kingjoey Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 6 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Watched the Duk goal again. Remember Preston said he wouldn't be good enough to start for Hearts? Wouldn't fit into their system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jives Miguel Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Give it Dwight Yorke please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 16 hours ago, Merkland Red said: Remember Preston said he wouldn't be good enough to start for Hearts? Nostalgia for 1980s adverts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game of throw-ins Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 05/03/2023 at 11:42, Dons_1988 said: Anyone else slightly concerned we might get suckered into appointing robson? Particularly if we beat hearts. I just have a bad feeling that he’s not the man. Last night could’ve gone badly if United didn’t waste their early pressure. I think we’ve seen work rate and energy and back to basics but nothing much beyond that. This is a (more than slight) concern for me. I don't like interim appointments that drag on for more than around 3 weeks. Unless your interim manager does terribly, a bandwagon inevitably starts up to make the appointment permanent, even though nothing on his CV would have justified his appointment at the time he took over as caretaker. Getting rid of a failing manager almost always leads to a temporary improvement in form. Many interims have been given the job permanently on that basis, and while I haven't performed a statistical analysis, my clear impression is that it's usually been a very bad idea. I've nothing against Robson personally, but doing ok or even quite well in a handful of games is far too flimsy a basis for making an appointment as important as this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Wilder appointed Watford manager until the end of the season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTG_03 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, Hoose Rice said: Wilder appointed Watford manager until the end of the season. Cormack must have rejected him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Hoose Rice said: Wilder appointed Watford manager until the end of the season. Not yet, but looks like he will be. He’s obviously not for us, as anyone who accepts being manager of Watford is unhinged. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lubo_blaha Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Knowing Watford, he’ll probably be available again by the time we get round to appointing a manager. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thenorthernlight Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Not yet, but looks like he will be. He’s obviously not for us, as anyone who accepts being manager of Watford is unhinged. Confirmed now. If they even think about Lennon, they can GTF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 26 minutes ago, kingjoey said: Not yet, but looks like he will be. He’s obviously not for us, as anyone who accepts being manager of Watford is unhinged. Watford: Chris Wilder replaces sacked Slaven Bilic as head coach - BBC Sport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Disappointed but not surprised. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Wilkos Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Goodbye sweet prince 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Wtf is 50% deal for free? Free transfer and Benfica get 50% of any fee we receive? Bidding starts at £10M in that case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Merkland Red said: Goodbye sweet prince 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Presumably under contract and won't be sold to the first club to bid six figures. If he goes for £5m and we keep half we could get almost a whole team of Jayden Richardsons for that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 'Dons fans have taken Duk to their hearts' Published 18 minutes ago Liam McLeod, BBC Sport Scotland Every football supporter has a cult hero from the past. Some are lucky enough to be able to enjoy one in the present. For Aberdeen right now, that man is Luis Lopes. Signed from Benfica last summer, it became apparent that the Dons had stumbled upon a star in 'Duk', Lopes’ nickname which he has taken from his father. Dons fans have taken the 23-year-old from Lisbon to their hearts and it’s easy to see why. I didn’t realise just how good his finish at Tannadice on Saturday night was until I caught the replays later that evening, but it should come as no surprise to those who have watched his scoring exploits this season. He doesn’t appear to score run-of-the-mill goals with his equally spectacular finishes against Ross County and Rangers also taken straight from his top drawer. Aberdeen have been lucky to have had many talismanic figures down the years. The brief period of the late Zoltan Varga in the early 1970s is frequently regaled by those who were around to witness his short stay. The Dons were fortunate to have him, as he was serving a ban in Germany where he had been playing for Hertha. Outwith the team that won two European honours in 1983 and so much more during that decade, others to have achieved talismanic status at the club are the likes of Derek McKay, who scored the winning goals in the Scottish Cup quarters, semis and final itself in 1970, Davie Robb, Joe Harper, Frank MacDougall, Paul Mason, Charlie Nicholas and Hicham Zerouali. Some enjoyed great success, others didn’t, but the latter are still remembered fondly for their time at Pittodrie. Duk and his strike-partner Bojan Miovski have scored 26 of Aberdeen’s 43 league goals this season and if the team had been able to defend, and there are signs of improvement in that department, they would be battling where they want to be. With Duk in the side, perhaps they still will. I'm sorry but what the f**k does that bit in bold even mean? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunty Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 35 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: ' Signed from Benfica last summer, it became apparent that the Dons had stumbled upon a star in 'Duk', Lopes’ nickname which he has taken from his father. Dons fans have taken the 23-year-old from Lisbon to their hearts and it’s easy to see why. I'm sorry but what the f**k does that bit in bold even mean? On the contrary, I'm struggling to see what's confused you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 38 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: 'Dons fans have taken Duk to their hearts' Published 18 minutes ago Liam McLeod, BBC Sport Scotland Every football supporter has a cult hero from the past. Some are lucky enough to be able to enjoy one in the present. For Aberdeen right now, that man is Luis Lopes. Signed from Benfica last summer, it became apparent that the Dons had stumbled upon a star in 'Duk', Lopes’ nickname which he has taken from his father. Dons fans have taken the 23-year-old from Lisbon to their hearts and it’s easy to see why. I didn’t realise just how good his finish at Tannadice on Saturday night was until I caught the replays later that evening, but it should come as no surprise to those who have watched his scoring exploits this season. He doesn’t appear to score run-of-the-mill goals with his equally spectacular finishes against Ross County and Rangers also taken straight from his top drawer. Aberdeen have been lucky to have had many talismanic figures down the years. The brief period of the late Zoltan Varga in the early 1970s is frequently regaled by those who were around to witness his short stay. The Dons were fortunate to have him, as he was serving a ban in Germany where he had been playing for Hertha. Outwith the team that won two European honours in 1983 and so much more during that decade, others to have achieved talismanic status at the club are the likes of Derek McKay, who scored the winning goals in the Scottish Cup quarters, semis and final itself in 1970, Davie Robb, Joe Harper, Frank MacDougall, Paul Mason, Charlie Nicholas and Hicham Zerouali. Some enjoyed great success, others didn’t, but the latter are still remembered fondly for their time at Pittodrie. Duk and his strike-partner Bojan Miovski have scored 26 of Aberdeen’s 43 league goals this season and if the team had been able to defend, and there are signs of improvement in that department, they would be battling where they want to be. With Duk in the side, perhaps they still will. I'm sorry but what the f**k does that bit in bold even mean? When you stumble upon a star, makes no difference who you are... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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