MelvinBragg

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...

Permanent signing, yes. On loan, no thanks. If he becomes a crucial part of our team then no doubt the fee at the end of the loan period would go up. No one would want a goalkeeper on loan from Celtic because you wouldn't want to change your keeper for games as it would disrupt the team unit. Why should a midfielder be any different...?

No thanks. If we're going to bring people in on loan, make it from teams outwith our league. I hate that if a player becomes a crucial part of your team, he has to drop out when he plays against his parent club upsetting your team's rhythm...

Celtic top, Accies bottom. The rest would just be guesswork...

Is Scott Leitch not in charge of the academy..? So looking after the younger age groups before we decide who should be kept on for the U20s...

I think you're having a laugh if you think we'll sign two midfielders. Also regarding wing cover, Cadden and McLean are there. Also possibility of pushing Josh Law to right midfield and playing Watt at right back. I can see us signing one midfielder, one defender and a keeper...

Head of recruitment, goalkeeping coach and head coach for the U20s all leave this summer. A lot of upheaval behind the scenes...

Interesting only one trialist featuring tonight. Decision made on the other already...?

He's never really had a chance to look at Leitch until now. Apparently he played quite well against Borussia U23s. Thing Leitch has in his favour is that we're not overburdened with central midfield options and given our main two are over 30 years old, he'll get his chance...

Reckon we'll see a bit of Ross McLean and Luke Watt this season. McLean had been getting praise and encouragement from Baraclough at training towards the end of the season and Watt is one of the first names out of Baraclough's mouth when he's asked about young players. McLean might get a chance to impress early on given Ainsworth is suspended for two games. Maybe push himself in front of Thomas and Cadden in the queue..?

I'm in the minority in being happy with our options at right back. Watt, Law, Ferguson, Reid, reckon they can all do a job there to a certain degree...

Lost Ramsden, Kerr, Cummins and O'Brien so hoped for more than one centre back. Likewise lost a few options in midfield so will one midfielder be enough? I appreciate that Baraclough says that Cadden and McLean will get their chance but with our two main midfielders the wrong side of 30, any injury is a concern...

I actually think Kilmarnock's recruiting has been poor. The kind of recruiting Stuart McCall was slated for two summers ago. Lazy signings that any manager could have made. A keeper they didn't need, a striker that looked well out of sorts last season, a left back that's been playing left midfield and getting slated by his own fans and a guy from a rival who had free rein to do as he pleased as he was clearly their best player (will be track back?). I expect them to be dreadful but still have enough to finish above Ross County and Hamilton Accies, maybe even Partick Thistle...

I disagree that striker is the most important position. Best striker in the world is no good if you don't get the ball to him. Also, Clarkson was available for most of last season, just dropped. A crock? I also note in your previous post the "I told you so" about signing players at the level that Straker and Thomas were playing at. No mention of the guy that came from non-league and was outstanding. You should be in politics. Only use the facts that suit your argument...

Based on...?

Irrespective of what you think of their abilities, at the end of the season we list Laing, O'Brien, Ramsden, Kerr and Cummins that could all play centre half. We have brought in two, including a player who is primarily a left back. Centre half seems more of a priority tban anywhere else right now. After that centre midfield. McDonald would be nice but money could be better spent elsewhere...

With only one recognised goalkeeper, two central defenders and three central midfielders (two in their 30s and one relatively untested), I'd hope we weren't anywhere near done. Seventeen players left (from an admittedly bloated squad) and we've signed five...

If we sign Moult and McDonald, I reckon Craig Moore could forget about getting his chance with us. Got to figure on one of the guys from down South with McDonald as first choice pairing with Clarkson and the other as backup. Sending Moore out on loan is pointless. He needs to be breaking through now or you'd be as well letting him go...

Nail. Hit. Head... Of course, despite us selling him for that fee, he was a player that divided opinion last time round. No reason it should be different this time...