Calderwood won 5 games in a row and people were raving. Martin Scott was the 2nd coming of christ.
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I described the recruitment as shambolic, being that these signings are first picks and taken up all our transfer funds or business in the window for now.according to the manager.
Leaves me totally underwhelmed anyway so far.
I would like to think ive seen enough football to make a rational decision on players and how teams are set up to at least share that view on a fans forum.
Im no alex ferguson mind.
If we start games as pedestrian as we have all this season so far (cup included)maybe arbroath game aside.
We will be behind in many games,chasing teams who will show energy early.
Not many will set up cautious against hibs this season based on what has been on show so far.
I personally think the root of our problems is that this is the second season running where we've a poor balance in midfield.
McGeough-Vela-Allan would be a truly cracking midfield
McGeough-Vela-Mallan would also have its merits
But Vela-Allan-Mallan is an imbalanced midfield, especially if there's a slightly more listless player like Newell on one of the flanks.
Personally I see Allan as the best at the club, and Mallan the man to come off the bench for the final quarter to give Allan a break.
Playing both those no. 10's together, plus Newell...well...we should expect bookings for Vela & the defence that sit behind them.
The decision to release /not retain 2 Defensive Mids in the summer was one that had "high risk" written on it. I've been waiting since to see where the balance would come. It's not come with Newell & I can't see it developing with him (though would very much like to be wrong on that one). Vela has something, but would benefit enormously from a McGeough type in there with him.
I'm not convinced we wont get it right at this point. You guys may well be right, but I would rather give the team a bit of time before I write the new boys and the manager off.
I actually think its mental that I appear to be in the minority in thinking 2 league games is no amount of time to judge so many new players.
Wha's in charge?
That is not a good reflection on the club if we allowed a manager to dictate what agents we used. I would ask what is the point of the recruitment team if we are restricting ourselves in this way.
You say that Stubbs has a better eye for a player? If that is the case, I am surprised he is not currently in a job and he did not last at Rotherham or St Mirren.
What exactly have the new players done thus far to have somebody to require responsabilty? If a player was to play say 36 games per season to allow for injury or a suspension etc etc over 2 years close to 80 games we are to decide if good enough in 2/3 of those matches?
They only scout the players the manager has asked to find for the positions he wants, they'll give their recommendations but ultimately the manager has the final say on transfers, even if that is using his own contacts. As I said, Stubbs used the recruitment team to it's fullest and it was working a treat, different manager, different players.
St Mirren and Rotherham, different scouts and budgets, also he wasn't with his 2 main coaches at St Mirren, Why did Heckingbottom flop at Leeds?
I find it hard to believe that if recruitment come up with a left back, our manager has the authority to say no as my agent has a left back on his books? Is that what we are saying here? Surely that's a conflict of interests?
Paul Heckingbottom possibly lost his job because he was not up to it? Perhaps he did not have the skill set to manage a championship club?