Onthefringes

See? Definitely not as daft as you make out. Amazes why you’re pilloried on here…

Bravo. Just out of curiosity- who keeps claiming ‘we’re skint’? Exhausting current budget is a world of difference from being ‘skint’…

Not most interpretations of ironic, but, now you’ve got that off your chest… I’ll take your points in isolation - you favoured a ‘relegation reboot’, seriously? Apparent high and mighty? Either are or are not. The ITK business has been done to death too as you don’t have to scratch the surface much. Club offer plenty of information on how they work and a likely scenario relegation could bring. The ‘reboot’ shows a lack of understanding & grasp on the reality, hence, clueless quip. As for your CEO whim - plenty recognise we’re being guided by someone who’s been of influence at the club for an amount of time. Just so happens his was not the only CV within the club suited to the role more than those the professionals were tracking. If he’s not “ambitious and intelligent” I wonder if he just bought his business acumen? Maybe if he got himself a social media presence you’d feel better?

Deflect. Deflect. Constant? Not been cryptic for a while, probably as little to protect, but, you batter in. Barry Norman you aren’t.

Belter. Your inane theory of a ‘relegation reboot’ shows your struggle. Clueless. We’ve not had a CEO demand for a few weeks right enough… a bit of a label if current custodian isn’t ambitious or intelligent. For all intents and purposes he’s already turned us inside out and starting afresh - he’s stopped the gravy train for starters.

Except FIFA hasn’t endorsed or approved anything more than 3rd Generation. 4G & 5G is a marketing ploy.

Quite the takes. Doubt I’ll be the only one struggling with both grasps of understanding & realism.

Played for his parent club on Saturday

Who was getting their picture taken on Knowetop Avenue this morning?

Give your head a wobble.

Plays for Northern Ireland. Dependent on shifting Lamie?

Well aware how an apprenticeship works, doesn’t really answer the question though.

At what point do they serve these apprenticeships? Not that it’s an exact science, player development has evolved. I’m not sure ‘there’s no substitute for first team games’ is a barometer of success.

Given your unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction, in particular prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group. Enlightened. We see you.

You only see what your own bigotry allows you to see. There are none so blind...

Far too many variables in emerging talent. Protecting the club interests is wholly different to the ‘can’t force anyone to sign’ theory of some. On Maguire, his last contract award was the issue. At the magic age around his 22nd birthday in development terms, we’ve offered security and it certainly hasn’t worked for both parties with a career stalling. Some have scoffed at another recently who wanted to challenge that outlook. Doubt I’ll be the only one of the opinion that it wasn’t a risk to offer him extended terms good enough to get him to sign - he was highly regarded as the next big thing even when Turnbull was still cleaning the boots of senior players. Simply put, we’ve paid lip service to our player pathway for too long. Understand we drop development players in and out and there’s a plethora of reasons for doing so. Also well aware the approach doesn’t favour each and every prospect but, being allowed to make and learn from mistakes around the first team environment let Hibs with Doig and Aberdeen with the kid who folded twice in front of the East Stand realise multi million pound transfer fees - those who seen them in development (bearing in mind he can play either flank) would agree our player was better than both. Feel Kettlewell has alluded to this in pre-season and last weeks’ interview. More power to him if he progresses on that front.

Considering that reality, probably nothing to add here. I’ll take your last statement. Cup performances don’t matter a jot if we proceed through the group stage. For many, not a great barometer of where we’ll be the month after.

Both players will be aware of club plans & match day squads won’t feature high on priorities.

Worrying. I’m not so sure 🤔 This money you speak of - are we guaranteed of being paid up front? Fees are generally paid over the course of the players contract. And again, players out before players in being misconstrued. Think the Kelly analogy is poor. Anybody is free to bid, not on the strength of a press release that some of our support aren’t understanding, every player has a price though & we’d be expecting the going rate. On Burrows - unique to that role. Halcyon days, unfortunately another fanbase now gets the benefit. We move on.

Odd? If you take the manager’s words too literally, maybe. The key point being made was we need to move players out before we bring others in which is a different thing to not having money to sign players unless we move players on. Simply, the numbers don’t stack up squad wise. Leading to your next point, moving the players out is the clearing the decks of rubbish as you put it. Nothing to suggest the board aren’t backing Kettlewell. Too many variables, the process is a slow burner - some just need to suck it up. Proactive or Reactive decisions by the board are for another debate, I’m not sure Kettlewell was bemoaning anything at all and favour it was a thinly veiled dig at previous management.

The truth will be somewhere in between. Not sure I share the amateur description given the business acumen of those involved. Although, club AGM gives heavy ‘bowling club committee’ vibes.

If he can do a white kit with a claret sash in his recovery I’d be obliged.

When any credible information is thin on the ground, this will tend to stick out. Variables on what constitutes bettering offers. St Mirren’s problem now.

Not in disagreement

We were still chasing him last week, they’ve bettered an offer.