The Mckenna Dilemma

[SheepieBaaBaa]

It's also pie in the sky to think we'll get 15-20m for McKenna.

Mental.

Nae big on the meaning of the term "theoretical discussion" then?

[SheepieBaaBaa]

That actually came across as a bit harsh.....I probably should have shoved a winky face on the end of that haha.

[BWG]

Seems other clubs in Scotland even with smaller budgets have done it. Trusty as an example is making maybe 100k usd tops a season. Aberdeen could be a launch point for his career. Even if it is for a championship side or some other place in Europe. Sporting KC just lost a young center back to man city. He's out on loan.

The dons don't scout further than the midlands min. Fuck all is going to change.

[dave_min]

The dons don't scout further than the midlands min. Fuck all is going to change.

Do Red Star Belgrade play in the Midlands?

[BWG]

Do Red Star Belgrade play in the Midlands?

Did we actually scout Parker?

[G31DON]

Rangers have Morelos who is colombian

You may not be aware of the special dispensation 'rangers' receive.

[Chewie37]

Did we actually scout Parker?

Yeah, think we just rely on certain agents to do our scouting

[muttonhumper]

I like Pond Hopper.

Much of what he says makes sense and is delivered with reasoned opinion and considered thinking.

Sniping at him for having different ideas is nae a good look.

[The Boofon]

I like Pond Hopper.

 

Much of what he says makes sense and is delivered with reasoned opinion and considered thinking.

 

Sniping at him for having different ideas is nae a good look.

Very true however he’s American and so a prick by default.

[PondHopper]

You may not be aware of the special dispensation 'rangers' receive.

I've read some articles on the whole situation, and I can see how things aren't exactly clear. The rules are too open to bias from the looks of things. But if Morelos qualifies a lot of players do.

 

So I feel like I have got to throw a name out that easily meets the requirements, is available on a free transfer, and fits in the budget. It's unfair to criticize small budget teams for being fiscally responsible.

 

So Auston Trusty, I'm not sure if he could get that permit. I feel like based on some of the other players the answer should be yes, but I can't say for sure. 

So moving on, I would say Richard Sanchez is in many ways the ideal talent for Aberdeen. He's a Midfielder (22 years old) and he's seen as much experience with his national team as Morelos with Colombia (one game). His club in Paraguay is doing very well. Arsenal has been scouting him. 

 

The downside is he is on a long term deal with Olimpia and a transfer fee would have to be negotiated.  If Mckenna moves the budget should be there, but I can't say for sure the cost. 

 

So moving on to Johan Venegas. He's got 5 goals in 7 games for Saprissa. I've been to Costa Rica, and considering the size of the country they do very well developing football players and their league is solid. He is 29 and his deal is up this winter. Is he an exciting young prospect that Aberdeen can sign, develop, and flip? No, and that's the most ideal. But he would be better than any other player on the roster to fit with Shinnie in the midfield. And he'd likely be thrilled if he could keep earning what he was in MLS. He and Minnesota Utd didn't get along after his trade from the Impact, and Aberdeen is a better option for him than Saprissa. 

 

Outside of a vet like Venegas there are lots of prospects coming up in smaller countries that have National Team experience that according to what I read should be able to obtain a permit. Some exciting prospects I'm not so sure if they'd get it. 

 

Ecuador does have a 19 year old center back who has been called up named Exon Vallecilla. Granted I know nothing about him, but he seems like someone you'd want to scout.

 

Sticking with Ecuador they have a 22 year old midfielder with a handful of matches with the NT, and he transferred last winter to the Lobos in Mexico. He got 2 goals and 3 assists in the spring for the Lobos. They aren't a big budget team in Mexico. It probably would have been more ideal for him to transfer from Ecuador directly to Aberdeen. But after a Mckenna transfer they'd have the funds for prospects like Gabriel Cortez.

 

So that's my point here, and I do think it's on topic regarding a Mckenna transfer. If you use those funds to find good prospects that money can snowball as you improve the team overall. Or at least get some vets like Venegas who could be had on a free transfer and plugged into the lineup in January. 

[dave_min]

tl;dr

[Yorston Vasey]

Nwakali had a work permit

Haha, BOOM.

 

V for Vendetta getting schooled all over the place I see. Cunt might make a valid point at some point if some of this eventually sinks in.

[SheepieBaaBaa]

Haha, BOOM.

V for Vendetta getting schooled all over the place I see. Cunt might make a valid point at some point if some of this eventually sinks in.

Haha, a sad reaction to being intellectually dominated by v.

 

V for Vendetta 1 : Yorston Vasey 0

 

Tear stained face, bogeys and snot streaming down your chin.

[Yorston Vasey]

No SheepieBaaBaa, no matter how much you may want it I will not have sex with you.

[BWG]

Haha, a sad reaction to being intellectually dominated by v.

V for Vendetta 1 : Yorston Vasey 0

Tear stained face, bogeys and snot streaming down your chin.

Absolutely.

[SheepieBaaBaa]

No SheepieBaaBaa, no matter how much you may want it I will not have sex with you.

Odd that a tear stained face and a snot and bogey stained chin evokes sexual connotations for you Yorsty.

 

Deviants corner may be the best place for you young man.

[Chewie37]

Odd that a tear stained face and a snot and bogey stained chin evokes sexual connotations for you Yorsty.

Deviants corner may be the best place for you young man.

But do you want to?

[maryhilldon]

. Granted I know nothing about him, but he seems like someone you'd want to scout.

 

 

 Granted I know nothing about him, but he seems like someone you'd want to scout.

 

 

 

[SheepieBaaBaa]

But do you want to?

 

Any hole's a goal I guess....it depends really, if he has a feminine hip and a hairless body, in a push, I could put a paper bag over his head and pretend he was a small breasted woman I suppose.

 

Jailhouse rules and all that.

 

It would need to be some kind of extreme circumstance though, since in a choice between even the most feminine of men's' bum-holes and a wank, I would tend to favour the wank.

 

A blow job might be  more acceptable, but again,  no matter how well honed his pole swallowing skills, and even with my eyes closed, I would still be put off my game by the ultimate knowledge that it was not only a bloke, but a strange glaiket internet warrior type bloke that was munching on my tot. 

[RUL]

I like Pond Hopper.

 

Much of what he says makes sense and is delivered with reasoned opinion and considered thinking.

 

Sniping at him for having different ideas is nae a good look.

It is true but it does feel his long winded posts are probably not suited to afc chat?

[boboisared]

Because more than one team might want to buy him.

 

Hull x3, Swansea, Celtic and Villa have all bid for him in the last year.

So Aberdeen accepts £7m from Aston Villa. Swansea isn't going to come in with a bid of £8m. They'll offer what was already acceptable.

[Ernie McCracken]

So Aberdeen accepts £7m from Aston Villa. Swansea isn't going to come in with a bid of £8m. They'll offer what was already acceptable.

But we didn't accept £7 million from Aston Villa.

[boboisared]

But we didn't accept £7 million from Aston Villa.

I didn't say we did?

[NEM]

Rangers have Morelos who is colombian

 

 

 

....and shite

[Chewie37]

Wrong

And REALLY (MT™) shite?

[PondHopper]

. Granted I know nothing about him, but he seems like someone you'd want to scout.

 

 

 

That's why you scout. If a teenager is called up to the nt he's worth a look

[Chewie37]

But we didn't accept £7 million from Aston Villa.

  

I didn't say we did?

Think his point Bobo is that we didn't accept the £7m, so it's not really an acceptable bid and wouldn't hinder us asking for/holding out for more money. Can see what you mean by the Austin Villa bid being seen as a benchmark by other clubs though

[Betty Swallicks]

Will people please stop saying we knocked back 7mil from Villa. We never.

[DD1903]

 

Think his point Bobo is that we didn't accept the £7m, so it's not really an acceptable bid and wouldn't hinder us asking for/holding out for more money. Can see what you mean by the Austin Villa bid being seen as a benchmark by other clubs though

We knocked it back as it wasn't giving us long enough to buy a replacement

[DD1903]

But we didn't accept £7 million from Aston Villa.

Bobo's point is that if team A comes in and offers a certain amount of money, say 7 million, it doesn't necessarily mean that team B will come in and offer more if the initial 7 mil bid has been accepted. They'll likely offer 7 as well