Rodhull Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/leighton-clarkson-makes-loan-move-aberdeen?amp=1 on loan for the season apparently But they'll almost certainly have the option to recall him in January if they want. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 43 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/leighton-clarkson-makes-loan-move-aberdeen?amp=1 on loan for the season apparently So was Danny Ward. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bogbrush1903 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, DrewDon said: Just don't understand how people can be against this. Miles ahead of most of what we have at the moment. Immediately improves us and becomes one of our best players. Should be giving him the armband immediately too. Hmmm, you want to make a player signing on for five months the captain? Unfortunately, this signing has Cormack's fingerprints all over it. Temporarily placate the fans with an old hero back into the fray, but does Goodwin want him? Is this Shinnie return going to cause issues on and off the field? I'm more upbeat about the Myslovič signing although I know absolutely nothing about him. Hopefully Shinnie still has the drive and the legs to match, and Goodwin plays him in centre-midfield if he is up to it. However, if you're hoping for Shinnie miracles to save this season then I would advise a splash of cold water over the face. Edited January 6, 2023 by Bogbrush1903 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Bogbrush1903 said: Hmmm, you want to make a player signing on for five months captain? Unfortunately, this signing has Cormack's fingerprints all over it. Temporarily placate the fans with an old hero back into the fray, but does Goodwin want him? Is this Shinnie return going to cause issues on and off the field? I'm more upbeat about the Myslovič signing although I know absolutely nothing about him. Hopefully Shinnie still has the drive and the legs to match, and Goodwin plays him in centre-midfield if he is up to it. However, if you're hoping for Shinnie miracles to save this season then I would advise a splash of cold water over the face. I posted that before it was confirmed as a loan rather than a permanent. If he does end up signing permanently, I would make him captain without a moment's hesitation. In the meantime, I'm sure he can play that role regardless of who has the armband. I am not for a second thinking that we will be going unbeaten for the rest of the season because we have signed Shinnie, but I do think he will make us a better, more balanced and more streetwise team. I am delighted he is back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) This is interesting news to wake up to. Certainly upped my mood when it comes to good ship AFC, given my return home will quickly be followed by a trip to Hampden which was looking like an inevitable pumping. Now, hope springs eternal……..at least we’ll have some kahunas in the middle of the park. Would be a shame if Clarkson was away - Klopp has probably finally watched his AFC YouTube reel. Edited January 6, 2023 by tarapoa 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bogbrush1903 said: Hmmm, you want to make a player signing on for five months the captain? Unfortunately, this signing has Cormack's fingerprints all over it. Temporarily placate the fans with an old hero back into the fray, but does Goodwin want him? Is this Shinnie return going to cause issues on and off the field? I'm more upbeat about the Myslovič signing although I know absolutely nothing about him. Hopefully Shinnie still has the drive and the legs to match, and Goodwin plays him in centre-midfield if he is up to it. However, if you're hoping for Shinnie miracles to save this season then I would advise a splash of cold water over the face. I did worry it was a Cormack signing and not one that has followed the new process, but surely any Dons manager is going to be happy with a player like Shinnie? I could be way off, but to me the Shinnie signing guarantees an extra 6 points between now and the end of the season. Could be massive. Edited January 6, 2023 by Merkland Red 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Why are so many of our fans "glass half empty" people? BB I'm looking at you. Edited January 6, 2023 by kingjoey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 minute ago, kingjoey said: Why are so many of our fans "glass half empty" people? BB I'm looking at you. Fool me once... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Why are so many of our fans "glass half empty" people? "half" is blind optimism by Aberdeen's standards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Even if cormack was given word that shinnie might be available, I very much doubt he’s just said ‘yes, sign him’ and presented Goodwin with him yesterday afternoon. The recruitment team, including Goodwin, Mowbray etc, would likely have been asked - shinnie is available, what do you think? And I can’t imagine Goodwin would have been saying no to that signing when presented the opportunity. aye, I’m sure the discussion will have been had that there will be a PR element to the signing but as long as that’s a supplement to the core fact that this is a great signing from a football perspective then I really don’t see an issue. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Dons_1988 said: The recruitment team, including Goodwin, Mowbray etc, would likely have been asked Its maybe worth following that Lee Scott on Twitter. You get a general idea of ones hes been involved in scouting stats wise by how he responds to the announcement tweet. From memory its like hes had a part to play in Richardson, Morris and now Myslovic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Its maybe worth following that Lee Scott on Twitter. You get a general idea of ones hes been involved in scouting stats wise by how he responds to the announcement tweet. From memory its like hes had a part to play in Richardson, Morris and now Myslovic. Hopefully third time lucky 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: Its maybe worth following that Lee Scott on Twitter. You get a general idea of ones hes been involved in scouting stats wise by how he responds to the announcement tweet. From memory its like hes had a part to play in Richardson, Morris and now Myslovic. He did an interview on an AFC podcast before Xmas which was a good insight into how it all works. Definitely a lot more encouraging than what we’d been doing before. ETA - saying that, I think he’s left so unlikely to have been involved in myslovic. Edited January 6, 2023 by Dons_1988 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 36 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Why are so many of our fans "glass half empty" people? BB I'm looking at you. Hey, what about me? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 8 hours ago, Bogbrush1903 said: Unfortunately, this signing has Cormack's fingerprints all over it. Temporarily placate the fans with an old hero back into the fray, but does Goodwin want him? Is this Shinnie return going to cause issues on and off the field? He is a proven player in this league, and outside the Glasgow 2, every club would want him if he was available, even on loan. Fortunately for you, there was really only one club he was going to go to. As for getting the armband..................with respect to the others who have recently held it, he always comes across as a natural leader (bit of a c**t on the field as well, which always helps). As a fan of a club going through a "transitional period " I can understand some concern at Cormacks motives, but this one was an absolute no brainer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Hey, what about me? Sorry JG! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 18 minutes ago, coprolite said: Hopefully third time lucky Tbf its just guesswork on my part from seeing his tweets. 16 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: He did an interview on an AFC podcast before Xmas which was a good insight into how it all works. Definitely a lot more encouraging than what we’d been doing before. ETA - saying that, I think he’s left so unlikely to have been involved in myslovic. Myslovic was probably identified 6+ months ago tbf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Our season was on the verge of crumbling after the last 5 games so I hope the Shinnie signing will hopefully help us recover and help us qualify for Europe. Hopefully this will stop the talk of Goodwin leaving as Cormark is backing him in this window. Since putting McCorie into defence our Midfield has been weak so I welcome the experience of Shinnie to help our players. Hopefully it will help the likes of Barron who has been very poor this season. This will help our defenders but we still need to sign a few players in defence. Edited January 6, 2023 by betting competition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 So could leave us looking like: Roos McCrorie Stewart Scales Coulson Ramadani Shinnie Kennedy Myslovic Duk Miovski Which I'd be happy enough with. Would prefer Duncan over Kennedy but this is just me going with what I think will be Jim's preferred team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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