coprolite Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, gannonball said: I would disagree a bit here Aberdeen have on average had on average the 3rd biggest budget and have signed many players off clubs in the league because they can offer more money so those signings shouldn’t really be classified as ‘punts’. Also every club in the league generally lose their better players my team included it’s making sure you get cash for them at the right time and the fraction of that you re-invest is done correctly. It's still a punt as to whether they'll work here. See Gallagher, Stwewart, Kennedy, Storey etc. We can't pay for players that are guaranteed quality. We can still pay more than competitors though so should be less shit 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, coprolite said: It's still a punt as to whether they'll work here. See Gallagher, Stwewart, Kennedy, Storey etc. We can't pay for players that are guaranteed quality. We can still pay more than competitors though so should be less shit In that respect every signing would deemed a punt everywhere. But if you can sign the supposedly better players from your league and often use that model it should be deemed less of one compared to other clubs who have to find more obscure players from other leagues. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, 72redz said: Eh? Doric words make him feel uncomfortable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 21 minutes ago, 72redz said: Eh? 7 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Doric words make him feel uncomfortable. I’m used to it having lived in Aberdeen and working offshore but we speak the queens English here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72redz Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Just now, gannonball said: I’m used to it having lived in Aberdeen and working offshore but we speak the queens English here Fitiver min 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, gannonball said: In that respect every signing would deemed a punt everywhere. But if you can sign the supposedly better players from your league and often use that model it should be deemed less of one compared to other clubs who have to find more obscure players from other leagues. Agree to an extent but bigger clubs have more resources for scouting and coaching to help mitigate some of the risk of a number of signings going wrong at the same time. Also, the further up the food chain a club is the less likely they are to lose better players simply because there are fewer bigger clubs. Celtic are unlikely to be outbid by the likes of Blackburn or Wigan like we are. I'd be willing to bet that on any measure of performance variability, large clubs vary less than medium clubs (us) who vary less than small clubs. The original point was simply that we should expect some bad seasons. I don't think that's particularly controversial. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 7 minutes ago, gannonball said: I’m used to it having lived in Aberdeen and working offshore but we speak the queens English here Big team found 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 6 minutes ago, 72redz said: Fitiver min The greatest video ever recorded is in Doric, Ignore the philistines with Palestine flags min Spoiler 12g.mp4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, gannonball said: I’m used to it having lived in Aberdeen and working offshore but we speak the queens English here We’ll let @The_Kincardine be the judge of your use of English, thank you very much. Edited February 6, 2022 by Dons_1988 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72redz Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, TommyDickFingers said: The greatest video ever recorded is in Doric, Ignore the philistines with Palestine flags min Hide contents 12g.mp4 994.39 kB · 0 downloads Quality min 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Decided not to bother watching the game yesterday, and instead went to the pub with a pal and watched the rugby. Great decision. Only football I watch these days is Aberdeen, and my enjoyment for watching the Dons is waning, so why bother? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyDickFingers Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, Illgresi said: Decided not to bother watching the game yesterday, and instead went to the pub with a pal and watched the rugby. Great decision. Only football I watch these days is Aberdeen, and my enjoyment for watching the Dons is waning, so why bother? Apathy due to getting older perhaps? I know I got more incensed seeing Tarquin and his jolly mates lining up beers at the front of Murryfield without a care in the world than I did watching the game yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, gannonball said: I’m used to it having lived in Aberdeen and working offshore but we speak the queens English here Maybe so, but you canna spell it... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illgresi Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, TommyDickFingers said: Apathy due to getting older perhaps? I know I got more incensed seeing Tarquin and his jolly mates lining up beers at the front of Murryfield without a care in the world than I did watching the game yesterday. More than likely that's a factor. Football in general just doesn't interest me anymore. It's only my love for the Dons that has kept me going this long, but even that is waning now. At risk of sounding like a da, it's just not the same sport as it was when I was young. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Suspect Device said: The only problem I have with us sacking Glass is that Brown would probably be his replacement. I’m fairly certain that won’t happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 minute ago, IDoNotKnowThisOne said: Kevin Thomson...lolz Already positioning himself for the Rangers job, that he might never get. Get fucked. A massive no from me as well for Thomson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Maybe so, but you canna spell it... I think you mean the punctuation? Edited February 6, 2022 by gannonball 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 12 hours ago, 72redz said: The only wye Glass can possibly survive is if we muddle on getting some sporadic results, maybe a competitive performance on Wednesday and squeeze a win next Seterday. But, he must start playing the younger players - get Ojo, Hayes, even Broon on the bench and start building a side aroon Barron, Mackenzie, Ramsay, McRorie, Bates, Besuijen, Ruth, Duncan… If you think Michael Ruth is the answer up front for the Dons, I’d be asking a different question. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 minute ago, gannonball said: I think you mean the punctuation? Is that a question or a statement? At least grammar and spelling pedantry can give us a break for having to talk about the shite football. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Just now, Suspect Device said: Is that a question or a statement? At least grammar and spelling pedantry can give us a break for having to talk about the shite football. If questions are allowed….. Neil Lennon to be next Aberdeen manager? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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