TommyDickFingers Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: A rookie manager, a junior DoF and a rich chairman with little experience of running an actual football club It’s starting to show 2 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: Yeah I totally agree, the entire football operation is being led by, not necessarily incompetents, but just guys without experience, with the exception of maybe Mowbray Question si vous plais : Why is Mowbray qualified / experienced enough for his position but Gunn and Diamond Dave are not? Aberdeen Twitter was some laugh last night eh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 The only saving grace is we still have a decent squad on paper. None of the teams about us improved much this window (probably St Mirren aside) so we should stiff have enough to see us through to the end of the season. Unless Dante and Vicente are fantastic then it'll have to go down as a poor window. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, TommyDickFingers said: Question si vous plais : Why is Mowbray qualified / experienced enough for his position but Gunn and Diamond Dave are not? Aberdeen Twitter was some laugh last night eh Darren Mowbray worked in the recruitment teams of Burnley Leeds and Middlesbrough so has pervious experience I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 School of thought - have the club kind of written off this season, and is Glass off the summer? 200K for our most creative player - what is that, the prize money difference for one league placing? Not to mention what a cup run and European qualification could bring in. A couple of youngsters that will maybe be up to speed for next season, and a space filler from the virginia slims. This feels a wee bitty like a holding pattern to redress the bloated squad size that was in place in the summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunbartonshireRed Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, tarapoa said: School of thought - have the club kind of written off this season, and is Glass off the summer? 200K for our most creative player - what is that, the prize money difference for one league placing? Not to mention what a cup run and European qualification could bring in. A couple of youngsters that will maybe be up to speed for next season, and a space filler from the virginia slims. This feels a wee bitty like a holding pattern to redress the bloated squad size that was in place in the summer. It certainly seems like they are maybe planning changes. A lot of players out of contract next season. That would be the only explanation for the short-termism of last night. People will reply with Besuijen getting a 4.5 year deal but that smacks of another ATL scam. The club in all honesty needs a root and branch clear out. Get experienced guys in there who know what they are doing. Glass saying in his pre match presser yesterday about how it's his 1st jan transfer window and how difficult it is? No shit sherlock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said: It certainly seems like they are maybe planning changes. A lot of players out of contract next season. That would be the only explanation for the short-termism of last night. People will reply with Besuijen getting a 4.5 year deal but that smacks of another ATL scam. The club in all honesty needs a root and branch clear out. Get experienced guys in there who know what they are doing. Glass saying in his pre match presser yesterday about how it's his 1st jan transfer window and how difficult it is? No shit sherlock. We really need to move on from the Atlanta paranoia over every half decent signing. Buying young talent and selling at profit is the only sustainable way to grow your club in Scottish football. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starryfish Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 14 hours ago, RedMarauder said: Ummmm... maybe nobody wants them? aye fair enough but we had McGinn under contract until the end of the season, I'd have him on the pitch before any of those three. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuraiJock Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Safe to say the deadline was underwhelming, but surely it’s better to go with a trimmed down squad than just panic signing a bunch of loan player pish like last year? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, starryfish said: aye fair enough but we had McGinn under contract until the end of the season, I'd have him on the pitch before any of those three. McLennan ahead of McGinn every day for me. McGinns legs aren't doing what his head is telling them these days. McLennan is obviously limited but is quick and can beat a man. Needs a run of games and coached out of the McInnes way of playing out wide. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunbartonshireRed Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: We really need to move on from the Atlanta paranoia over every half decent signing. Buying young talent and selling at profit is the only sustainable way to grow your club in Scottish football. It's got ATL written all over it though. Cormack has been clear about them giving us tips about south americans in Europe. 2 years ago we signed Hernandez on a 4.5 year deal. Vicente being Colombian born means it has their fingerprints all over it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunbartonshireRed Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Merkland Red said: McLennan ahead of McGinn every day for me. McGinns legs aren't doing what his head is telling them these days. McLennan is obviously limited but is quick and can beat a man. Needs a run of games and coached out of the McInnes way of playing out wide. Other way about ffs. McLennan's head is about 3 seconds ahead of his feet. End result? c**t falls over himself or leaves the ball behind. McGinn's legs might have gone but every day of the week he's a better option. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game of throw-ins Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Merkland Red said: The only saving grace is we still have a decent squad on paper. I think there's truth in this. Fans have been quick to pick holes in the quality of the squad in response to poor results, but if we had a manager capable of getting the best out of this squad we'd be comfortably top 4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said: It's got ATL written all over it though. Cormack has been clear about them giving us tips about south americans in Europe. 2 years ago we signed Hernandez on a 4.5 year deal. Vicente being Colombian born means it has their fingerprints all over it. We have a strategic partnership with Atlanta which includes sharing knowledge of players/scouting. So it may well have an Atlanta footprint on it but it doesn’t mean it’s all a big scam. We tapped into a new market for a young player, something people have been crying out for for years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: We have a strategic partnership with Atlanta which includes sharing knowledge of players/scouting. So it may well have an Atlanta footprint on it but it doesn’t mean it’s all a big scam. We tapped into a new market for a young player, something people have been crying out for for years. Exactly. If this guy is as good as we hope then he won't be going to Atlanta. He'll be going down south 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunbartonshireRed Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: We have a strategic partnership with Atlanta which includes sharing knowledge of players/scouting. So it may well have an Atlanta footprint on it but it doesn’t mean it’s all a big scam. We tapped into a new market for a young player, something people have been crying out for for years. Much like Hernandez wasn't a big scam? Because McInnes found him, McInnes went to the board to say he wanted him, the board agreed and they signed him only for McInnes to never play him. According to the pearly gnashered patter merchant. Get your fucking head out of your hole and wisen up. Edited February 1, 2022 by DunbartonshireRed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 8 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: We have a strategic partnership with Atlanta which includes sharing knowledge of players/scouting. So it may well have an Atlanta footprint on it but it doesn’t mean it’s all a big scam. We tapped into a new market for a young player, something people have been crying out for for years. Don't let reality get in the way of a good pant pishing session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said: Much like Hernandez wasn't a big scam? Because McInnes found him, McInnes went to the board to say he wanted him, the board agreed and they signed him only for McInnes to never play him. According to the pearly gnashered patter merchant. Get your fucking head out of your hole and wisen up. Not all fiascos are scams 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said: Much like Hernandez wasn't a big scam? Because McInnes found him, McInnes went to the board to say he wanted him, the board agreed and they signed him only for McInnes to never play him. According to the pearly gnashered patter merchant. Get your fucking head out of your hole and wisen up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Much like Hernandez wasn't a big scam? Because McInnes found him, McInnes went to the board to say he wanted him, the board agreed and they signed him only for McInnes to never play him. According to the pearly gnashered patter merchant. Get your fucking head out of your hole and wisen up.So transfers that aren’t personally identified by the manager are scams now?Better get rid of Mowbray and the scouting team in that case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 44 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said: Much like Hernandez wasn't a big scam? Because McInnes found him, McInnes went to the board to say he wanted him, the board agreed and they signed him only for McInnes to never play him. According to the pearly gnashered patter merchant. Get your fucking head out of your hole and wisen up. If you're not a fan of reasoned debate then you could always head to the hat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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