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I would prefer Moult of the two, but would be more than happy to sign May. There is an element of risk, but, if we can get him up to approaching the standard he played to with St Johnstone, I'm sure he would be a stellar addition. Also should make us less reliant on Rooney, which is a good thing. 

Should we get May in, I'd be surprised if Storey doesn't move on shortly after. I think he would do well for a mid-table/lower Premiership team, as he did at Inverness, especially with regular starts. He is probably a better player than Stockley, but McInnes will - rightly or wrongly - see Stockley as more of an asset against certain opponents and for certain in-game situations. 

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I think he'll be a cracking signing


I'd be wary. Only person capable of comparing the May we had, to the current May, is Alex Neil, and he's letting him leave after a month and no game time. I, honestly and sincerely, want him to do well, he'll always be a hero for that one season. I genuinely can't see how he'll be that player again though, his injury as too severe, and is still ongoing with weekly niggles.
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1 hour ago, RussellAnderson said:

Neil only really managed him for a month, although he was his teammate for his 25 in 33 season at Accies. I guess it is a bit suspicious that he's so willing to let him go after seeing him for a week. 

I was a massive fan of his when he was last up here though, and I'll be delighted to see him in red, if he does indeed sign. It's just a shame that GMS has taken the #11 shirt now, because MAY11 would have flown off the shelves. 

Spot on. When appointed Neil was saying he wanted him to stay, would give him every chance to prove himself and was keen to get him back to the player he knows. Four weeks later he's out the door. Make of that what you will but it doesn't look good for the post-injury May. I really hope I'm wrong and he totally gets over what was a career threatening injury but right now I have my doubts as to the player you'll be getting.

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1 hour ago, Jmothecat2 said:

Is Moult a definite no go? It sounded like he wants to leave the club and Motherwell are a selling club.

 

1 hour ago, RussellAnderson said:

Moult's had a pretty poor start to the season at Well. Was honking in the **** game, and missed a few sitters v County last night. 

Aye, he's been chronic. Even allowing for the fact he's been coming back from injury. There's a very good case for us starting Fisher just now.

As far as our squad goes there's nothing to suggest we're particularly anxious about Moult leaving. We've just binned Jacob Blyth and there's various rumours that we're open to offers for Ryan Bowman with Robinson looking at bringing in another striker to replace him. I'm sure we've got back up plans should Moult leave but we were clear that Aberdeen's (only?) bid was nowhere near our valuation and I think we've been pretty comfortable with that. Had you made the group stages for the Europa league there may have been sense in looking at meeting our valuation but even then...

In honesty, I think the whole "he wants to leave the club" thing has been misinterpreted by a lot of Dons fans as a "come and get me" plea. Of course he wants to leave, he signed with Motherwell with a view to furthering his career. Basically what he said the other month around the time there was speculation about the bid from Aberdeen was what everyone around Motherwell knows. The sales pitch we give players is that we'll give them a platform and if an opportunity comes along that benefits the player and Motherwell in so much as our valuation is met and it's a step up in their career then we won't stand in their way. However our valuation needs to be met and from the player's point of view then I'd think that unless it's Celtic (or possibly Rangers) who are showing a genuine interest, which in itself is unlikely, that pathway is more likely to be geared towards moving from Scotland to the Championship/League 1 in England.

However the acknowledgement is that it's got to benefit both parties. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the club, player and his agent have an unofficial figure agreed as to what we'd accept. The problem for Aberdeen is that it's unlikely that you'd be prepared to pay it. In all seriousness, if Motherwell are asking for even a structured deal worth £650k for Moult it's unlikely Aberdeen would pay that (nor should they). Motherwell's valuation is clearly focused on the English market, as I've mentioned before the bulk of our outgoings either transfers or under freedom of contract are cross-border or abroad; Johnson to Oxford, Pearson to Atletico de Kolkata, Hall to Brighton, Erwin to Leeds, Hutchinson to Fulham, Randolph to Birmingham, Porter to Derby, McCormack and Quinn to Cardiff, Anier to Erzgebirge Aue, Ojamaa to Legia Warsaw, Higdon to N.E.C Nijmegen, Humphrey to Preston, Reynolds to Sheffield Wednesday. There are very few key players who have been under contract that we've sold to other Scottish clubs.

The obvious counter is "but Motherwell can't afford not to cash in, they're a selling club"...Sutton scored more goals than Moult and left for free, Higdon scored more goals than Moult and got POTY and left for free, we told Scott McDonald to sit on his arse when offers came in for him twice last season and he left for free. It's our stated business model that we bring players in with a view to developing and selling for profit but equally we've shown over the past few seasons we're totally fine with kb'ing offers that don't suit us.

I'll be 100% honest, if you're able to get Stevie May in then Aberdeen would be absolutely mental to be paying what we're reported to be asking for Moult.

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