The Mckenna Dilemma

[HairyPie]

BBC with their finger on the pulse ...

 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45271654

[StandFree1982]

 

No.

We've been shitbags in GENERAL re transfer fees and we've not sold any players for faaaar more than they are worth like some lesser clubs have.

 

Hard to disagree with that surely but give it a go if you like.

 

 

You've not given any examples of players that we SHOULD have sold for far more than they are worth.

[Betty Swallicks]

What's the issue with that?

 

Whats wrong with the debacle of not building a training facility for 30 years when one was required? Whats wrong with not upgrading Pittodrie over the last 30 years when it was required? Whats wrong with spunking our biggest received transfer fee ever on rectifying a small percentage of that and not spending it on the playing staff?

 

Fuck all.

[RedForever]

 

What is the £10M based on though? It's juts a figure plucked out of nowhere.

 

The football world is different now but we've still not come any where in those 22 years of selling a player for anywhere near Jess value. Even as a % against turnover £3.5M is fucking huge for Aberdeen. The club were celebrating £600,000 from DNA money which surely tells you everything you need to know about the difference 3,5M would make.

 

Of course it is! as most transfer fees are, tell me how rangers rate Morelos at £10M plus??? or even worse Celtic talked about between £30 and £40 Million for Dembele??? what are they based on? its the owner clubs valuation of their assets which is exactly what we have done with McKenna. He is Aberdeen's most valuable asset for years and he is contracted to us for the next 5 years and is fresh from Captaining both Aberdeen and Scotland at both under 21 and full level in the last year. they can fuck off with their £3.5M

[Betty Swallicks]

 

You've not given any examples of players that we SHOULD have sold for far more than they are worth.

 

We should be trying to sell EVERY player for more than they are worth.

[RUL]

 

Of course it is! as most transfer fees are, tell me how rangers rate Morelos at £10M plus??? or even worse Celtic talked about between £30 and £40 Million for Dembele??? what are they based on? its the owner clubs valuation of their assets which is exactly what we have done with McKenna. He is Aberdeen's most valuable asset for years and he is contracted to us for the next 5 years and is fresh from Captaining both Aberdeen and Scotland at both under 21 and full level in the last year. they can fuck off with their £3.5M

 

I am not disputing any of the above, my original point was that £3.5M is still a good offer. We are fully entitled to hold out for more.

[1903Fitba]

Wont go to Celtic.

 

Ill donate 50 quid to millertimes wife if he does.

[V for Vendetta]

If Celtics opening bid is 3.5m then can't see them going much further than about 4.5m

 

With a 10% sell on fee on top that's probably close to the best we can expect right now. I can see us accepting that sort of offer.

 

Shame as I think the lad would do better down south.

[Tord31]

Will we hell accept that.

[Andy_123]

Why are folk so quick to talk down his price?

 

At the end of the day he's our player on a long term contract and we don't need or want to sell him, especially to a rival, so we can set the asking price at whatever we like. We hold all the cards.

 

I don't believe they've made a bid anyway. £3.5m for McKenna and we are going to replace him with Gareth MacAuley. I don't think so. More MSM pish to try and unsettle him if you ask me.

[DelMonte]

Van dijk was a Dutch international who excelled in the champions league and he was good technically as well as defensively

 

McKenna isn't anywhere near van dijks ability and bombed in the europa league qualifiers

 

Give yourself a shake

Out of interest how much do you think he's worth?

[True_Don]

£3.5M and a sell on fee is actually a pretty good offerl I think. I could be wrong but I don't think we've sold any player for a large fee since Eoin Jess which was a club record at the time., £1.75M rings a bell?

Fuck right off. Cunt.

[YorkDon]

Why are folk so quick to talk down his price?

 

At the end of the day he's our player on a long term contract and we don't need or want to sell him, especially to a rival, so we can set the asking price at whatever we like. We hold all the cards.

 

Exactly this.

I hope, pray, the club and player have higher ambitions than a supposed £3.5M bid from the

tattiedome!

We can ask what the hell we like for him, unless theres a buy out clause?

Doesnt matter what anyone else thinks hes worth.A 5 yr deal means we can stick for another couple of years and hope he makes us as much as possible by going to the EPL, rather than twisting and taking the tims offer...

[Tord31]

He could well be on 10 international caps by 2019

 

Captained club and country

 

21 years old

 

£10m please. We'll be more than happy to wait it out

[lazio_don]

Exactly this.

I hope, pray, the club and player have higher ambitions than a supposed £3.5M bid from the

tattiedome!

We can ask what the hell we like for him, unless theres a buy out clause?

Doesnt matter what anyone else thinks hes worth.A 5 yr deal means we can stick for another couple of years and hope he makes us as much as possible by going to the EPL, rather than twisting and taking the tims offer...

I thought the club had rejected the vicTims meagre biscuit tin offer of in the region of 3.5 million?

[YorkDon]

I thought the club had rejected the vicTims meagre biscuit tin offer of in the region of 3.5 million?

I see its confirmed now.

Thankfully they have.

£3.5M would be great for us,but if he carries on improving well get a lot more...

[CityCentre]

We should never be selling our players to Celtic or Rangers, never ever.

[Hewitt a the pies]

That poor woman. Depending on which way Cribbens is sleeping she must wake up often and the first thing she sees is a big gammon steak.

 

Shell probably spend your £50 on tins of pineapple.

I haven't a clue what you're on about Hanz but it's still funny.

[StandFree1982]

We should never be selling our players to Celtic or Rangers, never ever.

 

Unless

1. The player in question weakens them. i.e. Considine or Tansey or
2. It financially ruins them

[CityCentre]

We should never be selling our players to Celtic or Rangers, never ever.

[Hewitt a the pies]

We should never be selling our players to Celtic or Rangers, never ever.

Spot on.Don't sell him to either of those two. His value will soar if he keeps improving and playing for Scotland regularly in the Euro Qualifiers. Next year he'll be worth a lot more.

[lazio_don]

We should never be selling our players to Celtic or Rangers, never ever.

That rule should be set in stone at the club. We should always maintain our standards no matter what and that includes selling no players to either Septic or Sevco.

[Proud Dandy]

As most people have pointed out, for a change we hold all the cards.

 

Everything points to holding on to McKenna for another year, benefit from him being in the team, and then sell him to an English club if the money is right- more likely to get a future windfall via sell on clause if hes playing down South and proving himself in that market.

 

We are sick of seeing all the best talent being sold to the ugly sisters over the years for a pittance. I dont understand why would anyone entertain the idea of selling their best player to the team thats beaten them to every major trophy over the past number of years? Im optimistic the club will hold firm, we dont need to sell to them so we shouldnt.

 

Football isnt just about the money, would the huns sell their best player to them?

[fatjim]

Wont go to Celtic.

 

Ill donate 50 quid to millertimes wife if he does.

 

 

His gran will blow you for 50p

[Reliablesource]

The numbers going around the weegie press for Celtic's "offer" this morning are indeed significant and would not ordinarily be sneered at by a club our size but we are talking about an extraordinary talent in Scott Mckenna. Young lad with a massive future ahead and with a long contract at the club. Certainly the type of modern CB lots of clubs are after and the market is crazy high.

 

He will not be going to Celtic. I think most can see that. What is really enjoyable about this story though is the thought of victims up and down the country realising that their massive, rich club can't buy an Aberdeen player. Add that to the Mcginn embarrassment.....

[tightbreeks]

Tough willies timmy.

 

If we mean business then sell him to a team down south. Not up here to a team that can stop us from winning trophies.

[Mr John]

We should never be selling our players to Celtic or Rangers, never ever.

 

This.

+ infinity

[Parklife]

 

Whats wrong with the debacle of not building a training facility for 30 years when one was required? Whats wrong with not upgrading Pittodrie over the last 30 years when it was required? Whats wrong with spunking our biggest received transfer fee ever on rectifying a small percentage of that and not spending it on the playing staff?

 

Fuck all.

You're correct about the lack of training facilities and state of the stadium, however we are where we are.

 

I'd fully expect that if we were to receive any large transfer fees, then a large chunk of that cash would go towards building the new facilities. Money won't just magic up out of think air. How do you think Hibs have managed to build theirs?

[Parklife]

Van dijk was a Dutch international who excelled in the champions league and he was good technically as well as defensively

 

McKenna isn't anywhere near van dijks ability and bombed in the europa league qualifiers

 

Give yourself a shake

Nope. He made his Netherlands debut 10/10/2015, after he had left Celtic.

 

His Champions league matches consisted of 6 games, 5 losses and the conceding of 13 goals. He was also part of the Celtic sides who were papped out by Maribor in Malmo in Champions League qualifying. If you want to look at the Europa League, he played 8 matches for Celtic in which they conceded 16 goals.

 

So, all your points were pretty shit.

 

For the record, i was not equating McKenna's ability with that of VVD. I'm merely saying there is precedent for big fees being paid for defenders who have performed well in our league.

[Hewitt a the pies]

Nope. He made his Netherlands debut 10/10/2015, after he had left Celtic.

 

His Champions league matches consisted of 6 games, 5 losses and the conceding of 13 goals. He was also part of the Celtic sides who were papped out by Maribor in Malmo in Champions League qualifying. If you want to look at the Europa League, he played 8 matches for Celtic in which they conceded 16 goals.

 

So, all your points were pretty shit.

 

For the record, i was not equating McKenna's ability with that of VVD. I'm merely saying there is precedent for big fees being paid for defenders who have performed well in our league.

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