2018 Summer recruitment

[Stupie82]

If we end up with so many players short then that's both bad squad management and bad financial management. With the introduction of DNA, we should be up on players, not down.

I know we have a long way to go til the start of the season, but all this makes me think we are just accepting the fact we aren't getting past Burnley, will cash in and then use some funds for signings before the end of the seasons.

[RedStarTorphins]

If we end up with so many players short then that's both bad squad management and bad financial management. With the introduction of DNA, we should be up on players, not down.

I know we have a long way to go til the start of the season, but all this makes me think we are just accepting the fact we aren't getting past Burnley, will cash in and then use some funds for signings before the end of the seasons.

You mention Burnley...
Even if we made 2 or 3 good signings, the Burnley game is 10 days away, and the scum 13 days away.
No time for them to get up to speed, get fitness if they're from England and are a bit behind in pre-season, get to know the way we work etc.

[PittodriePile]

At this point we can probably start to worry. I do wonder if the lack of decent (or any) signings comes down to the pressure of AberdeeDNA. I'd imagine McInnes has tried and missed to get some of the bigger targets he had planned and because DNA is in place he'll know he can't bring in dross as it would render the whole idea of DNA completely worthless.

[RedStarTorphins]

At this point we can probably start to worry. I do wonder if the lack of decent (or any) signings comes down to the pressure of AberdeeDNA. I'd imagine McInnes has tried and missed to get some of the bigger targets he had planned and because DNA is in place he'll know he can't bring in dross as it would render the whole idea of DNA completely worthless.

"He'll know he can't bring in dross"...

Too late....Nowak is in for a trial.....what does that tell you?

[87kilos]

"He'll know he can't bring in dross"...

Too late....Nowak is in for a trial.....what does that tell you?

It tells you that a player who was good enough to be capped by Poland at U21 level and below has been given a chance to see what he can do.

It really tells you nothing else unless you want it too. If you want to over analyze it and interpret that it means we are desperate then that's fine. Doesn't mean that we all are.

[RedStarTorphins]

It tells you that a player who was good enough to be capped by Poland at U21 level and below has been given a chance to see what he can do.

It really tells you nothing else unless you want it too. If you want to over analyze it and interpret that it means we are desperate then that's fine. Doesn't mean that we all are.

He couldn't get a game for a sh1te Hearts team.
He didn't start a game in 6 months for whatever Greek team he went to.

It tells me we are completely out of ideas for defenders if we're taking the likes of him on trial.
Mark McGheeesque.

[PittodriePile]

He couldn't get a game for a sh1te Hearts team.
He didn't start a game in 6 months for whatever Greek team he went to.

It tells me we are completely out of ideas for defenders if we're taking the likes of him on trial.
Mark McGheeesque.

Did I miss something? Has he signed?

[Aldo1983]

He couldn't get a game for a sh1te Hearts team.
He didn't start a game in 6 months for whatever Greek team he went to.

It tells me we are completely out of ideas for defenders if we're taking the likes of him on trial.
Mark McGheeesque.

Talking about him playing for the u21s is like that thing the papers used to do;

"Ex Barcelona star, Juanjo"

"Former England U21 star, Been Thornley"

"Former Hearts reject..."

[Mason89]

Where’s the trust?

I’m not panicking just yet. I know our current coach is a f*kn dunce but he’s not that stupid. No way we’ll be this short with Burnley & the Huns coming up, especially in the first year of DNA

Sit back & relax. The class signings are already in the bag

[Ten Caat's]

I'll always disagree. Some players develop at different rates to others. He was 1 in 3 at St Mirren in first season, not that bad. Second season he did struggle with them on loan. Great last season albeit in League 1, but if he does it again this season in Championship then we may have missed a trick.

Last summer we were saying the same about McKenna.

Totally agree, as i said before BOTH Cammy Smith and Laurence Shankland could easily have been kept on. Decent enough players who weren't bad for us, just needed more time in my opinion for being so young. Would have filled boots in these times. Defanitly think Shankland was/is better than the likes of Maynard for example, but the youngster gets punted!?

Another summer of scrambling around to get what we can, and that's with more investment from Aberdna