The Legend Blows Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Anyone know who'll be offski? Enjoy this squad while you can folks cause shitey misplaced passes and long hoofs fae centre backs/keeper is just around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 So everyone knows... Alan Archibald (35) - May 2013 Jonathon Black (??) - May 2013 Jamie Campbell (20) - May 2013 Steven Craig (31) - May 2013 Kris Doolan (26) - May 2013 Christie Elliott (21) - May 2013 Chris Erskine (25) - May 2013 Ross Forbes (23) - May 2013 Scott Fox (25) - May 2013 Bradley Halsman (19) - May 2013 Stephen O'Donnell (20) - May 2013 Paul Paton (25) - May 2013 David Rowson (36) - May 2013 Ryan Scully (20) - May 2013 Conrad Balatoni (21) - May 2014 Stuart Bannigan (20) - May 2014 James Craigen (21) - May 2014 Steven Lawless (21) - May 2014 Caolan McAleer (19) - May 2014 Mark McGuigan (24) - May 2014 Aaron Muirhead (22) - May 2014 Hugh Murray (34) - May 2014 Aaron Sinclair (21) - May 2014 Sean Welsh (22) - May 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1876Jag Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Some real mixed news there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Noone 'cos we'll be in the SPL ourselves as ONETHISTLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Some real mixed news there! Understatement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Steven Craig (31) - May 2013 Kris Doolan (26) - May 2013 Chris Erskine (25) - May 2013 Ross Forbes (23) - May 2013 Scott Fox (25) - May 2013 Stephen O'Donnell (20) - May 2013 Paul Paton (25) - May 2013 Urgently need these guys to sign on for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Murray Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I think Jackie may well come for O'Donnell and Muirhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legend Blows Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Urgently need these guys to sign on for next season. Be lucky if we hold onto 3. Most likely Craig, Doolan and O'Donnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peagreenboy Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I think Jackie may well come for O'Donnell and Muirhead. He's probably giving them a lift up to Dundee in the morning ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kni Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 I think Jackie may well come for O'Donnell and Muirhead. Jackie will have presented a list of targets to the United board. O'Donnell is probably one of the names. Erskine and Paton could be on it too. He would have to pay a decent fee for Muirhead who is under contract for next season. The same applies for Bannigan and Sinclair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Lambini Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 If I was a Dundee United player, not sure I would be too happy if a new manager brought in a lad of Division 1 players. I think we are getting ahead of ourselves. Likewise if I was a very promising up and coming player, why would I go to DU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peagreenboy Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Likewise if I was a very promising up and coming player, why would I go to DU? I'd imagine the same reason you'd go manage them ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willjag Posted January 29, 2013 Members Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Agree with the first part of your post, not so much the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWM Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Urgently need these guys to sign on for next season. Without promotion everyone of them leaves. The club has a real chance to push on this year. We have some fantastic young players with their best years ahead of them, we had a great young manager. I'm afraid if we don't go up we're going to implode again and rot in this league. If the club don't reveal what we were compensated, thats a sign to me its peanuts which they don't want to admit and we have no ambition. Not impressed by Jackie either, we gave him his break in management and stood by him after a shocker of an injury and he sticks the knife in us at an utterly crucial time, for in my opinion, a job which is hardly top drawer and something down the line he could better. Edited January 29, 2013 by MWM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Jackie will have presented a list of targets to the United board. O'Donnell is probably one of the names. Erskine and Paton could be on it too. He would have to pay a decent fee for Muirhead who is under contract for next season. The same applies for Bannigan and Sinclair. Clubs would have to pay a fee for O'Donnell too as he's under 23. It's a development compensation fee and for Stephen it sits at around £80k. I'm reliably informed that he favours a move to England anyway, is extremely grateful to Thistle for giving him first team football and is in no rush to leave. I'm hopeful he'll sign a new contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Hansen Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Clubs would have to pay a fee for O'Donnell too as he's under 23. It's a development compensation fee and for Stephen it sits at around £80k. I'm reliably informed that he favours a move to England anyway, is extremely grateful to Thistle for giving him first team football and is in no rush to leave. I'm hopeful he'll sign a new contract. A good team with good young players is always going to struggle to hold onto them think in terms of Van Persie with Arsenal unable to keep him just to put thing in pers[ective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindau Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Not impressed by Jackie either, we gave him his break in management and stood by him after a shocker of an injury and he sticks the knife in us at an utterly crucial time, for in my opinion, a job which is hardly top drawer and something down the line he could better. Cant say I am impressed either. Astonished that he left while we are in a cup final and in with a great chance of the league, but lets face facts here, he has probably at least doubled his salary (and who on here would knock that back??) and given the players they have, he has probably joined the 2nd best team in the SPHell. Sadly this happening is a sad fact of life being a jags fan. The minute we get a half decent player,team or manager you just know it isnt gonna last long. It does wrankle that it was only a few weeks back, when he was happy to sign his new contract, that he stated how much he loved life at Firhill and how the club took a massive risk in giving him and Sid the gig in the first place. Surely another 4 months to get the job done wouldnt have been out of place!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 The point is the job came up now. "Sadly this happening is a sad fact of life being a jags fan". As things stand for us these days we can only expect a good player or manager to stay with us a few years at most, often a lot less. No one would have complained much if Jackie had left at the end of the season, it just happened a post came up sooner than anyone would have expected. My worry now is that we must appoint someone who will have the same ideas about developing youth and style of football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 The point is the job came up now. "Sadly this happening is a sad fact of life being a jags fan". As things stand for us these days we can only expect a good player or manager to stay with us a few years at most, often a lot less. No one would have complained much if Jackie had left at the end of the season, it just happened a post came up sooner than anyone would have expected. My worry now is that we must appoint someone who will have the same ideas about developing youth and style of football. I take it that Lambie isn't in the running then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
read'n'yell Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 "Crystal Palace are lining up a £2m raid for Dundee United pair Johnny Russell an Gary Mackay-Steven. (Sun) " bbc Whoops Jackie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bunny Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 "Crystal Palace are lining up a £2m raid for Dundee United pair Johnny Russell an Gary Mackay-Steven. (Sun) " bbc Whoops Jackie. That's exactly why United wanted McNamara. They are cuting back and will be selling players. They want someone who has shown he can bring on young players. I've no doubt that was discussed in his interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 That's exactly why United wanted McNamara. They are cuting back and will be selling players. They want someone who has shown he can bring on young players. I've no doubt that was discussed in his interview. For a meagre fraction of that money he could swiftly deprive us of all of our best players, taking them to Tannadice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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