The Famous Aberdeen - Season 2022/23

[lubo_blaha]

Aye, a free agent can sign for anyone at anytime I think. 
I suspect we might look at free agent defenders to replace Bates & have cover at CB. 

Edit: I was talking sh*te, ignore.

[Thenorthernlight]

17 minutes ago, lubo_blaha said:

You can’t get international clearance for any player outside of a transfer window, including free agents. That would mean we’d be limiting ourselves to players whose most recent club was in Scotland, which would probably be a very small pool of players.

Likewise, if we cancelled Ramirez’s contract tomorrow, he wouldn’t be able to move to a club in another country unless that country’s transfer window was open.

Fair enough, my mistake 

[Hazbart]

4 hours ago, lubo_blaha said:

You can’t get international clearance for any player outside of a transfer window, including free agents. That would mean we’d be limiting ourselves to players whose most recent club was in Scotland, which would probably be a very small pool of players.

Likewise, if we cancelled Ramirez’s contract tomorrow, he wouldn’t be able to move to a club in another country unless that country’s transfer window was open.

Sorry but that’s nonsense. You can sign a free agent outside the window as long as they were released before the end of the relevant transfer window.

International clearance has nothing to do with it.

[Thenorthernlight]

2 hours ago, Hazbart said:

Sorry but that’s nonsense. You can sign a free agent outside the window as long as they were released before the end of the relevant transfer window.

International clearance has nothing to do with it.

Aaah, so not my mistake then? 

[Dons_1988]

I think on the whole that’s a good window, albeit we’re yet to fully assess all of the signings. I’m glad we got rid of so much dross and we look a lot more potent going forward. 

We have left ourselves very short at the back though so I’m concerned that’s going to come back to bite us. 

I didn’t expect to come out of this window with us being the finished article though, I feel we’ve done the core business we needed to and we can hopefully add to it going forward. 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Dons_1988

[tarapoa]

1 hour ago, Dons_1988 said:

We have left ourselves very short at the back though so I’m concerned that’s going to come back to bite us. 

A couple of injuries and suspensions in that area and the balance of the squad is going to look like borderline incompetence.

[Radford]

Having established that everyone thinks McLennan is rubbish, what actual type of player is he? Where will/does he play and what are his supposed attributes?

Witty answers serve a purpose but some serious ones would be appreciated as well.

[tarapoa]

13 minutes ago, Radford said:

Having established that everyone thinks McLennan is rubbish, what actual type of player is he? Where will/does he play and what are his supposed attributes?

Witty answers serve a purpose but some serious ones would be appreciated as well.

 

In his earlier days, Connor could occasionally look "unplayable" - recall his performances turning deficits at home to Livi/ St Mirren into wins, then there was the cup replay goal at Ibrox. 

He would still have matches where it seemed his laces were tied together, but some put that down to typical erratic wide player and most were okay with him getting an extended deal in the latter McInnes days.

Nowadays though, all he seems to do is run into the back of players and foul them, or miscontrol it and let the ball run of play. He's gone backwards at an alarming rate of knots, but maybe this move will revive him.

Edited September 2, 2022 by tarapoa

[HunterAFC]

9 minutes ago, Radford said:

Having established that everyone thinks McLennan is rubbish, what actual type of player is he? Where will/does he play and what are his supposed attributes?

Witty answers serve a purpose but some serious ones would be appreciated as well.

His brain and feet aren't connected, he can run about a bit but more likely to trip over the ball than have any end product.

[Dons_1988]

12 minutes ago, Radford said:

Having established that everyone thinks McLennan is rubbish, what actual type of player is he? Where will/does he play and what are his supposed attributes?

Witty answers serve a purpose but some serious ones would be appreciated as well.

If you could somehow tap into the player that broke into the side a few years ago you might be into something. He never had the greatest quality but through sheer directness and aggression on the ball he could provide a spark to a pedestrian performance. His instinct was always to either beat his man or get a cross in early. 

Unfortunately he lost that at some point, he went back to playing safe, more likely to lay it back to his full back then get the ball in the box or beat a man. His touch can be very poor, he’s not the quickest either. 

He will give you work rate and will track back but loads of players in Scotland can do that. If he’s coming into to add quality and goals in the final third I suspect you’ll be disappointed. 

[GTG_03]

21 minutes ago, Radford said:

Having established that everyone thinks McLennan is rubbish, what actual type of player is he? Where will/does he play and what are his supposed attributes?

Witty answers serve a purpose but some serious ones would be appreciated as well.

Fast and strong but with a poor first touch and not a great football brain either.

I think he'd make a better striker than a winger but my honest opinion is he'll drop down the leagues. 

[Radford]

Sounds similar to Michael O'Halloran, who although not the player he was when he returned under Tommy Wright, has regressed massively under the management of Callum Davidson.

I look forward to the bullshit he tries to feed us in the media today.

[highland_mechanic]

45 minutes ago, Radford said:

Having established that everyone thinks McLennan is rubbish, what actual type of player is he? Where will/does he play and what are his supposed attributes?

Witty answers serve a purpose but some serious ones would be appreciated as well.

Personally I think McLennan is more a Cove Rangers type player than a St Johnstone one. He will probably do one or two good things in a game but he usually runs into defenders or tries to beat 2 men when 1 would be enough.

[Merkland Red]

2 hours ago, Dons_1988 said:

I think on the whole that’s a good window, albeit we’re yet to fully assess all of the signings. I’m glad we got rid of so much dross and we look a lot more potent going forward. 

We have left ourselves very short at the back though so I’m concerned that’s going to come back to bite us. 

I didn’t expect to come out of this window with us being the finished article though, I feel we’ve done the core business we needed to and we can hopefully add to it going forward. 

Aye. There's always a sense of 'missing out' when your club aren't doing anything on deadline day. Ironically you're only really signing player at the deadline if you've not managed to do much business or you've lost a good player late in the day. Has to be viewed as a success at this point.

56 minutes ago, Radford said:

Having established that everyone thinks McLennan is rubbish, what actual type of player is he? Where will/does he play and what are his supposed attributes?

Witty answers serve a purpose but some serious ones would be appreciated as well.

I always got the sense Derek tried to coach him too much. If you give him a ball and tell him to hit the byline then he's more than capable. We started cutting back and then crossing the ball in. He was always on his week foot or didn't have a chance to cross so would play it back to the defender. 

[lubo_blaha]

Sorry but that’s nonsense. You can sign a free agent outside the window as long as they were released before the end of the relevant transfer window.
International clearance has nothing to do with it.

You’re right, I’d got it confused with something else. Talking sh*te as per [emoji28]

[Bogbrush1903]

2 hours ago, Radford said:

Sounds similar to Michael O'Halloran, who although not the player he was when he returned under Tommy Wright, has regressed massively under the management of Callum Davidson.

I look forward to the bullshit he tries to feed us in the media today.

I'd be surprised if, at the end of the loan deal, St Johnstone seek to make the deal permanent; however, I've no ill will against McLennan and hope he does well. 

[Bogbrush1903]

2 hours ago, tarapoa said:

and most were okay with him getting an extended deal in the latter McInnes days.

I put that down, in part, to the fact that the Rat MkII (Wright) had just left for Sevco and everyone was pleased to see a young player commit his future to the club.

However, you're right, he definitely wasn't viewed as negatively as he is now back in January 2021, which could give Saints fans hopes that he can have a positive effect on the club if he regains a bit of form with regular first team football.

Edited September 2, 2022 by Bogbrush1903

[kingjoey]

When McLennan came on as a sub, I always had the hope that he would do something special for us, and occasionally he did. But latterly he has shown very little, and in my mind is never a wing back. I really wish him well though and hope he turns his form around.

[Thenorthernlight]

3 hours ago, HunterAFC said:

His brain and feet aren't connected, he can run about a bit but more likely to trip over the ball than have any end product.

Thought I’d logged in to the Jayden Richardson thread 

[tarapoa]

3 hours ago, Merkland Red said:

Aye. There's always a sense of 'missing out' when your club aren't doing anything on deadline day. Ironically you're only really signing player at the deadline if you've not managed to do much business or you've lost a good player late in the day. Has to be viewed as a success at this point.

The other thing about deadline day is that it is only then that all the clubs down south finalise their squads and determine who they are happy to let go out on loan.

I was almost convinced that picking up some right-sided defensive cover out of all that wouldn't have been too taxing for Darren M and his network.

Overall the window has to be regarded as a positive - but we are clearly lighter in options in some areas than others, and need to keep our fingers crossed that defensive injuries are kept to a minimum (which is never the way it works with AFC).

There are still free agents I suppose, else Goodwin may need to put his boots on from time to time.