Aberdeen's Next Permanent Manager

[AJF]

1 minute ago, Merkland Red said:

"Dodgy conversations/tapping up".

Grow up

What? It happens all the time in football - it wasn't necessarily meant as a criticism, every team does it. They sound things out via an Agent and it is kept quiet so they don't get caught. I just find it odd a club is announcing they are in talks with a named candidate rather than just wait to appoint them.

Edited February 18, 2022 by AJF

[GAD]

3 minutes ago, AJF said:

Aye, seems a bit odd for a club to confirm they are going to be speaking to a managerial candidate. Unless there has been some dodgy conversations/tapping up going on before permission was granted then it has the potential to blow up in their face if it turns out they don't like his vision for the team.

I don't think so, I think what was holding it back was agreeing the "transfer fee". I imagine now that Aberdeen are paying what St Mirren want then the rest is pretty much agreed.

[AJF]

1 minute ago, GAD said:

I don't think so, I think what was holding it back was agreeing the "transfer fee". I imagine now that Aberdeen are paying what St Mirren want then the rest is pretty much agreed.

Fair enough, I just took St Mirren's statement saying they've given Aberdeen permission to speak to Goodwin meant there were no (official) talks with him prior to that.

[williemillersmoustache]

What's the point of that?

If it all goes McGhee up from here then fans of all the 4th bighest clubs down and the ugly sisters. will have a right laugh. And rightly so. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2022 by williemillersmoustache

[Melanius Mullarkey]

Scenes when its revealed that Jim Goodwin is Jack Ross's agent. 

[DukDukGoose]

2 minutes ago, Ric said:

Couldn't have been. If he's only now been given the green light to speak to the club. Obvs there will be unofficial channels, but this is a legal process.

What was agreed days ago was the compensation package, and rightly too - we could not allow you to interview him without that.

 

 

You're surely not that naive? Aberdeen will absolutely have an idea of what Goodwin wants salary wise before they've went through the rigmarole of agreeing terms with St Mirren. Anything else would be negligence.

Now they'll have a formal chat about his and our ambitions, plans etc.

1 minute ago, AJF said:

What? It happens all the time in football - it wasn't necessarily meant as a criticism, every team does it. I just find it odd a club is announcing they are in talks with a named candidate rather than just wait to appoint them.

Exactly. They way you phrased it I assumed you didn't think these things actually happened.

[johnnydun]

2 minutes ago, williemillersmoustache said:

If it all goes McGhee up from here

Fingers crossed bud.

[sergie's no1 fan]

1 minute ago, williemillersmoustache said:

What's the point of that?

If it all goes McGhee up from here then fans of all the 4th bighest clubs down and the ugly sisters. will have a right laugh. And rightly so. 

 

 

 

 

 

I think we can take it as a given that it's a don () deal.

A few folk on our end have said Goodwin told the players today. 

[DrewDon]

Still have a bad feeling that Goodwin will reject us at the last minute and Cormack will release his own version of the infamous "concomitant" statement before announcing that Barry Robson is in charge for the rest of the season. 

[kingjoey]

9 minutes ago, AJF said:

Aye, seems a bit odd for a club to confirm they are going to be speaking to a managerial candidate. Unless there has been some dodgy conversations/tapping up going on before permission was granted then it has the potential to blow up in their face if it turns out they don't like his vision for the team.

Open and transparent.

[AJF]

1 minute ago, Merkland Red said:

Exactly. They way you phrased it I assumed you didn't think these things actually happened.

Aye that's fair. Maybe using something like "unofficial talks" would've been more apt.

[Dons_1988]

2 minutes ago, Merkland Red said:

You're surely not that naive? Aberdeen will absolutely have an idea of what Goodwin wants salary wise before they've went through the rigmarole of agreeing terms with St Mirren. Anything else would be negligence.

Now they'll have a formal chat about his and our ambitions, plans etc.

Exactly. They way you phrased it I assumed you didn't think these things actually happened.

As naive as anyone who thinks mcinnes showed up to talks with rangers having not Given them some encouragement he was ready to jump if the finer points were agreed. 

[Henrik's tongue]

Bad news for Rangers, this. Big Jim Goodwin likes the Sellick and Aberdeen don’t try against us any way, so…

[Ric]

2 minutes ago, Merkland Red said:

You're surely not that naive? Aberdeen will absolutely have an idea of what Goodwin wants salary wise before they've went through the rigmarole of agreeing terms with St Mirren. Anything else would be negligence.

Technically they are not allowed to know that information. It would be a breach of contract.

As for negligence, this is the club who brought in Glass, so I'll leave that to others to decide on.

 

 

[72redz]

On 16/02/2022 at 16:30, 72redz said:

Shortlist- Ross, Goodwin, Knutsen, McCann, Houghton and one other left field candidate - trying tae get Goodwin oar the line - press conference tomorrow lunchtime?

Okay, day late but nae unexpected news

Edited February 18, 2022 by 72redz

[Dons_1988]

Hope we’ve got the ‘there are certain pressures at Aberdeen that aren’t for everyone’ statement ready just in case. 

[gudge1903]

My kids can't understand that I'm a few years older than Goodwin due to his full on greyness hopefully I'll not look like Jim until I'm in my 60s

Anyway, he's a safe pair of hands, and hopefully can push AFC** on a wee bit.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

7 minutes ago, kingjoey said:

Open and transparent.

Interesting to see if Jim is concomitant or not. 

[Jacksgranda]

1 hour ago, Dons_1988 said:

He’s been crap recently. 

His distribution on Tuesday was woeful in the first half and fir park was embarrassing for him. 

He’s improved from the bates that first arrived, though. 

So his distribution has improved to "woeful"?

[Fraser Fyvie]

Aberdeen