[CONFIRMED] Surely not? Sky report Wolves in for McDonald

[TarquinDelouche]

Last Friday night our lass wanted to go to the pub with me to watch the match. I told her no. I warned her to stay as far away from this club as possible, for it can only lead to bad things. She said I was crazy and tried using the result as evidence against me. How she laughed. The poor, naïve fool.

 

[ghandi]

http://aggbot.com/Sheffield-United-News/article/20155350

Got to be true as we always sell our top goalscorer in a transfer window.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

Club statement up: http://www.sufc.co.uk/news/article/20130809-statement-mcdonald-981761.aspx

 

[gavtheblade]

Just got in from work to hear about this,and its fucking sickening.
1 league game down and playing our best football for years in our opening fixture and impressing.
Then to this,1 week after we are at it again.
Increase his wages you f@@king fool and tempt him to stay-other clubs protect there better players from scavengers-especially if they are in the same division ffs!
This cannot be happening.feckin fuming.
Mccabe OUT.

 

[Houso]

It becomes a little bit more palatable and well done to the club for actually being open in their communication with the supporters.

That said, if the release fee is something particularly low like 250k, then we want our heads looking at. I'm sure someone will come along and say "it was probably 250k release or him not resign". That's fair enough, but it has potentially put us in a position where he's done more damage to us than good, AND we've paid his wage for the last season and a bit.

If on the other hand it's around the 750k mark and some of that is pumped back into the first team for perhaps a couple of players, it's painful but reasonable. It will still damage us going forward as we'll get no one near McDonald's ability, but maybe we'll balance that out by getting someone more suited and mobile for the role.

What am I saying, of course we won't...

 

[Balham]

Club statement:

Sheffield United is aware of the transfer speculation with regards to Kevin McDonald today (Friday).

The club wish to stress it has no desire to lose Kevin. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers have triggered a clause in Kevin's contract by meeting the fee and, subsequently, the player has been allowed to speak to club.

Speaking at his weekly press conference earlier today, manager David Weir commented: "Obviously we are aware of the situation with Kevin and we couldn't really stop that.

"It would be a blow to lose him; you can't get away from that, but we'll see what develops, there's still a bit of water to go under the bridge."

Additionally, there is a verbal agreement between David Weir and Kevin McDonald that the player will speak to Sheffield United before committing his future elsewhere.

That is a refreshingly honest bit of communication from the club on the OS.

It sounds like we know that Wolves can double whatever we offer McDonald in terms of wages so there's no contest there so David Weir is banking on being able to convince him to stay on footballing grounds.

It all depends on McDonald - does he want to take the money and the risk at Wolves or stay and be a critical part of DW's United revolution?

 

[Latters]

"So Kevin, you can double your money and join a team with ambitions of promotion, or you can stay here where we might reach the play-offs if you stay".

Cheerio K-Mac, it's been lovely having you here.

 

[Vancouver]

Sounds like we've been Jagielka'd.

 

[Latters]

Sounds like we've been Jagielka'd.

But without the season in the sun beforehand.

 

[Oreyt]

"So Kevin, you can double your money and join a team with ambitions of promotion, or you can stay here where we might reach the play-offs if you stay".

Cheerio K-Mac, it's been lovely having you here.

Pretty-fucking-much.

Ah well. Wouldn't be United if your nuts weren't slammed in a rather large steel door every time you felt vaguely optimistic.

Yaroop!

 

[Bladesman]

Club statement:



That is a refreshingly honest bit of communication from the club on the OS.

It sounds like we know that Wolves can double whatever we offer McDonald in terms of wages so there's no contest there so David Weir is banking on being able to convince him to stay on footballing grounds.

It all depends on McDonald - does he want to take the money and the risk at Wolves or stay and be a critical part of DW's United revolution?

Good to see an open and honest statement from the club. Rather than some BS that Macca has suddenly come down with flu and won't be traveling to Brentford tomorrow.

 

[LSF]

Only picked this up on the RS 16.30 sports news (been on grandparent duty today). Initial reaction - angry and disappointed in SUFC, and this from a bloke who usually accepts our outgoings with a philosophical shrug as I can usually see or accept the logic/reasoning behind it (except Mick Jones when I was a 14 year old angry adolescent).
Read the club statement and yes, fair comment about the openness etc. and Sitwell made a valid point about lots of players having this contract clause, but FFS, Wolves! same division, possible rivals for going up, just what do the club expect the fans to make of this.
I'd class myself as a moderate, who's watched us fuck up for too long to get too hacked off these days, but this one has got under my skin like a tick about to give me limes disease

 

[Vancouver]

So I'm assuming he's not in the team tomorrow then in case we risk selling one of our best players for a pitiful amount of money right?

 

[Bladesman]

Only picked this up on the RS 16.30 sports news (been on grandparent duty today). Initial reaction - angry and disappointed in SUFC, and this from a bloke who usually accepts our outgoings with a philosophical shrug as I can usually see or accept the logic/reasoning behind it (except Mick Jones when I was a 14 year old angry adolescent).
Read the club statement and yes, fair comment about the openness etc. and Sitwell made a valid point about lots of players having this contract clause, but FFS, Wolves! same division, possible rivals for going up, just what do the club expect the fans to make of this.
I'd class myself as a moderate, who's watched us fuck up for too long to get too hacked off these days, but this one has got under my skin like a tick about to give me limes disease

All looks rosy for McCabe though.

A player brought in for free and sold for cash.

Happy days if the deal happens for him.

 

[alcoblade]

My anger all depends on how much, if any of the cash we see. This isn't a selling our top striker self induced implosion of recent times. I think McDonald is more easily replaced than many seem to. He's such a poor tackler / worker that he limits the type of player we can play around him. We CAN improve on him. But will we?

UTB

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

It's a contract with a release clause triggered. Highest bidder wins. The only thing Blades could do is offer a new contract matching Wolves' offer, and that would set a precedent for all the other agents and ain't gonna happen. A pox on all agents.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Just me that thinks McDonald is shit then?

He should have been shot for some of his performances last season.

 

[silverfox]

It's a contract with a release clause triggered. Highest bidder wins. The only thing Blades could do is offer a new contract matching Wolves' offer, and that would set a precedent for all the other agents and ain't gonna happen. A pox on all agents.

I remember having a "chat/discussion/rant" with Trevor Birch when he was with us about the subject of signing players on big wages/long contracts/clauses such as this and dealing with agents his comment is "what do you do?"

My advice was to tell them to all fook off!

Of course this would mean we wouldn't sign many players until the whole of football wakes up and would add to our fans frustration at other clubs signing "better players" than we can.

Until football changes or United have a set policy on such things nothing will change.

 

[Houso]

Just me that thinks McDonald is shit then?

He should have been shot for some of his performances last season.

Probably.

Not denying he had a few poor games last season, but in a different role he seemed like a different player last Friday.

 

[green blade]

Kenny Jackett tried to sign him last year for Millwall offering I believe 7k a week or so. At the time mcdonald was out of contract and on circa 2k with us. The club persuaded him to stay with a rise to 4k and a guaranteed lump sum if promotion was achieved that would have made the whole deal 7k a week. Blackman sold and club limped to play offs. Jackett new the deal as his agent was involved. Utd haven't increased his wages and the lump sum went up in smoke. Shocking to sell him to Wolves but clearly tells a story of a club with no ambition,no money and no desire to get it right. We can blame mcdonald and lets be fair last year he wasn't great but he is the best we have had for a long time. On a positive if there is one. We got a fee that we wouldn't have got last time, if and it's a big if they give DW some money then all is not lost as at least he looks like he can spot a player. Would have preferred Harry to have gone to be honest but Wolves have worked out a good midfielder makes a difference at this level. Sadly as ever utd have not.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Wolves have worked out a good midfielder makes a difference at this level. Sadly as ever utd have not.[/quote]

You have to admire Wolves for their aggressive move so early in the season....feel sorry for the chumps (us) that are losing out.
Just got to hope now that DW can make the proverbial silk purse out of a sow's ear.....showing Westlake how to defend a cross and showing Porter where the goal is would be a good start.

 

[bartman]

Probably.

Not denying he had a few poor games last season, but in a different role he seemed like a different player last Friday.

but reverted to type on Tuesday

 

[Hartley Hare]

The worst aspect of this sorry business is the fact that we seem powerless to stop one of our best players going to a promotion rival.

Surely we should offer him an improved contract, perhaps including incentives for promotion which total the offer from Wolves.

It makes sense.

Alternatively, if he goes we should move quick to get Freeman in as a direct replacement.

HH

 

[JohnDenver]

Just me that thinks McDonald is shit then?

He should have been shot for some of his performances last season.

He's not shit. But that's exactly why he should have been shot after last season.

Oh, and one other thing. We'll not get much money for him - final year of contract after a shocker of a season. A couple of hundred grand tops.

 

[Houso]

If it's down to a minimum release, last season's form is moot and if we had another year option on his contract, this being the 'last' year of his contact is moot too.

 

[JohnDenver]

If it's down to a minimum release, last season's form is moot and if we had another year option on his contract, this being the 'last' year of his contact is moot too.

You're assuming we wouldn't choose to sell for less than the release clause.

 

[Chris Wood]

Just me that thinks McDonald is shit then?

He should have been shot for some of his performances last season.

I certainly wouldn't put him in the shite column, just massively overrated IMO.

How many times did I read last season 'it wasn't his fault nobody moved for him'? BOLLOX - as i posted last year quality stands out at whatever level with whatever players and for most of last season he did F all.

We all knew this might happen. New regime at the club, old regimes inheritance - it was forced to create a problem at some point but lets get back to the positives and assuming he goes get on with it.

We're one game in and DOOM is abundant - fuck it, forget it and move on.

 

[alcoblade]

but Wolves have worked out a good midfielder makes a difference at this level. Sadly as ever utd have not.

McDonald made a negative impact on us last season, he was that poor.

Interesting post though ref the deal, thanks.

UTB

 

[Guesty]

I certainly wouldn't put him in the shite column, just massively overrated IMO.

How many times did I read last season 'it wasn't his fault nobody moved for him'? BOLLOX - as i posted last year quality stands out at whatever level with whatever players and for most of last season he did F all.

We all knew this might happen. New regime at the club, old regimes inheritance - it was forced to create a problem at some point but lets get back to the positives and assuming he goes get on with it.

We're one game in and DOOM is abundant - fuck it, forget it and move on.

Well that's patent rubbish, look at Leon Britton, poor for us but a revelation at Swansea, in a team full of quality footballers.

 

[alcoblade]

look at Leon Britton, poor for us but a revelation at Swansea, in a team full of quality footballers.

Agreed, but we didn't have a team full of quality footballers last season, and we don't this. McDonald IS very limited in that he needs others around him to really make it happen.

UTB