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Levein tried to sign him two years ago and again in January.

Damour seems like more of a Djoum replacement than an out-and-out defensive midfielder, so there's still space for Whelan IMO. That said, I'll be surprised if we get him given how long it's dragged on now. Damour seems decent going by the available footage and the opinions of Cardiff fans, but the four year deal makes me nervous. Hooked and booed off in his first game IMO.

You've got competition from Dundee apparently. Although I'm not sure if the Hemmings deal has changed that.

Just to add to the hilarity/despair, I see from a reliable source that you're trying to sign a striker from Hearts. And I'm not talking about MacLean.

I don't think I've ever seen an Aberdeen v Hearts game at Pittodrie where the home fans don't whip themselves into a frenzy of self-righteous indignation. Each consecutive "incident", no matter how innocuous, is met with increasing volumes of incredulous shrieking. By the end of the game they are so convinced that they have been cheated that a lot of them literally can't believe someone might think otherwise. Fair enough. I suppose the only way of making most Aberdeen v Hearts games entertaining is by making it into a pantomime.

We were pish really, aside from a 10 or 15 minute spell. Washington and Naismith at least looked good when they came on. Aberdeen weren't particularly impressive either and didn't really create much over the course of the game. The first goal was from a long punt and then a f**k-up between Berra and Zlamal, the former of whom should be benched in favour of Souttar and Halkett in future. They were rattled and had run out of ideas until we gifted the game back to them. That said, they've got more attacking options than us and will finish third this year. Get Washington and Naismith into the starting line-up, Whelan(?) in to help us manage the game better and a forward-thinking midfielder to play alongside him and we'll be ok. Get Levein to f**k and we'll be even better.

On paper, most of our squad looks decent and isn't too many players away from being complete, but we haven't addressed the gaping holes in midfield yet. Haring is injured and we still haven't signed anyone to replace Djoum, Edwards and Lee (I know he's still here but I'd be surprised if he plays for us again). I can't see this one going well. Aberdeen to completely dominate the middle of the park is my prediction.

We used 22 outfield players against Arbroath. Of those players, only Berra, Hickey and Clare started last night. Oh, and pre-season friendlies are completely and utterly meaningless.

Not sure drawing with Connah's Quay Nomads is much better tbh.

Hopefully it's the good Jamie Walker and not the non-entity version that we had for almost all of 2017.

It might worded disingenuously but, to be fair, his goals ratio per 90 minutes at Peterborough, QPR and Sheffield United is roughly 1 in 3. Encouraged by this signing. Not sure he'll score loads (HeartsStriker.txt) but he looks like a positive, energetic type and offers something different to Ikpeazu. Halkett, Washington, Walker and Naismith (assuming they sign) would make it a decent window so far. When you add in the fact we've tied down Smith, Souttar, Haring and Ikpeazu on longer contracts then it actually looks like we've done some decent business in recent months. I wonder what horrible surprise awaits us around the corner.

Forrest you fucking diddy.

The conclusion was that Scotland were lucky to win because the ball came back off the post to Burke. My argument was that the "luck" involved in the rebound was balanced out by the initial effort being unlucky. The latter considers both sides of the coin, whereas the former does not. Anyway, the main point is that there's little to be gained from analysing the game to the nth degree. There are an infinite number of random, luck-based events which influence the outcome in their own small way. Generally these will balance out between each team (as in the example above).

Well, exactly. That's why I said you could argue them equally.

I find this argument a bit of a stretch. You could equally argue that we were unlucky that the initial effort his the post instead of going in.

Aye, he was getting the bus down to Ayr, where his car is, and then he's driving up to the game. Then again, maybe I made up Craig Brown giving me a transfer exclusive about Josh Magennis on the bus, right enough.

I'm on the Aberdeen to Glasgow bus sitting across from Craig Brown and he tells me Magennis is on his way to Hearts. Oh no.

My joy at not signing Curtis Main was short-lived then. I was a fool for forgetting we'd just sign a different 1 goal in 10 huddy instead.

Re: the "goalies are horrific" chat, what is it exactly that makes people think John McLaughlin is horrific? He was excellent for Hearts and it sounds like he's been the same at Sunderland. Not just a shot-stopper either, he was very good at commanding the box for Hearts. He is fucking miles better than Scott Bain anyway.

Revenge for Sammon. Aberdeen FC, thank you.

SNP wins Moray

https://twitter.com/STVNews/status/1132755052307865600

Djoum to Aberdeen keeps getting a mention.

He learned from the best.

Where does this come from? A bit better than the McCann rumour anyway.