grizzlyg Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Fair enough Goggles, I don't want to end up in Casualty and seeing a sturgeon!!! Ba boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi-1991 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Those jokes were cod awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Paul McGinn on our radar according to the Daily Express/BBC gossip online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Is he a right back that can also play centre back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dezz Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 He must be able to play in the middle too. With Tait, McMillan and Cadden all capable of playing RB/RWB I don't see why we would need another unless the injury Tait has been playing through is much worse than feared. Saw an interview during the week where he said he's struggling with a pelvic injury, has had 2 operations but it's still causing problems and he's been using painkillers to get through games. We desperately need another CB as if any of our 3 starters can't play the only other option at the moment is McHugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 He must be able to play in the middle too. With Tait, McMillan and Cadden all capable of playing RB/RWB I don't see why we would need another unless the injury Tait has been playing through is much worse than feared. If Tait is struggling and Cadden leaves we'll be short at RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 If Tait is struggling and Cadden leaves we'll be short at RB. We've been short since Tom Hateley left for pastures new. Injured or not, few deliveries aside, Tait just isn't very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Injured or not, few deliveries aside, Tait just isn't very good. A tad harshly put but probably true. He's a real trier and decent at crosses as you say but certainly lacks pace and far from the best defender in the world. Since Robbo took over the reins I've often wondered if Tait is his kind of player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onthefringes Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 A tad harshly put but probably true. He's a real trier and decent at crosses as you say but certainly lacks pace and far from the best defender in the world. Since Robbo took over the reins I've often wondered if Tait is his kind of player. He must be, was shoehorned into the second half line up (I know, with effect) last week after a first half performance that would have seen him banished at Motherwell Miners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 I promise not to tell any fish jokes, not feeling too good, I have got a splitting haddock!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Tait is great going forward. Shown by his numbe of assists (and goals so far tbf). He's godawful at defending though and looks as slow as a week in the jail at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiddy Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 He must be, was shoehorned into the second half line up (I know, with effect) last week after a first half performance that would have seen him banished at Motherwell Miners. motherwell miners no more,,,, gone the same way as third Lanark,,into obscurity ........ only saying like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 It's interesting having a RB who can't really defend. What definitely helps though is his attitude and the fact the by having two feet he can put a cross in with means he doesn't need to beat his man up the park. Isn't that the epitome of the modern full back though? These days they seem to be more about attack than defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goggles & Flippers Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 We've been short since Tom Hateley left for pastures new. Injured or not, few deliveries aside, Tait just isn't very good. That post is out of character .... let me rephrase: "Deficiencies ..... yes, countless. All been from the offspring of a mullet left to eat beetroot soup. While no stranger to Rosshall, the only Sagittarius in the team has not set the tattoo's alight. 53 27 Purple Spaghetti 10:42am 17 Yer Maw 11" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 We've been short since Tom Hateley left for pastures new. Injured or not, few deliveries aside, Tait just isn't very good. I'd actually argue since Paul Quinn left. As fat tony says, it does strike you that Tait is very much the way full backs are in the modern game. Almost as if attacking prowess is seen as more important than defending. Or as someone said to me on Saturday, Tait's not a full back; he's a wing back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted August 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Hateley did great for us. We're always going to find a problem with someone in our team, even when it's the most successful team many of us have seen. Tait is doing what is asked of him, I.e the manager has emphasized attack as a priority for the full/wing backs. In that respect he's doing great considering the number of assists he has made, and 2 goals so far this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real dosser Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 agree with Melvin. We ain't had a decent defensive right back since Quinn left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 I like Tait but he has looked suspect defensively since day 1 and failed to improve. If Paul McGinn can recapture his Dundee form, he'd be a decent upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Isn't that the epitome of the modern full back though? It's the epitome of the modern centre back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Quinn was available as well if we wanted a right back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 I wonder if Robinson is considering Tait as an option on the left side and looking at someone like McGinn for the right. Given Tait seems equally comfortable with both feet and played there last week, it was something that had crossed my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 I don't really remember McGinn. Is he an our and our defender or does he have an attacking instinct and some pace about him? If he does not have the latter then I don't think Robbo will be playing him on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livivoice Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 If I am not mistaken wasnt it Mc Ginn from an over lapping run who scored the physics defying goal for Dundee in a 1-0 victory about 2/3 years back? Ripley was in goal I think. Mc Ginn could try this another 99 times and never repeat the feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 If I am not mistaken wasnt it Mc Ginn from an over lapping run who scored the physics defying goal for Dundee in a 1-0 victory about 2/3 years back? Ripley was in goal I think. Mc Ginn could try this another 99 times and never repeat the feat. George Long I think, playoff season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Did a central defender not play a starring role in that incident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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