Parklife Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 8 hours ago, G31DON said: His agent (really Mckenna) is insisting on a reduced release fee if celtic come in for him. Foreign owners not happy. Chairman also owns Olympiacos He's negotiating that clause with Forest but didn't do it with us? Sounds like utter pish tbh. Link to comment
Ernie McCracken Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Just now, Parklife said: He's negotiating that clause with Forest but didn't do it with us? Sounds like utter pish tbh. Must be pish. Basically telling your new club you want to leave for Celtic, before you've even signed. Fuck knows what that hold up is. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Ernie McCracken said: Must be pish. Basically telling your new club you want to leave for Celtic, before you've even signed. Is Mark McGhee his agent? 1 Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Tord31 said: AFC do well to keep things under wraps. I see the local Nottingham press saying Forest have bid 3 - 4 transfer windows in a row. On sports sound Craig Levein was claiming that Steve Bruce told him, first hand, he'd had a 6M bid turned down on the last day of the transfer window the other year, when he was at Aston Villa... Link to comment
thurso Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Sonoftherock said: On sports sound Craig Levein was claiming that Steve Bruce told him, first hand, he'd had a 6M bid turned down on the last day of the transfer window the other year, when he was at Aston Villa... That was common knowledge was it not. It was a loan for 6 months as they couldn’t buy anyone then pay up in winter transfer window. If they put the bid in the week before aberdeen would of snapped their hand of but bid went in 6 or 12 hours before window shut so they said no thanks as they would of been left short in defence for 6 months Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, thurso said: That was common knowledge was it not. It was a loan for 6 months as they couldn’t buy anyone then pay up in winter transfer window. If they put the bid in the week before aberdeen would of snapped their hand of but bid went in 6 or 12 hours before window shut so they said no thanks as they would of been left short in defence for 6 months I heard about the loan, with an option to buy, offer.... however, Craig Levein was intimating this was a straight up offer. Said we rejected it as it arrived a couple of hours before the deadline and we didn't have a chance to source a replacement. Link to comment
Redmist1903 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sonoftherock said: I heard about the loan, with an option to buy, offer.... however, Craig Levein was intimating this was a straight up offer. Said we rejected it as it arrived a couple of hours before the deadline and we didn't have a chance to source a replacement. More likely it came hours before a big european match. All suitors were told days before this that if they wanted him get your bids in before we left for a big european game. No way McInness wouldn't have had even a short term loan deal lined up and ready to go. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I think the loan thing about McKenna has been never cleared up but as I understood it it was a loan with an obligation to buy later as per our deal for McCrorie. The price was £6M the following season. Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Tord31 said: I think the loan thing about McKenna has been never cleared up but as I understood it it was a loan with an obligation to buy later as per our deal for McCrorie. The price was £6M the following season. Loan for 6 months. Buy in the January. As others have said, it came in too late for us to organise a replacement Link to comment
Tord31 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Ten Caat said: Loan for 6 months. Buy in the January. As others have said, it came in too late for us to organise a replacement That's an example of McInnes having too much say in the Boardroom. An offer like that should have been accepted without hesitation. It's up to McInnes to sign a Jason Kerr, Cedric Kipre with 2 minutes notice or a free agent after the deadline Link to comment
Chester Don Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 I would not at all be surprised if we don’t have a Middlesbrough, Stoke, villa or a Burnley, looking now the Forest bid is out there for all to see. If Burnley let that Tacouwski lad (excuse the spelling) go then can see them sniffing. Would love a Liam Lindsay plus cash our way deal? Is he still at Stoke. Link to comment
starryfish Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tord31 said: That's an example of McInnes having too much say in the Boardroom. An offer like that should have been accepted without hesitation. It's up to McInnes to sign a Jason Kerr, Cedric Kipre with 2 minutes notice or a free agent after the deadline Definitely seems he has too much say. Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Chester Don said: I would not at all be surprised if we don’t have a Middlesbrough, Stoke, villa or a Burnley, looking now the Forest bid is out there for all to see. If Burnley let that Tacouwski lad (excuse the spelling) go then can see them sniffing. Would love a Liam Lindsay plus cash our way deal? Is he still at Stoke. Burnley are signing Joe Worrall......from Notts Forest. McKenna is his replacement 1 Link to comment
caledonia Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Season 2 of “The Transfer Conspiracy” out now. How long does it fucking take? Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 It is taking a while. I hope they haven't found something at the medical and are trying to renegotiate the deal. Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Millertime said: Yet the club get moaned at for accepting offers below what we should So which way round is it? You're happy or not happy? 6m was never below what we should though? Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, caledonia said: Season 2 of “The Transfer Conspiracy” out now. How long does it fucking take? It’s like the curse of oak island. countless seasons where nothing ever happens. 7 clubs must die before he is signed Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 It’s gotten so dull, even the BBC have dropped the saga from their latest ‘gossip’ column ? Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, Millertime said: Yet the club get moaned at for accepting offers below what we should So which way round is it? You're happy or not happy? Still don’t think we’ll get £1m for McKenna, “mate”? 1 6 Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Tord31 said: That's an example of McInnes having too much say in the Boardroom. An offer like that should have been accepted without hesitation. It's up to McInnes to sign a Jason Kerr, Cedric Kipre with 2 minutes notice or a free agent after the deadline Maybe I’m wrong but was it not they wanted to loan him first with an option (not an obligation) to buy? I could be completely wrong but I seem to remember some club tried that? Link to comment
Tord31 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Maybe I’m wrong but was it not they wanted to loan him first with an option (not an obligation) to buy? I could be completely wrong but I seem to remember some club tried that? It's never been clarified. A loan with an option to buy is not even worth anything. Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Maybe I’m wrong but was it not they wanted to loan him first with an option (not an obligation) to buy? I could be completely wrong but I seem to remember some club tried that? I'm sure I read it as 6.5 option to buy and not an obligation too. Essentially try him for 6 months and make up your mind then. It was rightly rejected at the time if it was a loan and not upfront. Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Durrant Dived said: I'm sure I read it as 6.5 option to buy and not an obligation too. Essentially try him for 6 months and make up your mind then. It was rightly rejected at the time if it was a loan and not upfront. This, plus it was relatively last minute meaning we were struggling for a replacement if memory serves. Certainly don't remember it being anywhere near the no brainer category despite the headline figure. Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, Durrant Dived said: I'm sure I read it as 6.5 option to buy and not an obligation too. Essentially try him for 6 months and make up your mind then. It was rightly rejected at the time if it was a loan and not upfront. Aye that’s what I thought. The club were right to tell them to fuck off then, if there was no obligation. And the bid (despite Aberdeen publicly saying not to) was made the day of the transfer deadline and whilst we were in Croatia Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Durrant Dived said: I'm sure I read it as 6.5 option to buy and not an obligation too. Essentially try him for 6 months and make up your mind then. It was rightly rejected at the time if it was a loan and not upfront. Can’t see any club at all doing this with what is (was) their biggest asset at the time & as such I strongly doubt any club would have the audacity to attempt it in reality. Why would a club risk losing a valuable player with no guarantees & risk another club injuring him. no chance it was a loan with ‘option’ it was simply a case that they weren’t allowed to pay up front & we couldn’t replace at such short notice Link to comment
Tord31 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said: Can’t see any club at all doing this with what is (was) their biggest asset at the time & as such I strongly doubt any club would have the audacity to attempt it in reality. Why would a club risk losing a valuable player with no guarantees & risk another club injuring him. no chance it was a loan with ‘option’ it was simply a case that they weren’t allowed to pay up front & we couldn’t replace at such short notice That's the best guess and it has never been clarified. It suits AFC to leave the story out there as option to buy. Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Just now, Tord31 said: That's the best guess and it has never been clarified. It suits AFC to leave the story out there as option to buy. True but being logical about it. Do you really believe that was the offer? Fair enough for a fringe player not in a club’s future plans in playing or asset value but for a clubs main asset? No chance a club would be that ridiculous with an offer, they would be publicly ridiculed by ‘selling’ club & club would happily justify their reason for refusing the deal Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Hope another club has come in with an offer to match Forests at least but with an added loan of a decent replacement for us. win win Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said: Hope another club has come in with an offer to match Forests at least but with an added loan of a decent replacement for us. win win Burnley & Jimmy Dunne. Surely a cheaper option than 10m+ for Worrall and Mckenna is probably better. 1 Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Durrant Dived said: Burnley & Jimmy Dunne. Surely a cheaper option than 10m+ for Worrall and Mckenna is probably better. The alleged fee for Worrall is mental based on the donkey that played for SEVCO. It just shows what McKenna could potentially go for in 12-18 months if he does well. Link to comment
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