McGhee to Dons

[fatshaft]

Quality IMO, and first choice of most Dons fans


http://www.sundayherald.com/sport/shfootball/display.var.2512911.0.mcghee_to_be_named_aberdeen_manager.php

McGhee to be named Aberdeen manager
EXCLUSIVE: By Michael Grant

MARK MCGHEE will sign a two year contract and be unveiled as the new manager of Aberdeen in midweek.

The former Pittodrie striker will complete the move north once compensation has been agreed with Motherwell, who are entitled to around £200,000. McGhee will take assistant manager Scott Leitch with him and intends to make Motherwell midfielder Stephen Hughes, who is now out of contract, his first signing. Scotland striker David Clarkson is another who could be targeted although he would cost around £300,000 and Aberdeen's budget is tight.

Aberdeen moved quickly yesterday after Celtic let McGhee know that despite widespread speculation he would not be offered the chance to replace Gordon Strachan. Aberdeen had been waiting for clarity on the Celtic situation and as soon as they had that their chairman, Stewart Milne, approached his Motherwell counterpart, John Boyle, and asked for permission to speak to McGhee. That was granted and McGhee held talks with Aberdeen director of football Willie Miller, his former team-mate.........................

[Ironside]

top draw, if we get clarkson quality

[thetank]

no bad no bad

[Maxriddles]

no bad no bad

Good appointment for the Dons, I do fear for Motherwell a bit now though.

[rossfourfive]

Not 100% sure about him but hopefully he'll do a good job. Would take Clarkson definitely, maybe then we can finally punt Mackie to a pub team. Can't see us stumping up the 300k though.

[Teacake]

Looks like a good fit, Aberdeen should improve under him.

[fatshaft]

[celtic]

[ ] celtic are better at getting a new manager than aberdeen

good luck to mcghee and the dons for next season.

[fatshaft]

[ ] celtic are better at getting a new manager than aberdeen

good luck to mcghee and the dons for next season.

I have it on very good authority that McGhee was never a choice for the Celtic board, but a scare candidate to make the fans happier with what they saw as not particularly exciting prospects in Mowbray, Coyle & Martinez.

Persoanlly I think they are wrong, and your team may have made a big mistake, McGhee was the majority favourite choice among Dons fans, and bya long way my first choice. Time will tell, but beware of a football manager scorned 

[Teacake]

[ ] celtic are better at getting a new manager than aberdeen

good luck to mcghee and the dons for next season.

I have it on very good authority

lol at how many times I've heard this in the last 3 weeks, everybodys got a source apparently!

[rossfourfive]

[ ] celtic are better at getting a new manager than aberdeen

good luck to mcghee and the dons for next season.

I have it on very good authority

lol at how many times I've heard this in the last 3 weeks, everybodys got a source apparently!

Yep my mum's sister's husband's brother is friends with the Aberdeen board so i knew about this weeks ago.

Hope McGhee does a good job but if he has a good season and Mowbray bottles everything at Celtic i can see McGhee buggering off to Celtic at the end of this season as his loyalty hasn't exactly been commendable in the past. Gl to him though.

[fatshaft]

I have it on very good authority

lol at how many times I've heard this in the last 3 weeks, everybodys got a source apparently!

Yup, I do that all the time. Well known for it in fact   And my source is on the Celtic side, not the Aberdeen side, so highly unlikely McGhee will be buggering off to Celtic anytime soon.

[Teacake]

I have it on very good authority

lol at how many times I've heard this in the last 3 weeks, everybodys got a source apparently!

Yup, I do that all the time. Well known for it in fact   And my source is on the Celtic side, not the Aberdeen side, so highly unlikely McGhee will be buggering off to Celtic anytime soon.

Wasn't having a go at you, just think its funny how everyone thinks they are in the know when all they are getting is 3rd & 4th hand information/rumours from people trying to sound important.

[cambo]

[  ]well played last night, bring back calderwood?

[ForthThistle]

PMSL...

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