So that’s Leigh and (thank fuck) Gallagher returned to their parent clubs. Surprised we didn’t keep Leigh, but guess that can only mean one thing. Hayes.

 

Released frank and seb ross, and obviously Rogers. Number of other youth a development squad released. Club still holding talks with Cerny. Would like to keep him as more than solid back up for lewis

I always used to laugh when my English team Manchester City had the money pumped into club 2008.  Villarreal had the CB & CB partnership upfront for a few years and we wanted them both at Etihad.

 

Carlos Bacca and Cedric Bakambu.

 

What I'd give to have a wonderful sounding strike force like that at Pittodrie next season.

Miko Virtanen has signed a one year extension.

https://www.afc.co.uk/2021/03/31/miko-rewarded-with-new-deal/

 

24 minutes ago, Stewart said:

Miko Virtanen has signed a one year extension.

https://www.afc.co.uk/2021/03/31/miko-rewarded-with-new-deal/

 

Liked what I have seen of Virtanen on tv playing for Arbroath. Hopefully gets an opportunity under new coaching set up.

Is Virtanen a central midfielder? Or can he play a few positions? Id like to see him do well but think he will find it hard to get a regular game in that position for us.

24 minutes ago, DantheDon said:

Is Virtanen a central midfielder? Or can he play a few positions? Id like to see him do well but think he will find it hard to get a regular game in that position for us.

Defensive mid or a right back.

He’s no chance of getting in at centre mid;

Brown, Ferguson, McCrorie, McGeouch, Campbell all ahead of him 

Wasn't it the season we played Burnely, Virtanen had played most of the warm up games and had been told he was going to start against them, then got injured the day before? Think that was at RB? 

30 minutes ago, baggy89 said:

Wasn't it the season we played Burnely, Virtanen had played most of the warm up games and had been told he was going to start against them, then got injured the day before? Think that was at RB? 

I saw him play both right back and in midfield for U20s but Arbroath seemed to use him solely in midfield in games that were on TV.

Someone on the other forum mentioned Jordan Rhodes who's out of contract.

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47 minutes ago, HaarDon said:

Someone on the other forum mentioned Jordan Rhodes who's out of contract.

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What's he been doing lately?  Don't hear much about him these days

He was the best striker in ' Ungreat Britain' at one point once and still banging a few in I think.

 

 

4 hours ago, HaarDon said:

He was the best striker in ' Ungreat Britain' at one point once and still banging a few in I think.

 

 

Had a look, his goal scoring record is pretty shite these days. I’d hope we could do better 

22 minutes ago, manc_don said:

Had a look, his goal scoring record is pretty shite these days. I’d hope we could do better 

It's a serious gamble if true. He's been pish for a very long time. 

10 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

It's a serious gamble if true. He's been pish for a very long time. 

I wouldn't say he was even that good in the first place - a pure poacher who needed the whole team set up to compensate for his inability to do the dirty work, scored goals with bad teams but failed to do so with better ones, etc. He's a bit like Shankland if Shankland was six years older and hadn't had a good season since 2015.

He was certainly pretty shite for Scotland 

Been linked with McGrath at St Mirren. Really good player. I'm surprised there hasn't been a lot of hype around him to be honest. I'm assuming we're looking at a 3-7-0 next season.

54 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Been linked with McGrath at St Mirren. Really good player. I'm surprised there hasn't been a lot of hype around him to be honest. I'm assuming we're looking at a 3-7-0 next season.

Going to have to be that to accommodate all the central midfielders we will have on our books. 
 

ETA link to press article. 
 

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/donsnews/aberdeen-consider-summer-swoop-for-st-mirren-midfielder-jamie-mcgrath/

 

 

 

 

I wonder if we will be back to having our targets all over the papers with Glass. One of the things I enjoyed about the McInnes era was that by the time we heard about it we had the deal just about done. I presume the reason for announcing your targets is to get there attention and let them know how interested you are but its frustrating for the fans if it comes to nothing.

Hernandez seems to have been left out the last two Atlanta squads completely despite their starting right back being injured.