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Ross County have had roughly 1/3rd of the number of shots as us, but have the same number on target as us.

That is a strong bench, 6 of those players could easily be in the starting 11.

He looks a bit like Cadfael.

1 minute ago, CammyF said:

That is not what I said - you've just done a great impression of Alfie there 😀 

 

We can discuss until the cows come home, but ultimately, and no matter what we think, the decision lies with MB and Alfie - simply as that

You're saying my argument is poor because I'm not in a position to offer Alfie anything. So why bother discussing it? May as well not then.

11 minutes ago, CammyF said:

And that's a poor argument as well as you (nor me) are in any position to offer Alfie ANY deal, never mind one "loaded" with incentives. 

 

Nor are we in a position to decide if he stays or goes. 

 

The bottom line is MB likes him, seems to get the best out of him and from what I've heard in press conferences, would like him to stay. 

 

Whether he stays (no matter what the deal) or goes, we'll just have to live with it. 

Oh right, well as none of us have any power let's just close the forum rather than discuss it!

4 minutes ago, CammyF said:

Good luck replacing him for £1M - thats what we paid for him.

 

He is a "package" and I think, and this is important in any discussion we have about any player, MB, understands and relies on what Alfie brings to the team and get the impression he is keen to keep Alfie. 

 

As for being unreliable, his longest absence from the team came when our former manager played Alfie when he was clearly injured leading to long lay off and argueably cost us the Europa League. 

 

However Rangers fans being Rangers fans, we wouldn't be happy if Haaland was playing up front for us. 

Poor argument really, it's nothing to do with his fee or 'rangers fans being rangers fans', it's looking at him and asking whether he is reliable enough to give a new contract to. For me, certainly not as a top earner anyway, and whatever contract we did give would have to be loaded with incentives rather than a high salary.

Just now, Scott7 said:

Has his 20/21 medal been repossessed?

I think you need to reread what he said mate 😂

The thing is, you don't actually have to take him as a whole package and I think that is what we are considering at the moment, we don't have to take him at all.

Look back at his stats, they aren't that spectacular, for the last few seasons he has barely managed to break 10 goals in the league.  He's certainly not banked enough to piss around as much as he does. He might have surpassed Boyd's goal tally for his first stint, but Boyd wasn't here as long as Morelos has been? And Boyd wasn't given the luxury of being the defacto number 1 striker in that time either. If we could get the Morelos that bothers his arse and works hard then I would sign him, but he's shown too often to me that he's happy to arse around whenever he feels like it. Unreliable is the word that comes to mind, inconsistent is something else.

5 hours ago, craig said:

So a player now isnt allowed (or wanted) to post about the fact he scored two goals in a tough away game.

 

Have we all become energy sponges ?

 

Nothing wrong with him posting it.

It's more the fact that a player that has been lazy, overweight and miserable for 50% of his time with us has posted something about how hard he works after managing to score a goal. It's just a bit of a joke that he probably doesn't get.

Do Rangers fans hate him? Not sure they do, I think a lot of fans are tired of him. Giving him another contract would be a huge gamble in my opinion.

I struggle to love him to be honest. Yeah it's great when he's playing well, but we have to deal with his stroppy months on end fat, lazy periods too.

There is a bit of confidence coming back with these one touch flick ons. We are looking like a real football team.

Playing really well so far, what's with the var offside colours, looked the wrong way round to me.

9 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said:

It does have Jack (commonly referred to as our best midfielder), Colak (our highest scorer this season), Lowry (our most promising youth product) and Cantwell (who a lot of us have high hopes for).

 

Beale knows all about games in Gorgie and is right in sticking with tried and tested.

I'd be more for tried and tested if we hadn't played awful football for the last god knows how long and scraped wins along the way. Beale has done a great job so far, but we are an iota away from dropping points with our performances.

Nothing I like more than signing two exciting players and not watching either of them.

I have no idea what the true value of the guy is, but perhaps 2m is a snip of his true value. If so then it would be money well spent and perhaps the only way we can afford someone like him. Hope he's worth it 👍

9 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said:

Failed a medical at millwall supposedly so we probably are.

Yes, I’m incredibly suspicious of anyone who travels to a club to sign when everything is agreed and then has a last minute change of mind. 

Holy shit, is this real? Bye bye Goodwin, it's been a shocker of a month or two for him.

Good punditry as Rangers are 1-0 up in the last minute, "I think Rangers have done enough to win the game".

How much do you get paid for that pearl of wisdom?

Is there no VAR?

😲

jesus

Why does Michael Stewart keep fiddling with his baws in front of the camera???

We have scored first, that's progress.

Borna can shoot!!!

Brilliant attempt from Sakala and a great setup from Tillman.

24 minutes ago, buster. said:

Mibbes aye, mibbes naw...

 

More money is usually the key.

Possibly, but why would Goldson be more attractive to an EPL side now? 
 

Anyway, I'd probably take money for him. He'd be a big loss but we need to churn the squad, buy in a younger defender.