22 Aug 2026 20:38:26
Hearing rumours that Crystal Palace are looking at Fernandez. Anyone else?
22 Aug 2026 21:20:36
John mentioned this 2 months ago. I assumed they'd had a rethink.
22 Aug 2026 22:00:08
I really do wonder what we'd ask or accept for him now.
22 Aug 2026 22:05:29
Palace had a £20 million plus offer knocked back previously.
22 Aug 2026 22:10:48
Personally, I'd take anything above 15. He wants out and he is showing it.
22 Aug 2026 22:22:22
Fernandez is sold. We'll need a couple of cb's. Can really see him leaving before the window shuts. Wise move would be him moving on.
22 Aug 2026 22:51:07
Makhanya, Godfrey, Sterling and Souttar will be the 4. I'm hearing we are keeping Souttar as he will also help towards the UEFA home grown players rule.
22 Aug 2026 22:51:26
An experienced cb like Chris Smalling would be good, and maybe young Scottish like Milne, and if not a young prospect from abroad.
22 Aug 2026 23:04:04
Sterling, Souttar, Nsiala and Fernandez out.
Milne, Batista and Nagalo in.
I would guess is the club's dream scenario.
22 Aug 2026 23:06:55
1brox, Fernandez goes, at least one cb will be signed, that is guaranteed.
22 Aug 2026 23:13:52
EHL, who is Batista?
22 Aug 2026 23:25:25
Batista from Moriense was linked early in the window. Adamo Nagalo and Jack Milne.
EHL, this would give us 5 CB and all right footers. McInnes has said constantly about no left footers in the CB for balance. You think that would be an issue?
22 Aug 2026 23:33:36
Ehl, it had been reported Aberdeen valued Milne at £7m, mate.
Do u have any idea on where that's at now?
22 Aug 2026 23:41:24
Stevie, I wouldn't even pay half that fee, mate, he can't even get a game for Aberdeen right now.
22 Aug 2026 23:41:50
Would have preferred Graham.
22 Aug 2026 23:53:20
Beale, I was thinking £3m would have been fair during summer, with some difficult add-ins to take it to £5m at a max. But they would be difficult add-ins, basically have to become a regular and make some international milestones.
£7m, not for me. That's why I asked Ehl.
I think it's John who said that's what they were asking for.
23 Aug 2026 06:27:00
Scott McKenna would be high on the list, Ehl.
23 Aug 2026 07:24:09
For me, there is no way on earth we knocked back a 20m plus offer for Fernandez. And, I'm sorry, but McKenna and Milne. Not for me, guys.
23 Aug 2026 07:39:46
The club's dream scenario, you've got to be joking, mate. The 3 defenders that you mentioned coming in are nowhere near the standard we need. And, if that is the standard of defenders we are looking at, then may as well completely write the season off. As, we won't win nothing with that defence.
23 Aug 2026 07:49:11
A mate of mine, big Aberdeen fan and season ticket holder there, says Milne is hopeless. 🇬🇧
23 Aug 2026 07:51:40
Orange T, we did knock back a bid of £21 million from Palace. You can believe it or not.
23 Aug 2026 08:04:07
While I'm glad we're sticking to our guns on values of players in Fernandez case, 21 million is very good money.
Near the end of the window, clubs will be desperate and will pay the 25 we're asking for.
But will that leave us scrambling for a replacement ourselves, and we'll be forced to pay over the odds?
As for the lad at Aberdeen, I've seen him a fair few times, and I can't lie, he's never really stood out to me.
So, if they are asking 5 or 7 million, I'd say that's crazy money.
But they are entitled to ask what they see fit, which is fine.
23 Aug 2026 08:05:34
The fact that Milne can't get a regular start at Aberdeen tells you he's nowhere near good enough for us.
23 Aug 2026 08:16:40
Is it maybe the Hearts lb Milne?
23 Aug 2026 08:21:44
Ayrshire, I don't think DM's concern is necessarily with having a left footer at centre back - more with having players who are comfortable playing on the left side.
Players like Souttar and Fernandez really struggle when playing lcb. However, we've seen already that Mak is pretty comfortable there.
Stevie, I haven't seen anything stating Aberdeen were looking for £7m. I know they valued him at around £5m, as there is a lot of interest.
Wallace, well, I hate to break it to you, as the club have been scouting all three, and under DM's approval we have opened dialogue with all 3.
22 Aug 2026 23:18:25
EHL, is that Gilberto Batista? 1brox, not sure where you are hearing that about Souttar? The club have been trying to move him on all window.
23 Aug 2026 07:13:25
Surely not Albertz93, he's rank rotten, so right up our recruitments street to be fair.
23 Aug 2026 09:05:09
My stepfather is a ST holder at the sheep and he knows the staff at Cormack Park, and he said Milne's head has been turned and that his head isn't in the game because of it.
23 Aug 2026 09:10:19
Milne not getting a game for Aberdeen. No club ever would freeze out a player whose team have instructed the club they want to leave, especially in Scotland, as clubs and boards wouldn't go bitter and twisted with players.
If he has heard of our interest and wants to come, the sheep are playing hard ball as he has 3 years left on his contract and they want to keep him, don't want him going to us and value him highly.
23 Aug 2026 09:27:52
You have a friend who's an Aberdeen season ticket holder, SuperAlly. 😲 Nae luck pal/unlucky you. ☹️
23 Aug 2026 09:28:57
I would hope we go for someone with experience Ehl, somebody that can really control a defence. The 3 names don't fill me with confidence whatsoever. Wish we could find someone like big Carlos Cuellar, what a player he was.
23 Aug 2026 10:20:08
Stevie, I have never said more than 5 for Milne.
23 Aug 2026 10:35:18
Copeland boy, who from the club confirmed this 21 million pounds bid. Can you link the article where this is confirmed? Like I said I choose not to belief it because there is no chance we knock that back.
23 Aug 2026 10:51:25
Needs to happen. He's not going to reach his potential here. Needs to be challenged, or he'll keep just strolling about the place.
23 Aug 2026 10:54:45
EHL, I'm surprised you say Fernandez has struggled when playing at LCB. His best form came last season when he was at LCB. It's not the reason why he has struggled this season, but he's played RCB this season (Dundee United aside, as he was LCB), and not looked comfortable.
Hopefully, going into the final 9 days or so of the window, we can sell who we would like to sell so we have time to reinvest some money in the first 11 quality we badly need.
23 Aug 2026 11:03:28
Ehl, thanks for that reply, mate.
John, apologies if I've been mistaken, mate. I was sure I'd seen someone in here say £7m for Milne, but I'm obviously mistaken.
To be absolutely honest, I've not seen a great deal of Milne.
I'm more for the signing based on others saying how good he is, and the fact he's Scottish. Aberdeen are not a club I watch.
Coops, that's a belter, mate. 👏🏻👏🏻😂
23 Aug 2026 11:09:38
Wallace, I don't think experience necessarily guarantees a better defender at this point, and all 3 of those targets are improvements on what we have currently. Take Drago, for instance, a 20 year old who has shown more character and leadership than his more experienced teammates.
23 Aug 2026 11:35:24
I absolutely despise that club and its supporters, Stevie G, so I do mate. 😡
23 Aug 2026 11:50:44
Makhanya can use both feet. Read a story about him years ago, injured his right foot so had to adapt.
23 Aug 2026 12:04:26
If, as stated, Palace offered 20/21m for Fernandez, then they will return. Nobody surely offers 20m pounds and not be keen. If you're that keen, you're likely to up the offer. 23m. Sold. Fernandez will be gone within 10 days.
23 Aug 2026 12:16:36
Curllar was 25 when we signed him.
The players we are looking at are 22, 23, and 24.
So, not sure that one stacks up.
23 Aug 2026 12:41:01
Makhanya is going to be a top player, guys.
He looks like a cue loat type signing, doesn't he?
Not want to overhype him, but he's been really impressive.
23 Aug 2026 12:56:29
Cuellar*.
23 Aug 2026 13:09:07
Again, I would ask re the Fernandez comments. He wants out and he's showing it. How? He's not playing well, but that doesn't mean he wants out, especially as playing deliberately badly tends to lessen his chances of a good move. It was obvious he hurt his groin against Hibs, so there was a chance to down tools and go sit on the treatment table like so many others do, but he's still playing.
Maybe he does fancy a move to a top class league, who could blame him.
I can't comment on some of the replacements named, but paying anything over £1 or £2million at most for Milne at Aberdeen would be nuts. He may have potential, but at the moment he's just another average SPL player who can't even get a game for Aberdeen. We would be better off keeping Souttar.
23 Aug 2026 13:09:13
Carlos Cuellar was absolute quality. 👌🇬🇧
23 Aug 2026 13:35:02
Milne is extremely overrated for me. I've seen him play a few times and yes he's big and athletic, but for me a very average defender.
23 Aug 2026 13:35:04
Milne is extremely overrated for me. I've seen him play a few times and yes, he's big and athletic, but for me a very average defender.
23 Aug 2026 13:40:14
Cuellar had Davie Weir beside him. Bougy had Davie Weir beside him. Wilson had Davie Weir beside him. Can you see where I'm going here? We badly need an experienced CB that can guide the younger ones through the game and accelerate their development.
23 Aug 2026 13:40:16
Cheers for the reply, Ehl, and that makes a bit more sense what you're saying.
23 Aug 2026 14:24:48
Milne is extremely overrated for me. I've seen him play a few times, and yes, he's big and athletic, but for me a very average defender.
23 Aug 2026 14:36:24
They did the same with McKenna. Rangers and Celtic were interested, I'm sure they bid over 4 million. Eventually they said they wanted 7/8 million. He was eventually sold for 3 million. They will be too hard to deal with. I would just move on.
23 Aug 2026 14:05:39
Same here coops.
When I was really staunch and quite heavy with my Rangers / protestant / British lifestyle which I once was believe it or not lads lol, I hated Aberdeen more than Celtic mate, it's something I used to say regularly to people.
23 Aug 2026 14:52:58
Missed out on Luke Graham big time, imo. £2million fee, a young Scottish lcb, a unicorn in the game at the moment and a future Scottish international, imo.
{Ed001's Note - he is banned again. No doubt the sad sack will make a new account to be a dick as he keeps doing this repeatedly.}