This is a carve up - McCoist

[ian1964 10,429]

DAVID GOODWILLIE will sign for Blackburn Rovers today in a �£2.8million deal.

 

But Rangers manager Ally McCoist is raging that Dundee United snubbed his offer for Goodie. Coisty believes he tabled a bid which amounted to MORE money up front for hitman Goodie.

 

But United owner Stephen Thompson rejected the deal from their SPL rivals - deciding it was NOT better than what the Premiership outfit were prepared to pay over the long term.

 

Goodwillie headed to Lancashire yesterday for signing talks and part of his medical, with the paperwork set to be completed after a final routine scan.

 

And Rangers last night finally conceded defeat in their pursuit of last season's Young Player of the Year.

 

But boss McCoist is fuming with the way that negotiations developed throughout the day.

 

And he was left convinced United had no intention of EVER selling the 22-year-old Scotland striker to them, regardless of what was offered.

 

A high-ranking Rangers source told SunSport: "The deal on offer was a good one - in many ways better than what was tabled by Blackburn Rovers. But Dundee United were only willing to do business with Rovers and the talks broke down."

 

United chairman Thompson, however, insists Rangers did NOT table a better deal than the one on offer down south.

 

He told SunSport: "Rangers' bid was not acceptable. The overall deal was not as much as was on offer from Blackburn.

 

"If the offer was right from Rangers then of course we could have sold to them. But the offer was NOT right as far as we're concerned - and that's it."

 

SunSport understands the crucial difference in the deals tabled by both clubs surrounded the sell-on clauses offered. It's believed Gers initially didn't offer anything - with Rovers more than happy to sign a deal which would see United earn a percentage of a future transfer fee.

 

With add-on bonuses also written into the contract - dependant on how many appearances Goodwillie makes in the Premiership - United firmly believe Rangers' offer is NOT worth more in the long run.

 

McCoist's biggest frustration is that he didn't get the opportunity to talk to the player - convinced that if he did he'd have been able to sell him on a move to Rangers.

 

Discussions took place throughout yesterday as Gers were also given the news that new defender Dorin Goian is NOT eligible to play in the Champions League qualifier with Malmo.

 

The Romanian flew to Sweden as part of McCoist's squad yesterday.

 

But Gers were informed by UEFA that their bid to have him in their side for the second-leg clash had failed.

 

Goian signed for the Ibrox side before last week's transfer deadline and they believe he should be able to play.

 

But UEFA insist his work permit was not rubber-stamped as Rangers didn't have the proper documentation in place.

 

Gers were still fighting the decision last night, convinced they had filed the necessary paperwork - but it's highly unlikely Goian will be able to play in the Swedbank Stadium.

 

Coisty, meanwhile, has still not given up hope of signing Roland Juhasz from Anderlecht - with further talks expected to take place over the next 48 hours.

 

Den Haag winger Wesley Verhoek is also still on the radar despite fresh interest from Fulham.

 

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[Wija 0]

The blame is squarely at our door for failing to sign DG. If we had bid then what we have bid now we would have him.

 

What right have we got to expect Dundee Utd to sell DG to us. They can sell him to whomever they want.

 

It's made even worse by the petulance we are showing by stamping our feet and spitting the dummy out.

 

Verhoek will also be out of our reach - I expect him to go to Fulham or Ajax. Better leagues, better money at Fulham.

[alexscottislegend 2,084]

We're not acting with any class here. Actually I think he's better away from Glasgow with his 'baggage.' Would be a loss if he went to a championship club but an EPL side? We'd never be able to match the wages even if we can match the fee.

[biggordy 0]

So he spends the night in a Blackburn gaol instead of a Glasgow one. That WILL happen soon enough.

If he had signed for us, it would be only a matter of time until the mhedia came up with something.

We may have been too cautious in our bidding, but I could see from the start that Thompson was certainly not going to sell to us at any price.

[Stefanovitch 0]

Forget DG and get Verhoek in today. Fulham are a more likely destination than Ajax as he's said he fancies a go at British football.

 

Failing that we should try and get Marin Tomasov from Hadjuk Split!

[der Berliner 3,263]

Remember that what you read in the press and related media does not equal what is actually being said and done.

 

It looks all the way that Goodwillie has been patronized by the Dundee United hierarchy. They made him sign his extention, they did not allow him to speak with Rangers, and they essentially forced his hand in this deal ... while at the same time sending half a dozen of their better players packing at the end of last season free transfers. They wanted to squeeze as much money as possible out of this deal, and did not want that Goodwillie comes back to haunt them during the season.

We simply did not bow to their silly demands and money-squeezing antics. Sure, McCoist apparently wanted the guy badly, but there's no need to bow to all their wishes at first glance. Goodwillie is no Naismith (2m) nor a Jelavic (4m).

Edited August 3, 2011 by der Berliner

[ian1964 10,429]

Remember that what you read in the press and related media does not equal what is actually being said and done.

 

It looks all the way that Goodwillie has been patronized by the Dundee United hierarchy. They made him sign his extention, they did not allow him to speak with Rangers, and they essentially forced his hand in this deal ... while at the same time sending half a dozen of their better players packing at the end of last season free transfers. They wanted to squeeze as much money as possible out of this deal, and did not want that Goodwillie comes back to haunt them during the season.

We simply did not bow to their silly demands and money-squeezing antics. Sure, McCoist apparently wanted the guy badly, but there's no need to bow to all their wishes at first glance. Goodwillie is no Naismith (2m) nor a Jelavic (4m).

 

But if GW wanted to sign for Rangers he could have,no?

[alexscottislegend 2,084]

So he spends the night in a Blackburn gaol instead of a Glasgow one. That WILL happen soon enough.

If he had signed for us, it would be only a matter of time until the mhedia came up with something.

We may have been too cautious in our bidding, but I could see from the start that Thompson was certainly not going to sell to us at any price.

The difference is that with Blackburn the media won't come looking for him unlike the Glasgow mhedia. I wouldn't rule out him coming to us after a few years in the same way Kenny Miller did after going to wolves.

[der Berliner 3,263]

But if GW wanted to sign for Rangers he could have,no?

 

We'll never know until he opens his heart in one of the rags after signing for Rovers. It could well be that other matters are involved here and some Tangerine "father figure" bade him to move out of Scotland or the like, mum told him so, or whatever. As I said before, all these contracts were and are signed by Goodwillie, so he sure is responsible for that.

[ian1964 10,429]

We'll never know until he opens his heart in one of the rags after signing for Rovers. It could well be that other matters are involved here and some Tangerine "father figure" bade him to move out of Scotland or the like, mum told him so, or whatever. As I said before, all these contracts were and are signed by Goodwillie, so he sure is responsible for that.

 

Agreed.

The bottom line is these agents and selling clubs can and do create problems but at the end of the day the player has the final say.

I would have liked to see him sign for Rangers,but if he doesn't want to join the Rangers then that is up to him. I'm not so sure losing out on him will turn out to be that bad tbh,I'm still hoprfull Fleck will come good,and we are now seeing the emergance of Hemmings,so are we really that worse of for not signing DG?. Time will tell,however I'm more looking forward to see the likes of Fleck & Hemmings push on and establish themselves in the starting 11