Game of throw-ins Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 (edited) We've been irritatingly unlucky with McKenna. Unusually we didn't bite the arm off the first club to make us a good offer, and took a gamble the player and his value would go up. I thought that was the right decision at the time, so I can't criticise the club for it. He then lost a bit of form and value, by which time he was impatient to move on and we were left with little option but to sell for quite a lot less than his value had once been. He's since bounced back and now probably worth double what we originally rejected. That's going to feed into decisions about guys like Ramsey and Barron because we've been given a stark lesson that hanging on to a promising youngster in the hope his value goes up is a risky business. Edited May 29, 2022 by Game of throw-ins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Delighted for McKenna tbh. Took some amount of stick from people as a Scotland player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 We've been irritatingly unlucky with McKenna. Unusually we didn't bite the arm off the first club to make us a good offer, and took a gamble the player and his value would go up. I thought that was the right decision at the time, so I can't criticise the club for it. He then lost a bit of form and value, by which time he was impatient to move on and we were left with little option but to sell for quite a lot less than his value had once been. He's since bounced back and now probably worth double what we originally rejected. That's going to feed into decisions about guys like Ramsey and Barron because we've been given a stark lesson that hanging on to a promising youngster in the hope his value goes up is a risky business. Without meaning to be all ITK, I’ve heard we’ll be getting a decent wedge for every 25 games he plays in the EPL, a bonus if they stay up and 20% on any profit if he’s sold. Could be worth more to us in the long run than if he’d signed for some mid table basket case like Stoke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 57 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Delighted for McKenna tbh. Took some amount of stick from people as a Scotland player. My favourite was that time he lost the man he was marking who then went on to score. Some jobber called Lukaku or something 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 31 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: My favourite was that time he lost the man he was marking who then went on to score. Some jobber called Lukaku or something Aye, god forbid a defender in his early 20’s gets done by one of the best teams in the world. Write him off as shite and overrated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tarapoa Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 He’s done well for the national team more often than not, and should probably replace Tierney in the upcoming games.Possibly tarred a bit due to being part of a lamentable team performance in Kazakhstan, when Shinnie had a mare at LB, our midfield was non-existent and his defensive partner was some guy called David Bates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highland_mechanic Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 10 hours ago, Merkland Red said: Scott Burns ain't impressing anybody with that. Anyone could just name some leagues and say we are targeting players from there. It's not exactly quality investigative journalism. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss off Cormack ltd Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, highland_mechanic said: Scott Burns ain't impressing anybody with that. Anyone could just name some leagues and say we are targeting players from there. It's not exactly quality investigative journalism. Scott burns is a total dick heed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 14 hours ago, lubo_blaha said: Without meaning to be all ITK, I’ve heard we’ll be getting a decent wedge for every 25 games he plays in the EPL, a bonus if they stay up and 20% on any profit if he’s sold. Could be worth more to us in the long run than if he’d signed for some mid table basket case like Stoke. Who negotiated that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10menwent2mow Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Am I the only one that looks at the names of these foreign guys we are linked with and immediately looks for whether or not the name is a pun a la Yerdaz Zelsavon. I was the same when we signed Vinny 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 6 hours ago, 10menwent2mow said: Am I the only one that looks at the names of these foreign guys we are linked with and immediately looks for whether or not the name is a pun a la Yerdaz Zelsavon. I was the same when we signed Vinny I believed Vinny but certainly sat starring at the screen for 3 mins when Ramadani's name appeared. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Would be surprised if this was going out without a signing or two announced before it Wishful thinking? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highland_mechanic Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, Frank Grimes said: Would be surprised if this was going out without a signing or two announced before it Wishful thinking? A lot of players have their contracts expiring at midnight tomorrow so I'm surprised they are not holding this on Thursday after an announcement of a signing or two 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 7 hours ago, 10menwent2mow said: Am I the only one that looks at the names of these foreign guys we are linked with and immediately looks for whether or not the name is a pun a la Yerdaz Zelsavon. I was the same when we signed Vinny Pun or anagram. I needed muliple source confirmation before believing that Ramadani was real. In other news, we're rumoured to be in talks with former NI under 21 Mike Hunt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 In other news, we're rumoured to be in talks with former NI under 21 Mike Hunt. I heard he’s a bit of a pussy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldie1980 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss off Cormack ltd Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Have I missed an announcement 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ylber-ramadanioffered-aberdeen-transfer-advice-27105912?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logie skid boys Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Merkland Red said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ylber-ramadanioffered-aberdeen-transfer-advice-27105912?utm_source=linkCopy&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar Well that sounds promising and looks improvement on the players that’s have departed . So hopefully this upgrades continue as weeks go on .. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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