Frank Grimes Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Falcor Roar said: We certainly have more recently than you lot anyway Although you did challenge Sevco in the second tier tbf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 0-0 v Kilmarnock 2-4 v Rangers 2-2 v St Mirren 0-2 v Hamilton 1-1 v Livingston 3-1 v Motherwell 0-3 v Celtic 2-1 v Hearts 3-2 v Hearts 3-0 v Ross County 1-1 v St Johnstone 1-1 v Hibs 0-4 v Celtic Just the four home league wins from thirteen games in 2019 - only a couple of clean sheets amongst them, too. We have mostly carried the belief under McInnes that, even if we get battered by Celtic (and now Rangers), we would easily take care of the dross nine times out of ten. You look at some of the teams that we have failed to beat at Pittodrie on that list, though - St Mirren (needed penalties to avoid relegation), Hamilton, Livingston, this season's St Johnstone, Paul Heckingbottom's Hibs. Some of the draws were fortunate not to be defeats, if we're being brutally honest. It's not quite Hearts at Tynecastle, but it's grim reading. It's not just a case of a few bad weeks, either; it's at risk of becoming fairly commonplace now. If the team is being instructed to play the way they have been at Pittodrie for a while, it obviously isn't working and needs to change. People say the turgid style of play is worth it for good results, but there are just too many times recently where the ends haven't been justifying the means. The vast majority of players looked completely deflated and lacking in any desire or motivation yesterday. Many were clearly confused about what they were supposed to be doing, which unfortunately isn't the first time I've seen that even this season. It was pretty pathetic to watch. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldie1980 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 mulumbu coming in to save the day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberdeen Cowden Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, big al said: If you aren’t willing to press your opponent, tackle your opponent and at the right times foul your opponent to stop dangerous situations arising then you shouldn’t be playing at this level. Based on today that means we need a completely new team. it was alike b(h)oys against girls such was the difference physically and mentally. Bit like Saturday? Edited October 28, 2019 by Aberdeen Cowden Typo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 In other news, Joe Harper inducted into the Scottish Football Hall Of Fame last night. Although I can’t find any publicity from it or even where it was held. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, Baldie1980 said: mulumbu coming in to save the day Seen O’Neil being mentioned again too. Seems a strange one. By this point just about everyone would be fit to play by the time they are. Also is Hedges in the bad books now? Two games as an unused sub seems a bit off? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, Aberdeen Cowden said: Bit like Saturday? Haha Yeah both games had similarities! Bad weekend! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big al Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rodhull said: Seen O’Neil being mentioned again too. Seems a strange one. By this point just about everyone would be fit to play by the time they are. Also is Hedges in the bad books now? Two games as an unused sub seems a bit off? Heard Hedges had a knock last week but no idea about yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Christ, just found out Hibs drew at the weekend. Last I had seen they were 2-0 up. Things could be worse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishZizou Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I’m conflicted about McInnes. I know I am far more patient than most though. I think it’s fairer to judge managers on longer periods of time rather than beings prisoners of the moment. It’s hard to be objective when it’s your team but if I read about the job McInnes had done in some random European country by another manager I think I’d be laughing at him being sacked. Saying that the manner of our defeats to the old firm are the biggest gripe I have and think it’s fair to hold that against him. I normally (in a quite cringeworthy think I know about football way but really probably don’t) have some idea in my head as to what I think we could do. I’m at an absolute loss though and it looks more psychological than anything else. It feels like what we need is to not concede/ride our luck/be solid for the first 20/25 minutes so the players actually believe they can compete. They looked absolutely beaten on Sunday before it started. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherchance Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 There is absolutely no point in replacing McInnes like for like with somebody like Steve Robinson, especially given the compo/outlay.You just know that’s what Milne would do though.If we’re going to make a change we should go all out. See a good few English Championship/League 1 clubs have foreign (usually German) head coaches and seem to have success - this’d surely be an easy way to broaden our horizons in terms of scouting/contacts too you’d think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodhull Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Difference is there’s still money and potential going to a club in those leagues. Lack of much of either here would mean we’d be lucky to attract the German equivalent of Jimmy Calderwood. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 I definitely wouldn't be opposed to casting the net further afield when the time comes, but I'd be concerned that Cormack would hire the fitness coach from Atlanta United 2 or something. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 2 hours ago, DrewDon said: I definitely wouldn't be opposed to casting the net further afield when the time comes, but I'd be concerned that Cormack would hire the fitness coach from Atlanta United 2 or something. If he did, we could have ten other puppies chasing crisp packets for 90mins to keep JG company.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon99 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 There is absolutely no point in replacing McInnes like for like with somebody like Steve Robinson, especially given the compo/outlay.You just know that’s what Milne would do though.If we’re going to make a change we should go all out. See a good few English Championship/League 1 clubs have foreign (usually German) head coaches and seem to have success - this’d surely be an easy way to broaden our horizons in terms of scouting/contacts too you’d think.The percentave of Football League Teams that hire managers from abroad and it actually work out is very very low. Yes there have been successes (Farke at Norwich, Wagner at Huddersfield, Nuno at Wolves etc) but my god the amount of dross and subsequent change around that there has been in those leagues is huge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGarci Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I think everybody would want fight with the old firm, but it is impossible, aberdeen has lost year by year their best players, and finally every years go to pre-europe, I am sure there isnt a manager better than mcinness for you, although the years "wear down" a manager in the same team..... It is said that the supports need "new faces" If you want we can change him for craig levein....xd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 49 minutes ago, McGarci said: I think everybody would want fight with the old firm, but it is impossible, aberdeen has lost year by year their best players, and finally every years go to pre-europe, I am sure there isnt a manager better than mcinness for you, although the years "wear down" a manager in the same team..... It is said that the supports need "new faces" If you want we can change him for craig levein....xd Based on what? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Opening of the Training Ground live on YouTube at the moment 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Hopefully redtv have the coverage up later. In all the misery surrounding the club just now this is a brilliant day for us. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGarci Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 22 hours ago, Merkland Red said: Based on what? you only have to watch the team before he came, and now. moreover, youth academy players whom have developed, money etc etc tell me one manager who could go the team better than 3th 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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