ericblack4boss Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Tansey lifestyle was his main issue Link to comment
Big Hat Logan Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Paul Quinn wasn’t that bad either. Did alright when he was here and scored the winner against the Tims. Link to comment
GDON21 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 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. 1 Link to comment
GDON21 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 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. Link to comment
GDON21 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Going through who we have actually physically paid a fee for in McInnes time as manager - Stevie May - BadLewis Ferguson - GoodKenny McLean - GoodChris Forrester - BadSam Cosgrove- GoodFunso Ojo - 50/50GMS- Good Not a bad record for a club like us when it comes to actually paying money for players. Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 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? Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 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 notThought they were both 6 month initial loans Link to comment
Guest the shepherd Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Forrester has 2 goals in 32 games for st pats Is that doing well?#OptaNoMore Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 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 Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 So is anything happening with this useless twat? 1 Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Dunno. Perhaps he's deed.Be as much use. Link to comment
Stoneybloke Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Still on contract, needs another club to take him. Link to comment
elephantstone78 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Going through who we have actually physically paid a fee for in McInnes time as manager - Stevie May - BadLewis Ferguson - GoodKenny McLean - GoodChris Forrester - BadSam Cosgrove- GoodFunso Ojo - 50/50GMS- 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. 1 1 Link to comment
elephantstone78 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Forrester has 2 goals in 32 games for st pats Is that doing well?Not for a striker. Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 He on Dubai? In? No. Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Dubai is probably too hot for the fat bastard. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 What fucking terrible signings Gleeson and Forrester have been. Good job Ferguson was the same window Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 What fucking terrible signings Gleeson and Forrester have been. Good job Ferguson was the same windowThe scary thing is, Gleeson & Forrester were signed to be first picks & our central midfield. Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 The scary thing is, Gleeson & Forrester were signed to be first picks & our central midfield. Only because Tansey was injured/hungover. Link to comment
YorkDon Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 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? 1 Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 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. Link to comment
Guest the shepherd Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Surprised nobody down south in League 1 or 2 have come in for Stephen Gleeson. Would surely still do a job at that levels. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Not convinced. Another Forrester Link to comment
Guest milne_afc Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 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. Link to comment
Guest the shepherd Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 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. Link to comment
Dynamo Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 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 Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 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. Link to comment
Poodler Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 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 Link to comment
Guest the shepherd Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Playing for Ipswich probably not a good barometer for success. The opposite of anything given how they've plummeted in recent yearsFair 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. Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 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 Link to comment
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