The ex-Utd player thread.

[JamesMcClean]

"Former Dundee United star Ryan Gauld nominated for player of year award in Portugal"

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/f...d-in-portugal/

No surprise there, what a talent he was. His sale was symptomatic of everything wrong with the Club at the time. Should never have been sold ahead of Armstrong and was compounded by the sale of Armstrong just a few months later. When they looked around for Stretch’s replacement, I wonder if that’s when it dawned on the hierarchy of the time that ‘Oh phuck, we’ve selt him already six months ago.’. Armstrong money should have been allowing us to keep Gauld for another 18 months at least but of course this unorderly, scattergun transfer policy is what done us ultimately. Thanks STEPHEN, thanks very much you prize dick. But continue to have a great career Gauldie, you deserve it pal.

[stokearab]

I watched Armstrong in every game in the close down of the EPL season and he is looking terrific. Continues to improve and needs to be in Stevie Clarkes starting lineup now. Along with McTominay we are seeing the emergence of a decent Scotland midfield.

Also CCFFS starting to reach match fitness for St J. Not the player he was (no one can reverse the march of time) but still a very decent signing for them.

[tHeArAb]

No surprise there, what a talent he was. His sale was symptomatic of everything wrong with the Club at the time. Should never have been sold ahead of Armstrong and was compounded by the sale of Armstrong just a few months later. When they looked around for Stretch’s replacement, I wonder if that’s when it dawned on the hierarchy of the time that ‘Oh phuck, we’ve selt him already six months ago.’. Armstrong money should have been allowing us to keep Gauld for another 18 months at least but of course this unorderly, scattergun transfer policy is what done us ultimately. Thanks STEPHEN, thanks very much you prize dick. But continue to have a great career Gauldie, you deserve it pal.

Tbf the money we got for him, the club who were interested and the players own wishes to play abroad, I think we'd struggle to hold onto anyone in those circumstances.

[stokearab]

Tbf the money we got for him, the club who were interested and the players own wishes to play abroad, I think we'd struggle to hold onto anyone in those circumstances.

It's scratching at old wounds which is never a good thing but the fees that were leaked into the press to keep the fans "happy" were probably a lot less than was publicised.

Bad things happened but we have to move on.

[GUNBOAT]

Johnny Russell on Radio Scotland tonight his side are top of their division in the USA,left out of the Scotland squad because of the FN virus but if he had been included he would have missed 6 or 7 games as they try to catch up from the earlier lockdown.
He is in brilliant form apparently.

[LSArab]

Johnny Russell on Radio Scotland tonight his side are top of their division in the USA,left out of the Scotland squad because of the FN virus but if he had been included he would have missed 6 or 7 games as they try to catch up from the earlier lockdown.
He is in brilliant form apparently.

It was great to hear Jonny on the dode Fox podcast

I wonder if he could still play in the euros play off - I imagine usa will still have high covid figures then but not sure when mls season finishes

[petermackie]

No surprise there, what a talent he was. His sale was symptomatic of everything wrong with the Club at the time. Should never have been sold ahead of Armstrong and was compounded by the sale of Armstrong just a few months later. When they looked around for Stretch’s replacement, I wonder if that’s when it dawned on the hierarchy of the time that ‘Oh phuck, we’ve selt him already six months ago.’. Armstrong money should have been allowing us to keep Gauld for another 18 months at least but of course this unorderly, scattergun transfer policy is what done us ultimately. Thanks STEPHEN, thanks very much you prize dick. But continue to have a great career Gauldie, you deserve it pal.

Surely £3 million for a player who has played almost all of his career since he left United in the pub league in Portugal was a good bit of business from Motherwell junior

[Noddydog]

"Former Dundee United star Ryan Gauld nominated for player of year award in Portugal"

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/f...d-in-portugal/

And he has won it too. Great news. Really happy for him.

[GUNBOAT]

Surely £3 million for a player who has played almost all of his career since he left United in the pub league in Portugal was a good bit of business from Motherwell junior

Evening Peter,was he part of the first 6-2 demolition derby or is my mind playing tricks again?.Who knows,who cares?.Please behave yourself on here whilst i'm away mate.
Missing you already my cuddly wee dumpling,FACT.

[JamesMcClean]

Surely £3 million for a player who has played almost all of his career since he left United in the pub league in Portugal was a good bit of business from Motherwell junior

Sorry peter but we still managed to pump you for six DESPITE selling our best players. Which says it all really.

[petermackie]

Sorry peter but we still managed to pump you for six DESPITE selling our best players. Which says it all really.

So you agree it was good business 👍

[GUNBOAT]

So you agree it was good business ��

Morning Peter.

[tHeArAb]

And he has won it too. Great news. Really happy for him.

Superb! He could've easily bailed out and ended up back in Scotland but he's stuck at it, dropped a level to get game time and is now back in the big league as POTY. Great attitude on the boy. 👏🏼

[JamesMcClean]

So you agree it was good business ��

Putting SIX past the Funny Lot and ‘good business’ are two distinctly different entities peter.

[petermackie]

Putting SIX past the Funny Lot and ‘good business’ are two distinctly different entities peter.

But you do agree that getting£3 million for a player who went to a league not any better than the one he left and couldn't get a game was good business???