Next season transfer plans

[Donegal Hibby]

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Development fees are usually about £400k and we already have centre halves Bushiri, Harbottle, McClelland and Blaney are contracted for next season with Bevan likely to arrive on loan from Bournemouth. Another young development centre half in Graham is not what we need unless others move on although as we know we hate a ''bargain''.

Don't know much about Graham though anytime I watched Utd nobody stood out . If we were after him though i wonder would there be a chance of a swap deal instead of paying a development fee .

Think Harbottle and McClelland will almost certainly be away.

[Billy Whizz]

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Don't know much about Graham though anytime I watched Utd nobody stood out . If we were after him though i wonder would there be a chance of a swap deal instead of paying a development fee .

Think Harbottle and McClelland will almost certainly be away.

Starts tonight for United at Airdrie
I’ll keep an eye on him

[Basildon Hibs]

Forget about who we want in, it's also about who we can get rid of !!

[bingo70]

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Don't know much about Graham though anytime I watched Utd nobody stood out . If we were after him though i wonder would there be a chance of a swap deal instead of paying a development fee .

Think Harbottle and McClelland will almost certainly be away.

Apparently the Utd goalkeeper been excellent for them and only on loan. Would seem a more likely option than Gordon?

[Brightside]

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We need at least 2 CBs

3 for me. I’d ship all out but keep Rocky as a back up.

[JohnM1875]

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3 for me. I’d ship all out but keep Rocky as a back up.

Same, forgot all about Bevan, so if the chat is true and he does ‘come back’ I think we need two others who’ll be considered starters.

[PHeffernan]

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The points I was trying to make….

* Graham ain’t that good, so hopefully we’d only want him as a squad option
* if we have to pay a development fee, it’s therefore not worth the risk
* we need 3 CBs. Two starters and one more to compete with Rocky as back ups. Anything else and we’re setting up for failure again.

Personally I think McClelland and Harbottle will be away on loan or hopefully perm. I don’t see any guarantee that Bevan will be back either.

I'm told that McClelland has played well on loan after a sticky start. He is 22 so could be shaping up. I'm sure the club have had someone watching him and if he shows up well in pre-season he could be 4th choice.
Harbottle is a strange one with little progress made in the season. Not sure if we paid a fee for him or if there was a sell on clause and don't know what sort of wage he is on. Can't be spending all our budget paying a load of players to leave. McKirdy is at the front of that queue.

[Donegal Hibby]

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Apparently the Utd goalkeeper been excellent for them and only on loan. Would seem a more likely option than Gordon?

You might be onto something . MotM tonight 👍

[JohnM1875]

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Apparently the Utd goalkeeper been excellent for them and only on loan. Would seem a more likely option than Gordon?

I like the sound of that much more.

[HendoDelivered]

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Apparently the Utd goalkeeper been excellent for them and only on loan. Would seem a more likely option than Gordon?

Walton is the player I heard they were watching. Time will tell I guess!

[eastmainsmsh]

Are Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson joining Raith ?

[Brightside]

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Are Paul Hanlon and Lewis Stevenson joining Raith ?

Strong chance Lewis will go there. Paul had options at Dundee and Killie.

[Crab apple]

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Is Luke McCowan Dundee a possibility guys ?

Haven’t seen much of him but the short limited clips I have seen on Sportscene he looks as though he might be useful if within our budget?

I can’t say I know much about him but nine goals this season is a decent return for a midfielder. When is he out of contract?

[Lago]

Saw nothing tonight from the Dundee Utd v Airdrie game that makes think any Dundee Utd player is worth a punt.

[bingo70]

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Saw nothing tonight from the Dundee Utd v Airdrie game that makes think any Dundee Utd player is worth a punt.

Even the Dundee Utd goalie?

I didn’t watch it but heard he made 3 or 4 really decent saves.

[Lago]

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Even the Dundee Utd goalie?

I didn’t watch it but heard he made 3 or 4 really decent saves.

Perhaps, but on the basis of one game not sure.

[Brightside]

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Saw nothing tonight from the Dundee Utd v Airdrie game that makes think any Dundee Utd player is worth a punt.

2 teams working at 50%. Not a game to take anything from for any player.

[IberianHibernian]

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Forget about who we want in, it's also about who we can get rid of !!

Definitely . Get rid of in some cases if contractually possible but also time to see if on loan players could still make an impact before signing others . Apart from young loanees , are we going to sign better players than Henderson , Boruc , Harbottle , to name 3 who seem to have done well on loan ? Lots more on loan , each one with different circumstances and ages . Whether NM continues or new manager comes in next season , manager has to make the most of some of the players we already have even if they haven`t played much for us . Some will say , talented loanees from Bournemouth or other teams in Foley group will change things and they may be right . Each of us will have opinions on whether that`s the direction we want to go in but if we want to attract good players and managers in the short and long term we`ll have to have some kind of clear plan that is not limited to throwing money at short term problems and relying on other clubs .

[BILLYHIBS]

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I can’t say I know much about him but nine goals this season is a decent return for a midfielder. When is he out of contract?

31/5/2025

[500miles]

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Strong chance Lewis will go there. Paul had options at Dundee and Killie.

But he's finished, why are clubs above us in the league with managers our fans want trying to sign Paul?

[Alex Trager]

Mitov should be firmly on that list.

Looks a very decent keeper.

[bingo70]

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Mitov should be firmly on that list.

Looks a very decent keeper.

Yeah, I think he’s excellent whenever I’ve seen him.

Another good reason for St Johnstone to go down.

[Heisenberg]

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Mitov should be firmly on that list.

Looks a very decent keeper.

He’s been brilliant against us the last two games. I’ve seen it mentioned a couple of times in different places that we’ve already got a keeper signed for next season so would guess a pre contract has been sorted, which would rule him out if it’s true.

[CapitalGreen]

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But he's finished, why are clubs above us in the league with managers our fans want trying to sign Paul?

St Mirren are above us and signed James Scott.

[04Sauzee]

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He’s been brilliant against us the last two games. I’ve seen it mentioned a couple of times in different places that we’ve already got a keeper signed for next season so would guess a pre contract has been sorted, which would rule him out if it’s true.

Mitov has been capped for Bulgaria whilst with St Johnstone. He's got a year left on his contract. He may have a relegation clause? I think he will have a few clubs looking at him and reckon he will demand a decent salary. Agreed he looks very good and wouldn't mind seeing him at Easter Road.

[MWHIBBIES]

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St Mirren are above us and signed James Scott.

True. Now thats an awful footballer.

[Forza Fred]

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Definitely . Get rid of in some cases if contractually possible but also time to see if on loan players could still make an impact before signing others . Apart from young loanees , are we going to sign better players than Henderson , Boruc , Harbottle , to name 3 who seem to have done well on loan ? Lots more on loan , each one with different circumstances and ages . Whether NM continues or new manager comes in next season , manager has to make the most of some of the players we already have even if they haven`t played much for us . Some will say , talented loanees from Bournemouth or other teams in Foley group will change things and they may be right . Each of us will have opinions on whether that`s the direction we want to go in but if we want to attract good players and managers in the short and long term we`ll have to have some kind of clear plan that is not limited to throwing money at short term problems and relying on other clubs .

Not sure what yardstick you are using to consider Henderson, Boruc and Harbottle done well on loan?

Dunno too much about Henderson other than his club are a bit of a basket case, but Boruc only plays sporadically in goals for Arbroath …who have conceded more goals than any other Scottish club other than financially beleaguered Edinburgh City……and Harbottle can’t get a regular start for the team that only just missed out on being relegated out of the Football League.

Not too much of a recommendation I reckon!

[Unseen work]

Mitov for me is a really good keeper in the league, even when St Johnston signed him his previous teams fans were gutted and he seems to have played well for years.

The one thing though is how good is he with the ball at his feet? I genuinely don’t know

I think being good with there feet will be high on Monty’s list and really hope we don’t forget about them being able to save a shot or claim a cross

Never heard rumours of us already having signed a keeper, but I just always assumed we’d sign Will Dennis this summer with the Bournemouth connection.

Some stats on Dennis

https://x.com/kfcview/status/1784300425551786234?s=46&t=jmxs-mZWT_cnYbURW-GKJw

[PHeffernan]

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Not sure what yardstick you are using to consider Henderson, Boruc and Harbottle done well on loan?

Dunno too much about Henderson other than his club are a bit of a basket case, but Boruc only plays sporadically in goals for Arbroath …who have conceded more goals than any other Scottish club other than financially beleaguered Edinburgh City……and Harbottle can’t get a regular start for the team that only just missed out on being relegated out of the Football League.

Not too much of a recommendation I reckon!

I've watched highlights of all Oostende games this season and Henderson has been very good.
Has always played when available, has played well and scored goals.

Harbottle was playing then disappeared completely which I am presuming was an injury issue.

I looked at Pie & Bovril and Arbroath fans were praising Boruc. He's certainly had plenty of practice in an ill equipped team who at one point in January only had 13 fit players including two keepers and 5 strikers.

[HendoDelivered]

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He’s been brilliant against us the last two games. I’ve seen it mentioned a couple of times in different places that we’ve already got a keeper signed for next season so would guess a pre contract has been sorted, which would rule him out if it’s true.

Walton of Dundee Utd/Luton?