Stevie Clarke wrote:Although he clearly wasn't the answer, were we too hasty in letting Kurakins go? He'd just been part of a defence that did very well at Ibrox and when played as part of a back five last season his performances improved. He was abysmal against Morton but then so was Devlin, Sarris and most of the team. To get rid of him and have Gillespie taken out of his position to fill the gap is madness. Either sign a replacement before you let him go or keep him and muddle on. McMann might come in if he can stay injury free but he's very inexperienced and will get the stick Kurakins got if he has a couple of poor games. It all looks a bit of a shambles and I really fear we will go down now.
I see in the Daily Record article that they've had 3 deals done all which fell through so you wonder if Kurakins release was done with the expectation that they had a replacement sorted.
I've no issue with Gillespie being our regular right back as I feel he has been one of our most consistent performers this season and also has the mobility to play in that position but he needs a run of games to develop there and constantly being shifted to left back doesn't help him or the team.
In fairness to Darren Lyon I thought up until Fir Park he had been showing improvement but I've always wondered if he's mobile or quick enough to be a natural full back, I think a bit of a shocker on Saturday (with others) might mean we won't see him in that position again.
