If he continues this form for the remainder of the season and onto next for us hopefully in the top league i think we could break the club record transfer fee that we have received.

bowers wrote:

If he continues this form for the remainder of the season and onto next for us hopefully in the top league i think we could break the club record transfer fee that we have received.

bowers, I'm not sure that anyone would come up with a £4 million plus bid for a Scottish league player in this day and age, but you never know.

For comparison, the fee for John McGinn last year was, according to transfermarkt, £2.79. But I think there was a substantial sell on clause, given Hibs had to give St Mirren 30% of that fee (so in reality they received lass than £2 million).

That said, it's better not to think of the club selling Lawrence Shankland: it's not as if the fans benefit from a player leaving, no matter the fee.

Tony Ashgar saying that Shankland is not the highest earner at the club apparently. I find that hard to believe but if true does speak volumes for the lad and means people waving cheque books around might not matter much to him and his ambition for the future.

Arabdownsouth wrote:

kingdomarab wrote:

Fuck

 
I think the word you're looking for is congratulations

 
Hahahahaha, I know what you mean bud.

Lawrence has been excellent for us and a credit to our club since he signed.

As I’m temporarily out with the city I’m really enjoying saying he not only plays for United but he also is contributing for our country.

Our national team has lacked a ‘number 9’ for a while, but tonight I’m proud to say we are providing that number 9 that this country has lacked.

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Hopefully see some of the TT lads at Alloa on Friday, Lawrence will be full of  confidence so predicting a hat-trick on Friday. Come on United!!!

Last edited by kingdomarab (02/10/2019 1:24 am)

Absolutely delighted for him. As hard as it is with Scotland just now it should always be a players proudest moment to represent your country. It makes me proud that it's a Dundee United player getting the call.... 

If Shankland stays injury free with Scotland I'm happy.

If he actually plays & does well and scores it's a good thing, plays & doesn't do well it's a good thing in a sense as vulture clubs might be put aff or delayed.

All boils down to how the Ogrens want to set the tone running the club and making money out of investments they already stated they were after doing.

If ST was still in charge I'd be dungin it.

This is a chance for our new owners to create an impression, fan backing & real belief on top of their good start if they handle the Shankland situation well.

Arabnophobia wrote:

If Shankland stays injury free with Scotland I'm happy.

If he actually plays & does well and scores it's a good thing, plays & doesn't do well it's a good thing in a sense as vulture clubs might be put aff or delayed.

All boils down to how the Ogrens want to set the tone running the club and making money out of investments they already stated they were after doing.

If ST was still in charge I'd be dungin it.

This is a chance for our new owners to create an impression, fan backing & real belief on top of their good start if they handle the Shankland situation well.

If the snake was in charge he'd be gone. Hopefully The Ogrens are sensible and hold on to him for at least this season. If they sell in January then imo, that's worse than thompson selling gms and Armstrong. Promotion is a MUST this season.  Selling shankland would devastate the team and probably be the final nail in the coffin for a lot of fans.
 

Rocky Raccoon wrote:

If the snake was in charge we would never have signed Shankland in the first place.

I have no worries at all that Shankland will be sold in January, January 2021 at the earliest IMO.

 
Don’t fear us selling him in January, next summer is a real possibility though, dare I say, even probability. Best case scenario, he scores a few goals for Scotland and establishes himself as the country’s No. 9 in that time, that along with us being back in the Premier League, his contract still having 2 years to run from next summer not to mention our club’s reputation for producing successful footballers in England would allow us to command in excess of £5M for the boy.

It’s a shame that we most likely won’t get to enjoy seeing Shankland scoring goals in tangerine for an extended period, but being unable to keep your best players is the reality for every club in the country, Celtic and Rangers included, club’s down south and elsewhere can offer these boys almost generational wealth and think nothing of handing over the paltry fees that Scottish teams demand.

You’ve just got to accept our place in the food chain and enjoy the fact that he plays for United right now, what happens after is out of our control.

Arabnophobia wrote:

With Oli McBurnie pulling out off the Scotland squad it's looking like Shankland has a more likely chance of game time on Thursday & Sunday.

 
Good luck to him. Will be backing Scotland 100% and Lawrence 200%.

Last edited by kingdomarab (08/10/2019 6:34 am)

Not a single out and out number 9 in the squad now. Almost certain sir Lawrence will get minutes one way or another.

MockChop wrote:

Bagged a couple of free tickets for this, gonna take the wee man.

He’s 8 and never been to Hampden. First of many trips, hopefully

 
Excellent. Seems to be a good few Arabs takin Wee Arabs tae this.

Hopefully Shankland gets his chance and gets a goal &  yer wee lad gets a Hampden experience to remember.

Lawrence starts on the bench. Presumably going with Burke through the middle by the looks of things.

He only had 5 or 6 limited involvements in the 2nd half and only 1 could be seen as not working out(with 3 defenders around him and nae support).

So called experts/pundits claimed being thrown intae this match could kill him as a prospect and I'm sure as fk that didn't happen.
Please give him a start v San Marino. Let them see what he can do if he actually gets service of any kind which he had absolutely none of tonight.