AngusTheBull Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 8 hours ago, HarleyQuinn said: I have an inking the club may sell Duk this window. If a decent offer comes in then he'll be away. Duk has been relatively poor of late and I think he's holding back due to a potential move. Don’t think this is true and/or fair tbh. I think Duk is lacking a bit of full match sharpness due to his late return following international duty and is still lacking the half yard he had from October onwards last season. I know some might point to Miovski coming back at a similar time, but he’s not just off the back of his first season in professional football (rather than playing for a B team). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusTheBull Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 hour ago, RandomGuy. said: Great, as always. Ground score high due to high possession adjusted def duel win % + high possession adjusted interceptions + low amount of fouls conceded. Is £750k an overpay? Probably. Are you finding a 24yo LCB who you know is good enough for the level, who fits your system perfectly, who slots into the team perfectly, and who can only improve, for less than that? Probably not. Left footed ball playing CBs are incredibly in demand. The idea theres experienced ones in their 20s floating about for less than half a million is a bit fantastical. If you want to progress as a club you'll have to get comfortable paying large fees when its necessary instead of accepting lesser players. It’s a lot of money but would tend to agree that we’re not going to find a proven young player who we know fits and can slot into our system well without spending a similar fee anyway. Given we already have one CB who is new to the league and possibly a new LWB too, it might be more prudent to bite the bullet given how late in the day it is now getting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: If that’s where we find ourselves then it is genuine madness from the club. If it weren’t for this European money we wouldn’t dream of spending that on him. Spent more than that on Ronnie Hernandez. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Bogbrush1903 said: It's probably a bit picky but.. Probably ? Regarding Scales, was the 750k ~ 1m officially announced or was this figure plucked from the ether like everything else? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Scales isn't the new Maldini but he does have a skillset that's not easy to find. We might pick up a left sided, ball playing centre halve who is as good as Scales and will slot into our team for less than £750k, but it would be a big gamble. If Celtic are genuinely willing to sell for that figure, I would just pay it and move on tbh. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) It's not just the £750k fee. He'll be wanting paid as a player of that value too. Edited August 20, 2023 by DukDukGoose 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 6 hours ago, lubo_blaha said: Spent more than that on Ronnie Hernandez. And possibly/probably on miovski. Im talking specifically about Liam scales. I don’t think £750k on scales forms part of the transfer strategy we’ve employed in the last couple of years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyQuinn Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Barnsley have expressed an interest in Watford centre-half Mattie Pollock, with the Tykes looking to strengthen their defensive ranks, as reported by journalist Alan Nixon via his Patreon. Pollock is yet to appear for Watford in the Championship this season, and has been linked with a move away from Vicarage Road. The 21-year-old is on Barnsley’s radar and we may see a bid put in prior to the commencement of the transfer window. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraniteGype Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) On 17/08/2023 at 16:00, betting competition said: You are correct: https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Europa-Conference-League-2023/24/Article-45-Player-lists-Online For the qualifying phase and the play-offs, a club may register a maximum of two new eligible players on List A after the above-mentioned deadlines, provided the quota of locally trained players is respected. Such registration must be completed by 24.00CET on the day before the relevant first-leg match and the club’s association must confirm in writing that the new player is eligible to play at domestic level at this time. I presume this means we need to sign and register players who don't blow up our "locally trained" quota before midnight on Wednesday, or, we are limited to the current squad for both legs v Hacken? There's still plenty time in the window for deals but it is starting to look unlikely that we will be bolstered in time for the play-off. I must admit that I had expected a bit of movement since that rotten Livi performance. The club probably feel they can take a calculated risk for the play-off tie with a conference league safety net...... and a reasonably decent change of beating Hacken with the current squad. I hope it doesn't back fire. Edited August 21, 2023 by bpdon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 56 minutes ago, bpdon said: I presume this means we need to sign and register players who don't blow up our "locally trained" quota before midnight on Wednesday, or, we are limited to the current squad for both legs v Hacken? There's still plenty time in the window for deals but it is starting to look unlikely that we will be bolstered in time for the play-off. I must admit that I had expected a bit of movement since that rotten Livi performance. The club probably feel they can take a calculated risk for the play-off tie with a conference league safety net...... and a reasonably decent change of beating Hacken with the current squad. I hope it doesn't back fire. We won’t beat Hacken with that team/squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said: We won’t beat Hacken with that team/squad. I can only conclude that the club aren't that concerned about getting through against Häcken. Stevie Wonder could tell Robson/Burrows/Gunn that this current squad isn't anywhere strong enough to compete on three fronts - but maybe once all Plan A/B avenues have been exhausted, there's a realisation that loans on deadline day is the only way we're going to get the quality and depth for the challenges ahead. The LC opening up slightly and concluding on Dec 17 is even more reason not to f**k up the golden ticket - everything 'next window' and beyond can take of itself when the time comes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 56 minutes ago, tarapoa said: I can only conclude that the club aren't that concerned about getting through against Häcken. Stevie Wonder could tell Robson/Burrows/Gunn that this current squad isn't anywhere strong enough to compete on three fronts - but maybe once all Plan A/B avenues have been exhausted, there's a realisation that loans on deadline day is the only way we're going to get the quality and depth for the challenges ahead. The LC opening up slightly and concluding on Dec 17 is even more reason not to f**k up the golden ticket - everything 'next window' and beyond can take of itself when the time comes. It’s like the Europa League would be a “nice to have”. I accept it’s not easy making permanent transfers for contracted players, as opposed to loans, but given we’ve taken in £3m in fees (ok, we’ve spent some of that), we have another £5m guaranteed. I’d have hoped for maybe two first team players in before Hacken, with maybe another two in the last week of the window. We’ll be playing Hacken with 3 or 4 that shouldn’t be in the starting X1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Hacken aren’t that good lads, we absolutely should be able to beat them with the squad we’ve got Whether we will is another matter entirely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I noticed that the left back that Hacken sold to Seria A has already been replaced by another full back from Standard Liege. Meanwhile, having let Ylber Ramadani go nearly 3 weeks ago, & about 6 weeks after the rumours started, we’re still faffing around with no replacement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Thenorthernlight said: It’s like the Europa League would be a “nice to have”. Yes, and this is what’s frustrating me the most. If the Europa groups doesn’t really matter, then third place doesn’t really matter? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GregStewart Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 On 20/08/2023 at 00:24, HarleyQuinn said: https://www.aberdeenlive.news/sport/football/football-news/oxford-united-knock-back-aberdeen-8691083 He's predominantly a left back but can play left sided centre back. May be a sign we moved on from Scales. should have moved on from the Scales debacle the moment a few couldn’t be agreed between the 2 clubs. Also should have gone for Stuart Findlay, a very competent left sided centre back. Rated him in his first spell at Killie and never understood why we didn’t try and get him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GregStewart Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 1 minute ago, naegoodinthedark said: Yes, and this is what’s frustrating me the most. If the Europa groups doesn’t really matter, then third place doesn’t really matter? It does, as it gets you in to qualification at the last stage so group stages guaranteed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraniteGype Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Thenorthernlight said: It’s like the Europa League would be a “nice to have”. I accept it’s not easy making permanent transfers for contracted players, as opposed to loans, but given we’ve taken in £3m in fees (ok, we’ve spent some of that), we have another £5m guaranteed. I’d have hoped for maybe two first team players in before Hacken, with maybe another two in the last week of the window. We’ll be playing Hacken with 3 or 4 that shouldn’t be in the starting X1. Agree with this. Granted a few of our primary targets have not worked out, but the lack of meaningful progress on any plan B or plan C ahead of a lot of important August games, including Hacken, does hint at a lack of options or conviction. Hopefully the management have the measure of Hacken and their patience with signings pay off. I’m getting twitchy though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunbartonshireRed Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I see the striker Hibs were linked with today follows us on Instagram. I know it doesn't mean anything but with f**k all else to speculate about it at least gives us something of a rumour 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starryfish Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Pape Habib Gueye being linked with us, was linked with Hibs funnily enough but apparently not going there, he follows us on Instagram if that’s any type of clue…… 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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