And if he'd said he was 'extremely hopeful' of getting a striker in he'd have got absolute pelters. That aside, not convinced the price we pay for a striker will be dictated by GC's choice of adverbs!
Mackie left in 2008...
The difference being when Mackie left we still had Logan, Stanno & Basham as recognised strikers then we brought Ben Watson in before the end of the season so we weren't short of attacking options.
Don't get all the anti young player/anti Scottish stuff. Our better players have been young loanees or from the Scottish leagues. A striker of equivalent quality to Demetri Mitchell or Vil Sinisalo would be absolutely fine by me
He shouldn't be worried about 'pelters' and what the fans think. Don't weaken your position in a negotiation because you may get some stick on an Internet forum ffs.
In the absence of action, people will pore over the throwaway words of the manager and honchos like it's the Kabbalah.
Was above our usual standard back then first time around, with nine goals in 27 appearances [courtesy of the Grecian Archive], but nowhere near the same level when he returned a few years later.
