Long way off yet, but we were heavily linked with him and suddenly went quiet:

 

Aberdeen will be priced out of a move for Dylan McGeouch as the Hibs midfielder eyes a bumper deal south of border once his contract expires. (Daily Record)

 

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest.

Surely there must be some form of agreed formula for calculating compensation due when a club signs another's on freedom of contract within the same country.

Anyone know ?

Quick Google search throws up the following and begs the question what kind of contract (if at all) did Hamilton actually offer Ferguson ?

 

https://spfl.co.uk/docs/067_324__therulesofthespfl_1375800603.pdf

 

Relevant pages would appear to be 43-46 and this clause looks fairly fundamental to it all

 

In the event of the two Clubs concerned not reaching agreement on the amount of

any Compensation payable, the new Club must, on the date of Registration or, if

later, on the date of any first offer of Compensation, pay to the Player's former

Club at least 50% of the highest amount offered or, as the case may be, offered,

plus VAT at the standard rate. All offers of Compensation shall be in writing and

shall be copied to the Secretary by recorded delivery post when they are sent to

the Player’s former Club. In the event that the amount of Compensation ordered to

be paid by a Compensation Tribunal is less than the amount previously paid in

terms of this Rule F9 or if no Compensation is ordered to be so paid then the Club

which has received such payment shall be liable to forthwith repay as a debt the

amount overpaid or, where no payment is so ordered to be paid, the amount paid,

to the Club which made such payment.

 

So that makes it all totally crystal clear then 

I was under the impression where there is disparity in the fees offered and wanted, the tribunal used to go somewhere in the middle but now they decide which offer is the "fairest" and go with that one......stops (theoretically) clubs offering ridiculously low or asking ridiculously high valuations

Seen on another forum that we are entitled to pay 50% of any contract Hamilton offered plus around £10k a year for each year he was at the club, I am assuming under a professional contract.

 

So unless he was on a huge deal with Hamilton, again I would say £100k seems fair.

Seen on another forum that we are entitled to pay 50% of any contract Hamilton offered plus around £10k a year for each year he was at the club, I am assuming under a professional contract.

 

So unless he was on a huge deal with Hamilton, again I would say £100k seems fair.

Reidzer, I’m interested in A bit of land. The owner wants £500K for it but he can GTF. Fit do you think be a fair price ?

Reidzer, I’m interested in A bit of land. The owner wants £500K for it but he can GTF. Fit do you think be a fair price ?

 

All depends.

 

Location, quality of land , what you plan to build on it etc.

 

Send me the details and I will sort it all out for you 

Saw a post on Twitter saying we are interested in Alex Schalk but Groningen are also in for him.

Hope not. He's pap. Another striker that isn't quite quick enough to threaten when we're struggling for crosses. File in the May/Rooney category.

Nonsense, great wee player.  I'd love to sign him.

Shinnie being linked with Bristol City.

 

http://the72.co.uk/102952/bristol-city-looking-north-border-joe-bryans-replacement/

And another one.

 

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/05/18/por-bristol-city-target-aberdeens-shinnie/

And another one.

 

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2018/05/18/por-bristol-city-target-aberdeens-shinnie/

 

It's just a rehash of the first "story" - they both come from HITC, who are about as reliable as a chocolate firegrate.

As said story seems like a load of made up nonsense.

 

That said, Vicky Pollard better start her bidding at £5 million or the twats can fuck off.

Andrew Shinnie released from Birmingham today. There’s a good player who lost his way. Cheap squad player?

Andrew Shinnie released from Birmingham today. There’s a good player who lost his way. Cheap squad player?

 

No way, he was shite for hibs.

ICT is the older Shinnie's level

Aberdeen have offered to make Dylan McGeouch their highest-paid player - should he agree a move to Pittodrie. Blackburn and QPR are also interested in the 25-year-old out of contract Hibernian midfielder. (Daily Express, print edition)

Aberdeen have offered to make Dylan McGeouch their highest-paid player - should he agree a move to Pittodrie. Blackburn and QPR are also interested in the 25-year-old out of contract Hibernian midfielder. (Daily Express, print edition)

 

Didn’t realise it was still an option. Surprised if we got him, financially we wouldn’t be able to compete but he’s the right caliber of player

Would be an amazing bit of business but I can't see it.

Aberdeen have offered to make Dylan McGeouch their highest-paid player - should he agree a move to Pittodrie. Blackburn and QPR are also interested in the 25-year-old out of contract Hibernian midfielder. (Daily Express, print edition)

 

Shinnie should be our highest paid player. McGinn and Joe not far behind.

 

If we are to get McGeouch in he should be on the level just below alongside May, Rooney, Shay, McKenna, GMS and Reynolds

Shinnie will likely have a comparative pay clause since he's club captain.  I wouldn't be paying mcginn that though. 

I wouldn't be paying mcginn that though. 

 

He’d only waste it on pies.

Aberdeen have offered to make Dylan McGeouch their highest-paid player - should he agree a move to Pittodrie. Blackburn and QPR are also interested in the 25-year-old out of contract Hibernian midfielder. (Daily Express, print edition)

 

And all the media knows this how exactly??

And all the media knows this how exactly??

 

Tip off from McGeouch's agent more than likely....trying to force QPR's and Blackburn's hands

A professionally-run organisation has talent-identification as an ongoing process.

 

An intelligent organisation seeks to utilise pre-contract deals to tie up the best prospects.

 

If it's true that we are in for a guy who's been under our noses and in our faces, why are we only acting now?