numpty Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Is there an ignore function on this board? Yep Click your username at the top left, then "Manage Ignore Preferences". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Note the club announcement of the squad numbers today - can you see McDonald's name anywhere? No? That's because he's a free agent - by dint, automatically freed, because the club reneged on the second year of his deal. The club didn't "renege" on any part of his deal. They had an option, not a commitment. If they decided not to exercise that option, no promises were broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 The option with McDonald was the players choice not the club. Why do people find this so difficult to understand? Moult's option is a club option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 The option with McDonald was the players choice not the club. Why do people find this so difficult to understand? Because it literally makes no sense. Every eligible player has the option to sign for us if we ask them. Or are you saying he has a contract where he can force us to sign him even if we don't want him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Rather than a 1 year deal with the option of a years extension, think of it as a committed 2 year deal from our side, with a clause whereby he can walk away after one should he wish. Like Steelboy I was also led to believe this was the case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MearnsWell Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Skippy away update : https://twitter.com/scotsunsport/status/748177459145773057 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellwell91 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 If you look on the official site under players it shows all the new guys and their squad numbers but it also has No77 McDonald Wishful thinking or what ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Did that Dunfermline beach soccer player (or whatever he was) sign for an English team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Did that Dunfermline beach soccer player (or whatever he was) sign for an English team? nah, he's still kicking about. Dundee were rumoured to be interested but they've just signed Michael Duffy on loan from Celtic (another that we were randomly linked with ages ago) Edit: Kenny Millar now reporting McDonald's move to Hibs is now OFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Hopefully the Skippy situation can be concluded this week, Unless Hibs are offering substantially more money, which I doubt, I struggle why he opt to step down to the Championship. Particularly at a time when the Premier League is boosting its profile with the arrival of some decent players. Regarding the Dunfermline boy, an offer is on the table and he is considering his options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Confirmed Robbie Leitch away also on Twitter. Official club replying to a question. Also... Kenny Millar Retweeted Scottish Sun Sport @scotsunsport 5m5 minutes ago UPDATED: Scott McDonald's move to Hibs is OFF as he ponders Motherwell future http://thesun.uk/6012BvRyY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Hopefully the Skippy situation can be concluded this week, Unless Hibs are offering substantially more money, which I doubt, I struggle why he opt to step down to the Championship. Particularly at a time when the Premier League is boosting its profile with the arrival of some decent players. Regarding the Dunfermline boy, an offer is on the table and he is considering his options. It will be one or other surely as we don't need 5 first team strikers. El Bakhtaoui looks a decent prospect but I'd rather have last seasons player of the year and one of the best players to wear the shirt in the last 30 seasons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 It will be one or other surely as we don't need 5 first team strikers. El Bakhtaoui looks a decent prospect but I'd rather have last seasons player of the year and one of the best players to wear the shirt in the last 30 seasons. I'd agree. Far to much risk attached to El Bakhtaoui to consider him as a replacement for McDonald. I'd consider him to be a more appropriate replacement for Ainsworth, should he move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 It will be one or other surely as we don't need 5 first team strikers. El Bakhtaoui looks a decent prospect but I'd rather have last seasons player of the year and one of the best players to wear the shirt in the last 30 seasons. Moore and Blyth are in the same bracket as Moore, Clarkson and Fletcher last year. It's possible that they will contribute nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshillWell Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I don't rate Josh Law, but I remember worse right backs playing for Motherwell in a better SPL than we've got now. Remember Kevin Christie playing against Laudrup under McLeish anyone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Or are you saying he has a contract where he can force us to sign him even if we don't want him? Last July he signed a deal for season 2015/16. The deal also gives him the option to sign for season 2016/17 on the same terms if he chooses to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermarv Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Moore and Blyth are in the same bracket as Moore, Clarkson and Fletcher last year. It's possible that they will contribute nothing.Wouldn't say Blyth is, he has been giving a two year deal with another year option. And he is very promising and I'd like to think he'd get a good chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuwell Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Confirmed Robbie Leitch away also on Twitter. Any word on compensation/development fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshillWell Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 McDonald was brought in when the club had considerably more funds and we also, if anyone remembers, had another five strikers on the books. Very different times. Blyth perhaps came here to establish himself and then win a move to a championship club, something Hibs, Hearts, Celtic and most definitely Dundee United have achieved with selling players on, both in Scotland and to English leagues. On McDonald's contractual situation... It is essentially to secure the services of a player if their first year works out, so we get first refusal. We offered the same sort of deal to Fletcher at the beginning of last season, but chose to release him. Contractually, we need to honour the deal outlined when the player first signed, so in the case of McDonald if the club are offering reduced terms, the option is not binding and the player is free to pursue other options. Speculating, McDonald maybe looking for a two year deal on similar wages to what he was being paid last season, something which Hibs or another club might be in a better position to offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMWellfan Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Lets hope The Sun are correct and McDonald re-signs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postiejim Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Is Scott Leitch still will the club?, sad to see Robbie go, good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermarv Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Is Scott Leitch still will the club?, sad to see Robbie go, good player.Good player how? Hardly even got a game with the 20s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wispy Flossy Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Good player how? Hardly even got a game with the 20s He was eligible to play with the u17s last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superward Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Robbie Leitch showed a good amount of promise the times I saw him - which was quite a few. But he wouldn't be near the first team as yet and very much in the 'decent prospect' category. Shame to lose a promising youth but no huge deal from my point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Do we know if we offered Robbie Leitch a contract in sufficient time in order to qualify for compensation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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