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First win over United since Ambrose's late winner early in the Thelin era? Thought Gyamfi, Aremu, Geiger, Armstrong and Nisbet all had good games in the first half. Nisbet actually was playing off the left at times which was interesting, United didn't know who should be marking who and we were moving their defence about. Think all of them were a shadow of themselves in the second half though, and it took Shinnie and Frame coming on in particular to turn the tide back our way. If Olusanya can learn to finish he could be our next Shayden Morris. Can't fault his desire and willingness to run at defences. Chuffed he got a goal. Gyamfi and Frame offer a nice dilemma as to who should be playing. Gyamfi can't last 90 minutes just now though, but his physicality was a big attribute today, but Frame is a menace and is good at finding space. After the St Mirren defeat, I was genuinely worried for us, wasn't sure we had it in us to beat anyone. Since then we've taken 10 points from 12 with three clean sheets. He wasn't a popular appointment, and there's still sections of the support he has yet to win over, but you can't deny Robinson has done a fine job over the last five weeks.

You think they'll be showing the Scottish league cup games in ICE detention centres?

Hey! No need for that.

Am I right in thinking that every single Premiership team has taken something from Pittodrie this season - except Hearts? Had they won at Pittodrie earlier in the season, they'd already be champions. Basically, Topi Keskinen is this season's Albert Kidd.

Kids go to Pittodrie. Not sure you want to see Judas Cunt in the program, on the team sheet, and being announced over the tannoy every second week…

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.

There was a valid question asked after Thelin was bagged and Leven got nothing out of this shower for weeks as to whether we’d have been better just sticking with the Swede. Fair question then, not now. Robinson’s got way more out of this lot than Thelin or Leven ever did. He’s got them setup much better, they seem to know what they are doing, and the giving away of stupid set piece goals has slowed considerably - I must say Morrison is growing on me, had a good game yesterday. We’ll never know for sure, but I think we’d have gone down with Leven remaining in place. He got absolutely no response from them at all. I think its very likely we’d have gone down with Thelin still in place as he was far too stubborn, his style of play was completely wrong for this league, his defence was an absolute joke, and frankly I don’t think the players knew what they were supposed to be doing most of the time. Robinson’s come in and achieved his one clear target for this year - and lets be honest, after that game in Paisley that looked pretty unlikely too. Can’t ask any more than that. He’s growing on me too, be interesting to see where he can take us from here…

I popped back into The Most Recent of the Auld Sites min, Jeff ye radgy fupper o Fupp min etc etc, to witness what carnage Mason visited on The Thickest Fans In All Fitba after yesterday’s welcome extirpation of the hoors’ abortions. The boy done good. I note that even my erstwhile raging stalker, the thick-as-stovies-in-a-flask wanker Stokiearab, has trained his pathetic peashooter fire in the direction of Dunbartonshire rather than Banffshire. I’m convinced, more than ever, that their collective IQ is not far ahead of either Livingston’s or Rothes’s points total. They still talk of some non-existent concept “the New Firm”. Ferguson 10 McLean 3. Fucking fannies.

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.

That’s the beauty of a Club50 railcard. £15 to buy and they do flat fare deals. Travel anywhere in Scotland for £19 return. They are doing one from tomorrow for next 6 weeks.

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

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.

Kevin Nisbet has scored in every game he's ever played at Dens Park. This includes when he played for Dunfermline. He never played there for Hibs (though did score v Dundee at Easter Road). Whether he scores or not is the real story in Scottish football this week.

I really don't think we have seen even remotely enough of Kjartansson to be making the judgement he should leave.

Good work. “Woodchippy” would just be SO wrong. More power to your derailleurs.

Agree the lack of strength in the LP is pretty damning. Suspect there is a pretty short list of candidates who want to throw themselves on the hand grenade at this point. Rayner is most ‘likeable’ and in normal circumstances would be most likely to appeal to the public but as someone said, our right wing media would have her in the woodchipper within weeks for walking on the cracks in the pavement while Nigel grifts his way up the polls. Feels like there is a sense of inevitability about Reform at this point. It’s a bit like Jambos winning title for me. Two historically dominant powers have an existential crisis and an odious, wanna be serious one emerges to threaten the status quo and it’s not the one I want

We've aimed for better before and ended up with Sokler, Yengi, Ambrose, JET and all sorts. Olusanya isn't the greatest footballer in the world but we know what we'll get from him and he's undeniably effective. As long as we get another striker in to backup Nisbet - or Bavidge gets a chance, which seems overly-hopeful - then Olusanya is an absolute no brainer of a signing.

Are you asking for you, or the entire BBC?

I love beating those deluded arseholes in a fixture that is really their cup final. Their manager is a fraud, and their Funso Ojo-assaulting numbskull Fair Play award-winning losers-at-life supporters are fucking morons. I despise them almost as much as I hate those cocksuckers from Glasgow. They’re Grade A fannies. Apart from the foregoing, I have no particularly strong feelings on the matter. Yours in sport etc

And there we are. Mathematically safe with 2 games to go. Some achievement. Go us. That game had distinct end of season vibes. A familiar recent pattern too, decent first half then a rather ropey second. Fitness is clearly an issue, Aremu being a glaring example. Second half he ran like he was towing a caravan and was breathing out his arse - again. Fair play, Olusanya had a good game today and deserved a goal (even he couldn’t miss that). He does cause problems and offers a physicality we’ve been badly missing, but surely we can sign a striker who offers that and can also play football. While I give no credit to that bin fire of a squad after the shit show of this season, full credit to Robinson for getting enough out of them to get us safe. Fucked over the buds by coming here when he did which helped us out & got some structure in place at last to at least make that lot difficult to beat. Now, bin at least 80% of that squad, do recruitment this summer like the diets & well did last summer & lets never talk of this season again…

I’m trying to put a positive spin on it. There is no way all those voted in yesterday will actually want to do the work & theres no way the company could’ve properly vetted all those standing. All those racist Facebook mums and former Combat 18 members will not want to fix potholes. Hanging out of Trumps arse might be a poor look in the not too distant future as well.

Labour are taking a hammering in Wales too. Sad to see a nation that has given us some great Socialist politicians and remained rock solid throughout the miners strike, vote for Reform though.

Then he's not good enough for us.

Why don't you marry Gogic....

That's all very good, in theory, but the reality was that every time we tried to replace Langfield and Mackie, the replacements ended up being significantly worse. Some of the atrocious goalies we got in to replace Langfield especially. Olusanya is a much worse footballer than Mackie was too, as is Yengi, Ambrose and many others. Mackie actually made intelligent runs, watched his striking partner and made space for them. He knew how to play fitba, he just wasn't very good at the bits involving the ball. Olusanya basically gets ordered around by Nisbet and plays on the shoulder as instructed by the manager. The problem that we've got, is that we've got Darren Mackies all over the pitch that need replacing, so we're going to have to be a bit pragmatic and take in guys that aren't good enough for the long term and give them simple instructions with limited scope. Something Steve Clarke was excellent at with Killie. Robinson's style of fitba can easily cope with a player like Olusanya and utilise him effectively as a bit part. Get a proper replacement once we've sorted out defence, midfield and wingers.

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

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.