Niall McGinn

[Poodler]

19 hours ago, Tord31 said:

Bryson, Anderson, McKenna, Devlin, McGeouch, Cosgrove, Hayes, Kennedy

What a grim night out that would be 

[Andy_123]

2 hours ago, StandFree1982 said:

McGinn, despite that free kick in the video somewhere above, is still the only player in our squad that seems to be able to hit a decent dead ball or a cross.  Just a shame his legs are gone. 

Does seem to be a common theme at Pittodrie recently (ish) with bringing in players and their legs going.

• Hartley
• Robson
• McGinn
• Folly
• May
• Devlin?

 

Big difference between bringing in experienced older heads who you know will only last a season or 2, and bringing in previously injured / injury prone players and hoping they’ll stay fit.

[StandFree1982]

1 minute ago, Andy_123 said:

Big difference between bringing in experienced older heads who you know will only last a season or 2, and bringing in previously injured / injury prone players and hoping they’ll stay fit.

Hartley didn't even last the season. 

[RedRichard]

Deserves a bump for that goal last night - not quite Van Basten geometry (if you look at both goals they are from similar positions but Van Basten is a bit further forward - level with the 6 yard box - making his angle that little bit tighter) but bloody good stuff nevertheless - and a well-timed rejoinder to the 'he's past it' plebs

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12259530/outrageous-mcginn-goal

[pocrawred]

48 minutes ago, RedRichard said:

Deserves a bump for that goal last night - not quite Van Basten geometry (if you look at both goals they are from similar positions but Van Basten is a bit further forward - level with the 6 yard box - making his angle that little bit tighter) but bloody good stuff nevertheless - and a well-timed rejoinder to the 'he's past it' plebs

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12259530/outrageous-mcginn-goal

Wi mcuseless gone the team will be practising the art of attacking football and passing forward to a player from their own team after the summer break. Bring on next season....

[Tord31]

He's not finnished 

[pocrawred]

Just now, Tord31 said:

He's not finnished 

Where's he from then?? ?

[Ramandu]

31 minutes ago, pocrawred said:

Wi mcuseless gone the team will be practising the art of attacking football and passing forward to a player from their own team after the summer break. Bring on next season....

Had to check that wasn't a shoofta post.

[Parklife]

McGinn has signed a 1 year contract extension. 

[Howard Marks]

3 minutes ago, Parklife said:

McGinn has signed a 1 year contract extension. 

Ok

[1903Fitba]

Should be sacked for his hairline. 
 

Bottom 6 for us next season I fear. 

[Andy_123]

If we sign some wingers so he can play more centrally it probably won’t be the worst business we do this summer.

If the plan is for him to play out wide when he’s on the pitch, then it’s probably a waste of money.

[Donmacca]

Not very inspiring but no where near as bad a deal as some are making out. Sure he can still do a job for us this season.

[dazzy_deff]

Good decision. Glass says he made personal sacrifices to stay so suggests reduced terms. No issue with him staying on reduced terms and take it year by year. 

[Parklife]

1 minute ago, dazzy_deff said:

Good decision. Glass says he made personal sacrifices to stay so suggests reduced terms. No issue with him staying on reduced terms and take it year by year. 

Agreed. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

“And managed in the correct manner”.

He’ll be used sparingly & off the bench mainly I’d think.

 

[Ten Caat]

26 minutes ago, 1903Fitba said:

Should be sacked for his hairline. 
 

Bottom 6 for us next season I fear. 

FFS if we sacked players for dodgy hairlines what punishment would you have given Drew Jarvie? Shot at dawn by a firing squad?

McGinn still has the skills but his legs have gone. Will be a useful 20-30 minute sub for one more season

[Tord31]

I think it's a good signing.

He's still at a reasonable level and keeping him on mitigates slightly against all our new signings being completely shite.

 

[sooth_stander]

I'm not getting this move at all, but I'm sure it's all part of a cunning plan.

Who does that leave still to sign a new deal, Ethan Ross?

[WesthillWanderersFC]

8 minutes ago, sooth_stander said:

I'm not getting this move at all, but I'm sure it's all part of a cunning plan.

Who does that leave still to sign a new deal, Ethan Ross?

Not forgetting that wage thief Devlin. 

[Sheepo]

Good move as he has been a great servant and will be invaluable coming off the bench in tight games. The guy is a current International and probably the best finisher at the club

[RED_JOHN]

McGinn has a growing amount of doubters now. Hopefully he can prove them wrong and make this 1 year deal a good decision. I like him, he can produce but admittedly he has to do it more often. 

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Invaluable coming off the bench in tight games?  Based on what exactly?  And I mean both how common the scenario of a "tight game" whereby taking on Mcginn will help is since we've been shite at managing 1-0 leads out recently and secondly what specifically it is he offers in such a scenario.  Obviously not pace for a breakaway.  Its not clear to me who his dead balls are supposed to be reaching (unless its their first man's napper in which case he's fucking brilliant).  And this "International" reputation about if we want our chance to fall to someone who is it I also struggle with given the number of said last chances Ive watched sail into row S of the RDS.

He has qualities.  I get it.  Do feel we could have done better with younger though.  And yes very heavily dependent on where and how we play him and who we play around him.

 

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Makes sense. Good player and knows what the club is about. 

More than likely reduced terms because no one else was going to offer him big wages.

One of the best signings we have made in the last 25 years, gadgie deserves respect from Aberdeen fans

[Crossbow]

56 minutes ago, Andy_123 said:

If we sign some wingers so he can play more centrally it probably won’t be the worst business we do this summer.

If the plan is for him to play out wide when he’s on the pitch, then it’s probably a waste of money.

Would agree with this - and also get someone else to take the corners as his occasional good one far outweighed by the failing to get past first defender (or pratting around the corner flag before losing possession/ passing back to Lewis)

[afc1903mad]

Only worth being a bench warmer giving its such a window of transition. He can be a game changer, but doubt that it will mean a lot of starts. If it is, then it will be a sign we're not going to be much better than we were this last season..

[Tord31]

I like all the comments about being a bench warmer and an impact sub.

We need to make several really good signings to keep him out of the team.

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

55 minutes ago, 4n4LprObE666 said:

Not quite the same player since his short Asian jaunt but I didn't grudge him trying something different at that stage in his career.

On his day he can still change a game so a 1 year extension sounds about right and I imagine he won't start many games.

Short is an understatement really. What did he miss, 4 months? 

We've offered Devlin a contract and he's been missing about 60 months

[NEM]

1 hour ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

Invaluable coming off the bench in tight games?  Based on what exactly?  And I mean both how common the scenario of a "tight game" whereby taking on Mcginn will help is since we've been shite at managing 1-0 leads out recently and secondly what specifically it is he offers in such a scenario.  Obviously not pace for a breakaway.  Its not clear to me who his dead balls are supposed to be reaching (unless its their first man's napper in which case he's fucking brilliant).  And this "International" reputation about if we want our chance to fall to someone who is it I also struggle with given the number of said last chances Ive watched sail into row S of the RDS.

He has qualities.  I get it.  Do feel we could have done better with younger though.  And yes very heavily dependent on where and how we play him and who we play around him.

 

Livi at home in the cup immediately springs to mind 

Decent option to come off the bench if he’s taken a hefty wage cut which it’s sounds like he has

[shooftahmooftah]

So a bench warmer signing,  glass would have been better buying 2 hot water bottles.   When  are you signing your promised super studs Mr Glass and Cormack.   We are all waiting.