Brown's transfer targets

[Kowalski]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/9279960.stm

 

New Aberdeen manager Brown eyes move for McNamee

 

New Aberdeen manager Craig Brown will try to make former Livingston full-back David McNamee his first Dons signing.

 

The 30-year-old had been training with Brown's former club Motherwell with a view to a move there.

 

The Dons' only senior full-back, Ricky Foster, is on loan at Rangers and the club has been struggling to fill the right- and left-back positions.

 

The arrival of McNamee would lessen their dependence on 17-year-old Clark Robertson and their midfielders.

 

McNamee started his career at St Mirren in 1997 and signed for Blackburn rovers two years later. However, he failed to break into the first team and joined Livingston in 2002.

 

During that time he was capped for Scotland by Berti Vogts and featured twice as a substitute against Bulgaria and Japan in Scotland's Kirin Cup win in 2006.

 

He has since had spells at Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle where he was released last summer.

[Stewart]

Remember him being decent enough when he was at Livington, and he'd certainly be an improvement on Ifil or a midfielder at right back.

 

I'd imagine since he's been training with Motherwell lately there shouldn't be too much of a problem in getting him to sign.

 

Think Motherwell have a couple of players out of contract next month(Gow and Fitzpatrick), so I wouldn't be surprised to see us going for them either.

[Mentorred]

Some people on here said ages ago when it first became clear no full backs was a major problem Mcghee should go for Mcnamee.

[manc_don]

I applaud this decision. Hopefully he signs up.

[dave_min]

I should maybe become a full time scout for the Dons

[topcorner]

I don't rate McNamee at all. But would be better than what we have just now so won't complain.

[BobbyBiscuit]

I don't wish to dance on his grave or anything but what does it say of McGhee that without even having had a game under their belt, Brown and Knox want to sign a full back?  The fact they can appreciate the blindingly obvious is a good, albeit a very safe, start.

[tlg1903]

Couldn't agree more bb.  I was thinking earlier that mcghees reputation is now in tatters after what has happened with Aberdeen during his tenure, this only adds to that

[Pappa Tango]

He's been a decent player for years however he is very injury prone. Even at St Mirren he struggled with injury at times.

 

Certainly a welcome edition to the squad if this is true.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if Broon and Knox have been given reassurances of funds, or at least wages being made made available to get the right players in. Why else would he have taken on the poisoned chalice? Hopefully a couple will even have their contracts terminated in January as well.

 

Maybe, just maybe, this could work in our favour and as KGB touched on, Broon and Knox witnessing such dross yesterday may have them back at Milne's door asking for even greater financial backing.

 

Finally can someone tell me what this great unrest is within the squad? I would love to know!!!

[RDU_64]

Great news. Would imagine McNamee will sign until the end of the season. Will be strange seeing an actual right back play at right back. Thank fuck!

[tom_widdows]

But to be fair to those of us who did not see Mcghee as our saviour it appears Brown will once again have to get rid of some players to get more in. Hes not being given a transfer kitty to spend.

And Brown I presume will not emulate his predecessor and immedietly get rid of all our strikers and/ or goalkeepers and buy nothing but full backs.

 

Mcghees antics in the transfer market put me in mind of playing football age 5. If you were fat, wheezy, shite at football or all 3 you were defence or goalkeeper. Everyone else was a striker so the game was basically a rugby scrum running up and down the pitch or hall occasionally having to side step 2-3 speccy fat kids who would camply stick a leg out hoping the ball would magically stick to it. Since the other team was the same the matches were pretty much equal.

 

Unfortunaly for Mcghee it will be at least 5more years before the SPL reaches that level

[Sandaldinho]

i hope its true

might not be the best player but anything is better than what we have now

[redordead]

remember him tearing us apart at livi, if he's anywhere near the player he was then we should jump on him.

[Jute]

McNamee was in the paper saying that Dons expressed an interest in him in the summer but never followed it up.

[Sandaldinho]

McNamee was in the paper saying that Dons expressed an interest in him in the summer but never followed it up.

that will be because we didn't need any fullbacks

[TENEMENTFUNSTER]

All very well signing a full back thingy, but where will he play?

[Kowalski]

New Aberdeen manager Craig Brown will target four Motherwell players in January - Steven Saunders, Steve Jennings, Alan Gow and on-loan striker Nick Blackman. (Various)

[glasgow sheep]

New Aberdeen manager Craig Brown will target four Motherwell players in January - Steven Saunders, Steve Jennings, Alan Gow and on-loan striker Nick Blackman. (Various)

 

That'll please the 'Well fans 

[dickofthedons]

Dont really know anything about Jennings, in fact, never heard of the guy (presume its a guy) but would take the other three... ok Blackman is another striker but he is on form.

 

Does anyone know if these are the players that contracts run out in January?

[Jute]

Dont really know anything about Jennings, in fact, never heard of the guy (presume its a guy) but would take the other three... ok Blackman is another striker but he is on form.

 

Does anyone know if these are the players that contracts run out in January?

 

Blackman's loan deal is up in Janaury and Gow's short term deal expires then as well. Not a clue about the others.

[capitalsharpie]

re Blackman

 

That must mean brown will get rid of one or two of our mis-firing strikers. I wonder who though? Mackie perhaps?

 

I also noted in Brown's interview that he quite catagoriacally  stated that despite us having a decent U19 team, that youth ALONE WLL NOT get us out of this situation.

[nellie_boy]

McNamee was in the paper saying that Dons expressed an interest in him in the summer but never followed it up.

 

makes it even worse to consider both him and Basey could have been signed for 7 Panina stickers. I heard McGhee only had 1 club badge though and needed a badge for each.

[topcorner]

Saunders is a centre/right back who is decent enought but prone to a few errors.

 

Jennings is a centre mid that the Motherwell fans rate very highly apparently.

 

Can't see us being able to fit Blackman into an already stupidly unbalanced squad?

 

Gow aint eh same player he was a few years ago, not sure.

[glasgowdon]

Saunders is under contract.

 

Blackman is on loan.

[Kowalski]

Aberdeen FC boss Brown to call on all his loan stars

Craig eyeing players in English Premier

 

By Sean Wallace

 

Published: 28/12/2010

 

CRAIG Brown today revealed he aims to bring in loan players from the English Premier League to Aberdeen FC.

 

Aberdeen FC boss Brown is set to utilise his contacts in England to bring in new signings during the January transfer window.

 

Brown has links with managers such as Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.