DrewDon Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Scott Brown. That's it. That's the post. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Was Ferguson injured or bubble wrapped today? Same question on McLennan too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, coprolite said: Was Ferguson injured or bubble wrapped today? Same question on McLennan too. Ferguson was kept for Thursday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 1 minute ago, Merkland Red said: Ferguson was kept for Thursday. That's a relief 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Interesting that today’s pre-match newspaper interviews with Anderson, who I thought played well for Livingston, mention him doing more physical gym work in the past two two months than he’d done in his whole career.Given similar kinds of comments from Cosgrove and Wright once they departed, and Glass after the United cup tie, I am beginning to wonder if Derek McInnes pushed hard for a dedicated training facility as it long as it had a decent snooker table. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, CCB19035 said: Surely were due a signing? JET is never an out and out striker, I would say we need two in. Paper thin at left sided centre half as well. Another Hedges type player would be welcome as well. Niall McGinn showed yesterday he was very lucky to get his 1 year deal, and we need better cover in those areas. They'd all be lovely but i've a feeling you'll end up disappointed. I reckon Glass thinks we have four cbs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 28 minutes ago, CCB19035 said: Surely were due a signing? JET is never an out and out striker, I would say we need two in. Paper thin at left sided centre half as well. Another Hedges type player would be welcome as well. Niall McGinn showed yesterday he was very lucky to get his 1 year deal, and we need better cover in those areas. Emmanuel-Thomas has regressed into exactly the type of player we thought we were getting, after a fairly spectacular debut vs Häcken in the home leg. He can potentially still be a very useful squad member, but is a luxury player and should probably not start in any away games, and maybe some of the bigger home ones too. He is never a lone striker. Will give the others, including McGinn, the benefit of the doubt in not being match sharp - some of them improved for a while in the second half. We are just going through that strange period where we have a mix of overplayed and underplayed players, and the rumours of some going out and others coming in - with this ~£5M pot of gold being dangled in front of us, meaning Europe probably has to be #1 priority right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) The next few weeks are going to be interesting. Presuming that we get through on Thursday, I would suspect that we'll see a completely different Dons side at Kirkcaldy on Sunday with maybe as many as 7 players being rested. Then there's a fair chance that we'll be away to Asia next week, with a long flight back less than 48 hours before a tough game at Tynecastle. Historically under McInnes, this is the point where the team start to look absolutely knackered, and there's a fair chance that we'll get turned over in Edinburgh. Then we'll have Qarabag at Pittodrie on the Thursday night, before an easier (on paper) home game against Ross County. While I've been impressed with what we've produced under Glass so far, we're fast reaching the point where if we want to remain competitive in all competitions we need to strengthen our squad pretty quickly. Yesterday proved that we don't have a lot of back up for the first XI, and that we're only one Ramirez knock away from having no striker at all. Edited August 9, 2021 by Bob Mahelp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Bob Mahelp said: Then there's a fair chance that we'll be away to Asia next week, with a long flight back less than 48 hours before a tough game at Tynecastle. Historically under McInnes, this is the point where the team start to look absolutely knackered, and there's a fair chance that we'll get turned over in Edinburgh. Ah that's right, if we go through the Breidablik tie, then the Hearts match will be moved to Sunday 22nd August won't it? I had forgotten that... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Bob Mahelp said: The next few weeks are going to be interesting. Presuming that we get through on Thursday, I would suspect that we'll see a completely different Dons side at Kirkcaldy on Sunday with maybe as many as 7 players being rested. Then there's a fair chance that we'll be away to Asia next week, with a long flight back less than 48 hours before a tough game at Tynecastle. Historically under McInnes, this is the point where the team start to look absolutely knackered, and there's a fair chance that we'll get turned over in Edinburgh. Then we'll have Qarabag at Pittodrie on the Thursday night, before an easier (on paper) home game against Ross County. While I've been impressed with what we've produced under Glass so far, we're fast reaching the point where if we want to remain competitive in all competitions we need to strengthen our squad pretty quickly. Yesterday proved that we don't have a lot of back up for the first XI, and that we're only one Ramirez knock away from having no striker at all. I’d argue the Raith cup game is bigger than one league game against Hearts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said: I’d argue the Raith cup game is bigger than one league game against Hearts I suppose you're right, as a win will see us in a cup quarter final. I just have a feeling though that - given we're playing a 1st division club - Glass might decide to rotate the squad again. I just wish that we had a few strikers to rotate. Edited August 9, 2021 by Bob Mahelp 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said: I suppose you're right, as a win will see us in a cup quarter final. I just have a feeling though that - given we're playing a 1st division club - Glass might decide to rotate the squad again. I just wish that we had a few strikers to rotate. Maybe a chance to see what Ruth can do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanFan Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 hours ago, tarapoa said: Will give the others, including McGinn, the benefit of the doubt in not being match sharp - some of them improved for a while in the second half. We are just going through that strange period where we have a mix of overplayed and underplayed players, and the rumours of some going out and others coming in - with this ~£5M pot of gold being dangled in front of us, meaning Europe probably has to be #1 priority right now. It's got to be. Assuming you get through Thursday, I think you've got to put everything into the playoff ties, even if that means essentially fielding "B" squads against Hearts and RC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Maybe a chance to see what Ruth can do. Yeap. We really need to start seeing if our young strikers can step up. This is the ideal time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I think the Raith game should be used for more squad rotation and deprioritised - just too much at stake in Europe financially to risk losing key players for the tertiary domestic tournament. Kirkcaldy will be the third plastic pitch we have played on, when we thought we were only seeing one of them all season (would have been four if the game in Iceland hadn't been moved). Ideally we would have signings in now to bolster the squad - but almost certain that anything that's going to happen will probably be in the last day or two of the month - inwards and outwards - hopefully on the back of an aggregate victory against Qarabag in front of an ecstatic Pittodrie on 26th Aug. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Ramone Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 07/08/2021 at 05:47, 2426255 said: you guys stay comfortable in your thinking that DF is the p***k... Whatever happened to DF saying "Lewis is his own man"? 22 hours ago, coprolite said: Was Ferguson injured or bubble wrapped today? Glass said postgame that Lewis "had a wee knock in his groin" (but who knows). 40 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said: I’d argue the Raith cup game is bigger than one league game against Hearts We have the good headache of still being in every competition and the very difficult task of getting the squad rotation right. Does the second place finisher qualify for the CL groups next season? if so, then an argument can be put forth that finishing in the top two would be worth more to us than winning the League Cup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, AmericanFan said: It's got to be. Assuming you get through Thursday, I think you've got to put everything into the playoff ties, even if that means essentially fielding "B" squads against Hearts and RC. They'll be playing in the Lowland League... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanFan Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 23 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: They'll be playing in the Lowland League... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_14 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Don’t suppose anyone has an idea of when tickets for Raith and Hearts go on sale? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iminavest Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Scotty Ramone said: Glass said postgame that Lewis "had a wee knock in his groin" (but who knows). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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