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See they're looking to loan out the lad they signed from Hamilton in January that they haven't paid for yet... Corrupt.

Read yesterday that some midfielder they signed from League 1 would be getting £4k per week. Would hope if they're throwing that kind of money around in the conference, that they're paying a fee for Rooney.

Was that Johnny Vegas??

He's 26 though?

McCann would say that, guarantee it would be a "massive step up" and "huge opportunity" if it was the huns sniffing about. TBF if you've been watching you-tube videos you've seen more goals of his than I have. Probably seen him play 4 or 5 times in the last 3 seasons. Maybe he just came across that way in those games, local derby etc. It's difficult to say, I rarely travel away (not at all last season) and barely made any home games with the girls team I coach playing league last season Saturday Mornings. So only see players maybe once a season. Maybe John Akinde at Barnet would have been worth a punt, signed by Lincoln on Friday having just looked. Billy Kee was top scorer last season and would probably be similar to Marquis. Then again I though Frear would have made more of an impact at Motherwell, so what do I know? It's always difficult to judge. I remember listening to Phil Brown on goals on Sunday when he'd not long started at Colchester saying the players he had there were of similar and in some cases greater ability than those he managed at Hull in the EPL, difference was psychological.

Can understand why we're looking at them as they are the sort of players Championship/League 1 promotion hopefuls are looking to sign. I'd rather have Marquis than Doidge. Doidge seems to get success by bullying the CB's and I can't see him getting away with that in Aberdeen shirt. Marquis would be more like May minus psychological effects of two potentially career ending injuries. I said earlier in the thread we should be looking at Eisa at Cheltenham, I'm maybe biased but think he's the best striker in League 2 and an age and with an attitude that means he will only get better, but think it's been confirmed they're looking for a fee in excess of £1 million.

Where you hearing that? Would be amusing considering he’s never achieved his dream of playing a European game under the floodlights at ibrox. Cunt

Doidge is an odd one. Been interest in the past for him to play at a higher level, but hasn't taken it. Might be money as Dale Vince pays way more than most league one teams. Can't see him at the village team next season though, might be a bit of a Moult.

Had him on loan at Cheltenham. Like Goldson in the relegation season, unlike Goldson if he hadn’t got injured and we’d kept him I think we might have stayed up. Goal scorer. But not sure he’s worth £500k plus Grant McCann is a massive hun.

There's one in Washington state, it's where Kurt Cobain was born.

Somebody should put a compilation of England’s misses and Pickford trying to throw the ball into his own net, to the audio of Neville going on about Belgium trying not to win. Twats.

I'd agree with that, can't see much value in their squad at all. I'd have had Davies two seasons ago. Maybe, Keilor-Dunn in another season or two if he continues to improve. That's about it. Schalke would offer fuck all.

If true, probably best we don’t. Without ever seeing him play, Gleeson has chosen to play here for 2 or more European games, a challenge at top half of SPFL Premier table & a go at a couple of cups, from The Championship.

How was that any different to one awarded to Australia against Denmark by VAR. I’d argue more so because defender headed against his own arm.

I think it's a UK wide issue. Winning is the most important thing, from 6 years old on. Don't get me wrong winning is important but not at the expense of development. Been coaching youth football for 7 years with a mixed team and 2.5 with a girls team. I've never focused on just winning. Instead developing technique, decision making and not being afraid of making mistakes. To be honest it's been fucking awful and utterly soul destroying at times. You take a player who has been ignored and left a club because they're tripping over their own feet, give them game time, decent coaching focusing on them as a player and they develop only for another team to say "come play for us, you'll win more", and off they go. I estimate I've lost 20-30 players in those seven years to more fashionable teams and they hoard the better players eliminating competition, often playing atrocious football. Players that you've coached to be all round players, at the back because they're tall thumping the ball long for the short fast kid to run on to. Playing alongside some other big lad who's been with them since he was 6 but still can't kick a ball straight. I don't know what the answer is the EFA talk about coaches not being parents of a child on that team, but that I think is slightly unrealistic due to logistics. Although I understand why, as it reduces the risk of parents living vicariously through their children. I quite like the model with girls football whereby we played festivals every second month until Under 11. Parents could watch but not comment, games were short so no demoralizing scorelines and coaches encouraged to only be positive. It's still competitive as I think on the whole the girls involved are way more determined and aggressive than the lads. Only thing is you've still got folk involved who go round trying to cherry pick the best players and doing mini-leagues in their head. The only solution to that, that I can come up with is give clubs specific areas they can recruit players from. For clubs with more than one team per age group, give each team an area within their catchment area. There would need to be exceptions say a percentage per team can be outwith but league registration is only granted with a valid reason. That would force coaches to actually coach and work with what they have. Maybe even register with the league and they allocate you a team. Would stop all the A, B, C team nonsense. Compulsory Youth Module for all coaches and Level 2 within first 3/4 years. This should be funded by Sky, BT and others profiting from football. Along with EPL clubs being made to fund building of one or two all weather facilities per season throughout the UK. Grass roots clubs apply from all over the country and they are drawn from a hat. Sorry for rant but sort the grass roots out and the rest will follow, it's where everyone starts after-all.

I'm sure you're correct, although it is Ryan Jack so I wouldn't be crediting him with not talking like a retard.

Surely as we have finished above them every season of their entire existence, it is them who should be looking to challenge us...

What was Mascherano doing for the third? Standing with his hand up rather than actually defending. Dominic Ball-esque. Delighted for Croatia though. Loved them since Euro '96 Boban, Suker, Jarni, Bilic, Prosinecki, Boksic, Simic...

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Not sure who's getting excited or stressed? Nae sure where you're getting that info in bold from? What about folk like Boruc, Wanayama, Van Dijk and Forster. Even Stevens Davis and Naysmith? Charlie Adam played for Liverpool ffs. Your own (former) player Scott Arfield was never a top, top flight player here. Then we have, again, your former player, Barton who couldn't hack it in Scotland. Games were flying past him and he thought he'd stroll it. James Maddison was on our bench more often than not, and now a £20 million player. Albeit we could see he had talent. Steven Caulker another former England international doing OK here but not exactly dominating the leagues best attackers. I'd agree some teams in the top league here would struggle in league one, but there is more of a financial gulf within the top league in Scotland than anywhere else in the world. Being neighbours with the richest league in the world means we all have to work harder due to the financial inequalities between the two league setups e.g. the winner of the lower league cup in england gets more in prize money than the winner of the Scottish Cup. I'd have thought your club takes more in TV money than every club in Scotland combined. So the gap at the top is less than a lot of english arrogance will ever admit.

It's like the Belgian away top but theirs is yellow. Would have been better in yellow with black stripes and shorts. https://assets.adidas.com/images/w_600,f_auto,q_auto/81d472933daf4bc7b2c8a85d00ef16ee_9366/Belgium_Away_Jersey_Gold_BQ4536_21_model.jpg[/img]

Aye, don't think I'd be celebrating the arrival of the likes of Jeff Hendrick, Chris Wood, Nhaki Wells, Ashley Westwood, or Jonathan Walters. EPL equivalent of Caley Thistle signings. Despite their over inflated EPL price tags. Don't get me wrong I'm sure they'd do a job but pretty sure you'd get equivalents for a lot less. No doubt Dyche has got Blackburn punching through discipline and organisation. But there is no doubt their tactics are based on not losing. Much the same as McInnes tries to do with us against the tims. We tend to struggle against teams that take the game to us, but will always nick a goal against the organised teams. Important thing will be not to concede at home (like that stupid one against the Cyp's last year) and ideally nick a goal there. Cosgrove will play both legs. Hopefully Yatsie and his new Macc side (including Jared Hopkiss) give them a real physical going over in their friendly the weekend prior to the first leg. Wouldn't be a Macc side if they didn't...

Was in the home end when Cheltenham beat them in the FA cup in 2002. Remember goading their keeper about "working in a chip shop", (because he was Greek) didn't make much sense to me but it seemed to amuse the guffies. That and my mate punching me in the nose when the second went in.

Well up for this een should have the better of them over the two legs.

I saw Goldson play a couple of times for Cheltenham the January of the season we got relegated out of the league. To be fair I think Shrewsbury recalled him due to potential damage a shite team heading for the drop could do to a half decent young player, but he did nothing to convince me he was better than Michael Hector (a £4 million player) whom McKenna is/will be better than.