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We can only hope the calls for a proven, experienced goal scorer are heeded by JBA, because there’s no point putting time, effort, and money into a squad that plays like this without an end product.

Lots of clever set pieces, good movement, and progressive passing in the final third, but once again, it’s our lack of killer instinct and a capable centre forward that’s letting us down.

If we’re in for Bailey Rice, great, but only if it’s with the intention of signing him and not just loaning him.

Right now yes. In time I expect to see Olly Whyte and Campbell Forrest get closer to the first team.

His parent club wasn’t a direct rival known as the rangers.

It’s curious that our most valuable player ever doesn’t appear on anyone’s dream team—unless I’ve missed it. Perhaps it takes time before fans fully appreciate players like that in this context.

Hale’s streets ahead of what we’ve got, and the stats prove it, but the time to go for him was back when he was at Cliftonville.

I’ve been following the club since the McLean era, and Kettlewell is by far the worst manager in my time. He dragged the fans through the mud and tried to rewrite history, and nobody should let that slide.

We need to sign a proven starting striker and bring in another project on loan, especially with Stama looking like a dud and part-time crock, and Sule out for who knows how long. I’m sure JBA is on it.

We kind of already are. However, no amount of investment or history will stop some young players and their agents from being idiots.

Absolutely delighted for Miller and the club. A superstar in the making.

The patter on here’s been so irrelevant and pish lately I’ve considered chucking it and joining P&B instead. Hopefully the Miller announcement lands soon and spares this thread and the rest from any more pointless pish.

I can only assume he spent the match kicking and heading lumps out of the seat in front of him.

When was the last time we had anything like the potential budget we might soon have to sign a proven striker?

That’s because Stama, the only fit centre-forward option, appears to be a dud. Even before Sule got injured, I was stressing that a further signing in the centre-forward department was essential. One positive is that Maswanhise offers a general attacking and goalscoring threat, and perhaps Just does too, though to a lesser extent at this stage. Beyond that, our only other available options are Said and Ross. We urgently need to sign a proven striker who can deliver, so I hope JBA has a rabbit ready to pull out of the hat.

Surely these would be his top picks: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurants-g551774-zfp19-Motherwell_North_Lanarkshire_Scotland.html

Sixth would be a good outcome, but it will take a few more signings. The real challenge is sustaining the high-intensity style over a full season, which is never easy without real squad depth.

Robbo will have them out to kick lumps out of us. If we move the ball quickly enough to bypass that, we should be fine.

Sign an actual striker to replace Stama and we’re winning the league.

Manny with a richly deserved equaliser!

Stama is shite.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We need a new starting CB. Preferably one who can actually jump and defend corners. And now there’s our penalty box striker missing a sitter. Another starting CF is a must too.

I left at HT, so I’ll keep my assessment to the first half: Nick Walsh is a useless prick. Stama spent nearly the entire half glued to the centre circle. He needs to offer far more movement and presence up top. He’s a penalty box striker and that’s it.

It’s all ifs and buts just now. For what it’s worth, I didn’t rate Stama even before the transfer talk, so that’s definitely shaping my view that any profit is good profit. Either way, we need a new starting CF.

Some folks are discussing Stama as if he’s the last striker on earth. He’s replaceable. And a profit for him, of any kind, would be a steal. We’re a player trading club after all. We should be looking to cash in and offer that money for Ronan Hale or similar. I’m confident JBA already has CF additions lined up.