ThomohawkKid Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 My mates telling me we’ve contacted Cove about a deal for Mitchell Megginson. Maybe time for him to forfill all the youthful hype? 1 1 Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 What will we hear next on here? An approach to the Masada Bar for Tubby Thompson? 3 goals and seven hangovers this year in the Aberdeenshire Amateurs. Link to comment
standfree1978 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, ThomohawkKid said: My mates telling me we’ve contacted Cove about a deal for Mitchell Megginson. Maybe time for him to forfill all the youthful hype? Think you need to find new mates Link to comment
ThomohawkKid Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 It was a joke. Dinni panic. Probably better than King Curt tho. Link to comment
Sheepo Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Fraser Hornby moved to Reims from Everton who are 14th in Lique 1. He has 3 appearances with no goals but is a big donkey so fits the Mcinnes template Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, Sheepo said: Fraser Hornby moved to Reims from Everton who are 14th in Lique 1. He has 3 appearances with no goals but is a big donkey so fits the Mcinnes template He has a good ratio at u21s; 10 goals in 16 games. And if the alternative option is callum fucking hendry i am hoping for Hornby all day long... Link to comment
Sheepo Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Durrant Dived said: He has a good ratio at u21s; 10 goals in 16 games. And if the alternative option is callum fucking hendry i am hoping for Hornby all day long... I agree but our scouting is pretty poor when all we can come up with is Scottish strikers struggling to get a game for there clubs Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Sheepo said: I agree but our scouting is pretty poor when all we can come up with is Scottish strikers struggling to get a game for there clubs Let's be honest if any player in any league is playing for their club they will want a fee involved which maybe we just can't afford even with the cosgrove money coming in. If it's a loan we are looking at, they are more than likely not going to be playing. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Durrant Dived said: He has a good ratio at u21s; 10 goals in 16 games. And if the alternative option is callum fucking hendry i am hoping for Hornby all day long... Aye its his under 21 record that makes it interesting. He also had a semi successful spell on loan in the Belgian league which is probably worth looking at but I'm not up to speed with that league these days. Link to comment
Guest Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 If it's Hornby, will it not be a nightmare to get him over from France? Will he have to show a negative test etc? Will he have to quarantine? Its a big month for us fixture wise, so ideally anyone coming in to replace our main striker would be available from the go. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Callum Hendry is energetic and aggressive, he caused our defenders a wee bit of strife in the first game we we played them this season by closing them down quickly. But from what little I've seen of Ethan Ross he seems pretty similar so I'd rather we have our own guy getting a shot. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 minute ago, ConsiCanBoogie1903 said: If it's Hornby, will it not be a nightmare to get him over from France? Will he have to show a negative test etc? Will he have to quarantine? Its a big month for us fixture wise, so ideally anyone coming in to replace our main striker would be available from the go. Sportsmen are exempt aren't they? Link to comment
Guest Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 minute ago, aberdeen1970 said: Aye its his under 21 record that makes it interesting. He also had a semi successful spell on loan in the Belgian league which is probably worth looking at but I'm not up to speed with that league these days. He also knows all the U21 lads we have, so wouldn't find it difficult to settle. From what I've seen of him he's a big lad who's quite quick as well. His Everton reserve side also won the Reserve Premier League, which some folk might scoff at, but he bagged heaps of goals in doing so. Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Sheepo said: I agree but our scouting is pretty poor when all we can come up with is Scottish strikers struggling to get a game for there clubs Scouting of these types of players is what we should be doing! Remember we need someone who can settle quickly and understands the language. A good scoring rate at u21s and just needs a platform, I bet if this was a Spanish or Italian boy we would be imagining the next Raul etc. Remember also Brexit plays it’s part now it’s a point based system a lot of people at out budget level won’t get in. For months we have been saying more deals for Ferguson types, this is it! Unfortunately it’s a loan but it’s an opportunity for him to get his career back on track so should be keen and positive Link to comment
Guest Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Just now, The Boofon said: Sportsmen are exempt aren't they? I thought so, but I would've thought that was for International matches etc. I don't know about transfers, you'd imagine it would be the same. Just now, aberdeen1970 said: Callum Hendry is energetic and aggressive, he caused our defenders a wee bit of strife in the first game we we played them this season by closing them down quickly. But from what little I've seen of Ethan Ross he seems pretty similar so I'd rather we have our own guy getting a shot. Ethan Ross is a forward thinking midfielder, Hendry is a striker. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 minute ago, ConsiCanBoogie1903 said: I thought so, but I would've thought that was for International matches etc. I don't know about transfers, you'd imagine it would be the same. Ethan Ross is a forward thinking midfielder, Hendry is a striker. A forward yeah but not a striker in the normally accepted sense Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, ConsiCanBoogie1903 said: If it's Hornby, will it not be a nightmare to get him over from France? Will he have to show a negative test etc? Will he have to quarantine? Its a big month for us fixture wise, so ideally anyone coming in to replace our main striker would be available from the go. I assume why we are also looking at Hendry who would be good to go, they will be weighing up the best option Link to comment
Guest Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 One thing that does my nut in about Dons fans, especially a few on Twitter, is the expectation that every striker we bring in has to have a good goalscoring record in recent times. Unless that player is coming from the Scottish Championship, or one of the other lower Scottish leagues, they won't be joining Aberdeen. The chairman has made it as clear as he can that finances are bad at the moment, but you'll still see folk whinging about whoever we bring in. If a player is scoring goals in the Scottish premiership, English League 2, English League 1, or the English Championship, there is absolutely no way Aberdeen will be able to afford them, that is the way of it. Prolific strikers are hard to come by, so our market in this area will always be either projects to work on, or guys who have previously proved they can bag, and want to recapture some form with us. Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dad said: Take a punt on a wee foreign cunt One word - Hernandez ?♂️ Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, ConsiCanBoogie1903 said: One thing that does my nut in about Dons fans, especially a few on Twitter, is the expectation that every striker we bring in has to have a good goalscoring record in recent times. Unless that player is coming from the Scottish Championship, or one of the other lower Scottish leagues, they won't be joining Aberdeen. The chairman has made it as clear as he can that finances are bad at the moment, but you'll still see folk whinging about whoever we bring in. If a player is scoring goals in the Scottish premiership, English League 2, English League 1, or the English Championship, there is absolutely no way Aberdeen will be able to afford them, that is the way of it. Prolific strikers are hard to come by, so our market in this area will always be either projects to work on, or guys who have previously proved they can bag, and want to recapture some form with us. Depends very much on the role that striker is going to play as well. Do we want a guy to get the 10-11 outfield goals that Cosgrove got in each the last 2 seasons on his own Or do we want a guy that's going to help the team achieve that collectively. Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 In an ideal world we want a boy who can emulate Rooney with goals per season but in reality what we should be scouting for is a link up player who can bring others in far more often so spreading the goals. If we could get 4 or 5 players with 10-12 a season that would lift us and not be so reliant one 1 player who we really feel we lose if injured or suspended 1 Link to comment
Guest Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: Depends very much on the role that striker is going to play as well. Do we want a guy to get the 10-11 outfield goals that Cosgrove got in each the last 2 seasons on his own Or do we want a guy that's going to help the team achieve that collectively. Just anyone who can aid getting the ball in the fucking net, I would say, Whether its them doing it themselves, creating the space for others, or bringing our forward thinking players into play. Link to comment
Sheepo Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 30 minutes ago, Durrant Dived said: Let's be honest if any player in any league is playing for their club they will want a fee involved which maybe we just can't afford even with the cosgrove money coming in. If it's a loan we are looking at, they are more than likely not going to be playing. If he hasn't been playing how fit is he going to be, his first team exposure is very limited also and will need a fair bit of time to find his feet considering he has no experience of the SPFL Link to comment
slippers Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, The Gee Man said: Scouting of these types of players is what we should be doing! Remember we need someone who can settle quickly and understands the language. A good scoring rate at u21s and just needs a platform, I bet if this was a Spanish or Italian boy we would be imagining the next Raul etc. Remember also Brexit plays it’s part now it’s a point based system a lot of people at out budget level won’t get in. For months we have been saying more deals for Ferguson types, this is it! Unfortunately it’s a loan but it’s an opportunity for him to get his career back on track so should be keen and positive We would match if not beat Reims. He hasn’t made it onto pitch in about 15 games. Not even in match day squad some games. It isn’t a great indication. However I’d still take a chance on him. Link to comment
Dons79 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, slippers said: We would match if not beat Reims. He hasn’t made it onto pitch in about 15 games. Not even in match day squad some games. It isn’t a great indication. However I’d still take a chance on him. a don’t think we would?. Would we get a point away at Marseille beating st ettienne and Bordeaux and Nantes? doubtfull Link to comment
Zeus Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I dunno Lloyd the French are assholes Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, The Boofon said: Sportsmen are exempt aren't they? Not sure they are. The rugby international season is about to kick off. Scotland are the first team to play in Paris on the third week of it and as it stands, it seems that they'd have to quarantine on arrival back in Edinburgh. Because of this (and the French supposedly might refuse to play from the first week anyway regardless of this) it's up in arms as to whether they're going to play the competition at all Link to comment
The Gee Man Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: Not sure they are. The rugby international season is about to kick off. Scotland are the first team to play in Paris on the third week of it and as it stands, it seems that they'd have to quarantine on arrival back in Edinburgh. Because of this (and the French supposedly might refuse to play from the first week anyway regardless of this) it's up in arms as to whether they're going to play the competition at all Tuchel just took a test and started next day tho? Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, The Gee Man said: Tuchel just took a test and started next day tho? Just seen this. Only granted yesterday https://www.rugbypass.com/news/six-nations-latest-quarantine-exemptions-granted-for-wales-and-scotland-in-paris/ Link to comment
slippers Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, Dons79 said: a don’t think we would?. Would we get a point away at Marseille beating st ettienne and Bordeaux and Nantes? doubtfull They are big names but not particularly good sides these days. I think we would definitely give them a game. Look at Burnley finishing 7th on EPL and everyone said we didn’t stand a chance and we took them to ET over 2 legs. Reims are certainly no world beaters. Link to comment
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