Aberdeen Season 3
Pre Season 2022/23
Season Targets
SPL - Title Challenge
Scottish Cup - Win a trophy
League Cup - ^
Champions League - Europe after Christmas
Minus the cup win, this is exactly what we did last season. The squad has not improved leaps and bound so the minimum i expect is a title challenge. We came so near to winning the Scottish Cup i can only hope we can get a run in either this season to finally lift a trophy. In Europe, it all depends on the group draw, doesn't it?
Pre Season Prices
The defending champions are favorites as they deserve to be with Celtic right on their tails after finishing strongest last season. The Dons ate 51/1 again. Everyone pound the bookies! Falkirk is not far off Livingston in the favorites to go down odds. Amazing when you look at the Falkirk squad!
Transfer Window
Celtic do what Celtic do. Make giant profits. Sign a top Argentine wing-back with some of the money. Rangers steal my future No1 from Venezuela
Aberdeen Transfers
A Very poor window for the Dons. We tried so many different players, i definitely have been in for over 100 players I'd save we've had over 50 offers accepted but bigger teams keep taking from us, and the work permits. Those **** work permits. Even with those moans, we broke the club transfer record and i regret doing so instantly.
In
Lawrence Shankland - ATT
OK, Mr McInness I'll make up for your biggest transfer flop and bring Shankland home. WIth Griffiths almost 32 we need a striker that will take over in the next few seasons and for the first time possibly ever we got to the post "Scottish teams release players list" and by god, there is an international striker. How did i miss that in January and why did everyone else. Either way, hie's ours now and at an utter bargain of a wage too.
Jeando Fuchs - MC?
The right wing-back is just as good in the middle of the park which is where he'll play along with Rosco & Ferguson. HE was playing in the 2nd tier of Scottish football!
That's all so far. Still, a month to go so will be working on wingers and wing backs since I'm happy with the rest of the team. For now
Every other penny went of future players. 11 Of them in total. I'll post the best 3 the rest will be in the youth update. Spoiler. Non-league looks to be a gold mine.
Two loans. Matej Kovar was supposed to be replacing Joe Lewis till the board told me he won't be leaving for less than £60m! After this window, we won't get £600k! SO this looks like a waste of a loan unless something back happens to our captain. Harvey Elliot on the other hand is a superstar and will be one of the best players in the league. A huge upgrade on Patrick Roberts from the last term.
Out
We got some business done but not as much as i hoped we would.
Richard Nartey down to 5th choice CB last season was the main sale. Middlesboro overpaid here.
Amari Bell probably should have been resigned but with 12 months left, i thought I'd turn the free signing into cash. If i cant get someone in soon i will live to regret that.
D McGeouch moves on to allow our pile of u19s a chance in the 1st team with new boy Fuchs.
McLennan, Ruth, and
Ngwenya were never destined for the first team so cashed in now rather than lose them for nothing in 12 months' time.
Aberdeen Squad
We've come on leaps and bounds from last year. That center back pairing is sexy! Shankland, Elliot, and Fuchs great additions.
Youths
This looks like it could be the SPL's answer to the busby babes or the class of 92. It's what i always aspire to build but is so much harder in the Brexit era.
Europa League
Brondby or Larnaces stand between us and the group phase.