Transfer rumour thread 20/21

[offshore_arab83]

Except this time it would 100% be the managers decision and for that, I'd have to be seriously questioning if Mellon was the right man to be taking us forward. Giving extensions to guys like Pawlett is going to get us nowhere.

agreed, the wages need to go elsewhere

[stokearab]

agreed, the wages need to go elsewhere

Holy f uck

And Mellon said: “We would like to keep Peter here and talks are under way to make that happen.

[stokearab]

That quote was from The Daily Ranger.
This is mental.

[tHeArAb]

Jesus. 😳

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.the...johnstone/amp/

[tHeArAb]

Wish other clubs would stop sniffing about our players. It seems as soon as that happens we offer them an extension.

[stokearab]

Hopefully no one is sniffing about a couple of others then!

What this Pawlett quote from MM is telling us is that with the same wages available he can't sign a player who would be an upgrade.
That's hard to believe.

Nothing against the player personally but this isn't what I was hoping for. Worrying and a bit depressing if I'm honest.

[Dreamsof83]

Classic agent tactic, suggest interest elsewhere to push things forward.

I agree we should play hardball with any deal in this instance. That said though, creative midfielders are close to the hardest players to come by. Our options are all youth in this area.....I like that, but also don't want to see too much pressure on them.

I worry about his injury record and also his goal return has been poor, but an experienced head with exciting youth to back that up......maybe not a terrible option even if my, like most others, gut reaction is to want the wage recycled.

Hints at a surprising summer ahead, maybe not as interesting in incomings as we might hope though.

[stokearab]

If I have to watch another season of Butcher Harkes and Pawlett I think I'm going to lose my sanity. It's eye bleeding football and it needs to stop. Giving the ball to the opposition every time we get it isn't the Dundee United I want to see.

We're a bit fortunate to be where we are right now because a couple of teams below us have underperformed this season. Next season we might not be so lucky.

This is a chance to get an inconsistent injury prone player off the payroll and use the money to improve the team. And we're not taking it? Disappointed doesn't begin to describe it. 👹 💩💩💩

[stokearab]

Classic agent tactic, suggest interest elsewhere to push things forward.

I agree we should play hardball with any deal in this instance. That said though, creative midfielders are close to the hardest players to come by. Our options are all youth in this area.....I like that, but also don't want to see too much pressure on them.

I worry about his injury record and also his goal return has been poor, but an experienced head with exciting youth to back that up......maybe not a terrible option even if my, like most others, gut reaction is to want the wage recycled.

Hints at a surprising summer ahead, maybe not as interesting in incomings as we might hope though.

Playing hardball is booking a taxi, putting Peter in it and giving it an armed escort until it's arrived in Perth.

[stokearab]

Send for Mike Bassett, at least he knows a player or two...

https://youtu.be/6PbP_pIgR4s