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I did consider him originally but excluded him later. A very good player for us in my favourite team in the 70s, but felt that he hadn't played enough games for us. He wasn't of such quality (i.e a Just or Miller) to overcome that. Just my opinion though.

Well, I've finally finished my personal 100. A very hard and subjective task. Everyone will have different views but I took into account the number of appearances; number of goals scored (where applicable); international recognition; and trophy winners. It was especially hard to rate players I'd never seen in the flesh and those of bygone times, some of whom I hadn't heard of. I had to rely written accounts of our early players. The chances are, if I started again I'd come up with something slightly different. How do you rate someone who made many appearances for our club i.e. a stalwart such as Willie MacCallum against a brief but brilliant "shooting star" like Lennon Miller? Personal bias also came into it. Incidentally, Louis Moult came in at 101. 1 Hughie Ferguson 2 Bobby Ferrier 3 George Stevenson 4 Alan McClory 5 Willie McFadyen 6 Hugh Wales 7 Alan Craig 8 Ben Ellis 9 Willie Telfer 10 Johnny McMenemy 11 Johnny Johnman 12 Johnny Murdoch 13 John Blair 14 Andy Paton 15 Willie Redpath 16 Willie Kilmarnock 17 Archie Shaw 18 Johnny Johnston 19 Jimmy Watson 20 Archie Kelly 21 Johnny Aitkenhead 22 Joe Wark 23 Steve Kirk 24 Davie Cooper 25 Willie Rankin 26 Ian St John 27 Willie Hunter 28 Bert McCann 29 Wilson Humphries 30 Willie Pettigrew 31 Chris McCart 32 Jim Forrest 33 Bobby Graham 34 Dougie Arnott 35 Phil O'Donnell 36 Tom Boyd 37 Charlie Aitken 38 Pat Quinn 39 Andy Weir 40 Tommy Sloan 41 Ally Maxwell 42 Charlie Cox 43 Eli Just 44 Lennon Miller 45 Paul Lambert 46 Craig Paterson 47 Luc Nijholt 48 John Martis 49 James McFadden 50 Scott MacDonald 51 Tom Forsyth 52 David Turnbull 53 Steve Hammell 54 Keith Lasley 55 Stephen Craigan 56 Rab MacKinnon 57 Keith McRae 58 Darren Randolph 59 Joe McBride 60 Brian Martin 61 Martyn Corrigan 62 Colin Hampton 63 Donald Mcleod 64 John Gahagan 65 Duncan Ogilvie 66 Gary MacAllister 67 Stephen O'Donnell 68 Bobby Watson 69 Dixie Deans 70 Iain Gardiner 71 Tommy Coyne 72 KVV 73 Hugh McNeil 74 Craig Brown 75 Willie MacCallum 76 George Nicol 77 David Clarkson 78 Robert Stewart 79 Peter Millar 80 Bobby Russell 81 Willie McSeveney 82 Davie Whiteford 83 Bobby MacCallum 84 Pat Delaney 85 Stephen Pearson 86 Peter McCloy 87 Mio Krivocapic 88 Gregor Stevens 89 Graham Forbes 90 Francis McStay 91 George Robertson 92 Hutton Bremner 93 Bobby Roberts 94 Vic Davidson 95 Gordon Bremner 96 Tommy Mackenzie 97 Dick Little 98 Duncan Finlayson 99 Jackie Hunter 100 Walter Cowan

Oli Shaw signs for Dunfermline.

I'll be over for a beer then Allan. 🤣

Good to see you buying and recycling the POD seats that are being ripped out. Postage costs could be hefty though.

I received an email today to say that seats are being replaced in the POD. New ones will have higher backs to comply with UEFA regulations.

Yes, we need 3 CBs I'd say.

They should engage the FSU.

And the Celtic players and fans got a gentle tap on the knuckles. They've got their priorities the wrong way around.

I thought long and hard about him and he'll be in my best 100, due solely to his on the field performances. .

I've arbitrarily identified about 105 candidates so far but it'll take quite some time to sort out an order. Criteria, for me, are appearances, goals scored and international appearances. Its obviously difficult to rate players from bygone eras that I've never seen, and avoid recency bias.

I'll have a go but there are better qualified posters than me on here. Hopefully it will generate some discussion.

Very difficult indeed. Maybe start at 1886 and work our way forwards compiling a list of contenders in the process and then sift through them and sort in order.

No 1 for me is a no brainer. Hughie Ferguson.

A well balanced summary Star Sail. On the plus side, his sides play the right kind of football for us and that will aid continuity going forward. So, no great swings in style. AJ has got a good record of involvement with youth football and again that aligns with our ethos and business model. Also seems to have had a more stable career record than JBA. On the debit side, he hasn't played professional football but will that be a problem if we have no big egos at FP? His record at Rosenborg, a well respected European club, and Norways 2nd biggest wasn't great in that they didn't punch their weight; probably akin to Hearts or Aberdeen finishing mid table (again there may be good reasons for that as you outline). The big questionmark for me is his man management ability and like you I wasn't sure about his first meeting with the players. The other unknown element, to the fans at least, is Max Rogers. How will the two interact? He seemed to work well with JBA, who in fairness was a big personality. Certainly Max seems to be well respected but seems a bit unsure of himself in media interviews. Exciting times ahead.

There's still a few players who are either surplus to requirements or likely to leave for substantial fees. In the former category we have Wilson, Stam and Hendry (out for months). The Ox seems to be in no man's land. Third choice, not a bad keeper but unlikely to command a decent fee. Paul McGinn is out for the long term and his future must be uncertain. The likes of Just, TJ, Watt may well attract interest. Will Luca Ross be loaned out? So, there's quite a few potential departures and uncertainties. Central defence and the striking department certainly need attention, but presumably Nick Daws has been beavering away in the background on moves since January. As it stands we're probably 4 players short of an "improved" starting 11, and 3 short of last season's best line up.

You've nailed it sir. McGinn will be 36 by the time he recovers and you have to ask what his future contribution will be. By the time he comes back in, we will likely have a new established central defence. A bit part player at best? Its really sad as he's been great for us and deserves to go out on a high, but we have to be realistic. Hendry? His signing baffled me at the time, even moreso now. His style never suited us as he was more of a Curtis Main type; a foil for someone else and not a goalscorer. A square peg in around hole if you will. Then we have his seemingly serious injury record and yet again he's out. When did this latest injury occur? I can see both players being passengers to greater or lesser degrees this term. As for central defence - time is not on our side. Hopefully Nick Daws identified targets many months ago.

I certainly overlooked him, largely because of his subtle and sensitive playing style and I know others who did also. An easy player to overlook. I'll put it on record here though that he deserves a higher profile. Much of the great work he did was quiet and subtle and easy to miss. A small flick here or a seemingly innocuous pass there that led to goals often scored by someone else. A great player.

Very interesting. There are rumours from reliable sources that JBA had informed the Board quite a few weeks/months ago that he was moving on at the end of the season. Now if they are indeed true, it seems odd that we took so long to make an appointment. Like you I'm beginning to suspect that our preferred choice didn't come to fruition. Anyway, good luck to AJ.

100%. Our first Euro tie is just about 5 weeks away. Despite some comments on social media to the contrary, we have quite a few vacancies to fill especially in central defence.

Welcome Alfred. He seems a good fit with our style of play and hopefully will steer us along the same path. Yes, he is young, and hasn't played professional but he's managed a big Norwegian club.

There's no reason to panic, but it would be best to have a new man in place for training restarting tomorrow. Some interesting discussion on P & B just now. We ended last season on a high and its vital that the Directors continue that momentum. There's been no news on re-signings (Gordon & McAllister) and of course nothing on our new manager (kept very quiet and rightly so). Nothing on new signings (probably waiting on a new man coming in). Pre season training has been delayed by a day. I hope we don't go in to our Conference League ties half cocked. It may well be of course that theres a sudden rush of news at the one time.

Fantastic draw for the club; in fact the easiest of the opponents we could have been given. No room whatsoever for complacency though. Really chuffed tonight.

Resumption of training delayed by 24 hours now and starts on Friday. Due to unavailability of external staff.

I'm old enough to see all three play and Willie Hunter comes out tops for his ability and length of service. But I agree Ally, Just reminds me very much of Vic Davidson too. Three very talented individuals.