McCoist Comments.

I was reading an article on BBC website and there are a couple of qoute's from McCoist on the deals given to McGregor and Whittaker and ongoing negotiations with Davis.

Basically the quotes seem to point to him believing the squad we have is good enough and he thinks that the guys that are there have worked hard for the club and deserve to be rewarded for their achievments.

I have said in a couple of articles that I believe in the players we have and that only minor adjustments need to be made, one being the purchase of a quality centre back and the other to bolster the squad with 2 or 3 more squad players, obviously if we keep the players we already have.

Cuellar would obviously fit the bill as that centre back but it remains to be seen if we will sign him, but I think we must sign someone of his quality in that position.

Ortiz, although some people seem to be saying he is unknown, has a good la liga reputation and can be utilised as a right winger or defender and seems to be the type of player we can use in the contrasting styles we use at home and in Europe.

I would also say that we need a central midfielder with the ability to dig in and win the balls that, sometimes, last season we struggled to do without McCulloch in the team.

Wiess in my opinion last year blew hot and cold and was most effective as an impact player from the bench so wether it be a fairly high profile loaned player, as I think wiess was, or a permenant signing someone has to fill this gap.

The younger guys we have brought into the squad last year, Ness and Wilde in particular, done extremely well and deserve to be every bit and more part of the first team squad this time around. Also the boy Cole seems to have been getting extra training to improve his ability to adjust to a more central role in defence as well as is preferred position at left back and by all accounts he is coping well and getting good reviews from the coaching staff. We should definetely be reaping the benefits from Murray park and with the financial contraints we have now should see some of them blossoming into good first team players as they get the opportunity to play, more often, a much more competitive type of football

I dont want to see a major overhaul in the first team next season and think we bears should be extremely happy about how we are performing on the pitch. If the money guys do their job and get us back on track financially the future is indeed bright and we can look forward to continued success for our club.