Can't quite believe we're almost at the end of the Season, have to say, It has flew in, I know there is still a good few weeks left, but the Manager will be thinking about next season for sure.

 

The likelihood is that GMS & Shinnie will be off, they'd surely have agreed an extension by now if they weren't? McKenna may have more interest and may leave, Stewart will go, Lowe will go, Gleeson ( Still not had a fair crack of the whip in my opinion ) will more than likely go also, Forrester already off the books, Hoban sadly injured, Reynolds off to Dundee United ( All the best ) James Wilson (  )  we will be rather light yet again.

 

We're a good amount of players down. What are the key positions that we need to address? Will we finally expand our scouting network?

 

This is arguably the most difficult task, in terms of recruitment, that McInnes will face.

 

 

 

 

Weve been linked with Alex Gorrin as a replacement for shinnie. Anyone know if hes any good?

This comes up if you google him. Doesn't sound like Shinnie at all.

 

https://www.nottheoldfirm.com/analysis/rangers-performance-shows-why-motherwells-alex-rodriguez-gorrin-shouldnt-move-to-the-championship/

Former Wellington phoenix boy, very highly thought of here. Refer to him as a-rod, which is a bit too yanky for me

 

As a side, we'd do worse than signing some of the nz u-20 team. Many of them have bright futures and will be cheap.

Wonder if getting him on board would kill any move for Dom Ball stone dead. With Ball having been on Championship level wages at Rotherham, he's likely going to want at least equivalent which would instantly plonk him right in with our top earners.

 

Gorrin would be significantly cheaper. Better though? Not entirely convinced. Have absolutely no recollection of him playing at all, though quite obviously he did regularly in second half of the season.

 

That’s Ryan Hedges signed a pre-contract

 

https://www.afc.co.uk/2019/06/04/ryan-hedges-signs-pre-contract/

 

McInnes Hedges his bets on Welsh wonderkid.

Welcome to Aberdeen FC, Ryan.

 

None of us know what we're getting here, but he's done enough to earn 3 caps for Wales, and played some part in helping Barnsley win promotion to the Championship. Only 23 years old also, so not the finished article, could be a coup, or could be a Forrester, time will tell, but it's a positive bit of news on a personally dreary day.

 

Who's next I wonder.....

 

 

Manuel Benson

Manuel Benson

 

I thought we were trying to get a loan deal for this creative midfielder.

 

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/...r/josh-benson/

Confirmation that Ash Taylor's re-signed, 2 year contract.

 

This will go down well  We all knew it was happening, so hardly a surprise.

For those that don't believe KFP....

 

https://www.afc.co.uk/2019/06/04/ashton-re-joins-the-dons/

 

Fuck sake dons.

 

 

holy shitballs , aurora dna , punching above our weight... big gash returns...

Ooft,Hopefully working alongside one of McKenna,or a fit focussed Devlin will keep him in line.,and a lot will depend how the crowd take to him.Ach well,welcome back min 

Ooft,Hopefully working alongside one of McKenna,or a fit focussed Devlin will keep him in line.,and a lot will depend how the crowd take to him.Ach well,welcome back min 

 

Think you & I went to a home game vs Hamilton, big Ash scored a cracking header and in general, bossed the game, he was playing sublime passes also, and yes, I appreciate the opposition wasn't great, but if he could recapture that he'd be a fine player. The only downside is though, he had more hairy moments than most, but I'll back him, he's our player again, it's done, we move on. 

the fact he left for northampton and has been let go tells you all you need to know

Think you & I went to a home game vs Hamilton, big Ash scored a cracking header and in general, bossed the game, he was playing sublime passes also, and yes, I appreciate the opposition wasn't great, but if he could recapture that he'd be a fine player. The only downside is though, he had more hairy moments than most, but I'll back him, he's our player again, it's done, we move on.

 

    McKenna and Devlin are an upgrade on his partner last time(Considine?),so can only hope that ups his game.Must admit,at the time,even with mistakes,he did give us a required presence at the back,and you could see a player in there if he ironed out/anticipated errors from previous mistakes,or at least if he's too thick,someone to point out what he's doing wrong.Cant be that hard..

 

ps the last game i remember us being at,was it Utd? Thing I remember about it was we both agreed the crowd was around 13'000,but it was reported as 17'000.   

the fact he left for northampton and has been let go tells you all you need to know

 

I suspect that's more a cost cutting measure rather than a direct slight on Gash's ability. Northampton thought they'd bounce straight back up after relegation. That they didn't alters their financial plan significantly.

 

What concerns me is I just can't see him signing for anyone at this stage of his career to play back up to anyone. If McKenna is away then I suppose he could be paired with Devlin but the majority of clubs now prefer a left footer/right footer centre back combination as their first choice pairing these days. If McKenna isn't away...can Devlin keep Taylor out???

rose , halkett , guy hibs have signed , would they have been better ??

And there we have it, our new captain for season 2019/20

And there we have it, our new captain for season 2019/20

 

Don’t even joke about that.

 

Step backwards that he is back.

Says a lot of our scouting or lack of. Happy to give Hedges a chance but I'm never a fan of players returning to a club. While different, he's another Considine, good moments and goals canceled out by the fuck ups that cost us goals and games. Booo!

Trying to think what D.M 's plan is  selling McKenna,  take it we have given up on big Joe from St.J now ?? 

McKenna/Taylor

Taylor/ Devlin

No way big Ash is going to be back up, is McInnes thinking of playing 3 at the back 

rose , halkett , guy hibs have signed , would they have been better ??

 

I liked the look of Halkett, he's also relatively young and caused problems for opposition defenders at set pieces, whilst nodding in a few himself. He also looked mobile for a big unit, I'd have preferred us to pursue that type of signing as well, but maybe Hearts beat us to it, or maybe we were after him as well and he chose Hearts, who knows.

 

I can see it being a Taylor - Considine partnership this coming season, I reckon we'll see Devlin papped to the bench, only returning if Taylor flops, or to cover injury/suspension. McInnes trusts Considine, he now hopefully recognises he's NOT a Left Back now, whilst doing an admirable job there for several seasons, he's definitely beyond it now, again, barring injury/suspension cover. McKenna will go this window, to the highest bidder, so that really leaves the Left Back spot, if we can get Lowe back, then superb, if not, we'll have another player from a similar Club lined up for a loan.

 

The whole back 3 thing has been an utter fucking bombscare, and I don't think it has actually worked any time we've deployed it, so again, hopefully McInnes recognises this and isn't tempted.

Says a lot of our scouting or lack of. Happy to give Hedges a chance but I'm never a fan of players returning to a club.

 

That's a bit of a stupidly general rule. The fact that Taylor returning isn't the issue, it's the fact that we know he's not that good.

 

 

While different, he's another Considine, good moments and goals canceled out by the fuck ups that cost us goals and games. Booo!

 

Considine is miles better than Ash with the ball at his feet. Devlin too, for that matter. That's the issue. With one right sided defender who is poor on the ball (Devlin), we needed a player who is far more comfortable on the ball than Taylor (Hoban-type). Devlin and Taylor are both uncomfortable on their strong foot, so to consider a partnership of the two of them with one playing on their wrong side is seriously playing to our weaknesses. I can only assume McKenna is staying and so Considine and him will cover left, and Taylor and Devlin right with little need for cross over. 

That's a bit of a stupidly general rule. The fact that Taylor returning isn't the issue, it's the fact that we know he's not that good.

 

 

Considine is miles better than Ash with the ball at his feet. Devlin too, for that matter. That's the issue. With one right sided defender who is poor on the ball (Devlin), we needed a player who is far more comfortable on the ball than Taylor (Hoban-type). Devlin and Taylor are both uncomfortable on their strong foot, so to consider a partnership of the two of them with one playing on their wrong side is seriously playing to our weaknesses. I can only assume McKenna is staying and so Considine and him will cover left, and Taylor and Devlin right with little need for cross over.

 

 

What's the stupid rule? I didn't make a rule. I just said I'm not a fan of players returning to the club. Move on and move forward in my opinion. I also stated "while different." I'm not saying he's a photocopy of Considine. I'm just saying that he's limited and prone to mistakes, much like Andy. Again, I'd like us to move forward and look for better.