Jumbo Muir Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 http://m.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/sport/14534963.Sons_boss_Stevie_Aitken_reveals_two_of_his_squad_will_move_on/ Confirms Nade and Saunders are away. Strong words from the manager. Not going to allow the club to be held to ransom and be used as a safety net by those trying to get full time contracts elsewhere. Hopefully the club is equally as forceful when dealing with the decision makers of the League Cup shambles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 http://m.dumbartonreporter.co.uk/sport/14534963.Sons_boss_Stevie_Aitken_reveals_two_of_his_squad_will_move_on/ Confirms Nade and Saunders are away. That's some bold, brave stuff from Stevie and it could either payoff or blow up in his face. Saunders I'm not hugely bothered about, although it does make the decision to let Taggart go look a bit daft. If you were offered a full-time wage to play football at a Junior level with the bonus of a few European qualifiers we'd all probably take it. I can understand why it appeals to The Mantis . The Nade situation is a bit different. He's crucial to us and Stevie's comment about planning for life without him could work in two ways. It either convinces the big man that we'll have to move on without him, and withdraw our deal, which could make him think he'll stick with us where he knows he'll play, be loved and I know he enjoys working under the Stevies. Or he could take it badly, tell them to stick it and move on to (presumably) a divisional rival. He's a massive loss, and whilst Thommo looks like a cracking signing I don't want us to be heavily reliant on just 1 striker as we were last season. Good news about Buchanan and McCallum - the former most definitely, but I'm slightly concerned that pre-season is almost 2 weeks away and we have 9(?) players. Osei-Obengo shouldn't even be considered. Surely he won't be? If our replacement for a talismanic, experienced striker is a lad who has never played professional football before then that's not a good sign. It's the sort of signing Alloa made last season...but worse. As always, Patience is the Key. But I can't help but feel that perhaps this patient approach (of seeing what players can't get f/t deals) may backfire badly this time around. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 #sonsfamily 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Capture.JPG #sonsfamily I'll be the judge of that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Can somebody mock up a slightly camp DFC photoshop thing with "fabulous" all round it. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsanorak Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Capture.JPG #sonsfamily Like Thursday, but one day late? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumbartonTheSons Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 If or indeed when, we lose Nade, he'll be a huge miss. But Stevie and Faz must've planned for that possibility and then it'll be up to them to recruit a suitable replacement. Quite who that'll be I'm not sure, but I'm not paid to do that. Iain Russell would've been nice though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I'll be the judge of that. #shiteySaturday could catch on this year. Sorry, 'trend'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 That's some bold, brave stuff from Stevie and it could either payoff or blow up in his face. Saunders I'm not hugely bothered about, although it does make the decision to let Taggart go look a bit daft. If you were offered a full-time wage to play football at a Junior level with the bonus of a few European qualifiers we'd all probably take it. I can understand why it appeals to The Mantis . The Nade situation is a bit different. He's crucial to us and Stevie's comment about planning for life without him could work in two ways. It either convinces the big man that we'll have to move on without him, and withdraw our deal, which could make him think he'll stick with us where he knows he'll play, be loved and I know he enjoys working under the Stevies. Or he could take it badly, tell them to stick it and move on to (presumably) a divisional rival. He's a massive loss, and whilst Thommo looks like a cracking signing I don't want us to be heavily reliant on just 1 striker as we were last season. Good news about Buchanan and McCallum - the former most definitely, but I'm slightly concerned that pre-season is almost 2 weeks away and we have 9(?) players. Osei-Obengo shouldn't even be considered. Surely he won't be? If our replacement for a talismanic, experienced striker is a lad who has never played professional football before then that's not a good sign. It's the sort of signing Alloa made last season...but worse. As always, Patience is the Key. But I can't help but feel that perhaps this patient approach (of seeing what players can't get f/t deals) may backfire badly this time around. Disappointing we couldn't get a deal done with Nade. The big man had seen his best goals return in a sons shirt, runs a business outside of football and was clearly enjoying his football. If there are any positives to take from this, he was injury prone and a decent wage will now be freed up. Upwards and onwards... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thommo90 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Expected to lose nade, but as been said its still a gutter to hear it's most likely a reality now. Hope we get 3 solid striking options, I want Fleming in midfield next year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Can somebody mock up a slightly camp DFC photoshop thing with "fabulous" all round it. Cheers Christ only knows what was going through my head when I thought of this. But I gave it a shot. Mon Dieu it ain't. My Ryan Stevenson Elton John worked surprisingly well. Edited June 3, 2016 by Sonsteam of 08 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonsanorak Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Only one of they four are currently on our books, hopeful much? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Only one of they four are currently on our books, hopeful much? To be honest when I heard we were getting signing news they were the first 3 that popped into my head. Nae point putting a player who's already signed on it - then it wouldn't be a 'fabulous Friday'. I couldn't think of any other new players we were linked with other than Stevenson, Sparky loves the bantz, so he had to go on. Buchanan will be the one announced today I reckon, so he had to go on. There's method in my utterly bizarre creation you see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 That's Buchanan confirmed. My creation can see into the future 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Bucky back for another season. Woohoo! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeezeboxson Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 'The Cheaper Stadium' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmacDFC Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 Very happy with that, had many outstanding games last season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring Back Paddy Flannery Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Delighted with that. Was unconvinced at first but when he was brought back in to play alongside Fraz he was outstanding. He really came onto a game towards the end of the season. Edited June 3, 2016 by Bring Back Paddy Flannery 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimistic Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Delighted Buchanan has signed on again, defense almost sorted, possibly midfield, up front, probably another two additions needed, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Jamie Ewings Craig Pettigrew Gregor Buchanan Frazer Wright ???? ???? Darren Barr Garry Fleming Andy Stirling ???? Robert Thomson Two weeks tomorrow pre-season starts....so hopefully we'll find out some more signing news soon. I'm desperate for a new signing! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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