Yip, he probably hasn't been quite as effective as a goal scoring midfielder as he probably hoped he would be, and he is not the type of player to put the boot in, but some of the criticism he gets is incredible. As other have said, McLean never ever hides. He works tirelessly even when he's not having a great game, and he does come up with the odd goal and assist. Most importantly, he's part of a team unit that has undoubtedly been greater than the sum of its parts.
There has been an undercurrent of criticism of him since he signed, but it has only grown since he became linked with Rangers and exacerbated further when he was open and honest with everyone back in the summer by stating he would not be re-signing - something we should be grateful for, since it allows us to plan early, and is in stark contrast to the snake Jack. His commitment since that announcement cannot be called into question.
That all said, we should be biting off anyone's hand for 500k for him now. The earlier we get a deal done this month the more time we have to get a solid replacement in.
I never could stand the sight of him.
I shut up at first (difficult to believe I know) because I was able to recognize that he was exactly the type of player I don't like.
But his arrogant poncing around got the better of me.
Hopefully we can ALL agree that 500,000 is a great offer, hopefully he's on his way before the weekend.
McLeans record for us is 139 appearances 18 goals and 14 assists.
I have seen players with worse records than that being worshiped by some Dons fans on here,which kind of shows you it has nothing to do with his performances on the pitch.
Im sure the guy is a bell end on a personal level, but where would we be if we had a team full of Andy "local loon, seems like an all round nice guy" Considines.
15 assists, counting his howler at Parkhead
I dont know for sure because I have never met him but my presumption was down to 99% of footballers think they are the dogs bollox.
I was actually sticking up for him, you have just highlighted the one negative thing I said about him in the post. I can do that too if you want.
Why have you not had a go at the other people who are constantly spouting shyte about him?