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The four points are a bonus in my opinion. Trust me, when you get to my age, you'll be more than happy with just the semi 😉

Being honest, if we’d been offered a semi & 4 points from the 3 games this week we’d have taken it, but that’s 2 points thrown away there IMO. Completely surrendered the initiative for first 15 minutes second half - the total opposite of midweek. The Hibs goal was coming, then Jack Milne does Jack Milne things and its 1-1. He was a very lucky boy to stay on the park, Robinson 100% right getting him off as he was a red card waiting to happen. Knoester was excellent at the back, Molloy did a good solid job, but just no more Milne please for the love of god. Aremu excellent in the middle, my MOTM & Marshall had another good game as did Nisbet. Olusanya not as much of a nuisance as usual today. Loads to work on during the international break. Our delivery into the box continues to be simply abysmal and we surrender far too much cheap possession, but hey, while its a disappointing 2nd half taking us into the break, after the start we’ve had in the league that’s been a pretty decent week overall…

Ach, not the worst result. Both teams trying not to lose for the most part, quite a cagey affair. We looked like a team at times there. Think Robinson probably got the subs wrong today. I don't think Ronan should have come off for Armstrong, and I don't think Briedl should have come on in Marshall's position. Both upset the balance a little. Milne probably unlucky for the pen, their player actually stopped running to fall over as a result of the little bit of grabbing going on. The ref gave it, and you certainly don't need VAR overturning. Correct not to book Milne as the defenders were easily clearing it. We didn't really get going in the second half, and the draw definitely the fairest result. Thought Aremu and Knoester were excellent, and Molloy also very good (he's a fantastic defender on the ground). Again, the enforced sub in defence upset the balance a bit, and I think if they'd pushed Molloy on his wrong foot they'd have got something. Mouloua never really got going when he came on. Anyway, an organised performance with some good signs. Nothing spectacular.

Please don’t ask chat GPT to compare them- I’ll miss the start of the game by the time I read the response😁

Today was really what I expect from Aberdeen this season, or at least until the next transfer window. Defend well for the most part, get the ball forward quickly, be alright but not overly impressive, and not be shite. The start we had to the season had me fearing it would be much worse than that. The win at Fir Park had me believing it would be much better. We're alright. A newish manager, a squad overhaul and just one transfer window, this is kinda where you expect to be at this stage.

Fantastic performance tonight, played like a proper football team. Olusanya set the tone by chasing down everything, and keeping us in it at times, and they started to get a little edgy passing it out. Then we got the press sorted and there was only one winner. Well done Robinson, really well organised, and finally seems to have got the midfield setup right. Not just the starting setup, but the two subs slotting in perfectly in their roles too. The back three is perfect for us, with Knoester rock solid (he really seems to be bigger and stronger this season). Again, the two defenders coming in and doing fine. Mouloua coming on was excellent, I really love him. Nisbet excellent the whole game and deserved his goal. Ronan possibly man of the match for me though, he was brilliant tonight. Covered so much ground, and used the ball really well. That three, with him and Marshall higher up works really well. I'd prefer Briedl, but Aremu did well. Fantastic result.

That's actually one thing I didn't do mate. My proposed protest against Robinson at the team bus has been postponed for just now. Suspect it won't be for too long as let's not allow this unexpected victory to disguise the fact Robinson's AFC are shite and this has merely papered over the cracks.

At least I can use the quote function....

Robinson looked pleased with Mouloua's penalty. His reaction was as funny as the audacity of the penalty.

We’ll probably sign him too.

Rumours aboubd that Palaversa is away, or just about. Didn't work out, but legendary status granted through that penalty, noising up the tinks afterwards and then his post match interview. Cheers Ante!

Enough about Mayo and Happe.

Nobody in Scottish football is quick enough to make red and white kit clash with pink apart from Olusanya and he plays for us. I have tested this with the 2026 Dulux chart ( assuming Flow colour Taupe Pink 10YR 50/101 as oor kit .

"We've won 4-0, feel good factor finally. Now let's release a strip no-one asked for or needed, and charge £122 for the full kit. Why? Just to show we're still in our banter era. "Oh, and make it pink. Find a castle we can pretend is relevant."

So things I think we learnt, or confirmed, yesterday: Muller is a reasonable first choice keeper (not just based on the pens) We desperately need pace at CH. We’re gonna get crucified in there otherwise. Someone who can make a pass wouldn’t hurt either. Cadden is definitely no better than Devlin, just a bizarre signing Obi 2 has the physical attributes to play full back / wing back, just needs to work a bit on the football side. Armstrong, Aremu & Ronan doesn’t work. No legs in there. Don’t do that again. Good cross for the goal, but Ronan just isn’t offering enough as the supposed creative spark. The McGrath decision looks worse by the week. Another poor personnel decision letting him walk. Ntelo & Nisbet, doesn’t work. Has to be Moloua or Olusanya in beside Kev & I prefer the idea of Olusanya as an impact sub as he made a huge contribution doing that last night. So where does Ntelo fit in - Nisbet back up only really as he’s not a winger either. No wingers & no width doesn’t work when you don’t have proper wing backs to offer that wide attacking threat (Obi 2 did ok, Cadden didn’t) so we really need wingers & width. Given the wingers we’ve got haven’t really delivered that yet its a bit of an issue. So whole new squad, but a large number of significant issues remain that haven’t been adequately addressed by the new arrivals. Its a big squad though, so do some of the answers sit in house? Gotta hope so. Robinson needs to work out his best most effective selection & formation PDQ, cause that last night absolutely wasn’t it. I have the fear for the semi. Let’s be honest, all 3 of the other teams will be praying to get us in the draw as things stand currently…

Mouloua though? The look on Robinson's face was priceless. Top pen.

Those pens from Killie. Holy fuck. @BigAl getting carried away at the end it seems.

Is it fair to say we’ve way over spent in recent years and this is a cut back year? Not only with players but paying off managers. We gambled and speculated, doubled down, but then no Europe. It’s almost like a reset year, start from scratch. No long term contracts and hopefully maybe 6 or so of this group are good enough to build on next year? It’s very clear it’s been a no thrills window, very blue collar and practical. It’s been all doom and gloom. We’ve gone from the excitement of a last minute karlsson to a free agent freebie after the window closes. Club won’t say it but it’s a reset year. Not a fan of Robinson but he’ll get no love or breaks from the fans, and that’s harsh. We were perfect league cup, you can only beat who is in front of you. We played the top three teams from last year already, that’s a hard ask. Losing all 3 would not have been a surprise. We were shit last year and gutted the team, it won’t be good for a while, hard to expect us to compete with the best teams straight away, think we have to be fair and realistic. 1 pt from killie and Dundee is certainly disappointing, but throw in new players and the tough other games, were expecting the team to hit the running, and that hard. Said last season I’d give Thelin until Xmas before judging, doing the same with Robinson. Not seeing much positive to be honest, but got to give the guy a fair chance.

Hiding behind the couch is not a prior engagement. So I am told.

I predict that both teams will be badly missing Brad Lyons.

So a new keeper in Daniel Klein D Klein sums up our club perfectly.

He was at the Arbroath game last weekend, I expect that's where he'll be shortly. I wonder if we are waiting for another in the door before letting him go. I don't like to see that approach, McInnes was bad for it. We'd keep a young player for our bench for six months, giving them less than ninety minutes in total, just so that we have cover if players get injured. Then when the injuries occurred, McInnes would end up playing a player out of position instead anyway. We should be doing whatever is best for Marshall right now, not the short term interests of the club or a particular manager.

I think Docherty would be a good signing but, on the grounds he probably wont sign or end up being shite if he does, I feel it necessary to declare him a useless Hun chunt.

Other initiatives from Primary school which would benefit the Scottish game include all the players lined up before the game and the two captains get a turn each to select a player. Chances are Aberdeen will still end up with a goalkeeper called "Tubbos" with NHS glasses !!!

Kilmarnock are shite and their manager is a prick. 5-0 Aberdeen.

He's basically the only player I knew in their team, and it's difficult to hate him. He's more of a tragic figure, even hated by his own fans. A no-mark. It's one of the worst things about these Dons-Sevco games: there's no hatred any more. None of their players stay long enough for me to remember their names (and same's happening for our team, I suppose). Even guys who did stay for years, like Tavernier, like - who really gives a phvk about them? Meaningless. There's no bite anymore. Today was like losing 1-0 to Motherwell - do you really care that much? It's just not as good as it used to be.

Recency bias I hate that fat hun fanny as much as the next man but he’s not in the same league as Stench Hately

I FUCKING HATE THOSE FUCKING HUN CUNTS. That’s all. Kind regards etc…

Aremu has been tremendous Won't finish the game of course.

For any Japanese clubs looking in: イェンギを奪わないで。彼は間違いなく我々の最高の選手であり、誰かが控えめな金額で彼を奪うのではないかと心配しています。

Yet again I find myself agreeing 100% with Moog. Wee Toon Red asked a couple of pages back what made us an average spfl side with no ambition and I replied the vast majority of Robinson's signings in my opinion. I also said there would be more downs than ups this season and we would just have to see where we ended up. If we were to sign Phillips (thankfully we wont at that price), then to me that would just underline my view. I think we will struggle to make top six given what we have signed. I get we had been utter dross before Robinson came in but I feel we need to be aiming higher with our signings. If this lot get us to a top six finish which should be a bare minimum then fair play to Robinson and the team.

Aye. Fucking reject.

Someone's been on the cans.

Sadly it is. My daughter has hated first two strips this season so thought I was getting away with it this season but she has generously announced I can buy this for her.

Well, well, well, my gast has never been so flabbered. Think i’m in shock, only able to post now. That was simply excellent. Once we settled down after the opening spell, we absolutely bossed it. Forget possession stats, we nullified everything they wanted to do and took full advantage of the opportunities our setup created. System, formation, tactics, personnel all worked a treat. The right players, in the right positions, in the right setup following the right game plan, it worked perfectly. They all seemed to understand exactly what their role was so full credit to Robinson, that was top notch last night. Press, aggression, appetite, energy, solid defence, hard working midfield (thought young Marshall was really good, lot to work on but a great prospect) and clinical up front. As others have said, we need to build on this on Saturday, but that’s fair put down a marker for this squad as to what they are capable of doing and the rest of the league as to the fact we might not be the pushovers they thought we’d be. Very well done all. COYR…

How could you not remember Walker. Match v Bayern, 14th Feb 2008 😉

Imagine me nae kenning that Oh boy, do I feel like a prat The embarrassment's real I must be a feel I might go and post on the Hat.

Not bad going at his age.

What a time to be alive 😑

It was me trying to be funny about him telling the clubs how many minutes they need to give youngsters. I'll work on my delivery. I actually met him yesterday and got to see the presentation he did to the clubs. Was interesting.

Club are now looking at a site on the outskirts of Stirling. This is to help cut down on the exhaustive travel.

A lot of rewriting history with Glass. He had absolutely no idea how to implement the ideas he had, or said he had. He wasn't a good manager. What I would say was it was the right idea to employ someone like Glass, but probably the wrong guy, and most certainly within the incorrect structure. All of this was, and continues to be, Cormack's failure. The correct approach, and not in hindsight, would have been to keep McInnes for a bit, whilst implementing the strategic changes around him, running down his contract, whilst being entirely transparent with the fans. Before McInnes left, we should have had the technical director and recruitment director in place with a complete strategy on data collection, what it was being used for, and the balance identified between signing known/low risk SPFL quantities, project players and managerial accountability over youth minutes. All recruitment needed to go through the chain of command - you can't just sign Greg Tansey or Brad Lyons, you've got to show why you're signing them and why and how they fit in. If McInnesinson says that Greg Lyons is ace, but the data shows that he only covers 8K in a game, then he doesn't get to sign Brad Tansey. If the data says that Ante Briedl is fantastic, but the manager points to the fact that he doesn't fit the 4-2-3-1, and we already have three players that can do the same, then the data is overruled. The recruitment director remains agnostic on the actual player, but signs off the signing based on the case presented. At no point do we rely on contacts and word of mouth (see Lutz and the weird and worrying signing of Germans recently), as these contacts and "players we've seen previously" have a very short shelf life and leave you with virtually nothing after a year away from that previous club/country. Again, all this should have been in place before Glass entered the building, and refined under McInnes previously. It shouldn't have wavered over the years, and should have informed every single managerial appointment. That hasn't happened, with nothing in place for Glass, no sporting director until the end of Thelin, and Thelin seemingly being given recruitment and basically being a Swedish McInnes (which I'm not convinced he signed up to) prior to that. Now we've got a sporting director, he seems to be far too involved, with players coming in from Germany, rather than him being part of a recruitment process, which seems to be an extremely short term approach. Again, there seems to be no real plan and balance between what the manager is allowed to do and what the recruitment team do with regard to signings this season. It won't be long before we hear Robinson complaining about "players he didn't sign". The managers themselves are a perfect illustration of the mess, with Robinson just another symptom. There is no world in which Robinson fits the strategy originally laid out years ago by Cormack. He's just a shitter version of McInnes. I'm trying not to be too critical of him, as this isn't his doing and my expectations of him are massively tempered by knowing the type of manager he is and why he is here.

Fucking hell min Hud me back No sure I can handle the heat here and I his level of excitement at my age.

This will be a better game to.place where we are as a team. I think we'll win and win well. You always have the fear, when we play a team on a bad run, we have so much history.of being charitable in these games, but Killie look much more shyte than us. In South Stand 3-1 Nisbet, Olusanya & Ronan

Came across far more as just being a bit heavy on the hyperbole to me. I don't think he actually thinks he would get that. I think he was laying it on thick to imply he thought we had been robbed by the referee. He's been trying to create a siege mentality since he came, how many times has he said everyone else wanted to see us go down last season for example. Today he got to add "the refs are against us" without actually saying anything uncredible about the game that would have earned him a slagging. It also can't hurt to try a and create a increased feeling of injustice within the fan base to deflect away a bit from losing the game.

Really? Don’t think he’d get near my top 20 tbh…

Sorry, not an AI post, but just a quick... Heid first in tae these cunts! COYFR

Well @RicoS321 and @tlg1903 - I did. And here's what ChatGPT made of it... 😆 I actually think Rico’s argument is more defensible than TLG gives it credit for, but I also think TLG has identified the biggest weakness in Rico’s proposed XI. The key issue is that they’re approaching the game from two slightly different perspectives: * TLG: pick your best players and make Rangers deal with them. * Rico: pick the XI that best protects Aberdeen against Rangers’ strengths. And for me, against Rangers at Pittodrie, the second approach has some merit. Where I agree with Rico The strongest part of his argument is Armstrong rather than Yogane isn’t really about Yogane being bad. It’s about what happens when Aberdeen don’t have the ball. Rico’s basically saying: if our central midfield is going to struggle, don’t leave our left-back exposed as well. Armstrong can start nominally wide but tuck in and give you something closer to a midfield three/extra midfielder when defending. That’s a pretty sensible tactical idea. And there is some evidence that Armstrong has been used in precisely this sort of flexible role. Against Dundee, Aberdeen played 4-4-2 and Armstrong came on for Ntelo in the 66th minute. More importantly, Rico is right that Olusanya is valuable in this particular game. Stephen Robinson himself has been talking him up ahead of Rangers, describing him as an “absolute handful” and emphasising how difficult he is to play against. I’d therefore be very reluctant to sacrifice Olusanya for a more orthodox winger. But TLG has a very good point about Yogane This is where I think Rico’s argument becomes slightly too defensive. If Yogane really did have his best Aberdeen performance against Dundee, why remove him immediately afterwards? Especially when the improvement TLG identifies — actually producing a quality final ball — is precisely the sort of thing Aberdeen are going to need against Rangers. The Dundee game is particularly relevant because Yogane wasn’t merely surviving on the flank. He produced the low cross for Nisbet’s third goal. And there’s a danger in saying: “Rangers are dangerous, therefore let’s remove one of our attacking players to make us more solid.” You can end up conceding the initiative anyway, while simultaneously making it harder for yourself to punish Rangers. That’s especially relevant because this Rangers side isn’t exactly an irresistible force right now. They’ve yet to win a league game, and they’ve just gone out of Europe. Aberdeen, meanwhile, have started the season reasonably well. So I wouldn’t approach this as though Aberdeen are playing peak Rangers at Ibrox. The bit I really disagree with Rico on It’s the implication that Yogane offers “zero support” defensively. If that’s literally what he means, I’d disagree. He may not be a particularly aggressive presser, but there’s a difference between not being good at pressing and providing zero defensive support. And if Armstrong starts instead, you’re also sacrificing something offensively. You’re asking a midfielder to perform a winger’s job rather than simply selecting the winger. That’s a significant opportunity cost. I’d rather solve the defensive problem through the structure around Yogane than remove Yogane. What I’d actually do I’d probably go something like: Müller Cadden – Mayo – Happe – Guinness-Walker Armstrong – Aremu – Ronan/Briedl Yogane – Nisbet – Olusanya That’s effectively a 4-3-3 that can become a 4-5-1/4-1-4-1 without the ball. And I think that addresses Rico’s underlying concern without accepting his solution. You’ve got: * Aremu providing the physicality. * Armstrong providing experience and defensive intelligence. * Yogane still available as an outlet. * Olusanya causing problems physically. * Nisbet occupying the centre-backs. * Enough pace/width to make Rangers worry about Aberdeen rather than simply camping in Aberdeen’s half. Interestingly, one current prediction has Aberdeen in essentially that shape, with Armstrong, Briedl and Aremu behind Olusanya, Yogane and Nisbet. And I think there’s an interesting middle ground If Robinson wants the Rico game plan, I actually wouldn’t necessarily drop Yogane. I’d play Armstrong on the left and Yogane on the right, with Armstrong having licence to narrow when Aberdeen defend. That gives you Rico’s extra defensive security without dropping the player TLG is rightly keen to see rewarded for his Dundee performance. The really interesting question is then Smith vs Yogane. I’m with TLG that Smith has probably been underused. He was particularly lively when he came on against Dundee, and his delivery contributed to an Olusanya chance. But I wouldn’t use Rangers as the game to make a big change simply because Smith deserves minutes. ⸻ So, if I were judging the debate rather than just picking a team: TLG wins the argument about Yogane. I wouldn’t drop him after his best performance. Rico wins the argument about the tactical problem. Aberdeen’s midfield/left-side defensive protection genuinely needs consideration, and simply throwing three forwards and two midfielders out there could leave them badly exposed. But I think the best answer is to change the shape/roles rather than replace Yogane. And there’s one thing I’d absolutely agree with Rico on: Olusanya through the middle is very appealing. Robinson’s comments about how much of a nuisance he is, combined with the fact Rangers are hardly arriving in Aberdeen brimming with confidence, makes me want him running directly at those centre-backs for as long as his legs will let him. In other words: don’t set up as though Rangers are unbeatable — but do set up as though they’re dangerous. That’s probably the sweet spot.

OK, Ah'm a bit late wi this one ... but .... 😆😄😂😆😅

You have to put up with a lot of heartache watching fitba, especially with teams like us, but occasionally the game throws up an absolute delight that totally rekindles your love for the game. Watching a Tim bottle job so vast you could see it from space - one that even Hibs probably couldn’t manage - was one of those occasions. That was simply glorious. The beautiful game indeed…