Lewis Ferguson

[Joe pike]

6 minutes ago, starryfish said:

The partnership between McCrorie and him was promising early in the season but not now, very unconvinced that McCrorie can play in a midfield two. 

McCrorie looked fantastic when he first came into the team.

It must be he is following instructions now how to play and he has deteriated for it.

McInnes is not a manager who allows a player the freedom to play.

[Guest milne_afc]

1 hour ago, Parklife said:

Good interview from him last night and markedly different from the excuse making McInnes' post match interview: 

 

There’s your captain

[Proud Dandy]

No excuses and gives a shit, definitely should be the captain.

[shooftahmooftah]

3 hours ago, Stoneybloke said:

He will be the next to be sold.

Nobody wants to stay at Aberdeen FC anymore,  they have seen the light.  And mess they are in.  

[Ten Caat]

1 hour ago, milne_afc said:

There’s your captain

I'd agree but it's highly likely he will be sold in the summer. Would be pretty pointless giving it to him for that reason. 

[Stoneybloke]

His interview showed he was very angry about losing. Pity so few of the others seemed to share his attitude.

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[aberdeen1970]

5 minutes ago, Stoneybloke said:

His interview showed he was very angry about losing. Pity so few of the others seemed to share his attitude.

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He'll be away in the summer. 

They'll see his career as starting to stall now and look for their exit. 

[Stoneybloke]

He will recognise that staying with Aberdeen won't do anything for his career. Rangers will have him as well if he doesn't go to England.

[Ten Caat]

1 hour ago, Stoneybloke said:

He will recognise that staying with Aberdeen won't do anything for his career. Rangers will have him as well if he doesn't go to England.

I honestly don't see that happening. He might end up back there one day, but like McLean and Shinnie, has a bit more respect for the club and what we have done for his career and won't move there directly. He'll get a gig in the upper reaches of the English championship no bother. Might even get picked up by a lower half EPL side as a squad player if he's lucky

[jamiesd]

2 minutes ago, Ten Caat said:

I honestly don't see that happening. He might end up back there one day, but like McLean and Shinnie, has a bit more respect for the club and what we have done for his career and won't move there directly. He'll get a gig in the upper reaches of the English championship no bother. Might even get picked up by a lower half EPL side as a squad player if he's lucky

Not so sure, the lure of Champions league may be to much for him

[Andy_123]

He should be offered the captaincy to stay next season, if we are needing to convince him.

One of the few players who's looked like they give a shit recently.

[sooth_stander]

9 minutes ago, Andy_123 said:

He should be offered the captaincy to stay next season, if we are needing to convince him.

One of the few players who's looked like they give a shit recently.

I’m not sure the lure of being captain wound be enough to make him stay; it’s not as if it comes with any concomitant pay rise, is it? Or does it?

[StandFree1982]

1 hour ago, Ten Caat said:

I honestly don't see that happening. He might end up back there one day, but like McLean and Shinnie, has a bit more respect for the club and what we have done for his career and won't move there directly. He'll get a gig in the upper reaches of the English championship no bother. Might even get picked up by a lower half EPL side as a squad player if he's lucky

I'm sure Shinnie and McLean didn't bypass Rangers for England because of "respect" for Aberdeen. At the time Rangers were toiling a bit, and both joined decent English clubs.  

Rangers are now running away with the league and got CL football to look forward to next season. That, on top of him being a Rangers fan growing up (presumably...and likely) would be enough to see him go there unless he's offered a really good club down south. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

23 minutes ago, Andy_123 said:

He should be offered the captaincy to stay next season, if we are needing to convince him.

One of the few players who's looked like they give a shit recently.

The captaincy will make zero difference to his career thoughts IMO.

If someone offers him a 4 year contract @ £8k-10k per week do you think he’ll sit at home and think “I’m happy earning £3k per week being captain of Aberdeen”?

I hope it wouldn’t as I’d question his sanity if he did. 

[Ten Caat]

Obviously he grew up as a rabid hun.

But I'm sure the family connection can be ruled out as a motivation for joining them right now. For whatever reason (I've never looked into the reason why, don't really care) both daddy Derek and Uncle Barry the Fud are utterly despised by the sevco hordes and have been for a good few years.

The Champions League angle I can accept would be a massive attraction though. But I'm sticking with my belief he will go down south

[StandFree1982]

4 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

The captaincy will make zero difference to his career thoughts IMO.

If someone offers him a 4 year contract @ £8k-10k per week do you think he’ll sit at home and think “I’m happy earning £3k per week being captain of Aberdeen”?

I hope it wouldn’t as I’d question his sanity if he did. 

Depends whos offering the money. If it's to play in South Korea or China, i'm sure he'd think "fuck that". If it's the Huns he'd jump at the chance. He'll be back down living near his family, playing for his childhood team and earning shit loads and in a team not manned by a loser. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

5 minutes ago, StandFree1982 said:

Depends whos offering the money. If it's to play in South Korea or China, i'm sure he'd think "fuck that". If it's the Huns he'd jump at the chance. He'll be back down living near his family, playing for his childhood team and earning shit loads and in a team not manned by a loser. 

If it’s the SEVCO bastards he’d go, but if it were Preston, Brentford, Birmingham or whoever, then I’m pretty sure he’d see it as the “next step”.

 

[NEM]

4 hours ago, Stoneybloke said:

He will recognise that staying with Aberdeen won't do anything for his career. Rangers will have him as well if he doesn't go to England.

How are they affording that?  He's under contract for another 3 years is he nae?

[NEM]

1 hour ago, Andy_123 said:

He should be offered the captaincy to stay next season, if we are needing to convince him.

One of the few players who's looked like they give a shit recently.

Not saying I don't agree he should be made captain but we don't have to offer him fuck all to convince him to stay - he's under contract.

I'd offer him it and an increase ion wages if he extends by a year

[Sheepo]

Not sure if Sevco could afford him. He has said in the past he fancies moving to England in the future so I think if he had any brains he would go there before Sevco. I think if we get a new Manager in that creates a bit of a buzz we may get another season out of Ferguson

[PondHopper]

In a year or two if he'll stay for 8k he should be extended for 8k. Unless a massive fee comes in, or if anything the extension will require higher bids

[WesthillWanderersFC]

7 hours ago, NEM said:

How are they affording that?  He's under contract for another 3 years is he nae?

Well they could be £30m richer in 6 months time if they qualify for the Champions League unfortunately. 

[NEM]

5 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Well they could be £30m richer in 6 months time if they qualify for the Champions League unfortunately. 

That’s a big if. They’ve also got massive losses to cover first 

[North_Andy_Dandy]

Nominated for SFWYP (Scottish Football Writers Young Player of the Season) the other day. It would be a decent achievement for him to win it consecutively.

Competition for the award being Doig, Turnbull and Patterson.

[Don Fonte]

Turnbull will win it at a canter.

[Tyzo_1903]

Adds to his price tag surely.

Can see him leaving this summer or next, just hope we get decent cash for him.

He's a better player than McLean was at his age and he's doing nae bad on about treble the money too.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Get the feeling a bit of winners arrogance about him would see him excel.  A mini-Brown basically.

[fine-n-dandy]

Would like to see him bulk up a bit more. He has the attitude & abilities but his physique is still lacking.

Hopefully the wee shite Brown gets him after it on the roids 

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Seems to be coming back onto a game after being absolutely honking for months. Hiding at every opportunity.

But overall, great young player. If he's still here next season I'd make him captain!

[YorkDon]

52 minutes ago, Byrne Baby Byrne said:

Seems to be coming back onto a game after being absolutely honking for months. Hiding at every opportunity.

But overall, great young player. If he's still here next season I'd make him captain!

Can’t have been easy trying to carry this team of scheisters so no wonder he has dipped.

Will hugely benefit from Brown coming to the club.

As has been mentioned, if he can add the arrogance and swagger, and a touch of nastiness to his already considerable talents, he could really push on.