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Callum_62
09-07-2017, 02:31 PM
Whats going on there - been niggling all half.....

BTW, Mcginn winning that battle - N'Dong cost 13 million too

GreenArmy1875
09-07-2017, 03:33 PM
McGinn was a class above everyone today. Looks fresher and fitter.

CropleyWasGod
09-07-2017, 03:34 PM
Was a bit of a McGinn Dong battle.

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JohnMcM
09-07-2017, 03:36 PM
McGinn was a class above everyone today. Looks fresher and fitter.

Well, just Bl@@dy tell him to stop it until the transfer window closes please. :rolleyes:

GreenArmy1875
09-07-2017, 03:40 PM
Well, just Bl@@dy tell him to stop it until the transfer window closes please. :rolleyes:

Was thinking the same

RoYO!
09-07-2017, 03:46 PM
Loved the wee bit where SJM threw the ball between his legs when about to take the free kick. Totally bossed him. There was another moment where SJM shielded the ball as he does but holds him off for an extra second or so. Seemed to be a show of strength and just emphasised the 'back pocket' nature of that contest

BigT-Hibeez
09-07-2017, 03:47 PM
Was definitely a McGinn win

Earlydelivery
09-07-2017, 04:39 PM
He looks bigger

Hibee Mac
09-07-2017, 04:40 PM
He looks bigger

I thought this too he looks like a tank now!

greenlex
09-07-2017, 04:42 PM
Was a bit of a McGinn Dong battle.

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Well played sir.👍

21.05.2016
09-07-2017, 04:43 PM
I thought this too he looks like a tank now!

Definatly bulked up

Peevemor
09-07-2017, 06:17 PM
McGinn's always had a lot of strength for a wee guy - he gets closer to defenders than anyone I can think of and uses his body really well. More importantly the decent break seems to have done him a world of good. He's even finding his men with passes, something he's been struggling with since his return from injury.

BSEJVT
09-07-2017, 06:22 PM
Agree entirely McGinn won that contest hands down.

Seemed to relish taking the ball in and asking them to come through the back of him to knock him off the ball to get it, not one was able to.

J-C
09-07-2017, 06:25 PM
McGinn looks taller and stronger, he bullied the midfield even Cattermole thought twice at one 50/50, I think he's moved on another level already.

JohnM1875
09-07-2017, 06:31 PM
Totally get that Lewie got MOTM being his testimonial and all. But, in all honesty. McGinn was clearly the best player on the park today! He's just such a good player and will go on to great things. I'm going to appreciate the upcoming season if he stays as it may be a while until we see a player like him at Easter Road again.

bingo70
09-07-2017, 06:34 PM
Do Sunderland have any money to spend under their new owners?

Wasnt there today but just wondering if the performance may come back to haunt us?

McD
09-07-2017, 06:36 PM
Looked like the Sunderland lad had been sent out to man mark McGinn, and had a few niggly go's at McGinn.

SJM handled it all and looked to getting right under the lads skin, talking to him, noising him up, threw the ball through his legs at the free kick. Really looked like SJM was relishing playing against supposedly higher standards of players, certainly more expensive, and looked the best player on the pitch.

Not In The Know
09-07-2017, 06:38 PM
13. Million for ndong and to think Ipswich bid 1 million for SJM. He bossed him all game.

oldbutdim
09-07-2017, 06:40 PM
Whats going on there - been niggling all half.....

BTW, Mcginn winning that battle - N'Dong cost 13 million too


I hope they kept the receipt.

:eek:

neil7908
09-07-2017, 06:41 PM
SJM definitely looked a cut above today but particularly in the second half. I'll be delighted if he's still here come 1st September. If he goes we need to get top dollar as he's irreplaceable.

Bishop Hibee
09-07-2017, 06:44 PM
Assuming N'Dong was the player with the blond streak in his hair who came on in the second half, he was kicking everything. £13m is unreal compared to the pittance being bid for McGinn who bossed him.

Billy Whizz
09-07-2017, 07:36 PM
Assuming N'Dong was the player with the blond streak in his hair who came on in the second half, he was kicking everything. £13m is unreal compared to the pittance being bid for McGinn who bossed him.

Where did they buy him from?

Jonnyboy
09-07-2017, 07:39 PM
Assuming N'Dong was the player with the blond streak in his hair who came on in the second half, he was kicking everything. £13m is unreal compared to the pittance being bid for McGinn who bossed him.

Was that what it was? I thought a seagull had 'visited' him :greengrin

leither17
09-07-2017, 07:39 PM
McGinn was a class above everyone today. Looks fresher and fitter.

Said that too he was impressive

wookie70
09-07-2017, 07:50 PM
SJM has been excellent so far and looks fitter, bigger, stronger and faster than last year. His passing has been exceptional at times and I have a wee feeling that he may be an 8-10 goalscorer this year.

Andy74
09-07-2017, 07:55 PM
£5m minimum to go this year.

HibbyAndy
09-07-2017, 07:56 PM
13 million for N'Dong is that a wind up ? Mcginn bossed him today all over the park !!!

Booked4Being-Ugly
09-07-2017, 07:59 PM
£5m minimum to go this year.McGinn strolled that game today and if he goes for any less than 5M then we will have been mugged. How he doesn't get a game for Scotland I will never know.

B.H.F.C
09-07-2017, 08:11 PM
McGinn strolled that game today and if he goes for any less than 5M then we will have been mugged. How he doesn't get a game for Scotland I will never know.

To be fair I thought he was fairly average at times last season.

However, the rest he has had has obviously done him the world of good. He has been outstanding in the two games with four assists.

We absolutely must keep him this season if we want to compete at the top end of the league.

Billy Whizz
09-07-2017, 08:12 PM
To be fair I thought he was fairly average at times last season.

However, the rest he has had has obviously done him the world of good. He has been outstanding in the two games with four assists.

We absolutely must keep him this season if we want to compete at the top end of the league.

I think the rest has been the key. Last season or two he's been called up during international breaks etc
Let's just keep the lad until the end of the season

yonder1875
09-07-2017, 08:19 PM
Part of me was hoping he wasn't going to feature today or have a bad game. He'd walk into most English Championship starting XI's as we seen what he can do against one of the sides from that vastly overrated league today.

hfc rd
09-07-2017, 10:05 PM
£5m minimum to go this year.


Yep, minimum £5M. Will not be happy if we sell him for less than that.

Bishop Hibee
09-07-2017, 10:19 PM
Where did they buy him from?

FC Lorient and according to wiki it was £13.6m. Their record paid for a player.

Hermit Crab
09-07-2017, 10:24 PM
McGinn looks taller and stronger, he bullied the midfield even Cattermole thought twice at one 50/50, I think he's moved on another level already.


That boy is an animal.

Hermit Crab
09-07-2017, 10:25 PM
Yep, minimum £5M. Will not be happy if we sell him for less than that.

No chance. We (allegedly) got a poor fee for a 25 goal a season striker. We won't get anywhere near 5m for Mcginn imho.

BigT-Hibeez
09-07-2017, 10:26 PM
Was that what it was? I thought a seagull had 'visited' him :greengrin

I was calling him 'The Badger!!"

BigT-Hibeez
09-07-2017, 10:33 PM
There are a lot of other players out there with the same ability as McGinn in terms of passing and reading the game etc, but the way McGinn holds the ball and shields tackles, then sprints away is so unorthodox..
Like other posts on here I was watching him today and wishing he wouldn't keep playing so well as it will attract other managers..

And he has definitely put on some bulk and it seems to agree with him..

Hope he stays

NOLA
09-07-2017, 10:36 PM
People seem to forget SJM played with an injury for most of the season. Obviously now fit he's showing how good he is and there's more to come. As for debating price tags on players [emoji38] English teams have to pay over the odds on any player they want unless they come from Scotland ☹️


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Stan the Man
09-07-2017, 11:33 PM
Yep, definitely seems to have grown even stronger.

His class today was so obvious I'd be delighted/surprised if we can hang on to him.

NAE NOOKIE
09-07-2017, 11:50 PM
I don't think I was the only one who thought after last season that what SJM really needed was a few weeks on a beach somewhere just to chill out after having played so much football over the last 2 years, not to mention having an operation. From what I saw today the rest has done him a world of good, he looks fresher, fitter and stronger ..... it was nearly impossible to muscle him off the ball and his passing was so much better, what a super ball he played to Gray at our 2nd.

The sooner the transfer window shuts the better coz that John McGinn is worth at least three million quid of anybody's money :confused: