http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/aberdeen/2011/01/11/aberdeen-struggling-to-agree-terms-with-star-striker-chris-maguire-admits-willie-miller-86908-22841351/

WILLIE MILLER admits Aberdeen are fighting a losing battle to hold on to rising star Chris Maguire.

 

The Pittodrie club are desperate to keep the striker who is out of contract at the end of this season.

 

But football director Miller revealed attempts to negotiate a new contract have failed so far.

 

Miller said: "We have been trying to get Chris around the negotiating table for the last 18 months but he has so far refused all our approaches.

 

"The fact we began the process so long ago shows how highly we rate and value him.

 

"We were showing faith in Chris long before this season and he has shown why we knew he'd become a top player.

 

"But I doubt if we could offer him good enough terms to stay."

Is it the cross-border thing Celtic keep screwing Cardiff with?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13609026.stm

 

They've failed to offer 350k yet. 

Fucking ram shagging bastards!

If Derby don't pay up can AFC sue the twat himself for the money.......it'll be just a night's blow out for him considering he's surely now getting £100K per week 

How stupid is he when he is trying to break into the Scotland set up and asks to leave the squad to go get his medical. Way to impress the national coach.

 

In true anti-Aberdeen style, the loon is barely oot the door at Pittodrie, and the national manager gives him a cap.

 

In true anti-Aberdeen style, the loon is barely oot the door at Pittodrie, and the national manager gives him a cap.

 

 

 

He got one in February as well.

He was in the squad to play Brazil in march too.

Craig Bryson off to Derby for £450,000 from Killie once he passes a medical. Wonder how much of a budget they work with.

I was going to ask, has this transfer gone through? Hardly sounds like there is a wealth of clubs after his signature and it seems to have gone quiet since the Scotland game.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13683416.stm

 

Derby just signed another striker...

Bad news. Though this guy sounds like a prick. Can't see their fans being overly pleased with it surely

 

Last thing we need is for him to go nowhere and sign a deal with us. He will strop and blame us for the failure of his transfer. Why? Because he's an ungrateful ned.

BBC text says 'Derby County are expected to finally agree a deal for out-of-contract Aberdeen striker Chris Maguire, 22, on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands.'

Thank fuck.

On RedWeb too.

Shown as a free transfer on Sky Sports News.

Shown as a free transfer on Sky Sports News.

 

I'm sure that technically it was a free transfer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13944239.stm

 

Derby County seal Chris Maguire deal with Aberdeen

 

Derby County have signed out-of-contract Aberdeen striker Chris Maguire on a three-year deal after the two clubs agreed a compensation package.

 

Maguire, 22, turned down a new contract to stay in Scotland but the Scottish Premier League side are entitled to recompense because of his age.

 

The fee for the Scotland international is understood to be around £400,000.

Rams boss Nigel Clough told the club website: "He is an exciting talent with great potential to improve further."

 

He added: "He is a creative player and someone who can bring a spark to the team."

 

Dons chief executive Duncan Fraser told the Dons website: "We are very pleased to have reached a satisfactory outcome which fully recognises the investment that this club makes in developing young players."

 

Maguire had been expected to join Derby more than three weeks ago but compensation talks held up the deal.

 

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Sport/Derby-County-FC/Maguire-was-worth-waiting-for-boss-28062011.htm

 

[quote author=Burton Mail

 

Maguire was worth waiting for - boss

by TOM SLOAN

 

DERBY County have ended one of the longest transfer sagas of the summer by finally sealing a deal for striker Chris Maguire.

 

The 22-year-old targetman has arrived from Aberdeen after the Rams agreed a fee with the Dons.

 

He has signed a three-year contract and is the seventh player to arrive this summer as boss Nigel Clough overhauls his squad.

 

The deal, which first became public almost eight weeks ago, has been stalled over the two clubs agreeing a fee.

 

Aberdeen have stuck to their demand for £450,000, with Derby having to pay a fee for an out-of-contract player due to him being under the age of 24.

 

Clough said: “Chris is an exciting talent who has great potential to improve further.

 

“He is a creative player and someone who can bring a spark to the team.

 

“He’s still young and will develop and improve, but having played in the Scottish Premier League and made his international debut, he already has the quality to be competitive in our squad and team.”

 

Maguire, now a full Scotland international with two caps, caught the eye of Clough and the rest of the Rams’ backroom staff by hitting 12 goals in the Scottish Premier League last season.

 

In total, he scored 24 goals in 158 appearances for the Dons and was named Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month in September, 2010.

 

He follows Frank Fielding, Jason Shackell, Craig Bryson, Jamie Ward, Theo Robinson and Nathan Tyson into Pride Park.

 

There could be more arrivals soon, while Clough is also keen to get several players out who are surplus to requirements.

 

The Rams boss said: “We are reasonably pleased with the business we’ve conducted so far.

 

“There’s still a bit of work to do, both in and out.

 

“We have a few more positions to fill, for cover or otherwise.

 

“We are actively working hard to secure those deals — hopefully some can be completed this week.

 

“In an ideal world, we would like them in by the start of training on Friday.

 

“We are close with a couple which we hope to tie up before Friday, and then a few more at some point in July.”

 

MILES Addison’s loan to Barnsley was formally completed yesterday.

 

The 22-year-old centre-back will spend the first half of the season on loan at Oakwell.

 

Clough said: “Miles was in and out of the team in the second half of last season and Barnsley can give him the first-team football that we can’t right now.

 

“He had an awful long time out of action, especially when you also consider the time he spent playing with the injury prior to the operation.

 

“He’s gone to Barnsley to play games, but part of the loan was that he agreed to extend his contract here, and we are delighted with that.

 

“Miles will be there for six months and we will review things again in January.

 

“He needs to play games more than anything right now and Barnsley will give him that chance to play 23 games and get his sharpness and match fitness up.”

And so now he will disappear into the footballing wilderness 

Maguire has surely never played 158 games for us 

I hope he didn't let the door hit his arse on the way out.  :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

On the bench for 158 games, maybe. But he's only really become a first team regular in the past season-and-a-half

Finally is the only word to describe my feelings on this. Whether it be £400k or £450K, thanks for the money and I wish you the best.

Maguire has surely never played 158 games for us 

 

131 league matches, 16 goals according to the ever reliable Wiki.

Scored on his debut for Derby tonight, however they were dumped out of the Carling cup 3-2 at home by League Two Shrewsbury infront of 7000 fans