The Famous Aberdeen - Season 2022/23

[betting competition]

1 hour ago, Wool_Tang_Clan said:

Sky Sports twitter has him on the way down to Birmingham for a medical today. Whether that's a reliable source or not is questionable.

Should probably start with Anderson, but I also wouldn't be shocked if the tombola starts Hayes or Hedges as striker

McInnes said in the Press Conference today that he trained with us today. 

[betting competition]

25 minutes ago, G-MAN said:

Ash Taylor to be pushed up front from the start tomorrow.

Lewis Ferguson

[DukDukGoose]

1 minute ago, betting competition said:

McInnes said in the Press Conference today that he trained with us today. 

The medical can be done remote from the new club anyway. Tends to be what happens on deadline day.

[AFCDannyFTH]

I still can't believe that we've never played McGinn up top since he scored 20 in a season. He might be nearing the end of his career, but he knows where the goal is and would likely offer more than Anderson/Main. 

[Dandiest Don]

1 minute ago, AFCDannyFTH said:

I still can't believe that we've never played McGinn up top since he scored 20 in a season. He might be nearing the end of his career, but he knows where the goal is and would likely offer more than Anderson/Main. 

I agree with this but to be fair he has also been one of the best wingers in the league over the past 5 years or so. 

He is probably the best finisher at the club so I would be happy if he's played upfront the rest of the season

[Flammable sheep]

Possible replacement? 

Spoiler

Even as a joke, I could barely type that 

 

[Dons_1988]

Just now, Wool_Tang_Clan said:

Possible replacement? 

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Even as a joke, I could barely type that 

 

if we thought the Greg Stewart meltdown would be good....

[Raidernation]

Hopefully we ask for a sell on percentage in the Cosgrove deal, could be he excels in brum and then gets sold for £20M

[Raidernation]

Stewart is a better player than Cosgrove IMO.

Yeah, but in your opinion Neil Lennon is a great manager [emoji1787]

[DukDukGoose]

4 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said:

if we thought the Greg Stewart meltdown would be good....

1 minute ago, Raidernation said:

Hopefully we ask for a sell on percentage in the Cosgrove deal, could be he excels in brum and then gets sold for £20M

[red23]

19 minutes ago, highland_mechanic said:

It's like going to Pittodrie on match day.

I sit in the main stand and all you hear is "Get that Cosgrove off he's murder" or "do you not know what a footballer is McInnes" etc etc.

Our fans are really bad for supporting the team at home. 

I'm amazed Birmingham are paying £2 million for Cosgrove as he isn't worth that in my opinion but those on afc chat thinking he's total garbage are wrong. He isn't the best striker we have had but he's been miles more effective than most of the strikers McInnes has brought in.

It's why i stopped going tbh, expecting a team full of Ronaldos all signed within our budget.

Edited January 29, 2021 by red23

[Frank Grimes]

5 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said:

if we thought the Greg Stewart meltdown would be good....

May as well get Mark Hateley in as new Striking Coach

[Jute]

10 minutes ago, Wool_Tang_Clan said:

Possible replacement? 

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Even as a joke, I could barely type that 

 

Don’t even joke about that. 

[Flammable sheep]

1 minute ago, Jute said:

Don’t even joke about that. 

Rumoured to be Dundee 

[Menzel]

34 minutes ago, highland_mechanic said:

It's like going to Pittodrie on match day.

I sit in the main stand and all you hear is "Get that Cosgrove off he's murder" or "do you not know what a footballer is McInnes" etc etc.

Fair play to you for tolerating the Main Stand 

[AngusTheBull]

2 hours ago, red23 said:

Love the difference in reading posts on here compared to "afc chat"  which is full of bitter people.

The attention seeking comments on there in regards to Cosgrove like "awful striker, always has been" etc just show the dour mentality on that site.

Why talk down/devalue a player of ours just to look like a plastic hard man online. Totally dismissing the contribution he made with 20+ goals the past 2 seasons.

Same bunch of people who said McKenna was useless - Nottingham forum suggests otherwise with them saying he's easily a premiership class player.

Saw some stat during the week that McKenna is statistically the best CB in the championship at defensive duels, as well as being fourth or fifth best aerially in the league - I shall try find the actual stat. Forest fans seem pretty terrified at how much worse they'd have been without him. Funnily enough, it seems fans of the cheeks claiming he was shite despite all evidence to the contrary turned out to be completely wrong - who'd have thought that?

 

Cosgrove has 47 goals in 103 appearances for us, and that includes his first 10 or so games. When you consider Adam Rooney scored 87 in 197, that's pretty good going. Him being pretty off it this season doesn't change the fact he's been a very important player for us over the past couple of years. Think it is the right time to cash in though, IF we can get in a semi-decent replacement on loan.

 

ETA: Found the aforementioned stat- sixth best aerially and the best on the ground defensively by some distance. I'm not shocked he's substantially better statistically than Vyner, but there's a few other players of Scottish interest in there as well.

Edited January 29, 2021 by AngusTheBull

[betting competition]

42 minutes ago, Flammable sheep said:

Possible replacement? 

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Even as a joke, I could barely type that 

 

The good old days

[Illgresi]

37 minutes ago, AngusTheBull said:

Saw some stat during the week that McKenna is statistically the best CB in the championship at defensive duels, as well as being fourth or fifth best aerially in the league - I shall try find the actual stat. Forest fans seem pretty terrified at how much worse they'd have been without him. Funnily enough, it seems fans of the cheeks claiming he was shite despite all evidence to the contrary turned out to be completely wrong - who'd have thought that?

 

Cosgrove has 47 goals in 103 appearances for us, and that includes his first 10 or so games. When you consider Adam Rooney scored 87 in 197, that's pretty good going. Him being pretty off it this season doesn't change the fact he's been a very important player for us over the past couple of years. Think it is the right time to cash in though, IF we can get in a semi-decent replacement on loan.

 

ETA: Found the aforementioned stat- sixth best aerially and the best on the ground defensively by some distance. I'm not shocked he's substantially better statistically than Vyner, but there's a few other players of Scottish interest in there as well.

That's good to see. Wish he was still our player, but if he keeps that form up he should net us a healthy sell on!

[red23]

28 minutes ago, CCB19035 said:

Or alternatively, expect some form of attractive football worth their time and money on a Saturday afternoon. 
 

Cosgrove hardly helpful to such a desire. 

so based on players entirely made up of free transfers and 50k signings - who do you suggest to get us to play like brazil 1970?

sometimes you need to adjust your expectation. It's like buying a Corsa and shouting "f**k SAKEEEE!!" when you get beat off the lights by a Ferarri.

[tarapoa]

Aberdeen fans seldom take to big lumbering type forwards.

Gordon Strachan always commented that he was loved as a player by his own fans, but (as well as being very good) he had the advantage of being a wee ginger guy that runs around a lot.

Over the years we've now had Cosgrove, Main, Stockley, Zola, Fallon, Lee Miller, Blaha etc....................not a lot of love there, but one or two of them were better than they were given credit for, and I know McInnes feels this type of player makes the 'ball players' behind them play much better by occupying the centre halves.  It just feels maybe this idea has expired and he needs to try something different.