Ten Caat Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, sooth_stander said: How long do McCart and Jason Kerr have on their contracts? Cant see any way we’d pay half a million for Jamie McGrath when we could get him for free next summer and relative buttons in Jan. If we wait it risks allowing another team to nip in ahead of us and snap him up. And even if they didn't, St Mirren would probably prefer to keep him till his contract runs out than lose him for £100k or so in January. If we were guaranteed to be keeping Ferguson till next summer, it would probably be worth risking leaving and getting him on a pre-contract In January (assuming no other team has snapped him up). But if we are looking to sell Ferguson for big money this window then we shouldn't be fucking around.....get him signed up! Assuming there's no freak result on Thursday, the cash we make from the next gate plus the Hacken gate and the accrued prize money would just about pay for McGrath even before any cash comes in for selling Ferguson Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: If we wait it risks allowing another team to nip in ahead of us and snap him up. And even if they didn't, St Mirren would probably prefer to keep him till his contract runs out than lose him for £100k or so in January. If we were guaranteed to be keeping Ferguson till next summer, it would probably be worth risking leaving and getting him on a pre-contract In January (assuming no other team has snapped him up). But if we are looking to sell Ferguson for big money this window then we shouldn't be fucking around.....get him signed up! Assuming there's no freak result on Thursday, the cash we make from the next gate plus the Hacken gate and the accrued prize money would just about pay for McGrath even before any cash comes in for selling Ferguson Yeah maybe so, but it’s not the Aberdeen way, to spunk that amount of dough on someone with only 12 months left on their contract, even if there is a new Sheriff in town, with all new ideas. Link to comment
Dons79 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 7 hours ago, Millertime said: Ah, Bogarde? Franky my dear, I don’t give a damn 3 Link to comment
Bournemouth Gee Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 If we get 3 mil for Ferguson how much of that would be made available to Glass? Link to comment
keigy1983 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 500k (fees and wages) tops IMO, given the amount of cash we've lost to no gate money for a season Link to comment
ThomohawkKid Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 McCarthy is a good player btw. I’ve mentioned I’d like him before. I’d take him ahead of McCart but behind Kerr. Link to comment
redstrummer Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, ThomohawkKid said: McCarthy is a good player btw. I’ve mentioned I’d like him before. I’d take him ahead of McCart but behind Kerr. Kerr would be the one to try and get Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 hours ago, redstrummer said: Kerr would be the one to try and get Too many right footed CH imo if we went for Kerr. Considine might last the season as first choice but he will be 35 by the time it finishes and can't be expected to get another extension next summer, certainly not as first choice anyway. McCart for me Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, Ten Caat said: Too many right footed CH imo if we went for Kerr. Considine might last the season as first choice but he will be 35 by the time it finishes and can't be expected to get another extension next summer, certainly not as first choice anyway. McCart for me We're not doing this left foot, right foot stuff again are we? I thought we'd consigned that to the bin some time ago. Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Do we need to have our centre backs being right or left footed? No harm on both being right or both left. Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, aberdeen1970 said: We're not doing this left foot, right foot stuff again are we? I thought we'd consigned that to the bin some time ago. Totally irrelevant as none of us have any say in who Glass might or might not go for. But my preference is for a right footed/left footed CH pairing. Won't deviate from that opinion Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, King Street Loon said: Do we need to have our centre backs being right or left footed? No harm on both being right or both left. Exactly. We gave him a long list of right footed centre halves who played on the left of a two. We even gave him a long list of right footed left backs. We also told him his theory would have meant looking to replace Miller or McLeish. Yet it still isn't put to bed. It appears he'd rather sign an inferior player because they've got the correct 'foot'. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: Totally irrelevant as none of us have any say in who Glass might or might not go for. But my preference is for a right footed/left footed CH pairing. Won't deviate from that opinion Total nonsense. 1 Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 minute ago, aberdeen1970 said: Total nonsense. I value your opinion about as much you value mines Link to comment
Don_Corleone Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 I've never understood why people who are paid thousands of pounds a week to play football every single day can't use both feet. Really annoys me when they balloon the ball miles over the bar and the commentator says "it was on his weaker foot" as if that's okay. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: I value your opinion about as much you value mines I normally do respect your opinion but this one is bonkers 1 Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: I normally do respect your opinion but this one is bonkers Why? We have one recognised left back in MacKenzie, who is in and out of the side (I don't recognise Hayes as one, honestly think he's a fucking liability there) Considine has filled in there in the past, not too disastrously. A left sided CH would give us that option. And also the option to play as a back 3 when required. And as I already mentioned....Considine cannot be expecting a further extension beyond this season. If we signed Kerr we'd have 3/4 right sided centre backs in Gallagher, McCrorie, Devlin and then Kerr (or any other right sided CH that might be signed). To me that is an unbalanced squad. Kerr is also slightly undersized as a CH in modern day terms (although he is very mobile as an upside). Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: Why? We have one recognised left back in MacKenzie, who is in and out of the side (I don't recognise Hayes as one, honestly think he's a fucking liability there) Considine has filled in there in the past, not too disastrously. A left sided CH would give us that option. And also the option to play as a back 3 when required. And as I already mentioned....Considine cannot be expecting a further extension beyond this season. If we signed Kerr we'd have 3/4 right sided centre backs in Gallagher, McCrorie, Devlin and then Kerr (or any other right sided CH that might be signed). To me that is an unbalanced squad. Kerr is also slightly undersized as a CH in modern day terms (although he is very mobile as an upside). We should get the best centre halves we can as long as they can play in a pair. Regardless of preferred foot. Centre backs shouldn't be confused with left backs. Totally different skill set required. Link to comment
Betty Swallicks Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: We should get the best centre halves we can as long as they can play in a pair. Regardless of preferred foot. Centre backs shouldn't be confused with left backs. Totally different skill set required. Correct! The fact we pricked about without a proper left back for years under McInnes is mental. Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Betty Swallicks said: Correct! The fact we pricked about without a proper left back for years under McInnes is mental. We had a proper LB, but he was in midfield Link to comment
slippers Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, The Gee Man said: We had a proper LB, but he was in midfield We also had Mckenzie who is now 22 in the youth all those years. Dont think he would be at club had Mcinnes still been at club and he could well be our first choice LB. Are we to believe he wasn't good enough up until now? Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, The Gee Man said: We had a proper LB, but he was in midfield To be fair, he was a very good player to have in midfield. His influence would have been wasted at LB. Link to comment
RED_JOHN Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Why we wasting our time contemplating which defenders we are signing. We are an attacking team now….we don’t need any more defensive players in our squad. Let’s try and change the fan’s mindset. Attack attack attack! Link to comment
G31DON Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Dons79 said: Franky my dear, I don’t give a damn That was Clark Gable, not Humphrey Bogart. ?♂️ Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Betty Swallicks said: Correct! The fact we pricked about without a proper left back for years under McInnes is mental. Aye. That kind confused thinking between centre and left backs ends up with the likes of Greg Leigh being signed. Someone who is useless in a number of positions rather than being useful in a position you actually need someone for. Link to comment
Dons79 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 36 minutes ago, G31DON said: That was Clark Gable, not Humphrey Bogart. ?♂️ A know but it wouldn’t have fit, ??? gone with the wind was a good film, preferred Casablanca ??? Old bastard ? Link to comment
Torry Tosser Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Dons79 said: A know but it wouldn’t have fit, ??? gone with the wind was a good film, preferred Casablanca ??? Old bastard ? Where's @Dad Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Dons79 said: gone with the wind Old bastard ? 1 hour ago, Torry Tosser said: Where's @Dad Last seen shuffling rapidly (relatively speaking) with his hands ? pressed up to his arse on way to shitter Link to comment
RED_JOHN Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 10 hours ago, fine-n-dandy said: Last seen shuffling rapidly (relatively speaking) with his hands ? pressed up to his arse on way to shitter He has certainly been away for a while. Maybe someone should call a doctor for him Link to comment
Kilgore Trout Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, RED_JOHN said: He has certainly been away for a while. Maybe someone should call a doctor for him Ask him to bring along a psychiatrist for good measure Link to comment
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