The Famous Aberdeen - Season 2022/23

[houston_bud]

2 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said:

It's a shame he doesn't bring his "weans" up here then isn't it. They still live down in the central belt. 

So aye i've called it right, chap...

Not sure you can blame him for not relocating his kids and moving them schools for a job where you could be binned at any moment.

[The_Kincardine]

5 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said:

It's a shame he doesn't bring his "weans" up here then isn't it. They still live down in the central belt. 

So aye i've called it right, chap...

A rowie has a shelf life longer than a Dolly manager these days.

So I don't think you did.  Loon.

[DunbartonshireRed]

3 minutes ago, houston_bud said:

Not sure you can blame him for not relocating his kids and moving them schools for a job where you could be binned at any moment.

I never blamed him for it. All i said initially was that he doesn't like the city and he hates living in it which is true. He doesn't. 

McInnes didn't relocate his family up here and he was manager for 8 years. 5 of those very successful. I never mentioned Goodwin's kids. But when you have a manager that hates the city where he works and lives it must filter down to the players. 

[Rodhull]

As ever he talks a good game but I'm not convinced he has the ideas to change things when they're not going well. I hope I'm wrong but really can't see him turning it around.

[DrewDon]

I'm not at the stage of wanting Goodwin sacked yet, but that was clearly a very concerning performance against a poor team. 

I agree with a post from earlier: We have built a squad to play a 4-2-3-1, or a 4-3-3, but we have ended up trying to cram in as many of our better players as possible to this 3-5-2 and we are just not getting value from it at the moment. 

I think Goodwin needs to make a choice between Miovski and Duk to lead the line for now. I would go for Duk, as I think he is a better player, is much more physical, and just generally has more about him when the chips are down. I can't see him dropping Miovski, though. 

Likewise, and this feels a bit Groundhog Day, I would be moving McCrorie back into midfield with Ramadani in an attempt to give us more of a foothold in games for now. McCrorie isn't a particularly gifted footballer, but tonight showed that we urgently need more athleticism and presence in there. He seems like the most viable short-term solution to that, although is by no means guaranteed to work. 

[highland_mechanic]

36 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said:

I never blamed him for it. All i said initially was that he doesn't like the city and he hates living in it which is true. He doesn't. 

McInnes didn't relocate his family up here and he was manager for 8 years. 5 of those very successful. I never mentioned Goodwin's kids. But when you have a manager that hates the city where he works and lives it must filter down to the players. 

Mcinnes travelled with the players on the team bus to away games. Goodwin doesn't (with the exception of Ibrox). He drives his own car to away games.

I think he won't survive January.

[1GregStewart]

44 minutes ago, DrewDon said:

I'm not at the stage of wanting Goodwin sacked yet, but that was clearly a very concerning performance against a poor team. 

I agree with a post from earlier: We have built a squad to play a 4-2-3-1, or a 4-3-3, but we have ended up trying to cram in as many of our better players as possible to this 3-5-2 and we are just not getting value from it at the moment. 

I think Goodwin needs to make a choice between Miovski and Duk to lead the line for now. I would go for Duk, as I think he is a better player, is much more physical, and just generally has more about him when the chips are down. I can't see him dropping Miovski, though. 

Likewise, and this feels a bit Groundhog Day, I would be moving McCrorie back into midfield with Ramadani in an attempt to give us more of a foothold in games for now. McCrorie isn't a particularly gifted footballer, but tonight showed that we urgently need more athleticism and presence in there. He seems like the most viable short-term solution to that, although is by no means guaranteed to work. 

McCrorie isn’t very good, and the quicker people admit this instead of saying he brings energy to midfield the better. He’s a Dom Ball at best.

Miovski and Barron have basically gone missing since the World Cup break/transfer speculation which has severely hampered things.

There can’t be many left who think Goodwin is the man so time is very limited now.

[VincentGuerin]

1 hour ago, DunbartonshireRed said:

I never blamed him for it. All i said initially was that he doesn't like the city and he hates living in it which is true. He doesn't. 

McInnes didn't relocate his family up here and he was manager for 8 years. 5 of those very successful. I never mentioned Goodwin's kids. But when you have a manager that hates the city where he works and lives it must filter down to the players. 

He hates the city? Seems awfully strong and like one of these daft rumours.

What you basing it on?

[1GregStewart]

On 24/12/2022 at 17:04, 1GregStewart said:

St Mirren result isn’t a surprise, the away form is really poor and will be his undoing shortly unless it changes dramatically. 

No surprise again. Tick tock

[Alert Mongoose]

Any truth in the rumour that Jim has told the AFC players to STFU so he could listen to the the last 15 minutes of the Celtic match?

[HalfCutNinja]

Bet you're delighted you hounded out your third most successful manager of all time now you absolute wallopers 

[tarapoa]

5 hours ago, VincentGuerin said:

He hates the city? Seems awfully strong and like one of these daft rumours.

What you basing it on?

I’m not too bothered on his viewpoint in the “hev ye seen the state ah Union Street” debate, but after welcoming his appointment and thinking he was a warrior and leader of men, the main concern he is also a tactical nonentity.

In situations like that you’re hoping his No.2 brings something to the party, but I still cannot get over that post-Tannadice debacle interview, and forming an entirely negative impression (rightly or wrongly) on the strength of his backroom squad.

Then there’s the “philosophy” from the top being implemented by a Director of Football who was appointed due to achievements such as organising the right jet at a good price to take the squad to Kazakhstan.

All the signs are there (including the dreaded ‘lost the dressing room’ speculation) that another managerial casualty is upon us - and given we are still active on three fronts, do the club act sooner rather than later?  Robson can probably get a tune out of them in the short term should that occur.

It was clear the same thing was happening a year ago, and the mistake was to give Glass the Fir Park cup tie and the predictable limp surrender than ensued.

[Bogbrush1903]

Goodwin's tenure as Aberdeen manager found black ice and he's now frantically oversteering to recover the situation that is escalating fast out of his control.

This isn't going to end well as he would need to display managerial skills, that from the evidence of his whole managerial career, he doesn't seem to possess, to start moving forward and out of this rut.

I would imagine Cormack will hope that six points from the next two home fixtures will calm the growing displeasure of Goodwin amongst the support but even in the ideal scenario, it looks like he'll be plugging a hole when the dam has already burst.

With the fixtures then taking us to Hampden, Darvel, Hearts and Hibs he seems to be heading into a minefield without a plan other than to sign better defenders in the January window.

Furthermore, I can't listen to his interviews any longer so I'm not sure how the players can cope with him on a daily basis. There's something unlikeable and self-serving  about him.

There's no room for error now for Goodwin. What should've been a straightforward couple of home games now see the vultures circling around Pittodrie as they see a manager on his last legs.

Edited December 29, 2022 by Bogbrush1903

[Molotov]

9 hours ago, DunbartonshireRed said:

But, for the love of god, do not hire somebody from this league. If we are looking to further our horizons on the player recruitment front then we need to do the same on the managerial front.

Who would you want as the manager?

Edited December 29, 2022 by Molotov

[DunbartonshireRed]

1 hour ago, Molotov said:

Who would you want as the manager?

Why is that always the go to question when someone says they'd rather try something different with the next managerial appointment? There has to be somebody performing well in the likes of Sweden, Norway, Denmark or the lower division of Germany etc thwt would fancy a crack at the SPFL at the team with the 3rd highest budget. We still have the core of a good squad. A few additions and we can still easily make Europe next season. It's an attractive proposition. The club should always have a list of managers they want to speak to because you never know when somebody comes calling for your manager, they get sacked or they resign. They should always have a contingency. But that requires the club to know what the f**k they are doing. Something we clearly don't. We're a shambles from top to bottom right now. 

[DunbartonshireRed]

8 hours ago, VincentGuerin said:

He hates the city? Seems awfully strong and like one of these daft rumours.

What you basing it on?

It's not a daft rumour. I know the coach of the team his son plays for. Goodwin isn't exactly quiet about his dislike for the city. He likes the club. Just not the city. 

[jamamafegan]

5 hours ago, HalfCutNinja said:

Bet you're delighted you hounded out your third most successful manager of all time now you absolute wallopers 

Yep, it’s all been so utterly predictable. When Goodwin goes it it will be interesting to see which clown shoes manager they go with next. 

[VincentGuerin]

39 minutes ago, DunbartonshireRed said:

Why is that always the go to question when someone says they'd rather try something different with the next managerial appointment? There has to be somebody performing well in the likes of Sweden, Norway, Denmark or the lower division of Germany etc thwt would fancy a crack at the SPFL at the team with the 3rd highest budget. We still have the core of a good squad. A few additions and we can still easily make Europe next season. It's an attractive proposition. The club should always have a list of managers they want to speak to because you never know when somebody comes calling for your manager, they get sacked or they resign. They should always have a contingency. But that requires the club to know what the f**k they are doing. Something we clearly don't. We're a shambles from top to bottom right now. 

Agree with this. Seems mad to me that so few clubs scout managers the way they scout players. A clubs know they're likely to have to hire one every 2-3 years at least, often more frequently than that, so why do so many seem to be starting the process from scratch every time?

It's mad, and shows how poorly-run many fitba clubs are.

[VincentGuerin]

Said a while back I thought the Aberdeen fans would be turning on Goodwin by March.

Late December, eh?

Hard to see a way back for him now. But what does it cost to sack him? Last financials were poor, how much of his own coaching/scouting/backroom team did he bring in?

[Moorie]

5 hours ago, HalfCutNinja said:

Bet you're delighted you hounded out your third most successful manager of all time now you absolute wallopers 

What’s a manager that left almost 30 years ago got to do with now?