Lobey_Dosser

Surely we would all chose the McCall (or McGhee 2007/08) approach? I would far rather one Michael Higdon to Bowman/Fisher/Dimi and one Nicky Law to Grimshaw/Rose/Bigi. In the last month we have regularly went without 4/5 key players but havent came close to giving an academy prospect their debut, for me that suggests our squad is bloated and results imply the competition for places mantra for a club our size is flawed.

When Burrows says several, Id suggest another 4 or 5 to provide competition for places. Good luck to Main. Has played at a good level in years gone by so hopefully we can get best out of him.

Surely we arent interested in the Lithuanian boy? He cant get a sniff for a Hibs team that is crying out for a penalty box striker.

Presumably we havent sold our star striker in mid-December for relative buttons (when you deduct Les/Boyle/Wrexham slices) without having a good replacement lined up?

I was just working off the previously posted rumour that we are trying to sign a striker from a championship team currently in the playoff spots. If you are looking to identify targets off stats, the only strikers playing with United, Livi and Dunfermline with more league goals than Bowman are Skippy and Declan McManus.

Theres no argument a major overhaul was required to s squad that included Clay, Lucas, Chalmers and Jules but imo the recruitment was excessive. Sure every transfer is a gamble but did we really need to spread the budget across so many players, a number of whom have offered very little. Robinson and Baraclough believe in competition for places while much of our success has came with small squads that had a fair amount of quality.

I though Keatings made sense in that he is a player Robinson rates who isnt starting regularly. If others have heard different, fair enough. Regarding quality, hes not particularly brilliant but superior to Bowman and an unsettled Fisher.

Two names Ive mentioned on here, sheer speculation on my part. Doyle has since been struck down by an illness, rumoured blood clot, so unlikely to be moving. Keatings would make sense...

Im not particularly fond of Robinsons style of football and I see shades of Baraclough in him when it comes to transfers (we need quality not quantity). However, I do like his mentality which has seen us approach big occasions with confidence and generate some memorable moments that had largely disappeared under McGhee. As mentioned above, he exceeded expectations up until November and therefore has money in the bank. Some fans and pundits went overboard with praise and now its time to sit it out. While we were winning games early doors it wasnt due to good football and there was always the concern that our high intensity approach to games and training would see us burn out, and it undoubtedly has. If he wins 6/7 more games this season he will have achieved his objectives for 2017/18 and a 9/10th place finish and cup final will be viewed as moderate success. However, with 6 games in 18 days after the break, a couple of the wins need to come in that spell or this thread will understandably explode.

If Rangers sell Windass and get Murphy, that would be a decent upgrade. The league is severely lacking good attacking players so Id welcome Murphy back, even if it is for Rangers.

Interesting, there has been more noise than usual about signings from Scotland. Assuming you are referring to the promotion playoff spots, Craig Halkett would be the name that springs to mind. And we were strongly linked with Keatings in the summer...

By and large. I enjoy listening to Robinson pre and post match but I fear one or two cracks are starting to appear. In recent weeks he has singled players out, reiterated the point that what happens between both boxes doesnt matter and suggested ball players dont work. This doesnt bode well for the future but hopefully the break has came at a good time for all.

Bigirimana wouldnt be short of offers down south but I hope hes one we hold onto. Many people rubished talk of 8-10 signings in the summer and we ended up with 17. There are ways and means to get players out the door and from various snippets and rumours, there are a few players looking to exit. For what its worth I wouldnt be surprised to see Fisher, Griffiths, Kipre, Rose and Dimi depart. Few others could be in the mix too.

I suspect we will be looking at 5/6 ins and outs in January. Someone above Robinson needs to pull the reigns in a little though as he seems to get carried away with turnover, just like Baraclough. The last month has showed that the mindset of quantity over quality and character over quality doesnt get you very far.

Hes got Boro on Monday...

Tait, Hartley and Dunne not training but it sounds like they will make it. McHugh both concussed and suspended. Given the recent criticism of our forward play, Id like to see MacLean thrown in. If he is fully fit he deserves a chance.

Match fit and able to adapt to the pace and rigours of Scottish football, particularly when we have 6 games in 18 days to contend with. Given the relatively small amount of income that we will make from the Moult deal, I dont think we would have agreed to sell our star man mid-December unless we have someone proven lined up or confident we have unearthed a gem.

Tommy Coyne is the one that always sticks in my mind. Seeing him unveiled on Reporting Scotland before leaving for Fir Park. Patrick Thistle iirc? Regarding Kipre, there have been 1 or 2 hints from the manager to suggest they are anticipating bids in Jan.

It was mentioned on BBC last night that Robinson has plans for 2 strikers, well probably end up with more. Regarding Bigi, I got the impression in the summer that we were going to build the team around him and McHugh but for a variety of reasons, that hasnt materialised. Hes the technical type of player I like to watch and he certainly doesnt lack effort but he just doesnt look suited to our style of play, few footballers do to be fair. Given hes one of our higher earners and has a young family, I wouldnt be surprised to see him return South in Jan. He wont be short of offers.

Crossed my mind while watching the game at Ibrox, that such a run usually has us calling for a youngster to get s chance. That doesnt seem to be the case this time. I havent been able to pay close attention to the fortunes of the u20s this season but is anyone close to a breakthrough? Turnbull looked the bright prospect last season and Brown came highly rated, how they doing? When Craigan was asked about our prospects on BT, Turnbull and Maguire were the two mentioned.

I think well be looking to ship out a few. There has been murmurings of surprise departures and/or players not settling. On the back of tonights post match interview, I wouldnt be surprised to see Bigirimana, Fisher and Griffiths go. Maybe Rose too for different reasons. Like Baraclough, Robinson seems to enjoy a transfer window. Hopefully this time, we go for quality over quantity.

Robinsons next signing could very well make or break his time at Motherwell.

One of our biggest assets during our positive start to the season was our endless energy but we appear to have blew up in recent weeks. And without Moult to make the most of percentage football, we look to be the worst team in the league.

We are utterly fucking woeful with the ball. 8/9 teams in the league would have beaten this Rangers team tonight. Fail to replace Moult properly and we are in serious danger.

Writing was on wall after Carson needlessly gave away corner.