Betty Swallicks Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Mind Jim said he was against loans and 99% of his signings would be our players. Squad o 300 now I presume Jimbo? Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: Good. Hope he's more up for it than Longstaff was as he's certainly got ability. Suspect we loaned this guy in once Ronan was named in the Wolves squad? Possibly. Although if Ronan misses out on Wolves' 25 man squad I still think JG will try and bring him here. Hopefully Clarkson will be a lot more like Maddison than Longstaff. We have finally signed a player this summer who has started a Champions League game and for a club that has won it 6 times ? Link to comment
Helmet Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 You're better than that Betty. There's so many things people keep quoting from JG all the time - I don't really get the pedantry over these sound bites myself. "he said we'd have 22 players" is another one I see mentioned. As if it's a fucking mantra for the club and we will be forced to offload players to keep it at exactly 22 at all times. Link to comment
Helmet Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, Shinniesta said: Possibly. Although if Ronan misses out on Wolves' 25 man squad I still think JG will try and bring him here. Hopefully Clarkson will be a lot more like Maddison than Longstaff. We have finally signed a player this summer who has started a Champions League game and for a club that has won it 6 times ? I'm hoping Clarkson is able to play in the AM role/behind the striker or is he another option for the CM 2? Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Helmet said: I'm hoping Clarkson is able to play in the AM role/behind the striker or is he another option for the CM 2? From the clips I've seen and what I've heard of him he's a more deep lying midfielder. He can certainly pick a pass and looks very composed. Not sure if he would excel in AM. Link to comment
AyrshireSheep Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Well we can finally but any lingering pish about Boyle to bed. Confirmed by both Hibs and the Saudi's he's heading back. Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 hour ago, Helmet said: You're better than that Betty. There's so many things people keep quoting from JG all the time - I don't really get the pedantry over these sound bites myself. "he said we'd have 22 players" is another one I see mentioned. As if it's a fucking mantra for the club and we will be forced to offload players to keep it at exactly 22 at all times. 22 players, 2 for every position........ We must have about eighty midfielders now; one right back who hasn't looked great defensivly, one left back who has still to prove his credentials, one left sided centre half who can't play v Celtic. Looks a tad lop sided to me, and the majority of these new players are totally unproven at our level. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Just now, sooth_stander said: 22 players, 2 for every position........ We must have about eighty midfielders now; one right back who hasn't looked great defensivly, one left back who has still to prove his credentials, one left sided centre half who can't play v Celtic. Looks a tad lop sided to me Another defender would be handy, aye. Link to comment
Awayfromhomered Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 20 hours ago, jimmydragon said: I didnt say there would be but there will be soon, subject to the usual Good call Jimmy Link to comment
Hoofball Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 51 minutes ago, Helmet said: I'm hoping Clarkson is able to play in the AM role/behind the striker or is he another option for the CM 2? Think Barron is earmarked for the AM role and Clarkson will fill the position Barron played last season picking the ball up deep and getting it forward Link to comment
Dandys1983 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 33 minutes ago, AyrshireSheep said: Well we can finally but any lingering pish about Boyle to bed. Confirmed by both Hibs and the Saudi's he's heading back. Big signing for Hibs, where's our big Signing Dave? Won't win nothing with a team full of potential if they don't fulfill it, hopefully they all do ? how today pans out will give me a good idea of how the seasons going to go,St Mirren will be a stubborn side just like when Robinson was at Motherwell, tough test tbh! In the league cup we got better each game hopefully we can continue that today. Link to comment
Dandys1983 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 22 minutes ago, Hoofball said: Think Barron is earmarked for the AM role and Clarkson will fill the position Barron played last season picking the ball up deep and getting it forward Where's Ramadani and McCrorie playing then? ? Only 2 deep 1 AM. Can't see either of them warming the bench ? Link to comment
Dandys1983 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 1 minute ago, Dandys1983 said: Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Dandys1983 said: Where's Ramadani and McCrorie playing then? ? Only 2 deep 1 AM. Can't see either of them warming the bench ? We were bemoaning the fact that Celtic had options on the bench last weekend that were not much of a drop off (if any) compared to those who they replaced. Do we not want to have competition for places? Or would we rather bring on a useless cunt just so we don't upset anyone who might think they are 'first' choice? Link to comment
Dundeedon Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 55 minutes ago, AyrshireSheep said: Well we can finally but any lingering pish about Boyle to bed. Confirmed by both Hibs and the Saudi's he's heading back. A good signing to get the fans buzzing. There's a novel idea... 1 Link to comment
AyrshireSheep Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, Dundeedon said: A good signing to get the fans buzzing. There's a novel idea... I'm happy with most of our signings tbh. Boyle going back to Hibs probably hasn't cost anywhere near what some people think. Al Faisaly still had to pay Hibs a fair chunk of cash. Much easier for them to sign him than anybody else. They'll be paying him a massive wage aswell by their standards i'd imagine. For all we know we still a big signing to make. 1 Link to comment
Hoofball Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 27 minutes ago, Dandys1983 said: Where's Ramadani and McCrorie playing then? ? Only 2 deep 1 AM. Can't see either of them warming the bench ? McCrorie will also be cover CB and RB so will get games there. For the first time in years Aberdeen actually have squad depth to rotate and players will be aware that any drop in form will see them benched which bodes well for the season ahead Link to comment
Dandys1983 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, Hoofball said: McCrorie will also be cover CB and RB so will get games there. For the first time in years Aberdeen actually have squad depth to rotate and players will be aware that any drop in form will see them benched which bodes well for the season ahead McCrorie worst position is RB keep him away from there?, he was awful anytime I've seen him there and is a midfielder and a bloody good one at that! but for me him and Barron are my first 2 names on the team sheet followed by Stewart & Scales, I'd say every other name isn't guaranteed a start, certainly more depth than I've seen for a while? Link to comment
Dandys1983 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Updated my squad from earlier in the window, not saying the first name is the first choice but does show the depth now, can see a RB coming in at some point imo, I've left out CR99 Watkins etc not sure about Bates etc bit I think they are almost there now, when you look at it do we need another CM? Link to comment
Zorba Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 33 minutes ago, AyrshireSheep said: I'm happy with most of our signings tbh. Boyle going back to Hibs probably hasn't cost anywhere near what some people think. Al Faisaly still had to pay Hibs a fair chunk of cash. Much easier for them to sign him than anybody else. They'll be paying him a massive wage aswell by their standards i'd imagine. For all we know we still a big signing to make. Hibs had a buy back clause on Boyle. Was for the same amount they sold him for which made up of 2/3 separate payments. So was maybe £1m a year for the duration of his contract. Seen as he's been away for a year, Hibs would have to pay the £1m they received and the £2m due would cover the rest required to buy him back. Boyle was due for a 50% pay cut after relegation on his £20k pw, so if that American lad Mueller was on £10k pw then would be reasonable to think Hibs be paying Boyle that and he's not any worse off coming back to them. Also not sure if it's Saudi or another Arab country I'm thinking of, but on £20k pw he would be paying around 65% of that on taxes. Here it's 50%? Link to comment
MattTheTank Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Zorba said: Hibs had a buy back clause on Boyle. Was for the same amount they sold him for which made up of 2/3 separate payments. So was maybe £1m a year for the duration of his contract. Seen as he's been away for a year, Hibs would have to pay the £1m they received and the £2m due would cover the rest required to buy him back. Boyle was due for a 50% pay cut after relegation on his £20k pw, so if that American lad Mueller was on £10k pw then would be reasonable to think Hibs be paying Boyle that and he's not any worse off coming back to them. Also not sure if it's Saudi or another Arab country I'm thinking of, but on £20k pw he would be paying around 65% of that on taxes. Here it's 50%? Saudi is tax free no? Link to comment
Hoofball Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 45 minutes ago, Dandys1983 said: McCrorie worst position is RB keep him away from there?, he was awful anytime I've seen him there and is a midfielder and a bloody good one at that! but for me him and Barron are my first 2 names on the team sheet followed by Stewart & Scales, I'd say every other name isn't guaranteed a start, certainly more depth than I've seen for a while? Maybe his worst but he wasn’t terrible and with only one RB currently at the club McCrorie is back up. Link to comment
Helmet Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 3 hours ago, sooth_stander said: 22 players, 2 for every position........ We must have about eighty midfielders now; one right back who hasn't looked great defensivly, one left back who has still to prove his credentials, one left sided centre half who can't play v Celtic. Looks a tad lop sided to me, and the majority of these new players are totally unproven at our level. We've 5 midfielders now including the new signing? 6 if we count Milne. McCrorie and Milne can both play in defensive areas as well and potentially Barron could be used in the AM slot. Seems about right to me. Link to comment
Weir on the wing Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Barron for Scales plus cash doesn’t quite seem as poor a deal as it sounded before the season began. Not saying this will or should happen, more of a comment on how impressive Scales looks so far. 1 Link to comment
Zander1903 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Weir on the wing said: Barron for Scales plus cash doesn’t quite seem as poor a deal as it sounded before the season began. Not saying this will or should happen, more of a comment on how impressive Scales looks so far. as much as i dont want him to go to the arse cheeks if we can get Scales full time im not against this now not short of players in this position & if we can get a quality defender in his place im not going to too upset about it Link to comment
Weir on the wing Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, Zander1903 said: as much as i dont want him to go to the arse cheeks if we can get Scales full time im not against this now not short of players in this position & if we can get a quality defender in his place im not going to too upset about it Thing is, Barron wouldn’t get a look in at the Celtic first team just now. They’d probably put him back out on loan…even to us (given that we’re their feeder club ?) Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 23 hours ago, Ernie McCracken said: We planning on signing any proven midfielders or are we going for potential all the way? See, this lad is potentially good. 1 Link to comment
Rico1903 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Two more signings please Dave. Right back and LCB. Link to comment
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