Doctor Manhattan Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 AKA Third Whatever Happens v Fourth at Best, Seventh at Worst. I for one am gutted that Curtis "air shot" Main will not be playing.
DrewDon Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Motherwell to dominate, go 1-0 up, miss about four sitters to finish us off, one of our big lads to nick an equaliser from a set-piece in the 89th minute with only our second effort on target of the entire game. FT 1-1.
RussellAnderson Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 McInnes to finally stumble on a workin XI? Prayin for it!
capt_oats Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Can't see us changing much tbh. The only obvious questions are Cole vs Long and Carroll vs Tait. B2B clean sheets against St Johnstone and St Mirren probably means we'll go with the recent back 4 and I think we'll stick with Cole as the #9 and chuck Long on for 30 mins in the 2nd half. If Campbell's not burst after being away with the u21s he'll start. Gillespie Grimshaw Gallagher Hartley Tait Campbell Maguire Polworth Scott Cole Seedorf Subs: Long, Carson, Mugabi, O'Hara, Semple, Carroll, Hylton Since the LC QF shoeing at Fir Park McInnes has generally tried to match Rabinson's sides and "win the battle". The 0-1 that followed a couple of days laster being the classic of the genre. With Aberdeen's injuries and suspensions I'm curious to see what he does here. I wouldn't be hugely surprised if it ended up a draw.
ropy Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 I think Carroll will play and Tait will fight it out (and lose?) with Grimshaw for right back.
ropy Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Hartley to jerk his back with 10 minutes to go and big Bevis to come on, cult hero in the making, I suspect he will be poor.
welldaft Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 IMHO These next 3 games are huge in terms of giving us a real belief whether top 4 and Europe are a realistic opportunity or whether top 6 is more realistic. A win v Aberdeen and Killie and we can start to believe. Even a win and a draw would suffice. But a couple of losses or a loss and a draw and the mood may be a little different. I leave the Rangers game out simply as they will likely pick up 3 points and if it looks like they won’t the referee will step in to help. I hope he starts with Carroll and Long in place of Tait and Cole. Cole has the makings of a decent player but is so unpredictable. Long for me has been more stable option and has proved he is a goalscorer. Carroll has been a v pleasant surprise and despite being sent of TWICE has performed well. That said I reckon Robinson will only make one of those changes and not both. Which one we will find out at 13:50 on Saturday. Aberdeen will be the toughest game so far (apart) from Celtic and despite injuries and suspensions are strong and streetwise. Considine is usually good for a headed goal against us. It will be a real battle and if we are to win we need all players to be up for it and for the referee to not a talking point against us. Plus a little luck. We get that and we will take the 3 points. Anything less and a draw or loss is likely. Really looking forward to this game...Hope For a decent home crowd also.
MJC Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 We're not winning this one, 2-1 to Aberdeen with Considine getting his regulation goal against us.
Ron Aldo Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, MJC said: We're not winning this one, 2-1 to Aberdeen with Considine getting his regulation goal against us. We'd be in the Lowland league if your predictions were correct every week.
Neil86 Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 out of interest, who do Aberdeen have injured/suspended?
nsr Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 Motherwell to win 3-2. McInnes to look increasingly sheepish with poor excuses for the defeat.
naegoodinthedark Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 out of interest, who do Aberdeen have injured/suspended?Everyone except Lewis & Cosgrove**correct at time of writing.
DukDukGoose Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 42 minutes ago, Neil86 said: out of interest, who do Aberdeen have injured/suspended? Off the top of my head Bryson, Ojo, Ferguson, Main, Wright. A few others have just returned from injury.
Rodhull Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 There was talk of Bryson possibly being back after the international break but haven't seen any recent updates about it so guessing he won't be?
Suspect Device Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 5-6 to the Aberdeen. Just need to bring back Leighton and Goram out of retirement.
MJC Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 Ironically enough, this Sunday will be twenty years to the day of that debacle(at least from a Motherwell point of view) of a match. I know some Motherwell fans like to look back on that game in some kind of awe, but it truly was a horrendous and embarrassing night for our club and there was nothing to celebrate at all. Before that game Aberdeen had picked up one point all season and scored only two goals having lost 7-0 at Parkhead on the Saturday befofehand, indeed they were a national laughing stock. Yet they rolled into Fir Park that night and put six past us. Absolutely criminal from us and to make matters worse, you had and still do get some Motherwell fans going "aww but I really enjoyed that game, great spectacle for the neutral, great entertainment, bla bla bla". Talk like that absolutely infuriates me from our fans and it reeks to high heavens of a losers mentality. We LOST that game in the most embarrassing of manners possible, there was nothing to take from that in terms of enjoyment.
Antiochas III Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, MJC said: Considine getting his regulation goal against us. His what now?
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