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Supposedly Yengi away on loan to another Japanese club for the season. I suspect that his reportedly high weekly wage, could be the issue in us failing to get him off the books on a permanent deal.

Wiki has him as a winger Daniel Charles Armstrong (born 10 October 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club Dinamo București But he is good shout in my opinion @Slim good shout 👍

I've read all the available books about Shankly. No liking for Liverpool as a club, but rate Shankly as a manager and he was a good man. Also, The Three Kings programme, about Shankly, Busby and Stein, is on the iPlayer and well worth a watch, if anyone hasn't yet seen it. Hard to believe what they achieved, considering their backgrounds.

Aye, a very long time ago. I wouldn't class it as light holiday reading though. They were interesting reads, but I wasn't overly impress by them.

He was a fud then and is an even bigger one now

Rick Van Shelton - Crime Of Passion

As things stand there's no real obvious player that would attract money but, then, we have just turned over the squad and a lot of them are just in the door. We don't how good most of them are yet and we won't until they are settled and the squad has gelled properly. I don't dispute that a fair few we have signed are not going to be leaving for profit when they do though. Playing devils advocate potential money earners in the future could include Mouloua, Ntelo and Briedl who are all new in the door and to the country. It's not impossible they go on to do really good things. Ntelo has started reasonably well and at 25 could still command a good fee if he starts lighting it up. Gyamfi still has plenty of time at 22 to start showing why Shalke fans were not happy to lose him and Andrew Fasanya clearly could have a hell of a career ahead. Yogane is an interesting one, he doesn't have the pace of Bilalovic and Kesinen but he defo makes better decisions than Keskinen! Bilalovic I think has talent but he's been so intermittently used I couldn't even tell you what his best position is. The two Alfies at Inverness are also showing promise though I concede their future at the dons is still up in the air a bit. Regardless though the transfer window still has a week to run and we really need to see some dead weight movement. Robinson said last month that he wanted an outfield squad of 23 and it's sitting at 26. If, as expected and new homes can be found for them, Palaversa, Yengi, Devlin, Frame and Bilalovic go there will be two more players to come into the squad. And probably reasonable wages to pay them if you have just got those 5 off your wage bill. The first three could be anything up to 15k a week but certainly no less than 12. Frame and Bilalovic it's harder to guestimate but overall for all 5 I think it's safe to say it would be at the very least 15k a week and could even be as much as 20. I don't for a second think we will be reinvesting all of that in 2 players wages but bargains can be found at the end of the window. Interestingly our window is staying open two days after England close theirs, has that happened before and I've missed it?

Ah dinna ken much aboot Preston, but Ah'm assumin' he wis jist a wee loon in 1983 😉

The argument with Philips isn't whether he's good enough for us or not. I think he would do a decent job for us. The issue is this foundation you're talking about. We've no assets in the team. At the moment, Aberdeen absolutely need to not only qualify for Europe, but make the group stage, because otherwise we'll be running at a loss. We have no Ramsay, Miovski or Lewis Ferguson to cash in on, and we don't have a squad that looks capable of finishing top four or winning the Scottish Cup - all needed to achieve any hope of the group stages. Nisbet? Ronan? Smith? Good players but probably all at the age where this is their peak years, unlikely anyone is paying big money. Shankland a good example in that he was a POTY nominee but was wanted by Rangers and that was pretty much it. Who else? Lobban, Frame and Marshall - one out on loan and down a division, one the manager doesn't rate, the other probably going to go on loan. Yogane? I'd love to think he'll become a big asset but I fear the players he's replacing - Keskinen and Bilalovic - have more potential. Can go through the team, I don't see any seven-figure rated player. I see too many Lyons, Caddens, Happes, Mayos and Guinness-Walkers. Who are the stars that stand out - Olusanya? Phillips is young, sure, but we'd be paying him 500k plus 2/3 years of salary. By the time it comes to sell him we'd make a loss because he's never going to be a £3m+ plus add ons kinda player. Compare that to Motherwell and Hearts. They have a foundation, and Hearts have just banked group stage football, but they also have assets. They've not only a good squad but a business model. Hibs could make group stage this week too. We have an average team that we are hoping perform miracles. What is the long term goal here?

Totally agree. Getting better every season whilst stepping up levels. Bossed things against Motherwell and for me is a better player than Marshall in my opinion based on what I seen of Marshall when at cove. Not a bad guy to have in the squad. Will run through a brick wall, has two feet and a thoroughly decent guy too.

Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime

Gary Moore - Monday on My Mind

Bouaddi who was outstanding at World Cup joins Manchester City for £85m.

Sorry like, but this is what AI sys in answer to "Has neoliberalism worked?" Neoliberalism has delivered significant global market integration and wealth generation, but critics and major institutions increasingly argue that it has failed to secure broad-based prosperity, leading instead to severe inequality and economic instability. I could churn out words on any subject you want but I cost more than AI.

Is 'at boy Claude not worth a look?

The Mamas and the Papas - Monday, Monday

Looking for some holiday reading. Bought a bunch of stuff from horror, to 'funny' fiction, to crime. Quite fancying The Trial by Kafka. For some reason I've never read any of his stuff. Anyone read much Kafka? Worth a go?

Nice. I've not been to the Fringe since before the plague

3rd for Mbappe makes it 4-1. Running away with it now.

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Madrid comfortable now with Vinicius making it 3-1 after great play by Bellingham.

Mbappe with another good finish to put Madrid 2-1 up.

I saw cabaret, comedy & theatre today have been to 16 shows got 4 more to go 😂 I've seen two brilliant footie plays - one about gaelic football in Northern Ireland and one about John White who was a spurs player that got stuck by lightning in the 1960s.

Delighted for Allan Preston, this must feel like actually winning a European trophy for him.

Mbappe puts Madrid 1 up with a brilliant finish but Sociedad have equalised and whistles already from the Madrid fans at half time.