BucksburnDandy Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Official now. That just looks wrong on every level 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 No, you're crying. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 56 minutes ago, AJF said: It would be a sad state of affairs if some people considered 5 sentences too long to read It's 8 on my mobile though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottorae Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 He was carrying us in the 19/20 season tbf and was pretty good in the season before that. He’s done next to nothing since though.A brilliant servant to the club and one of the best we’ve seen in my lifetime but it’s definitely time for him to move on.Woefully underused when we had the likes of Hornby, Hendry and Kamberi offering absolutely nothing up front. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 One of my favourite Niall McGinn goals was in the same match against Kilmarnock where Scott McKenna scored that goal. He’d just come back to the club after his six months away, and with the score at 2-1 to us he picked the ball up just inside our own half by the dugouts, ran diagonally across the pitch and hammered a shot into the net from around the corner of the box. Fantastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I know Niall's time was long since up with us but I'm still genuinely sad to see the guy go. Been a very good player for us and Aberdeen has been a very good club for his career. He progressively got better up to 2017 as he added a lot of work rate to his good creative abilities. His performance at Ibrox when we won for the first time in 26 years was masterful. His first season when he carried a mediocre team was also very good. He was a luxury at times but an important one nonetheless and far more productive than the likes of GMS were for us.You look back at some of his performances such as at Tynecastle, Groningen and Rijeka, the importance of him shines through in all. On his day, he could turn a game single handedly or very often with Jonny Hayes in tandem on the opposite side.Approaching 30, in my time going to Dons games, we've had very few players as good as Niall McGinn was for so long. Prolific off the park as well as on it, a true apprentice of Craig Brown in the former regard!Genuinely sad and hope that some sort of ambassadorial type role awaits McGinn when he retires from playing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Rodhull said: Official now. 18 month deal!! I'll be surprised if that move works out. Nevertheless, McGinn was a very important player for Aberdeen during the 2010s. The good moments became all too fleeting in his second spell though and should've never been awarded a lengthy three year contract on his return from South Korea; whilst one year extension last summer was, and has been proven, ridiculous. I wasn't surprised he returned here from South Korea but I think he should've taken on a fresh challenge rather than sit comfortably at Aberdeen. I don't think it was a particularly good move for club or player although there were flashes of his old brilliance during the second spell. I think a Scottish Cup match at Rugby Park stands out for me. I was rather hoping he would re-appear at Cove Rangers. He may well do if Dundee doesn't work out for him. He would certainly pull a few curious Dons fans through the turnstiles if he does land at the Balmoral Stadium. Edited January 24, 2022 by Bogbrush1903 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 9 hours ago, kingjoey said: One of my favourite Niall McGinn goals was in the same match against Kilmarnock where Scott McKenna scored that goal. He’d just come back to the club after his six months away, and with the score at 2-1 to us he picked the ball up just inside our own half by the dugouts, ran diagonally across the pitch and hammered a shot into the net from around the corner of the box. Fantastic. Aye that was a belter. The volley at the Merkland end against Dundee (I think) stands out in my memory too. I reckon out of the players who have scored a good number of goals (50 plus?) for us it would be a close one between him and Jess for who had the best "Top 20 goals" highlight reel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mvondo_the_great Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, Leith Green said: Hes been reading Hibs net probably. As to "the other Aberdeen signing", maybe you are back in for this guy? Didn't realise Andy Samberg played. Edited January 25, 2022 by Mvondo_the_great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starryfish Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I'd say McGinn might have made it to 100 goals for us but for his Korean adventure and the curtailment of the 19/20 season. Probably our best free transfer signing this century? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyQuinn Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 What do the others think is a reasonable fee for Calvin Ramsay? Would you take 6 million if that was offered or would you hold out for more? Supposedly we have a young right back replacement in mind if/when he is sold. Presumably, 5% of the transfer fee would be put back into the transfer budget while the rest would help cover any losses occurred during Covid/future projects. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Doubt we’d get 6m. £5m plus a sell-on would be good business for us. I reckon we’ll likely accept £4m though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusTheBull Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Any excuse to post this - my favourite Dons goal in the past 10 years. Some player on his day even if his time had more than come. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep62 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, AngusTheBull said: Any excuse to post this - my favourite Dons goal in the past 10 years. Some player on his day even if his time had more than come. A thing of absolute beauty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunbartonshireRed Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: Doubt we’d get 6m. £5m plus a sell-on would be good business for us. I reckon we’ll likely accept £4m though. I doubt we'd accept £4m if £3.3m has been booted out and told it was nowhere near. I reckon we want £6m but would probably deal at £5m with him coming back on loan and a hefty sell on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 One step forward, two steps back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Merkland Red said: One step forward, two steps back. This. We’re a cup tie away against Motherwell from the season being pretty much meaningless too. Third is gone and 4th seems a long shot too if we’re going to remain as inconsistent as we’ve been all season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 This. We’re a cup tie away against Motherwell from the season being pretty much meaningless too. Third is gone and 4th seems a long shot too if we’re going to remain as inconsistent as we’ve been all season. Spot on. The management team need to do something to address the woeful away performances. There seems to be no purpose to the way we play away from home and we are hugely lacking in creativity if Hedges has a quiet night (as we have been since the start of last season). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) Surely you lads haven’t actually turned down a straight offer of £3.3m for Ramsay? I’m assuming that this was one of those deals where they pay circa £1m now with various spurious add ons? If you have turned down £3.3m up front that’s mental. Edited January 26, 2022 by Alert Mongoose 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Just now, Alert Mongoose said: Surely you lads haven’t actually turned down a straight offer of £3.3m for Ramsay? I’m assuming that this was one of those deals where they pay circa £1m now with various spurious add on? If you have turned down £3.3m up that’s mental. If Patterson's went for £10,000,000+ and they got £3,000,000 rising to £5,000,000 for McKenna I don't think it's that mental. Especially if there are clubs down south keen on him as they will pay over the odds for UK players 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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