Summer Transfer Window (Stephen Glass’ first)

[rico94]

You’d have thought he’d have a minimum release clause in his contract. Obviously he must know we’re not going to just sell him for £2m because it’s a premier league team.

Pity it’s all going to end on a sour note for him but he’s not exactly a superstar. We won’t miss him as much as we missed Shinnie or McLean when they left, or dare I say it Scott Wright when he left. These players brought more to the team than Ferguson. Yeah he’s good and might continue to improve but he doesn’t take the game by the scruff of the neck or control games in the way he should if he was really that special.

I always said I could see McLean playing in the EPL but I couldn’t see Shinnie there and I can’t see Ferguson doing much at that level. Could be wrong but I don’t think he’s athletic enough or fast enough.

Like everyone else in the team Ferguson has been poor since December/January but to say he won’t be missed as much as Scott Wright is a bit over the top.

Ferguson has put in some good performances and scored some important goals over the last couple of years.

Wright scored 2 goals,missed a load of chances and made a few good runs in half a season, he was as bad as the rest of them when he came back from his injury before he fecked off to the Huns.

[pieandbovrilman]

Like everyone else in the team Ferguson has been poor since December/January but to say he won’t be missed as much as Scott Wright is a bit over the top.

Ferguson has put in some good performances and scored some important goals over the last couple of years.

Wright scored 2 goals,missed a load of chances and made a few good runs in half a season, he was as bad as the rest of them when he came back from his injury before he fecked off to the Huns.

^^^ This.

Ferguson has contributed far more over his time here than Scott Wright ever did. Scored a fair few important goals for us and aye maybe this season aside, always rolled up his sleeves and put a shift in.

It looks like he’s going to leave on a sour note though , hold out for what we can (4-5 mil??) and get rid and move on.

We’ve lost more important players in recent years for nothing so I’ll be happy to cash in now and see the money reinvested back into the squad .

[Don_Corleone]

Like everyone else in the team Ferguson has been poor since December/January but to say he won’t be missed as much as Scott Wright is a bit over the top.

Ferguson has put in some good performances and scored some important goals over the last couple of years.

Wright scored 2 goals,missed a load of chances and made a few good runs in half a season, he was as bad as the rest of them when he came back from his injury before he fecked off to the Huns.

I agree, Ferguson has achieved more at the club than Wright did. My point was really that you can find another Ferguson easier than you can find another Wright. There’s plenty hard working battling midfielders kicking about. He’s not a playmaker and he doesn’t control games like McLean could and he isn’t the ball winner with leadership skills like Shinnie was. Don’t get me wrong, he’s done well for us overall and has been a great signing - but i don’t think we’ll miss him that much.

[LongDistanceRed]

I agree, Ferguson has achieved more at the club than Wright did. My point was really that you can find another Ferguson easier than you can find another Wright. There’s plenty hard working battling midfielders kicking about. He’s not a playmaker and he doesn’t control games like McLean could and he isn’t the ball winner with leadership skills like Shinnie was. Don’t get me wrong, he’s done well for us overall and has been a great signing - but i don’t think we’ll miss him that much.

Ferguson isn't a defensive minded midfielder, neither is he an offensive minded midfielder, i would say he's more box to box with a good mentality, you say we wouldn't miss him to much, but he has scored 21 goals in the 3 years he's been at the club, when was the last time we had a central midfielder who contributed that many goals?, sure he took penalties when cosgrove wasn't playing, but you have to factor that in, look at the current central midfield options for Aberdeen , Brown, Ojo, Campbell, McGeouch, McCrorie, there isn't a goal in any of them, not consistently, so you are back to demanding 90% of the goals are scored by the front 3 with a few coming from defenders from set pieces etc

You need to get and or/keep as many goal scorers as possible at the club, espeically in this Aberdeen squad that can't score for ****, amazes me we want to keep McGinn, he's too safe these days and lacks agression, hes good for about 3 goals a season at this stage of his career, if that, he scored ZERO league goals last year but we want to keep him...............that i don't get, he just isn't getting into scoring positions anymore as he has lost the mobility

[rico94]

I agree, Ferguson has achieved more at the club than Wright did. My point was really that you can find another Ferguson easier than you can find another Wright. There’s plenty hard working battling midfielders kicking about. He’s not a playmaker and he doesn’t control games like McLean could and he isn’t the ball winner with leadership skills like Shinnie was. Don’t get me wrong, he’s done well for us overall and has been a great signing - but i don’t think we’ll miss him that much.

I suppose we could try and get Campbell from Motherwell to replace Ferguson,that’s if we are willing to spend some money on him.

We definitely need someone with pace in the attacking areas, I just hope it’s not an Atlanta United reserve on loan as was being hinted by Cormack last night.

[Shetland Don]

We just have to tell Watford, politely but firmly, that there’s a gap to bridge. And McMurdo should be told that “not standing in the way” does not mean that Aberdeen accept the first paltry offer that is tabled or that they have to name a price, as Ferguson hasn’t been put in the shop window. Bloody fool!! I wonder where his interests lie? £££?

[RedStarTorphins]

I suppose we could try and get Campbell from Motherwell to replace Ferguson,that’s if we are willing to spend some money on him.

We definitely need someone with pace in the attacking areas, I just hope it’s not an Atlanta United reserve on loan as was being hinted by Cormack last night.

Hinted at.... several times.