NorthernLights Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Some more top notch work from the club on the transfer/contract front. Hopefully this means Clark Robertson is off in the summer, can't see him getting a new deal with Shinnie, Considine and Hayes all signed up onto long term deals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I'd be deeply pissed off if the club would settle for as little as 50k to let him go now: it would reek of a lack of ambition. Assuming Shinnie's going to maintain his recent form and remain a regular starter until the end of the season, then we should be treating him as potentially making the difference between a second and a fourth-place finish, which would be a great deal more than 50k in prize money; in fact the difference between fourth and third would still be a six-figure sum. Obviously in practice the loss of one player, other than a prolific striker or playmaker, is unlikely to make that sort of difference, but it would still leave a bad taste to see our board being prepared to weaken our team and strengthen a rival for so little. Agreed, to be honest I just pulled a figure out the air, but there must be a valuation where your board says yes as He's leaving in 4 months time anyway to join a rival, so will his heart be in it as much as it was before? £100k?? The GMS and Shinnie pre-contracts do throw up a few potentially interesting scenarios though- if GMS scores the winner in a league cup final for utd v celtic, or Shinnie scores against the Dons so ICT pip aberdeen to the title.. Would they still be as welcome with their new supports? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Never understand why someone who is good enough to go down south would choose to move to a relatively similar club in the same league. Shows a complete lack of ambition Inverness a similar club to Aberdeen. Aye, right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 He's signing for a team with a realistic chance of winning trophies and will probably play in Europe next season. He wouldn't be able to do that at Rotherham/Huddersfield/Millwall. Is it a lack of ambition that he sacrificed possibly 1/2k p/w to do so? Regarding Aberdeen being a similar club to ICT; Caley have never won a trophy, never been in Europe and have about a quarter of the support of Aberdeen. Any claims that this is a sideways move are ludicrous. Of course it's a sidewards move showing no ambition (an accusation often labeled at Scottish players we sign) You've won 1 trophy in 20 years, and even that it was on penalties, so where does this realistic chance of winning trophies come from? you have about the same chance as everyone else outwith Celtic in the Premiership -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Inverness a similar club to Aberdeen. Aye, right. Haha nah i know aberdeen are bigger than inverness. Just that he is going to be playing the same teams and the same players. Would have thought the option to move to the championship would have been better 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I think the term were looking for here is Scrambling For Relevance. I assume you agree with everything else i've said 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 No. I'm just highlighting the most irrelevant part of your post Rico. Ok, do tell me why this isn't a sideward moves showing lack of ambition. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 An upset Celtic fan all over an Aberdeen thread just for a nice change 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~~~ Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I don't care if it is. He's obviously getting a better wage, he feels he has a better chance of success given the recent improvements in the team performances including Europe, access to better coaching facilities. Aberdeen are a higher profile club than Inverness hence a better shop window for him if he is as good as he is talked up to be. All of the above could also be said if Celtic had signed him. Eta Moving to the English Championship for a bigger wage isn't really that ambitious is it? It's a bigger wage, whoop-di-fucking-do. So you can't tell me why. You should have just said that to begin with 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 If you can't tell the difference from my answer, you should perhaps go and have some haggis. Good for the brain, all that sheeps lungs. Should that not be "Good for the lungs, all that sheeps brains"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardeer_Samoyed Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Super signing for Aberdeen. Putting a bit of a statement out with this signing and having virtually all of their top players signed up for years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I don't care if it is. He's obviously getting a better wage, he feels he has a better chance of success given the recent improvements in the team performances including Europe, access to better coaching facilities. Aberdeen are a higher profile club than Inverness hence a better shop window for him if he is as good as he is talked up to be. All of the above could also be said if Celtic had signed him. Eta Moving to the English Championship for a bigger wage isn't really that ambitious is it? It's a bigger wage, whoop-di-fucking-do. Better standard of league and playing against better players. Course that is more ambitious than moving to aberdeen and staying in scotland. Move to england and become a better player and try move up the ladder from there. Or stay in scotland and play against the same teams and players and try win the league cup. Cracking 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Better standard of league and playing against better players. Course that is more ambitious than moving to aberdeen and staying in scotland. Move to england and become a better player and try move up the ladder from there. Or stay in scotland and play against the same teams and players and try win the league cup. Cracking Its a complete myth joining a Championship side will make you a better player. You'd be better playing regularly here and then try and win a move to the English Premiership, than go down there and fester. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufc Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Its a complete myth joining a Championship side will make you a better player. You'd be better playing regularly here and then try and win a move to the English Premiership, than go down there and fester. It really is not. Playing against better players makes you a better player. Going from scottish premier league to premiership is rare. The difference is so big. Going via championship is the way forward. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpdon Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 It really is not. Playing against better players makes you a better player. Going from scottish premier league to premiership is rare. The difference is so big. Going via championship is the way forward.The key word being "playing". Perhaps the championship clubs that were in for Shinnie (allegedly) didn't convince him he would be a regular starter. Even when he finishes this new 3 year contract with AFC, he will still only be 26. Plenty time for him to develop further and peak. Regards moving to the EPL, from the SPFL, via the Championship: I'm struggling to think of a single player who has earned that series of transfers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 He's not even that good to be honest. Don't really rate him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Seethers gonna seethe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I would have a lot more faith in the Premiership being of a higher standard over the next three years than I would the level of the English Championship. At least that is the attitude we should collectively be aiming to have up here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS RED Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 He's signing for a team with a realistic chance of winning trophies and will probably play in Europe next season. He wouldn't be able to do that at Rotherham/Huddersfield/Millwall. Is it a lack of ambition that he sacrificed possibly 1/2k p/w to do so? Regarding Aberdeen being a similar club to ICT; Caley have never won a trophy, never been in Europe and have about a quarter of the support of Aberdeen. Any claims that this is a sideways move are ludicrous. More like about about a 6th, to be exact. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS RED Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Of course it's a sidewards move showing no ambition (an accusation often labeled at Scottish players we sign) You've won 1 trophy in 20 years, and even that it was on penalties, so where does this realistic chance of winning trophies come from? you have about the same chance as everyone else outwith Celtic in the Premiership hahahahaha since whendid winning a trophy on pens become less of a trophy win? Deluded tim mink. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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