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Hey! No need for that.

I know it’s not but it is for me. Finally made the pilgrimage over for my 50th. Off to the Ullevi stadium in the morning, to try and recreate Hewitts winner. There doesn’t seem to be an official tour but ill chap the door and ask I don’t know what you’re all moaning about, the weather is lovely

I reckon Stephen Robinson used this thread to motivate the players yesterday. Look guys, we've been shyte, but on top of all that, there are "fans" out their, who think a 'chippy' is a suitable term for a chipper. The only way to stop such talk, is to go out, win games and put them idiots back in their box.

It's a chipper!! ... itherwise oor we announce a team selection somethin' like a goalkeepie, 3 defendies, 2 back wingies, 3 midfieldies, an' two strikies. If that happens, dinna be surprised if mony a playie chaps on the door o' the managie demandin tae be put on the transfie list and ends up playin' for the Rangies. ... an' dinna get ma started aboot Willie Millie bein' a sweepie .... guy nivver swept a lum in eez life ... wis def a chipper tho ... nae an affa good ane, but hey, ye canna be good at aathin'

It's a chipper

A fair point. I guess Olusanya is proven chaos, whereas those two are unproven chaos! Olusanya has the physique (height, basically) that Keskinen lacks against big centre halves, and Bilalovic seems to be quite weak and lacks the diligence to even do the forward role. Bilalovic looks like the type that has the potential to be good, but will probably never fulfil it. Unless he has an amazing preseason, I'd like to see him go somewhere in Scotland on loan for six months to sharpen him up and get him putting the work in. What's most frustrating about the Olusanya situation is that he, and none of the other options, are actually as good as Esther Sokler. With a bit of work, he could have been a great asset when playing two up front.

Signing Olusanya is only a good idea if someone else in the league is signing Rubi. He has not managed goals in the MLS, League 1 in England and our league this season. Signing him is no different to signing Lazetic and Yengi last season. I was not in favour of Robinson’s appointment and nothing I am seeing is changing that view so far. I really hope summer will prove me wrong and we won’t just try to recreate his St Mirren team in style and possibly personnel however, I suspect I will be deeply regretting my decision to renew my season ticket.

Hard no from me. Name alone isn’t a footballer, sounds like the neighboring town of camberwick green.

Out of the frying pan, into the absolute cunt, as they say.

Watergate, MPs expenses, Post Office scandal, and now from the courier.... A new spin off civil war between the 'chippy' and 'chippie' factions to begin shortly

My pants are a bit less sodden than usual this week. There's still some way to go before I will feel confident about wearing light coloured trousers, though.

Why don't you marry Gogic....

Quite possibly felt in their fifties after watching the shite on show that night, Must have aged several years sitting through that

Lot of assumptions there Panda min. Wish I could feel so positive, but I just knew that was coming. I’ll be honest. They have got to be joking. The lad works hard and puts himself about - which is more than most of them have done this year - but there’s one small issue, he’s NOT A FOOTBALLER!! Seriously if this is the level we’re going for - backup or not (and I’d not be so sure on that one) - then we’re going nowhere. You think Hearts or Motherwell would sign that? Not a chance, and both of them have shown you don’t need to build a squad incrementally over time - one good transfer window with astute capable signings suited to your league and style can transform your team. Someone needs to have a word with Robinson, remind him he’s nae at St Mirren now and his budget stretches much further than Toyosi bloody Olusanya. Get a grip AFC ffs…

Keskinen could be far more effective at what Olusanya does if given enough of a chance. Especially if we're playing a 352 with no wingers, might as well use him there and leave whatever striker budget we have for someone who can challenge Nisbit for the number 9 role. Bilalovic also had a small handful of good games in the 2nd striker role earlier in the season and got a couple of goals out of it. Obviously the consistency was not there given his age and the level he'd been playing at, but another who's likely not to get a chance of playing on the wing every week that can be re-purposed.

Let’s be honest here, he shouldn’t be anywhere near our club and is probably worse than Yengi and definitely Ambrose. It would be a complete pisstake to take him in permanently after what has been a pretty shite stint at the club.

I felt if Hearts could take at least four points from Hibs & Rangers they would win it. They got six, and were behind in both games. They can afford to lose a game now and still win it. I've heard Celtic fans say if it's alive on the final day then Celtic will do what they need to do and score as many as they need, but I don't think they will. This isn't the Celtic side of old. It's one that has filled itself with project players and relied on previous title winners who have regressed from what they once were. I don't think Celtic will win their three remaining games. Honestly, I could see Hearts beating Motherwell and Celtic dropping points to Rangers, meaning Hearts can win it at home in midweek. Is it good for Aberdeen? Unlikely. It makes Hearts significantly stronger, especially if they reach the group stages of the Champions League. Maybe not enough to win it again if Celtic finally spend their vast reserves, but enough to make it more difficult for us to close the gap on them. However, I'm beginning to accept it. It stings, especially because it's Derek McInnes, but I have a few Hearts pals I'll be happy for. What's more important than anything though is that we sort ourselves the fuck out, because we need to at the very least be competitive again at the top end.

Fuckin wrong ‘uns. Boooooo….. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cqxpr15wggzo?app-referrer=deep-link

Regurgitation of the story I highlighted on 17th April or is it actually happening. Imagine signing a player of this age when we refused to give McGrath the fourth year that would have taken him through to this age

Fair assessments mostly being made but I agree with Don Julio that Bilalovic and Kjartansson are young players and it would be unfair to write them off yet. Maybe even Lazetic falls into that category, I feel like he could be the type of player Robinson could work with as he has the attributes physically. I wouldn’t write off any one completely, it’s been such a strange season.

Very poor comparison but miller and McLeish complimented each other, we didn’t really want two millers or two mcleish’s, we had great balance. Where I think knoester beats Milne is I think Milne is soft, and for his height is really poor in the air, he’s just not a center half, he’s not fearless and aggressive. Knoester is a central defender.I I think milne’s ultimately a midfielder. Adding a brute next to knoester makes more sense than adding a brute next to Milne. RE Gogic, he could do a job despite his age. If he’s athletic and mobile he could play until he’s 36/37 and fill in at holding mid and central defense. Kinda what I expected from sivert, then we realized he couldn’t bend his legs or move.

His biggest issue is the physical side. If he can get more power, strength and running he has the ability to be an asset. Hedges was gash in his first season for the Dons, but spent the summer working on his fitness and returned a very good player. Milanovic has technical abilities, definitely, they're just nearly invisible because he's got the physical attributes of a teenager making his debut in Scotland. That results in him being frightened to get the ball and timid in general. He's a player that could certainly be useful with a lot of work. He'll never be like Morris, because he doesn't have the pace, but he could be the strong, direct, runner through the middle that Hedges was. It just depends on how much time Robinson is willing to spend on him, and how much the player is willing to work. I have my doubts about both those things.

County 0-1 up against Raith. Assist for Ryan Duncan as he steps over a free kick to let a better player take it.

Thought I'd give my take on our signings: Suman (s) - who knows? Not really tested and what is it we expect from a backup keeper? Bratveit (s) - didn't hugely impress me, but fine as a back up Gyamfi (s) - good going forward, mixed defensively - may be a question of whether part of a 4 or a 5? Obvious injury issues Frame (s) - success Elvis (s) - not tested Dorrington - fail. Really don't know why. Morrison - not sure, potential to be a success, depending on role and system? McIntyre (s) - fail Aouchiche - success/fail Armstrong (s) - success but a bit of a rolls royce, my sense is we'll get more out of him if we're performing better Geiger - moderate success: I think has helped bring some stability but fitness/injuries have limited his contribution Aremu (s) - flashes of what he might be capable of, but fitness has limited contribution to date Kjartansson (s) - too soon to say. He's young and a "project player". He's stepped in sometimes and shown potential Cameron - success-ish. He's been busy and energetic, but doesn't feel like his impact in terms of goals, etc. has been what I'd expect? Karlsson - early goals garnered points that probably have saved us, but over the piece a fail. A negative influence on the team I suspect Milanovic (s) - even as a "project player" has looked completely lost and unable to impact the game. Unclear if remediable Bilalovic (s) - as a "project player" has shown flashes of potential, but certainly not a success yet. Would like to see him given a Shady Mo role Olusanya - despite his limitations, has been a successful signing Yengi (s) - redefines the meaning of fail. Extraordinarily bad signing. Lazetic (s) - "project player" so early to judge, but hasn't shown any signs of progression, potentially the reverse, so not looking good Nisbet (s) - success

A lot of that has to do with their names and their haircuts. It was clear after Polvara was forced out for looking too much like Milne, that we were going to have to address the three you mention.

Indeed it does. Funny how it was the first time that Trump had actually attended this annual event in his entire time as President Took place in the same hotel as the attempt on Reagan took place back in '81.

Maybe a little fortunate to win but we’ve been unfortunate to lose this season too. Balances out.

Should these things not already he absorbed into the ticket price? Like I say, Aberdeen banked a few million from guaranteed group stage football yet we still tend to charge more than other clubs for play-offs/qualifiers. Let's not also forget Cormack's madcap idea to build a 16,000 capacity stadium to "drive up the demand", which sounds chillingly to me like a US-World Cup style dynamic pricing model.

After the last game, I'm feeling surprisingly chipper.

Who won Manager of the Season?

Without sounding like an apologist for what I agree has not been a storming tenure to date I think it’s unfair to run a narrative that they/he has done nothing. It’s pretty challenging to reverse the kind of shambles that 14 years of austerity and an ideological destruction of the state bring about. Add to that the adversity of Trumpian influence and it’s a difficult environment to perform in. Despite these economic head winds, they have put in place a number of things that are designed to have impact over a longer period - support for working people, youth apprenticeships, rebuilding public services, NHS waiting time reductions, creation of wealth funds, green energy initiatives, investment led growth etc etc. Our media will never focus on these things as they aren’t interested in talking about the bureaucratic, administrative corrections and longer term solutions. They want to amplify the missteps, and there’s been a few, to tear down the personality etc etc. I hate the fact that the measure of a good politician is all about their charisma and ability to spin a story (increasingly to just lie) but it’s where we are. Good work gets ignored and written off as not changing anything because it doesn’t take immediate hold. Economic growth forecasts have improved despite Trump and NHS waiting lists are reducing you say? Yeah but what about……

And Billy Corgan had me believing it is a vampire

The accusations of antisemitism

8 goals in the last 6 home games is good form for Nisbet. Need a few others to start chipping/chipper/chippie in though.

Just watched the highlights from Saturday. That was a great finish by Nisbet for the second. The touch he took on his left, to tee it up on his right for the shot, superb.

Not sure he can be a contender for world cup call up, but I have been saying it for months he has been our best player this season (not much competition right enough) but in my opinion a one horse race for our POTY. In light of the shite we have had to endure this season it would probably be best to cancel the award, but if it has to be given to someone then for me it should be Nisbet. Anyway, massive three points which not very many of us were expecting, same again in a couple of weeks against Killie and we can then all start to breath a wee bit easier.

Same story, different stories. Probably affects McInnes' Aberdeen legacy that.

It was Aremu’s best game for us, not saying he was great but I think to everyone he was better than anticipated. He actually looked somewhat fit. And while he gvae the ball away at times, I thought he was more mobile athletic and competitive today, plus on a good day at least gets his shot on target. For the role he plays, today is the first sign that he can actually play it. as poor as the season has been, nisbet has been interested and lively, two more goals as well. Perhaps a late add to the World Cup squad?? We’re not exactly fully of talented forwards, worth taking?

It has certainly been a horrible place for fans to come to for a while!

People were saying a while back (some jokingly, some seriously) that Trump has made such an arse of the Iran war that he'll need to put some Epstein stuff out to distract back to that. Probably exactly what this is.

Only one candidate for player of the year Mats Knoester The rest can pretty much fuck off at the end of the season.

I don't understand that logic at all. We can get rid of anyone we want to any close season but none of them would just walk away because we got relegated so it would cost us money to be shot of them regardless of which division we were in. There is not one circumstance I can contemplate where relegation could be anything other than an embarrassing disaster.

It is definitely a chipper. The reason is that you get your meat from a butcher, fish from a fishmonger, groceries from a grocer, so it stands to reason that you get chips from a chipper. There you go. Case closed.

Then he's not good enough for us.

I thought it was the snooker thread until it was too late. I'm not really a practice what you preach kind of guy to be honest, I'm much better at glaring hypocrisy.

Tracey Thorn’s autobiography is a great read, whether you like their stuff or not.

Spot on. I was going to post something similar earlier. The suggestion that Hearts are in the position they are because the usual two have been rubbish is greatly exaggerated. Rangers have only lost 3 games this season and are in third place. We are mince and have been for years, absolutely no chance we would have been anywhere near the party this season. Whether or not they win the title, I also don't think Hearts are going away anytime soon. They might lose a couple of their main players in the summer and will undoubtedly notice a drop off with the extra European games next season but they are generally signing good players and I don't see this season as being a one off.

You have just described the “PM” here in NZ, who if you hadn’t known (heavily laden with sarcasm as I’m sure reekie could attest to), was ceo of an airline He even described himself as ceo of the country during an interview on TV, which he rightly got hammered for. Only been in parliament for 5-6 years. How he got voted is beyond me. A wannabe religious zealot (aren’t all fundy christian’s?). He’ll disappear into obscurity once he gets kicked out at the next election as he’s got PM on his cv, and he won’t care as, and I quote: “I’m wealthy and I’m sorted”.

So what we're saying is, that you have a significantly higher strike rate than our scouting team. I think it's you we should be after.

Well, since you ask.... which election in recent times should I have given a fuck about? Really, I mean? Not just pretendy attachment of importance to make it sound like I care. Are any of us really going to know the difference between Orban being in power in Hungary, or his counterpart? The last UK election was "fought" on the inspiring idea of giving the incumbent party a bloody nose for a decade. Which nation and its shining example should make me, or anyone else, think that representative democracy is a successful system (trite, reductive Churchill quotes aside)? Even the Scottish elections, more egalitarian and closer to home as they are, hold about the importance of this season's player of the year if we're being honest about it.