pozbaird Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Sometimes we have to let our better players go , to be fair to them , its why young players might sign for a club like Saints , because they will be given a chance in the first team , and will be allowed to go and progress to a bigger club if a decent offer comes in. At this period in time we have a small squad that needs strengthening , and a player that is sought after and who could maybe be sold to firstly balance the clubs books , and secondly generate a wee bit of money to add three or four players to the squad. In an ideal world I would have liked us to keep Kenny McLean , but if selling him means we can bring in a central defender , a striker and an attacking midfielder during the break , then selling him might not be such a bad thing. But first and foremost we need to appoint a manager , who is able to identify a couple of decent transfer targets. McLean will move on, just like any other truly talented player plying their trade at a club like St Mirren, Accies, or suchlike. I have no problem with that. A 150k bid from a club like Fleetwood, IMHO should be a non-starter for both the club and the player. If we did sell him in this transfer window, given our current plight and search for a manager, I seriously wonder just how much 'strengthening' we could do with something like £150k - £250k. What calibre of striker and/or CB could we attract that would see us finish any higher than where we currently sit? I highlighted what McLean brings to St Mirren. He isn't consistent, doesn't shine in every game, but if he did, he'd be in Everton or Swansea or West Ham's first XI by now. McLean has also shown a lot of passion in recent games. I want him to get a good move, but right now, we need him, and other guys who patently care about the jersey, more than we need what approx' £200k could get us. We'd likely get another Ball or a Drury loanee type who would need an iPad and Google to find out where Paisley is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Anyone seriously entertaining a 150k bid for McLean needs their head checked. He's got 18 months left on his contract, I suspect that's just about paying the contract off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLBud Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Problem with McLean is that he will, no doubt, have insisted on some sort of release clause if an interested party meets a certain value. I don't think it will be £150k but would be very surprised if it is more than double that. I also don't think McLean expects to see out the full term of his deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windae cleaner Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Problem with McLean is that he will, no doubt, have insisted on some sort of release clause if an interested party meets a certain value. I don't think it will be £150k but would be very surprised if it is more than double that. I also don't think McLean expects to see out the full term of his deal. None of us do At the moment i rather if someone would come in for McGinn as he will be away in the summer But unless he starts chipping in with some goals no chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 If Kenny was sold for for less than 500k I would be very surprised that the board accepted it. Kenny has been a regular u21 international and played top flight football for a number of years. Christ look at what rangers got for that boy they sold and he's done far less than Kenny in the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 McLean transfer money allows us to strengthen in key areas? A CB and striker? Fair enough, but even if we DO bring in those players, we will have just lost our most talented creative midfielder, who could play up front when required, delivers a sweet dead ball, is a scoring threat from free kicks, is reliable from the penalty spot, and, like Charlie Adam, is capable of belting them from forty yards out. How are we going to fill that hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 If Kenny was sold for for less than 500k I would be very surprised that the board accepted it. Kenny has been a regular u21 international and played top flight football for a number of years. Christ look at what rangers got for that boy they sold and he's done far less than Kenny in the game But if we don't sell him in January does he not leave for free in the summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insaintee Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 But if we don't sell him in January does he not leave for free in the summer? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ McG Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 But if we don't sell him in January does he not leave for free in the summer? McLean signed a new 2 year deal in the summer just there. Have you been on the peroni this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintargyll Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Kenny McLean would be the perfect replacement for Stephan Gerrard C'mon Liverpool cough up £2M (plus add-on's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmc83 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Thankfully Gary Teale just said on sportsound that 150k is nowhere near his or the clubs valuation Edited January 4, 2015 by gazmc83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Gilhooley Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thankfully Gary Teale just said on sportsound that 150k is nowhere near his or the clubs valuation Now if they were to throw in a six pack of Monster munch that might swing the deal !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thankfully Gary Teale just said on sportsound that 150k is nowhere near his or the clubs valuation Well he's hardly gonna say otherwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmc83 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Well he's hardly gonna say otherwise! Thanks for you sarcasm I was merely just pointing out that it's encouraging to hear we arnt going to accept any silly offers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud the Baker Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thanks for you sarcasm I was merely just pointing out that it's encouraging to hear we arnt going to accept any silly offers I'm of the opinion it's not a silly offer and Teale's response is called haggling......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbles old paperboy Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Teale also said he thought McLean would do well at Championship level, so I am sure that puts down a marker about the size of club and type of fee that could be in McLean's release clause in his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSS Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Saints turn down Fleetwoood bid................................Jane Lewis@BBCJaneLewis #StMirren reject bid from #Fleetwood for Kenny McLean. The say the offer (of around £150 thousand) does not match their valuation of player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Monkey Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 We are literally the slowest-moving football club in the f**king cosmos.I was about to take the piss out of HSS for posting old news, then realised that that is, indeed, a legit update. It's just that SMFC took a few days to reach the same conclusion that took the rest of the world all of two seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Teale also said he thought McLean would do well at Championship level, so I am sure that puts down a marker about the size of club and type of fee that could be in McLean's release clause in his contract. I agree with Teale. Kenny will run the show against Falkirk, Queens and Dumbarton next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabinho Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) The very fact the board have made an official statement re this today suggests to me that we're going to cash in on him this time round. I just hope it's for the right price and in Kenny's case to the right club. Edited January 5, 2015 by Rabinho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 The very fact the board have made an official statement re this today suggests to me that we're going to cash in on him this time round. I just hope it's for the right price and in Kenny's case to the right club. We still have his usual January injury to come which tends to scupper any potential move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabuddies Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Not if he's suspended!:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm74 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 The very fact the board have made an official statement re this today suggests to me that we're going to cash in on him this time round. I just hope it's for the right price and in Kenny's case to the right club. They made a very similar statement when Sheffield Utd came in for McGinn, I don't think it means anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 The very fact the board have made an official statement re this today suggests to me that we're going to cash in on him this time round. I just hope it's for the right price and in Kenny's case to the right club. I agree with Teale. Kenny will run the show against Falkirk, Queens and Dumbarton next season. Not according to one or two of our supporters who seem to think that if we go down that will be the end of our club Melodramatic to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I agree with Teale. Kenny will run the show against Falkirk, Queens and Dumbarton next season. You sure? I thought the very same thing about Lambert when we dropped to the old Div 1... ... his performance in the opening day 7 goal hammering by Raith was a sign of things to come... he disappeared in that league. Skilful players play better the bigger the stage to perform on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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