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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.

Enough about Mayo and Happe.

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.

Pep never won the Tennents Sixes. Debate closed.

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.

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.

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.

Yep, it's the other point that gets ignored when discussing the lack of fans attending a semi final. Hampden has a fucking atrocious view from half the stadium. If it was split North and South, with each team given the whole of one side, with behind the goals being sold last (and at no more than £30 per ticket), we'd sell a lot more. There's a whole section of the ends that are basically restricted view seats. The Huns and Tims get a far greater proportion of better view seats.

As one who has slated Robinson and who after Killie at home could see us getting nothing at Motherwell or yesterday and who would have taken 2 draws, I have to say a big well done. I think we would all have taken 4 out of 6 points from these 2 fixtures. Just as perhaps we get a little bit of momentum we now have to wait 3 weeks to face saintees. Would far rather play them next week. Plenty of time for Robinson to work with them all now though.

Not much to add to what’s been said other than I thought Aremu was excellent today on the whole.

Really hoping Milne has a good game today. Got a lot of stick last season, some deserved, but some well OTT. Come on Jack, show you can play.

Did you ignore the part about cost? It's bloody expensive to go. For a lot of people, a trip to Hampden will be a once a season affair, and you'd have to choose whether to go to this one and forfeit going to a final, or semi/final in the Scottish cup. I can see why folk would give it a miss. You've also got the family angle. Both kick off time, opponent and Hampden layout work against bringing kids <10.

I'm argue 13,000 is an outstanding effort for a semi-final, and that's before you consider the distance to travel, the lack of public transport options, the price of travel with high ticket prices lumped on top, unfavourable kick-off times, and the general poor experience of going to a game at Hampden. You can't compare us to Hearts and Hibs because distance, public transport and price of travel doesn't affect them. We'd sell 20,000 regularly too if we only had a short hop to Dundee for a semi. And even then, both have had their fair share of poor semi-final crowds. They've struggled to sell 10,000 tickets for semi-finals played in their own city before.

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…

Told you it would be 4-0 😂

I agree with you 100% on this. People need to think for themselves or we will all have custard from brains. I hope you're right. Looking at everyday life, my work and my wife's work have changed at an unprecedented rate over the last 6 months, and we're both starting to see the trimming down of the workforces. it makes me wish I was 10 years older and approaching retirement. Whoever wished to be older! When our respective companies, in different industries, started using AI a year or so ago it was pretty basic and had no real serious impact. The speed it has progressed is mental. Our marketers no longer write copy, our designers no longer design, our L&D team no longer write training courses and create materials. I am getting over long reports of unchecked, contradictory bollocks landing in my inbox from people who think they are being smart. But it's level of smartness is improving nearly daily, and what was nonsense 6 months ago, is now pretty passable. My wife's work no longer recruit junior coders as it is all written by Claude. It's all generic AI slop, but so many people are looking past that and marvelling at the fact something that took them a day, has just been done in 2 minutes. People who's jobs were creative are finding themselves to be writing requests rather than using their creative minds. And people think who the fact something else can do it or us in a fraction of the time is a good thing, are missing the point of what it means to be human and the satisfaction that comes with using your brain! I don't seriously think we will end up controlled by machines like in the Matrix (but you never know), but I do fear for future generations and their prospects, and think we are sleep walking into this in the name of better profit margins whilst ignoring humanities true role. I hope for a push back, but I don't think the kids have it in them to resist the easy life - they will realise when it's too late! But I hate people and hope we wipe ourselves out. The planet is in much better hands when looked after by nature!

Did half the masters team get binned? Joe Lewis, Considine, Anderson, Hayes ? It’s like Derek Young was made captain and contacted folk that might ring him back

The Japanese pay debts in yen And Chipper’s the right term, ye ken? These two things are true This next one is too Big Muller saves pen after pen after pen

What a time to be alive 😑

fify

Can I suggest that you reread the names of the teams mentioned in the title of this thread

Think it’s a lot to do with what Killie do. They’ll likely play a different game at home and having seen how ineffective we are they might think to have a go. Could be a very different game than at Pittodrie and that might work better for us (also, it might not 😕). Have a feeling SR will put his cup football pants on and get us through the tie, just. @Jute get those straw clutching GIFs at the ready 😜

The P&J should livestream a rowie to see which has the longer shelf-life.

Food for thought that performance- Mayo, Lasagna, Müller, Nutella and Guinness, you couldn’t make it up!

Mayo is like a shite lee mair

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

If it’s less than 5, I’ll be protesting outside the main stand at full time.

Yeah suspect he's still on deluxe paint on the Amiga

At least it is over now 4 games 3 points ( including playing Hearts and those two) is pretty much what I expected ,the surprise being getting the 3 points against the tarts not Dundee. Kllie game through to Falkirk game at end of October will give us a much better indication of where we are as a new team

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

4 HT Subs is the manager admitting he fucked up big time. 3 of them are spot on mind, the 4th is harsh on Mouloua getting taken off though, one of the few who showed anything first half…

Reckon if allow myself a dram for every shot we have on target, I'll still be legally fine to drive by the end of the match. edit: looks like you were only 4 minutes out BuS