Forum List | Football Forum
Start Previous 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- [ 12 ] -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- Next End| Topic: Dunfermline transfer stuff |
|---|
| 221. Author: OzPar Date: Wed 2nd Jul 2025. 23:37 Haha! Nice one, Kozma. Off-seasons have never quite gone right for us since the Willo Flood fiasco. đ Reply |
| 222. Author: Never10yairds Date: Wed 2nd Jul 2025. 23:47 Last good summer window we had was under Crawford I think. Have to say I had high expectations of this window after all the big talk from cook about getting back to the SPL as quickly as possible. Still time I suppose but we need a lot of quality in only a few weeks. Reply |
| 223. Author: Dandy Warhol Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 07:22 It is to be fair feeling a bit samey. I don`t wanna go down like disco. Reply |
| 224. Author: red-star-par Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 07:36 I`m sure signings are in place and all will be revealed today and tomorrow Reply |
| 225. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 07:40 The squad right now is arguably weaker than last season. We`ve done well to move on a lot of the deadwood, but in doing so we`ve left ourselves frighteningly short in numbers. Iâve tried to stay positive, thinking signings will come, but the radio silence and lack of real activity is starting to become a concern. Looking at what weâve got, itâs a young inexperienced group, and while thereâs talent, theyâre nowhere near ready to push us into a top 4 fight. Iâve still got faith in Lennon but the bigger issue is that we canât get players in the door. And we havenât been able to for a while now, bar a panic spree in January which lacked any real quality bar mullen. So the question has to be asked,have we fallen so far that we`re just not seen as an attractive option anymore? Clubs like Livi, St Johnstone, even Raith seem to have more pull in the current market. Is it financial? Is it reputation? A bit of both? The longer this drags on without a signing that lifts the quality of the squad, the more these questions will get louder. And if this window goes the same way as the last few, then Mr. Cookâs going to have some seriously tough questions to answer from the fans and the board. As the CEO the buck will stop at him. Hereâs hoping things look a lot brighter by the end of the week. Because right now, itâs hard not to feel a bit uneasy. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 226. Author: AveragePar Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 07:52 People moaning about integration and such, surely the trialists who will most likely sign have been with us long enough to have similar pre seasons to the current squad Reply |
| 227. Author: Playup_Pompey Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 08:38 "Clubs like Livi, St Johnstone, even Raith seem to have more pull in the current market. Is it financial? Is it reputation? A bit of both?" what quantifies this? Are players signing for them that we have offered terms too? Raiths 2 signing have been from the 5th and 6th tier of english football. Livi may have more of a pool as playing at a higher level. St Johnstone have signed 3 raith players from their "big" season 2 years ago when they made the playoffs. Again not 1 of them is a "wow id love him at the pars".  Reply |
| 228. Author: da_no_1 Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 08:51 Paul McMullan would have done us a turn. Signed for Raith a couple of days ago. "Some days will stay a 1000 years, some pass like the flash of a spark" Reply |
| 229. Author: cammypar 1995 Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:00 Playup_Pompey, Thu 3 Jul 08:38 Jamie Gullan â a wide player who would walk into our side considering we have no width. Sam Stanton â isn`t any worse than what we have currently. Reghan Tumilty â would be a much better option than KRH at RWB. c'mon the pars Reply |
| 230. Author: RossDAFC88 Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:01 I wouldnât be against us going for Sam Stanton or Jamie Gullan, both solid players. Outside of St Johnstone and Ross County, I donât think any Championship club has made what youâd call real âqualityâ signings. Fair enough, itâs still early in the window, but with the season kicking off just four weeks after the clubâs end-of-season statement, I - like many others, expected a bit more urgency. That said, maybe Iâve taken the messaging too literally. It was billed as a big summer where weâd âhave a go,â so naturally expectations were raised. Of course, we could wake up tomorrow to five new signings unveiled at the opening day, and it would all change in an instant. But given how our previous windows have played out, this is all starting to feel frustratingly familiar. I was feeling positive, right up until yesterday, when I clearly got myself a bit worked up. All we can do now is wait and see what happens. One thing I do trust, though, is that with Neil Lennon at the helm, the standards will be there. Reply |
| 231. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:05 If we were waiting until July 1st to confirm signings, I donât understand the whole secrecy and waiting to announce them. What it makes me think being a delay so far, is that we donât actually have anyone signed. That is what is worrying. People keep going on that theres plenty of time etc - but pre season training is vital to a squad, both for fitness and for âintegrationâ. We have 2 friendlies left before our season begins next Saturday v Hearts. The League Cup isnât a warm up, its a competition we should be aiming to get to knockouts in. Itâs starting to feel a lot like last summer right nowâŠâŠ Post Edited (Thu 03 Jul 09:06) Reply |
| 232. Author: Playup_Pompey Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:06 your comment/question was do they have more of a pull than us. if they have "beaten" us to signings then can say they have a pull but have we even been interested in signing those players? Yes the players they have recruited might do us a turn or give us something different to what we have in the squad now but if we havent even looked or been interested in the player then cant say that other clubs are more of a pull than us. Reply |
| 233. Author: Westies squint kicks Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:08 I don`t get the comparison with other teams, surely it`s about what Dunfermline Athletic need( and based on last seasons efforts it is plenty), not the requirements of the other teams in the league. If this "big summer" and promotion push is more than talk then a revamp was required. Reply |
| 234. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:09 Playup_Pompey, Thu 3 Jul 09:06 Its worrying if we are throwing our eggs in a basket of wonder signings or youngsters for the future rather than experienced pros at this level that can improve us instantly. And if we arenât turning our noses up at this lot and being beaten to them by others then thats also concerning. Reply |
| 235. Author: desparado Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:20 If there are no new faces today/tomorrow then even the most patient Pars fans will start getting twitchy. Season ticket sales are at 2600. A couple of signings that get people excited will boost sales considerably. I do find it strange that we have not added any quality yet but as others have said I donât think Lennon would have signed on without being promised a considerable war chest. The buck stops with DC. Fans will be looking for answers if we go into the Hearts game with our current squad. Imagine starting a season with only one recognised first team keeper? I mean what club would ever do that ? What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 236. Author: Buster_Brown Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 09:27 Dave_1885, Thu 3 Jul 09:05 Willie Miller touched on this on Sportsound last week. He mentioned that a lot of clubs prefer to sign and announce players in July so the deals fall into the next financial year. The idea is that it helps present stronger accounts to shareholders and investors, essentially making the books look better. That was the gist of it anyway. Iâm still not panicking, and I donât buy into the idea that weâve âmissed outâ on players. There are loads of factors at play here. Sure, every manager wants their signings in early, but the reality is that it rarely works out that way. Across Scottish football right now, youâve got clubs trying to reshape their squads, yet the transfer window has been relatively quiet. At the moment, our squad is lighter than the one that finished last season. I think the right players were let go, and while one or two might count themselves lucky to still be here, theyâll know that, and itâs up to them to prove their worth. As for new arrivals, letâs be honest: players and agents know there are still two full months left in the window. Theyâll use that time to weigh up options, and in some cases, they might be waiting for the dominoes to start falling before making a move. Iâd expect weâll see a signing or 2 this week. But this chat about us struggling to bring players in because of the clubâs stature or people behind the scenes, it doesnât help anyone. Letâs just see how the next few weeks play out. Reply |
| 237. Author: GJS93 Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 11:25 "I do find it strange that we have not added any quality yet but as others have said I donât think Lennon would have signed on without being promised a considerable war chest" can have the money but that doesnt mean the players they are after will come, especially if they are aiming too high which is what happened in league 1. same as back then far too many questions that will unlikely be answered, this one should be but a name that has been overlooked all summer is John Colquhoun and his involvement seeing as he was apparently responsible for the deals in January, where is he in all of this? the next club update will no doubt call for more patience and emphasising the window has another 2 months to go, thatll go down well. Reply |
| 238. Author: Playup_Pompey Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 11:29 "Imagine starting a season with only one recognised first team keeper? I mean what club would ever do that ?" for the 2nd year in a row down to not knowing the rules around player registration this time last year .) Reply |
| 239. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 12:37 âWe still lack players in the A squad and we are working hard to get (them) in.` This isn`t a quote from NL but from the new manager of Motherwell on their return from a training camp in the Netherlands. It`s pretty clear most clubs are still finalising their squads and this tends to have a domino effect down the Leagues, especially if you`re trying to recruit quality players. Reply |
| 240. Author: kozmasrightfoot Date: Thu 3rd Jul 2025. 12:45 To be fair, it`s not just us struggling to get in the players we want. I follow the Newcastle forum too and they are in the exact same position. They`ve apparently got around 160 million to spend but they are getting outbid by other clubs (especially Weyland Yutchelsea) and other players they want are getting hit with a `Saudi tax`, turning a 40 million player into a 60 million player. The fans on their forum are just as antsy as the fans on here. Pars fan. Magpies fan. Mens tennis fan. Alternative rock fan. Not a fan of much else. Reply |
Post your Reply
Your Message:
By using your account you have implicitly accepted the DAFC.net Forum Rules and agree to be bound by them. You also agree that you will take sole responsibility for your post and indemnify dafc.net on all matters and costs. Refrain from making any potentially libelous comments about anyone
- - -