Comments on: Jim Leighton leaves Aberdeen http://www.insideleft.net/archives/2791 the independent Scottish football blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:50:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Inside Left http://www.insideleft.net/archives/2791/comment-page-1#comment-595 Inside Left Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:06:48 +0000 http://www.insideleft.net/?p=2791#comment-595 Calderwood wad paid £400k, but he had a few years left on his contract; Leighton's was up soon according to reports, so he may not cost us that much. McGhee is building •his• team, around people he trusts, and with whom the club can grow. If that is not what he can expect from Leighton, than for the sake of the club he had to go. Simple as. Like I said in the article, legend or not, nobody has a God-given right to be a permanent fixture at that club. That goes for McGhee as much as it did for Leighton and as it should do for Willie Miller. If this Motherwell guy can do us a job, great. There's better coaches out there than Leighton. Calderwood wad paid £400k, but he had a few years left on his contract; Leighton’s was up soon according to reports, so he may not cost us that much. McGhee is building •his• team, around people he trusts, and with whom the club can grow. If that is not what he can expect from Leighton, than for the sake of the club he had to go. Simple as.

Like I said in the article, legend or not, nobody has a God-given right to be a permanent fixture at that club. That goes for McGhee as much as it did for Leighton and as it should do for Willie Miller. If this Motherwell guy can do us a job, great. There’s better coaches out there than Leighton.

]]> By: scotzine http://www.insideleft.net/archives/2791/comment-page-1#comment-594 scotzine Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:28:30 +0000 http://www.insideleft.net/?p=2791#comment-594 Well if Leighton was sacked he must surely have had a clause in his contract which would result in compensation handed to him. McGhee looks to be bringing his YES men from Motherwell to Aberdeen, imo I would have stuck with Leighton - was a great keeper bags of experience to pass onto Langfield and has the club at heart. Then there is this guy coming from Motherwell - allegedly - who is he? Exactly a nobody who has not played at the highest level and cannot fall back on years of good and bad experiences to help the keepers at Aberdeen. Its looking more and more farcical as the day goes on. Well if Leighton was sacked he must surely have had a clause in his contract which would result in compensation handed to him.

McGhee looks to be bringing his YES men from Motherwell to Aberdeen, imo I would have stuck with Leighton – was a great keeper bags of experience to pass onto Langfield and has the club at heart. Then there is this guy coming from Motherwell – allegedly – who is he? Exactly a nobody who has not played at the highest level and cannot fall back on years of good and bad experiences to help the keepers at Aberdeen. Its looking more and more farcical as the day goes on.

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