Drewsome Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Since we're getting into "speculation season", has anyone got a player or players who you thought "WTF are they bringing in this guy for?" and been pleasantly surprised once they got in? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/
boboisared Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Stuart Duff. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39734
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 It's taken a while but Lee Mair. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39736
manc_don Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I'd agree with those both of those shouts. I would have included Deek Young on that list before, but as his time with us is progressing i'm less and less impressed with him. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39741
boboisared Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 It's taken a while but Lee Mair. Was going to say him but can't for personal reasons Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39742
Drewsome Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 you of the "Derek Young is the new Ben McDonald's Thornley" crowd, manc_don? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39743
manc_don Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 you of the "Derek Young is the new Ben McDonald's Thornley" crowd, manc_don? I thought he started off so well (well not as bad as I feared) as well! Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39748
BobbyBiscuit Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Mixu Paatelainen. Wasn't too impressed when he signed, but he turned out to be alright for us. Was going to say him but can't for personal reasons Is he nailing your missus? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39750
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Mixu Paatelainen. Wasn't too impressed when he signed, but he turned out to be alright for us. Whata fucking signin'! Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39753
boboisared Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Mixu Paatelainen. Wasn't too impressed when he signed, but he turned out to be alright for us. Is he nailing your missus? Hahah nah a guy at work's partner is his cousin. Like to wind him up about that from time to time. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39764
??? Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Since we're getting into "speculation season", has anyone got a player or players who you thought "WTF are they bringing in this guy for?" and been pleasantly surprised once they got in? Sone Aluko. Knew nothing about him when JC first brought him in, and thought it'd be another youngster who'd not quite be good enough to make the step-up. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39766
Guest swaddon Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 Mixu Paatelainen. Wasn't too impressed when he signed, but he turned out to be alright for us. I was actually pleased we signed Mixu, he always seemed to score against us when he played for Dundee United, or so it seemed to me anyway. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39774
Reekie_Red Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Andy Dow. When I saw him lined up on the EE back page along with Derek Whyte and Craig Hignett I thought, why the fuck are we buying this guy who struggles to cut it at Hibs? Two years later and he was our player of the year by a country mile! Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39856
BobbyBiscuit Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Andy Dow. When I saw him lined up on the EE back page along with Derek Whyte and Craig Hignett I thought, why the fuck are we buying this guy who struggles to cut it at Hibs? Two years later and he was our player of the year by a country mile! It was just for a season though! after that he went back to being garbage. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39858
Reekie_Red Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Thats cos he signed a new contract. He "did a Doddsy" or "did a Winters" or "did a Sheerin" whereby he had a blinder of a season when his contract was up for renewal. Then, when he signed his new contract, he sat back and did fuckall. But for that one season, he was immense! Hey, he scored our first goal of the season that year ... a strike against Rangers like a quarter into the new season! Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39863
boboisared Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Thats cos he signed a new contract. He "did a Doddsy" or "did a Winters" or "did a Sheerin" whereby he had a blinder of a season when his contract was up for renewal. Then, when he signed his new contract, he sat back and did fuckall. But for that one season, he was immense! Hey, he scored our first goal of the season that year ... a strike against Rangers like a quarter into the new season! Dundee United. It was a free kick. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39865
Reekie_Red Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 We're both wrong. Gillies in the league cup against Livi! I'm sure there was something significant about Dow's goal against Rangers in the cup though. Was it our first from open play or something? Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39872
dave_min Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Thats cos he signed a new contract. He "did a Doddsy" or "did a Winters" or "did a Sheerin" whereby he had a blinder of a season when his contract was up for renewal. Then, when he signed his new contract, he sat back and did fuckall. But for that one season, he was immense! Hey, he scored our first goal of the season that year ... a strike against Rangers like a quarter into the new season! That was my first season as a season ticket holder, and oddly enough, that was my first game of that season. I always knew I was good luck Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39873
boboisared Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 We're both wrong. Gillies in the league cup against Livi! I'm sure there was something significant about Dow's goal against Rangers in the cup though. Was it our first from open play or something? Yeah I think so, also it was like 119th minute Ah i didn't realise we had played a cup game before the United game...i stand corrected. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39875
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Yeah I think so, also it was like 119th minute Ah i didn't realise we had played a cup game before the United game...i stand corrected. Orthodontic shoes. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39940
boboisared Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Orthodontic shoes. took a second that one! Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39941
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 Orthodontic? Orthopaedic surely? or is that just orthopedantics ? Thankyou. I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39948
tom_widdows Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 We're both wrong. Gillies in the league cup against Livi! I'm sure there was something significant about Dow's goal against Rangers in the cup though. Was it our first from open play or something? it was only our second shot on goal the whole game? The first had come about 5seconds before from Gillies which Myhre parried to what appeared to be a relatively safe area and dow managed to get ot the rebound before the covering defender Quote Link to comment https://dev.donstalk.co.uk/topic/1747-transfers-silk-purse-from-a-sows-ear/#findComment-39963
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