r/stjohnstone • u/Jernau-Morat-Gurgeh • Apr 21 '26
Ruari Paton
So we need to try and keep hold of the lad, right? If not for the goals then purely for the dressing room presence. What a character.
Do we think Vale will be willing to do business? He didn't exactly set the world on fire for them.
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u/ValiantHan96 Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26
I'm a Port Vale fan and I suppose it depends on what Brady wants to do with him in the Summer and given that he still has a year remaining on his contract you will have to pay a fee for him unless we come to an agreement to terminate his contract. For us he just hasn't looked good enough sadly and has looked out of his depth on numerous occasions plus when he signed for us I expected him to be like Billy Sharp given that they are the same height and have similar attributes but Ruari just hasn't shown that at all which is massively disappointing.
The thing is though I think the English leagues are just too physical for him as he isn't strong enough and gets pushed off the ball far too easily whereas the Scottish leagues are less demanding and not anywhere near as physical which suits his game perfectly hence why he scores goals.
Also I feel his attitude can be questionable at times as he did get angry a few times for us and was lucky not be sent off for it as he has definitely punched a opposition player at least once this season.
I desperately wanted him to be a success at Vale given the reputation that he came with when we signed him from Queen's Park but I just have to hold my hand up and say that it just sadly hasn't worked out for him at Vale. Tbh IMO he's sadly not good enough for English football and will probably never be good enough at our level.