highland_mechanic Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 3 hours ago, d31 said: English based then I presume? I've seen us linked with the guy Dion Charles... quick youtube for a look... goodness all the games look like their from the highland league behind closed doors. Surreal Cardiff and Notts Forest are after Dion Charles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 24 minutes ago, highland_mechanic said: Cardiff and Notts Forest are after Dion Charles It'll be interesting to see how he gets on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, highland_mechanic said: Cardiff and Notts Forest are after Dion Charles Was it not Cardiff who were just pipped in the race to sign Gallagher? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highland_mechanic Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, big al said: Was it not Cardiff who were just pipped in the race to sign Gallagher? We are letting Gallagher commute from Dundee, much harder persuading English based players to move North when they have options down south 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, highland_mechanic said: We are letting Gallagher commute from Dundee, much harder persuading English based players to move North when they have options down south Very true, family situation helps a scenario. Edited May 9, 2021 by big al 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 2 hours ago, highland_mechanic said: We are letting Gallagher commute from Dundee Oh God, I've had a flashback to Jackie McNamara... I'm getting ominous signals about Declan... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 7 hours ago, Bogbrush1903 said: Oh God, I've had a flashback to Jackie McNamara... I'm getting ominous signals about Declan... He commuted to Motherwell from Dundee. Wasn't McNamara driving to Aberdeen from Glasgow every morning? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: He commuted to Motherwell from Dundee. Wasn't McNamara driving to Aberdeen from Glasgow every morning? Aye, a clear indication that he just didn't want to be there. Not seeing the issue with a commute from Dundee. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishZizou Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 A commute from Dundee to Cormack Park with the bypass is really not that bad. Been scanning top scorer lists for anyone we can steal from Scottish Championship etc and no one glaringly obvious. we should just go full on team everyone hates us and play Lafferty and Griffiths as a two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Merkland Red said: He commuted to Motherwell from Dundee. Wasn't McNamara driving to Aberdeen from Glasgow every morning? McNamara was driving to and from Edinburgh. If there was doubt about McNamara's commitment to the club if he chose to remain living in Edinburgh then there must be doubt about Gallagher's too. I remember speaking to Stephen Hughes after a 0-3 defeat in Inverness in January 2013 and he wasn't heading back on the team bus as he was staying in the Glasgow area. I think a few of the players had similar arrangements at the time. If one player does then others might use that example to see if they can travel up themselves. It's not just the distance but the effects it has on team bonding whilst also calling into question his commitment to the club. It won't be an issue if he's playing well and the team are winning, but if he isn't then it will be used against him just as it was with Jackie McNamara. Edited May 10, 2021 by Bogbrush1903 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishZizou Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bogbrush1903 said: McNamara was driving to and from Edinburgh. If there was doubt about McNamara's commitment to the club if he chose to remain living in Edinburgh then there must be doubt about Gallagher's too. I remember speaking to Stephen Hughes after a 0-3 defeat in Inverness in January 2013 and he wasn't heading back on the team bus as he was staying in the Glasgow area. I think a few of the players had similar arrangements at the time. It's not just the distance but the effects it has on team bonding whilst also calling into question his commitment to the club. It won't be an issue if he's playing well and the team are winning, but if he isn't then it will be used against him just as it was with Jackie McNamara. There’s a significant difference between an hour commute and a three hour commute. where’s the acceptable cut off for playing for Aberdeen? Stonehaven? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 49 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Aye, a clear indication that he just didn't want to be there. Not seeing the issue with a commute from Dundee. 3 minutes ago, ScottishZizou said: There’s a significant difference between an hour commute and a three hour commute. where’s the acceptable cut off for playing for Aberdeen? Stonehaven? 2 hour commute, he's got to get back home too...I've also added to the quote you used by saying that other players might request the same using Gallagher's travel as an example. Unnecessary hassles in my view... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Bogbrush1903 said: 2 hour commute, he's got to get back home too...I've also added to the quote you used by saying that other players might request the same using Gallagher's travel as an example. Unnecessary hassles in my view... I work with a guy who commutes to Aberdeen from Dundee. Until Covid he'd done this for 9 years. Don't see the issue with a footballer doing it when they are 'working' at most four hours a day? Edited May 10, 2021 by Merkland Red 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, Bogbrush1903 said: 2 hour commute, he's got to get back home too...I've also added to the quote you used by saying that other players might request the same using Gallagher's travel as an example. Unnecessary hassles in my view... I think you're creating an issue that doesn't exist here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Aberdeen FC - A local club for local players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dons_1988 said: Aye, a clear indication that he just didn't want to be there. Not seeing the issue with a commute from Dundee. I mean, Gallagher's "people" have probably said enough in the press over the past few months that you can reasonably assume that Aberdeen wasn't his preferred destination but if nothing else I'd say that being able to commute would have been a selling point in signing for you guys. I also don't see where there's an issue here - given he's been commuting from Dundee to Lanarkshire for the past couple of years. Edited May 10, 2021 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I commute further than Dundee-Kingswells and, while i do admittedly lack commitment to my employer, it's a doddle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Aye a one hour commute is not a big deal. Just looking for reasons to be pessimistic I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Aberdeen FC - A local club for local players. Surely you aren’t impressed by this xC of over 100km? Whats the league average ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 19 minutes ago, Rodhull said: Aye a one hour commute is not a big deal. Just looking for reasons to be pessimistic I think. I shall park my pessimism there on this subject, probably reflecting my own thoughts that I would detest driving up and down the A90 everyday back and forth from Dundee. However, it's interesting that the Motherwell fans on the one hand saying it wasn't a problem that he was commuting, and on the other hand saying he hasn't played this season. It might be factor, it might be nothing to do with it... Anyway, I said that I would park and then continued saying something else on the matter. It's well and truly parked now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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