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Originally Posted by Scottc25  His contempt for the press is a positive in my mind, he sees them for the biased scumbags they are and gives them short shrift, I think he is too polite to them and it might not be long before he starts challenging them and asking THEM questions about some of the SH!T£ they print. |
Couldn't agree more and if you can believe GS he doesn't read the rags, which is prolly why he is semi-polite with them.
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I think Strachan is right in his approach to attempt to build a young team who will last for a 3 or 4 seasons, bring success and be assets in the future should we sell them on (which we may have to do at some point).
The purchases of Mizuno, Hutchinson and Crosas tell us that's where we are going; brining Caddis and McGowan through along with McGeady, Brown and O'Dea will be IMHO a return to the way we approached the game in the halcyon days when we always brought our own players through. Dalgliesh and McGrain anyone? I know at the moment we do not have anyone of that standard, but I honestly think it's the way forward and will be TB's legacy to us; remember he fought for the Lennoxtown idea for years.
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Fully agree, one of the biggest difference between GS & MON is GS is more youth and future oriented. I think he's made a lot of mistakes with his "bargain buys" IE virgo, du wei and a few more who have just not paid off, but then the return we got from skippy last season is a marvellous bit of work in todays market.
Its a catch 22 really, he brings in young players he reckons he has potential, his record shows that most of them don't work out and he takes the flack for it but he has had more of his share of success with it too.
I think the crosas deal was a stroke of genius, it looks like a win win situtation but no doubt of he doesn't work out it will be more flack for GS.
I said in an earlier post that all the big names he signed have not worked out and its been all the bargain buys that have paid dividends. The bargain buy way is all about gambling and i think as a fan you either support it or you don't. I'm all for it, just wish we could offload them quicker if they don't work out.