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Nah, Shinnie still has a big role to play. Whilst Nilsen is very good taking the ball under pressure, making space for himself, and trying to quickly play in others, he does go missing on the turn. Dundee walked through our midfield on numerous occasions, and a better team would have converted some of the chances they got. Palaversa is getting better every week, and I think he'll be key going forward too.
However, I don't see Shinnie or Devlin being regulars for us next season (unless injuries occur). I think Thelin will see Jensen as our first pick right back, and I think he'll go for another midfielder in the summer, which will mean less and less game time for either player. I think we're in the midst of a gradual, but complete clearout. Shinnie will stay for a while because of locality, but I see his game time diminishing. I think Milne, MacKenzie, Morris, Vinnie, Nisbet, Clarkson, Polvara, McGrath will all be quietly moved on by this time next year (obviously some will leave independently for contract reasons), with Shinnie and Devlin perhaps seeing out the season, dependent on European requirements.