Calvin Ramsay

[aberdeen1970]

He'll need to work on his man bun if he goes to Leeds. 

Half their team sporting it these days 

[Dom Sullivan]

11 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said:

He'll need to work on his man bun if he goes to Leeds. 

Half their team sporting it these days 

wanton poofery

[Stoneybloke]

All that fuss about nothing. Maybe he can show his real potential now.

[Green Final]

We'll probably never find out what has been going on in the background.

I'm very pleased to see Calvin remaining a Dons player for the present time.

[RED_JOHN]

12 minutes ago, Green Final said:

We'll probably never find out what has been going on in the background.

I'm very pleased to see Calvin remaining a Dons player for the present time.

Same with me. 

[beef_sister]

Hopefully he signs an extension now that he's not away until summer at the earliest

Needs to get back to full fitness and kick on from now until the end of the season

[Bournemouth Gee]

Could form a great partnership with Besuijen. Looking forward to seeing them play together down the right 

[RED_JOHN]

3 minutes ago, Bournemouth Gee said:

Could form a great partnership with Besuijen. Looking forward to seeing them play together down the right 

Won’t be half as exciting as Montgomery and Ojo on the left.

[Redmist1903]

Is it just me that thinks this guy can't defend? A massive percentage of the goals we seem to have lost this season when he is playing come from the area of the pitch he should be responsible for.

He's obviously decent going forward so to get the best out of this guy and to ultimately jack up his price we should consider going to 3 at the back again and push him forward into a wing back position. Get to the summer with potential suitors thinking his stats and data are the dogs bolloxs then sell him for >£5 million before it becomes apparent he can't defend. I've no confidence in our coaching team to improve his defensive capabilities.

[DandyWarhol]

He's been woefully out of form since returning from injury.  Whether that is down to all the hype/speculation going to his head who knows.  Fitness and defensive ability are 2 major issues.

[Redmist1903]

On 2/1/2022 at 8:16 AM, Bournemouth Gee said:

Could form a great partnership with Besuijen. Looking forward to seeing them play together down the right 

Looking forward to teams launching balls in behind them both down our right hand side you mean?

[BaaBaaRedSheep]

7 hours ago, Redmist1903 said:

Is it just me that thinks this guy can't defend? A massive percentage of the goals we seem to have lost this season when he is playing come from the area of the pitch he should be responsible for.

He's obviously decent going forward so to get the best out of this guy and to ultimately jack up his price we should consider going to 3 at the back again and push him forward into a wing back position. Get to the summer with potential suitors thinking his stats and data are the dogs bolloxs then sell him for >£5 million before it becomes apparent he can't defend. I've no confidence in our coaching team to improve his defensive capabilities.

Seem to remember the well renowned German right back, Manni Kaltz, who was part of the Hamburg team we defeated in the 1983 Super Cup.

He was fantastic going forward, with brilliant crossing ability if I recall correctly.

Was also a bit suspect with the defending side.

Someone else has said perhaps Ramsay should develop his game further forward like Bale did. Good shout that + if Glass does it and it works the transfer fee would undoubtedly rise.

[King Street Loon]

9 hours ago, Redmist1903 said:

Is it just me that thinks this guy can't defend? A massive percentage of the goals we seem to have lost this season when he is playing come from the area of the pitch he should be responsible for.

He's obviously decent going forward so to get the best out of this guy and to ultimately jack up his price we should consider going to 3 at the back again and push him forward into a wing back position. Get to the summer with potential suitors thinking his stats and data are the dogs bolloxs then sell him for >£5 million before it becomes apparent he can't defend. I've no confidence in our coaching team to improve his defensive capabilities.

No it's not just you.

[torry_battery_ram]

9 hours ago, Redmist1903 said:

Is it just me that thinks this guy can't defend? A massive percentage of the goals we seem to have lost this season when he is playing come from the area of the pitch he should be responsible for.

He's obviously decent going forward so to get the best out of this guy and to ultimately jack up his price we should consider going to 3 at the back again and push him forward into a wing back position. Get to the summer with potential suitors thinking his stats and data are the dogs bolloxs then sell him for >£5 million before it becomes apparent he can't defend. I've no confidence in our coaching team to improve his defensive capabilities.

Totally agree. 

[Itsagoal]

10 hours ago, Redmist1903 said:

Is it just me that thinks this guy can't defend? A massive percentage of the goals we seem to have lost this season when he is playing come from the area of the pitch he should be responsible for.

He's obviously decent going forward so to get the best out of this guy and to ultimately jack up his price we should consider going to 3 at the back again and push him forward into a wing back position. Get to the summer with potential suitors thinking his stats and data are the dogs bolloxs then sell him for >£5 million before it becomes apparent he can't defend. I've no confidence in our coaching team to improve his defensive capabilities.

Whilst you might be correct, the goal last night was not his fault. He did his job by blocking the initial shot; the other defenders did their job by marking the other attackers; our midfielders were watching and following the ball, which meant there was nobody near Callaghan when the ball dropped to him.

As for Ramsay playing wing back, I think this is a great idea and I said this earlier in the season. I think he would also be effective as a right winger. If we were to change his position, I think this would more through accident than design, as I have no faith in our management team to think of something like this. And if that “accident” were to happen, our management team would all of a sudden have a “light bulb” moment and think, “hey, Calvin did great in that more advanced position. We should play him there more often. 

It’s galling that something as obvious as this (as well as many other completely obvious things) is crystal clear to so many of us amateurs of a fan message board, yet our, ahem, expert management team seem totally blind to this and other obvious changes that would drastically benefit the team.

[Scotty_Toronto]

More than happy to let Ramsay work through his return from injury.

Players like him don't grow on trees.

I'll take the growing pains and accept mistakes while he learns the defensive side of the game.

Hopefully he'll settle now that the window has passed.

[Alex_14]

Is it wild to suggest putting him to right wing and sticking Ojo at right back?

 

 

[Millertime]

He is lasting even less in games now

Should have taken the 5M

[Torry Tosser]

I heard that the Leeds scout after watching him,said theyv'e got 2 kids in under 18s as good as him,if not better.

[fine-n-dandy]

1 minute ago, Torry Tosser said:

I heard that the Leeds scout after watching him,said theyv'e got 2 kids in under 18s as good as him,if not better.

I heard it was 3 & one of them was a ball boy

[ferlaytio]

On 2/3/2022 at 6:32 AM, Alex_14 said:

Is it wild to suggest putting him to right wing and sticking Ojo at right back?

 

 

Not at all. My thoughts for a long time now. Although preferably not Ojo at RB.

[Dr_Manhattan]

I would think he's played at right back because the only other option we have is Gurr.

We've tried 3 at the back, we were woeful.

[Ten Caat]

14 minutes ago, Dr_Manhattan said:

I would think he's played at right back because the only other option we have is Gurr.

We've tried 3 at the back, we were woeful.

Oh no we dont

Gurr has gone, released and signed by Sacramento Republic

[Dr_Manhattan]

Cheers, missed that.

So our only other option would be Mcrorie then.

Point stands.

[RED_JOHN]

On 1/31/2022 at 10:15 AM, sooth_stander said:

Jenks isn’t an Aberdeen player

Thank fuck

[Alex_14]

On 2/6/2022 at 5:25 AM, ferlaytio said:

Not at all. My thoughts for a long time now. Although preferably not Ojo at RB.

Rather Ojo is there than at right wing.

[King Street Loon]

I think a spell on the bench might do Ramsay the power of good. He's struggling just now and I've more confidence in the defence when he's not in it. 

 

[RUL]

7 minutes ago, King Street Loon said:

I think a spell on the bench might do Ramsay the power of good. He's struggling just now and I've more confidence in the defence when he's not in it. 

 

I'm inclined to agree but my concern is he's seen as a high value asset and benching him isn't going to do his value much good, so wonder if they'll just keep plodding along and hoping he finally has a decent game at some point. Imo his attitude is really poor at the moment.

[jamiesd]

Possibly rushed back from injury?  i'd agree and give the loon a spell on the bench

[King Street Loon]

4 minutes ago, RUL said:

I'm inclined to agree but my concern is he's seen as a high value asset and benching him isn't going to do his value much good, so wonder if they'll just keep plodding along and hoping he finally has a decent game at some point. Imo his attitude is really poor at the moment.

What's more important. 

Defensive stability or player value?

Our defence is ropey enough as is without adding to the issue in persevering with a young loon who's obviously struggling.