wellon Posted Saturday at 01:42 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:42 PM 12 hours ago, wellfan said: Kettlewell didn’t single-handedly turn Biereth into a €13 million player, although his ego may tell him that. I don't know the fella but doesn't strike me as having a big ego...keep it factual lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted Saturday at 01:54 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:54 PM 9 minutes ago, wellon said: I don't know the fella but doesn't strike me as having a big ego...keep it factual lad. There’s no need for censorship, lad. A fans forum has space for opinions and facts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellon Posted Saturday at 02:28 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 02:28 PM 33 minutes ago, wellfan said: There’s no need for censorship, lad. A fans forum has space for opinions and facts. OK, you must know him better than me fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yassin Posted Saturday at 06:37 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:37 PM Can English teams not only loan out 5 players abroad at a time? Arteta might think Kettlewell is an absolutely cracking guy but it doesn't mean they can just give us half their u21s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted Saturday at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:39 PM 4 hours ago, wellon said: I don't know the fella but doesn't strike me as having a big ego...keep it factual lad. I'd agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellgirl Posted Saturday at 06:46 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 06:46 PM 8 minutes ago, Yassin said: Can English teams not only loan out 5 players abroad at a time? Arteta might think Kettlewell is an absolutely cracking guy but it doesn't mean they can just give us half their u21s. Unfortunately 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted Sunday at 03:59 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:59 PM A rumour on P & B that Ross Callachan is out for the season. No harm to the lad and I hope he recovers, but if true, that's one wasted wage. He did come with a bad injury record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted Sunday at 04:29 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:29 PM 27 minutes ago, Kmcalpin said: A rumour on P & B that Ross Callachan is out for the season. No harm to the lad and I hope he recovers, but if true, that's one wasted wage. He did come with a bad injury record. Callahan was a known crock so this is unsurprising. It’s not his fault, but Kettlewell giving him a contract has cost the club his wage and that of An Other. We have a 28-man first team squad FFS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted Sunday at 04:40 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:40 PM Even a fit Callaghan is a pretty poor signing . He struggled with spl level with hearts and stjohnstone albeit had an OK spell with Raith . Risking a contract on 30/ 31 year old who had an injury would be understandable if it was someone making a big step down in their career but to do it on someone who struggled with other spl clubs is poor . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted Sunday at 04:44 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:44 PM One Injury you want to stay away from is the old Hamstring injury once it pops it doesn't stop! What's the pre contract signing out with the now Jordan McGee?Oh sheeeeetttttt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellfan91 Posted Monday at 04:41 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:41 PM On 1/19/2025 at 4:29 PM, wellfan said: Callahan was a known crock so this is unsurprising. It’s not his fault, but Kettlewell giving him a contract has cost the club his wage and that of An Other. We have a 28-man first team squad FFS. He was never going to be signed as a regular though - he was signed to make up a squad and play a part as a rotational squad player which on his day has been good enough to play in the premier league as he showed against us plenty of times so it was an astute signing, but unfortunate his injuries have never cleared up - again not something Kettlewell can control, we are always going to have 10 players out of 28 that are gambles.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc Posted Monday at 05:13 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:13 PM 27 minutes ago, Wellfan91 said: He was never going to be signed as a regular though - he was signed to make up a squad and play a part as a rotational squad player which on his day has been good enough to play in the premier league as he showed against us plenty of times so it was an astute signing, but unfortunate his injuries have never cleared up - again not something Kettlewell can control, we are always going to have 10 players out of 28 that are gambles.... He was anything but astute,he's an average player that's had a number of serious injuries over the past few years,he should never have been signed.we keep hearing we have no money and running on a tight budget,we can't be gambling like this when it comes to handing out contracts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texanwellfan Posted Monday at 05:19 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:19 PM When players are out injured is MFC paying their wages or insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santheman Posted Monday at 05:23 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:23 PM 2 minutes ago, texanwellfan said: When players are out injured is MFC paying their wages or insurance? If its insurance I dread to think what our premiums must be🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orinoco Posted Monday at 05:26 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:26 PM Who knows?? Given the amount of injuries, the premiums, if we do have, must be a fortune. See also there are other clubs chasing Armstrong. Non to bothered if he goes elsewhere. He ain't a target man or a player capable of playing up front on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfan Posted Monday at 06:43 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:43 PM 2 hours ago, Wellfan91 said: we are always going to have 10 players out of 28 that are gambles.... As others note, and with our supposed budget, we should never be running with a 28-man first team squad or taking 10 gambles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizoxy Posted Monday at 06:55 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:55 PM Taking a risk on someone coming back from injury isn't a terrible idea in isolation. However, we signed Callachan when our main midfielder in slattery was out for a year, and we already had Nicholson and paton who have been injury prone, and halliday who cant last 90. Then add the fact that we knew Miller was on borrowed time with us, and you can see the whole midfield recruitment strategy was a shambles. Especially when we lost our best player from last year in that position. On the squad size. We had a number of injuries at the start of the season, so that has to be a factor in making more signings than planned. If Nicholson wasn't injured, would we have got maswanhise? Are the loan kids inuded in the 28? How many players are fit and not in the match day squad each week? A couple? If we had our usual squad of, say 23, we'd be royally fucked with the injuries right now. We got a good turn out of Wilson due to seddons injury, but he seems to be feeling it now, as tends to haplen with young players. Are any of the other young players real prospects? I'm not seeing much from their loan exploits to suggest so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted yesterday at 10:00 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:00 AM £2.5m bid for Miller rejected. Udinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted yesterday at 10:42 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:42 AM 43 minutes ago, Richie said: £2.5m bid for Miller rejected. Udinese. I wonder where this information came from. Reported by Sky but nothing on the Club's Official site nor on its Fb page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted yesterday at 10:43 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:43 AM Just now, Kmcalpin said: I wonder where this information came from. Nothing on the Club's Official site nor on its Fb page. It's Sky who are reporting it https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11796/13176154/scottish-premiership-news-transfers-rumours-gossip-and-more?postid=8967419#liveblog-body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted yesterday at 11:30 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:30 AM I suspect when he goes and how much we receive for him, will be largely outwith our control. Whilst we'll have a modicum of control, I think the lad himself and his agent are in the driving seat. There will be clauses in his contract to cover exactly this type of situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie73 Posted yesterday at 11:32 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:32 AM Whatever money we do get for Miller, would you trust SK with it, just think if he doesn’t change his current formation then it’s time to move on and try something new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit_It_Out Posted yesterday at 12:17 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:17 PM 44 minutes ago, Stevie73 said: Whatever money we do get for Miller, would you trust SK with it, just think if he doesn’t change his current formation then it’s time to move on and try something new. I was talking to my mate about that not so long ago but think of it this way he spent I am pretty sure a six figure sum on Stam and hasn't used him properly since day one then it be a stick in the safe we haven't been paid yet for me lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsince75 Posted yesterday at 01:37 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:37 PM Id like to think the premium for Miller in this window would be higher than what we'd get in summer. For his personal development now feels a decent time for Miller to move on, preferably abroad. Equally I'd like to see the club stimulate change in this window by offloading/loaning fringe players. We need something as fans to get behind and a shrewd move by the club is to start offloading and brining in something different - even if it's just loan signings or brining back some of our loanees to give them the opportunity. FWIW I'd accept 9th in the league if I could see some form of plan/strategy that at least made the oppositions defence work. Not looking for total football but reasonable to expect a team to get shots on target/make chances and get the old ticker beating faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizzlyg Posted yesterday at 01:57 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:57 PM Caldwell saying a few bids in but nowhere near what we are looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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