Guest Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Connor McLennan has only 1 person to blame in his lack of game time & it’s himself. He hasn’t shown anything that would excite any fan or more importantly a manager, his goal against the scum will always be appreciated but he should’ve kicked on from that, instead he hasn’t & that’s why he is where he is now. Link to comment
ERNIE Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Think he needs to go on loan to the championship...get regular games.No need fir the vitriol though,he is someone's son after all.. 3 Link to comment
Shinniesta Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 8 hours ago, TerryMcDermott said: To be fair to that lad he’s had a few cracking moments that flatter do deceive perhaps. The Ibrox goal being one. I think his best game for us was is when he came on as a half time sub we were 2-1 down at home to Livingston and struggling and he turned the game around. But that was only 45 minutes and it was way back in December 18. Link to comment
TheRedPrawcess Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Dandiesmin68 said: Connor McLennan has only 1 person to blame in his lack of game time & it’s himself. He hasn’t shown anything that would excite any fan or more importantly a manager, his goal against the scum will always be appreciated but he should’ve kicked on from that, instead he hasn’t & that’s why he is where he is now. I think that's a bit harsh on him. If he's not good enough, then he's not good enough. That like saying I've only myself to blame for not playing for the Famous. He's maybe just playing the best he can, which ufortunately for him and us is not good enough for us. He's a sturdy looking lad. I suspect he always has been for his age group when growing up. If you're big, strong, have reasonable pace in an attacking position you can look decent enough in the younger age groups despite maybe being quite poor. I think that's maybe just caught up with him because at this level, his lack of technical ability seems pretty clear. Link to comment
Daisy1903 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Shinniesta said: I think his best game for us was is when he came on as a half time sub we were 2-1 down at home to Livingston and struggling and he turned the game around. But that was only 45 minutes and it was way back in December 18. Oh what a laddie (MacLennan) and oh what a night Link to comment
jamiesd Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Whilst he scored that cracker at the crumbling dump he also gave one of the worst performances i have ever seen a Dons player produce at Killie in the Cup thriller a few years ago. Time to move. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 hour ago, TheRedPrawcess said: I think that's a bit harsh on him. If he's not good enough, then he's not good enough. That like saying I've only myself to blame for not playing for the Famous. He's maybe just playing the best he can, which ufortunately for him and us is not good enough for us. He's a sturdy looking lad. I suspect he always has been for his age group when growing up. If you're big, strong, have reasonable pace in an attacking position you can look decent enough in the younger age groups despite maybe being quite poor. I think that's maybe just caught up with him because at this level, his lack of technical ability seems pretty clear. Correct There's an assumption on here sometimes that every player should keep developing and improving and that is often far from the case. Players have their own individual ceilings and rate of development. Blaming the lad for not having the ability is harsh. Different of he wasn't trying but it always appears that he is. 4 Link to comment
MattTheTank Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Is it definitely a midfielder that Goodwin sill wants in? I've seen him saying one more in but not what position? Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, MattTheTank said: Is it definitely a midfielder that Goodwin sill wants in? I've seen him saying one more in but not what position? I think there's a quote from him after Saturday's game kicking around that he was looking for an attacking midfielder. I'd imagine that shifting Bates would open up a slot for another centre back. 1 Link to comment
Dons79 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 hours ago, ERNIE said: Think he needs to go on loan to the championship...get regular games.No need fir the vitriol though,he is someone's son after all.. Fuck off, you joking me? after the abuse McCrorie got at the end of last season, and he has played well for us, McLennan has been out and out pish. But aye he is someone’s son, Ramirez abuse?, aye someone’s son as well. but aye no need for the vitriol. Sleep walking hypocrisy at its best here. But but McLennans from Aberdeen?, and has stolen a wage aff us for years. cringe 1 Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: I think there's a quote from him after Saturday's game kicking around that he was looking for an attacking midfielder. I'd imagine that shifting Bates would open up a slot for another centre back. No question about it. We wouldn't go with only Milne and McCrorie as cover. However if we get to deadline day without having shifted Bates on, I think we might see a bonus ball loan of a young CH come in from an EPL side. We certainly won't be paying up the full near 2 years of Bates' contract but if he sees us bringing in a youngster on loan who also goes ahead of him in the pecking order, he might just start to think getting a year's worth of his contract paid up to fuck off might be worth the gamble. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: No question about it. We wouldn't go with only Milne and McCrorie as cover. However if we get to deadline day without having shifted Bates on, I think we might see a bonus ball loan of a young CH come in from an EPL side. We certainly won't be paying up the full near 2 years of Bates' contract but if he sees us bringing in a youngster on loan who also goes ahead of him in the pecking order, he might just start to think getting a year's worth of his contract paid up to fuck off might be worth the gamble. Works for me Link to comment
ERNIE Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, Dons79 said: Fuck off, you joking me? after the abuse McCrorie got at the end of last season, and he has played well for us, McLennan has been out and out pish. But aye he is someone’s son, Ramirez abuse?, aye someone’s son as well. but aye no need for the vitriol. Sleep walking hypocrisy at its best here. But but McLennans from Aberdeen?, and has stolen a wage aff us for years. cringe Strange logic you have..By the way I haven't given mcrorie or ramirez any abuse either.. Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: No question about it. We wouldn't go with only Milne and McCrorie as cover. However if we get to deadline day without having shifted Bates on, I think we might see a bonus ball loan of a young CH come in from an EPL side. We certainly won't be paying up the full near 2 years of Bates' contract but if he sees us bringing in a youngster on loan who also goes ahead of him in the pecking order, he might just start to think getting a year's worth of his contract paid up to fuck off might be worth the gamble. I think he’ll be happy to sit in the stands taking his wage until end of contract rather than take half his contract wage & get a new club & start playing again. The longer he sits in the stands & doesn’t play, the longer he can pretend he’s a footballer, without playing & proving he isn’t Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 12 minutes ago, Dons79 said: Fuck off, you joking me? after the abuse McCrorie got at the end of last season, and he has played well for us, McLennan has been out and out pish. But aye he is someone’s son, Ramirez abuse?, aye someone’s son as well. but aye no need for the vitriol. Sleep walking hypocrisy at its best here. But but McLennans from Aberdeen?, and has stolen a wage aff us for years. cringe He’s hardly “stolen a wage”. That suggests lack of effort. It’s not. It’s just that he’s not good enough for our first team. And point the finger at McInnes who gave him his last two year contract. 1 Link to comment
zeroisgod76 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 If McLennan has even the slightest little bit of ambition and the slightest hope he can make it as a professional footballer then he needs to be pushing for a move away from Aberdeen. He's so far out of the picture here, for his own good i hope he moves. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: He’s hardly “stolen a wage”. That suggests lack of effort. It’s not. It’s just that he’s not good enough for our first team. And point the finger at McInnes who gave him his last two year contract. It's the same with everyone who either doesn't turn out to be good enough or goes over the hill. We're very quick to turn on our players as soon as we think they aren't good enough. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said: If McLennan has even the slightest little bit of ambition and the slightest hope he can make it as a professional footballer then he needs to be pushing for a move away from Aberdeen. He's so far out of the picture here, for his own good i hope he moves. Aye but he's got a contract and his next move is likely to be downwards in some way so he's within his rights to negotiate a pay off if the club want him to leave earlier. Link to comment
Studebaker-90 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Phew. I’m glad that’s now resolved. Who do we need to fire in to next? Link to comment
zeroisgod76 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: Aye but he's got a contract and his next move is likely to be downwards in some way so he's within his rights to negotiate a pay off if the club want him to leave earlier. I don't think we'd be too hard to negotiate with regarding a pay off. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said: I don't think we'd be too hard to negotiate with regarding a pay off. Aye but he might want to sit tight for a year on his current salary then go as a free agent without requiring any compensation. Or go on loan for the year Link to comment
zeroisgod76 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: Aye but he might want to sit tight for a year on his current salary then go as a free agent without requiring any compensation. Or go on loan for the year Maybe, i would hope for his own career progress though that he'd want to get away ASAP and go somewhere he can play regularly. I guess it just depends whether he's more interested in the money than actually playing football. Link to comment
shooftahmooftah Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 23 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said: I don't think we'd be too hard to negotiate with regarding a pay off. The assuming and thinking forum. Patience is a virtue. Let’s see what Goodwin comes out with. What’s the news on coulson how long is he out for, zero. Link to comment
zeroisgod76 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, shooftahmooftah said: What’s the news on coulson how long is he out for, zero. No idea, don't think anything has been announced on this yet. Hopefully not as bad as it looked. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said: . I guess it just depends whether he's more interested in the money than actually playing football. Not really. It's unrealistic to expect a young lad to walk away from a year's money. And you've no idea what options he has, if any. Link to comment
Don_Corleone Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said: Maybe, i would hope for his own career progress though that he'd want to get away ASAP and go somewhere he can play regularly. I guess it just depends whether he's more interested in the money than actually playing football. I'm not sure it's as simple as that for guys in McLennan's situation. Likelihood is he's not on a massive wage... let's guess £1K a week (no idea if that's right or not)... he stays here and sits in the stand and bags £52k in the next year... he goes out on loan for a year and bags £52k a year... or he leaves and joins a Championship team for say half of that and bags £26k in the next year. When you're talking about that sort of wage range it is a pretty significant drop to take. Different if you're a player who's made big bucks earlier in your career and been able to invest / save. As much as you'd probably want to go somewhere and play regular football, it might not be financially viable for him to do so. Link to comment
shooftahmooftah Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said: No idea, don't think anything has been announced on this yet. Hopefully not as bad as it looked. How long does it take to announce the result of a scan. ??? Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 1 minute ago, Don_Corleone said: I'm not sure it's as simple as that for guys in McLennan's situation. Likelihood is he's not on a massive wage... let's guess £1K a week (no idea if that's right or not)... he stays here and sits in the stand and bags £52k in the next year... he goes out on loan for a year and bags £52k a year... or he leaves and joins a Championship team for say half of that and bags £26k in the next year. When you're talking about that sort of wage range it is a pretty significant drop to take. Different if you're a player who's made big bucks earlier in your career and been able to invest / save. As much as you'd probably want to go somewhere and play regular football, it might not be financially viable for him to do so. Exactly No one would advise their own kid to walk away and leave money on the table under the circumstances. It's not like he's a multi millionaire footballer in demand with all the top clubs in Europe and doesn't need the money. Link to comment
zeroisgod76 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Don_Corleone said: I'm not sure it's as simple as that for guys in McLennan's situation. Likelihood is he's not on a massive wage... let's guess £1K a week (no idea if that's right or not)... he stays here and sits in the stand and bags £52k in the next year... he goes out on loan for a year and bags £52k a year... or he leaves and joins a Championship team for say half of that and bags £26k in the next year. When you're talking about that sort of wage range it is a pretty significant drop to take. Different if you're a player who's made big bucks earlier in your career and been able to invest / save. As much as you'd probably want to go somewhere and play regular football, it might not be financially viable for him to do so. Only thing i can find anywhere online says he's on £2400 a week (£125k a year), how accurate that is though i don't know. A loan move would be good for him, sitting in the stands here for another year wont be. If he wants to do anything with his career he needs to be playing regular football, thats not going to happen for him now at Aberdeen. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, zeroisgod76 said: Only thing i can find anywhere online says he's on £2400 a week (£125k a year), how accurate that is though i don't know. A loan move would be good for him, sitting in the stands here for another year wont be. If he wants to do anything with his career he needs to be playing regular football, thats not going to happen for him now at Aberdeen. As usual, you're not listening. How do you know he has any loan or permanent options on the table? Link to comment
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