surprising how many turned out to be duds, or just withered away? Only McGinn doing anthing for us, of the othets Stelios, Todd & Davis doing ok where they are.. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweeper07 3,560 Report post Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, barrhead saint said: I wish I could share your optimism. Unfortunately I'm starting to fear the worst, as we couldn't possibly be as lucky as we were in that transfer window. take a chill pill... agents try all the tricks and negotiations can be like a game of poker... I bet that is what is happening with the Smith transfer - who will show their hand first? Actually we are doing really well on the outs... the ins will start to come in soon.. 2 or 3 by the end of this week, then more next.. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Monkey 4,359 Report post Posted January 8 3 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said: Surprising how many turned out to be duds, or just withered away? Only McGinn doing anthing for us, of the othets Stelios, Todd & Davis doing ok where they are.. Jack Ross actually had a very mixed signing record. It's often overlooked. Clearly you can get away with it if you're a gifted man-manager, which I believe he is. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
santaponsasaint 4,582 Report post Posted January 8 I can't keep up with all these actual signings we've made. Sky sports can't keep up with us. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aldo_j 1,912 Report post Posted January 8 1 minute ago, santaponsasaint said: I can't keep up with all these actual signings we've made. Sky sports can't keep up with us. The Grand Master of the PantyPisher Lodge. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
santaponsasaint 4,582 Report post Posted January 8 The Grand Master of the PantyPisher Lodge.That's me. Washing machine never off 🤣 I see the sense of humour by pass work well. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
div 13,216 Report post Posted January 8 7 minutes ago, Magic Monkey said: Jack Ross actually had a very mixed signing record. It's often overlooked. Clearly you can get away with it if you're a gifted man-manager, which I believe he is. Don't think there's a manager in history who hasn't made a bad signing at some point. Even the great Sir Alex made more than a few blunders in his time. He paid over £3m for Djemba Djemba Lot of aspects go into a player over and above just pure ability. We've had players who were absolutely terrible with us who have left and done well elsewhere and we've also signed players who were fantastic at previous clubs who turned out to be duds for us. Players can also struggle to settle which in turn affects their form. It's not an exact science, although we appear to be using a more statistical approach now in our recruitment than we have done previously to hopefully try and reduce the chance of failure. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
insaintee 4,783 Report post Posted January 8 4 minutes ago, div said: Don't think there's a manager in history who hasn't made a bad signing at some point. Even the great Sir Alex made more than a few blunders in his time. He paid over £3m for Djemba Djemba Lot of aspects go into a player over and above just pure ability. We've had players who were absolutely terrible with us who have left and done well elsewhere and we've also signed players who were fantastic at previous clubs who turned out to be duds for us. Players can also struggle to settle which in turn affects their form. It's not an exact science, although we appear to be using a more statistical approach now in our recruitment than we have done previously to hopefully try and reduce the chance of failure. If only we had player that were terrible elsewhere and were great for us. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
div 13,216 Report post Posted January 8 11 minutes ago, insaintee said: If only we had player that were terrible elsewhere and were great for us. You could argue that Cammy Smith has played the best football of his career with us, after failing to really set the heather on fire at Aberdeen or on loan at Dundee Utd. Andy Dorman didn't really do an awful lot with his career other than in the purple patch he had with us. Junior Mendes was terrific for us either side of a terrible spell at Dunfermline. It does happen, sometimes 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites