The Famous Aberdeen - Season 2022/23

[DukDukGoose]

30 minutes ago, Illgresi said:

Hedges is significantly better at that than Wright though, but usually gets played out wide because we have limited options. So what we really need is a RWB so that Kennedy can play up off the left where he excelled for St. Johnstone.

You don't think Hedges has looked at his best when played with Wright?

[tarapoa]

4 hours ago, Illgresi said:

This whole Wright affair absolutely reeks of the agent being an absolute bawbag. Unfortunately that's the way football is these days, and we better get used to it if we want to become one of the fabled #Top100.

Furthermore, the club have often stated they want to have the best youth system in the country. There's absolutely no point in that if we can't keep these players for long enough to make an impact on the first team, and then make money on them. It's probably too late now that the **** are involved, but we really shouldn't be letting prospects have less than a year on their deal.

The counter-argument on Wright would be that the club had every opportunity to dangle what would have been a modest contract during his injury spell and he'd probably have been like to rat up a drainpipe to sign it, despite being on crutches.

It was a huge season for him, and for half a dozen games or so, we found a formula that made him a standout.  The agent will quickly jump on that and quickly remind him that any moral obligation to the club that spent 13 years developing him, for the previous return of a couple of good games against Partick Thistle, can go out of the window.

Pre-Bosman, at least we got seven-figure sums off them for Robertson and Steven Wright............one positive from Brexshit could be doing more to protect clubs that spend time developing players, rather than these pishy little comp fees in place now and all that freedom of movement/employment law nonsense.

 

Edited January 13, 2021 by tarapoa

[coprolite]

8 minutes ago, tarapoa said:

The counter-argument on Wright would be that the club had every opportunity to dangle what would have been a modest contract during his injury spell and he'd probably have been like to rat up a drainpipe to sign it, despite being on crutches.

It was a huge season for him, and for half a dozen games or so, we found a formula that made him a standout.  The agent will quickly jump on that and quickly remind him that any moral obligation to the club that spent 13 years developing him, for the previous return of a couple of good games against Partick Thistle, can go out of the window.

Pre-Bosman, at least we got seven-figure sums off them for Robertson and Steven Wright............one positive from Brexshit could be doing more to protect clubs that spend time developing players, rather than these pishy little comp fees in place now and all that freedom of movement/employment law nonsense.

 

I've no idea why other fans would call us tories. 

[tarapoa]

33 minutes ago, coprolite said:

I've no idea why other fans would call us tories. 

I've just had to empty my Cayman Islands bank account to pay for Livingston PPV.

[Irrational Behaviour]

What's the script with McLennan? Out for four games now. Anyone know what injury he's carrying? 

[Illgresi]

1 hour ago, Merkland Red said:

You don't think Hedges has looked at his best when played with Wright?

Absolutely, subjectively you can look back and recall some nice passages of play that involved both of them. But objectively you could argue that Hedges looked at his best when the whole team was playing, given half our squad was decimated prior to the one fixture.

[starryfish]

What's the script with McLennan? Out for four games now. Anyone know what injury he's carrying? 

Foot

[DukDukGoose]

4 minutes ago, Illgresi said:

Absolutely, subjectively you can look back and recall some nice passages of play that involved both of them. But objectively you could argue that Hedges looked at his best when the whole team was playing, given half our squad was decimated prior to the one fixture.

And the whole team hasn't looked good since Wright and Watkins were injured.

[Rodhull]

Wouldn't be surprised if Wright goes and they don't bring in another player in his position then Ethan Ross could be recalled from his loan.

[EdmontonDandy]

I see Derby County have announced that they can't afford to pay players wages from December.  That boy Shinnie they have worth a look? 

[Bogbrush1903]

7 hours ago, AngusTheBull said:

 

I'm much more concerned about McLennan given he also OOC this summer, two years younger and played the same amount of games as Wright.

... And who has achieved just as little in his time at Aberdeen as Wright. 

Either these young players aren't good enough or McInnes isn't giving homegrown youngsters the opportunity to shine. 

Edited January 13, 2021 by Bogbrush1903

[Irrational Behaviour]

Scott Wright to Oxford United 

[Dons_1988]

13 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said:

Scott Wright to Oxford United 

Seems a more plausible move. 12th in League one is probably fair for 8 weeks of looking like a player.

[Rcfc fan]

Unless Oxford offer better money then surely he’d be just as well staying at Aberdeen?

[Sheep62]

47 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said:

Scott Wright to Oxford United 

This was muted back on Monday or Tuesday of this week.

Don't think he's strong enough to stand up to the treatment he'd get playing at that level tbh.

[Green Day]

6 minutes ago, Sheep62 said:

This was muted back on Monday or Tuesday of this week.

They did well to keep it quiet...........

[Dons_1988]

7 minutes ago, Green Day said:

They did well to keep it quiet...........

Beat me to it 

[Frank Grimes]

1 hour ago, Irrational Behaviour said:

Scott Wright to Oxford United 

Hope so as the Scotsman are reporting Greg Stewart could end up back at Pittodrie if Wright goes to Mordor 

Save us, Oxford 

[Dons_1988]

I'm convinced the Greg Stewart stuff is just the weegie media at the wind up. Irresponsible given the fragile mental health of everyone just now.

[Guest Bob Mahelp]

I thought the days were gone of braindead Scottish footballers...step forward Chris Maguire....throwing away their career by heading to dead end clubs in the lower English leagues. 

Maybe not.