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    Post by forzalfc Tue May 07, 2024 7:10 pm

    Imagine there will be some relegation clauses here as well...

    Only players (who are not already confirmed as leaving) that I'd be happy to keep would be Hamilton, Stephen Kelly, Brandon, Holt, Pitts & Yengi.

    In Contract
    Jérôme Prior - Contracted until May 2025 (Signed from Pau FC)
    Shamal George - Contracted until May 2026

    Michael Nottingham - Contracted until May 2025
    Shaun Donnellan - Contracted until May 2025
    Cristian Montano - Contracted until May 2025
    Ben Jackson - Contracted until May 2025 (On Loan from Brighton)
    Ryan McGowan - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from St Johnstone)
    Daniel Finlayson - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Linfield)
    Matthew Clarke - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Linfield)

    Jamie Brandon - Contracted until May 2025
    Stephen Kelly - Contracted until May 2025
    Andrew Shinnie - Contracted until May 2025
    Reece McAlear - Contracted until May 2025 (Signed from Tranmere)
    Lewis Smith - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Hamilton Accies)
    Ricky Corboa - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Woking)
    Liam Sole - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Maidstone)
    Olly Green - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Hull City)
    Scott Pittman - Contracted until May 2026

    David Winter - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Accies)
    Robbie Muirhead - Contracted until May 2026 (Signed from Morton)
    Tete Yengi - Contracted until May 2026


    TBC - Expected to Leave/ Go Out On Loan
    David Carson
    Miles Welch-Hayes
    Samson Lawal
    Tommy Sharp

    Out On Loan
    Aphele Teto - Chippa United
    Lucas Stenhouse - Bo'ness United
    Sam Culbert - Darvel
    Che Reilly - East Stirling

    Confirmed Away
    Kieran Wright - Return to Rangers
    Jack Hamilton - Out of Contract
    Morgan Boyes - Out of Contract
    Ayo Obileye - Out of Contract
    Sean Kelly - Out of Contract
    Mo Sangare - Released
    Mikey Devlin - Relegation Clause
    James Penrice - Hearts (Out of Contract)
    Calan Ledingham - Released
    Steven Bradley - Released
    Daniel McKay - Return to Hibs
    Jason Holt - Relegation Clause
    Andrew Shinnie - Out of Contract
    Joel Nouble - Out of Contract
    Bruce Anderson - Out of Contract
    Kurtis Guthrie - Out of Contract


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    Post by Liviforever Wed May 08, 2024 11:09 am

    ..................................Shamal

    Welch-Hayes     Donnellan        Clarke            Montano

     Holt              St Kelly             Pittman          Brandon

    ....                  Muirhead*     Yengi

    *Robbie Muirhead is meant to be signing for us from Morton.

    Got a decent looking 4-4-2 there i reckon, with a few alternatives that can be selected. Carson, Sole, Bradley.

    Could also keep Sean Kelly as long as he isn't played as a CB, or anywhere in defence really, Shinnie, Sangare, & Hamilton.

    Still needing a few signings, but think we've a decent enough core there for the Championship.
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    Post by Auld Nick Thu May 09, 2024 6:46 am

    Do you really think he’d switch to a front two from his headless chicken lone striker that chases everything and gets so knackered he can’t hit the target when he gets a chance? I’d love to see it but suspect he’ll “trust in the process”
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    Post by Liviforever Thu May 09, 2024 10:04 am

    Auld Nick wrote:Do you really think he’d switch to a front two from his headless chicken lone striker that chases everything and gets so knackered he can’t hit the target when he gets a chance? I’d love to see it but suspect he’ll “trust in the process”

    Yeah i'm hoping he'll rip the process up and see it clearly didn't work, and go back to what did work for us.

    Playing 3 at the back was great when we had Gallagher, Halkett and Lithgow, but it clearly caused problems for us last season, A, because our defenders weren't good enough, and B, we struggled with injuries and kept having to play guys like Kelly, Sangare, and even Nouble, in defensive positions because we were sticking with a back 3/5. Also created problems trying to keep everyone happy when we did have ample CB cover to start with.

    We were conceding 3 and 4 goals quite regularly this season, that just isn't acceptable, you're never going to be anywhere near challenging for a top 4 spot doing that, we have to be more solid at the back next season, as well as still having a good attacking threat, i don't want to see us doing the 0-1 Hearts away game, having no shots on goal because we sat camped in our own half all game.

    I'm not too fussed if we go with 2 up front, or something like a 4-3 -3-1, just as long as we have support for the striker, and as you said, isn't having to run about like a headless chicken doing it all himself.
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    Post by Troy Thu May 09, 2024 7:41 pm

    Still need a couple of CBs imo.But the team quoted looks decent on paper.Speculation of course.Gonna be interesting to see if Davie can wave his magic wand once more🤷‍�🤷‍�🤷‍�.
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    Post by Auld Nick Fri May 10, 2024 7:03 am

    I’m hoping that too LF but my question was do you really think he will… cause I don’t. I would also like to see Rice being allowed to influence matters, which I really don’t think has happened yet.

    Davie’s strength is that he “sticks to his guns” but it’s also his greatest weakness cos it makes him a stubborn git. Rice has plenty of experience and was a decent player in his day he surely has more to bring to the table than we have seen so far.
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    Post by Auld Nick Fri May 10, 2024 8:32 pm

    Muirhead now a confirmed PCA signing. Clearly knows how to score in the second tier with 17 in the season just ending, so hopefully we can play to his strengths.

    Good to see the club trying to get players in well in advance of next season.
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    Post by Auld Nick Mon May 13, 2024 10:28 pm

    Another couple of PCA signings… apparently a winger Ricky Korboa from non league in England and a right back Daniel Finlayson from Linfield.
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    Post by Liviforever Mon May 13, 2024 11:27 pm

    Jason Holt leaving, exercising a relegation clause at the end of the season. Bit of a pisser but we can't afford his wages in the Championship.

    Would think the likes of Dundee will be in for him.
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    Post by Liviforever Thu May 16, 2024 2:46 pm

    New signing Sole interview sounds promising. Playing attacking football with wingers.

    Sole will be given every opportunity to express himself under Martindale’s plans as Livingston attempt to bounce back to the Premiership at the first attempt.

    “When I had a chat with the manager he said he’s looking to play with wingers high and wide, getting at full-backs, getting shots off and getting crosses in,” said Sole.

    “That’s what I’ve been about since I was young.

    “That’s exactly how I like to play. I like to excite people.

    “When he said how he wanted to play, it was music to my ears.
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    Post by Auld Nick Fri May 17, 2024 6:40 am

    Yeah, we’ll see. He’s never let wingers express themselves whilst he’s been in charge, he usually keeps them on the bench or berates them for not defending or plays them as a defensively minded ‘wing back’.
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    Post by Liviforever Fri May 17, 2024 10:13 am

    Auld Nick wrote:Yeah, we’ll see. He’s never let wingers express themselves whilst he’s been in charge, he usually keeps them on the bench or berates them for not defending or plays them as a defensively minded ‘wing back’.

    Josh Mullin, Nouble, MacKay, yep.

    Seems obsessed with turning wingers into WB's, when they're no very good at defending. Then in turn sticks FB's up as wingers, Penrice & Montano. Or even worse, puts them in as CB's, Se Kelly & Montano.

    Basically needs to stop putting square pegs in round holes and let them fecking play where they're best suited, and allowing them to do their jobs. But again he's obsessed with signing players to play in multiple positions, when they're really only good in the position they're naturally suited to.

    So Sole will be playing as a WB, or a CB then.................or in midfield, or the lone sole attacker...........i'll get my coat Laughing
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    Post by forzalfc Mon May 20, 2024 5:22 pm

    Out of Contract and leaving the club

    Bruce Anderson
    Morgan Boyes
    Kurtis Guthrie
    Jack Hamilton
    Joel Nouble
    Ayo Obileye
    James Penrice
    Andrew Shinnie

    Automatic Relegation Release Clause and leaving the club

    Michael Devlin
    Jason Holt

    Returning to Parent Club after loan

    Dan MacKay

    Under Contract but Available for Transfer

    Stephen Bradley (at players own request)
    David Carson
    Mo Sangare
    Miles Welch-Hayes

    Out of Contract but in discussion

    Sean Kelly
    Cristian Montaño

    Under Contract

    Jamie Brandon
    Shaun Donnellan
    Shamal George
    Stephen Kelly
    Samson Lawal
    Michael Nottingham
    Scott Pittman
    Aphelele Teto (GBE Panel Required)
    Tete Yengi

    New Signings Confirmed

    Matthew Clarke
    Daniel Finlayson
    Ricky Korboa
    Robbie Muirhead
    Liam Sole

    Youth Players in First-Team Set-Up

    Sam Culbert
    Calan Ledingham
    Tommy Sharp
    Lucas Stenhouse
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    Post by Auld Nick Wed May 22, 2024 6:57 pm

    What has Carson done wrong to be up for transfer already?

    What have Donellan and Nottingham done to avoid that fate?

    Will Teto actually get permission to play or continue to be a wasted contract?

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    Post by Troy Wed May 22, 2024 8:32 pm

    Said Hi to Teto at half time on Sunday.Gave the thumbs up and said Soon.Make of that what you will🤷‍�🤔.
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    Post by Liviforever Wed May 22, 2024 9:18 pm

    Auld Nick wrote:What has Carson done wrong to be up for transfer already?

    What have Donellan and Nottingham done to avoid that fate?

    Will Teto actually get permission to play or continue to be a wasted contract?


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    Post by Auld Nick Thu May 23, 2024 10:06 pm

    That’s what I was going for LF, well spotted lol!
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    Post by Liviforever Fri May 24, 2024 2:21 pm

    Aye we're a soap opera in our own right Nick, never a dull moment.

    New GK signed, another we spotted while over in Turkey at our Winter training camp.

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    Interesting we never bothered in January because of the International clearance problems, and have now signed him as we're dropping down a level, and it'll be easier to get him cleared to play. Same thing will apply to Teto now, and we'll hopefully finally get to see him playing for us.

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    Post by Liviforever Fri May 24, 2024 2:39 pm

    Quite exciting seeing us making new signing so early, and moving players on (some we'd rather keep, others we're glad to see the back of).

    I'd rather Nottingham left too, but if we sign another CB and keep him as a squad player it might work out ok. Good to see we've a new keeper signed though, never been that impressed with Shamal, has the odd good game but isn't consistent enough, hopefully he leaves too.

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    Post by Liviforever Mon May 27, 2024 2:05 pm

    Lewis Smith from Hamilton on a pre contract, another decent looking signing, plenty of experience for his age.

    We’re delighted to announce that winger Lewis Smith has signed a pre-contract agreement to join the club on the expiry of his current contract with Hamilton Academical at the end of this month.

    The 24-year-old has been with Hamilton since the age of nine, and came through the academy at New Douglas Park, going on to make 165 appearance for the club.

    Lewis signed off his time at Hamilton in style, scoring in the Championship play-off semi-final against Alloa Athletic and then a fantastic strike against Inverness CT in the play-off final second-leg, helping to send his boyhood team back to the Championship at the first attempt.

    With almost 100 appearances across the Scottish Premiership and Championship, the wide man arrives in West Lothian off the back of his highest scoring season yet, finding the net 8 times last season.

    Lewis will wear the number 15 shirt and joins the Lions on an initial two-year-deal, with the club having an option to extend to a third year if playing in the Premiership.

    Welcome to Livingston, Lewis!
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    Post by Troy Mon May 27, 2024 2:09 pm

    This was announced on Friday L/F.Better late than never.🤣🤷‍�.Lol.T.
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    Post by Auld Nick Mon May 27, 2024 3:09 pm

    Having played in the top flight for Accies he must have played under Rice.
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    Post by Troy Mon May 27, 2024 7:10 pm

    Montano staying!.Excellent news.Were getting there,slowly but surely.👍🦁💛.
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    Post by Liviforever Mon May 27, 2024 7:35 pm

    Troy wrote:This was announced on Friday L/F.Better late than never.🤣🤷‍�.Lol.T.

    Yeah but nobody had put it up.

    Yeah Montano signing up for next season will be great IF he stays fit, he'll be a standout in the Championship. Real game changer for us when we're needing that bit of magic, he drives us forward and gets the ball into the box.

    Announced Martindale is also here for next season, but court cases still pending could change that, depending on the outcome of who'll be in charge. Personally hope he's kept on and given another go, he's already made some good signings, and clearly has targets to complete the squad, to give us a decent team.
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    Post by Troy Wed May 29, 2024 10:33 am

    Big Gary Malley away.Will miss big stretch.Least he got his swansong a while back.Good luck to him👏🦁👍.
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