Kmcalpin

I quite get that and have seen more than most good players depart Fir Park. That will always be the case and I can live quite contentedly with that. Blocking moves is a fine balancing act and, like it or not, contracts mean little to better players who can simply throw a hissy fit to get their move. After last season, there was always going to be interest in a slew of our players, so thats no surprise. However, a balance has to be struck. It was known by the club months ago and before the split, that JBA was leaving. So none of these factors should have been a surprise. Everyone connected with the club also knew that we'd be playing our first Conference League tie in late July. My only potential gripe is that our Chairman said that our best players would not all be sold at the same time, and that might still be the case; hopefully it is. However, I am getting a little nervous at the state of the squad for our first Havnar tie. Its unlikely that new players arriving are 100% match fit and gel instantly. The clock is ticking.

Taking nothing for granted but we are good enough to beat Havnar, and in the unlikely event we can't, serious questions would need to be asked of the directors and to a lesser extent Nick Daws. The next round is a slightly different matter.

He has one year to go and we have year's option in addition.

According to the Rancid, we have lined up a friendly against Carlisle United.

I think we'll bring in another No 1. Robbie McCrorie being mentioned on P & B. I strongly suspect there will be interest in the Ox from elsewhere too. As you say, its quite possible or even probable that a few of better players will leave. That would have been known for some months and succession planning put in place. The big question though is whether JBA's departure (which again was known about for some time before he left) has disrupted and delayed that process. Whatever happens, we don't want to start our Euro campaign ill prepared, as we have done in the past.

Its years since I heard that nickname. My dad also called him that.

He took and scored with one of the best penalties I've ever seen, at the Home of Good Football. Lashed it into the top corner with venom - no keeper would have saved it. Not my favourite player though.

An interesting post from Dinnae-Punt-It on P & B. He/she rightly points out that, despite our paper thin squad, Longelo, Wilson and Thor didn't get any game time in Jutland, as far as we know. I was thinking exactly the same thing.

Shaun Teale.

Minutes in legs and a chance to shake off rustiness. Thats about it. Have we any more friendlies arranged before the Genk game?

Nathan Lawson on trial with East Kilbride.

Exactly. Injuries aside, he was back up along with Nicolson. With those two now gone we have little back up to cover for injuries and suspensions. I have no idea what impact Whyte and MacAllister will have. Thats before any unwanted departures.

Hopefully Willy Vogt will add some firepower up front. Welcome.

Happy with this signing. A much needed central defender who matches our style of play. Welcome to Fir Park Martin.

The issue we face now is not so much sourcing replacements as bringing in match fit players. We have our first Conference League game in just under 3 weeks and our first league game in about 4. How fit will will our newcomers be without a pre season with us? How long will it take them to get up speed? Thats been our issue many times before and was always going to be our issue this time round.

Good shout. In retrospect I should have included him somewhere, probably in the 70-100 range. The fact that he didn't earn any caps may have counted against him.

A conundrum for me. I eventually went with Randolph but it was very close. Two very different keepers. Ruddy's best was better than Randolph's but his worst was worse than Randolph's. Randolph was the steadier.

I have no inside info whatsoever, but this seems a peculiar move, if true. I'd be looking for somewhere between £2m and £3.5m for him.

If the club were to take a more active moral stance on sponsorship, it would raise some uncomfortable and difficult questions. As raised on P & B, in such a scenario, should it stop selling alcohol at Fir Park? Its not ok to advertise alcohol but its ok to sell it?? Anyway as far as the new strip is concerned, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating as they say. Will it sell out?

Within reason, it doesn't matter to me who our sponsors are. If we are going to apply moral criteria, where do we draw the line? What is acceptable to one fan might be completely unacceptable to another. If we are going to start applying moral criteria when seeking sponsors, we might be fishing in a very small pond. As for Lucky Tiger, I know nothing about them whatsoever.

Well, the hoop is a positive anyway.

Did someone let the cat out the bag early? If this is our new top its a bit of a mish mash. Women's sponsor will of course be different.

I agree with your logic Joe and would be looking to get at least £6m for him, but nowhere near £10m. He's proved his credentials, under pressure, at a major world tournament.

Video on socials.

New kit being released tomorrow?