Day 299

I was offered a player by Queen of Sth today. Unfortunately the offer came with two big caveats:
1) They want remuneration; he comes with a £4,500 transfer fee.
2) He’s not very good. He isn’t bad, either, but he’d struggle to get a regular spot in my team.


I declined. Ryan McGuffie will have to ply his trade somewhere else next season.

Ian Gardner’s report on Airdrie United striker Ryan Donnelly was even more glowing than Mark Bradshaw’s. I’m going to wait until Peter Johnson—my best scout—takes another look at him before I start working on a way to sign the lad.

Meanwhile, assistant manager Martin O’Connor is more or less in agreement with Gardner on Declan McManus—the 17-year-old Aberdeen striker will grow into a fine Championship-level player. Now the only problem is that his current ability doesn’t appear good enough to break into my team—putting a potential loan deal on ice—and he’ll cost more than I can hope to pay for a transfer deal.