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2-0 Boca now after long VAR check to award a penalty. Game probably over now.

Looks like they have split the league into two groups of 15. Everyone plays everyone plus one game against a rival from the other group. Then top 8 from each group play off in knock out phase to produce Apertura champion. They then have a break for World Cup and then repeat for Clausura. Sounds over complicated to me.

Bit sedate this one by South American standards. Hardly any wild tackles. 1-0 Boca just before half time.

Serious question,are there any Dons who haven't outshine Milanovic? Yengiand possibly Maynard but can't think of many others. Gary Hackett was also terrible but thankfully,due to personal circumstances,I missed all of his useless appearances, more's the pity I have witnessed the cross Milanovic has provided

Boca Juniors v Newells Old Boys on Premier Sports 2 now.

Of course, just when luton was mentioned and as average as shady was, he outshines milanovic based on what we’ve seen to date!

No you're not. You can string together a sentence. He cannae.

Zak Vyner (remember him?). Just signed for Wrexham, who are play-off hopefuls in the English Championship. All I remember of his time here was a cracking goal in a 3-0 win at Fir Park.

Nae offence but can't realistically see that coming to fruition

Slight deviation but still on topic - any idea how many players that we sign / loan we actually watch play? be interested to know; how may are from data models - with a quick view of a “highlights” reel how may are pushed by agents- again with obligatory highlights reel how many - like Lutz signings- are from recommendations from “contacts” how many we physically send someone to look at them, asses their attributes over a period of time, and actually make a decision on from how these guys actually play data may be the future but until you have people that can interpret it, you will throw good money after bad dont have an issue using the data, but some of our signings, if someone told me they had watched them, would be sending them to the SFA to take up a refereeing course

Scott Burns saying we are still looking to bring in defenders.

Can we put some pressure on you to perfect the card tricks and you can share with Lutz and the football monitoring board so they can pick the next Joker from the pack that will manage us?

I’m president of the United States of America

What sort of job do you have, generally if you embezzle, murder, rape, kiddie fiddle etc and get caught, you're not unsackeable

I’d do that deal, get somewhere between 500-1M, maybe bring in shady back on a short term loan till summer to seal the deal until better options are available in the summer?

Aren't they are in Div 1...proper mannies fitba Div 3? And a great place to live

Luton allegedly in for Clarkson.

Shinnie is a Raul type in the respect of what you're saying and should've been club captain but for match days we require a stronger spirit on the field. You only had to remember the days when it was Brown at Celtic against Shinnie and it was embarrassing to watch Shinnie get rag-dolled every match he played against him. You only had to watch the game recently where Shinnie was basically eating his armband because the referee was turning him away even although he was the captain on the park. Would that happen to Brown, McGregor, Tavernier, Shankland?? Not a chance and it's not just because he plays for Aberdeen but also because of how he is perceived by referees and opposition players on the pitch in my opinion. That's a major priority the new manager has to sign for the club, a player that deserves to wear the armband for the talent, ability, leadership, fear factor they'll instil etc.

I hear you, and while shinnie is certainly in decline, I still think you’re being a little harsh. He’s a die hard don, can’t fault his effort, his heart, his care, and still can play a very good game. He’s a trophy winning captain and an internationalist, played many a game in Scotland, England, and in Europe. My captain scores the first penalty in the top corner in a cup final. I’ve said it beforehand he’s Aberdeen culture, not unlike considine in a way, may not wow you as a top talent, but will teach and preach the Aberdeen way and hold standards. I wouldn’t be surprised if he clashed with the egos of aouchiche and palaversa. McGregor at Celtic is their shinnie, Maguire at man utd, even Robertson at Liverpool, maybe Declan rice, man city signing guehi, all home grown (as in from that country) that I think give the dressing room an important voice. what intrigues me is who replaces shinnie as captain moving forward. We are such a squad in transition with minimum leadership

The difference between Ronaldo and Bruno compared to Shinnie, well there's obviously a long list of things, but the most apparent is if you are a player coming into Man Utd or Portugal or wherever and you see Ronaldo or Bruno in your changing room then their standing in football inspires you to perform better, again most likely because you want to be on their level, you want to be seen to be trying to be their equal. This is a more modern day captain which is effective in it's own way but only really when you're in a winning team that's performing well and the support are happy. When their respective teams aren't doing so well the knives come out for them being the captain for their perceived lack of intensity and not being an old fashioned captain. With Shinnie as our captain then I hardly expect any players to be overawed by Shinnie's talent, ability, winners medals etc. and feel they have to up their game to reach his level. That's no dig at Shinnie because I think he has been a good signing for us though I'd have preferred him to have left last summer as he isn't the Shinnie that we signed anymore and simply being tenacious isn't anywhere near what we require in the positions he gets deployed in.

Brazilian Super cup on Premier Sports 2 just now.

I think a captain varies by manager. Ronaldo and bruno Fernandez are absolutely not captains to me for example, but certainly to their teams and country. some go for effort, communication, ability, position, tenure at the club, nationality, etc. Shinnie leads by example and would sweat blood for the club, and was one of our best players (may still be due to the crap we have), a captain to many but not all.

Shinnie in no way is a Captain for me, yes he is one of a very few bunch that actually seems to care and tries his darndest to get AFC winning games but as I posted earlier, sometimes players can try too hard and it actually detracts from the dynamic of the team. Devlin being captain in Shinnie's absence is equally laughable as there is nothing he has shown that would inspire me to pull my socks up and tear into the opposition. I agree there is not one stand out player that you look at in our team that you fear letting down, that you know will rip you to shreds if your standards drop, not one! That is another horrendous indictment of our recruitment and promotion from within. And I totally agree that players go backwards in double quick time once they pull on the famous red. This for me is a culture problem and has never been stamped out by various managers and "captains"

That a great post! Although you’ll probably disagree with me

We all should be the manager of Aberdeen, we are all always right. We’d be winning the league if I was manager! good post, you created good discussion!