Aufc Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I outlined it previously in the thread but ideally £200k + the difference of making the top 6 or not (non refundable even if we make it) + a wee bit more for Utd being dicks and conducting their business via the press and he doesn’t get to play against us in any competition this season. I appreciate will won’t get all of that but it should be along those lines. What would you consider appropriate?What about in the real world? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Seemann Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 38 minutes ago, Doctor Manhattan said: I absolutely understand the reality here, and the various pros and cons outlined above, and that we may actually have made the very best of a not so bad lot. Nonetheless, I feel obliged to state for the record that I am incredibly pissed off by the whole affair, and I will be one of the first to pile in with the abuse should Dundee Utd continue their slide down the table; or should they start moving up the table; or, indeed, should they stay exactly where they are. In summary, whatever the outcome, abuse looks to be pretty much guaranteed. PCAs are a total nonsense to be fair. Puts the club with the player in a really difficult place, but presumably you did try to keep him and maybe there should be a compensation formula based on what the club had offered him to stay? Albeit that is difficult if that club is strapped and can't offer the numbers that they would like to - commerce in a nutshell really. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 In all likelihood we have recovered all the money that we have paid Watt over the past two years, it’s as if it never happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Seemann Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, ropy said: In all likelihood we have recovered all the money that we have paid Watt over the past two years, it’s as if it never happened. Probably true - no doubt we'll have overpaid for him. We negotiate like a fat kid in a sweet shop with his birthday money... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Finn Seemann said: presumably you did try to keep him and maybe there should be a compensation formula based on what the club had offered him to stay? He's far too old for Motherwell to get compensation from the PCA. United chucking 6 figures at them for Watt, when they literally get him for nothing in ~5 months, while comfortably sitting mid-table and clearly won't be finishing top 3, is a bit mental to me. Edited January 17, 2022 by RandomGuy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 https://youtu.be/tJrChGgAJdc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Just now, General dissaray said: https://youtu.be/tJrChGgAJdc Belarus International looks class available on a bosman could replace Watt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welldaft Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Remains to be seen whether this has a detrimental impact on our season and provides United with the hopeful upturn envisioned after paying 6 figure fee to get him onboard early. Make no mistake Tony Watt was excellent this season. Even when he was not scoring he was getting through a power of work helping the team. If he maintains that then United have themselves a very good player. He is perhaps more mature now so I am not sure we will see the Watt that had little impact at Hearts or St Johnstone. Naturally I will be hoping we do . Just watched the pre match gaffer interview and almost forgot about Jordan Roberts when the interviewer mentioned the 3 that had joined this window. I wonder if he will get more game time now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 https://youtu.be/KrqE3skTs34 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Just now, General dissaray said: https://youtu.be/KrqE3skTs34 Finnish International forward available on a bosman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, General dissaray said: Finnish International forward available on a bosman Sorry, the position of Head of Random Player Youtube Highlights Reel is already taken. If @capt_oats moves on, we'll invite you to apply. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, DundeeUnited9999 said: Hi Lads, who's your 2nd best player ? We might fancy him too He's already knocked you back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well Well Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 25 minutes ago, General dissaray said: Belarus International looks class available on a bosman could replace Watt GA says he is not looking for a replacement for Watt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Tony Watt is basically Jake Hastie with a Scotland cap and a goal against Barca one time. Get him to f**k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General dissaray Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Well Well said: GA says he is not looking for a replacement for Watt 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Seemann Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 30 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: He's far too old for Motherwell to get compensation from the PCA. United chucking 6 figures at them for Watt, when they literally get him for nothing in ~5 months, while comfortably sitting mid-table and clearly won't be finishing top 3, is a bit mental to me. I was obviously suggesting that there could be compensation for players of all ages and not just development compensation. I'm aware there isn't anything at the moment... I agree that paying big bucks for him now is stupid when we've got the Fermer/Fun buffer from relegation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby82 Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 41 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: United chucking 6 figures at them for Watt, when they literally get him for nothing in ~5 months, while comfortably sitting mid-table and clearly won't be finishing top 3, is a bit mental to me. No really. We’re in free fall with a load of ineffective/injured forwards. Shankland is in joint third place for goals this season and he left in August. Not convinced Watt will be a runway success for us, his form this season seems to be an outlier, but if we saw out the rest of the season with the current strike force we’d be in a relegation scrap no doubt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazylegsjoe_mfc Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 I have no problems that he is looking after himself financially at this stage of his career, or with any contribution he made on the pitch, but when he is going to a direct rival, you can hardly say he goes with my best wishes. I hope he has a similar impact that to the one Nick Blackman had when he chose Aberdeen on loan instead of us in the second half of the season. In terms of what it means for our season - I'm not that worried. I would obviously rather have kept him but thinking about it, he's never really played well at the same time as Van Veen, it tends to be one or the other. Also, if you look at his goalscoring this season in the context of his career, it surely has to be defined as a purple patch and finally, I struggle to think of us losing many players to such direct rivals and them continuing to do well. That said, as much as I'm happy for Shields and Roberts to stake a claim, I still do think we are now one body light in there. I assume Amaluzor's not up to it or we'd have seen more of him by now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 14 minutes ago, Gibby82 said: if we saw out the rest of the season with the current strike force we’d be in a relegation scrap no doubt. Nah this is pish, tbh, you're literally about 6pts away from being safe. There's no chance all 5 sides below you can get above 30pts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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