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Heartsplaining.

Aye, success is relative. My comment is about the weegie media guff about foreign managers. It’s basically just churn for their closed shop pals.

My mistake.

It’s a gamble, every managerial appointment is. As for the weegie media, you have to laugh, there’s a piece on the go atm that asks “when/who was the last foreign manager, outside the OF(sic), to be a success”? FFS, who was the last Scottish manager, including the cheeks, to be a success? Walter Smith? Stein? Rodger’s first time around? Ferguson? McLean?What about success up to a point? McInnes in his early years? Two cup Davidson? Of the recent bunch Naismith could be but early days yet. Fact is, like politicians, most manager’s careers end in failure, getting the best out of them and knowing when to move on is the most you can ask for. In any event if a job creation Lennon, Mackay or Ross is the answer you’re asking the wrong question.

Élite? Apart from Miovski and Shankland there’s not a player in the SPL outside the cheeks who wouldn’t sign for Barnsley in a heartbeat and some of them would as well. We’re in the failed, free, Bosman, project market with the occasional SPL deal and have been for years. That’s not a criticism, it’s fine with me, but enough of elite.

They could write down a few guesses in envelopes marked penalty, offside, red card etc and send them in. Save a lot of VAR expenses.

I imagine that the VAR teams' guesses even out over the season.

Did wee Shug not star with Steve McQueen in that film about the Dons 99-00 season?

I’ve witnessed some amount of crap over many years supporting the Dons but I think panicking into a quick fix manager to placate the media and a few bloggers would be right up there with the worst. Warnock was a good example of being just as well leaving the coaching staff in charge until someone decent is landed.

That’s a good point. I have to say that “ lives in Aberdeen” or “unhappy at living in ( insert city) or with his family” really limits our choices.

Well that’s at least four of us who know plus Klopp himself of course.

I have no idea what’s happening, nor should I, but what worries me the most is that we appoint someone now because we said we would or the fans “ demand” it. If we have a genuine contender ready to go fair enough otherwise I’d rather stick with Leven and the coaching staff until we do.

Only one penalty over the two divisions that day as well. Have a guess.

Correct. And, in my time, there have only been 4 who have left for another job. Turnbull, McLeod, McNeil and Ferguson. Massive we are. There were only 5 before Turnbull and I think they were all sacked?

It’s the fundamental tribalism in fitba that I love the most. Take “Sevco are shite and McInnes is better off with Aberdeen” and replace with “Aberdeen are shite and Docherty is better off with Dundee” and repeat with your team of choice. Personally I think the latter but who knows, money talks.