posted Jun 24, 2008

Alright guys. Dundee fan here. Gutted to lose Kev Mac but it was inevitable. Good luck to the boy, he's got a lot of talent and can go a long way. He also signed a new contract last year when he could have sat it out and moved for nothing, which meant we got money so fair play.

Don't expect too much too soon. Yes, McDonald is a fine player but he's still young and will take time to adjust to the step up.

He's got a lot of skill on the ball and is a good passer of the ball. He can definitely take a goal and gets stuck in, although the defensive side of his game is still a tad raw, shall we say.

He's still got a lot to learn though. He does have the tendency to go missing for periods of games and isn't the quickest. He was outstanding for us though and I'm sure he'll adapt and be a player for you boys.

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posted Jun 24, 2008

we need somebody who can move the ball around creatively in midfield and hopefully mcdonald will be the man. we've got a pre-season to scotland that i'm seriously considering going on so i can watch our new guys in action !

hopefully he can help us push on in the league and we can give him a platform to go onto bigger and better things in the future !

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posted Jun 24, 2008

Well done! you r signing a quality player there and for a bargain price too

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posted Jun 24, 2008

To be fair

Celtic fans wil lsay they wanted to sign him but no way is he gonan shove anyone out of Celtics MF. I am a Hearts fan and just hope OC does not make the same mistake as Jefferies at Bradford and Levein at Leicister by buying average players from Scotland.

To be honest I seen him play last year, guys good, but I i'd not have been over the moon if we tried to buy him, but he might settle into English football where he has more time and better standard than Scottish first.

Every time I come on BBC I see Burnley linked with someone new!

I only wish we heard a peep from our club, only time they talk to us is when tickets are for sale lol

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posted Jun 24, 2008

Darren Barr has had a good season and i think he would do well for burnley.

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posted Jun 24, 2008

All positive comments n no negative suggest a good deal. Been told he gets his fair share of yellow cards as well as goals. Sounds just like Chris McCann!! UTC

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posted Jun 24, 2008

Broxi, long time no speak M8.I haven't been this far North since we beat Man Who???? hahaha
anyway I'm glad to see you're happy to be signing someone,seems like we're both raiding Scottish clubs how has the close season treated you? I'm champing at the bit and my missis is getting well ticked off with me!! (you're always on there chatting to your little mates) she's right tho'!
Looks like OC got a bargain with McDonald, anymore in the pipeline?? enjoy the rest of the summer and see you next season.

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posted Jun 24, 2008

The one thing im glad about is the good wishes from Dundee fans. Its rare to see such good will when a player leaves so congrats.
Hope he will be a great asset to us at The Turf.

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posted Jun 24, 2008

he is a really good player i wish Rangers had signed him (look at my last article done this afternoon for proof if you like)saw him a few times and he is great i wish we signed him and loaned him out

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posted Jun 25, 2008

"The one thing im glad about is the good wishes from Dundee fans. Its rare to see such good will when a player leaves so congrats.
Hope he will be a great asset to us at The Turf."

Th reason for this is that you gave Dundee a fair price. Sadly, the talented young Scottish players (suchs as Riordan and Naismith) are all too often grappled from the smaller clubs by the Old Firm for little recompense. The media (which only really serves Old Firm gloryhunters) puts severe pressure on the clubs to sell (see Mark Reynolds at Motherwell having his 'dream' move wrecked). These players are promised the world but inevitably can't get into the team past the big money foreigners and eventually move to the Championship having missed out on several years playing.

I'm a Kilmarnock fan but have seen McDonald a couple of times. He's a good player.

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