Transfer Window

[rico94]

Story on Twitter ( I suspect it's shyte) Tim's to make a bid for Roos with Scales thrown into the deal.

If any truth in it I hope the club tell them to ram it.

The thought of losing our keeper so close to the window shutting puts the fear into me.

It’s made up shyte from a Tim.

The deal is £2 million for Roos plus we get Scales on loan again.

If the club were daft enough to take that offer it would be a worse piece of business than when we signed Robbie Winters for £600k plus Billy Dodds.

[TheDeeDon]

If the club were daft enough to take that offer it would be a worse piece of business than when we signed Robbie Winters for £600k plus Billy Dodds.

My loon told me as soon as I came in the door and the Winters deal was what immediately came in to my mind.

It would be criminal to even think of selling Roos to them.

[Redbull666]

If the turnaround is 12 months that’s not much time for forward planning. Unless it’s a silly money offer can’t see us letting Duk go with Europe on the immediate horizon.

You'd think not, but I have a feeling that part of our sales pitch in order to persuade people to come here is an assurance that within reason, we won't stand in their way of a move to a bigger club/league on more money.

Of course, what is 'within reason' is subjective. We've still not replaced Ramadani, though I expect the club are trying. If they're not, that is worrying.

[NaeMairNeeps]

Just lookin at the squad. Assuming more signngs to come, a couple of things stand out.

Firstly ... Stewart. Why?
If the guy gets a game it'll either be because of a sh!tload of injuries, and only in combination with abject failure to sign someone better ... which canna be difficult, surely? ... meanwhile, paid a wage which could be better spent in any number of ways.... get him tae fvck ... free transfer ... just GHTF.

Besuijen. A long as we play a 3-5-2 formation, we use wing backs rather than wingers/wide mids .... in which case, Besuijen , very much a wing/wide mid guy is queued behind Hayes, Duncan, Dadia and Morris as things stand ... for a role he is prob not best suited to .... and that's before any new signings. And yet, he is prob the most skilled and exciting of the bunch. Seems to me a shameful waste.
I struggle to remember the formation we set out when he was at his best ... was it 4-2-3-1? ... dunno, but I canna help but think a forward line of Besuijen, Miovski and Duk would get the blood pumpin before a baa was kicked.

However, if 3-5-2 is here to stay, I canna see him progressin' .... which is a damn shame, and, as Ah said before, a waste. .

Alternatively, Although Polvara is much improved, Besuijen alongside Shinnie as attacking mids would be interesting .. if indeed Besuijen can be developed in that role .... except, we are apparently lining up a Ramadani replacement .... so he will be benched along wi' the aforementioned Polvara while Shinnie and Clarkson take to the field.

Might be fairer on the lad tae let him go for a measly 500k and best wishes.

[blowupsheep]

I think whoever they bring in to replace Ramadani.

He is already in the building = Polvara

[NaeMairNeeps]

He is already in the building = Polvara

Hmmm ... admire yer faith min, and, Aye, Ah'm encouraged by Polvara's progress, but ... compared tae Rama? .... errm ... it's a bit like fan ye buy a loaf fae the local shoppie an gettin back change o' a fiver - fan ye handed ower a tenner. Time will tell tho

[TheDeeDon]

Just lookin at the squad. Assuming more signngs to come, a couple of things stand out.

Firstly ... Stewart. Why?
If the guy gets a game it'll either be because of a sh!tload of injuries, and only in combination with abject failure to sign someone better ... which canna be difficult, surely? ... meanwhile, paid a wage which could be better spent in any number of ways.... get him tae fvck ... free transfer ... just GHTF.

A free transfer means we pay up his contract, which is supposedly a fair old wedge per week from us, which regardless what we think of him, he is entitled too.

I reckon the club will be hoping some club in England come for him, but do have a feeling if nothing happens for him, we will see a parting of the ways on the 31st. I doubt very much he will play for us again, but just an opinion.

[NaeMairNeeps]

A free transfer means we pay up his contract, which is supposedly a fair old wedge per week from us, which regardless what we think of him, he is entitled too.

OK, I concede ... bad idea ... but if he is nae gettin a game, he still gets that wedge ... for daein as much good as he did when he was playin. .... I joke ... partially ... cos, I thought there were some games he looked pretty solid. Other games? .. hmm. Overall? ... Well, I look at the squad we have now, and he is the only one I can definitely call 'not good enough'.

So sell him ... cheap ... fk it ... tell Celtic he is fkn world class and swap him for Scales wi' a half dizzen rowies as a makeweight.

[blowupsheep]

Hmmm ... admire yer faith min, and, Aye, Ah'm encouraged by Polvara's progress, but ... compared tae Rama? .... errm ... it's a bit like fan ye buy a loaf fae the local shoppie an gettin back change o' a fiver - fan ye handed ower a tenner. Time will tell tho

I hear ya neeps min and I tend to agree with ya, it's just I have heard Robson make mention Ramadani and Polvara in the same sentence a few times in interviews now, maybe I am wrong but time will tell. The lad has certainly improved a lot and looks like a decent addition to the team (finally) is ha as good as Rama ? in my opinion nae yet but give him games and he can only get better with experience and let the club spend the cash in other areas like defence for example

[Don Julio]

I know the thread has moved on, but the very mention of the Winters/Dodds deal has triggered my PTSD. Worst transfer deal ever. Shocking, hideous piece of business.

Going for a lie down.

[TheDeeDon]

I know the thread has moved on, but the very mention of the Winters/Dodds deal has triggered my PTSD. Worst transfer deal ever. Shocking, hideous piece of business.

Going for a lie down.

Aye, that Winters deal was a shocker, the fact it was the joot as well only adds insult to injury.

I've telt my loon not to bother me with anymore shyte like that again. I think it was better when you heard of transfer dealings on Grampian TV or the back of the evening paper.

[swaddon2]

Chairman Dave says that we're close to signing "two to three players, and maybe a fourth" before the window closes.

[blowupsheep]

Chairman Dave says that we're close to signing "two to three players, and maybe a fourth" before the window closes.

Any hints or rumours of any names? I see Scales was on the bench for timothy yesterday, unused sub right enough but the first time he has featured this season.
I would be happy with him back but on a permanent deal not as a loan as these days have simply got to stop.

[TheDeeDon]

Any hints or rumours of any names? I see Scales was on the bench for timothy yesterday, unused sub right enough but the first time he has featured this season.
I would be happy with him back but on a permanent deal not as a loan as these days have simply got to stop.

A young left sided centre half from Oxford, Ciaron Brown. Apparently we have already had a bid turned down. He was apparently Oxfords players of the season.

A striker as well, whose name escapes me.

[blowupsheep]

A young left sided centre half from Oxford, Ciaron Brown. Apparently we have already had a bid turned down. He was apparently Oxfords players of the season.

A striker as well, whose name escapes me.

Never heard of the lad fae Oxford but that stands for fek all
according to his wiki page it looks like he had a season and bit on loan at Livi, does anyone remember anything about him from then, also a few full caps for Northern Ireland to his name but none for a wee while.
Personally nae sure we are lacking in the striker department, but again wtf do I know and if Robson wants to strengthen that are then that's good enough for me.
In Barry we trust, just nae mare fekin loans from timothy or anyone in the same league as us ffs.

SF