Darren O'dea

[Souppie1893]

Supposedly signing tomorrow until end of season.

My Celtic mate rates him this is what he said:

Mate he was trainin way us last season was hoping he got a contract totally commited player loved him at us best player on the pitch when we played ac milan few year back he's head and shoulders above what yous have just now.....plus he smashed a hun 😂

[Bloomogg]

[blueboy]

Who is the geezer who goes into Wikipedia and jumps the gun? His club is listed as Dundee already.

[Cobra]

[Billy Campbell's Ghost]

From wiki -  sounds like what we need;

O'Dea's manager at Toronto FC, Paul Mariner, described him as a "different specimen" with "fantastic habits" and a good leader.^[73] According to MiloÅ¡ Kocić, he is a good defender of set pieces.^[75]

[Souppie1893]

I think he's gonna be a quality signing for us tbh a no nonsense defender that has a good pedigree, think this shows how far we have come in the last year a credit to the BOD and PH if we get this one through the door. Didn't realise that he was only 28 clever thinking aswell giving him a deal til end of the season to see how he is going to benefit the team.

[Spiritof62]

Sounds good, he may even get a deal for next season if it works out.

[Reverend Lovejoy]

I think he's gonna be a quality signing for us tbh a no nonsense defender that has a good pedigree, think this shows how far we have come in the last year a credit to the BOD and PH if we get this one through the door. Didn't realise that he was only 28 clever thinking aswell giving him a deal til end of the season to see how he is going to benefit the team.

I'd imagine he'd be on a decent wedge so financially more than anything else it makes sense to only offer 6 months or so. I don't think he'd want to commit long term on what we could afford to pay over a longer term anyway.

[Souppie1893]

I'd imagine he'd be on a decent wedge so financially more than anything else it makes sense to only offer 6 months or so. I don't think he'd want to commit long term on what we could afford to pay over a longer term anyway.

This is what I mean the BOD are actually making decisions with common sense instead of being excitable and spunking money away on journeymen

[Wattie Rojas]

He wants a move back to the states so this will just be a short term deal to suit both parties I'd imagine.

[CC33]

I thought it would be a loan deal from his club.

Only thing that niggles me if it is a 6 month deal that if he does great then we`ve no chance of him next season , no being funny but if Ross,Low can get 3 year deals , Dea should have too ...........

Tho In fairness we don't know the in`s and outs and reason for a 6 month deal

Still delighted with this signing , just hate it if he does great then he`ll leave for nothing.

He cant have any injury problems otherwise he`d have been nailed on a 2/3 year deal

All in all = Brilliant signing, again well done PH / Board

Edited 6 January 2016 by CC33

[Bloomogg]

Who is the geezer who goes into Wikipedia and jumps the gun? His club is listed as Dundee already.

Anyone can edit wiki mate, just added this myself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixu_Paatelainen#Dundee_United