Durrant Dived Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, DelMonte said: He was always going to score goals but his all round play has improved a fair bit. Helps he has Hedges and Watkins, who are better player, next to him. He’s better than Rooney. 11 goals and 0 pens too. Would be on 14 if he converted the pens Lewis has. 1 Link to comment
Granite95 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, DelMonte said: He’s better than Rooney. Agreed, Rooney was a great poacher but the rest of his game lacked, Ramirez is great at dropping deep to get the ball and puts one hell of a shift in, in terms of work-rate Link to comment
Parklife Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 A very good striker at our level. Really pleased with him and chuffed he's won round the folk who were getting on his back. Link to comment
Studebaker-90 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 I must admit I got it wrong about him. A very capable finisher and links up well when he plays with a strike partner. Hopefully glass drops the experiment he had playing him as a lone striker. When he plays alongside watkins, jenks, hedges et al we look very dangerous. Link to comment
RED_JOHN Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 People were quick to slag off our only real danger in front of goal. The only natural striker in the first team. He certainly prefers JET in the team along with Hedges and Watkins. We are lucky to have a striker of his finishing ability and I hope we keep playing with a lot more attack minded players once everyone is fit. Ramirez is class and is a very humble guy. 1 Link to comment
BonnieDon Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Durrant Dived said: 11 goals and 0 pens too. Would be on 14 if he converted the pens Lewis has. He's already scored more goals than the combined total scored by Main, Hornby, Kamberi, Anderson, Cosgrove and Hendry last season. Ramirez is only 12 goals away from equalling Cosgrove's best goal tally of 23 in one season. Rooney and Cosgrove scored more than half of their goals from the penalty spot. Ramirez is most definitely the best striker we've had since the mid 90s. 2 Link to comment
Stoneybloke Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 40 minutes ago, RED_JOHN said: People were quick to slag off our only real danger in front of goal. The only natural striker in the first team. He certainly prefers JET in the team along with Hedges and Watkins. We are lucky to have a striker of his finishing ability and I hope we keep playing with a lot more attack minded players once everyone is fit. Ramirez is class and is a very humble guy. I like his attitude as he always seems to be enjoying himself. Saw him and Hayes leaving the pitch yesterday and they were having a good old laugh about something. Link to comment
RED_JOHN Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, Stoneybloke said: I like his attitude as he always seems to be enjoying himself. Saw him and Hayes leaving the pitch yesterday and they were having a good old laugh about something. He has been a great signing from the USA…I hope we look at others from there who have nothing to do with Atlanta. Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Always had faith in him. Great signing for us and if we keep this firm going he'll keep getting the goals. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Probably the best penalty box striker we've had since Duncan Shearer. Shearer was the better striker, but I think Ramirez is the better player. More mobile, and his link-up play is better. The two of them share the ability to consistently lose their marker and somehow just make a shit ton of space for themselves inside the box. Thus far Ramirez has shown himself to be the master of the tap in, which sounds like faint praise, but it's the work that goes into being in a position to tap them in in the first place that shows his value. Early days yet, but he''s hit the ground running and works like a dog for the team. Him and Broon without a doubt my two favourite players in this side. Walking in Ramirez Wonderland. Enjoy the hate on their faces at the 1 minute mark ?? 1 Link to comment
RUL Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Forget how great Shearer was. Link to comment
Don_Corleone Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Is there any danger that someone could come in with a bid for Ramirez in January, or in the summer, given how well he's settled in? I think he's a quality striker at our level, and now he has Watkins, Hedges and also JET working off him, we will see the best of him. He was struggling (understandably) when he was isolated up front. Link to comment
DelMonte Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 He’s better than Rooney but I didn’t even mention Cosgrove. He’s not even in the same conversation. His goal tally was heavily boosted by penalties. Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 57 minutes ago, Don_Corleone said: Is there any danger that someone could come in with a bid for Ramirez in January, or in the summer, given how well he's settled in? I think he's a quality striker at our level, and now he has Watkins, Hedges and also JET working off him, we will see the best of him. He was struggling (understandably) when he was isolated up front. It's always the concern. He's the wrong side of 30 which might limit his appeal but if he bangs another 4 or 5 goals in before the last week in January then there might be a struggling Championship side who could use a reliable striker to try to dig them out of a relegation hole. I suspect we could afford to turn down a £2-3million bid but I'm not sure we would. And would the player himself be too chuffed at missing out on the chance to double what he earns with us if we did? If the bid was received in enough time for us to source a capable replacement I think we'd do the right thing by the player and let him go Link to comment
NEM Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: It's always the concern. He's the wrong side of 30 which might limit his appeal but if he bangs another 4 or 5 goals in before the last week in January then there might be a struggling Championship side who could use a reliable striker to try to dig them out of a relegation hole. I suspect we could afford to turn down a £2-3million bid but I'm not sure we would. And would the player himself be too chuffed at missing out on the chance to double what he earns with us if we did? If the bid was received in enough time for us to source a capable replacement I think we'd do the right thing by the player and let him go He took a pay cut to join us tbf. He’s made his money he just wants to play for the dons in bonny scotchland Link to comment
RUL Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 If ever a thread highlighted the fickle nature of football supporters it's this one. Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Ke1t said: Probably the best penalty box striker we've had since Duncan Shearer. Shearer was the better striker, but I think Ramirez is the better player. More mobile, and his link-up play is better. The two of them share the ability to consistently lose their marker and somehow just make a shit ton of space for themselves inside the box. Thus far Ramirez has shown himself to be the master of the tap in, which sounds like faint praise, but it's the work that goes into being in a position to tap them in in the first place that shows his value. Early days yet, but he''s hit the ground running and works like a dog for the team. Him and Broon without a doubt my two favourite players in this side. Walking in Ramirez Wonderland. Enjoy the hate on their faces at the 1 minute mark ?? Come on now ffs. You are being very disrespectful to a great striker IMO. Just because we have suffered so much shite in general since. Ramirez is very good but come on te fk Maybe fair to compare him to Rooney in the way you are. In terms of right place right time & goals types. Similar abilities in that context too. I would have Shearer back any day even for both Rooney AND Ramirez if they were to take Shearers wage combined between them both 1 Link to comment
Ke1t Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 7 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said: Come on now ffs. You are being very disrespectful to a great striker IMO. Just because we have suffered so much shite in general since. Ramirez is very good but come on te fk Maybe fair to compare him to Rooney in the way you are. In terms of right place right time & goals types. Similar abilities in that context too. I would have Shearer back any day even for both Rooney AND Ramirez if they were to take Shearers wage combined between them both Not at all... Shearer is one of my all time favourite Dons players. He was a genuine, bona fide, natural born striker... I believe Miller was cited as saying, "Just get the ball to him inside the box and he'll finish it." There have been few forwards I've seen in a Dons shirt who were better at hitting the target... and that's what he was paid for. Ramirez is similar inasmuch as you want to get the ball to him in the box... He's not like a Gilhaus or a Nicholas who will beat 6 players from outfield before curling a shot into the top corner. Shearer undoubtedly the better striker for my money, but Ramirez has some clever, clever shit in his locker when it comes to handing the ball off, while Shearer was never renowned for his outfield play. Shearer - Powerful and deadly Ramirez - Clever and not quite as deadly, but still deadly. Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Ke1t said: Probably the best penalty box striker we've had since Duncan Shearer. Shearer was the better striker, but I think Ramirez is the better player. More mobile, and his link-up play is better. The two of them share the ability to consistently lose their marker and somehow just make a shit ton of space for themselves inside the box. Thus far Ramirez has shown himself to be the master of the tap in, which sounds like faint praise, but it's the work that goes into being in a position to tap them in in the first place that shows his value. Early days yet, but he''s hit the ground running and works like a dog for the team. Him and Broon without a doubt my two favourite players in this side. Walking in Ramirez Wonderland. Enjoy the hate on their faces at the 1 minute mark ?? Lovely compilation of goals there for big Duncan. Some other corners not made it into that reel. Lethal in the box, great player for us. Pleased with Ramirez, and I think we're seeing the better of him now that Watkins and Hedges are staying fit. Link to comment
Tyzo_1903 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Think if he keeps banging them in all season, we'll likely get a decent fee for him in the summer. Have a feeling that's been the whole long term thinking when we first signed him. Link to comment
NEM Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Be surprised if Ramirez moves. He’s here for a 2 year stint before fucking off back to the states, sort of like a work placement Link to comment
DelMonte Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 56 minutes ago, Tyzo_1903 said: Think if he keeps banging them in all season, we'll likely get a decent fee for him in the summer. Have a feeling that's been the whole long term thinking when we first signed him. No chance. He’s at an age where that ship has sailed surely. For what it’s worth, I’m not convinced he’s any better than a good SPFL striker. Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, DelMonte said: No chance. He’s at an age where that ship has sailed surely. For what it’s worth, I’m not convinced he’s any better than a good SPFL striker. You never know…. Wasn’t Cannigia about 34 when the Huns signed him from Dundee! Link to comment
RUL Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 8 hours ago, NEM said: Be surprised if Ramirez moves. He’s here for a 2 year stint before fucking off back to the states, sort of like a work placement Yeah, I'd be shocked if he left Aberdeen. Would be more likely if he stayed for a 3rd season. Link to comment
redone Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 On 12/5/2021 at 10:05 PM, King Street Loon said: Lovely compilation of goals there for big Duncan. Some other corners not made it into that reel. Lethal in the box, great player for us. Pleased with Ramirez, and I think we're seeing the better of him now that Watkins and Hedges are staying fit. Big Dunc’s goal against the huns in the League Cup final .....fuckin outstanding.. Left Gough looking like he was trying to do an impossible move in Twister and Goram looking like he’d been asked to do the 2 times table Link to comment
Tommy Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 41 minutes ago, redone said: Big Dunc’s goal against the huns in the League Cup final .....fuckin outstanding.. Left Gough looking like he was trying to do an impossible move in Twister and Goram looking like he’d been asked to do the 2 times table Have you got a link to this goal? It’s ok, found it on YouTube. Link to comment
jamiesd Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Shearer Wonderland. tremendous away days! Link to comment
redone Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Tommy said: Have you got a link to this goal? It’s ok, found it on YouTube. It’s the second one in that compilation that Kelt posted 1 Link to comment
cheesepipes Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Im not sure our lovely American goofball is anywhere near the quality of Big Dunc..... If thats the comparison we're making. Link to comment
Medw1311 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Big Dunc himself on Ramirez... "Ramirez, by comparison, was an unknown – but he has been a big success story in the season so far. With five games left to play before the winter break on January 2, I’m hoping he can at least hit the 15-goal mark before the shutdown. If his team-mates can provide the service, then there’s every chance he can be a 20-plus striker for Aberdeen this season. I’ll be disappointed if he isn’t." Link to comment
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