naegoodinthedark Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Has McKenna finally broke the 25 year transfer record? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Enrico Pallazzo said: But McKenna shouldn't go into this with his eyes shut. Forest are in free-fall at the moment with 4 straight defeats and 9 games without a win. Their signing policy is erratic to say the least, and this might not be the move that will further his career the way he hopes. Word is that Eddie Howe may be their manager this time next week. He's probably had his fill of soccer mercenaries from the east of Scotland. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 £5 million all in with a sizeable sell on is a great bit of business tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) So... McKenna will plug the financial gap and leave us in as good a financial position as we can possibly be all things considered. Based on what we saw yesterday would you be happy going forward with what we have? Would you entertain selling Cosgrove too and getting in a defender who can also play out from the back more comfortably than what we have? We'd be selling our only real goal scorer but playing the 3-4-3 without him it looked like goals could come from anywhere. Having enjoyed the football against Hibs, Killie and Viking my heart says yes but the pragmatic in me thinks we should keep Cosgrove and see if we can squeeze him in. Even if this does mean hoofball. Edited September 21, 2020 by Merkland Red 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 I wonder if part of the appeal of the 3-4-3 to McInnes is basically avoiding playing full-backs. At right-back, Logan is past his best and Hernandez obviously isn't where he would have wanted him to be by now; on the left, Considine has been a steady option there but will become increasingly limited and playing Hayes as a full-back would perhaps stop him from influencing things further up the park as often as he would like. 3-4-3 has essentially allowed him to squeeze as many of his most threatening and creative attack-minded players on the pitch as possible, when they have all been fit - Kennedy and Hayes as wing-backs, with Hedges and Wright supporting Watkins. What happens now with McKenna going, I'm not sure - as has been said, I'm far from convinced by Taylor in a three (especially with Considine there too) and having to move McCrorie there means we are disrupting what has looked an effective and promising partnership with Ferguson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Will we have enough to buy Liam Lindsay and pay the bills? Fits the McInnes signing profile except i don't remember him scoring against us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, coprolite said: Will we have enough to buy Liam Lindsay and pay the bills? Fits the McInnes signing profile except i don't remember him scoring against us. Papers were saying none of it goes towards a replacement as we signed McCrorie knowing McKenna would be off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, DrewDon said: I wonder if part of the appeal of the 3-4-3 to McInnes is basically avoiding playing full-backs. At right-back, Logan is past his best and Hernandez obviously isn't where he would have wanted him to be by now; on the left, Considine has been a steady option there but will become increasingly limited and playing Hayes as a full-back would perhaps stop him from influencing things further up the park as often as he would like. 3-4-3 has essentially allowed him to squeeze as many of his most threatening and creative attack-minded players on the pitch as possible, when they have all been fit - Kennedy and Hayes as wing-backs, with Hedges and Wright supporting Watkins. What happens now with McKenna going, I'm not sure - as has been said, I'm far from convinced by Taylor in a three (especially with Considine there too) and having to move McCrorie there means we are disrupting what has looked an effective and promising partnership with Ferguson. That's a fair shout regarding the full backs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Surely a young loan defender from England with no fee involved, just pay part of his wages, is on the cards when McKenna goes? Puts a fair reliance on Hoban now, needs an injury free season. Ferguson was schooled yesterday, and is the reason why nobody has really come in for him yet. A fair bit improvement to go yet if he is to get to the top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Papers were saying none of it goes towards a replacement as we signed McCrorie knowing McKenna would be off. Bad news if true but the papers print any old shite, so I'll not take their word for it. That said, sounds plausible unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 35 minutes ago, coprolite said: Will we have enough to buy Liam Lindsay and pay the bills? Fits the McInnes signing profile except i don't remember him scoring against us. Don't watch the mince down south is Lindsay no getting a game at Stoke? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 48 minutes ago, coprolite said: Will we have enough football knowledge to sign Liam Lindsay and pay the bills? Fits the McInnes signing profile except i don't remember him scoring against us. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Merkland Red said: Papers were saying none of it goes towards a replacement as we signed McCrorie knowing McKenna would be off. That makes total sense, unfortunately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 36 minutes ago, wastecoatwilly said: Don't watch the mince down south is Lindsay no getting a game at Stoke? From wiki Lindsay kept his spot in the team until Michael O'Neill brought in James Chester in January and he took Lindsay's place for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[38] In August 2020 he was linked with a transfer away from the club, to Sheffield Wednesday or Huddersfield Town.[39] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Now that the powers that be in Scottish football have finally used strict liability against two clubs, Aberdeen and Celtic, I now expect this to continue when fans are allowed back into grounds. This would obviously mean a fine for Celtic and Rangers after every away match that they play, and the odd fine or two for clubs whose fans indulge in a bit of the same when playing these two clubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Now that the powers that be in Scottish football have finally used strict liability against two clubs, Aberdeen and Celtic, I now expect this to continue when fans are allowed back into grounds. This would obviously mean a fine for Celtic and Rangers after every away match that they play, and the odd fine or two for clubs whose fans indulge in a bit of the same when playing these two clubs. "... then kingjoey woke up..." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Now that the powers that be in Scottish football have finally used strict liability against two clubs, Aberdeen and Celtic, I now expect this to continue when fans are allowed back into grounds. This would obviously mean a fine for Celtic and Rangers after every away match that they play, and the odd fine or two for clubs whose fans indulge in a bit of the same when playing these two clubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 6 hours ago, Frank Grimes said: £5 million all in with a sizeable sell on is a great bit of business tbh I thought it was rumoured that Swansea were going to bid £6m for him a couple of years ago but Aberdeen wanted £10m. Was that just paper talk? https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aberdeens-scott-mckenna-back-swansea-14971985 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Scary Bear said: I thought it was rumoured that Swansea were going to bid £6m for him a couple of years ago but Aberdeen wanted £10m. Was that just paper talk? https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aberdeens-scott-mckenna-back-swansea-14971985 Highest fee I've seen mentioned was the 6 or so million that Aston Villa supposedly offered but was a loan with option to buy type deal. Never seen Aberdeen talking about wanting 10 million for him. Even at the time when he wa being hyped the most I don't think it got close to that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 The market has also changed significantly from 2/3 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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