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"There was still some money to bring in someone before the transfer deadline and I had several options. Mark McGhee

 

"There were several players we could've gotten, who were of a great quality, but earned far too much money for us. I thought we might be able to negotiate down and sell them the idea that coming here would put them in the shop window.

 

"There was one in particular. I came close to bringing an attacking midfielder in from Norway who would have been a good player for us, but the club decided on the Monday night not to go ahead with it, even although he would probably have become the highest paid player at the club.

 

"After that I had a group of young players which I could have signed at any point over the past six weeks. I decided none of them were of a quality that was obviously better than the ones I have here. Fyvie, Crawford, Pawlett, Paton and one or two coming up behind them. So rather than block their way I wanted to give them the opportunity to prove whether or not they are good enough for the long haul.

 

"The last category were players represented by agents, most of whom we had never seen or even heard of, and even then there were few of them that would've come here for nothing.

 

"In the end I decided with all the evidence and all those circumstances not to bring anyone else in, because we want players who can go straight into the team, not just players who will strengthen the bench.

 

"There are still players who are out of contract that we can sign and if they fit the criteria that I mentioned then of course I will have a look at them."

 

"It is going to take time to get the squad as strong as I would like it, not the couple of months that I have been here so far. I am prepared to take my time to do it. I am going to work really really hard behind the scenes with Craig Robertson and Willie and others to find players and identify players who are out of contract next summer, so we can line them up and be ahead of the game.

 

"That is our priority now, to find targets and approach them when we legally can - we also have the January transfer window which opens in four months time."

 

The manager also confirmed that the Gary McDonald trained today, and is awaiting the results of a scan on Zander Diamond's injury.

 

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I didn't really need to know we just missed out on a Nigerian international!

 

If there is one difficulty I have with our transfer dealings in the last few months its this. I suspect McGhee has just been shopping too high up the ladder. I fully agree with his sentiment that he is not going to bring in low level players form England/France/Holland etc just to build numbers and the club are to be applauded for saying that they would rather make way for youth players to develop experience. However, the reason he was not able to get those few extra signings in is that he has shopped in the wrong places. Calderwood was given the slack to make these deals but McGhee will not so we have to hope he can do something with the young players that Calderwood couldn't. I'm still reasonably confident this will happen and I am almost glad the transfer window is closed so he can get on with delivering without distraction.

there is nothing funny about it - it's simple - wiggy won't open his purse strings.

 

I've said countless times, he us ruining the club, and now McGhee has said things like "we wouldn't have had the money for stokes" maybe we can drag the majority of our support to reality.

 

Wiggy has made us a tiny club in terms of spending power.

 

Lets hear all you idiots who claim we have the 3rd biggest budget in the SPL.

 

Can we please get a new chairman andboard before the club dies

 

Its kinda ironic comparing us to hibs, who (until they signed Stokes) was always reliant on their youth players, which is exactly what we're being forced to do now....maybe in 3 years time or this will actually make us stronger?

Its kinda ironic comparing us to hibs, who (until they signed Stokes) was always reliant on their youth players, which is exactly what we're being forced to do now....maybe in 3 years time or this will actually make us stronger?

 

"Stronger" - we've finished above them the last 5 years have we not?

 

And, they seem to have become a massive selling club.

 

I would however swap my left kidney for their League Cup win.

Personally im starting to get fed up with this

 

Unless ive been imagining things this is the latest of several interviews to the media in whcih mcGhee has wheeled out the 'we havent got any money which is why ive struggled to buy people'

 

I dont know if i should be angry with

1) McGhee for continuing to moan about the subject to the press instead of keeping his mouth shut and getting on with things. lack of funds is no fucking excuse for sending out a team that couldnt manage a single shot on target last saturday.

 

2) The press for not bothering to do any work and just going back down merkland road to old Mark because hes always good for a soundbite.'

 

If he just said the following i might start to get some respect for him:

'Dear mr media man. Im not going to/ im not allowed to sign mediocre shite which is unortunate because thats all we can afford. Come back when something interesting happens and not before!'

 

But i fear that come every few weeks from now an almost identical interview shall appear AGAIN and AGAIN!

 

I'd be surprised if he did keep banging on about it. When the window was open (and just newly shut) it was always the subject raised by interviewers, so obviously he was going to talk about it over and over. Now that there's no oppertunity to sign anyone I'd be disappointed if the media keep bringing it up and so it would be slightly manic of Mcghee to bring it up himself.

 

January is a different thing but even then I expect the stock response to be along the lines of, 'we are speaking with 1, 2, 3, 4...players with a view to signing them on pre-con.' With less of the 'We have no fucking money you cock sucker so stop fucking asking me!' But it depends what the amateur journalists ask him.

 

Better journalistic standards would help.

"Stronger" - we've finished above them the last 5 years have we not?

 

And, they seem to have become a massive selling club.

 

I would however swap my left kidney for their League Cup win.

 

Wasnae comparing us as potentially being stronger to the Hibees on a playing sense, merely meant in a stronger position financially, ye ken?

I would however swap my left kidney for their League Cup win.

 

There are Hibs fans who would swap their last back of smack to support a club as famous as Aberdeen. 

Oh I dunno. You know how much those Hibees love their heroin

Aberdeen FC’s McGhee misses out on Nigerian

McGhee close to swoop

 

Published: 03/09/2009

 

ABERDEEN FC lost out on signing Nigerian international Paul Obiefule due to lack of funds.

 

Aberdeen FC boss Mark McGhee was willing to make the Lyn Oslo attacking midfielder the highest paid player at Pittodrie.

 

But the deal collapsed because the Dons could not afford Lyn’s demands.

 

Aberdeen FC manager McGhee said: “I thought we were going to get a deal with Lyn Oslo for Obiefule.

 

“But right at the last minute, Lyn Oslo decided we did not offer enough.â€

 

For more on this story and bumper coverage of Aberdeen FC, pick up a copy of today's Evening Express

See this guy's name being banded about again today! Any insiders know owt?

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Banded about where?

Well at least the pic prove that this is not a made up story, given that he is actually here for talks.

 

Would be very happy with this signing...

 

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Interesting, but then again it is the EE 

No January sales at Aberdeen FC

McGhee waits until summer

 

By Sean Wallace

 

Published: 08/12/2009

 

MARK McGhee today revealed he will not have a new year clearout.

 

The Aberdeen FC boss previously indicated he could offload fringe players during the upcoming transfer window to free up funds.

 

But McGhee insists he will not have a fire-sale, handing a reprieve to out-of-favour players like Darren Mackie, Stuart Duff and Derek Young.

 

To read this story in full, pick up a copy of today’s Evening Express

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you total geek!