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With McDonald in, can someone who has been to the friendlies tell us what they think the striker hierarchy is likely to be?

A very good question. I doubt if Ian Baraclough will even know yet. For starters I'd say Moult and MacDonald - but that could easily change. Maybe we'll adopt a horses for courses approach? I can certainly envisage Craig Moore dropping down the pecking order.

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With Clarkson, Fletcher, Moult and now McDonald on board I'd like to see Moore out on a season long loan to a Championship club.

 

Certainly good to see some competition for places and whilst McDonald could play deeper as a 5th midfielder I'd like to see one more dedicated midfield option along with a non Samson keeper and we should be in decent shape.

 

Can wait to transfer window for the midfield position, no major rush but another keeper asap.

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With Clarkson, Fletcher, Moult and now McDonald on board I'd like to see Moore out on a season long loan to a Championship club.

 

What good will that do? I'm fairly sure his contract expires next June; I'd much rather he had half a season to get some confidence and came back to prove he was worth another deal. Taking a gamble on a player for another season after a year in the Championship isn't where I think the club should be heading.

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Will he be playing as a striker though?

 

Was very very effective in midfield.

 

Great news though. Fully expected him to go somewhere else!

 

Not to be all "guy-who-plays-Football-Manager-a-lot" about it but, I'd imagine he'll play in the same Deep Lying Forward/#10 position just off a main striker in a 442 as he did last season with him dropping in to make a 451 when needed in specific games.

 

The fact we've indicated we're still looking for a central midfielder should confirm he's not being brought in to play in midfield.

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Not to be all Football Manager about it but, I'd imagine he'll play in the same Deep Lying Forward/#10 position just off a main striker in a 442 as he did last season with him dropping in to make a 451 when needed in specific games.

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Conundrum is now where to play him. He was as a few pointed out effective from midfield, but will he want to play there or does he see himself as part of a striking pair?

 

If it's the former then we kinda have the central midfield cover role filled, if it's the latter I assume Baraclough see's Moult as his preferred starter so Clarkson and Fletcher, looks like 15-20 minutes here and there. I suppose it'll be where he's most effective, thing is with Skippy he is a predator and being too deep curtails that a little.

 

Just update the wee team list and now we're cooking:

 

 

------------------------------------- TBC (Twardzik) --------------------------------------

--- Law (Watt, Reid) -- Laing (Kennedy) -- McManus -- Hammell (Chalmers) ---

Ainsworth ----- Pearson (Cadden) ----- Lasley (Leach) ----- Johnson (Thomas)

--------------- McDonald (Fletcher) ------- Moult (Clarkson, Moore) ----------------

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Conundrum is now where to play him. He was as a few pointed out effective from midfield, but will he want to play there or does he see himself as part of a striking pair?

 

If it's the former then we kinda have the central midfield cover role filled, if it's the latter I assume Baraclough see's Moult as his preferred starter so Clarkson and Fletcher, looks like 15-20 minutes here and there. I suppose it'll be where he's most effective, thing is with Skippy he is a predator and being too deep curtails that a little.

 

Just update the wee team list and now we're cooking:

 

 

------------------------------------- TBC (Twardzik) --------------------------------------

--- Law (Watt, Reid) -- Laing (Kennedy) -- McManus -- Hammell (Chalmers) ---

Ainsworth ----- Pearson (Cadden) ----- Lasley (Leach) ----- Johnson (Thomas)

--------------- McDonald (Fletcher) ------- Moult (Clarkson, Moore) ----------------

Nice graphic.

 

Really crying out for a central midfielder who can also play on the right - similar to Grant for left mid last season.

Goalkeeper is priority number 1!

 

Praying it's not Samson.

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I hope we line up like we did against Rangers this season; we can hurt teams with the pace we have breaking with Ainsworth, Marv, Pearo, Skippy etc. It's also a good system for possession football and using a 5-man midfield to boss things and open up space in behind. (PS - right looking forward to trying this on FM/Fifa now, hah! :lol:)

 

------------------------------------- TBC (Twardzik) --------------------------------------

--- Law (Watt, Reid) -- Laing (Kennedy) -- McManus -- Hammell (Chalmers) ---

Ainsworth (Maclean) ----- Pearson (Cadden) ----- Lasley (Leitch) ----- Johnson (Thomas)

------------------------------------------ McDonald (Fletcher) ------- -------------------

---------------------------------------------Moult (Clarkson, Moore) --------------------

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