Speculation Thread

[JM1 1,856]

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4480140/st-mirren-st-johnstone-tyler-garratt-transfer-news/amp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

The Sun story about the guy above.

[Sweeper07 4,285]

3 minutes ago, JM1 said:

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4480140/st-mirren-st-johnstone-tyler-garratt-transfer-news/amp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true

The Sun story about the guy above.

I quote, "The McDiarmid Park boss wanted to sign him but was forced to pull the plug at the last minute because of finances."

So the Fakes cannot afford him but we can . . . not sure that this is true... 

[faraway saint 30,944]

24 minutes ago, munoz said:

Supposedly interested in this guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Garratt

Got to be a good bet, he's at least got a Wiki page. 

[pod 7,365]

1 hour ago, faraway saint said:

Is there any truth in Boyd & Miller? 

Yes, they've knocked us back again. 

[pod 7,365]

18 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

Got to be a good bet, he's at least got a Wiki page. 

Judging by it, not played many games. One would think not hard to deal with financially considering he's a free agent. Could he be another Heaton. 

[St.Ricky 8,263]

34 minutes ago, Sweeper07 said:

I quote, "The McDiarmid Park boss wanted to sign him but was forced to pull the plug at the last minute because of finances."

So the Fakes cannot afford him but we can . . . not sure that this is true... 

Interesting to see how this plays out. 

[faraway saint 30,944]

24 minutes ago, pod said:

Yes, they've knocked us back again. 

Are you ITK? 

[pod 7,365]

4 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

re you ITK? 

Thought that was the criteria to be a forum member

and good English (spelling in particular) 

Edited July 13, 2019 by pod

[Lord Pityme 6,723]

Anyone able to justify why we weren't in for Shankland? Jeez at zero fee he would have been just what we needed up front. Surely he would have fancied guaranteed game time in the Prem versus losing out on promotion at Utd?

[melmac 876]

Probably going on the once bitten premise.

[munoz 8,681]

6 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said:

Anyone able to justify why we weren't in for Shankland? Jeez at zero fee he would have been just what we needed up front. Surely he would have fancied guaranteed game time in the Prem versus losing out on promotion at Utd?

Rumoured to be on a pretty high wage at Utd. Not worth the gamble imo. 

 

[linwood buddie 3,209]

12 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said:

Anyone able to justify why we weren't in for Shankland? Jeez at zero fee he would have been just what we needed up front. Surely he would have fancied guaranteed game time in the Prem versus losing out on promotion at Utd?

We wouldn't have been paying the rumoured signing on fee and wages. 

Edited because just seen Munoz's reply.

Edited July 13, 2019 by linwood buddie

[faraway saint 30,944]

11 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said:

Anyone able to justify why we weren't in for Shankland? Jeez at zero fee he would have been just what we needed up front. Surely he would have fancied guaranteed game time in the Prem versus losing out on promotion at Utd?

You seem convinced Dundee United will miss out on promotion? 

 

[foxbar_bud 1,716]

I quote, "The McDiarmid Park boss wanted to sign him but was forced to pull the plug at the last minute because of finances."
So the Fakes cannot afford him but we can . . . not sure that this is true... 

St Johnstone have the boy Tanser at left back who is their first choice, maybe they were only willing to pay him as a back up option. Or due to Liam Gordon getting an injury maybe the money they had aside for a left back needs to go on a centre half now.

Loads of ways we could get him in but they couldn’t

I’m sure with all your inside info you would have known that though

[pod 7,365]

14 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

You seem convinced Dundee United will miss out on promotion? 

 

LPM is never wrong. 

[djchapsticks 9,244]

29 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said:

Anyone able to justify why we weren't in for Shankland? Jeez at zero fee he would have been just what we needed up front. Surely he would have fancied guaranteed game time in the Prem versus losing out on promotion at Utd?

How do you know we weren't? 

If the figures being widely spoken of are correct, they are paying Shankland around £600k over the course of three years between wages and signing on. I dare say that would be far too rich for our blood. 

Edited July 13, 2019 by djchapsticks

[faraway saint 30,944]

1 minute ago, djchapsticks said:

How do you know we weren't? 

If the figures being widely spoken of are correct, they are paying Shankland around £600k over the course of three years between wages and signing on. I dare say that would be far too rich for our blood. 

Sweep would have told us, dafty. 

[djchapsticks 9,244]

25 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

Sweep would have told us, dafty. 

Baby Jeebus told Sweep. 

[MenstrieSaint 1,076]

26 minutes ago, djchapsticks said:

How do you know we weren't? 

If the figures being widely spoken of are correct, they are paying Shankland around £600k over the course of three years between wages and signing on. I dare say that would be far too rich for our blood. 

I heard  it was a £250k signing on fee and £3k a week . 

Not the best use of our budget if it's four times the pay of the rest of the team .

[faraway saint 30,944]

3 minutes ago, djchapsticks said:

Baby Jeebus told Sweep. 

Did he, aye? 

[Magic Monkey 4,671]

1 hour ago, Lord Pityme said:

Anyone able to justify why we weren't in for Shankland? Jeez at zero fee he would have been just what we needed up front. Surely he would have fancied guaranteed game time in the Prem versus losing out on promotion at Utd?

We were in for him. As were many other clubs. United are targeting promotion by April or, at the very least, administration by June and we can't compete with that.

There's also the fact that he might have been a bit scared of the step up. This way he gets paid a fortune, and could easily get 30 goals for a high-flying United side this season.

[Lord Pityme 6,723]

1 hour ago, munoz said:

Rumoured to be on a pretty high wage at Utd. Not worth the gamble imo. 

 

 

1 hour ago, linwood buddie said:

We wouldn't have been paying the rumoured signing on fee and wages. 

Edited because just seen Munoz's reply.

Rumoured? Yeah thats a bonafide reason. 

[Lord Pityme 6,723]

1 hour ago, faraway saint said:

You seem convinced Dundee United will miss out on promotion? 

 

Going on recent form.

[Lord Pityme 6,723]

1 hour ago, djchapsticks said:

How do you know we weren't? 

If the figures being widely spoken of are correct, they are paying Shankland around £600k over the course of three years between wages and signing on. I dare say that would be far too rich for our blood. 

 

35 minutes ago, MenstrieSaint said:

I heard  it was a £250k signing on fee and £3k a week . 

Not the best use of our budget if it's four times the pay of the rest of the team .

 

18 minutes ago, Magic Monkey said:

We were in for him. As were many other clubs. United are targeting promotion by April or, at the very least, administration by June and we can't compete with that.

There's also the fact that he might have been a bit scared of the step up. This way he gets paid a fortune, and could easily get 30 goals for a high-flying United side this season.

Some of the funniest, wackiest mace up shit i've read on here in years ffs...

just play this back to yourself..... Dundee Utd are paying Shankland £600k..! To play for three seasons.... ha, ha, ha...

[munoz 8,681]

3 minutes ago, Lord Pityme said:

 

Rumoured? Yeah thats a bonafide reason. 

Although I liked Shankland in his first spell with us and obviously he's had a great spell at Ayr, I'm not convinced he would be a regular scorer in the Premiership.