Stephen Gleeson Signed.

[ericblack4boss]

Tansey lifestyle was his main issue

[Big Hat Logan]

Paul Quinn wasn’t that bad either. Did alright when he was here and scored the winner against the Tims.

[GDON21]

So mostly the big signings/big fees/big earners that have been the flops then.

Yay!

 

So Rooney, McLean, Ferguson, Logan, Lewis, GMS & Shinnie all big earners or fees were flops? I'd say the ratio on the bigger money signings has worked out better. Its the the fringe players brought in to bulk the squad up that haven't been good enough. 

[GDON21]

Tansey lifestyle was his main issue

 

Tansey had a medical condition which wasn't flagged up until about six months in to his contract. By all accounts it would have been impossible to have seen that happening when he signed a pre contract in the january. He has since retired due to the issue. He was one of the highest scoring midfielders in the scottish premiership for 2 or 3 seasons prior so on paper a good signing. Many at the time said he was much better than jack.

[GDON21]

Going through who we have actually physically paid a fee for in McInnes time as manager - 

 

Stevie May - Bad

Lewis Ferguson - Good

Kenny McLean - Good

Chris Forrester - Bad

Sam Cosgrove- Good

Funso Ojo - 50/50

GMS- Good

 

Not a bad record for a club like us when it comes to actually paying money for players. 

[Betty Swallicks]

So Rooney, McLean, Ferguson, Logan, Lewis, GMS & Shinnie all big earners or fees were flops? I'd say the ratio on the bigger money signings has worked out better. Its the the fringe players brought in to bulk the squad up that haven't been good enough. 

 

Mostly I said.

 

All of those you've quoted were big earners when we signed them were they?

[fine-n-dandy]

Yeah I meant remove the good and the bad ones. You've just referenced two players who were here longer than 6 months you silly sausage, so of course thats not the case.

 

All i'm getting at it the fact a lot of them were signed a back up / cover at a time when we needed it and they were basically all that was available. Most of them were never going to be good. Did anyone think Greg Halford was going to come in, after about 9 months without a club, as back up while Logan was injured and play like Cafu?? Or even play as well as Stephen Payne?? Absolutely not

Thought they were both 6 month initial loans

[Guest the shepherd]

Forrester has 2 goals in 32 games for st pats

 

Is that doing well?

#OptaNoMore

[ericblack4boss]

Tansey had a medical condition which wasn't flagged up until about six months in to his contract. By all accounts it would have been impossible to have seen that happening when he signed a pre contract in the january. He has since retired due to the issue. He was one of the highest scoring midfielders in the scottish premiership for 2 or 3 seasons prior so on paper a good signing. Many at the time said he was much better than jack.

Tansey problem was he enjoyed a beverage and his diet was unbefitting of an athlete

[V for Vendetta]

So is anything happening with this useless twat?

[muttonhumper]

Dunno.

 

Perhaps he's deed.

Be as much use.

[Stoneybloke]

Still on contract, needs another club to take him.

[elephantstone78]

Going through who we have actually physically paid a fee for in McInnes time as manager - 

 

Stevie May - Bad

Lewis Ferguson - Good

Kenny McLean - Good

Chris Forrester - Bad

Sam Cosgrove- Good

Funso Ojo - 50/50

GMS- Good

 

Not a bad record for a club like us when it comes to actually paying money for players.

 

This.

Overall total spent can’t be much more than £1M

Or approx 25% of what cosgrove is now worth. His return on equity is excellent.

[elephantstone78]

Forrester has 2 goals in 32 games for st pats

Is that doing well?

Not for a striker.

[Betty Swallicks]

He on Dubai?

 

In? No.

[V for Vendetta]

Dubai is probably too hot for the fat bastard.

[Tord31]

What fucking terrible signings Gleeson and Forrester have been. Good job Ferguson was the same window

[WesthillWanderersFC]

What fucking terrible signings Gleeson and Forrester have been. Good job Ferguson was the same window

The scary thing is, Gleeson & Forrester were signed to be first picks & our central midfield.

[Betty Swallicks]

The scary thing is, Gleeson & Forrester were signed to be first picks & our central midfield.

 

Only because Tansey was injured/hungover.

[YorkDon]

This.

Overall total spent can’t be much more than £1M

Or approx 25% of what cosgrove is now worth. His return on equity is excellent.

Who’s paying us £4M for Cosgrove?

[fine-n-dandy]

Who’s paying us £4M for Cosgrove?

Maybe you think he’s worth closer to what we paid for him than what the club value him at now.

[Guest the shepherd]

Surprised nobody down south in League 1 or 2 have come in for Stephen Gleeson. Would surely still do a job at that levels.

[Tord31]

Not convinced. Another Forrester

[Guest milne_afc]

Surprised nobody down south in League 1 or 2 have come in for Stephen Gleeson. Would surely still do a job at that levels.

On what evidence?

Boy has done half of less than fuck all in his time at the Dons.

He's a fat useless cunt, as predicted.

[Guest the shepherd]

On what evidence?

Boy has done half of less than fuck all in his time at the Dons.

He's a fat useless cunt, as predicted.

True what you say min but I am going by when he played for Ipswich Town before coming up north. Another signing that promised much but has delivered very little.

[Dynamo]

True what you say min but I am going by when he played for Ipswich Town before coming up north. Another signing that promised much but has delivered very little.

Playing for Ipswich probably not a good barometer for success. The opposite of anything given how they've plummeted in recent years

[Sonoftherock]

What fucking terrible signings Gleeson and Forrester have been. Good job Ferguson was the same window

 

 

The scary thing is, Gleeson & Forrester were signed to be first picks & our central midfield.

 

Looking back, I wonder can we chart these two signings (Gleeson and Forrester) as the catalyst for McInnes decline?  Ferguson was a good signing, but I doubt even McInnes expected him to be an every week player, straight from the off.... he was in and out of the Accies team before he signed for us.

 

 

Playing for Ipswich probably not a good barometer for success. The opposite of anything given how they've plummeted in recent years

 

He has the same number of Rep. Ire caps as Jonny Hayes.... so presumably operated at a reasonable level, at some point in his career.

[Poodler]

On what evidence?

Boy has done half of less than fuck all in his time at the Dons.

He's a fat useless cunt, as predicted.

50p

[Guest the shepherd]

Playing for Ipswich probably not a good barometer for success. The opposite of anything given how they've plummeted in recent years

Fair point. I still associate Ipswich Town with being half decent (the days of John Wark and Paul Mason), athough they've been less so over recent times.

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Looking back, I wonder can we chart these two signings (Gleeson and Forrester) as the catalyst for McInnes decline? 

 

Big low point. Especially since it was the window after McInnes came out and said recruitment hasn't been good enough.

 

In McInnes' first window he signed Flood, Robson then followed it with Logan and Rooney in January. Can't even imagine getting signings as reliable as that within the space of about 6 months now