The Winter 2018/19 - Transfer Window Rumours and Deals - Thread

[cooponthewing 1,139]

38 minutes ago, craig said:

 

I'm confused 

As in “Bury it”??? Never mind, I got the joke, that’s all that matters? It seems I’m a tad bored?

[der Berliner 3,744]

56 minutes ago, ian1964 said:

 

The English are nuts, but that goes to show that digging your feet in at the right time can hand you some welcome income. Too late for Aberdeen to sign that many players, freebies aside, but a healthy boost for their finances and their own assault on the league title next season! (Yes, I'm being a tad sarcastic here ... )

[Crimson Dynamo 128]

1 hour ago, DMAA said:

The Tavernier criticism has always confused me. People want him hung, drawn and quartered when he's beaten to a header by someone who specialises in that area. But I think there's something wrong when we are so reliant on our right back for creativity. We normally play with 3 attacking midfielders and they shouldn't be shown up in the assists stats by Tavernier, it's not sustainable.

 

Arfield is the only attacking midfielder with pass marks on this measure with 6 assists. More than Kent and Candeias combined who have 2 and 3. Mikael Lustig has the same number of assists as Kent and Candeias combined. Let that sink in for a moment.

 

If we're going to win a league I think we need more quality in the creative department and I hope Davis alleviates the problem in the short term but I'm hoping that the failure to recruit a real creative player in this window is due to budget and player availability at this time of the year rather than a genuine belief that what we have is good enough.

I don't think we're over reliant on Tavernier. But do agree our attackers could offer more.

 

I think the type of midfielders we have aren't those types of players to offer creativity. However, I think Arfield's contribution for the type of player he is,  has been nothing short of phenomenal. 

 

Attacking wise, Kent and Candeias have both had good season's but could and should offer more in terms of breaking down the Killies of this world down. Lafferty isn't an impact player in my opinion and think for us to get the most out of him he should start. So he will always look poor because of his role.

 

I hope Davis offers the spark our midfield is seeking in the short term or perhaps a fully fit Dorrans.  But I fear Dorrans may well leave in the summer. 

[compo 7,044]

7 minutes ago, der Berliner said:

The English are nuts, but that goes to show that digging your feet in at the right time can hand you some welcome income. Too late for Aberdeen to sign that many players, freebies aside, but a healthy boost for their finances and their own assault on the league title next season! (Yes, I'm being a tad sarcastic here ... )

If this blokes worth seven million them our big Alfredo must be worth a lot more than the fourteen million I've heard quoted a lot more .

[Gonzo79 15,294]

3 minutes ago, compo said:

If this blokes worth seven million them our big Alfredo must be worth a lot more than the fourteen million I've heard quoted a lot more .

To be fair, he has only scored once in three matches against McKenna this season.

[DMAA 3,658]

14 minutes ago, der Berliner said:

The English are nuts, but that goes to show that digging your feet in at the right time can hand you some welcome income. Too late for Aberdeen to sign that many players, freebies aside, but a healthy boost for their finances and their own assault on the league title next season! (Yes, I'm being a tad sarcastic here ... )

A Godsend for Aberdeen. A big loss but £7m is huge for them and gives McInnes the biggest chance he’s had to take them up a level. It wasn’t looking good for them at all with Shinnie and GMS leaving for nothing in the summer. 

[DMAA 3,658]

1 minute ago, DMAA said:

A Godsend for Aberdeen. A big loss but £7m is huge for them and gives McInnes the biggest chance he’s had to take them up a level. It wasn’t looking good for them at all with Shinnie and GMS leaving for nothing in the summer. 

It’s actually been denied

 

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/1667876/no-new-bid-for-aberdeen-defender-scott-mckenna/

[craig 5,199]

51 minutes ago, cooponthewing said:

As in “Bury it”??? Never mind, I got the joke, that’s all that matters? It seems I’m a tad bored?

lol

[ranger_syntax 4,322]

1 hour ago, craig said:

Best bit of business of this transfer window for Rangers has just been concluded.... Scott Brown has signed a 2 yr deal with Celtic

Please tell me this is true.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Aberdeen shouldn't take less than 10 million for McKenna