Scott McKenna

[Sylar]

Signs for Nottingham Forest for £6 million.

I just don't get the hype around this laddie - I've seen him a fair bit over the years (best mate is a Dons fan and has dragged me to that soulless dump of a stadium, or a few away games) and I don't get the plaudits he appears to attract.

He's a big, imposing lump of a centre back that is effective in the air, but he's an absolute liability on the ground with the ball at his feet. Granted, his ability to wind up Morelos whenever they play Sevco is quite a thing to behold...

Am I really missing something

[SChibs]

No smoke without fire. Hes obviously a good player and theres been teams sniffing about him for a couple of years now.

[EI255]

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Signs for Nottingham Forest for £6 million.

I just don't get the hype around this laddie - I've seen him a fair bit over the years (best mate is a Dons fan and has dragged me to that soulless dump of a stadium, or a few away games) and I don't get the plaudits he appears to attract.

He's a big, imposing lump of a centre back that is effective in the air, but he's an absolute liability on the ground with the ball at his feet. Granted, his ability to wind up Morelos whenever they play Sevco is quite a thing to behold...

Am I really missing something

I don't get it either. Talked up big time by his bearded ex hun manager.

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[Billy Whizz]

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I don't get it either. Talked up big time by his bearded ex hun manager.

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Have you seen McInnes look of late

[The Modfather]

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Signs for Nottingham Forest for £6 million.

I just don't get the hype around this laddie - I've seen him a fair bit over the years (best mate is a Dons fan and has dragged me to that soulless dump of a stadium, or a few away games) and I don't get the plaudits he appears to attract.

He's a big, imposing lump of a centre back that is effective in the air, but he's an absolute liability on the ground with the ball at his feet. Granted, his ability to wind up Morelos whenever they play Sevco is quite a thing to behold...

Am I really missing something

If Harry Maguire can go for £90m odd then £6m is good value. In all seriousness, fair play to Aberdeen holding out for a good fee and hopefully the start of Scottish clubs getting our players true value from English clubs.

[MWHIBBIES]

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If Harry Maguire can go for £90m odd then £6m is good value. In all seriousness, fair play to Aberdeen holding out for a good fee and hopefully the start of Scottish clubs getting our players true value from English clubs.

Its all about the length of contract. If we keep letting players get to their last year, they'll keep moving for cheap.

[JimBHibees]

Thought it was 3m plus possible 2 in add ons. Think he will do well in championship

[neil7908]

He's a good player. Not sure he's worth that money though.

[HoboHarry]

I've wondered out loud on here before that we talk up Ryan Porteous but clubs like Bayern sign the young defender from Celtic and now McKenna is off. Meanwhile Porteous is still with us.....

[weecounty hibby]

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I've wondered out loud on here before that we talk up Ryan Porteous but clubs like Bayern sign the young defender from Celtic and now McKenna is off. Meanwhile Porteous is still with us.....

I would love Porteous to stay with us throughout his whole career! Why do we always seem desperate to sell our best players?

[1van Sprou7e]

Honestly this is great for us

Abderdeen's results this season have been based around their solid defence and now that's been disrupted big time, look how much they struggled at the weekend without him

[Gaffer1875]

I think in the English market it’s decent value. If he does well he’ll move to the EPL for £10m+.

Weakens Aberdeen too which is a bonus. Little surprised Celtic didn’t make a last minute move like they normally do!

When the time is right for the club and Porteous to move on, I can see us getting at least £5m. He won’t be short of offers I’m sure!


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[supermcginn]

Very good player. He gets slated on here but how many times did we manage to beat Aberdeen when he was playing? They will miss him hugely as their humping by motherwell shows.

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

6M is a shedload of money in Scotland if they plan to reinvest it back into the team.

[green day]

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Thought it was 3m plus possible 2 in add ons. Think he will do well in championship

Think you are right, the £6m was speculation based on that being what Aberdeen turned down last year.

For them to reach that figure, its appearance and caps based.

Good sell on clause though, like us with McGinn.

[1van Sprou7e]

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6M is a shedload of money in Scotland if they plan to reinvest it back into the team.

Seemingly they won't be, at least not with the cash they're getting up front

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...bolster-squad/

[Magpie]

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I think in the English market it’s decent value. If he does well he’ll move to the EPL for £10m+.

Weakens Aberdeen too which is a bonus. Little surprised Celtic didn’t make a last minute move like they normally do!

When the time is right for the club and Porteous to move on, I can see us getting at least £5m. He won’t be short of offers I’m sure!


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They might of if they didn’t get Duffy. I think Duffy is a much better player than McKenna is.

[Iggy Pope]

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I've wondered out loud on here before that we talk up Ryan Porteous but clubs like Bayern sign the young defender from Celtic and now McKenna is off. Meanwhile Porteous is still with us.....

Good

[HoboHarry]

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I would love Porteous to stay with us throughout his whole career! Why do we always seem desperate to sell our best players?

I'm not saying we should, just wondering why no other club has even tried to get him. As far as I'm aware at least......

[Liam89]

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I'm not saying we should, just wondering why no other club has even tried to get him. As far as I'm aware at least......

Wouldn't stress yourself out mate. I'd imagine it's because he's years younger than McKenna, has had to get over injuries and is only now establishing himself as a consistent rock in our defence.

[Greenbeard]

Tattersalls are reporting this as a record breaking fee .......for a donkey.

[blackpoolhibs]

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Tattersalls are reporting this as a record breaking fee .......for a donkey.

Donkey. He's no Van Dyke, but in Scottish terms he's a very good centre half. Seen some crap written about him being slow and a liability, FFS i wish we'd had him in our back 4 for the last 5 or 6 years, and were getting the money they are for such a bad player.

[Greenbeard]

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Donkey. He's no Van Dyke, but in Scottish terms he's a very good centre half. Seen some crap written about him being slow and a liability, FFS i wish we'd had him in our back 4 for the last 5 or 6 years, and were getting the money they are for such a bad player.

Ok liberal use of the term donkey but likewise your use of "very" is liberal. It is all relative. Over-rated IMO. In international terms and I suspect even at Championship level, never mind Premier level, he ain't no thoroughbred. If I am proved wrong I'll don a donkey suit and give you a day of free rides on the beach.

[Smartie]

Our view is possibly tainted as we saw him have a nightmare against us at ER when we won 3-0.

He hasn’t had many games that bad.

Also - English football is weird. Excellent players can go and make minimal impact. Average players can be very successful, and it’s often down to physical attributes. He’s a bit of a big lump, and very average big lumps can carve out great careers there (I always thought John Terry was very average whereas Rio Ferdinand was a top player).

[JimBHibees]

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Donkey. He's no Van Dyke, but in Scottish terms he's a very good centre half. Seen some crap written about him being slow and a liability, FFS i wish we'd had him in our back 4 for the last 5 or 6 years, and were getting the money they are for such a bad player.

Couldn't agree more.

[Gloucester Hibs]

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Have you seen McInnes look of late

Does he still resemble “Littlefinger” from Game of Thrones?

[BILLYHIBS]

Pish!

But just IMHO

[Since452]

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I've wondered out loud on here before that we talk up Ryan Porteous but clubs like Bayern sign the young defender from Celtic and now McKenna is off. Meanwhile Porteous is still with us.....

McKenna has 2 or 3 years on Porteous. I think Porteous will become a better player. He isn't far off it now.

[HoboHarry]

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McKenna has 2 or 3 years on Porteous. I think Porteous will become a better player. He isn't far off it now.

He does, no question about that but Hickey has now signed for Bologna and he is younger than Porteous.

[Magpie]

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I've wondered out loud on here before that we talk up Ryan Porteous but clubs like Bayern sign the young defender from Celtic and now McKenna is off. Meanwhile Porteous is still with us.....

I’d be surprised if there haven’t been enquiries but he’s got a long contract and probably enjoying playing for the team he supports. Another 2/3 seasons and if he drastically improves I’m sure there be firmer offers. In the meantime, enjoy him while we got him.