Molotov Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 12 minutes ago, Bogbrush1903 said: And there was me thinking that the Dons and Saints were old pals, exchanging good players and managers between us and generally looking after each other's backs and now we're taking punches below the belt from our old Buddies... Hardly below the belt. Just telling the truth. You have won as many major trophies as our wee team has in the last 2 decades. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GregStewart Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 9 minutes ago, Molotov said: Hardly below the belt. Just telling the truth. You have won as many major trophies as our wee team has in the last 2 decades. Is that not roughly similar for all clubs though, out with the duopoly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogbrush1903 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Molotov said: Hardly below the belt. Just telling the truth. You have won as many major trophies as our wee team has in the last 2 decades. My first match was on March 3rd 1984 when the Saints visited Pittodrie, and as I walked into the Beach End (I'm sure the away fans were in the Paddock) my nine year old breath was taken away by the vast green pitch and the supporters gathering pitchside in expectation. Both teams looked magnificent, and the team colours complemented each other, Dons in all red and the Saints bedecked in a super-cool black and white stripes (see below) with black shorts. The Dons won 2-0 with goals from Strachan and Hewitt; however, both teams left an impression on me that day, which was bolstered when I learned later that Fergie also managed the Saints before heading North. Well if the Dons don't win trophies then I'm just glad someone else does other then Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee. Unfortunately, that's where I am now with Scottish football. It's us against them... Edited December 26, 2022 by Bogbrush1903 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, 1GregStewart said: Is that not roughly similar for all clubs though, out with the duopoly? Ask your poor wee neighbours in Perth. They managed a double a few seasons ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 3 hours ago, pozbaird said: Do you? Where you are is in a league that has nothing much between any of the teams bar the top two who are out of sight. The bigger budgets and supports of Aberdeen and the Edinburgh clubs don’t seem to translate into much of anything. In fact, I’d go as far as to say Livingston and Motherwell, or St Johnstone and Dundee United away are equally troubling fixtures for St Mirren than Aberdeen, Hearts or Hibs. Wafer thin difference between any of us. Aye, I’d agree with most of that. Caveat that slightly by saying I’d be happy to play you at Pittodrie any time. Your record there is very poor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said: Aye, I’d agree with most of that. Caveat that slightly by saying I’d be happy to play you at Pittodrie any time. Your record there is very poor? Let’s be honest our record most places is poor. Apart from Cappielow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Over time the budgets of the bigger clubs show quite clearly. https://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_table/sco-premiership/ Furthermore, Hibs have won 10 major honours, Hearts have won 16, Aberdeen have won 17 (domestic). St Mirren, for example, have won 4, and no non-city club has won more than 5. The issue is that in any one season Hearts/Hibs/Aberdeen's budget advantage over the other Premiership clubs isn't enough to just slap them aside. A well-coached and tough-to-beat smaller Premiership club will always have a swing at making Europe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo_j Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Lola montez said: On another topic, I noticed the Aberdeen no 3 McKenzie had huge rips in his socks at the back, doesn’t have particularly huge calves so does anyone know what this is all about, do Aberdeen have a mouse/ moth problem or does McKenzie need his nails trimmed? He nearly needed a pair of suspenders to keep them up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thenorthernlight Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 37 minutes ago, Molotov said: Let’s be honest our record most places is poor. Apart from Cappielow. Aye, your away record, so far, is worse than ours, which is some going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 minute ago, Thenorthernlight said: Aye, your away record, so far, is worse than ours, which is some going. We are at least consistent. Each and every year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Bogbrush1903 said: Well if the Dons don't win trophies then I'm just glad someone else does other then Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee. Unfortunately, that's where I am now with Scottish football. It's us against them. Agreed. Unless it’s Morten. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GregStewart Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Molotov said: Ask your poor wee neighbours in Perth. They managed a double a few seasons ago. That doesn’t change what I said. Everyone has roughly won a couple of things in the last 20 years, give or take a little, I’m guessing anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torfason Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64098399 He deserves pelters for his performance but FFS, there is no need for that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lola montez Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 21 hours ago, Bogbrush1903 said: And there was me thinking that the Dons and Saints were old pals, exchanging good players and managers between us and generally looking after each other's backs and now we're taking punches below the belt from our old Buddies... We’ve moved on to Hibs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 20 hours ago, Molotov said: Agreed. Unless it’s Morten. Nope Morton for the cup - well the next round anyway! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Ripping holes in your socks to improve circulation. Remember when players were slapping wee things across their noses to improve breathing… must be the latest short-term fad. How long until there’s a rumour St Mirren are in financial trouble because our players are burning through socks at a rate of fifty pairs a week? Mind you, Aberdeen will be burning through them at a hundred pairs a week - bigger club, bigger budget, bigger support, more socks. I think that’s how it works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddie Holly Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 16 minutes ago, pozbaird said: Ripping holes in your socks to improve circulation. Remember when players were slapping wee things across their noses to improve breathing… must be the latest short-term fad. How long until there’s a rumour St Mirren are in financial trouble because our players are burning through socks at a rate of fifty pairs a week? Mind you, Aberdeen will be burning through them at a hundred pairs a week - bigger club, bigger budget, bigger support, more socks. I think that’s how it works. they don’t burn them they cut them with scissors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Buddie Holly said: they don’t burn them they cut them with scissors I walked straight into that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 4 hours ago, pozbaird said: I walked straight into that one. Probably because there was a hole in your sock... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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