Summer 2022 Transfer Window

[Dave Bus]

On 6/20/2022 at 10:46 PM, Dave Bus said:

Squad would look decent if next additions were:

Siegrist

Scales

Stewart

Davenport

Ronan

Johnston

Miovski

Then selling/releasing Gallagher, Ferguson, Woods and McLennan

So siegrist gone elsewhere but scales and Stewart come in today. Quite a lot of murmurings about Davenport, wouldn’t mind him as the extra body in centre midfield. Ronan rumours getting stronger as well. Johnston unlikely but can’t think of any other left midfielders who’ve been linked, maybe not such a pressing issue seeing as we’ve got options there already and it being Ryan Duncan’s preferred position, who looks to be standing out in training. Then obviously there’s a few things going on in terms of the striker. Can see it all coming together, in a way…

[Sonoftherock]

3 hours ago, Andy_123 said:

Didn’t see this before posting on the Stewart thread, but we do seem more suited now to a back 3 and wing backs.

Always thought McCrorie’s played best on the right side of a 3. This Stewart guy in the middle and Scales left side. Richardson and Hayes (MacKenzie isn’t good enough) the wing backs.

As others have said, Goodwin talked in detail about this during the Hunter interview. Stressed that whatever happens we will always play with a back 4. 
 

I do agree with you though - the hun isn’t a midfielder IMO. Would be much better on the right of three CBs.

[BonnieDon]

Ipswich are reportedly close to signing Kilmarnock goalkeeper Sam Walker.

Wonder if Hladky is set to leave?

[ThomohawkKid]

6 hours ago, Andy_123 said:

Ronan plays as a number 10 or wide right.

Why on earth do you like the idea of playing him as a deeper/holding midfielder? 

Played there initially for St Mirren, deeper lying play maker as such as McGrath played in behind the strikers. Then moved up to CAM when he was sold. 
Mcrorie holding (the Shinnie)

Ronan deep lying play maker/can push on (the McLean)

Barron CAM.(the Maddison) Could easily switch Barron n Ronan but watching Barron I think he’d cause big problems in advanced areas.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

4 hours ago, Sonoftherock said:

As others have said, Goodwin talked in detail about this during the Hunter interview. Stressed that whatever happens we will always play with a back 4. 
 

I do agree with you though - the hun isn’t a midfielder IMO. Would be much better on the right of three CBs.

If we are committed to a back 4, with the squad as it stands, Ross McCrorie wouldn’t get in my starting X1

Richardson Stewart Scales MacKenzie (groan). 
                         Ramadani.         
           Ferguson.              Barron 

With hopefully a couple of new signings for the front 3. 
And if Ferguson is sold, a more attacking player than McCrorie is bought (ideally, but unlikely to be, Ronan). 

[Rico1903]

24 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

If we are committed to a back 4, with the squad as it stands, Ross McCrorie wouldn’t get in my starting X1

Richardson Stewart Scales MacKenzie (groan). 
                         Ramadani.         
           Ferguson.              Barron 

With hopefully a couple of new signings for the front 3. 
And if Ferguson is sold, a more attacking player than McCrorie is bought (ideally, but unlikely to be, Ronan). 

It’s McCrorie’s downfall again. He can play in a few positions but not top drawer in any of them. However, Goodwin clearly likes him a lot.
 

Richardson seems to be in the Ramsay mould of being better going forward and not as strong defensively so wonder if Goodwin might alternate him and McCrorie at RB depending on who we are playing. 

[Rico1903]

7 hours ago, Millertime said:

https://voca.ro/1fSw8Ow5Wd3k

Jesus H! 

[Guest]

I’m liking what I’m hearing about Stewart from Wycombe, could be an excellent signing alongside the ginger ramos.

bid been accepted for Norwegian guy as well.

[TheRedPrawcess]

7 hours ago, Don_Corleone said:

Good point - I forgot he'd said that. Just seems we're overloaded with defenders at the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if Gallagher moves on though.

Hoping that of those two options it's the 4231 we end up with. The 433 is too flat in the middle and leaves the central striker too isolated up front (well at least the way we played it last season anyway). Hopefully some signings further up the pitch soon.

We have options but I wouldn't say we're overloaded.

LB - MacKenzie, Hayes (I personally don't reqlly like seeing Hayes here)

LCB - Scales (Towler has been mentioned)

RCB - Stewart, Bates, Gallagher

RB - Richardson, McCrorie

Gallagher seems like the most obvious one to go from that list but I'd say the only one. We saw last season how bad our defence was and we had little to no option for changes. One or 2 injuries could change things dramatically.

[muttonhumper]

15 hours ago, SupportmeansSUPPORT said:

Your nae getting him at left back according to JG

"He is coming in as a left sided centre half, which is the position I saw him play regularly for Shamrock Rovers, and the one we believe is his best position."

“He is aggressive, mobile, very comfortable on the ball and he has all the qualities you would want in a modern-day centre back.”

We need something at LB.

Mackenzie is not going to make it TBF, and Hayes is a sticking plaster.

Maybe he plans giving Richardson a shot there (apparently equally capable at LB) or we have something also lined up.
Major defensive overhaul like. Much needed.

 

15 hours ago, DandyDonside said:

Source came good. Scales deal finalised ahead of time. Definitely one more to be announced today from same source.

Good to see a genuine source of inside info finally rear it's head on here. ?

 

14 hours ago, Roberto said:

Scales is a good bit better than Montgomery in fairness.

Also fair, so am I. ?

 

8 hours ago, CCB III said:

Scotsman saying Lauristen wants to "keep options open" with Sparta Rotterdam interested. 

Eredivise is a better league so couldn't begrudge him that. 

Hopefully we put our foot down at some stage. 

Debatable. If it is, there's not much in it.

Sparta are also a mediocre side,* who have spent more time in the league below the top one of late. Bit of yo-yo ing going on there lately. Hearts stylee.

*acknowledgement of us finishing 10th last season - nae the norm tho innit.

[AyrshireSheep]

Right so who we signing today? Need forward thinking players now. 

i agree with some of the others saying we won't get Lauritsen. He won't choose us over Eredivisie i don't think. 

[sooth_stander]

Joel Sked and other papers reporting that the plan is to sign Scales on a permanent deal eventually. 

[Yorston Vasey]

If Celtic have just brought in Benjamin Siegrist, then could Scott Bain become an option for us as goalkeeper? Has Zander Clark agreed a move anywhere, guess he'd be a stick on for United?

[ThomohawkKid]

6 minutes ago, Yorston Vasey said:

If Celtic have just brought in Benjamin Siegrist, then could Scott Bain become an option for us as goalkeeper? Has Zander Clark agreed a move anywhere, guess he'd be a stick on for United?

Scott Bain. Fucking hope not. 

[mainstandmoan]

1 hour ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

If we are committed to a back 4, with the squad as it stands, Ross McCrorie wouldn’t get in my starting X1

Richardson Stewart Scales MacKenzie (groan). 
                         Ramadani.         
           Ferguson.              Barron 

With hopefully a couple of new signings for the front 3. 
And if Ferguson is sold, a more attacking player than McCrorie is bought (ideally, but unlikely to be, Ronan). 

Ramadani has been brought in as Ferguson's replacement.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

2 minutes ago, mainstandmoan said:

Ramadani has been brought in as Ferguson's replacement.

That surprises me. I was thinking Ramadani was a “sit in front of the back 4” type of player. 

As it stands, we need one attacking midfielder. If/when Ferguson goes, I’d say two were needed. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

1 hour ago, Rico1903 said:

It’s McCrorie’s downfall again. He can play in a few positions but not top drawer in any of them. However, Goodwin clearly likes him a lot.
 

Richardson seems to be in the Ramsay mould of being better going forward and not as strong defensively so wonder if Goodwin might alternate him and McCrorie at RB depending on who we are playing. 

Or depending on who we are playing, have McCrorie & Ramadani in midfield as a 4-2-3-1.

 

[NEM]

19 minutes ago, Yorston Vasey said:

If Celtic have just brought in Benjamin Siegrist, then could Scott Bain become an option for us as goalkeeper? Has Zander Clark agreed a move anywhere, guess he'd be a stick on for United?

Another loan from our big team - woohoo!

 

 

[zeroisgod76]

8 hours ago, aberdeen1970 said:

 

If they function as a effective defensive unit and are an improvement on a last year's defence then that will be just fine. 

Doesn't matter where they came from if they work together.  Most of the club's best signings came from fairly low level sources. 

But until we see them play together none of us really know the reality.  Fingers crossed. 

 

I do agree,  the defence needed sorted and good on them for prioritising it. Only one of the 3 I’m not happy with is Scales but solely for the reason that we should never be loaning players from Celtic. Think they all have potential to do well for us though.

Still hoping that the next signing will be someone a little more exciting though.

[Tord31]

19 minutes ago, mainstandmoan said:

Ramadani has been brought in as Ferguson's replacement.

 

15 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

That surprises me. I was thinking Ramadani was a “sit in front of the back 4” type of player. 

As it stands, we need one attacking midfielder. If/when Ferguson goes, I’d say two were needed. 

 

13 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Or depending on who we are playing, have McCrorie & Ramadani in midfield as a 4-2-3-1.

 

Unless the other two forwards (on top of Besuijen) are going to be absolute superstars then we need to be playing only two of Ramadani, McCrorie, Ferguson, Barron and Polvara at a time.

If the midfield 3 consists of 3 of them we are still going to be too tippy tappy.

[minijc]

9 hours ago, Millertime said:

Public and sincere apology to @minijc

Turns out he is indeed the man in the know

Sorry for doubting you young Niall

God bless you MT, more than happy to oblige.

[beef_sister]

9 hours ago, Millertime said:

https://voca.ro/1fSw8Ow5Wd3k

Fit the fuck ? 

You sound like some posh cunt from the west end of Aberdeen haha

[BaaBaaRedSheep]

Have been clear for years.

Good teams have to be built on sound defensive foundations. 

JG appears to be attempting to address that,  with perhaps a goalkeeper yet to be secured.

Would suspect that attacking options will be our next recruitment announcements. 

Minijc will know doubt be updating us as and when appropriate. 

[DD1903]

1 hour ago, Yorston Vasey said:

If Celtic have just brought in Benjamin Siegrist, then could Scott Bain become an option for us as goalkeeper? Has Zander Clark agreed a move anywhere, guess he'd be a stick on for United?

It would be extremely painful… for you.

(and every other Aberdeen fan)

[TheRedPrawcess]

1 hour ago, NEM said:

Another loan from our big team - woohoo!

 

 

Aside from this being a joke, I'm pretty sure you can only loan a max. of 1 player from a club within the same league at a time. Or at least I think that's the rule.

[jamiesd]

1 hour ago, Yorston Vasey said:

If Celtic have just brought in Benjamin Siegrist, then could Scott Bain become an option for us as goalkeeper? Has Zander Clark agreed a move anywhere, guess he'd be a stick on for United?

Better off with Scott Biao.  Absolutely no no no

[Ten Caat]

I think if we wanted Bain that Celtic would allow him to leave permanently on a free. Thankfully there seems to be no evidence that we do want Bain.

With Siegrist gone, looks like it's down to Hladcky or Clark if we are going to sign a new 'keeper in this window. A few weeks back the papers were adamant (love Goody Two Shoes) that Clark was Yinited bound but hasn't happened yet. Maybe they knew Courts was for the offski and wanted to leave the decision to his replacement, who's now in-situ.

I can actually envisage replacing Lewis being kicked down the road this summer as we need so many new players. So long as Lewis displays the same form as he did in the last couple of months of last season, I could probably live with him remaining our first choice for one more season. We'd still doubtless get a few bloopers but when he is replaced, I want it to be by someone who is noticeably much better. Hladcky and Clark I'd say are better....but not sure they'd be a huge upgrade. 

[zeroisgod76]

After such a negative reaction to the loan signing of Scales the club really need to pull something special out of the bag with the next signing (hopefully today). Get the fans back on side by signing someone exciting. We've banked a shitload of money this summer with more potentially still to come (Ferguson) so we shouldn't be scraping about the bargain buckets.

[Bournemouth Gee]

I say keep Joe. With a better more organized defense in front of him, and more threat going forward ( hopefully) the pressure will be off a bit.

I thought his form picked up towards the end of the season.

Let's go and get a couple of attacking players.

 

[aberdeen1970]

Jesus min, take a day off. 

You were complaining incessantly about not having players in the door in time for the trip to Spain. 

Nowtheyve done that you're whinging about us not signing fantasy players for big money.  And demanding them today. 

Still the best part of a month before the league cup games start.