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The ET Lounge - Dundee United Discussion / Re: Transfer Deadline Day

« Last post by Canadian Arab on Today at 03:26:43 PM »

The money offered for Conway was a bit of a joke, and after Ayr take their slice we would get barely half a million. Not to be sniffed at, but not what he's worth, and would we rather reduce our debt by barely 10% or keep our most influential player for a full season? ST and Houstie have all the numbers and they obviously reckon we're just as well off, if not better off, keeping him rather than selling to that ginger midget for a joke offer. Also, who is to say that Conway won't sign an extension for at least 6 months, on improved terms (that we can now afford!) so that he isn't leaving for feck all in January. We gave him his big chance, and not every player thinks like Mark the mink Wilson. An extension would be a real bonus for us, and he would deserve the salary raise.

From today's Daily Hun:

Middlesbrough target Craig Conway set to pen new deal with Dundee United
Sep 5 2010 Mark Guidi, Sunday Mail
DUNDEE UNITED chief Stephen Thompson has revealed he will sit down with Craig Conway to discuss a new contract.
The midfielder has a year to run on his current deal and the club turned down a £600,000 bid from Middlesbrough last month.
In one way the United chairman is pleased that Conway is still at Tannadice because his contribution on the pitch is vital.
But with United more than £6m in debt, he wouldn't have minded cashing in on Conway - and if Boro had increased their offer to £725,000 they would have got their man.
Thompson wanted that bit more to cover money United would have had to pay Conway's former club Ayr United as part of the agreement when they signed him.
"Middlesbrough just didn't meet our valuation for Conway," said the United supremo. "They e-mailed an offer to us and we rejected it.
"They weren't for negotiating - it was take it or leave it. Ayr United are due 20 per cent of any fee. They wouldn't budge on that either.
"We'll have a chat with Craig about a new contract, something that's attractive to him and also protects us so we don't lose him for nothing.
"Perhaps we can insert a clause so that he can leave for a certain figure."

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The ET Lounge - Dundee United Discussion / Player futures being discussed

« Last post by Niall on Today at 09:49:55 AM »

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/4695/dundee-united-bosses-to-hold-talks-over-players.html

"I am looking forward to sitting down with Peter when he comes back from Scotland duty to see what we can afford," said Thompson, who agreed severance packages with Francisco Sandaza, Jeno Myrie-Williams and Damian Casalinuovo last week.

"It was noticeable how little transfer activity there was before the window closed as there is just no money out there

"We finished third in the league and won the Scottish Cup last season and yet just one offer, for Craig Conway, came in."

He added, "The fans will be delighted that we have managed to keep all our players and we also now know the squad we will be working with until the next transfer window in January but we have to get the balance right.

"We let have let three players go but we have brought in Scott Severin and we still have a big squad by SPL standards."

Thompson said, "We would like to keep our best players and we will be sitting down with them and their agents over time, although there is no need to rush these things.

"It will be a case of seeing who wants what and whether we can agree."

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The ET Lounge - Dundee United Discussion / Re: cis cup

« Last post by Niall on Yesterday at 10:21:51 PM »

On BBC 2 now.

What was on BBC 2?

Niall, come on son 

the game!   

Oooooooooh I get you now.  As in "it will be on BBC 2"  I thought I'd missed it entirely and it was on BBC 2 right now!

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The ET Lounge - Dundee United Discussion / Re: cis cup

« Last post by Arab-Dude on Yesterday at 10:20:01 PM »

On BBC 2 now.

What was on BBC 2?

Niall, come on son 

the game!   

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TTC's Tartan Army / Re: Lithuania vs Scotland (Fri 7.15pm)

« Last post by Niall on Yesterday at 10:19:17 PM »

I thought we played very well in the first half and became our own worst enemy in the second by trying to pump the long ball against a very average side who couldn't cope with how we passed the ball when we had it.

Robson looked good until we stopped passing, Scott Brown was too hot headed, Hutton was good but lacked anyone to link up with...

We should have won that game 2-0 or 3-0, but it needed a 4-4-2 and a direct approach.  CL needs a culture shock quickly -- Scotland may be Dundee United sized in terms of their relative competitiveness across World football, but coming third and using competitive games for experiments will not wash on the international stage.

We need better, more positive football.

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The ET Lounge - Dundee United Discussion / Re: cis cup

« Last post by Niall on Yesterday at 10:15:41 PM »

On BBC 2 now.

What was on BBC 2?

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Gripper's House of Fun / Re: AWFUL TERRIBLE NEWS

« Last post by Canadian Arab on Yesterday at 12:36:28 AM »

Niall's at it.

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Jim McLean's Shed of Sport / Re: Ricky Foster

« Last post by Canadian Arab on Yesterday at 12:36:03 AM »

I read somewhere suggestions of some bad blood between Foster and McGhee?

Hard to believe, with the people-skills that McGhee has.

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TTC's Tartan Army / Re: Lithuania vs Scotland (Fri 7.15pm)

« Last post by Canadian Arab on Yesterday at 12:34:41 AM »

Didn't see the game so can't comment.

But I will anyway 

I think it's a sad day when Scotland sets their stall out in a "don't lose" 4-5-1 formation against Lithuania. I don't mean that Levein got the wrong formation, more that the 4-5-1 was probably the right choice based on the players available.

Against Lithufuqinania.

Shows how far down the pecking order we have dropped.

And nothing will get better until Scottish football is fixed from the grass roots up, and this SFA just isn't going to do that. Maybe it needs the government to step in - I don't know. But without a massive improvement in facilities to attract the kids back into the game, we're fecked.

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Gripper's House of Fun / Re: AWFUL TERRIBLE NEWS

« Last post by Gripper on September 04, 2010, 09:50:23 AM »

WTF!!!!! you couldn't handle seeing my name beside all those games admit it



Shenanigans i tells ya!!!!!