Who do you see / want to see coming in over the summer?  Peepaw and Alexander have been confirmed as both leaving

 

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/aberdeen-fc/aberdeen-goalkeeper-neil-alexander-set-leave-dons/

 

Does this mean Rogers will actually be at the club?  Can't say i'm surprised and he is pretty old now anyway.

 

McGinn and Jack are still unknown but there appears to be a few making moves now which is not something we've seen for a while.  Personally, i'd like to see us get another left back now that Shinnie appears to be played in mid pretty much all the time.  Consi and O'Connor to be choice pairing with a new CB coming in to provide cover.  I'd say then we need another winger (should McGinn leave) and another CM if Jack leaves.  There is also the striker problem in which we are still reliant on Rooney, even if he is misfiring or short of form, he's still our leading scorer by some distance.

 

Exeter club record fee  :o

Hmm, previous record £225k

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/exeter-city/transferrekorde/verein/6699

Hmm, previous record £225k

 

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/exeter-city/transferrekorde/verein/6699

 

If that's true, and we broke it, fucking yassss. Although, any money for him is a win imo.

Sky sports news reporting it as undisclosed. There's not a hope in hell that they broke their record for him though. If we got even £30k for him its good business, lets hope we get someone in later using his freed up wage.

Sky sports news reporting it as undisclosed. There's not a hope in hell that they broke their record for him though. If we got even £30k for him its good business, lets hope we get someone in later using his freed up wage.

 

That's what their official site has said.

From what I can find their record fee paid was for Tony Kellow in 1980 from Blackpool....£65000. If we have managed to get them to pay more than that then we really have hit the jackpot...

BBC reporting the Stockley fee is around 100K - damn good bit of business if true. 

 

A the best loon, still love your lobbed goal against Partick.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41107199

Anyone anticipate a player coming in? I'd be very surprised if we signed another striker, I know McInnes likes a big physical type up front but doubt he'd risk unsettling May, Rooney & Maynard, in my opinion it's not an area that needs another body.

I'd think Stockley going suggests we are done for strikers.  I'd like to see another CB/RB if we are going to sign anyone else, those look like our only shady areas now for cover.

announce moult

announce moult

 

I'd like to see a top CB and LB come in but think we're likely to see Moult now.

Daily Rhebel saying we are definitely after one target. I hope it's Moult or a left sided centre back and really hope it isn't Lewis Macleod

Well have just netted a big chunk of cash from Marvin Johnsons sell-on fee, i can't see them being in any hurry to sell Moult.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41114577

 

Then again, i didn't think anyone would give us cash for Stockley 

I heard we've offered Liverpool 20p for Coutinho on the promise we'll never sell him to Barcelona!

McLeod is a low risk high reward situation in a position that isn't essential, I'd take him for depth. However, I certainly hope we spend the Stockley and Aluko money on a central defender (left footed ideally!)

Well have just netted a big chunk of cash from Marvin Johnsons sell-on fee, i can't see them being in any hurry to sell Moult.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41114577

 

Then again, i didn't think anyone would give us cash for Stockley 

 

Some fucked up fees going on there. Marvin Johnson was a decent player for Motherwell, but he wisnae even as good as O'Halloran at Saints at the time and certainly couldn't touch Hayes. £3M is fucking nuts and shows the value in including clauses in the contract for pretty much anyone. The market down there is just a different planet and you could get lucky with a player that just fits in down there without causing much of a problem in the SPL.

 

As for McLeod. A bit meh, but it would rile the huns, so'd be worth it from that point of view. Decent player for them, but nothing spectacular. I mind him being an attacking midfielder though, which means we'd be fairly loaded in that role (cover for Christie against the Tims I suppose). If he's free, then why nae, but it strikes me as agent chat to get the guy a move. Think a fullback, left sided defender are probably priorities unless we're moving Shinnie to left back, in which case we need someone in his aggressive mould to replace him.

 

Moult would be good like, but surely with May already signed that'd leave us with a very restless bench with 3 very good strikers vying for one position (and Maynard doing whatever Maynard's do).

(and Maynard doing whatever Maynard's do).

 

I'm starting to think Deek just got him for the free wine gums

Shinnie prefers playing in midfield apparently.If there arent any L/B in our range,a defender with authority (pref left sided)would settle the team a bit IMO.

    Shinnie could help out Consi at L/B a bit more could he nae,if Andy continues playing there

 

Edit -  Good business re Stockley,but I think we can/should forget about Moult for now,....unless we get a fee for Rooney.....

Best of luck to Stockley.  Thought he was a good, honest pro who worked hard for the jersey when he got the chance.  Also suspect there's a better player in there than the one we saw, but he didn't manage to show enough to deserve a regular place and it suits everybody for him to move on - win win.

Taken from the ever reliable Daily Record -

 

Aberdeen have failed to land their top deadline-day target and look to have concluded their business for this window.

 

We told you earlier how Derek McInnes had a player at the top of his list. We say ‘list’ but it comprised just one.

 

However, they have missed out on the player and are now unlikely to dip back into the market.

 

Never say never, though!

 

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Ben Heneghan, who has just joined Sheffield United, was a target? In any case, I reckon we won't be adding to the squad. Arnason still to make a contribution and I think he'll feature a bit more after the break.

Why would we need any reinforcements when we're top of the league with maximum points!!

Why would we need any reinforcements when we're top of the league with maximum points!!

 

Because they've been against teams we should beat and aren't in the top half (possibly harsh on county). Let's see how we do against a traditional top six team before getting too excited. We needed a centre half. Our defence is shite. It's just lucky that we've scored more goals than conceded.

I have to ask what is going on.

 

We all know we need a decent central defender.

 

We are top of a decent league and can't attract a defender who has better ability than what we have ?

 

Are you fucking serious?

 

We have money in the bank surely.

 

Disappointed in this window in terms of a defender.

 

Grateful for the players we have but as Manc says, we have still to play Celtic hearts and the Huns.

 

Celtic will rip our defence apart.

 

I wasn't that impressed with Kari the first time round.

 

Shinnie won't go back to left back.

 

OConnor and Logan are great but Reynolds isn't good enough.

 

 

Reynolds might not be good enough (in you and others' opinion) but when you look around the league there are very few better options. McInnes' best signings have been guys who are known SPL quantities and unfortunately there really aren't that many good centre halves out there who would really improve on Reynolds. We're then left with taking a punt on some down-Souther which can be incredibly risky, especially so late in the window if the scouting hasn't been done. I suspect McInnes will have had one or two in mind but hasn't been able to land one and doesn't think taking a punt on someone he hasn't done the research on isn't a good idea. It has to be weighed up with affecting the morale of others in the squad too and that's not worth it unless it's someone he's sure of. We don't want another Stockley/Storey/Maynard rotting our bench for no good reason. Folks mentioned Davis at County and Heneghan at Well, but neither are particularly inspiring and neither are particularly good ball playing centre halves either. I'd be inclined to stick with Reynolds over either of those two. We need a good upgrade. Reynolds is the weak link in our team probably, but we have to remember that we're way ahead of the teams below us and being a weak link in our team doesn't make average centre backs in other sides any better.

Defender Dominic ball has signed a season long loan from Rotherham