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It's not the deciding factor but it's part of the equation for success, also knowing when to move on etc

https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/25112414.return-king-louis-moult-motherwell-make-sense/

Based on what?

Me too, I think he does not want to be here

I still have my suspicions he wont play for us again.

Stama wasn't played properly by Kettlewell at first, was playing the lone striker role. When we went 2 up top with Stama and Maswanhise they were looking a good partnership. I am not writing Stama off yet , a full pre season and hopefully wimmer can get best out him.

He shouldn’t be going anywhere this summer unless another club offers us some decent money for him.

I would give Stama a pre season and until the January transfer window 2026 if we don't see anything by then maybe best to part ways if we can but I have the feeling he might be off this summer. Seen glimpses of something but he needs to stay fit as a fiddle week in week out and I don't think that part is achievable sadly.

Aye, we have several of these types on our books, hence the tissue paper comment. We’ve amassed a bloated squad littered with crocks and duds.

I'd happily move him on - ideally for some cash He averages 12-17 games per season, this season isn't unsusal for him. We can't afford this type of player on our books.

Stama has 2 years left on his contract so he does still have ‘time to shine’. However, given he’s made of tissue paper and is 10,000 miles from home, I think the best we can hope to get from our investment is a few more goals and assists. He certainly hasn’t put himself in the shop window this season.

If ox and maswanhise can improve a tad then possible fee for them and Sparrow

An Aussie bloke on ANZAC day

We really do lack a defensive destroyer type in there. Davor is just that type of player but unfortunately is too lightweight.

On a serious note out with Miller who in our team would command a decent fee? Clearly AS was brought in in the hope he would do us a turn get good and sell on but that's looking like 50/50 for me still time to shine. Slattery might get us a low 6 figure fee decent enough player. We really need quality and let's be honest it doesn't take that much quality to look fantastic in Scottish football I hope Wimmer is backed ten fold to do so.

Excellent interview with the Gaffer

Fair points, well made.

I think we could play 4-2-3-1 Ox Johnny K SOD Casey Seddon Miller Halliday Sparrow Slattery Maswanhise Armstrong

Data analysis is obviously important. But it should only be part of the picture. We should still be having a scout getting eyes on anyone identified to see how they actually perform in the flesh. Maybe thats too labour intensive for the the world we now live in, but it doesnt feel right to be signing players we have never actually seen play. Obviously, we arent flying anyone out to Australia, but we should be using contacts to do some of our business for us. There was a reason that managers signed players they knew. They trusted them to be able to do a job. Can you really trust data?

They pay a lot more than half the teams above them. Casemiro is apparently on £350k a week. Dont imagine there are many at Bournemouth on that money!

They are supposed to compliment each other

Do they pay the highest wages in that league? I don't follow english football

We always seemed more successful with recruitment when the manager himself had a list of players he wanted. Jim Gannon is possibly the most obvious example of this. Baraclough also brought with him a portfolio of players he wanted to sign that included Louis Moult. I thought MW's interview was very interesting today. He admitted that he does not have the players to play the style he wants. Does he have a list of players that he does want to sign to play his style or does he ask Dawes to find him players with a certain skill set? I wonder sometimes if the obsession with data analysis comes at the expense of a managers natural feel for the game and for a good player.

Aye without having any decent wide players that rules out going with a traditional 4-4-2,I would like to see us try 4 at the back though with a diamond in midfield which is probably the best we could go with.i really hope we have been working on something different since the hearts game as even with all the problems st johnstone have in defence,we will play right into there hands if we continue how we have been of late.