January transfers

[RED_JOHN]

The sensible answer is come back in May & decide, surely?

Probably true RST. What will be deemed as a success and likewise a failure at the end of the season?

[RED_JOHN]

The same Considine that's considered that is easily replaced with a Donkey or a cone

Ice-cream or traffic cone. I would prefer having us replacing him with a traffic cone because unlike the ice-cream version and Cumbersome it wouldn’t melt under a bit heated pressure.

[donsdaft]

I agree we're lacking the ability further back in the pitch to pick a pass forward. I also agree that May does a lot of running and no doubt if we had a Kenny McLean type in the midfield he'd benefit from it. Having said that, we did have McLean last season (and also Christie) and May was still useless.

Used to drive me round the twist.

Stevie May making well timed angled runs into space and there was hun face spraying one of his trademark crossfield passes to no effect whatsoever.

[afc1903mad]

Not in my opinion, he's the best back-up centre-half in the league. My issues with Considine are only when he became our first choice left-back or our first choice centre-half (I'd have less of a problem with this as he's a centre-half by trade but there's no way, imo, he should have ever been played at left-back)

I get that, but finding a left back within our budget is a tough ask.
I also get the “but we have Shinnie”, but people need to realise he’s a midfielder now.
He converted to that position at ICT and will only play left back if absolutely necessary.
The season before Shinnie arrived, Considine had his best season at left back and deserved to retain his place.
I wonder where we would have lost out if we did spend out earlier for a left back.
Would it have diverted funds from getting in Hayes or McGinn or Rooney etc etc etc?

[Aldo1983]

I get that, but finding a left back within our budget is a tough ask.
I also get the “but we have Shinnie”, but people need to realise he’s a midfielder now.
He converted to that position at ICT and will only play left back if absolutely necessary.
The season before Shinnie arrived, Considine had his best season at left back and deserved to retain his place.
I wonder where we would have lost out if we did spend out earlier for a left back.
Would it have diverted funds from getting in Hayes or McGinn or Rooney etc etc etc?

I agree that Shinnie is better off in midfield but that doesn't stop us signing a left back and lo and behold we finally sign someone and what a difference it's made. Considine had benefited from the system of having our wingers doing a lot of defending. Thankfully McInnes can now see what most of us have been able to see for a while.

It's known as the Langfield arguement.

[Mason89]

The Langfield argument also extends to the current coach & chairman.

The first isn’t Bossu, the second isn’t McGhee & the third isn’t Craig Whyte. We should all be grateful for that & it’s not worth the risk to hope for better.

[afc1903mad]

I agree that Shinnie is better off in midfield but that doesn't stop us signing a left back and lo and behold we finally sign someone and what a difference it's made. Considine had benefited from the system of having our wingers doing a lot of defending. Thankfully McInnes can now see what most of us have been able to see for a while.

It's known as the Langfield arguement.

I’m not debating and have never done so that we should aim to get a better left back.
We are still looking as Lowe is only temporary.

Goalkeeper is a specialised role and I think all agree could have been improved far earlier.
Outfield it becomes subjective which areas are the priority.

[donsdaft]

Full back isn't the most complicated position to play.

it doesn't require outstanding football ability.

Good ability matched with hard work, pace and a willingness to learn will do fine.

Why are we looking?
Why haven't we produced our own?

[Aldo1983]

Full back isn't the most complicated position to play.

it doesn't require outstanding football ability.

Good ability matched with hard work, pace and a willingness to learn will do fine.

Why are we looking?
Why haven't we produced our own?

I suppose we have produced our own...

[rico94]

Have to say I didn’t even know there was such a thing as the best back up centre back in the league

If Consi is the best back up centre back in the league then who is the best back up centre back in the world?