Auld Jag Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Now we have a new managerial team in,the 3 Amigos ? What should we expect for the rest of the season. Before the start of the season I thought we should be top 4. Leaving Firhill on Saturday I thought we would do well not to get relegated. Now I think we will be in the top half of the league. Of course there are a number of things to take into consideration. Are the squad as bad as our current league position ? How much dealings we will need to do in January and how the squad take to the new management teams methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muirparkman Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Need some of the players to have a good look at themselves and decide if what they have been producing on the pitch is worthy of the wage they take home from this club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dl1971 Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 I'm ever hopeful but right now I'd take mid table. There are still 30 games to go so in theory we could make a fist of the play offs. However I'm really not that confident after the abject performances v morton, arbroath and dunfermline. If we could somehow string a few victories together the landscape changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi Nurainen Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 26 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Now we have a new managerial team in,the 3 Amigos ? What should we expect for the rest of the season. Before the start of the season I thought we should be top 4. Leaving Firhill on Saturday I thought we would do well not to get relegated. Now I think we will be in the top half of the league. Of course there are a number of things to take into consideration. Are the squad as bad as our current league position ? How much dealings we will need to do in January and how the squad take to the new management teams methods. If we can get to anywhere above 8th we can breathe a sigh of relief, but anything between 5th and 8th is good from the present starting position. The interesting thing will be what Bunter does (or doesn't do) with the present squad. His belief that Bannigan is the best midfielder in the division doesn't square with recent performances, but it obviously shows that Bunter believes he could coax better performances out of him; I wonder what he thinks about Zanatta for example, who looks one of the less bad of Caldo's singings, or of Cole or Palmer so the tactical changes could be as interesting as the personnel changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Agree with all posts so far. This season is a case of consolidating in the league and starting to build a team for a top 4 finish over the next couple of seasons. Good interview on STV news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome on the Bing Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 There is quality in the current squad of players. Indeed, I don't have an issue with many of Caldwell's signings. For me, player recruitment wasn't the issue. So the likes of Miller, Cardle, Cole, Palmer, Zanatta – I have no problem with these signings. Add to that players who have been with us longer and who are more than capable of performing at this level – players like Bannigan, Slater, Gordon and Penrice – and we have a decent squad. The new management team will need time, obviously, as the defence in particular is all over the place, but let's put it this way: I don't expect us to be in a relegation dogfight at the end of this season.* *This post will self destruct in the event that it's proven to be complete balls, and I will deny it ever existed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 42 minutes ago, Semi Nurainen said: If we can get to anywhere above 8th we can breathe a sigh of relief, but anything between 5th and 8th is good from the present starting position. The interesting thing will be what Bunter does (or doesn't do) with the present squad. His belief that Bannigan is the best midfielder in the division doesn't square with recent performances, but it obviously shows that Bunter believes he could coax better performances out of him; I wonder what he thinks about Zanatta for example, who looks one of the less bad of Caldo's singings, or of Cole or Palmer so the tactical changes could be as interesting as the personnel changes. I know he tried to sign Zanatta for Ayr last month but they couldn’t compete with our offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Gekantawa Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 57 minutes ago, Semi Nurainen said: If we can get to anywhere above 8th we can breathe a sigh of relief, but anything between 5th and 8th is good from the present starting position. The interesting thing will be what Bunter does (or doesn't do) with the present squad. His belief that Bannigan is the best midfielder in the division doesn't square with recent performances, but it obviously shows that Bunter believes he could coax better performances out of him; I wonder what he thinks about Zanatta for example, who looks one of the less bad of Caldo's singings, or of Cole or Palmer so the tactical changes could be as interesting as the personnel changes. He’s built a successful midfield around Mark Kerr. I suspect he can do a job with Bannigan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy McD Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 The. One guy who has been a disappointment is Tam o ware .I know that he was out for most of last year but since his return this season he has been pretty poor.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglemon Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Target is 8th at the moment Talk of winning the league laughable (Miller) Play offs very very very very unlikely McCall is a good manager but not a magician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Most of the summer signings have been pretty poor so far and they don't have a lot of previous first team experience to judge them by, so I really don't know what to expect. Fingers crossed. Funny how Caldwell's summer signing differed so greatly from his mid-season ones, who were mostly solid experienced players from the Scottish game. He did okay in his (partly self imposed) crisis, but when he got the chance to develop his own team he failed miserably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 51 minutes ago, thebiglemon said: Target is 8th at the moment Talk of winning the league laughable (Miller) Play offs very very very very unlikely McCall is a good manager but not a magician Not a magician, but he could play an older Harry Potter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen1876 Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Regardless we must be patient. McCall is an excellent manager (and I still like Archie) but they have a real job to do to arrest what has now been a two year slide and with players who are lacking confidence and an unbalanced squad. Getting some experience like Slater and Harkins back in midfield may help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arete Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 48 minutes ago, thebiglemon said: Target is 8th at the moment Talk of winning the league laughable (Miller) Play offs very very very very unlikely McCall is a good manager but not a magician Not sure I would give it four 'very' unlikelies but otherwise this is spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 57 minutes ago, allyo said: Most of the summer signings have been pretty poor so far and they don't have a lot of previous first team experience to judge them by, so I really don't know what to expect. Fingers crossed. Funny how Caldwell's summer signing differed so greatly from his mid-season ones, who were mostly solid experienced players from the Scottish game. He did okay in his (partly self imposed) crisis, but when he got the chance to develop his own team he failed miserably. Don't want to continue speaking ill of the dead but agreeing with what you say more or less indicates a lack of motivation. Senior guys like McDonald, Anderson, Cardle, Saunders and maybe even Harkins most likely didn't require motivating, and most likely the presence of the first two in and around the the squad helped motivate the younger players. I don't think there's much doubt that McCall is a skilled man manager so I'd be hopeful that we don't have to bring in more short term experience to bale us out this January. Of course it's important he gets enough out of the present squad from now to January to avoid a repeat of last year's short termism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Don't want to continue speaking ill of the dead but agreeing with what you say more or less indicates a lack of motivation. Senior guys like McDonald, Anderson, Cardle, Saunders and maybe even Harkins most likely didn't require motivating, and most likely the presence of the first two in and around the the squad helped motivate the younger players. I don't think there's much doubt that McCall is a skilled man manager so I'd be hopeful that we don't have to bring in more short term experience to bale us out this January. Of course it's important he gets enough out of the present squad from now to January to avoid a repeat of last year's short termism. I think the above is a really good point and when McCall says we have 6/7 players who are confidence players and that the squad is unbalanced its I think what he is referring to. Caldwell got Miller to replace McDonald which wasn't a huge downgrade but didn't get anyone in to replace Anderson. Anderson wasn't great towards the end and looked like his legs were going but he was a leader and someone who put his body on the line. We don't have anyone in the squad like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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