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Heard Nicholson on the radio coming home. He really doesn't want to go but we are not offering him anything to stay. Shame we cannot stretch things for him.

Better on here where the wide angle lens is in use

The problem is that Plymouth's offer was to take Clark off us plus £100K and we just don't have that kind of money. So we will keep him for the rest of the season when we can let him go without having to pay out a fee. Pressume Jackie Mac/Lee 'mare/Considine will be lined up as the replacement options for Hart. None of which inspire confidence as two of them are CBs and the other is too old to be bombing up and down the touchline. Now, get Zander an improved deal and sign the fucker up now.

Very existential...do elaborate

The contract is over here Zander

We could throw in some cosmetic surgery for free

He would disappear at Hearts, the culture there is fucked. A player like him would sink without trace in that environment.

I'd offer ZD the increase to stay and offer him a 5 year deal as we might just make the cash back. As for the other 3 ? Who are they again ?

Yip, we will just have to see tomorrow. I fear bad news but hold out a glimmer of hope for ZD. I will just be glad to have the situation opened up one way or the other but one thing is for sure when you break the skin on a jobby........it stinks

Call me a dumbass but why have a ballot of ST holders when there are only 9000 and we have 6000+ tickets at our disposal ? Did I pick it up wrongly as I can't see more than 2000 ST holders going over to Munich.

What I don't get is that the club announce a press conference tomorrow, presumably to allay any speculation . Then immediately after that the BBC get two pieces of information relating directly to the situation at hand. Why hold a press conference then leak details directly afterwards ? BBC just speculating on an 'exclusive' so they can play the odds and say we told you so ?

How many clubs get a home ticket allocation week-in week-out like ?

Ballot for ST holders and shareholders ? What happens after that ? Should everyone be putting a ballot paper in by Jan 18 ?

Unfortunately I suspect any player leaving us will get dogs abuse. Its just the way of these things. Personally I don't really blame these guys for wanting to better themselves financially although I question their sense of balance between getting more money and getting proper first team experience. For a guy like Nicholson you can see why he might want one last chance at a big pay packet, can you really fault him for that ? I certainly won't be booing anyone. If ZD decides to stay I will very much be cheering him though.

3 clean sheets in a row with a total bombscare of a defensive line up. A damning indictment of the attacking prowess available to the lower regions of the SPL if ever I saw one

Some speculation on footymad that Hart and Nicholson are off to Preston and might go for a fee ? Saying that Clark is leaving as he hasn't been offered any extra in his new deal. Just need to get this done and move on, the weeks of speculation are twisting my melons something awful

Was just reading that too. Funnily enough another prediction was that they would finish above Hibs in the SPL this season. Doesn't paint Hibs in too good a light

Very true but we see this happen time and time again. These players who are seduced by a 'big' move must be fully aware of the situation that awaits them, either they are deluded into believing they will be the exception or they couldn't give a fuck and just want the clams. I guess the pull of ££££ is just too great for these guys.

There just isn't enough laughing going on in this thread. :rofl2:

The brains had to go somewhere

Having spoken to fans of Motherwell, Hibs, Hearts, Rangers, Celtic and UTD at my work who watch their teams regularly I'd say we are all approaching this season with a more 'selective' style. Certainly Aberdeen have been very up for a select few games (Dnipro, Copenhagen, UTD, Hibs, ICT in CIS being a few examples). Problem is we don't seem to be able to maintain this for the majority of games. It could be that the run-of-the-mill games in the SPL are just not being taken seriously by players who increasingly operate like spoilt teenagers when it comes to effort.

These guys are all replaceable. We could do with keeping ZD and Barry Nic but they are not exactly world class players. Onwards and upwards. Just wish we could see a more proactive approach to contract negotiations generally, it really unsettles the team. It always seems so lastminute.com with us