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Can I join in the Langfield love-in? Thought he was excellent. At one point a corner was swung in and I could see the Copenhagen player above our defenders waiting to have a clear header at goal, then out of nowhere Jamie appeared like superman and as fast to punch the ball clear 

...Michael Laudrup, Preben Elkjaer, Hans Christian Anderson, Lars von Trier, Aqua, The Little Mermaid, King Hamlet, Thumbelina, Stig Tofting, Queen Margethe II, Lego, Brigitte Nielsen, Beowulf, Helena Christensen, Thomas Gravesen, ..... your team took one hell of a beating!

He had a few fucks ups which weren't punished at times, but at times he was really good. If it had been 1-0 rather than 4-0 in the 90th when he tried to take on the Copenhagen striker in the middle of the box as he did last night and lose it - I think I would have been apoplectic!

Special mention has to go to Richie Byrne last night, he was tremnedous last night, calm and collective.....BY FAR 'MY' man of the match.

In my tired state, im trying to work out if you are being sarcastic or are demented 

Peterheid upload that pic fae ootside the Hearts shop when we got back 

Well if you didnt run ofgf like a fanny you would still be oot!!!!

No Party Ring not Partying 

You cant have stayed out much longer if your posting noo......

I am in a state of disbelief, I cannot comprehend what happened tonight. Fucking amazing, best game I have ever seen at Pittodrie and the most sober since I was 18. I can remember everything, fuck me sideways, I have to work at 8.30 but I need beers to celebrate!

Partyring?

Leaving for the bus now, if you want either of the ticxkets I wil be in the broad hill, shout out Nivea man and I will find you.

I have one south stand ticket going, section w

May also have an upper RDS one

In my sleepy state I forgot to put on thick socks this morning 

Dry bus per chance ?

DOnt start yer moanin, if you were there on Saturday you could have had input into the decision 

It was good to pick up today's metro (Central Scotland Edition) on the bus and see the back page dedicated to the dons (rather than some old firm trout) plus a decent sized article on Barry Nicholson. Also saw quite a few people reading the articles, two of whom were wearing Hearts branded clothing - GIRFYU

Ref for thursday

Name? Lucilio Batista

Birthday? 1965-4-26

Hometown? Lisbon

Profession? Bank employee

Languages? Portuguese, English, French and Spanish

Sending off Petrov

U have a PM

Triple hijack, looking for another one for a mate 

As long as we get some decent money wont worry me that much

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/football/teams/a/aberdeen/7148316.stm

Despite not having actually won a Uefa Cup match so far this season, Aberdeen have the opportunity to progress to the last 32 on Thursday.

 

Draws with Dnipro - twice - and Lokomotiv Moscow have been joined by defeats at Panathinikos and Atletico Madrid.

 

But a victory in what is the biggest European night at Pittodrie in years, would see Jimmy Calderwood's men finish above Lokomotiv Moscow and FC Copenhagen in their group.

 

That would be a remarkable achievement.

 

The spending power and talent that riddles each of those side's squads and the fact they have graced the Champions League in recent years emphasises this.

 

Not since a European Cup quarter-final with IFK Gothenburg in season 1985-1986 will Pittodrie have witnessed such a glittering European night.

 

But the superb first round performances against Dnipro that put the Dons through to the group stages will have to be replicated, if not bettered, if the dream is to become reality.

 

The obstacle in Aberdeen's way is Stale Solbakken's Danish champions, who need little introduction.

 

A late Shota Arveladze goal took Rangers past them in a 2003 Champions League qualifier.

 

Just over a year ago another Scottish side took on 'the Lions' when Gordon Strachan's already qualified Celtic were well beaten in the Champions League.

 

And Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United succumbed to the Superliga side in the same group stage, Copenhagen's first foray in the competition.

 

Fellow group-mates last season - Benfica - sent the Danes spiralling out of Europe's top club competition this campaign in the final qualifying round.

 

The pressure is now on Solbakken's side after the 2-0 home defeat to Atletico on matchday four, although a draw will be enough for them on Thursday.

 

Panathinikos' 2-0 victory over Lokomotiv on the same evening eliminated the Russians from the reckoning and gave the Dons the chance they craved.

 

The Copenhagen hitmen who slayed Celtic at the Parken Stadium last December could once again be the ones the Dons have to beware.

 

In Marcus Allback, Atiba Hutchinson and Jesper Gronkjaer they have the tools to unlock most defences.

 

The 70-times capped Swede, Allback was on the scoresheet when Copenhagen last played a domestic fixture.

 

That was their final league match before the Danish Superliga's winter break when they drew with arch-rivals Brondby at home a fortnight ago.

 

It is a match dubbed the 'New Firm' fixture in Denmark between the sides who have a stranglehold on the Danish game.

 

Allback is also the club's leading scorer in this season's Uefa Cup.

 

Supporting Allback from midfield is Hutchinson, a Canadian international who opened the scoring against the Parkhead side in that 3-1 win last December.

 

But the tricky Danish international and former Chelsea winger Gronkjaer looks set to miss out on the trip to Pittodrie which would be a boost for the SPL club.

 

Another positive for the Dons will be the absence of Norwegian international defender Brede Hangeland.

 

The classy 26-year-old - whose three Uefa Cup bookings have ruled him out of the crucial tie - has been linked with a move to the English Premier League.

 

Two former Rangers players will also play key roles for the Danish side.

 

Goalkeeper Jesper Christiansen and Czech midfielder Libor Sionko have been regulars this season as the club lie second in the table to Aalborg.

 

Aberdeen have not had much luck against Danish sides.

 

In 1991, the Dons were knocked out of the Uefa Cup in the first-round by B1903 Copenhagen who merged with KB to form the club who travel to Scotland this week.

 

Brondby - then managed by future Aberdeen boss Ebbe Skovdahl - knocked Roy Aitken's side out of the Uefa Cup in 1996.

 

A packed Pittodrie will ensure memories of great European nights in the North East will come flooding back.

 

If the Dons can take all three points on Thursday, a new generation of Dons fans will have their own to look back on.

I think a change of pub may be in order too since we will be at the other end of the ground from normal.

Voted Diamond, even though I think he is too young

Fae the P&J http://www.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149670&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149494&contentPK=19282175&pNodeId=149264

Alarm bells should have started ringing at Pittodrie and this time it's not the toaster setting them off.

 

Aberdeen can't seem to stop getting burned on the road and no amount of butter and jam could make this one palatable for their fans.

 

It might be said the farther they travel, the more they yearn for home. While they have racked up more miles than any Dons team in more than a decade, they have now lost five consecutive away fixtures for the first time since 1999.

 

More worryingly, none of them has been remotely close - 15 goals conceded and only one in response. The downturn from last season is incredible. Then, Aberdeen won more away league matches than they lost and conceded goals at a rate of fewer than one a game outside Pittodrie. With a solid defence and counter-attacking pace they were perfectly set up for the task.

 

Now, minus Russell Anderson and Darren Mackie, it appears they have neither these qualities and their best chance of avoiding defeat in away games is to have them called off.

 

Unsuccessful in that, the Dons settled for the next best thing and had it stopped as a contest inside 15 minutes. Give opponents a big enough start and they'll have no incentive to break your legs. A sound theory. Most, then, will be fit and well for Copenhagen - but the wait they face to see whether Jimmy Calderwood gives them the opportunity to atone will be as anxious as a weekend locked in the toilet at Kittybrewster Bowling Club.

 

The Dons are fortunate the final flush of their Uefa Cup group campaign is at home for, if they were forced to travel for the vital three points, their hopes would already be down the pan.

 

They will start as outsiders on Thursday night and those selected will need to step it up several notches.

 

It will make or break a stuttering season and that may be too much pressure for this team to handle.

As EPK says, probably more. I'd be surprised if it was substantially less.

I remember the thread on here (before the crash) and only 30-40% of users stayed in the City

The bookies disagree...

Im not a betting person so cant find the odds for the match but I can see we are 500/1 to win the comp and they are 100/1

Lets put yesterday behind us and look forward to the massive game on Thursday.

We are not the favourites, but its not over till its over   

Cant wait to escapre from work early, get on the bus up the road, have asing song, get a pint in town then watch the biggest game in years

I too got in for £14 

Would like to say it was good to see Jager the Cripple at the game for 35mins today, before headin hame