Connor Mclennan

[HairyPie]

Another thread going off the rails with shite puns.

 

It's not that bad, I can see light at the end of the tunnel.

[Studebaker-90]

Let’s hope he doesn’t run out of steam too early in the season

[Poodler]

Hopefully he doesn't pottersbar his career with drink and women

[sooth_stander]

Exciting thing for me regarding McLennan is that I don't think he's starting in his preferred position yet; I see him more of a central striker, maybe in the Stevie May mould of old, running the channels, harrasing defenders etc etc. Imagine him and Anderson starting together, in a year or so?

 

Think this playing him out wide is just pro tem, until he learns more about the game and acquires the neccesary game intelligence.

 

EDIT - Note to self; Derek never plays two "up top."

[StandFree1982]

Exciting thing for me regarding McLennan is that I don't think he's starting in his preferred position yet; I see him more of a central striker, maybe in the Stevie May mould of old, running the channels, harrasing defenders etc etc. Imagine him and Anderson starting together, in a year or so?

 

Think this playing him out wide is just pro tem, until he learns more about the game and acquires the neccesary game intelligence.

 

EDIT - Note to self; Derek never plays two "up top."

 

I'd play him as that fabled No.10, just behind Cosgrove. 

[HairyPie]

We could pretend he's worth £10 million like happened with McKenna?

[aberdeen1970]

I'd play him as that fabled No.10, just behind Cosgrove.

I'd like to try him there too. Certainly a better option than persevering with Scott Wright in that role

[Big Hat Logan]

He looks like a really good player in the making. 

 

Probably won't reach full potential as his confidence is destroyed every week by the moaning fools in our support.

[BWG]

Yes a player failing to reach their potential is definitely the fault of the supporters.

[Big Hat Logan]

Yes a player failing to reach their potential is definitely the fault of the supporters.

 

Less than 1 minute between me posting that and you replying.

 

#obsessed

[BWG]

Less than 1 minute between me posting that and you replying.

 

#obsessed

 

Confirmed hun

[V for Vendetta]

Haha what an absolute cock end.

[Hewitt a the pies]

I’m sure @MT posted several times that he thought Mclennan was one of the best prospects we’ve had in a long long long long time and that his intelligent play was a joy to behold, also adding he was surprised he wasn’t from the West coast. IIRC!

[BWG]

I’m sure @MT posted several times that he thought Mclennan was one of the best prospects we’ve had in a long long long long time and that his intelligent play was a joy to behold, also adding he was surprised he wasn’t from the West coast. IIRC!

 

Yes our Francis was spot on with his analysis of young Connor.  "You can tell just by looking at him how clever he is" was the quote.

[fatjim]

I’m sure @MT posted several times that he thought Mclennan was one of the best prospects we’ve had in a long long long long time and that his intelligent play was a joy to behold, also adding he was surprised he wasn’t from the West coast. IIRC!

 

Compared to Frankie though everyone is intelligent.

[Zeus]

^Another career ruined.

[Poodler]

He looks like a really good player in the making.

 

Probably won't reach full potential as his confidence is destroyed every week by the moaning fools in our support.

 

Hadn't seen you posting for a while

 

 

Had hoped you'd had a traumatic brain injury

[DelMonte]

He looks like a really good player in the making.

 

Probably won't reach full potential as his confidence is destroyed every week by the moaning fools in our support.

That's it confirmed. You're at it

[minijc]

Mcinnes got a habit of mismanaging then ruining potential.

[StandFree1982]

Mcinnes got a habit of mismanaging then ruining potential.

 

Aye, it's he's fairly ruined McLean and Maddisons careers. 

[minijc]

Aye, it's he's fairly ruined McLean and Maddisons careers. 

Interesting players to use, one was our player the other wasn't but both suffered from not getting played properly when here.  McLean when he first arrived here Mcinnes threw him on the wing and McLean received a lot of stick for poor performances as he clearly struggled due to not being a winger.  McInnes simply didn't know how to use Maddison as it showed in the league cup final where he was completely misused, I think with him he'd have ended up in the EPL regardless of any input McInnes had in 4 months of having him here.

[Studebaker-90]

Hadn't seen you posting for a while

Had hoped you'd had a traumatic brain injury

I assumed that’s why he is the way he is

[DelMonte]

Interesting players to use, one was our player the other wasn't but both suffered from not getting played properly when here. McLean when he first arrived here Mcinnes threw him on the wing and McLean received a lot of stick for poor performances as he clearly struggled due to not being a winger. McInnes simply didn't know how to use Maddison as it showed in the league cup final where he was completely misused, I think with him he'd have ended up in the EPL regardless of any input McInnes had in 4 months of having him here.

Clutching at straws as usual. Easier to admit you were talking shite.

[The Boofon]

Hadn't seen you posting for a while

 

 

Had hoped you'd had a traumatic brain injury

Waiting for the adultery scandal to blow over.

[minijc]

Clutching at straws as usual. Easier to admit you were talking shite.

Cammy Smith, Shankland, Burns, McLaughlin, Wylde, Monakana, McManus, Storie, Rose, Storey Wright and Nwakali are all players that were 22 and under that were classed as having potential and have gone on do very little after suffering at the hands of Mcinnes.  If people want to throw two example at me, one of which is a guy that was already tipped to go to the top of the game then fine batter on but he's hindered more young players careers than he's helped but not giving them enough time or playing them out of position.

[The_Next_Legend]

The only way McInnes helped Maddison was by taking him to Aberdeen to play in the Scottish league and giving him game time against some hatched men. Probably toughened Maddison up, but you only have to look at his highlights reel on youtube from before he came to us, the talent was abundantly clear. There's a video of him when at Coventry u13s or so and he's still doing the same skills then as he is now, how he can control the ball on the turn and beat a man is seriously impressive.

 

However McLennan is ace. Definitely my faveourite prospect of the youths currently coming through at the moment. 

[StandFree1982]

Cammy Smith, Shankland, Burns, McLaughlin, Wylde, Monakana, McManus, Storie, Rose, Storey Wright and Nwakali are all players that were 22 and under that were classed as having potential and have gone on do very little after suffering at the hands of Mcinnes.  If people want to throw two example at me, one of which is a guy that was already tipped to go to the top of the game then fine batter on but he's hindered more young players careers than he's helped but not giving them enough time or playing them out of position.

 

 

    Surely you're fishing with that lot!?

 

Every single one of those you've mentioned have all gone on to prove that they weren't as good as people thought they were. With the exception of maybe Shankland, and even then he hasn't proven himself at the top level yet, and chose to stick it out in the Championship for whatever reason. 

[minijc]

    Surely you're fishing with that lot!?

 

Every single one of those you've mentioned have all gone on to prove that they weren't as good as people thought they were. With the exception of maybe Shankland, and even then he hasn't proven himself at the top level yet, and chose to stick it out in the Championship for whatever reason. 

It's players that were classed as having potential, they all trained under McInnes, if he's getting credit for making Maddison the player he is now with just 4 months of work then he sure as hell gets credit for failing to get the most out of every one of those players.

[styrofoamplates]

The only way McInnes helped Maddison was by taking him to Aberdeen to play in the Scottish league and giving him game time against some hatched men. Probably toughened Maddison up, but you only have to look at his highlights reel on youtube from before he came to us, the talent was abundantly clear. There's a video of him when at Coventry u13s or so and he's still doing the same skills then as he is now, how he can control the ball on the turn and beat a man is seriously impressive.

 

However McLennan is ace. Definitely my faveourite prospect of the youths currently coming through at the moment. 

 

He's a good egg

[GDON21]

Cammy Smith, Shankland, Burns, McLaughlin, Wylde, Monakana, McManus, Storie, Rose, Storey Wright and Nwakali are all players that were 22 and under that were classed as having potential and have gone on do very little after suffering at the hands of Mcinnes.  If people want to throw two example at me, one of which is a guy that was already tipped to go to the top of the game then fine batter on but he's hindered more young players careers than he's helped but not giving them enough time or playing them out of position.

 

The players listed were just not good enough. If they were then they would of went on to better things. Lewis Ferguson, Sam Cosgrove, Scott McKenna, Michael Hector, Danny Ward, James Maddison are all players who have benefited from game time under McInnes. Can even put Dean Campbell and Connor McLennan in the nearly bracket at the moment as they are getting decent game time for their age and showing good promise. 

 

Cammy Smith can't get a start for Dundee Utd and thats not down to McInnes. Lawerence Shankland is a championship striker and he admitted himself he was nowhere near fit enough at Aberdeen. Wes Burns at Fleetwood, Gregg Wylde Livingston, Monakana is non league, McManus is on loan at Falkirk, Storie is injured constantly, Michael Rose is at Coventry, Nwakali is rank, scott wright the jury is still out. 

 

Not every young player that comes in to the club is good enough unfortunately. You tell me a club who in McInnes spell at Aberdeen who has nurtured more young talent whether it be loan deals or permanent signings. Bids coming in of 7 million for McKenna, Ferguson in a year or two will go for good money along with Cosgrove. Hector got a move to Chelsea, Danny Ward played in the euros and was sold to leicester for 12 million. Maddison is a 50 million pound player minimum at the moment. 

 

You can't blame that list of players failings down to McInnes. If anything it shows he was right as nobody hes let go willingly has went on to do anything of note.