27 May 2022 17:26:50
The story about Bassey being sold for a possible £25m was in the Times (that's the London Times, not the Evening Times) .
It sounds as if this guy is made of gold all of a sudden. 6 or 8 clubs have inquired already.
I remember when Aberdeen won the Cup Winners Cup in 82 or 83, or whenever it was, they immediately sold Steve Archiebald to Barcelona for a price far in excess of what he was actually worth.
My point is: I would take the money and let Gio re-balance and re-set the team. He's a trusted Manager now and so give him the money and let him sign who he wants. We will never keep Bassey long term anyway.
The only player at Ibrox that I am in any way precious about is Morelos. In my personal opinion, if he was around at the end of the season we may well have won the Europa League.
27 May 2022 19:55:34
I tend to agree with you Colonel. I really don't want the big fella to go, but your post makes a lot of sense.
27 may 2022 20:30:36
if we had roofe in the team we may well have won the europa league
can’t remember what archibald sold for, but i do know he was a helluva player and a barcelona hero.
28 May 2022 00:41:07
Colonel, Archibald never played in that 83 team, he left to go to Tottenham in 80.
28 may 2022 11:15:40
aye, the aberdeen forwards were black, mcghee and my old pal peter weir i think.