25 Aug 2022 12:29:29
Signing will be announced today, guaranteed.

{Ed007's Note - Sead Haksabanovic, 5-year deal.}

1.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:04:29
He’s signed, brilliant, here’s me worrying he might have failed his medical, welcome to our club Sead.

{Ed007's Note - ?

2.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:07:57
I thought a loan to buy was the option.

{Ed007's Note - I thought it was going to be a loan with an obligation to buy to help ease the "difficulties with financial transactions" that originally scuppered the deal but I do have a theory.... ?
Could it be that the difficulties would be with any transfer fee paid by the usual by instalments - who knows what the situation will be in a year's time, it could be better or it could be worse - and €2million is the highest we would go with a one-off payment?}

3.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:10:20
Bang on the money @ed007.
Hope he shines. 5 years ooft well done him.

Heard he's fit and rerin to go.

Mikey j next
Julian is off
Ajeti next
Forrest not sure what he can improve. So we wait and see.

{Ed007's Note - ?

4.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:20:20
And not a loan but a knocked down price due to Ruben being skint.

5.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:27:08
@ The Poet apparently the delay was caused by the proper paperwork not being delivered on time due to striking postmen.

6.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:35:05
Sounds like a deal was going one way then boom it all changed direction.
Cant wait to see what he can do.

7.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:40:26
Afternoon All

The Daily Ranger as we all know always try and put negative spin on anything to do with our football club.

Recently including today. There negative spin re transfer fee for Haksabanovic instead of reporting it's a transfer coup at the fee we paid they report it's a low fee and his value has plummeted.
Nothing to do with Ruban Kazan financial troubles.

I'm over moon that we have signed a £5m / £6m player for the fee we are paying.

Excellent piece of business imo.

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8.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:48:35
The board would have known about strike tomorrow, got paperwork next day delivery, taken the lid off the biscuit tin to pay for it, because that costs a bit more, maybe they were secretly hoping they would have been knocked out last night, double whammy.

9.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 13:58:57
The Poet.

How can you possibly say that the board have taken lid of biscuit tin to pay for Haksabanovic?

Ange (right and proper) has been backed in transfer windows since he has become our manager.

At least give them credit when it's due?

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{Ed007's Note - I think he meant taking the lid off the biscuit tin to pay the postage, Brian.}

10.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 14:00:46
Think that one slipped by timalloy HH.

11.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 14:07:22
Thats another one in could there be one more?

12.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 14:18:48
It was just a joke about biscuits, the board have backed the manager a 100%, the difference from boards in the past compared to now is like comparing old clubs to new clubs, completely different, if I was to think like old board I’d be saying who are we selling.

13.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 14:20:44
Thats a great price ed everyone and their granny saying he's a right good player.

{Ed007's Note - ?

14.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 14:31:56
I heard there is going to be 1 or 2 more deadline day signings once MJ, Ajeti n Forrest deals are sorted out.

{Ed007's Note - I think anyone expecting Forrest to go anywhere are going to be massively disappointed. Do you think the Club would have given him - or Forrest accepted - a 3-year deal in May (only three months ago) if they were planning on him going out on loan?
At the time Ange said:

"James is my kind of player and has that attacking intent that can open up defences to make goals, not only for himself, but for others as well.
He’s been a great servant to the football club thanks to his brilliant quality and attributes, and those have made him a proven contributor to the club’s success – you only have to look at his medal collection to see that.
I know we will get more of this from him next season and beyond, and I’m delighted that this deal has been finalised."

15.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 15:22:21
While I think this will turn out to be a great signing my only reservation is, player has not played much football either in Russia or Sweden so he may take time to get up to speed.
@Jic you should know by now how I joke about things, re the Postmen we all know these transfers are done electronically these days and
@ The Poet I knew what you meant with the biscuit tin reference
Oh and by the way, I hope you all get a decent pay rise, but I would not count on it coming by POST lol.

16.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 15:30:22
Great signing, will definitely add even more quality to our forward line. I can’t help but see the possible
Irony in this signing though, I read a good report the other day on how it’s predicted that ange likes to plan well in advance for future player sales, hatate and o’riley brought in on January to offset the departures of rogic and bitton, Jenz for jullien as examples.

Absolutely love jota, like most of us I’ll enjoy him while he’s here and dismiss all notion of the exit talk and rumours but if he carries on the way he’s started this season then it’s likely we will receive an offer the club or player can’t refuse, I can’t help but think haksabanovic is his ready made replacement in waiting when that time comes.

Like I said though, exit talk is for another time and hopefully this group of players can stay for another few seasons at least.

17.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 15:52:36
Timalloy, thanks for your support.

18.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 16:38:50
we have to keep hold of Forrest for the champions league squad numbers. Him, CalMac, Welsh and Ralston are our only home grown players.

19.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 17:30:03
It doesn't take long to get up to speed the same thing happened with jenz and was straight in.

20.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 18:12:02
I think we held up announcing his deal was to take a shine off of sevco beating psv last night so there was a feel good story about us in the paper too. Maybe I am just a synical guy I don't know but that's my thoughts.

21.) 25 Aug 2022
25 Aug 2022 22:32:40
Can Turnbull not be in there brumbhoy or do they have to be from academy .

22.) 26 Aug 2022
26 Aug 2022 08:45:46
Like his final ball, Forrest is going nowhere.

23.) 26 Aug 2022
26 Aug 2022 10:40:52
Pretty surprised so many people have an issue with Forrest staying. A one club man who has contributed to every success the club has had in the last 13 odd years. I don't doubt there were times he could have left to chase the money when he was younger and never took that path. Loyalty in football these days is hard to come by and he's been an exemplary professional throughout bi's career, the exact type of player any fan should be happy to have at their club.

And Tim, Turnbull counts towards our 'Association Trained' players but 'Homegrown' refers to academy graduates.

24.) 26 Aug 2022
26 Aug 2022 11:01:40
Well said rdb21, Jamesie has been a great servant for CFC, he has set up many goals and scored a few important ones too, I for 1 was happy he got his new contract, HH.