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2 hours ago, G-MAN said:
Jerel Ifil attempted a 5 yard pass against St Mirren which ended up in Ferguslie. He was apparently a decent player in that league.
Jerel Awful as he was known, was Swindon fans player of the season before he came to Pittodrie.
I can't think of a worse player for Aberdeen. Ritchie 'Roberto Carlos' Byrne used to give me the shyts when the ball went near him.
Every one of Jamie McQuilken's seven appearances are burned in horror on my retinas!
But to paraphrase Snead O'Conner, "Nothing compares, nothing compares to the f**k nugget, ineptitude of Jerel"!
Yours
aDONis
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Founding father... Charles Green
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Why does an organisation that calls itself 'Club 1872' even bother with this stuff?
You'd have thought they of all people would have understood that this has nothing to do with the club. This is company stuff! (Unless of course the ethereal entity stuff is a bunch of made up pysh)!
C'mon bares get them telt!
Yours
aDONis
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5 hours ago, Illgresi said:
I'm one of those that really appreciates Ryan Jack. Folk who don't have f**k all knowledge imo. Anyway, I don't see Tansey weakening us. We have the second best defence in the league (by a country mile). We need to be more focused on scoring goals, and I think that's why we've brought in Tansey
I love Jack, serious bromance. He just makes things tick on around him.
He's not flash, but he just makes himself available to receive the ball, then give it.
He's not the same quality as say, Michael Essien, but he is that type of player.
I really don't want him to leave.
Yours
aDONis
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9 minutes ago, The DA said:
Even Dave can't resurrect the dead.
Mibbees aye, mibbees no, mibbees... it's a chance for me to have another laugh at this!
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aDONis
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11 hours ago, The DA said:
There was a short time when Newco Rangers didn't have a license to play either. Then it was transferred from the club that was going out of business to the new one.
Not to forget the other 'temporary' licence they had to get in order to play the mighty Brechin.
BrandRangers FC the gift that keeps on... ruining Shull's breeks.
Yours
aDONis
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"The collapse of Bradford Bulls, among the most decorated British rugby league clubs in the past two decades, is one of the biggest sporting financial failures in recent years alongside the the liquidation of the former Rangers Football Club in Scotland in 2012 and Championship rugby union side London Welsh in December"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38637113
Tee-hee. The good old Beeb, forgetting about the 'fairy story, ethereal club' line.
Back on THE LIST for them... (If they ever came off it, of course).
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aDONis
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They obviously don't know that a club is defined by the fact that Neil Doncaster says it is, so there!
As the saying goes;
Bradford Bulls then, Bradford Bulls till erm recently, Bradford Bulls erm now, Bradford Northern at one time... Oh, erm, I'm not very good at this make believe stuff.
Wheres founding father Charles 'Chuckles' Green when you need him
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aDONis
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3 hours ago, BobWilliamson said:
I am not trying to end a discussion. I was asking a question. Do you really care that much? No matter what the court case says Rangers will still be Rangers to me and you will still go on believing Rangers are, Not exactly sure what you think Rangers are and TBH i am scared to ask.
As for changing the Channel and not phoning Ofcom. Have you ever ventured on to Follow Follow ? They have Ofcom on speed dial FFS!!
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Walter Smith is a grade A fvktard!
Message ends.
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10 hours ago, resk said:
At no point has anyone produced any conclusive evidence that Pittodrie can't be redeveloped. No feasibility study or any other kind of detailed report has ever been produced. All we've had is the club saying "nah, can't do it, too expensive, we'll need to move to a combined stadium and training facility even though pretty much no other club in the world has deemed it necessary to combine the two". And we've swallowed it.
At the same time, the club's principal asset has been allowed to run to ruin. And people like shiny new things.
It's been a real eye-opener for me just exactly how quick Aberdeen fans are to blindly accept everything their club tells them. We're no better than Rangers fans IMO.That's not quite true. In the early days AFC released the feasibility study when comparing re-developing Pittodrie v Kings LInks v Loirston.
I know, because I read the fekker!
From memory the breakdown was follows (and please don't treat numbers as absolutely gospel or the exact time-frame, because I read the report about eight, maybe even ten years ago and I'm getting auld)!
Re-developing Pittodrie
Pros
Cheapest cash-wise (can't remember the number but for some reason I think it was about £25m).
Get to stay on existing site.
Already own the land.
Cons
Not cheapest when taking into account possible sales value of Pittodrie.
Reduced capacity and revenues during construction
Reduced capacity on completion (height of stands) due to surrounding roads etc (16k springs to mind)
No real increase in corporate income.
Non-WAFFA compliant, so no hope of hosting big Euro games or International events (see Scotland's hopeless bid for Euro's).
Kings Links
Primary costs circa £35m (less £16m sale value) = £19m
Pros
Just across road from current location.
Preferred option for fans
WAFFA compliant
Capacity circa 24k
More Commercial Income
Cons
Proposed land had restrictive covenants which were not at Council discretion to change.
Uncertainty over viabililty of foundations for such a large stadium leading to an additional contingency of £6m to £12m over estimated costs.
Loirston
Costs circa £35m (less £16m sale value) = £19m
Pros
WAFFA compliant
Capacity circa 24k (with possible expansion IIRC).
More commercial income
Mostly Council Land (perceived easier planning than Kings LInks).
Cons
Not in city centre
Now many, may not like the answers given, but they definately issued the feasability and reasons for chosing Loirston, because as I said (I read them).
I did have a digital copy at one point but it doesn't appear to have transferred across on one of my PC migrations.
EDIT: and before anyone calls it 'Mickey Mouse'. We spent nearly £400k on that report! That's a lot of money for purely puff-piece of work.
Yours
aDONis
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Dead Rangers made profits in several years. The problem they had was that they had to get CL group stages or a very long Waffa Cup run to do it.
It was pretty much binary, in years with CL group stage the club would make a profit, in years without, it would make losses.
Nookie Whyte gambled on CL monies propping up his crumbling club, but he hadn'the allowed for the Ally 'Beachgrove Garden' McCoist effect.
Happy days (contented sigh smiley here).
aDONis
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I've got first hand experience of a very similar move (Reading being my adopted 2nd team).
I'll be honest, it's not as big a wrench to an out of town stadium as you might think.
The match routine changes of course. Initially we (Me and friends) used to meet up in town (for a couple) then head out to the game. Then as time passed we headed out earlier and stopped off for one at the ground, then latterly we've been meeting earlier and earlier at the ground itself.
The bigger pain has been after the game. If you fancy a couple afterwards, the choice is more limited (you either go in the ground or join a queue to get away from the ground). If you're an away fan there is no option at all.
So the CONS are;
It's a change
It takes a bit more planning
Limited choice of apres match venues (the Madejski has two venues).
The PLUSSES
It's just better, the seating, the view, the facilities.
Elm Park may have had the history, but it was shyt! Auld fellers like me, might get misty-eyed with nostalgia, but the reality is, that it is not the same bastion of machismo as it was in my youth. Every penny is a prisoner and pounds spent by women and children are as valued as dinosaurs like me.
I take my kids to Pittodrie, even though to me, it is a place where I see history, pride and glorious memories, it is actually a poor stadium and my kids don't see the romance of these particular breezeblocks.
The Madejski is much better.
Onwards and upwards I say. Bring on this new stadium, because we are the famous Aberdeen!
Yours
aDONis
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EXCLUSIVE - GLIBMAN TO ATTEND AGM OF BRANDRANGERS FC
Spied the Castlemilk Prod-father in Heathrow BA lounge this morning. Looked like he'd fallen through a hedge/still up from night before.
It seems you can take the boy out of Castlemilk, but you still can't get the fvkker to comb his hair!
Yours,
Coco Chanel
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Looks like we're not losing Del to the Rangers of West London after all.
I'm glad. They are another basket-case club... But I will be a bit insulted if it's Ian Holloway that gets the nod.
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aDONis
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7 hours ago, AberDon said:
Aberdeen's wage bill includes all staff and, I think, Directors.
Indeed it is.
The more comparable figure is Aberdeen's £6.8m v BrandRangers FC's £12.9m.
Although that was their salary bill for last season against the might of Alloa and Dumbarton.
We also know (from their accounts) that they've already spent £3m+ on recruiting galacticos for this season.
Yours, up to my knees in woolly stuff!
aDONis
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2 hours ago, Thistle_do_nicely said:
Any mention in the accounts how eye-bleedingly huge Jo£y Barton's signing fee was?
If he signed after the 30th June his fees are not part of these accounts. Instead it will be part of the £3m+ that BrandRangers have spent on signing players this summer.
£3m+ on this summer's galacticos, let that sink in!
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aDONis
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Note 33 is worth a look. Post balance sheet (i.e. during the summer) BrandRangers spent £3m building this unstoppable football machine we're all in awe of.
Money well spent imho (stop laughing at the back)!
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aDONis
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I see that counting is not John Hartson's strong suit. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37289352
4,500 when it's the diddies, but 18,000 when Whore FC are in town! Is that even remotely true John?
Err no!
Last time they played 9 Apr 16 att 9,123. The time before 17 Oct 15 8,888 ad nauseum.
Hamilton attracted just over 5,700, Hearts just over 5,300. Admittedly Cove Rangers was only 3,800+.
Here are some real facts for you.
John Hartson;
ex-pro footballer
Cancer survivor
Bell-end Welsh twat!
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HMRC 'What's that Mr Murray? You'd like to make us an offer! Will it be similar to that of the 'wee tax case' that you haven't paid yet'?
Murray:. 'Yes'
HMRC:. 'Get fecked'!
HMRCs' behaviour seems reasonable enough in light of the fact, DeadRangers hadn't met it's prior obligations, and that it felt it could set precedent by pursuing the now dead club.
In all honesty, I'm delighted my taxes were spent on the court cases. Killing old Rangers, was also a marvellous side benefit.
We are all HMRC!
Yours, ding dong the witch is dead.
aDONis
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So was Jerel Awful (sic)!
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Farm me, do you know nothing about your 'club'.the moron behind that doesnt seem to have a basic understanding of whats going on
1. we cant just give the money to the club, we have a strip deal with fat mike and if money from another set of strips was given to the club , then it could possible lead to legal action from the obese parasite
2. buying tickets etc is way of getting the money to the club and avoiding this situation, the money is going directly to the club but avoids the possibility of legal action, as far as i am aware the tickets are given away as freebies to kids, schools etc
not difficult to understand
Money can't go to the club, it has no legal personality. Money has to go to the company.
Please correct your post.
Yours, ever helpful.
aDONis
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Vast difference between a clubs players investing/hiding his own money in a dodgy scheme and a club deliberately employing one, lying about it, then turning their toes up to avoid settling up.
FWIW I hope these folk, regardless of who they are, even if there are Dandies in there, get hunted.
Folk ask if it's fair to act retrospectively on this, perhaps not but certainly no less fair than the richer you are the easier it is to avoid tax.
Here, here. Being in my profession and doing what I do, I get to hear about lots of schemes. I've not invested in one yet.
We've become so American, that paying tax is seen as bad or stupid. People should be proud that they pay their taxes, not made to feel stupid that they didn't join some scheme or another.
Here endeth my self-righteous rant.
aDONis
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With deference to Shull
"Scams for scumbags" FC.
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The Famous Aberdeen - Season 2022/23
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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Considine would walk into all the other clubs teams except maybe Celtic at the moment. Funny thing is, that would only make him the third best left back in Scotland and the 2nd best left back in Aberdeen!
Oh aye, and he's not a grass either.
Yes sir you can boogie.
aDONis