tarapoa Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, MikeAFC94 said: Agree with that, but would have preferred a bit more balance between punt and established. Especially if we're going to be shelling out large transfer fees. What constitutes 'established'? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Enjoyed shaydens first interview. “do you know Scottish football? Seen much of it?” ”yeah, although I’ve mostly only watched the eh…um….the big games!” good save shayden, you’ll do fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeAFC94 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 55 minutes ago, tarapoa said: What constitutes 'established'? Dundee United and Hearts, I would say, have signed established players. Ones that have played at this level or higher, known quantities. I understand the model is to sign unfancied players and develop them, but the stakes are high. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 We’ve spent £2 million but that’s not even half the Ramsay cash Nice to know if it goes tits up this season there is cash for another rebuild #GoAgain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, MikeAFC94 said: Dundee United and Hearts, I would say, have signed established players. Ones that have played at this level or higher, known quantities. I understand the model is to sign unfancied players and develop them, but the stakes are high. Sign unfancied players is possibly a slightly flippant way to describe it. Any signing is a gamble, I get that as fans we don’t know any of these guys but to the club they’re not total stabs in the dark. The idea is that the infrastructure we’ve put in place means we’re signing as much of a known quantity as we can without actually dropping them into a premiership game for Aberdeen. Some of these guys will flop as is the way with any window and in particular a window where you sign so many. It’s the first serious test of cormacks new vision and I think it’s quite exciting tbh. Doesn’t mean it can’t all go horribly wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) Dundee United and Hearts, I would say, have signed established players. Ones that have played at this level or higher, known quantities. I understand the model is to sign unfancied players and develop them, but the stakes are high. Jack Ross has been very McInnesy in the type of players signed. Fletcher, McGrath, Sibbald, Middleton will be regarded as safe SPFL signings - better players at smaller clubs in our league (some who have struggled to cut it elsewhere) - or returning veterans from down south for a final pay day. Hearts signing Shankland just feels lazy. The guy's only good seasons were in the second tier with Ayr and Dundee United. He's not done it in the top flight either with us, United or the Belgian club. The club have gone down a different route - the next fives games will begin to give us a better picture if it was the right move to cast the net a bit wider. Edited August 5, 2022 by tarapoa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 27 minutes ago, Frank Grimes said: We’ve spent £2 million but that’s not even half the Ramsay cash Nice to know if it goes tits up this season there is cash for another rebuild #GoAgain Not sure about that as we lost £5 million during Covid and also last season figures won't be too clever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, betting competition said: Not sure about that as we lost £5 million during Covid and also last season figures won't be too clever. McKenna & Cosgrove sales covered COVID. We also had an insurance pay out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said: McKenna & Cosgrove sales covered COVID. We also had an insurance pay out. Had a look at the accounts not so sure, can any accountants confirm? If you are correct then they lost about 2.2m and the year before nearly 3m. Insurance payout was only till the end of the season so it won't be much. https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/aberdeen/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/19235219/Annual-Report-2021.pdf Edited August 5, 2022 by betting competition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Leighton Clarkson linked on loan from Liverpool. Defensive Mid. Was on loan for first half of last season at Blackburn before going back after not getting much of a game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, Rodhull said: Leighton Clarkson linked on loan from Liverpool. Defensive Mid. Was on loan for first half of last season at Blackburn before going back after not getting much of a game. Why do we want a defensive midfielder? Waste of a wage 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 23 minutes ago, Rodhull said: Leighton Clarkson linked on loan from Liverpool. Defensive Mid. Was on loan for first half of last season at Blackburn before going back after not getting much of a game. If true I think it's a good move as we was very light in the centre midfield position against Celtic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DukDukGoose Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 5 hours ago, tarapoa said: Jack Ross has been very McInnesy in the type of players signed. Fletcher, McGrath, Sibbald, Middleton will be regarded as safe SPFL signings - better players at smaller clubs in our league (some who have struggled to cut it elsewhere) - or returning veterans from down south for a final pay day. Hearts signing Shankland just feels lazy. The guy's only good seasons were in the second tier with Ayr and Dundee United. He's not done really it in the top flight either with us, United or the Belgian club. The club have gone down a different route - the next fives games will begin to give us a better picture if it was the right move to cast the net a bit wider. McGrath is the only one I'd touch from the Utd signings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldie1980 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 McGrath is the only one I'd touch from the Utd signings.You wouldn't take levit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 7 hours ago, betting competition said: Had a look at the accounts not so sure, can any accountants confirm? If you are correct then they lost about 2.2m and the year before nearly 3m. Insurance payout was only till the end of the season so it won't be much. https://d2cx26qpfwuhvu.cloudfront.net/aberdeen/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/19235219/Annual-Report-2021.pdf There were losses of about £2.2m after the transfer fees received, but before insurance that'll go through the 21/22 accounts that fills that hole. Dave (and possibly other shareholders) covered the £3.something loss in the previous year by buying shares shares (October /November 2020 in the accounts- presumably cash was covered in the year with soft loans that got partly repaid with ST cash) which pretty much means they know they won't see that again. We do, however have £75m to find for our sexy new stadium so i doubt all fees will go into the playing budget. (not an accountant by the way) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don exotic Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 16 hours ago, MikeAFC94 said: I understand the model is to sign unfancied players and develop them, but the stakes are high. I thought the new model was to try and play a team exclusively of wingers, rather than the previous policy of only central midfielders? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Clarkson confirmed https://twitter.com/aberdeenfc/status/1555841285646344193?s=21&t=mPjDasMMICZn1HehFnKWpA 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 11 hours ago, Baldie1980 said: 11 hours ago, Merkland Red said: McGrath is the only one I'd touch from the Utd signings. You wouldn't take levit Of course I would. I was replying to tarapoas message about the safe SPFL signings 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I think that finally closes the book on Connor Ronan I’d imagine just one more signing, defensive cover, and that’s us done 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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