there was a wee rumour of a LB from Portugal, but nothing else has been said, or it was nonsense to begin with

MockChop wrote:

there was a wee rumour of a LB from Portugal, but nothing else has been said, or it was nonsense to begin with

Maybe this was only if an acceptable offer came in for Ferry

The thread started 3 months ago.

140,000 views and nearly 1,000 posts later, the Summer Transfer Window is now slammed SHUT!

14 players signed and 22 players departed, including 2 players sold for money (MacLeod and Fotheringham). High earners like Watt and Middleton off the books and players who simply weren't good enough like VDS, Meshack and Odada all ruthlessly binned despite being under contract.

A quite brilliant Summer Window from Dundee United.

The first time i've been able to confidently say that in many, many years.

I said when Michael Cairney's departure was announced that i wasn't disappointed to see him go one bit. The hit rate last Summer was simply nowhere near good enough, and January was (frankly) an unmitigated disaster and almost derailed our entire season.

Ross Goodwin looks on a different level entirely and he seems to have produced some inspired signings from out of nowhere. I commend him.

With good players however, comes interest from elsewhere, and our resolve might be tested in that regard as soon as this coming January.

Therefore, the hard work to identify more signings/replacements for the January Window starts NOW 👇🏻

The ambitious don't rest.

 

So far it does appear to have been a successful transfer window. I still haven't personally seen enough of Eskinnen, Nammo or Moller to comment on their ability but the other 11 all seem to have ability.

The big change is the move away from the overinflated Scottish Market.
To highlight why the Goodwins were correct to look to the European market it would be that Dolceck has a 5 figure fee on his head and a Scottish club paid 5 figures for Fotheringham.

Stillliving wrote:

The big change is the move away from the overinflated Scottish Market.
To highlight why the Goodwins were correct to look to the European market it would be that Dolceck has a 5 figure fee on his head and a Scottish club paid 5 figures for Fotheringham.

Very good point.

And the sell-on % both ways is probably similar.
 

JerryDungle wrote:

Stuart Armstrong’s signed for Aberdeen.

Shame, as he’s one of those players you always hoped would end up back here, but not a player we could likely afford, or have any huge need for. If we’d made the group stages of the conference league, maybe we could’ve signed him, as we’d have needed more club trained players.

 
Nae chance he is playing for Goodwin after the assault on him back in the day 

JerryDungle wrote:

Stuart Armstrong’s signed for Aberdeen.

Shame, as he’s one of those players you always hoped would end up back here, but not a player we could likely afford, or have any huge need for. If we’d made the group stages of the conference league, maybe we could’ve signed him, as we’d have needed more club trained players.

 
At the end of his career, probably looking for a decent wage. A signing that lacks imagination in my opinion

Macbonzo wrote:

Tek wrote:

The thread started 3 months ago.

140,000 views and nearly 1,000 posts later, the Summer Transfer Window is now slammed SHUT!

14 players signed and 22 players departed, including 2 players sold for money (MacLeod and Fotheringham). High earners like Watt and Middleton off the books and players who simply weren't good enough like VDS, Meshack and Odada all ruthlessly binned despite being under contract.

A quite brilliant Summer Window from Dundee United.

The first time i've been able to confidently say that in many, many years.

I said when Michael Cairney's departure was announced that i wasn't disappointed to see him go one bit. The hit rate last Summer was simply nowhere near good enough, and January was (frankly) an unmitigated disaster and almost derailed our entire season.

Ross Goodwin looks on a different level entirely and he seems to have produced some inspired signings from out of nowhere. I commend him.

With good players however, comes interest from elsewhere, and our resolve might be tested in that regard as soon as this coming January.

Therefore, the hard work to identify more signings/replacements for the January Window starts NOW 👇🏻

The ambitious don't rest.

 

Absolutely agree.

I didn’t think Cairney was particularly bad (by Scottish standards), but, I do think Ross Goodwin has been exceptional in terms of  both the players he has brought in and the speed with which he has completed the business.

When you compare our business to other clubs, they look a laughing stock compared to us.

I remember when Goodwin (Ross) was recruited, the thing I liked was he was not from a football background. He worked for Scottish Power and was on the fast track programme. To get one exceptional player is great, but to get Sapsford, Bert and Dolcek in one window is impressive.

It demonstrates that he has a global database and just doesn’t call round his mates.
 

 
Apparently Ross Goodwin ran a twitter page called bhoys analytics, where he would basically be recommending players that Celtic should be signing- going off there data etc etc

Looks like he’s done an absolutely brilliant job thus far.

He’ll probably be gone by the end for he season, seems to be the way with these sort of jobs 😂

Really impressive lad, great interview!

Last edited by Tek (04/9/2025 10:57 pm)

Arabdownsouth wrote:

Macbonzo wrote:

Tek wrote:

The thread started 3 months ago.

140,000 views and nearly 1,000 posts later, the Summer Transfer Window is now slammed SHUT!

14 players signed and 22 players departed, including 2 players sold for money (MacLeod and Fotheringham). High earners like Watt and Middleton off the books and players who simply weren't good enough like VDS, Meshack and Odada all ruthlessly binned despite being under contract.

A quite brilliant Summer Window from Dundee United.

The first time i've been able to confidently say that in many, many years.

I said when Michael Cairney's departure was announced that i wasn't disappointed to see him go one bit. The hit rate last Summer was simply nowhere near good enough, and January was (frankly) an unmitigated disaster and almost derailed our entire season.

Ross Goodwin looks on a different level entirely and he seems to have produced some inspired signings from out of nowhere. I commend him.

With good players however, comes interest from elsewhere, and our resolve might be tested in that regard as soon as this coming January.

Therefore, the hard work to identify more signings/replacements for the January Window starts NOW 👇🏻

The ambitious don't rest.

 

Absolutely agree.

I didn’t think Cairney was particularly bad (by Scottish standards), but, I do think Ross Goodwin has been exceptional in terms of both the players he has brought in and the speed with which he has completed the business.

When you compare our business to other clubs, they look a laughing stock compared to us.

I remember when Goodwin (Ross) was recruited, the thing I liked was he was not from a football background. He worked for Scottish Power and was on the fast track programme. To get one exceptional player is great, but to get Sapsford, Bert and Dolcek in one window is impressive.

It demonstrates that he has a global database and just doesn’t call round his mates.
 

 
Don't forget Camara as well,another very good signing

Camara is tremendous. Absolutely strolls every game. 
 

Shakey Isles Arab wrote:

Camara is tremendous #2
Looks like an elegant Biafran giraffe. ( if that makes sense)
He'll be a wee bit clumsy in losing the ba at times then scraps to get it back a la Morgaro in a telephone box.
Ball at feet he's off again.
Great vision and distribution- his ba through to Naamo was a peach.
And smile a mile wide.
Braw lad.

 
Great player. Can tell he’s loving it here already, building up a nice wee connection with the fans. Things like his fist bumps to the fans after the game with Kucherenko (another character, potentially the new Sieb) go a long way with the supporters and help create a great feeling between us and the players.

I was a wee bit concerned about the amount of different nationalities we were bringing in, and how it would effect the dressing room, but we seem to have brought in some great characters, and maybe the fact that they’re all strangers in a strange land is actually something that’ll bring them closer together than if we had a load of Scottish boys coming in from Glasgow, Edinburgh etc.

Last edited by JerryDungle (05/9/2025 12:22 pm)

SuperMario wrote:

Macbonzo wrote:

Tek wrote:

The thread started 3 months ago.

140,000 views and nearly 1,000 posts later, the Summer Transfer Window is now slammed SHUT!

14 players signed and 22 players departed, including 2 players sold for money (MacLeod and Fotheringham). High earners like Watt and Middleton off the books and players who simply weren't good enough like VDS, Meshack and Odada all ruthlessly binned despite being under contract.

A quite brilliant Summer Window from Dundee United.

The first time i've been able to confidently say that in many, many years.

I said when Michael Cairney's departure was announced that i wasn't disappointed to see him go one bit. The hit rate last Summer was simply nowhere near good enough, and January was (frankly) an unmitigated disaster and almost derailed our entire season.

Ross Goodwin looks on a different level entirely and he seems to have produced some inspired signings from out of nowhere. I commend him.

With good players however, comes interest from elsewhere, and our resolve might be tested in that regard as soon as this coming January.

Therefore, the hard work to identify more signings/replacements for the January Window starts NOW 👇🏻

The ambitious don't rest.

 

Absolutely agree.

I didn’t think Cairney was particularly bad (by Scottish standards), but, I do think Ross Goodwin has been exceptional in terms of both the players he has brought in and the speed with which he has completed the business.

When you compare our business to other clubs, they look a laughing stock compared to us.

I remember when Goodwin (Ross) was recruited, the thing I liked was he was not from a football background. He worked for Scottish Power and was on the fast track programme. To get one exceptional player is great, but to get Sapsford, Bert and Dolcek in one window is impressive.

It demonstrates that he has a global database and just doesn’t call round his mates.
 

 
Apparently Ross Goodwin ran a twitter page called bhoys analytics, where he would basically be recommending players that Celtic should be signing- going off there data etc etc

Looks like he’s done an absolutely brilliant job thus far.

He’ll probably be gone by the end for he season, seems to be the way with these sort of jobs 😂

I’d love to see him stick around for a couple of seasons.