stoney Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 At least we are getting closer to the truth now, and please dont be thinking that foster is on 2K a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 ill wager both personal pride AND handsomeness that we are not getting away scot-free wage wise out of the deal whether it's officially down as us paying fosters percentage of velickas wage, i dont know, but we're definitely paying a wage I would say that is closer to the truth than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millertime Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I would say that is closer to the truth than anything. id say it was factual that we have an outlay concerning our capture of Velicka and it is to the tune of £2k plus. happy!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboisared Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I'd say Foster will be on or around £2k for sure. I know (through a friend of a friend. Shite I know but it's a very good source) that Championship clubs were looking at him and he was recommended to Leeds scout but didn't want to move. While I think he's shit I respected him a bit more for that. Ifil will definitely be on £3k minimum. No way he would have uprooted himself and his family for peanuts. So Foster is an educated guess whereas Ifil is just common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 I thought it was well known that Ifil was on circa £3K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 good one Ifil is one of the highest earners at our club and Velicka is costing us MIN of £2k too...factual You have no evidence, ergo it is speculation at best. Dry up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossbow Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 They are no doubt oin a wage - and likely a tidy wee sum - unl;ess your in accounts at Pittodrie you're not going to really know so much like anything on a board like this it is speculation - but 5k overall for those two is probably not too far from the mark, I'd have thought a wee bit less but regardless good money which could be put towards a better player than we currently have with good deals in the market. There is no doubt Brown and Knox have good contacts - hopefully we'll see increasing evidence of the benefit that brings - so no dodgy english or dutch triallists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick sheep Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Gowsur leaves well http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/motherwell/218902-gow-leaves-well-as-mccall-looks-ahead-to-dens-cup-clash/ don't bother reading the article though. It just confirms it, then bangs on about the cuntybaws ginger hun english tosser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_bollocks Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Presumably the only thing that was closed on MM was the amount of players he could bring in... As for contracts/wages - that's Miller's job as has been expressed on numerous occasions. I'd say that MM did a pretty good job of signing some competent talent - I guess his management left a little to be desired but then let's not forget our players have a history of being lazy blaggers too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini59dons Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Presumably the only thing that was closed on MM was the amount of players he could bring in... As for contracts/wages - that's Miller's job as has been expressed on numerous occasions. I'd say that MM did a pretty good job of signing some competent talent - I guess his management left a little to be desired but then let's not forget our players have a history of being lazy blaggers too... Was that not Mghee's decision though? to have less players but "better" players? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Padre™ Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Was that not Mghee's decision though? to have less players but "better" players? Yep, same thing he did at Motherwell which resulted in a magnificent 7th place finish before he jumped ship to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Is the right answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsr Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Yep, same thing he did at Motherwell which resulted in a magnificent 7th place finish before he jumped ship to us. Same policy that was 3rd the year before though? It relies on luck, of which we had none at Aberdeen. The fullback issue was only heightened by the injuries we've suffered, rangers don't play any natural fullbacks and I reckon our best 11 would have been top 4 quality wise. Sadly outwith of our best 11 we had no quality whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgowdon Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Same policy that was 3rd the year before though? It relies on luck, of which we had none at Aberdeen. The fullback issue was only heightened by the injuries we've suffered, rangers don't play any natural fullbacks and I reckon our best 11 would have been top 4 quality wise. Sadly outwith of our best 11 we had no quality whatsoever. I'd rather the performance of my club did not rely on luck to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsr Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I'd rather the performance of my club did not rely on luck to be honest. Luck's a huge factor in the performance of all clubs at our level, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgowdon Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Luck's a huge factor in the performance of all clubs at our level, in my opinion. Factor yes, linchpin of our season no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownyBrown Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 So we've just been luckier in more recent games than we have in the dozens of games preceeding? Hmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsr Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 So we've just been luckier in more recent games than we have in the dozens of games preceeding? Hmmmm. We beat Hamilton 4-0 and Hibs 4-2 under McGhee, Brown has beaten the same two sides 1-0 and 2-1, albeit both away games, having seen all 4 matches in the flesh the two under McGhee were far superior performances. I don't think its unreasonable to say McGhee had bad luck with injuries which ultimately exposed his transfer policy. . Would like to clarify that I felt he had to be sacked when he was but feel some of the statements on here, at this stage, are somewhat baffling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edinburghdon Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 We beat Hamilton 4-0 and Hibs 4-2 under McGhee, Brown has beaten the same two sides 1-0 and 2-1, albeit both away games, having seen all 4 matches in the flesh the two under McGhee were far superior performances. I don't think its unreasonable to say McGhee had bad luck with injuries which ultimately exposed his transfer policy. . Would like to clarify that I felt he had to be sacked when he was but feel some of the statements on here, at this stage, are somewhat baffling. Whilst I agree that the performances against Hamilton and Hibs under mcghee were good, the organisation and teamwork under brown is far far superior. We simply look like a better team, which is highlighted by the recent results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick sheep Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 We beat Hamilton 4-0 and Hibs 4-2 under McGhee, Brown has beaten the same two sides 1-0 and 2-1, albeit both away games, having seen all 4 matches in the flesh the two under McGhee were far superior performances. I don't think its unreasonable to say McGhee had bad luck with injuries which ultimately exposed his transfer policy. . Would like to clarify that I felt he had to be sacked when he was but feel some of the statements on here, at this stage, are somewhat baffling. you do make your own luck though. Injuries are unlucky by definition, but also somewhat inevitable. If you deliberately build a small squad, you can't really fall back on the excuse of being unlucky. That's just bad foresight. Being buggered against your will is also unlucky, but waving your ring-piece in the air while showering in prison makes it somewhat inevitable how your luck will turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelt Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Personally I just don't think McGhee was a competent Dons manager. That he was hung out to dry by a board more interested in saving money than investing in the squad didn't help. But McGhee was responsible for some monumental fuck ups. Bad luck may have played a part, but I reckon incompetence played a far bigger role in the disaster that was McGhee's reign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsr Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Whilst I agree that the performances against Hamilton and Hibs under mcghee were good, the organisation and teamwork under brown is far far superior. We simply look like a better team, which is highlighted by the recent results. Whilst I agree that seems the case, I would say that especially against Hamilton/St Johnstone at the start of the season, the players offered exaclty the same before disintergrating. It may be that the players Brown is trying to recruit will stop that happening again but i'll be interested to see how we react against a better team and after a defeat, as typically that's where we've fallen to bits in the past. I guess I am just being a negative cant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme_S Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I'm not sure we can overstate the 4-2 performance against Hibs. We did start well, but they were a shambles at pittodrie that day. I'd have scored against Bamba. As for professionalism, the 2 we conceded whilst coasting at 4-0 then 4-1 were almost identical and sh1t goals to concede. not a professional way to close out a game against a crap outfit. I get what your saying, in that some folk on here are already taking the english media route of "we're a laughing stock" to "we're world champions" in a matter of days, which is daft. but I had to disagree with the hibs comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I don't think anyone is really getting carried away, it's just nice to be winning games again. We've all supported the Dons long enough to know the character of the club, but i'm hoping that Brown and Knox change it, because it wasn't working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme_S Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Agreed. I don't dread when my AFC alerts come in on saturdays at the moment, and thats good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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