Guest Bob Mahelp Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, DrewDon said: Did anybody actually think this, though? The squad is sorely unbalanced and will need major surgery in the summer with the amount of players out-of-contract and the general lack of quality in many areas of the pitch. I don't think anybody realistically expected us to turn into Brazil 1970 overnight, or indeed at all. I've got Dons mates who hated McInnes so much they would gladly have seen us relegated if it meant we got rid of him. They were sending WhatsApps after 60 minutes yesterday saying that we were playing much better football and we looked like an exciting, attacking team. For them, the grass will always be greener. Until it's not. But even then, it will be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Bob Mahelp said: I've got Dons mates who hated McInnes so much they would gladly have seen us relegated if it meant we got rid of him. They were sending WhatsApps after 60 minutes yesterday saying that we were playing much better football and we looked like an exciting, attacking team. For them, the grass will always be greener. Until it's not. But even then, it will be. People will see what they want to see, I guess. I think the reaction to yesterday from some people has been a bit much - I thought most of the players were going about like it was a bottom six dead rubber and that we never really looked like scoring, especially in the second half. There were some small positives to take away from the first half, but it is very much straw clutching after a dismal few months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game of throw-ins Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said: I've got Dons mates who hated McInnes so much they would gladly have seen us relegated if it meant we got rid of him. They were sending WhatsApps after 60 minutes yesterday saying that we were playing much better football and we looked like an exciting, attacking team. For them, the grass will always be greener. Until it's not. But even then, it will be. Indeed. I wouldn't mind the McInnes critics half so much if I thought they'd eat humble pie and admit they were wrong if we end up the the bottom six the next 3 years in a row. But you know most of them will easily manage to rationalise that sacking McInnes was still the right decision, it's all the fault of new-scapegoat-of-choice, probably Cormack. You know it really SHOULD have been all rosy by now, but the club got everything wrong. Edited March 21, 2021 by Game of throw-ins 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Given the whole shelf life thing we’ve heard so much about, Neil may have reached his down there.He did, however, make fairly positive impacts at all his clubs to begin with, and his sides played decent stuff. He has to be a strong candidate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 37 minutes ago, Game of throw-ins said: Indeed. I wouldn't mind the McInnes critics half so much if I thought they'd eat humble pie and admit they were wrong if we end up the the bottom six the next 3 years in a row. But you know most of them will easily manage to rationalise that sacking McInnes was still the right decision, it's all the fault of new-scapegoat-of-choice, probably Cormack. You know it really SHOULD have been all rosy by now, but the club got everything wrong. Sorry, but this is nonsense. Every sensible person accepts that McGhee being terrible didn't make sacking Calderwood the wrong decision, so there is no logical reason that the next guy being terrible would mean that sacking McInnes was the wrong decision either. If we do have three successive bottom six finishes, which I highly doubt will happen, then Cormack will deservedly get plenty of stick because it will suggest that he has made some terrible appointments. There is no reason that this should be happening, though - and I don't expect that it will. Unfortunately, there is a small number of our fans who appear to be desperate for the next guy to fail just so they can claim to be correct about McInnes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyQuinn Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Alex Neil is my preferred choice. A better option then any of the names being suggested or linked. He'd continue and improve upon the work under McInnes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 The mcinnes era is over. I will always look back on his time fondly but people would do well to move on sooner rather than later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyQuinn Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: The mcinnes era is over. I will always look back on his time fondly but people would do well to move on sooner rather than later. McInnes stabilized the club and brought credibility back. The time was right for things to be freshened up. My point, Alex Neil would be joining a club that is in a strong position for him to hit the ground running and bring success. He'd improve upon the last 8 years. Thats the expectation. Edited March 21, 2021 by HarleyQuinn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Indeed. I wouldn't mind the McInnes critics half so much if I thought they'd eat humble pie and admit they were wrong if we end up the the bottom six the next 3 years in a row. But you know most of them will easily manage to rationalise that sacking McInnes was still the right decision, it's all the fault of new-scapegoat-of-choice, probably Cormack. You know it really SHOULD have been all rosy by now, but the club got everything wrong. If we finish in the bottom six for the next three years it doesn’t mean that criticism of McInnes was wrong. He’d ran out of ideas and we were (are) on a disgraceful run of not even looking like scoring, never mind winning. What happens next doesn’t change that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Gordon Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Game of throw-ins said: Indeed. I wouldn't mind the McInnes critics half so much if I thought they'd eat humble pie and admit they were wrong if we end up the the bottom six the next 3 years in a row. But you know most of them will easily manage to rationalise that sacking McInnes was still the right decision, it's all the fault of new-scapegoat-of-choice, probably Cormack. You know it really SHOULD have been all rosy by now, but the club got everything wrong. It could be argued that this way of thinking is paradoxical though, as if McInnes was kept in post, continuing on his most recent form, we could have ended up in the bottom six for the next three seasons anyway. I haven't seen anything recently to suggest that McInnes would have been able to turn the team's fortunes around. This is not a dig at McInnes, who up until recently had my backing as a pretty consistent manager. I'm more than resigned to the fact that things will be worse before they get better, but suggesting that critics of McInnes should undergo some form of penitence, if or when this occurs, is a tad harsh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Alex Neil is straight in at 5/2 Glass has slipped to evens..., 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Dons_1988 said: The mcinnes era is over. I will always look back on his time fondly but people would do well to move on sooner rather than later. You’d do well to find a bigger supporter of Derek McInnes than me, but he’s gone and I’ll get right behind whoever comes in next. My only wish is for Aberdeen to do well, which at the moment means to score a friggin’ goal. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Bob Mahelp said: One thing is sure, the perception that we'll get a new manager, and then everything will be brand new and shiny and that we'll start winning games with amazing fitba has been completely blown out of the water. This is a group of players utterly bereft of confidence, rudderless and leaderless. We've got cack all chance of winning anopther league game this season, and it everyone would be stunned if we actually scored a goal. A new manager will have to build a squad over the summer, effectively bring in a whole new strike force and attacking midfielders, find a style of play that the team are comfortable with, and hit the ground running in August. We're in relegation form at the moment, and bad start to next season could see things go very wrong very quickly. I started to think it would be a disaster to have the new manager associated with this season in any way. Perhaps just wait until the summer. They could quite conceivable get one win from five or worst 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d31 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Game of throw-ins said: Indeed. I wouldn't mind the McInnes critics half so much if I thought they'd eat humble pie and admit they were wrong if we end up the the bottom six the next 3 years in a row. But you know most of them will easily manage to rationalise that sacking McInnes was still the right decision, it's all the fault of new-scapegoat-of-choice, probably Cormack. You know it really SHOULD have been all rosy by now, but the club got everything wrong. I'll take that one and dont worry I dont believe any of the shite about downward trajectory. Mcinnes would be back next season and top four, or maybe five yet again. I wanted him sacked and it was time up. If we end up bottom six it'll be a f**k up yes, and i'll admit it. I'll probably have given up on football if we get even worse so i might not be posting on here to hold the virtual hands up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 You’d do well to find a bigger supporter of Derek McInnes than me, but he’s gone and I’ll get right behind whoever comes in next. My only wish is for Aberdeen to do well, which at the moment means to score a friggin’ goal.What's a goal? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Hearts and Hibs have similar budgets and are often nowhere near the Top 4. Previous Aberdeen managers had higher budgets than most and other than Calderwood, they were normally in the bottom half. It can quite easily go that way with the wrong appointment.Money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy a better class of misery 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red23 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) On 20/03/2021 at 20:15, HalfCutNinja said: That's the point. The Aberdeen support have definitions of success that are utterly delusional and based on pure entitlement. After this being on the apparent slide for three years you're about to finish in a European place, again. For the seventh time in a row. God only knows what you think success is, you can't even recognise it when its being delivered year in year out. And what the hell do you mean 'salvage' a top four finish? McInnes had you in a position you could pick the team by raffle the rest of the season you're absolutely guaranteed to finish no lower than fourth. See what I mean? This is nonsense. You already had 4th in the bag. Aberdeen supporter - totally agree What i'd say expectations from most are is a cup every 3/4 years and challenging for 2nd at minimum. Even when we were second and regularly getting to cup finals (to be beaten by Celtic) there was endless whinging. Edited March 21, 2021 by red23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 3 hours ago, DrewDon said: Unfortunately, there is a small number of our fans who appear to be desperate for the next guy to fail just so they can claim to be correct about McInnes. I remain in the sceptical camp regarding the necessity for managerial change - and really hope I am sitting watching abject garbage for the next few seasons, just so I can smugly say 'I told you so' to some people on social media. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, CCB19035 said: Mate, we scored 1 goal in 9 games. Now, with his players and staff, it's one in 10. With a squad that he's assembled, it's very feasible we could go the rest of the season without scoring or winning, I just don't get what folk can't see? It had all turned sour. At any level of football 1 goal in 9 games is ridiculous. It's laughable, incompetent. 110% was it right to move McInnes on. The same way it was right to move Calderwood on in 2009 etc etc. Not sure what you're quoting is 100% serious, m8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, CCB19035 said: To be frank, I read the first line and didn't bother with the rest. My bad. There were only 2 lines, you lazy bassa... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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