steelboy

Possibly it could be someone from the lower leagues in Scotland though.

It'll be interesting to see where this new guy plays.

I'd say you are clueless about the transfer market then. Greg Stewart is better than Marvin and cost 550k. Apart from that who else moved from Scotland to England? The market is dead.

If it's £300k we've done well. Add up the Marvin, Ojamaa and Anier money and we have brought in some decent dough for shite players recently.

Either McGhee told them off the record or they all got together and decided to give him the same price tag. One is far more likely than the other.

Just noticed Nicky Clark got released by Bury after a month and signed for Dunfermline. What a manager Ally McCoist was....

He's good enough for the 62nd best in England.

Aiden McGeady to Preston. Him on one wing, Humphrey on the other. Certs for promotion.

Dundee United fans would say the same about Spence and Rangers fans would have said the same about Traynor in the Murray era.

Scott Burns is Burrows pet journalist. He gets the stories from Fir Park and reports whatever the club wants.

McGhee never publicly said £1m but on the same day he said Oxford couldn't afford Marvin all the papers branded him £1m rated so he obviously told the print media that off the record.

Alex Neil doing Accies a favour is the only reason they got that much.

It's not been overly successful has it?

I'd be happy to see the back of him now. He hasn't produced on the park so the fee reflects his value. Half of Greg Stewart sounds about right. If he could be trusted to knuckle down and raise his value on the park i'd rather see him stay but he obviously can't. It is entertaining seeing posters who previously wanted £1m or £750k now saying he's rubbish.

Million pound Marv's value is going down rapidly

So 300 grand then?

7 followers.

What would it have to do with the English club?

Because he keeps on getting him pay rises and he will likely get another one tomorrow.

To me it looks like McGhee sets the agenda at the club nowadays. Just trying to think of a player brought up from England by a (non OF) club then sold back down for a good profit. Any examples?

We could change our business plan from effectively playing bargain hunt in the English non league system and selling players to clubs who already rejected them to something revolutionary like.... Making money from cup runs, bringing our own youths through and increasing attendances by playing decent football.

Obviously we have but we have made an arse of it by asking for too much for a guy who produces little. If we sell him tomorrow for a realistic price the fans will be in uproar (it's incredible that people have read his agent's statement and are still talking about 750k plus add ons). If we don't sell him we are stuck with an unhappy player who already shows questionable effort.

It's not poker though. There's no bluffing, any team that wants to sign him can easily get every minute he has played for us on video. What McGhee says in the press is irrelevant to other clubs. It only effects our support and the player involved. There's no need to talk up or down. When he adds end product he'll get the move he deserves. McGhee, Craigan or McManus can say what they want in the press but we only get a decent fee if he delivers on the park which he hasn't.

Holding out for an offer that suits us is fair enough. However the constant talk in the press has resulted in the player demanding to leave and a good chunk of our support expecting 7 figures for a player who has more bad games than good. Teams with money to spend don't do their scouting via the record or sportsound. What do we gain by McGhee talking about a potential transfer all summer?

His agent makes some good points about Marvin not being anywhere near the valuations thrown around. McGhee has brought this on himself talking about it constantly getting the player and support wound up.