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45 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:
Why ? He wouldn't score for us even if he was in form, it just wasn't working out and that happens at clubs as we have seen both sides of umpteen times down the years.
I wasn't being entirely serious.
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Can we recall Brophy?
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1 hour ago, Gosport Buddie said:
Lasley looks to have been an inspired appointment. He talks a language that resonates with the support, but also seems to have a keen business sense.
I hope he is around for a good few years, but his progress, like that of the manager, won't have gone unnoticed. That said, both are developments to be celebrated.
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Appeal thrown out....
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1 hour ago, Dons_1988 said:
Nearly Friday afternoon and the st Mirren fans are watching Aberdeen YouTube videos to wind themselves up.
Outstanding.
Outstanding is stretching it, but it is moderately entertaining.
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46 minutes ago, NorthBank said:
The tears and snotters on this are delicious.
I lasted about 4 minutes of the blovaiting fool (and that was after skipping to his self-defeating analysis of the red card)! They really need to take a deep breath and focus on hoping that their club can turn this round rather than indulging in OFesque obsession with individual, marginal decisions. We know the officials are shite overall. We know there are laughable inconsistencies. We know decisions can change games, and that VAR hasn't helped one iota. Teams can make it harder on themselves though, and by Christ, Aberdeen are doing that currently. A wee bit of self-respect is required now. It is becoming toe-curling.
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6 hours ago, Torfason said:
https://twitter.com/AberdeenFC/status/1621183544826515461?s=20&t=4aMWUg2FrPJ6ZpGlccY3XA
Dandies are losing it 🫣
That's just silly.
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Ach, that's a bitter sweet read.
Ethan will play for Scotland in due course. I am in absolutely no doubt whatsoever about that.
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Just now, Coventry Saint said:
Anyone heard anything about Lowry?
Who?
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Need to hope we can hold onto Baccus.
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Just now, Ric said:
Tough one to call with Lowry. He's looked decent but there's been constant noise coming from pundits purely because he's worn an OF shirt.
Would I prefer him more than Watt? Depends on what Robinson wants; cover or experience.
Both, evidently.
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5 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:
Check the clubs they initially signed for, Lincoln are way below the standard of all of them ! It seems a bizarre move to me for Ethan but no doubt he will be in considerably more money which must be the driving factor as exposure wise Lincoln offer little compared to where he was.
I suppose the flip side of that is that he might reasonably expect to get more game time there than at a club at a higher level. How many times have we witnessed players heading dahn saaf only to play reserves or sit on the bench?
Time will tell if this works out for him, but I wish him the very best on his move.
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All this chat about how much a player is worth is spurious. He is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for him. That is wildly variable based on from whom and where any bid comes, so throwing figures around is a wee bit pointless and certainly not worth falling out over.
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I know the phrase "back him or sack him" is a bit hackneyed, but FFS.
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24 minutes ago, Aufc said:
Why is Stewart milne involved with the club? Bit strange to have the ex owner still involved in big decisions like that
It's seems to be a Stewart thing....
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I always had the suspicion that Jim thought games were only 45 minutes in total duration.
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27 minutes ago, FTOF said:
I don't blame Goodwin, nor Ross for that matter, for trying to move up a level.
However, both of them, I feel could have benefitted from a longer spell with us. It would seem that their ambition outweighed their ability, which seems to be common place in many professions these days. Of course their decisions would have been heavily influenced by finance. Within themselves they may have doubted their ability, and might have thought that they might never be offered a job of that size again.
Either way, they both have severely tarnished managerial reputations.
Agreed, though perhaps the hindsight argument could be applied.
I was surprised that Aberdeen went for Goodwin, to be honest. After taking a punt on Glass, I thought they would go down the more proven manager route. If for no other reason than to regain a bit of credibility.
Jim hadn't achieved anything of significant note, unlike Jack Ross, who at least was coming off the back of a fantastic season and league championship.
I might be being unduly cynical, but I think both Ross and Goodwin are/were articulate, assured, and very media friendly. This resulted in them being touted as the next big thing in their respective moments. That seemed to overshadow their actual and potential limitations.
ETA: consider Martindale by way of contrast. A more rough and ready character who, despite his very significant achievements against considerable odds, tends to be less often touted and, by association, courted.
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8 hours ago, 10menwent2mow said:
Cormack needs to take his fair share of the blame for the utter clusterfuck that we are right now. While McInnes and the Dons were always going to part company, the appointment of Glass was absolutely fucking mental. Followed up by appointing a guy who even St Mirren supporters weren't sure of.
He needs to be kept fucking miles away from the 'prawcess' of appointing the next manager, although I'm not sure who at the club I would trust to do it.
*even St Mirren supporters
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Tremendous news on Kiltie. He is the type of player every squad can benefit from. Can light up a match with a telling run, and has an eye for goal and, crucially, assists.
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17 minutes ago, Ranaldo Bairn said:
Nil nil, and it's neoni neoni.
Runrig are class.
I'm going to play this with a straight bat and give you two to listen out for that regularly crop up:
"Air ais" (ayr ash) meaning "back", and "cairt bhuidhe" (carsht vooey) meaning "yellow card".
What about "penalty Rangers!"
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3 hours ago, pozbaird said:
Full match highlights on BBC Teuchter usually means you’ll hear the phrase ‘nonny - nonny’ several times. My understanding of Gaelic has improved by one word thanks to fitba’ on Alba. That word being nonny. Until then my knowledge of Gaelic was limited to the odd word that stuck in my head after listening to a Runrig album. BBC Alba have educated me.
So what does it translate as?!*
*and why did you just admit to listening to a Runrig album?!
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GVB claiming it was difficult because St Mirren played "so defensively". That's drivel. It was difficult because his team underperformed.
St Mirren had a game plan that was little different from the set-up in most games we play.
He should have analysed that and been able to mobilise the resources available to him to counteract St Mirren's approach. His players are very mediocre, right enough, so he could pleas that in mitigation, but he selects the match day squad.
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1 minute ago, houston_bud said:
Kamala, Sands, and McGregor should've all been booked in the first half. Then Strain gets booked about 65 mins for taking too long at a throw. Laughable.
We'll get the patronising pat on the head for winning a point today, but we should've won. Rangers were only ever scoring if they got a penalty.
Add Wright to that list.
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Very disappointed that we didn't win that game. Rangers are dreadful.
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The St. Mirren FC 2023/24 thread
in Scottish Premiership General Chatter
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Aye, as much as I'd love to see a free-scoring, fit, and motivated Brophy back in the stripes, his current form is context-specific.
Various factors will apply. Maybe he wasn't settled here. Our manager's approach didn't favour playing him. He simply needed a new challenge. Who knows, but the chances of him continuing his renaissance back in Paisley are probably pretty slim.