The Famous Aberdeen - Season 2022/23

[ewan14]

1 hour ago, Lofarl said:

Has Kamberi actually done anything for you?

Yes , come on , what has he done ?

[TonyFerrino]

6 minutes ago, ewan14 said:

Yes , come on , what has he done ?

Lot's of that with no real output, presumably. 

[ewan14]

2 minutes ago, TonyFerrino said:

Lot's of that with no real output, presumably. 

Braw !

[DrewDon]

Rumours abound on Twitter that Alex Neil is soon to be available. Probably unlikely, but certainly preferable to many of the names being bandied around. 

[AFCDannyFTH]

23 minutes ago, HalfCutNinja said:

Well getting rid of McInnes really made a difference.

And even after another defeat still five points clear of fifth with five games to play. Coming off the worst run for a long time. Testament to what a stunning job he continued to do there.

Hope you didn't get too used to all this success.  

As a club who has spent the last couple years pissing about in the seaside leagues, pipe down about success.

[HalfCutNinja]

2 minutes ago, AFCDannyFTH said:

As a club who has spent the last couple years pissing about in the seaside leagues, pipe down about success.

We're not the ones sacking a manager who had consistently delivered it and continued to do so.

Don't worry though, I'm sure Stephen Glass's 18 months at Atlanta 2 have prepared him well to succeed the third best manager in the history of the club.

[Ira Gaines]

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[d31]

2 hours ago, Dons_1988 said:

Hoban is gone. We could do worse than Taylor Tbh. 

apparently Taylor is away. whats the source on Hoban? I'd be happy to twist on the three centre backs (Devlin, Hoban and Taylor)

[AFCDannyFTH]

Just now, HalfCutNinja said:

We're not the ones sacking a manager who had consistently delivered it and continued to do so.

Don't worry though, I'm sure Stephen Glass's 18 months at Atlanta 2 have prepared him well to succeed the third best manager in the history of the club.

Maybe, just maybe, our definitions of success are different. Our team has been on the slide for three years, McInnes' time was up long before we sacked him. His prior performance granted him a fairly long stay of execution, but the team's continued poor form meant a change had to be made to try and salvage a top four finish. 

 

[HalfCutNinja]

1 minute ago, AFCDannyFTH said:

Maybe, just maybe, our definitions of success are different. Our team has been on the slide for three years, McInnes' time was up long before we sacked him. His prior performance granted him a fairly long stay of execution, but the team's continued poor form meant a change had to be made to try and salvage a top four finish. 

 

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.

[Guest Bob Mahelp]

We're absolutely bereft of any kind of confidence in the last 20 in front of goals. We can't cross, we can't create chances of any kind. 

I'll honestly be stunned if we score at all in any of the 6 games we have left this season (Dumbarton will dump us out of the cup).

Who's to blame ? Well, obviously bad luck has played a part...Hedges and Watkins being injured killed our season. Poor recruitment in January hasn't helped us. 

However, the players themselves have been utterly pathetic in their attempts to rescue our season. Can I give a special shout out to Connor Mclennan ? Played a good game once 3 years ago and has done nothing....absolutely NOTHING...ever since. 

He's one of the players we're relying on to take the ball, and create, make and take chances. It turns out that the guy is a fucking coward....a wage thief who can't control the ball, can't beat players, can't pass, can't score, can't create chances, can't do anything that he's paid a large amount of money to do. 

Get him right to f**k, and get players in that have the courage to play the game. 

Sick of these khunts. 

 

[DrewDon]

I definitely wouldn't describe McLennan as a "coward". He is a player who has a natural inclination for running with the ball and driving at the opposition - he does usually try to take responsibility to get us up the pitch and generally wants to make things happen. Unfortunately, since he signed his contract extension, his actual quality and output has been very poor. He is technically quite limited at the moment, but that is something that a good coaching team should be able to identify and work on with him. He is still only twenty-one, after all.

However, he definitely does need to become a more well-rounded player and add some consistency to his game. Hopefully he can do that under the next management team. I think the raw attributes are definitely there, but next season feels like it will be crucial in seeing whether he is able to bring it all together and be an important part of the next manager's plans. 

[Illgresi]

25 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said:

We're absolutely bereft of any kind of confidence in the last 20 in front of goals. We can't cross, we can't create chances of any kind. 

I'll honestly be stunned if we score at all in any of the 6 games we have left this season (Dumbarton will dump us out of the cup).

Who's to blame ? Well, obviously bad luck has played a part...Hedges and Watkins being injured killed our season. Poor recruitment in January hasn't helped us. 

However, the players themselves have been utterly pathetic in their attempts to rescue our season. Can I give a special shout out to Connor Mclennan ? Played a good game once 3 years ago and has done nothing....absolutely NOTHING...ever since. 

He's one of the players we're relying on to take the ball, and create, make and take chances. It turns out that the guy is a fucking coward....a wage thief who can't control the ball, can't beat players, can't pass, can't score, can't create chances, can't do anything that he's paid a large amount of money to do. 

Get him right to f**k, and get players in that have the courage to play the game. 

Sick of these khunts. 

 

Sorry, this is absolute nonsense. McLennan was one of the few attacking players to actually do anything useful today. On numerous occasions today he did indeed, control the ball, beat a defender, pass accurately, and create chances. Again, nonsense.

[HarleyQuinn]

Personally, that was up there with some of the worst performances I've seen from Aberdeen in the last 8 years. Felt like the days of Ebbe, Paterson and McGhee.

In truth, both sides were poor and made it look like a Sunday league match. May appear harsh but Sheerin's tactics and very late subs have me doubting his ability as a coach.

Theres no one in the team that I'd be upset about leaving in the summer. The coaching staff needs an overhaul too.

Thankfully 13 players are leaving allowing the new manager to rebuild. 

Hedges, Fergie, Campbell, McCrorie and Lewis are still with us going forward - arguably our best players.

It is imperative the board make the right appointment. Cormack is under a lot of pressure. He made a bold decision to sack McInnes. He needs to really back the new manager this summer. 

I hope we steer well clear of the MLS in our search for a new manager and players.

 

 

[Guest Bob Mahelp]

2 minutes ago, DrewDon said:

I definitely wouldn't describe McLennan as a "coward". He is a player who has a natural inclination for running with the ball and driving at the opposition - he does usually try to take responsibility to get us up the pitch and generally wants to make things happen. Unfortunately, since he signed his contract extension, his actual quality and output has been very poor. He is technically quite limited at the moment, but that is something that a good coaching team should be able to identify and work on with him. He is still only twenty-one, after all.

However, he definitely does need to become a more well-rounded player and add some consistency to his game. Hopefully he can do that under the next management team. I think the raw attributes are definitely there, but next season feels like it will be crucial in seeing whether he is able to bring it all together and be an important part of the next manager's plans. 

 

Just now, Illgresi said:

Sorry, this is absolute nonsense. McLennan was one of the few attacking players to actually do anything useful today. On numerous occasions today he did indeed, control the ball, beat a defender, pass accurately, and create chances. Again, nonsense.

Sorry, I'll respectfully disagree with all of this. 

If by some miracle he actually manages to control a ball, his ability to set up chances or score goals is virtually zero. 

Can anyone actually say that McLennan is the type of player a new manager can be relying on to take us to another level ? 

He's Dundee quality, at best. 

 

[Illgresi]

1 minute ago, Bob Mahelp said:

 

Sorry, I'll respectfully disagree with all of this. 

If by some miracle he actually manages to control a ball, his ability to set up chances or score goals is virtually zero. 

Can anyone actually say that McLennan is the type of player a new manager can be relying on to take us to another level ? 

He's Dundee quality, at best. 

 

I must apologise. Now that I read it back, my post came across as more antagonistic than I meant it to be!

McLennan (like virtually every other player in the squad), hasn't been great for a good number of months now. He is however, one that always tries. I'm not going to sit through the RedTV highlights and create a showreel for you, but he did more today than any other attacking player. Now, by all means criticise him, but if so be fair, and criticise every other player first.

To answer your question, I think McLennan has a lot to offer, and with the right management and some confidence could indeed be an important part of the squad. Will he ever play for Scotland? Probably not. Will he go on to be a first team regular in a top 6 side in Scotland? I would say very likely. Whether that's with us or not depends on our own ambition.

[Guest Bob Mahelp]

2 minutes ago, Illgresi said:

I must apologise. Now that I read it back, my post came across as more antagonistic than I meant it to be!

McLennan (like virtually every other player in the squad), hasn't been great for a good number of months now. He is however, one that always tries. I'm not going to sit through the RedTV highlights and create a showreel for you, but he did more today than any other attacking player. Now, by all means criticise him, but if so be fair, and criticise every other player first.

To answer your question, I think McLennan has a lot to offer, and with the right management and some confidence could indeed be an important part of the squad. Will he ever play for Scotland? Probably not. Will he go on to be a first team regular in a top 6 side in Scotland? I would say very likely. Whether that's with us or not depends on our own ambition.

No worries my friend, no offence taken. 

You're correct to say that every player in the team deserves criticism....it's unfair to single out McLennan alone. 

We're effectively in classic relegation form. Players are terrified to do something different that makes the difference between winning and losing. squad con fidence must be absolute rock bottom at this moment. 

 

[Raidernation]

Maybe our support have different ideas of success from you lot because
1. We don’t flit about in the lower leagues
2. We’re not spoonburners drugged oot we’re tiny minds

[Illgresi]

2 minutes ago, Bob Mahelp said:

No worries my friend, no offence taken. 

You're correct to say that every player in the team deserves criticism....it's unfair to single out McLennan alone. 

We're effectively in classic relegation form. Players are terrified to do something different that makes the difference between winning and losing. squad con fidence must be absolute rock bottom at this moment. 

 

Agreed, hence why I posted earlier saying I'd like to see some more of the young lads come in. Realistically we're not going to finish 3rd, nor are we going to finish 6th. The Scottish cup may well not be completed, and even if it is, it's highly likely one of the cheeks will win it. Sheerin isn't going to get the manager/head coach role either. So we literally have nothing to lose, except a £100k or so for possibly finishing 5th.

Take the pressure off, and let's be a bit creative until the end of the season.

[highland_mechanic]

1 minute ago, Illgresi said:

Agreed, hence why I posted earlier saying I'd like to see some more of the young lads come in. Realistically we're not going to finish 3rd, nor are we going to finish 6th. The Scottish cup may well not be completed, and even if it is, it's highly likely one of the cheeks will win it. Sheerin isn't going to get the manager/head coach role either. So we literally have nothing to lose, except a £100k or so for possibly finishing 5th.

Take the pressure off, and let's be a bit creative until the end of the season.

It was a real shame it was young MacKenzie who made the mistake for United's goal as it spoiled what was a reasonable debut from him.

I don't see what harm it would be in giving Ethan Ross a try as Hayes, Kennedy and McLennan have been stinking for months.