Get all your transfer rumours in here for this summer's window 

So far in terms of incoming the talk has been about goalkeepers with Alnick seeming to have replaced Clark as most likely target.

Supposed exclusive this morning that we are after Conor Ronan either on loan or as permanent signing in the summer. Hearts also linked. Wonder when the Hibs stories surface as well.

Right footed centre half? 

If we're going to sign a right-sided centre half, then his name should be Michael Hector.

Edit: To be fair, Wycombe fans rate him highly. 

 

Edited June 20, 20224 yr by Panda

3 hours ago, Panda said:

Right footed centre half? 

If we're going to sign a right-sided centre half, then his name should be Michael Hector.

Edit: To be fair, Wycombe fans rate him highly. 

 

We can rate a lot of players that we don't need highly. It's not a great signing policy.

🔴 We are delighted to announce that highly rated full back Jayden Richardson has joined The Dons on on a three-year deal from @NFFC.

#StandFree | @JRichardson2_

Spent last season on loan with Notts County in National league. 

 

Just now, Jute said:

Spent last season on loan with Notts County in National league. 

Keep up min 😉

Wikipaedia rates him https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayden_Richardson

So McCrorie into midfield then?

Made it into the National League team of the season last season (which, to be fair, is the least I'd expect of an Aberdeen signing playing at that level.)

General consensus is he's terrific going forward but can't defend. Perfect signing for us. 

Is he part of the 'add-ons' for McKenna then?

Shite. Should have signed Shaun Rooney instead.

Welcome aboard loon.

liam scales in on loan

Liam Scales announced.

Season long loan

doesn't appear to be any mention of a loan to buy agreement

Fuck sake. Slow doon with the signings. Fucking ridiculous.

So already ruled out of at very least three games next season.

Surely there has to be an option to purchase involved in this

8 minutes ago, BigAl said:

So already ruled out of at very least three games next season.

Surely there has to be an option to purchase involved in this

The issue with buying him permanently is he has three years left on his contract at Celtic worth about £750,000 which he probably expects to get. 

Not only are Celtic reluctant to sell, we'd need to make Scales one of our highest earners, as well as pay a transfer fee to Celtic. 

5 minutes ago, Panda said:

The issue with buying him permanently is he has three years left on his contract at Celtic worth about £750,000 which he probably expects to get. 

Not only are Celtic reluctant to sell, we'd need to make Scales one of our highest earners, as well as pay a transfer fee to Celtic. 

Far too sensible approach Panda and not sure I totally agree with all of what you say.

Celtic were allegedly prepared to recoup their outlay i.e. £500k

If Scales wants to play football then it was obvious he was going to have to leave Celtic. 

If he was the one that was going to excite the fans would we not have stretched to £5k per week.

On that basis no one loses out financially 

If this is the one that JG thinks will excite the fans then is surely way off the mark in his thinking.

Nothing against the boy Scales in any of what I say.

9 minutes ago, BigAl said:

Far too sensible approach Panda and not sure I totally agree with all of what you say.

Celtic were allegedly prepared to recoup their outlay i.e. £500k

If Scales wants to play football then it was obvious he was going to have to leave Celtic. 

If he was the one that was going to excite the fans would we not have stretched to £5k per week.

On that basis no one loses out financially 

If this is the one that JG thinks will excite the fans then is surely way off the mark in his thinking.

Nothing against the boy Scales in any of what I say.

But 500k + 750k in wages is a hell of an outlay for a relatively untested lad. 

2 minutes ago, Panda said:

But 500k + 750k in wages is a hell of an outlay for a relatively untested lad. 

Possibly, but we're certainly not going to get the finished model in that price bracket.

Classic stick or gamble scenario 😉

He can fuckin stay at celtic then.

Goodwin must go.

3 minutes ago, donsdaft said:

He can fuckin stay at celtic then.

Goodwin must go.

What took you so long DD 😉

34 minutes ago, Panda said:

The issue with buying him permanently is he has three years left on his contract at Celtic worth about £750,000 which he probably expects to get. 

Not only are Celtic reluctant to sell, we'd need to make Scales one of our highest earners, as well as pay a transfer fee to Celtic. 

Then find another target. We simply should not be developing players for either of the arse cheeks. He should be left to rot in their reserves. 

If he makes our absolutely shambolic team better for 34/35 league games then I couldn’t give a fuck whether that “development” is good for Celtic or not as we’re light years away from being on the same planet as them anyway.

3 minutes ago, wee toon red said:

If he makes our absolutely shambolic team better for 34/35 league games then I couldn’t give a fuck whether that “development” is good for Celtic or not as we’re light years away from being on the same planet as them anyway.

And we're certainly not going to get anywhere near, if we are developing their players at the expense of our own, while being unable to utilise said players against them. 

30 minutes ago, baggy89 said:

And we're certainly not going to get anywhere near, if we are developing their players at the expense of our own, while being unable to utilise said players against them. 

At the expense of our own? If we had any good ones we wouldn't need to loan Scales.

I totally get that in an ideal world we'd be signing players permanently and developing our own but sadly that world ended a long time ago, not just for us but for football as a whole. It's the club's job to put the best team on the park they can, both short and long term, and if a one-season loan improves the defence (short term) while allowing budget to be used to improve the team elsewhere (medium-long term) then that's a judgement only the club can make.

Supporters getting their knickers in a knot about loaning players from "them" or "them" doesn't really achieve anything.

1 hour ago, Jute said:

Then find another target. We simply should not be developing players for either of the arse cheeks. He should be left to rot in their reserves. 

The season starts in two weeks.

Get him in on loan, hopefully he has a good season. If we can do a deal in 12 months, great. 

If not, we've apparently two good centre halves coming through the ranks. Or, after Scales heads the winner v Hearts in the Scottish Cup final to seal a £4m European football bonanza, we can buy better next summer.

The whole "developing a player for Celtic", I'm not arsed at the moment. I want us to have a good season after four years of dross. We need a left centre back, we've now got one.