jama Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 must have our eye on someone possibly our budget is set on certain individuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Yards Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Unless it is cover for Naismith, first and foremost. Still, he has a decent pedigree and would surely have been worth a year. Perhaps we could only afford 6 months of wages in the first instance. Penny pinching?? Seems we only sign players when we're forced into it. Murray said they had been interested in him but we only really went to sign him after Naismith got injured. Then you find out its only for 6 months so once naismiths back we'll run the gauntlet of having no cover again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Maybe the player didn't want to commit for a longer period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Penny pinching?? Seems we only sign players when we're forced into it. Murray said they had been interested in him but we only really went to sign him after Naismith got injured. Then you find out its only for 6 months so once naismiths back we'll run the gauntlet of having no cover again. It's called working within your budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo_smfc Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Naismith out for 6 months. If Jason returns in January or before, he will most likely come back in as a first pick right back. Watson either puts himself in shop window for time being, or impresses enough to sign on for a further 6 months or longer and makes one of the other positions along the back his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jama Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) It's called working within your budget. have to agree, until our spending is done we wont know why this is only 6 months as someone has stated above possibly suited the player also (shop window) should be win win either way damn wasn't quick enough lol Edited August 20, 2015 by jama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulysses Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Plenty of players sign for clubs till January, and quite a few seem to sign on for the rest of the season if they've impressed. No reason why this can't happen here. Good signing. Welcome, Keith! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 What's that red thing Watson & Murray are holding in the feeshal' website photo? Is that one of those mysterious lesser-spotted away kit thingummyjigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Yeah good signing. Pretty direct and necessary replacement for Naismith. Over 100 top flight games for United, played in Europe, a Scottish Cup winner and only 25. I'm sure he will do fine at this level... If he can stay fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Yards Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Plenty of players sign for clubs till January, and quite a few seem to sign on for the rest of the season if they've impressed. No reason why this can't happen here. Good signing. Welcome, Keith! If he impresses he won't be signing for us in the 2nd half of the season. Only way we'll get to keep him is if he's hopeless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Looks a bit like Beckham in the OS photo alongside Murray. Can he bend it like him, I wonder.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Unless it is cover for Naismith, first and foremost. Still, he has a decent pedigree and would surely have been worth a year. Perhaps we could only afford 6 months of wages in the first instance. Or maybe the club was thinking of his injury history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo57 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) I'm surprised that some haven't heard of him. Was highly thought of at United initially I think. The fact he's been loaned to Hibs & now has no club suggests he's not kicked on. Time for Murray to get him back on track. Why would I know of him ? Because United 'initially' thought highly of him and he's been put out to loan at a number of Clubs? Nah... not knocking him, but had never heard of him.... What's that red thing Watson & Murray are holding in the feeshal' website photo? Is that one of those mysterious lesser-spotted away kit thingummyjigs? Edited August 20, 2015 by Vambo57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnus Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 If he impresses he won't be signing for us in the 2nd half of the season. Only way we'll get to keep him is if he's hopeless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintstroller Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Really happy with the signing of Watson. Think he could do a a really good job with us. Only 25 but has lots of experience playing in premier league. Hopefully straight into the squad tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnus Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Tend to agree. Not a fan of losing players in the January window. Particularly when everyone else tends to strengthen. Looks like a right good signing and I wish him well. If the 6 months is our doing maybe the game plan is to offer a new multi year contract to big Jason. Hope so as he is a cracking player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 If he impresses he won't be signing for us in the 2nd half of the season. Only way we'll get to keep him is if he's hopeless! I'll be happy if he impresses till January and we get points on the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jama Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 You're kidding yourself if you think we'll get another player of Webster's calibre to give us the time of day. He'll have other offers, and if it takes him another couple of days to choose us, I'll still be happy he did. Why drive him away and end up with no-one or someone shite? Brainless i have to be honest im not a big fan of him and never really have been but in this instance my head takes over i wld take him no prob at our level no problem he would do a decent job for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 If he impresses he won't be signing for us in the 2nd half of the season. Only way we'll get to keep him is if he's hopeless! ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Must be vying with Norrie for the most "optimistic" supporter of the year award? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 In other news, Div is moist again.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 In other news, Div is moist again.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlgDbTpFYJc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Zippy Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Couple of Arabs that I know rated him really highly, but lost his way with two bad knee injuries. Reckon that if we keep him fit then will do a bloody good job for us at RB. Good bit of business by Murray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Couple of Arabs that I know rated him really highly, but lost his way with two bad knee injuries. Reckon that if we keep him fit then will do a bloody good job for us at RB. Good bit of business by Murray. Fingers crossed but you can bet your last penny IF he gets any type of injury the usual wallopers will be queueing up to say................ Well, you know the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyond our ken Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 with only 6 months to go on his contract he is now free to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club. Just being cheery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 with only 6 months to go on his contract he is now free to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club. Just being cheery I don't think there's any doubt that the guy is a proven top flight level player. The reason he isn't playing there is simply because of his injury record. With us, he will be looking to prove his fitness and his form between now and January in the hope of winning a move back to top flight football and top flight wages. He gets a platform, we get an experienced and motivated player. Seems a good deal for both parties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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