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You have to feel for Findlay, if he'd just left Olusanya alone he would've cleared the ball himself.

Think we have to treat them as a really dangerous opponent and not be too drawn in by the lack of structure/confidence etc. They are starting this season like we did the last but have still got players to hurt us if we go in thinking beating Kelty comfortably makes us stick on top 4. Difference in prep for them is a couple of competitive European games will be much more beneficial. Last season we hadn’t played FCSB when we played them at what I’ll now be referring to as Vranken’sTyne Castle.

Well, well, well - fitba eh. Positives: We’d have never ever dug that result out last year - full credit to all for that. We defend set pieces and high balls into the box much better (nae hard to improve tbf) We’re more of a threat at set pieces in the opposition box than last year (see bracket point above again). Nisbet is on a hot streak (top notch pen) so let’s hope it continues. I thought Smith made a difference when he came on. Very direct and worried them with his pace and positivity on the ball. BUT Lets be honest, that was daylight robbery. That’s not a particularly good diets team and they were in complete control in that second half. We were miles off it in terms of quality, tempo, technique, intensity etc. Constantly gave the ball away, moved it way too slowly when we didn’t give it away and delivery into the box in the main was very poor as usual. There were far too many shades of last year in too much of that performance for me. We’ll take 3 points when playing poorly every day of the week of course, and full credit for having the attitude to dig that out, but there’s loads of work needed to improve pretty much every aspect of that team. Still, GIRFUY Diets. Alexa - play Joy Division…

Never in doubt. Minimum skill and effort got us over the line.

Hearts have Hibsed it

Well Guinness does tend to take a while to settle.

Yes

Get yourself to Haymarket tomorrow at 10am. See you there 💪

In Robinson’s pre-match presser on Red TV, he said that Muller’s been recruited because there have been some light rumblings about Mitov being targeted by other clubs. Nothing definite, but he’s made a pre-emptive move in recruiting the Masked Man (worn because he’s had concussion issues in the past). Muller seems to be a good guy from his responses to Mal’s forensic probing questions. I was particularly pleased to hear that although he hardly kens the area yet, he’s adopted a bit of the culture, “After tomorrow’s match, it is my intention to seek out Davy’s chipper in Boxy. I have heard that their Blutwurst er….blood sausage - I think you say “black pudden”? - is particularly renowned. I am excited at the thought of hamming into one of them”.

Here's hoping one never fouls the other, the combined event horizon would drag any VAR delay out to infinity.

They're going to have to extend the pitch when we play the Huns in order to fit him and Shankland on it.

Yep, he looked decent anytime I saw him with Livi. Another who knows the league and won’t get bullied easy. Quite happy with this one. Clear upgrade on Milanovic (not hard) & if we compare to Keskinen, £300k to replace a guy we got £1million plus for - and who I honestly think is actually an upgrade on him too - is pretty decent business…

I sent away my first scoop after turning 50 this year. No bother at all with a quick turnaround for the result. Just seeing that there’s many folk across the uk not bothering. If you are dithering, do a big toalie and send the surplus to Derek McInnes Ibrox Stadium 150 Edmiston Drive, Glasgow, GB G51 2XD

We seem to be nailing the buy in and sell on for a profit model. If we can just figure out how to get them to actually play football while they are here, we'll be unstoppable.

I'd like to thank Topi for his efforts during his time with us. I suspect he has a little bit more in the tank as he is still a youngster Wishing you a hugely successful career Once a Don, always a Don and always a Scottish Cup winning Don

Good luck with Nesta. One of the better players in a dreadful Cobblers side last season (Fitzsimons was our real player of the season but he was associated with Nolan, his drinking partner). He's decent going forward but a little suspect defensively. Has pace.

Totally agree mate. No desire to see him wearing the colours of any other team in Scotland. On the assumption he is wanting a move away, hope he gets a decent one and leaves as a member of a small group, an Aberdeen FC Scottish Cup winning goalkeeper

The din of the Jambo’s teeth gnashing When the dandies their hopes were a dashing Drowned out chants of “Braga” Instead they looked Gaga As they shat it in classic Hearts fashion (Variation on a theme by Erchie)

One of the funniest games of football I can remember. Not fussed how we played

Just back. Piece of pish, never in doubt. Not a terrible first half, fairly even, and probably unlucky to be going in one down. A new defence can probably be cut some slack for their goal. Thought Happe and Mayo looked fine together and Cadden was decent enough. Guinness-Walker not brilliant, but offered no support from Yogane. Thought Lyons was poor today, and Aremu had a good first half, but faded badly. Olusanya terrible at football. Smith played well when he came on. Nisbet okay, and sublime when required. Mouloua not so good. Armstrong good, and Briedl not. We're going to have some serious problems with a goalkeeper that can't even attempt to kick it with his left - that just shouldn't happen in the modern game. They were well ahead of us in the second half, and controlled the game entirely. Worryingly we took ages to make subs, and then threw on four at once, which took ten minutes to recover from, and nearly cost us - poor management that was eventually rewarded. Our strengths are set pieces, and form the majority of our chances. Crosses are coming in very early without looking to see if anyone is there, and result in several miscues. A lot of cracks papered over, but hilarious to do it in such a fashion against them.

I very near choked on my dinner When Nisbet scored the match winner As Hearts fell apart I let out a fart And now I’m a tiny bit thinner

For as long as we have lasagne playing in our starting line up we will be crap. A huge statement of intent from the club.

I don't see Cadden as an upgrade on Devlin at all.

Lovely goal that.

Sorry, but just no to all of this. I am in a current minority who still love America (despite the obvious orange turn offs), and I love American sport, but not everything needs to be Americanised, and not everything needs to be an entertainment fest. Take half time to go for a piss, have a drink, chat about how crap your team are. Just take a break from the 'entertainment' you actually tuned up / tuned in to watch. You don't have to keep people stimulated every second. Just drop the shit.

Did their solution involve pointing and laughing as I have found that a great way to deal with their defeat. I had a zoom call with my colleagues in London yesterday and the start was delayed 15 minutes by the host. He then emailed me to say the delay was to give me time to get the flag down and the grin off my face.

I really need to learn. Every two years I get the fear, every two years wendys lose to the first good team they play.

“Tadgers”, I think.

Yep, I'm beginning to think we'll make it out of the group stages.

Milne will be a good player. It's not unusual for a defender of his age to go through a rough spell. He reminds me of Jack Hendry when he was at the Tims. Once he uses the physical attributes he was blessed with, he'll be fine. He's a good footballer who allowed his poor form to turn him into a jittery footballer (as Hendry did at that age). A move to the MLS will be good for him if it happens. I really hope he's not sitting on our bench next season anyway, he deserves better. There really is very little room for a young player to come through the youth setup and make mistakes while developing in our first team, which is a shame.

Not much of the cup winning squad left. Don't think we ever really saw the best of Topi. Have a feeling he will kick on away from us. Not saying he'll be winning Champions Leagues or anything, but do think he'll have a decent career.

He better give a quote to the press prior to our first visit to the huns along the lines of "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious."

Made it there and back. Canna mind much on the way back.

I bet Kieran Tierney was shitting himself after reading that.

How long have you been waiting for a chance to shoehorn that one in 😂

No idea how we won that but over the last 50+ years there have been many times i've wondered how we have lost so I'll take it and its very satisfying

This story will end with a Paternity Test

Good jinxing - goal from...

You just realised that!? For the record, are you a chipper or chippy person? Admin keep a spreadsheet of 'chippy/chippie' users, as they are for the watching.

Kowalskiπ²?

I would expect as close to our strongest team as possible, very little experimenting. Think Robinson knows he still has many Dons fans to win over and nothing less than a win by a few goals will do. Possibly the same starting XI as against Linfield, with maybe a change at LB and possibly Briedl (if fit) coming in. As for TV choices, give me Happe over Mbappe and Yogane over Yamal any day.

It's 2026 though. No longer being alive isn't the bar to serving on the US Senate it once was.

Keskinen could be upgraded with a sheep dog.