2018 Summer recruitment

[neilthedon]

Trying to be positive, the window SLAMS shut at 5pm Thursday evening down south I believe. Clubs down there will then know their squads are fixed and maybe happier to do deals. That’s plenty of time for us to make signing(s) before Dens on Saturday. Maybe that’s what we’re waiting for?

My only question is does the window slam shut this week for every Nigel league or just the premiership?

If just the premiership then unlikely that will make much difference to us sadly.

It`s the whole of England . So we will likely have a couple lined up for Friday.

Greg Stewart makes sense . Only he is an old fashioned No 10 Inside forward. . Anybody know how his old partner Kane Hemmings is doing ??


Wouldn`t be surprised if we get 6 month loans from WBA or even Burnley for defenders ??

[thebeachend]

It`s the whole of England . So we will likely have a couple lined up for Friday.

Greg Stewart makes sense . Only he is an old fashioned No 10 Inside forward. . Anybody know how his old partner Kane Hemmings is doing ??


Wouldn`t be surprised if we get 6 month loans from WBA or even Burnley for defenders ??

I think he is at Notts county and doing well.

[Skacel]

Here you are folks, a chance for one of you to walk the walk:

https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/07/26/are...geted-players/

[vinnydesalvo]

Do you like Chanpionship Manager?
And that’s one helluva hike in the wage bill you’re suggesting there too

Can’t imagine O’Donnell would be difficult to deal with, Liverpool would cover majority of Docherty’s wage and Mulumbu presumably wasn’t on a bumper short-term contract at Killie.

Would assume Jonny’s made his cash and his contract would be heavily appearance related. Christie’s could be sticky, think Moult would meet half way to be the main man. Defensive utility loan again would have the bulk covered by his club keen to see him get games under his belt at a decent level.

I’d reckon Stewarty would still have a huge sum to put towards the stadium shortfall.

We’re going to be hellishly short on number and quality if there isn’t a decent bit of business done over the next few weeks. If a club was fully in the know that they had a massive wedge to find for relocation and knowing that they were going to be losing half a squad in the summer - a transfer policy of targeting players due to be out of contract might have been worth a look with a good year to haggle with agent over wage or just move onto the next one. Save faffing about in the summer in prolonged negotiations with multiple changing of goal-posts.

‘Alright pal - we reckon you’re quality, want to play for the famous Aberdeen? How much are you looking for? Aye, right nae bother - we’re out. We’ve got ten players identified for each position by our chief scout extraordinaire Russ Richardson and you were top of the list but we’re not paying more than £x. All the best with all of your endeavours.’

Whittle it down to the best we can afford - that quickly put pen to paper to join the dream. Bulk all in first of July to integrate into the squad. Couple of bonus balls over the summer. Concentrate on realistic targets in a realistic market within means and focus on players that will walk up north rather than wait and hedge their bets.

Long time back was right into Championship Manager 3 and willing Dons to sign the young lads at Thistle that had bizarrely high ratings. Once it became a job playing it with 15hours a day needed to do it justice had to give it up. Now I just trail transfermarkt looking for realistic Dons signings drifting off into deep thought about how difficult can it be for a club to adopt a realistic transfer policy within their means still managing to get an edge on the chasing pack whilst replaying Stevie May’s miss and dreaming of what could have been if the eggs were all in different well prepared baskets.

[vinnydesalvo]

Here you are folks, a chance for one of you to walk the walk:

https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/07/26/are...geted-players/

Dream job. I’ll have to wait until they expand and need Edinburgh East covered.

[sheepcrooky]

An utterly depressing transfer window. Lots of players leaving without being replaced, not much transfer fees received, but a fair wedge on wages gone.
Although guffland transfer fees have been way over top for a long time, they have went completely out of control in the past 12 months. Eventually this has to have an effect on the market we live in (higher end SPFL and lower end English leagues). Whereas £500k recently could have bought you a decent player (by our standards) from “our market”, now it is at least double that. Other teams know we are desperate and this further increases the other clubs (or agents) hand.

Waghorn @ £8m or Stockley @ £1m (paper quotes) show the sheer stupidity of us trying to dabble in that market. No amount of DNA money is going to bridge that gap which would have meant (a fit) McKenna would have had to be sold to allow us just to compete.

There is little we can do about market forces as we don’t drive them. Our only real option (unless we do want to pay £750k for a Forest Green striker), is change our market.

We have known for years the stereotype McInnes/Richardson signing from lower English leagues (or bigger clubs reserves). Some gems (Rooney/Logan/Lewis) and a lot of dross as well.

We really need to be looking at different, better value for money, markets such as Eastern Europe or Scandinavia. However, this goes completely against the safe nature of McInnes/Richardson’s thought process.

[Aldo1983]

An utterly depressing transfer window. Lots of players leaving without being replaced, not much transfer fees received, but a fair wedge on wages gone.
Although guffland transfer fees have been way over top for a long time, they have went completely out of control in the past 12 months. Eventually this has to have an effect on the market we live in (higher end SPFL and lower end English leagues). Whereas £500k recently could have bought you a decent player (by our standards) from “our market”, now it is at least double that. Other teams know we are desperate and this further increases the other clubs (or agents) hand.

Waghorn @ £8m or Stockley @ £1m (paper quotes) show the sheer stupidity of us trying to dabble in that market. No amount of DNA money is going to bridge that gap which would have meant (a fit) McKenna would have had to be sold to allow us just to compete.

There is little we can do about market forces as we don’t drive them. Our only real option (unless we do want to pay £750k for a Forest Green striker), is change our market.

We have known for years the stereotype McInnes/Richardson signing from lower English leagues (or bigger clubs reserves). Some gems (Rooney/Logan/Lewis) and a lot of dross as well.

We really need to be looking at different, better value for money, markets such as Eastern Europe or Scandinavia. However, this goes completely against the safe nature of McInnes/Richardson’s thought process.

We might end up with a Nowak though.

[RED_JOHN]

An utterly depressing transfer window. Lots of players leaving without being replaced, not much transfer fees received, but a fair wedge on wages gone.
Although guffland transfer fees have been way over top for a long time, they have went completely out of control in the past 12 months. Eventually this has to have an effect on the market we live in (higher end SPFL and lower end English leagues). Whereas £500k recently could have bought you a decent player (by our standards) from “our market”, now it is at least double that. Other teams know we are desperate and this further increases the other clubs (or agents) hand.

Waghorn @ £8m or Stockley @ £1m (paper quotes) show the sheer stupidity of us trying to dabble in that market. No amount of DNA money is going to bridge that gap which would have meant (a fit) McKenna would have had to be sold to allow us just to compete.

There is little we can do about market forces as we don’t drive them. Our only real option (unless we do want to pay £750k for a Forest Green striker), is change our market.

We have known for years the stereotype McInnes/Richardson signing from lower English leagues (or bigger clubs reserves). Some gems (Rooney/Logan/Lewis) and a lot of dross as well.

We really need to be looking at different, better value for money, markets such as Eastern Europe or Scandinavia. However, this goes completely against the safe nature of McInnes/Richardson’s thought process.

Very decent post. The standard of player we can afford to get in English football leagues have dropped. The market is too expensive for our budget. Time to try another market within our reach.

[Ten Caat's]

http://www.talkingbaws.com/2018/08/s...k-to-scotland/

Here's a loan I would certainly be happy with!! With Hope of a deal in the future!! Looked a real player before he moved away

[RedStarTorphins]

http://www.talkingbaws.com/2018/08/s...k-to-scotland/

Here's a loan I would certainly be happy with!! With Hope of a deal in the future!! Looked a real player before he moved away

The player has publicly said he wants to stay in Portugal.