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Maybe they're actually trying to encourage other interested parties to come forward, knowing a bidding war will push the price up?

New Labour in a football-related nutshell. Arrogant, condescending, patronising and smug.

Great first half. Solid throughout the team and Cosgrove is giving their centre backs a beasting.

Wow, O'Connor played in every league game last season? Didn't realise that. On the basis of your list, Devlin replaces O'Connor, Gleeson and Ferguson replace McLean and Forrester replaces Christie. We're definitely light squad-wise but the first team isn't exactly a disaster and there are still six weeks left in the window.

The last page of this thread alone is mental and must mean we’re all going stir crazy at the lack of signings. £10k a week for anyone, never mind McGeouch? Rooney going to the 5th tier of English football £2n for McKenna Getting potentially England’s best prospect on loan The sooner we sign a few or the end of the window comes the better.

Dean Campbell and Frank Ross have to be considered for the pool of midfield players so I'm not sure another centre mid is a priority now, so I'd like to see a proper left back and a wide player up next.

New away kit revealed today. Pretty good effort: https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/06/18/2018-19-away-kit-revealed/

What the fuck?!

Naismith signed for Peterborough tonight.

It’s too easy to call folk legends these days but Cooper and the rest of that Gothenburg team certainly are. One of only three teams from Scotland to win a continental competition means their legendary status goes beyond Aberdeen and into Scottish football as a whole. Neale Cooper will never be forgotten by Dons fans and hopefully that will eventually be of some comfort to his family and friends.

I thought Stockley was shocking. After his ropey start against Celtic was out the way, Cosgrove has already looked twice the player that Stockley was for us.

Whilst I don't really disagree with you about Consi, I think the gaping hole in the middle of the midfield really should be our priority. Once that's filled with at least two signings in addition to the boy Ferguson, then I'd look at left back next but I'm not convinced McInnes will.

Given the scale of the overhaul required, I think we need to prioritise first choice centre midfield players. Lewis Logan Devlin McKenna Consi Shinnie New McGinn New GMS May/Rooney/Cosgrove Isn’t a bad lineup as long as the two news are of the requisite standard. Beyond that, a first choice mobile striker and a couple of full backs would be nice. After his comments post-semi, does anyone else think we’ll be using the budget available to prioritise quality players rather than filling the squad this time? I’d take two high quality midfielders using up any available budget, with our current squad men and youngsters as back-up.

As discussed elsewhere on the board, if not this threat, if finishing second by going unbeaten against the best teams in the league and sealing it in style by beating the champions in their own midden on the last day is limping, then who needs to be running

If anyone seriously thought that we won't miss Kenny McLean next season then last night should prove beyond all doubt that he's our top player and we'll seriously struggle to get in someone even close to his level.

To finish fourth hibs would need to win tomorrow then draw on Sunday so it’s far from probable.

No idea how this ferguson boy will pan out but Hamilton do seem decent at spotting a midfielder so must be worth a risk. Couldn't give a monkeys whether he stops on of our "own" youngestes coming through - if any of them were good enough we wouldn't need to be signing Ferguson! I see Mark O'Hara at Dundee is out of contract - worth a punt given how many midfielders we need? Haven't seen too much of him but always looked a bit of a goal threat any time I've seen him on telly.

Indeed. But there are so many behind the scenes variables that we can't know about that it's a pretty insignificant thing to have picked up on. Maybe Cosgrove is feeling the pressure of movin to a bigger club so downplaying his cost etc might be a way of chilling him out? As I said, we don't know the behind the scenes stuff, particularly what McInnes is saying to the player's face, so not really worth worrying about a throwaway comment.

I take it Cove actually want to be in the league set up unlike Buckie or whoever it was in the playoff a couple of seasons ago?

I'm playing Devil's advocate to an extent but really none of us have a clue what goes on behind the scenes so those who are picking on something as minor as the cheap as chips comment to have a go at McInnes are being a bit churlish, which is the only reason I mentioned it.

Maybe Cosgrove is a billy big baws and a public slapping down is what he needs? Not saying that is the case, and I'm also not particularly bothered either way, but it could be the case. Of all the things to fault McInnes on I wouldn't say this is particularly noteworthy.

IIRC, the context of the cheap as chips quote was "he wasn't supposed to join us until the summer but he was cheap as chips so we went for it in January" or words to that effect, which I took to mean the transfer fee rather than specifically his wages.

Sincerely hope the Huns do appoint Gerrard as it's a massive gamble. He has literally no management experience, therefore how can anyone know if he'll be any good or not? Based on their track record of Warburton-Caixinha-Murty the Hun board don't appear to have much of an eye for a manager so chances are Gerrard will be hopeless and nothing more than a big name - albeit from his playing days - to dupe the hordes into renewing the season tickets.

Aye, who needs a proper left back