DontOfferMeThat wrote:

Adam Rooney to Salford City ??? Surely we can gazump that !!!
 

They'll be paying silly money down there. He'll be on what... £3/4k a week at Aberdeen at the moment?

Tangy wrote:

4k a week at salford.

Sad tines when the 5th level of English football can pay more than the majority in Scottish football.

Graham Alexander (ex Scotland, PNE) is the manager down there.


Don't know if they will be another Boston united or any of the ither English teams who have paid big bucks for a while

Owned by a billionaire and giggs, butt, scholes and the neville brothers. Theyve got loads of money.

 

On trial at Livi I think!

Genero zeefuik not for a club

All went very quiet on the signing front! Our squad is threadbare as it stands, even more so if the rumours regarding Keatings and McMullan are to be believed!
 

lifesanocean wrote:

Paul Watson, ex-Falkirk ch rumoured to be signing according to The S*n. Decidedly underwhelmed. He wasn't even a regular there.

I get the distinct impression that no-one wants to sign for us.

 
We’d be as well going part time if this is the level of player we’re going after. Either that or just call it a day altogether. How far we’ve fallen.

An absolute fucking disgrace.

Are we still paying Luggy? Shite as a manager at united and now pretty inept as chief scout or whatever his title is.

Released by Falkirk in the summer.

Underwhelmed doesn't come close 

Condemned before he starts.
a reality check is required here.
We are probably offering wages comparable with the 6/7 tier on England.
If this time last year we signed Craig Halkett im sure the social media experts would have slated him.  If Watson signs he may turn out to be another Scobbie but I will judge him on what he does in tangerine.

Beharder wrote:

Condemned before he starts.
a reality check is required here.
We are probably offering wages comparable with the 6/7 tier on England.
If this time last year we signed Craig Halkett im sure the social media experts would have slated him.  If Watson signs he may turn out to be another Scobbie but I will judge him on what he does in tangerine.

 
I'm sure everyone hopes he does well but let's be honest - Paul Hartley didn't rate him so I think the general underwhelment is justified.

scarpia wrote:

Beharder wrote:

Condemned before he starts.
a reality check is required here.
We are probably offering wages comparable with the 6/7 tier on England.
If this time last year we signed Craig Halkett im sure the social media experts would have slated him.  If Watson signs he may turn out to be another Scobbie but I will judge him on what he does in tangerine.

 
I'm sure everyone hopes he does well but let's be honest - Paul Hartley didn't rate him so I think the general underwhelment is justified.

 
Hartley swapped Boyle for Alex Harris, let Lee Miller go the list could go on.
If he signs nobody will be expecting miracles but some of the comments on here are ridiculous

It's certainty not rubbishing the boy before he signs, I hope he does well. However, I get the impression that Watson was near the bottom of a list of ch's all of whom have turned us down because a. Word has got around that players hate Laszlo and its a toxic atmosphere already b. They can see he's hopless c. 25 mile rule d. Everyone hates Utd apparently.

Anyone who thinks Watson (or any of the players we've signed all of whom were free agents) was watched several times by scouts, coaches and finally, Luggy and Laszlo, sat down for discussions, with extensive checks into his background, family and fitness record is living in cloud cuckoo land.

He, like everyone else was plucked off a list of released players. Personally, I like the idea of signing boys from lower leagues like we did in the past with Conway, Gomis, Swanson, Douglas, GMS and Robertson. These boys were extensively watched before they were signed though to ensure they were the right fit. It appears that because Spittal and Connolly didn't work out from this route that we have given up on it, or we just can't be arsed putting in the work this type of scouting requires. I had hoped that the changes made by MM would see this style of recruitment return this season along with similar scouting in England and Ireland but it appears little has changed from the shut-your-eyes and see what name your pen hits recruitment of the last few years.

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Finn Seemann wrote:

 Expect that we are in the loop for some loan signings (despite previous comments otherwise) and they'll be later in the window.

The problem with loan signings, if (and it's not that big an 'if') other managers find Csaba a laughing stock, why would they trust the club with their players on loan?

And players speak to each other throughout the clubs: will some be willing to come and potentially waste their time at Tannadice under the present regime.

It's difficult for me to think this of Csaba, as I don't like to write folk off, and in the past have never sided with contributors who heavily criticise players. But Csaba has shown absolutely no redeeming features as far as management is concerned, and I'm stunned that any supporter should be sticking up for him through anything other than blind loyalty to the club.