24 Nov 2021 08:11:37
It shouldn’t go by without mentioning how Stuart Mackinstry seems to be easing his way into the first team. Originally a midfield player for Motherwell but Bielsa preferring him on the wing.
We’ve got so many young potential starlets knocking on the door now, surely some of them are going to fulfill their potential and make a permanent switch to the first team in the near future.
Sadly for Poveda he didn’t quite make it but Bielsa perhaps giving Mackinstry a window, with all the current injuries we’ve got, to express what he’s got at top flight football.
I’ve heard that his attitude is excellent and from what I’ve seen of him so far he looks the part.
He has appeared from somewhat under the radar, hope the young man makes it all the way.


1.) 24 Nov 2021
24 Nov 2021 08:21:18
Van de beek rumours have it that he may looking to move would fit our way of playing not sure what he would cost.


2.) 24 Nov 2021
24 Nov 2021 09:22:16
Not always sure it's the transfer fee that is the issue with new recruits. Salary, signing on fees, and agents fees seem to be a larger portion of the whole package these days. I don't want us breaking the bank on signal individual players with the knock on effect of destabilising the clubs finances and also possible affecting the moral of the current staff.

But I also understand the opposite viewpoint of any incoming transfer to the first team being of better quality that we already have.
Beradi and Cooper in the Championship have been superceded by Llorente and Koch in the Premiership (I know, that glass is way over half full, but I live in hope) . but my hope is that in a couple of years time we can say farewell and thank you to those two international recruits as our own Struick and Cresswell mature in to the pairing I think we all hope for.


3.) 25 Nov 2021
24 Nov 2021 22:18:07
Koch? Koch? Oh ye I remember him.