MelvinBragg

Interested to read we're expecting a decision on McDonald in the next couple of days. Obviously Baraclough is keen but wants him to get some sort of preseason training...

Don't really care if we get the same PR, doesn't bother me where United got these players from. What I'd like us to emulate is the amount of money they make...

Middle of their season is it not? They might be a bit sharper because of that...

Dave won't agree there. He's not a Lasley fan...

Surprised that Cadden hasn't featured this preseason. Is he injured..?

Bobby Russell Anders Iniesta to name to players who play in the same position as Leitch. And I'm not saying he's in their class just that you don't need that much pace if you have positional sense and a range of passing...

I agree with you that Watt (and possibly McLean) are at the front of the queue at the moment but that could change. Lasley misses a couple of games and Leitch comes in and does a good job, suddenly he makes himself a good option for Baraclough. On the subject of young players, is Cadden injured or has he dropped out of the picture altogether..?

Not as exposed as the weaknesses of Hutchinson or McManus were that day. Is Leitch going to make us a massive fee one day? Possibly not but on occasions he's shown enough to suggest he could be a solid SPL footballer. I don't have time to list all the players who have had excellent careers despite not being blessed with pace...

Because Scotland has too many clubs for a nation of its size, the SFA is spread far thinner than the FA?

People can't have it both ways. Fans always cry out for young players to get a proper chance (remember on here, the complaints that Dom Thomas was only getting 15 minutes here and there) yet they want two or three more signings for cover. How are the likes of Leitch, Thomas, McLean, Watt and Moore going to get a chance to prove themselves if when an experienced player is injured or suspended, another is waiting in the wings to step in? People talk a good game about buying into the club's plan of developing and selling young players but seem not to realise that means taking a risk here and there. If Thomas, Leitch, Erwin or Moore played for Dundee United, they'd have had a lot more game time under their belt before now. Maybe why they get bigger fees? They can sell younger or with more first team experience. One more midfielder will be enough in the middle of the park. Any more than that simply stifles young players. McDonald is a good player but signing him and playing him with either Moult or Fletcher, how does that add value to whichever of the two are not playing. I'm not saying don't sign him, just not sure how it would fit with the plan the club have in place...

As much as you sometimes talk pish, you are 100% correct there...

Cummins had a few honking games for us but when he first came into the team had a few good games as well. Not as inept as some Motherwell fans remember. Irrespective of what we think of them, good to see most of the players we released have picked up clubs at a decent level...

As well getting the mistakes our of the way now...

One of the new strikers has scored already... Results in preseason mean nothing...

Any subs?

First thing I noticed too. Looking closer at the line up, could be 352 with Chalmers playing centre half...

I see official MFC twitter has him listed as a trialist...

As a trialist..?

That link was posted yesterday I think. Doesn't tell me that he's signed for us. Tells me that he's told Southend that...

If there's money left in the budget after a keeper, a midfielder and a centre half, sure...

More concerned with who'll be wearing the goalkeeper jersey, to be honest...

The fact we've already signed three strikers and have only two centre halfs on the books and one recognised goalkeeper would suggest to me that our money would be better spent elsewhere...

I reckon you can forget McDonald and the Irvine chat has come from one Ross County fan on P&B. I wouldn't get your hopes up on those two...

Can't make any comment on the guy, haven't seen him play. Can only assume that he showed enough in training and against Borussia U23s to merit a deal...

Craig Reid gives 100% whenever he plays. If he is lacking in ability, the finger should be pointed at the manager who picks him, not Reid himself...