The Marly Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Just now, RandomGuy. said: Yes, but the manager said they weren't offering contracts. I assumed that was current players he was talking about. Hopefully the club are at least trying to identify players even if we haven't offered contracts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 A step down for Rooney if he moves to Fleetwood Town. League 1 jobbers with a pishy wee ground. He can surely do better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Rooney has signed for Fleetwood apparently. Wanted to go work with Brown. We put in an offer but seems to have opted to go down south. A proper gutter to miss out on him, one of my favourite players from Scottish football in the last decade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 A step down for Rooney if he moves to Fleetwood Town. League 1 jobbers with a pishy wee ground. He can surely do better.I think Fleetwood are investing heavily with Scott Brown as manager now. Might be looking at Kerr doing well and seeing a possible chance of replicating that. Also note Rotherham are back looking at him too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 29 minutes ago, craigkillie said: A proper gutter to miss out on him, one of my favourite players from Scottish football in the last decade. One trophy per braincell but in a way that makes him one of my favorite players too. Hard not to like him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, mizfit said: Middlesbrough apparently keen on Zander from what I’m reading online. One of these agent-led sites that provide the perfect outlet for people like Jackie McNamara and Clive. You saw this approach with Scott Tanser last year and it usually means there isn't the interest or offers that they are looking for and you end up signing for St Mirren. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewh Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, craigkillie said: A proper gutter to miss out on him, one of my favourite players from Scottish football in the last decade. I don’t see moving from Saints to Kilmarnock as any kind of progress, no disrespect intended. Money aside, what’s the attraction? Bigger wages in England than either of us will pay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Its amazing how massive a club suddenly becomes just weeks after narrowly finishing above part-time Arbroath in the second tier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Well, that’s some league cup group stage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 46 minutes ago, andrewh said: I don’t see moving from Saints to Kilmarnock as any kind of progress, no disrespect intended. Money aside, what’s the attraction? Bigger wages in England than either of us will pay. We're a bigger club, pay more, and are really handy for players who live in or near Glasgow. I would expect we would most often be able to beat St Johnstone to a player we both wanted, but of course there are other teams who can come in above both of us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 47 minutes ago, PauloPerth said: Its amazing how massive a club suddenly becomes just weeks after narrowly finishing above part-time Arbroath in the second tier. This is quite the meltdown from a simple post that I was disappointed to miss out on signing a good player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Considering we’re back in action on the 9th July I don’t think we need to worry about the management being slow in transfer targets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theyellowbox Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Understand why the club couldn't offer contracts to new players before knowing where we'd end up as who would want to sign for a club that goes and gets relegated. See Lamie for how that can end up. So you either have to throw money at it, which we'd never do and/or run the risk that they demand a relegation break clause. On existing players, it's kind of the same problem, but at least you can be in their ear about it all the time and have informal 'if we stay up' agreements. Fleetwood isn't a step up, but it may be seen as a stepping stone to one that might not arise otherwise. On the basis that Hendry, Clark, McCart and Rooney will all be off, Clark aside, they have all emerged and will go within only a few years, so not exactly ripping up the fabric if the club. McCart I think will struggle to find a big move, so can see him staying in Scotland. Roll back 18 months and ironically, he'd be the only one you'd say would be a critical loss (mind Zander was rank in that period). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, craigkillie said: This is quite the meltdown from a simple post that I was disappointed to miss out on signing a good player. Pointing out Kilmarnock are not a step up from St Johnstone is definitely a meltdown Craig, isn’t it? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsjfc Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Rooney away. Always likely but gutting nevertheless 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankChickens1 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Rooney to Fleetwood official now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Had months to prepare myself for this, hurts just as much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Looking at it logically we were never keeping Rooney simply due to his size, speed and physicality. A team down south who can pay more were always taking a chance on him; however the fact he’s away down south is a relief as it’ll mean we don’t need to face off against him any time soon. I will never begrudge players leaving saints to earn more money and earn a chance of playing at a higher level. Let’s face it, he was moving on irrespective of what deal we put in front of him. I’ll be more annoyed if the likes of Clark pitch up at another Scottish club on a slightly larger wage with no intention of furthering themselves in the game. I think we can all agree Rooney for those 2 years was more than worth it, especially given his first 6 months were a little bit of a right off! So I’ll wish the big mental b*****d all the best and look forward to him bodying folk south of the border. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 All the best to Shaun Rooney. A club legend that fully deserves his move. That league cup group is quite something. I hadn’t heard that at long last it looks like they’ve ditched the regionalisation. But it’s completely bitten us on the arse with some of the biggest trips we could get! Ayr, Queen of the South, Annan Athletic, Elgin City. Hopefully Annan is away to tick off a new ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Hopefully it works out for Shaun. He's made some impact here! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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