Berkey, Sat 3 Aug 16:48

Terrible negative tactics, signing old mates who contribute nothing and zero ideas. He won’t go of course but it’s time.

Signed a treatment table filler on a 2 year deal while ignoring the obvious problems from last season, he’s out he’s one of the biggest.

If you were the board would you allow him to sign more experienced duds?

Row_ZZ, Sat 3 Aug 17:51

He is a dead man walking. As are the board. When we leave the first round of fixtures bottom of the table, miles away from 8th, hopefully then they will wake up to reality.

87Par, Sat 3 Aug 18:22

After that interview. McPake to stay. He was honest, humble and sounds like he really cares. FAO board. Back our manager. We`re the biggest club in the league by a mile (yes I`m saying it). Sort it out.

Ahoy!Ahoy!, Sat 3 Aug 19:08

McPake sounds like he had enough of the board and is calling them out.

He’s been left out to dry, today first half we looked decent and deserved to be going in at half time leading.

Injuries and lack of options from the bench is what is going to cause us problems.

We clearly need more options in the squad that can come from the bench and change the game, hosler is wasted ring wing back, we have one left back who went off injured, a right back in Comrie went left back, Hamilton marking Yengi is a mismatch to say the least.

We need players in pronto, McPake can only do so much, I have no doubt he asked for certain players to be brought in and the board haven’t backed him this window and the buck stops with them.

Heard today also academy players are being let go as we can’t afford the keep them on, thought that’s the reason we can’t strengthen the first team as we’re finding that. My missus personally knows one who has been released and he’s going another club and he says there’s a fair few been told we can’t afford to keep them and there all off.

So if the money isn’t strengthening the first team and we can’t afford to keep academy players where exactly is it all going?

Berkey, Sat 03 Aug 19:44

Can’t be that bad as we turned down an offer for otoo who would also be a higher earner.

Really needed to move on 1 or 2 of the 4 senior pro’s but clearly no one was interested so we’re stuck with them on the bench this season while mcpake complains there is no options. Perhaps his signing policy is to blame.

Ahoy!Ahoy!, Sat 3 Aug 20:44

Exactly, he can’t change anything with what we have on the bench. It’s just like for like replacements. The game was there for the taking today as first half I thought we were excellent.