Juan Carlos I Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Dundee utd are somehow getting £300k for Ryan McGowan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted January 22, 2016 Members Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 One big difference since Archie has taken over from McNamarra is that he's preferring experience and more older heads in his side than Jackie. Archie seems to have struck a balance between Lambie's reliance on experience and McNamarra's preference for youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted January 22, 2016 Members Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 I see Dundee have signed another striker on loan from Spanish Club Cordoba! Strange one. Thought they already had a wealth of good attacking options. eta. And St Johstone are talking to Falkirk's Blair Alston who is out of contract at the end of the season. He's 23 now and has almost 200 appearances under his belt for Falkirk. Wouldn't mind us having a go at signing him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted January 22, 2016 Members Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Dundee utd are somehow getting £300k for Ryan McGowan. Wonder if Jackie will be sending United a finders fee bill? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 One big difference since Archie has taken over from McNamarra is that he's preferring experience and more older heads in his side than Jackie. Archie seems to have struck a balance between Lambie's reliance on experience and McNamarra's preference for youth. That's a fair observation, Will, tho' it's got to be minded we're playing at a higher level than when McNamara was here. Hardly a different era but I feel there's more emphasis on fitness levels now than even when Lambie last managed. That and Archie planning further ahead than John L ever did will probably mean the first team doesn't get clogged up with old heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky jag Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Dundee utd are somehow getting £300k for Ryan McGowan. Who the fcuk is paying that for him? And i would be doing everythin i could to get alston always liked him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Who the fcuk is paying that for him? And i would be doing everythin i could to get alston always liked him A Chinese club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 As Ryan McStay once told the Lennox Herald shortly after signing for Dumbarton "There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know" What about the unknown knowns? You know, the things we know but we don't know that we know. Do you know what I mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 As Ryan McStay once told the Lennox Herald shortly after signing for Dumbarton "There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know" Isn't this just Johari's window theory badly phrased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironfist Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Educational theory on a thread about transfer rumours- this is high brow. Getting back to the known unknown - who is going to be signing for thistle this window?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas clark Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) This is what I love about this forum. One minute we're talking about footballers, the next we are talking about idiots.... Though, to be fair, the unknown, unknown's would keep me awake at night, except I don't know what they are. Sleep tight, hope the bed bugs don't bite..... Edited January 22, 2016 by douglas clark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy_Bunnet Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Today's Sunday Mail reports Barnsley has joined the race to sign Banzo. Apparently he visited the Yorkshire club last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garscube Road End Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Today's Sunday Mail reports Barnsley has joined the race to sign Banzo. Apparently he visited the Yorkshire club last week. Would be a good move for him. As long as he likes ugly women he will be fine down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javeajag Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Bi interesting if any offer is made for him We might have a difficult call to make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Is it that hard ? We have Erskine lined up so provided it is more than it would take to get Erskine early then the decision becomes much easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Is it that hard ? We have Erskine lined up so provided it is more than it would take to get Erskine early then the decision becomes much easier Could you expand on that? Erskine will surely be a replacement for Stevenson plus be able to fill in for Lawless or Amoo. If anyone, Fraser could replace Bannigan but even when fit and back to his best it's not ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/barnsley-join-aberdeen-race-sign-7236146#Ei0TJI4J86MqoXOa.97 It will be a difficult one for the club. On one hand, if we get a 6 figure sum for someone who is walking in 4 months, can it honestly be turned down. We could get Erskine in now (badly needed) and maybe tempt another midfielder or hope that Gary Fraser gets himself fit. On the other hand, there is no denying how well Banzo has been playing, we are still in the cup and we are still in a relegation/play off battle, plus the factor of Archies comments about Banzo leaving before the summer. My opinion, for what it's worth is that if a club offer £100,000 plus we should accept and strengthen the team, anything less we should knock back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 We need another striker in as well. Pogba has scored one goal so far - im far from convinced he is our answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 We need another striker in as well. Pogba has scored one goal so far - im far from convinced he is our answer Agreed, though if Erskine comes back that gives us another option, goal scoring wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 If Erskine does come in in this window, he could be a useful player in the run in. But he is not the messiah, we should not expect too much of him from the word go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 http://www.dailyreco...JI4J86MqoXOa.97 It will be a difficult one for the club. On one hand, if we get a 6 figure sum for someone who is walking in 4 months, can it honestly be turned down. We could get Erskine in now (badly needed) and maybe tempt another midfielder or hope that Gary Fraser gets himself fit. On the other hand, there is no denying how well Banzo has been playing, we are still in the cup and we are still in a relegation/play off battle, plus the factor of Archies comments about Banzo leaving before the summer. My opinion, for what it's worth is that if a club offer £100,000 plus we should accept and strengthen the team, anything less we should knock back. There's always a possibility if Barnsley or whoever outbid Aberdeen that he would be loaned back for the rest of the season. The ball would be in our court. It is a possibility as ideally any club interested in Banzo would wait to get him as a free agent. Signing him just now may well be more to secure his services rather than requiring him this season. Think Bannigan has missed two games this season. He didn't play against ICT when we required the freak Stevenson goal for the points and he was also missing against Falkirk in the league cup. My gut feeling is Banzo is too important to lose just now, not just for his own display but I sense he gets the best out of his team-mates as well. It's that latter quality that would really concern me if he was to leave just now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Agreed M'Lady, could ultimately be down to Archie. If we get a six figure bid and the board say he can use it all on replacements, he could be tempted. Either way it's a difficult call and I certainly wouldn't be letting him leave for anything less than £100,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaf Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I think for all the speculation about what the club should do, we are ignoring an important factor - what might Bannigan want to do?! Perhaps he thinks this team can go to Cup Final and he wants a chance of a farewell like that? Perhaps he wants to help secure safety before leaving. Or at the other end of the altruistic scale, perhaps he would rather the transfer fee was used as a juicy signing on fee at his new club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb1876 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Another factor in potentially selling now rather than Banzo leaving at the season end is a possible sell on clause, with the talent he has, his work rate and furure potential, who knows where he could end up? Be great for both (mainly Thistle) if he would sign on for another year with a low buy out clause meaning the club benefit too, absolutely no doubt he can achieve a lot in the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 (edited) I don't think we should contemplate selling unless the offer is stupid money. I'm not sure what that would be, but certainly multiples greater than £100,000. I think anyone suggesting that we should take the cash at this stage is underestimating the importance of Stuart Bannigan to the team. We'd be seriously weakened and with no guarantees that an instant replacement would have an impact, I'd be worried about us this season. Edited January 24, 2016 by allyo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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