Summer 2021

[super_al]

Cormack says the focus is on quality.

[ThomohawkKid]

Right if we could get two realistic “quality additions” in the door yet similar to DC suggested who would everybody pick?

 

Id go Jason Kerr, then either McCann (maybe too expensive) or McGrath.

Then Zak Rudden as a wild card forward player. Added this as we need another forward but I’d get the “quality” additions in CD n CM.

 

[sooth_stander]

8 minutes ago, ThomohawkKid said:

Right if we could get two realistic “quality additions” in the door yet similar to DC suggested who would everybody pick?

 

Id go Jason Kerr, then either McCann (maybe too expensive) or McGrath.

Then Zak Rudden as a wild card forward player. Added this as we need another forward but I’d get the “quality” additions in CD n CM.

 

Going by newspaper and mainstandmoan speculation, and dissecting what Cormack said at half time, you’d hazard at guess at the 2 players being Jason Kerr and Jamie McGrath. £1m for them two?

Clearly waiting for Kennedy and McGeough to depart and free up wages, and Ferguson to bring in a substantial transfer fee.

Still means we must be looking at another forward player.

May be way off the mark here but I reckon Ferguson will stay another season, looked reenergised the other night, alongside Brown. He might just think another year and then he’ll get better offers?

[The Gee Man]

58 minutes ago, Millertime said:

Do you seriously think that any clubs don't want to do that?

You are massively over simplifying it 

So if it’s the model all clubs should be doing and we all know it’s not an exact science as more duds than stars why are you arguing about people suggesting this is the model we should follow?? Is it just for the argument some say left so you say right!!

[1983]

7 minutes ago, The Gee Man said:

So if it’s the model all clubs should be doing and we all know it’s not an exact science as more duds than stars why are you arguing about people suggesting this is the model we should follow?? Is it just for the argument some say left so you say right!!

Do you not think it’s dim pointing out the obvious? Do you not think every club wants to develop / sell players for more than they bought them for? There’s nothing groundbreaking in that concept, and it’s alarming to read that people think it’s even a strategy worth mentioning.

OF COURSE IT IS. FFS.

The challenge is more HOW to do that, not WHAT we should do.

[The Gee Man]

3 minutes ago, 1983 said:

Do you not think it’s dim pointing out the obvious? Do you not think every club wants to develop / sell players for more than they bought them for? There’s nothing groundbreaking in that concept, and it’s alarming to read that people think it’s even a strategy worth mentioning.

OF COURSE IT IS. FFS.

The challenge is more HOW to do that, not WHAT we should do.

Obviously I do as for some reason we have not been following this obvious model as we rarely sell players! There are plenty of obvious statements on here as it’s what happens on a forum 

[The Gee Man]

We obviously do it by scouting better in lower leagues and smaller leagues in other countries not what we do imo 

[DD1903]

1 hour ago, sooth_stander said:

Going by newspaper and mainstandmoan speculation, and dissecting what Cormack said at half time, you’d hazard at guess at the 2 players being Jason Kerr and Jamie McGrath. £1m for them two?

Clearly waiting for Kennedy and McGeough to depart and free up wages, and Ferguson to bring in a substantial transfer fee.

Still means we must be looking at another forward player.

May be way off the mark here but I reckon Ferguson will stay another season, looked reenergised the other night, alongside Brown. He might just think another year and then he’ll get better offers?

Come on now  

[Donstar83]

4 hours ago, sooth_stander said:

May be way off the mark here but I reckon Ferguson will stay another season, looked reenergised the other night, alongside Brown. He might just think another year and then he’ll get better offers?

He may have seemed energised on the pitch but he looked totally pissed off and uninterested in his interview. 

[sooth_stander]

29 minutes ago, Donstar83 said:

He may have seemed energised on the pitch but he looked totally pissed off and uninterested in his interview. 

It’s the Weegie way….maaaan. Relaxed man, gallus man

[Zander1903]

obviously  the  better he plays the bigger move he's gonna get  & bigger wage he'll get  so no point in sulking 

 

[thurso]

6 hours ago, Millertime said:

Do you seriously think that any clubs don't want to do that?

You are massively over simplifying it 

I’m afraid it’s as simple as that buy cheep sell big. We have just done that badly 

[Redtaz2]

3 hours ago, Donstar83 said:

He may have seemed energised on the pitch but he looked totally pissed off and uninterested in his interview. 

Totally agree even ,mom award didn’t appear to interest him

however he certainly hasn’t gone in a huff and downed tools by that display

 

[NEM]

18 hours ago, thurso said:

Yes we’ve lost to many players for nothing. As much as Iv loved them playing for us we made nothing. Only now and again should one of our best players be leaving for nothing. Not every season like before. Maybe Jim mclean had the right idea with his 10 year contracts ?

There was me thinking football was about winning games and trophies rather than making money.....

[The Gee Man]

Money is the route to win things nowadays, even Leicester splashed cash to win prem . You need to be able to compete at the right level and get some luck along the way 

[Torry Tosser]

6 hours ago, Donstar83 said:

He may have seemed energised on the pitch but he looked totally pissed off and uninterested in his interview. 

Withdraw transfer request coming up...Loves the Dandies.?

[Chester Don]

19 minutes ago, Torry Tosser said:

Withdraw transfer request coming up...Loves the Dandies.?

That my friend would be superb if he did.   With Brown affording the security behind him he could be in for a mega mega season, then worry about his move next summer. 

[RED_JOHN]

1 hour ago, Torry Tosser said:

Withdraw transfer request coming up...Loves the Dandies.?

I am sure he does like being with us. It will be his agent trying to do what he is paid to do…get him more dosh. Some players are motivated by cash and desire to succeed, others are happy to just be in the game. Lewis Ferguson was never a lifelong Dons fan but he has been decent for us. I would sell him if we get offered £3m. I think we can replace him no problem.

[Redtaz2]

Partially agree RJ , I think the agent has a bit to do with it after all that’s how they make their money .don’t see the relevance of lifelong dons fan as plenty who have been also moved on .

3m with add ons,  yup acceptable and would allow good options to be brought in 

[Parklife]

On 7/22/2021 at 4:59 PM, Ten Caat said:

438 miles Orlando to Atlanta by road. 7 hours or so.....one way

Or a choice of 4 airlines flying direct. Published times around 90 minutes each way, but more likely at least 15 minutes quicker. I suppose not much different time wise to players for the Dundee teams commuting from the Glasgow area

 

 

You think going to an airport for a flight, having the flight & getting from the airport to the city is the same as driving Glasgow to dundee? 

[Ten Caat]

2 hours ago, Parklife said:

You think going to an airport for a flight, having the flight & getting from the airport to the city is the same as driving Glasgow to dundee? 

You think people commute 5 days a week by plane?

[G31DON]

43 minutes ago, Ten Caat said:

You think people commute 5 days a week by plane?

Bet Bezos does. 

[Parklife]

6 hours ago, Ten Caat said:

You think people commute 5 days a week by plane?

Winston Borgarde did. 

[RED_JOHN]

9 hours ago, Redtaz2 said:

Partially agree RJ , I think the agent has a bit to do with it after all that’s how they make their money .don’t see the relevance of lifelong dons fan as plenty who have been also moved on .

3m with add ons,  yup acceptable and would allow good options to be brought in 

Cormack should be giving Glass £1m of that to reinvest into the team. It would win him some support from a few doubters also…win win.

[Parklife]

6 minutes ago, Millertime said:

Who is that?

Signed for Chelsea on a bosman but barely played. Used to commute from Amsterdam each day. 

[Dons79]

1 hour ago, Parklife said:

Signed for Chelsea on a bosman but barely played. Used to commute from Amsterdam each day. 

Good player on his day, big solid bastard, mind when he was doing that, wages must have been big even back then, when you think of it though, only a 55 min flight from amsterdam to Edinburgh. Kennedy leaving from Ayrshire up to Aberdeen every day would take longer ?

[Ten Caat]

2 hours ago, Parklife said:

Winston Borgarde did. 

Distance between Schiphol and London City airports is 209 miles or to Heathrow 231 miles. Published flight times are an hour but in practice, little more than 30 minutes each way. It would piss me off doing it daily but on the money Bogarde earned I could probably live with it

I can't see anybody commuting Orlando to Atlanta daily, which is more than twice the distance to Heathrow from Schiphol. 

[Zeus]

Ffs ?

[NEM]

48 minutes ago, Dons79 said:

Good player on his day, big solid bastard, mind when he was doing that, wages must have been big even back then, when you think of it though, only a 55 min flight from amsterdam to Edinburgh. Kennedy leaving from Ayrshire up to Aberdeen every day would take longer ?

Does that useless cunt commute back and fore for training?

[Dons79]

1 minute ago, NEM said:

Does that useless cunt commute back and fore for training?

Am pretty sure he did, have heard since he’s sharing with the other Ayrshire boy in mcrorie now though, but sure he was ??, probably why the cunt could never cross a baw, too tired ??