Derek Riordan

Apparently on trial here, being kept a secret!. Wants out of the chinese club he's at. Good record wherever he's play. Not gospel just a rumour.

Close season in the Chinese Super League (thanks, Wikipedia) but says below he's contracted until 2013 but him/manager unhappy. Do we have funds to start buying out contracts?!

Scottish Sun story

Well, we could never afford his wages in this new age of austerity, so I guess we would try and loan him for a while, whilst putting him in the shop window for our Chinese friends.

As for a trial though, I'd look at his fitness etc and if all is ok, snap him up.

We were interested in him under Wobbly bill, but Stapes wouldn't fund it and he ended up going to Celtic 6 months later. He is far too good for league two so don't get one's hopes up.

Where's it all gone wrong for him then?

How does someone of his ability end up in the Chinese Super League FFS?

Bizarre.

Derek Riordan? No chance!!

Usual (ahem) chinese whispers, it's former Torquay player Don O'Riordan actually.

Good player on his day, doubt he'd come. Also quite keen on socialising and fighting (seem to remember him being involved in several fights in Edinburgh and being banned from pubs/ clubs?)

X Isle wrote:

Usual (ahem) chinese whispers, it's former Torquay player Don O'Riordan actually.

The only Don O'Riordan I can find is about 54 years old and was their coach in the 90's.

Tringreen wrote:

X Isle wrote:

Usual (ahem) chinese whispers, it's former Torquay player Don O'Riordan actually.

The only Don O'Riordan I can find is about 54 years old and was their coach in the 90's.

But could still do a job for you

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

Tringreen wrote:

X Isle wrote:

Usual (ahem) chinese whispers, it's former Torquay player Don O'Riordan actually.

The only Don O'Riordan I can find is about 54 years old and was their coach in the 90's.

But could still do a job for you

Shaddap ZZ ! You and I both know it's only a matter of time before the normal pecking order is resumed. My guess is 3 years.

Tringreen wrote:

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

Tringreen wrote:

X Isle wrote:

Usual (ahem) chinese whispers, it's former Torquay player Don O'Riordan actually.

The only Don O'Riordan I can find is about 54 years old and was their coach in the 90's.

But could still do a job for you

Shaddap ZZ ! You and I both know it's only a matter of time before the normal pecking order is resumed. My guess is 3 years.

3 years? will take you longer than that to get out of that Blue Square thingy, and we certainly ain't going back there any time soon, we're looking upwards

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

Tringreen wrote:

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

Tringreen wrote:

X Isle wrote:

Usual (ahem) chinese whispers, it's former Torquay player Don O'Riordan actually.

The only Don O'Riordan I can find is about 54 years old and was their coach in the 90's.

But could still do a job for you

Shaddap ZZ ! You and I both know it's only a matter of time before the normal pecking order is resumed. My guess is 3 years.

3 years? will take you longer than that to get out of that Blue Square thingy, and we certainly ain't going back there any time soon, we're looking upwards

So are we- its just that we're only pointing at aeroplanes

Chemical Ali wrote:

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

Tringreen wrote:

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

Tringreen wrote:

X Isle wrote:

Usual (ahem) chinese whispers, it's former Torquay player Don O'Riordan actually.

The only Don O'Riordan I can find is about 54 years old and was their coach in the 90's.

But could still do a job for you

Shaddap ZZ ! You and I both know it's only a matter of time before the normal pecking order is resumed. My guess is 3 years.

3 years? will take you longer than that to get out of that Blue Square thingy, and we certainly ain't going back there any time soon, we're looking upwards

So are we- its just that we're only pointing at aeroplanes

We did that for nearly 100 years!! of course back then it was a novelty, and of course helped during the 2 wars (easier to dodge the bombs), culminating in Exeter becoming an 'International' airport and having the likes of Concorde take off and land etc... But in the end no matter how strong your neck, it will ache, the arms too

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

we're looking upwards

So were when Sturrock was in charge.

peter_dout wrote:

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

we're looking upwards

So were when Sturrock was in charge.

AND WE TOO, WHEN COOPER; AND BEFORE THAT; GODFREY, WERE IN CHARGE, BUT THAT'S ALL IN THE PAST NOW EH!