aberdeen1970 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Bobby Clark I would trust though on that pointWho has Bobby Clark recommended to us before from the USA scene? Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Who has Bobby Clark recommended to us before from the USA scene?I mean his knowledge of the game over Cormack. Clark is a respectable former player & I will trust his opinion until I see otherwise.Certainly won't write the player or Clark off without giving it a chance Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Taylor we know is shite. Fair enough. Really poor signing. The others still have a decent chance of being positive signings. Agreed the chance of all being a success are slim but we know Taylor is already filling one of the failure stats.Main could be a battering ram version of May but maybe with better shooting boots.Hedges & Gallagher could be a pleasant surprise also. I'm not going to write off any of them other than Taylor yet.If Taylor is coming in as one of the 4 then that's one thing. If he's coming in because McKenna is being sold that's a different thing altogether. Main will do the defensive forward job in games against teams McInnes rates. I hope the boy does well but I can't see it. Giggs rates Hedges and he should know a thing or two about left wingers (and shagging sisters in law) so km actually quite hopeful on that one. Bryson is a superb signing, no doubt whatsoever. I'm calling shite on the American lad but I hope I'm proved wrong obviously. It's a mixed bag so far. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I mean his knowledge of the game over Cormack. Clark is a respectable former player & I will trust his opinion until I see otherwise.Certainly won't write the player or Clark off without giving it a chanceFair enough. I hope you're right. Seems like a waste of time to me though Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 If he makes more than 5 appearances, I'll be pleasantly surprised.Even if he's shite? Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I think Mays days with Aberdeen are numbered tbh. He will be gone before window closes, maybe on loan but my guess will be mutual consent & we pay up part of his contractI think he'll still be here next season. McInnes won't be ready just yet to admit he fucked up and will still hope to justify the big outlay. Out on loan in Jan. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Having said that he's got some good footage on YouTube (aye I know) from his time at Notre Dame. Seems to have played in an attacking midfield role for them a lot. Link to comment
Parklife Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Even if he's shite?I'd like to think that McInnes won't keep playing him if he's shite. Link to comment
CalgaryDon Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 A few of you on this forum may remember this but over 10 years ago we had an American on trial (recommended by Bobby Clark) who I believe played for Notre Dame. I believe he was a striker. I recall his trial was cut short and he failed to impress. College football over here isn't terribly wonderful - however that doesn't mean there aren't individuals in the American college football setup who can't play at a much higher level. St Mirren had success with Andy Dorman. Lets see how he does before writing him off. Edit: Joseph Lapira was the the American trialist. Supposedly was a superstar for Notre Dame who I recall was the top goalscorer at college level. Went onto to play in the lower leagues of Norway eventually retiring at the age of 26. Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I'd like to think that McInnes won't keep playing him if he's shite.Hmm. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Well, he looks a lot happier to be here than Michael Ruth does in their respective 'holding the shirt up' pictures, so maybe his enthusiasm will negate any soccerball limitations he may have. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Well, he looks a lot happier to be here than Michael Ruth does in their respective 'holding the shirt up' pictures, so maybe his enthusiasm will negate any soccerball limitations he may have.Remember how miserable Greg Stewart looked in his welcome to the club photo Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Nae sure Cormack is much of an expert at scouting for footballers though?Cant be any worse than our previous onesScott calderwood and craig " shitey" Robertson Link to comment
Ke1t Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Remember how miserable Greg Stewart looked in his welcome to the club photo Niall McGinn signing for Aberdeen, he had an "Ach weell" look on his face. Signing for the Koreans he was all "Yaaaaaas!" Link to comment
super_al Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 You're using "decent" wrongly And if you're classing hedges as underwhelming, then you're a helmetSigning Hedges is not exactly like signing an established player like GMS. I totally understand we have budget limitations and need to look at fridge players in England but he was not a regular in a league one side. He maybe a great signing but we know very little of him (currently). Link to comment
BWG Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 On the left he has just signed for a side battling relegation and under a manager who's methods were so antiquated they made Terry Butcher look like Pep Guardiola . On the right he's just signed a massively lucrative contract with the idea of seeing out his career. Wonder why there's such a difference? Link to comment
Ke1t Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Signing Hedges is not exactly like signing an established player like GMS. I totally understand we have budget limitations and need to look at fridge players in England but he was not a regular in a league one side. He maybe a great signing but we know very little of him (currently). What you're saying is let's not give him a chilly reception. 1 Link to comment
super_al Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 “If ATL didn't have one of the best RB's in MLS, I think Gallagher would have had a chance by now. He's a converted attacker, about a year into that process now. Has taken to it quickly, solid defensively. Great work rate, dangerous in final third. Can score & create.” This was on Derek Rae’s twitter feed. He asked an American counterpart his thoughts on Gallagher. Link to comment
Kiriakov33 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 A few of you on this forum may remember this but over 10 years ago we had an American on trial (recommended by Bobby Clark) who I believe played for Notre Dame. I believe he was a striker. I recall his trial was cut short and he failed to impress. College football over here isn't terribly wonderful - however that doesn't mean there aren't individuals in the American college football setup who can't play at a much higher level. St Mirren had success with Andy Dorman. Lets see how he does before writing him off. Edit: Joseph Lapira was the the American trialist. Supposedly was a superstar for Notre Dame who I recall was the top goalscorer at college level. Went onto to play in the lower leagues of Norway eventually retiring at the age of 26.And even before Joe we had John Milne who studied at Dartmouth when BC was head coach their. Both very talented athletes and also highly talented academically. Many of these types fall out of the game due to them pursuing careers in other fields. There have been many players from the states that have made it in the EPL so hopefully Jon can be a star for us. We were in actual fact offered 2 players who had studied at Stanford Uni many years ago. At the time AFC turned their noses up at the very thought of it... both players went on to have established careers in EPL and played for their country. Let’s give the loon a chance to see what he can do. I , for one am happy we have looked beyond the lower leagues of England for once. 2 Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Signing Hedges is not exactly like signing an established player like GMS. I totally understand we have budget limitations and need to look at fridge players in England but he was not a regular in a league one side. He maybe a great signing but we know very little of him (currently).So you think he's a cool signing 1 Link to comment
minijc Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Always good to land an exclusive, we’ve lacked depth over the last few seasons and this lad will cover a few positions which isn’t a bad thing, I’m happy with it. Link to comment
Ramandu Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Signing Hedges is not exactly like signing an established player like GMS. I totally understand we have budget limitations and need to look at fridge players in England but he was not a regular in a league one side. He maybe a great signing but we know very little of him (currently).Good job we haven't paid any money for him, from our point of view he's a free 'un (freon). Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Atlanta seem to think we're developing their boy for them. I thought it was a try before you buy for us. Scottish football has fallen further than I realised 1 Link to comment
Tord31 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 he's out of contract at end of november. free agent assuming he rarely plays then he'll likely be released soon Link to comment
boboisared Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 Atlanta seem to think we're developing their boy for them. I thought it was a try before you buy for us. Scottish football has fallen further than I realisedThey are the MLS champions and apparently the right back they have is brilliant. Some of the MLS is poor but there is also some brilliant players there. Link to comment
Big Hat Logan Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 So that’s this guy written off before a ball is kicked as well then? Good stuff. 5 Link to comment
thedandydon Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Atlanta are only a new MLS side but still managed to win the cup this year. Saying that, this fellow has only played with their reserve side Atlanta 2 so this looks very much like a punt in the hope he comes good. Hard to say why he hasn’t broken into the first team, he’s not exactly a youngster either. Reads like this is the result of some kind of agreement between the two clubs as part of our clubs strategy of trying to find investment in the States. Link to comment
Sonoftherock Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I doubt this guy is costing us much, if anything! Will be interesting to see if he actually plays. Someone else mentioned it... but it does reek of a Myles Anderson-type situation! Link to comment
DD1903 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 We don't sign enough players from lower leagues!!!! *sign someone from a lower league* Why are we signing this type of player!?!?!?!?! Link to comment
Tord31 Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 even if he is a myles anderson type then he'll still do well to be amongst our worst signings. Comparing another RB/RW he'd do well to be any worse than Ryan McLaughlin who was dogshit Link to comment
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