posted Jul 4, 2008

should i add to my last statement that i hope they are not from the conveyer belt of talent from the reserves of these teams. maybe that is being unfair. i dont mind getting the odd one or two who do genuinely show promise but not just anyone in the hope they will make it big. i dont see these teams in action so cannot judge their league but i cant imagine its at the same standard as what is required for the spl

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posted Jul 4, 2008

I think the fact that the predominant sport in Lithuania is basketball says it all!

Totally agree geordie, I don't mind bringing in players of genuine promise, but we don't want to be bringing them in for the sake of it.

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posted Jul 4, 2008

i know its annoying that we get them all on loan but having read the recent articles about talks with potential managers that seems to be vlads masterplan. i hope he sees that we just cant rely on youngsters from over their as that would have disastrous consequences for us as a club with all local and any young talent choosing to go elsewhere

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posted Jul 4, 2008

Just to stop the panic, here is a list of all the first team squad players we have at our disposal:

Goalkeepers

Banks
Basso
MacDonald

Defenders

Neilson
Thomson
Karipidis
Berra
Zaliukas
McGowan
Wallace
Rapnik

Midfielders

Mikoliunas
Cesnauskis
Kingston
Beslija
Stewart
Ivaskevicius
Screpis
Aguiar
Copil
Palazuelos
Jonsson
Driver
Pelosi
Ksanavicius

Elliot
Mole
Nade
Glen
Makela

A lot of players there

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posted Jul 4, 2008

A few quality strikers and we're laughing!

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posted Jul 4, 2008

You're right, Pinigol, it doesn't look like we're going to struggle to field 11 any given week

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posted Jul 4, 2008

We have a lot of real quality in midfield if someone can get them playing as a unit.

I think we have a reasonable back four in Neilson Karapidis Berra (who wont be there) and Wallace but are very very light if anyone is injured

Upfront we are in trouble.

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posted Jul 5, 2008

To be completely honest, our whole team is built upon quantity not quality. Thats why our team has been in decline since Burley left. Too much of the team is built on samey players, with only a few stand out players to name eg. Kingston,Neilson,Berra,Driver,Aguiar to name a few.
I'm just hoping Romanov has some sense into not filling the gaps again with loan deals to players who arent even bothered to play in a maroon shirt in the first place=P

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posted Jul 6, 2008

It says on the Hearts website that he has signed a new 2 year contract with HEARTS and has gone on loan. So, it would appear that his registration is owned by Hearts and not KCK and it also looks like Vlad told him he was going nowhere unless he signed a new contract first.

Rather than just letting him go for free, someone else pays his wages for a year and we get a fee if the transfer becomes permanent - what's not to like about that piece of business?

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posted Jul 6, 2008

tut typos. KCK? I meant FC Kaunus

And btw, I see he is off to play in the Easy Credit Stadium. How appropriate!

And is he going to Nuremburg on trial?

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