glenburn bud Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 12 minutes ago, FTOF said: If we sign Fletcher, then whoever plays alongside him is going to have to be brilliant at closing down opposition defenders. Does Nahmani fit the bill in that respect or will a fit, rejuvenated Ayunga suffice? Or even Greive. We sort of played that way when Watt was with us, as he wasn't exactly dynamic with respect to closing down players and Main did the donkey work. If we get Fletcher on a one year deal and if he stays fit and his legs haven't gone, then given his aerial prowess and eye for goal, he'd be a welcome addition. However, the staying fit and the him not being "done" are the major risks, on what will be a significant wage no doubt. His significant wage should be much less of a risk with Brophy off the payroll, and the fact that it might be a one year deal. We will however still have the usual moans about him being finished before he’s kicked a ball for us, if he does sign. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Stu said: Brophy will sign for County and score a few goals in his first five or six games You can stop there. I’ll take that deal. Edited June 28, 2023 by Savage Henry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 For no particular reason, an anagram of Eamonn Brophy is.. "barn hop money" ..make of that what you will. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, Ric said: Shall we all just say the obvious, w Mulgrew is the perfect example. Ok, older, but experienced, he might be at the end of his career but he's been solid and not looked out of place, I'm sure he'll easily do another year. Then you saw the year he had, I'm not comparing Mulgrew with Fletcher, but Mulgrew's dramatic fall is testament to just how quickly things can go South when you are at that age. Mulgrew didn't help himself by being a p***k. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellthepaw Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 I can see Robinson being shrewd with spend on wages. If Brophy was reported to be on what has been banded about, Fletcher would be on similar if not more. Would we sell on our highest earner to replace with another high earner? We have done very well so far with finding great players within our budget, with most recently Richard Taylor being a great example. I think If Brophy is to move this week, we possibly use his transfer fee and wage towards the boy McMennamin, if we can reach a realistic fee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Sensible Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 If there is another club in for one of our transfer targets then he’ll sign for the other club We never win these sort of transfer battles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coventry Saint Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 6 minutes ago, Captain_Sensible said: If there is another club in for one of our transfer targets then he’ll sign for the other club We never win these sort of transfer battles We beat Aberdeen and Hibs to get Brophy and look where it got us... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: Mulgrew didn't help himself by being a p***k. His "Was he raging" comment about Mark McGhee was certainly entertaining, but yeah, he comes across as someone who thinks they are better than they are. I mean he was a decent player in his time, not now, and I actually wonder if he'll manage a full season in the Championship. It's not a technical league, but it's at times faster paced than the Premiership and he doesn't have the legs for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) It is absolutely mental that Goodwin splashed as much money as he did on Brophy given his goalscoring and injury record. I still can't really get my head around it. Edited June 28, 2023 by Shuggie_Murray7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Div Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 32 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said: We beat Aberdeen and Hibs to get Brophy and look where it got us... We also beat a clutch of clubs at the time to get Dargo and that took us straight to the physio table too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 12 minutes ago, Shuggie_Murray7 said: It is absolutely mental that Goodwin aplshed as much money as he did on Brophy given his goalscoring and injury record. I still can't really get my head around it. Yeah, a real head scratcher. I mean we can see the motivation from Goodwin's point of view, we were trying to cement our Premiership status and a solid long term contract striker would have gone a long way to help that, but the choice of Brophy to fill that requirement is odd, not least because he didn't really fit into either of the front 3 pairing that Goodwin used. Could he play striker, yes, but he's not a good as a lone striker. Could he play on the wings, yes but you are removing the key threat he has, goals. Just now, Div said: We also beat a clutch of clubs at the time to get Dargo and that took us straight to the physio table too. The main difference being Dargo had been banging them in right, left and centre. If we are comparing transfer gambles, I have a lot more sympathy for Gus than I do Goodwin (in the case of Brophy/Dargo, at least) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Eyes to the north.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Eyes to the north.... Scott Burns saying its Henderson and Brophy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 41 minutes ago, Shuggie_Murray7 said: It is absolutely mental that Goodwin splashed as much money as he did on Brophy given his goalscoring and injury record. I still can't really get my head around it. I don't think much of you were complaining at the time, though? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 Just now, RandomGuy. said: Scott Burns saying its Henderson and Brophy. It certainly is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 minute ago, djchapsticks said: It certainly is. Realistic chance its £150k+, unless you lot are just writing off Brophy. About a month ago Roy MacGregor was mewling to the papers about how other bottom six clubs should be cutting back their spending as its unsustainable 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, DukDukGoose said: I don't think much of you were complaining at the time, though? No need for revisionism, now.. ..if you actually go through the quotes at the time, there were many of us who sat on the fence, well aware that he (a) injury prone, (b) didn't score many goals, and (c) would be likely on a silly wage. Did we enjoy being billy big baws after outbidding "bigger" teams than us? Of course, that's the banter, but I very much doubt you will find a single poster who didn't have some reservation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted June 28, 2023 Author Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Realistic chance its £150k+, unless you lot are just writing off Brophy. About a month ago Roy MacGregor was mewling to the papers about how other bottom six clubs should be cutting back their spending as its unsustainable I swear if the words 'Undisclosed Fee' come with the Brophy announcement, I'll die laughing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Can fully understand Henderson wanting to leave for more regular football, which he wasn't going to get with the system Robinson deployed last season. It's a shame as he looked like he had plenty of potential and I'd love to have kept him. Be interesting to see if we're getting the full compensation or have cut a deal that includes a sell on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS77 Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Just now, Stu said: Can fully understand Henderson wanting to leave for more regular football, which he wasn't going to get with the system Robinson deployed last season. It's a shame as he looked like he had plenty of potential and I'd love to have kept him. Be interesting to see if we're getting the full compensation or have cut a deal that includes a sell on. I don’t think he’ll get the regular game time he’s after up at County either but time will tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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