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A fine time of year to be on the hills with the light waft of heather in bloom.Did these 2 on Saturday before the game,and made it a sunrise walk since I was up early anyway.Quite a few of the East Aberdeenshire hills have unobstructed views East and West,giving the option of a sunrise or sunset trip to enhance sometimes dour hills. But these 2,Lord Arthurs hill,and Coilliochbar hill were fine hills,with the bonus of being hame and showered in time for an afternoon nap at Pittodrie Lord Arhturs hill - 518m Headed for Tullynessie,past Bridge of Alford,and took a turn off West,to Dubston farm and parked at the end of the track. Walked past the buildings below,to the 3 or 4 deciduous trees just beyond,where the track splits in 2 IMG_2006 by [/url], on Flickr Route was via Fouchie shank - Lord Arthurs hill - Manabattock hill - return via deciduous trees to Dubston. Split in the grassy track at the deciduous trees below.Ahead for Fouchie shank,left,where you return via Manabattock hill IMG_2073 by , on Flickr Nice glen further on,good firm track/path underfoot IMG_2017 by , on Flickr Track continues,less firm, on beyond Lord Arthurs summit to Manabattock IMG_2050 by , on Flickr From Manabattock its a 15 min pathless descent through a field and woods,back to the deciduous trees and Dubston Nice hill,1.5 hrs up/same down Coilliochbar hill - 532m Drove from there onto the road between Bridge of Alford and Lumsden,and took the turn off for Ardhuncart,parking just ahead at the steadings at Brux,where the old bridge crosses the Don. IMG_2081 by , on Flickr Crossed over the bridge and came to a split in the track,and took option to the right,through the buildings and along the edge of the Don.It appeared the track was going past where the summit area was,but eventually(canna mind,a good 1/2 an hour) came to a split where going left took you uphill Fairly steep at times IMG_2105 (2) by , on Flickr Before easing off a bit further up,good going underfoot IMG_2097 by , on Flickr IMG_2099 by , on Flickr This one had a bit more going for it.More variety en route,nice glimpses if the Don on return IMG_2113 by , on Flickr 1.25 hrs up,1 hr down.Was taking a short cut,but hit a hasty retreat when I saw this IMG_2107 by , on Flickr

Yes decent pedigree,in the last 4 for player of the year 2 years running,and into double figures(goals) in his last couple of seasons in a poor Dee side.Quite chunky though,and doesnt look or play like a traditional winger.Get the impression he could do a job up front if May was injured and Roonard were still firing blacks.a 2 with May maybe asking too much

I think Reynolds played l/b a while during Craig Browns time.Dont think it worked and I think we'd miss shinnies drive in midfield. We've added a lot of attack minded players,which may be contributing to a lack of defence protection?and while they work out who does what up front,we may have to endure a few skittery performances like Saturday. If we get the right combination up front it should take the pressure off defence a bit(assuming theres no more signings to come).Dundee only came into that game because we were so disjointed

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Dunno,but i'll hae a look for you http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b091kw6y/scottish-premiership-201718-aberdeen-v-dundee

A pretty forgettable game apart from Stevie May.Never managed to get going in the forward areas.Going to take a while to work out who works best with who etc,but nobody seemed to be on their game.....but 3 points again. Dundee offered nothing early on til we gave them encouragement,and showed that they could probably cause a few teams problems,starting soon hopefully. The good news is,Stevie May looks like he's still got it O'Connor did well,the rest can do better Crowd 15'646. Surprised by that,me and my fellow Main Stand curmudgeon both thought around 13 - 13'500.Maybe tickets were bought but not attended.Very good if correct though.

Pouting for selfies When's that shite going to stop.Are they so thick they think we dont know?....

Looks over 14k on the ticket thing if I read it right. Just back from Donside hills,and Peterculter to Milltimber is closed,along with Drumoak bridge.Had to divert via Crathes bridge

Actually youre right he also played for Buckie and Huntly http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/john-ogston C1596 1961-09-00 John 'Tubby' Ogston, Aberdeen Goalkeeper © DCT by , on Flickr

Banks O' Dee according to wikipaedia

Heard of him but didnt realise he was as recent as the 60s.Was there nae another Tubby(or Soapy) Ogston back in the war era? Could be a bit of senility creeping in...

Ken't he was getting on a bit,but quite surprised to hear.Seemed quite sprightly for his age.Good innings though....

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The population demographic is changing/has changed though has it nae?.I read somewhere(AC council report),that of the 60,000 migrants that had moved to the city in recent years,most had settled on the East side of town,with more of the locals moving to the outskirts and beyond.I can see most of the land between town and the AWPR being built on(see Blairs,and Stewarties abomination between Cults and Kingswells).So longer term will Kingsford not eventually become a more reasonable site for the stadium,with the benefit of the AWPR,(along with the handy bonus of the sale of Pittodrie? And when the stadium starts falling apart in 20 years time,it will be time to move to the Alford arena anyway

New stadium aerial view layout - https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/1309007/watch-aerial-view-of-how-new-aberdeen-stadium-could-look/

So far so good if crowds are anything to go by.15'000 for a home game against Hamilton(would normally expect around 12 for a similar season opener?),and around 13'000 sold for Dundee so far.Without spending more than weve taken in,not bad at all.Maybe increase if we eventually 'click'. Been a while since I looked forward as much to games...

Seen that a while back.Ach fair play to them.Also saw some guys going up a suspension bridge(Humber/Severn?).Mental

In or Oot - In Furryboots - Mainer,beside the Merkland Aggro Pre - A few hills up Donside Post - Driving Prediction - 4 - 1 May,MacLean,Christie x2 Crowd - Forecast decent for the fairweathers - 15'846

Speaking of Stac Pollaidh,took a group up of inexperienced walkers up yesterday.Managed up onto the ridge,but that was as far as they went,as most of the tourists do,but its very worth a wander to the far end,if not the summit.Some great views and rock formations along the way Theres a dedicated car park at the foot of the hill,on the road round to Achiltiebuie from Ullapool.The path leads straight up the hill from the car park,giving you the choice of a West or East route further up.We chose the east route. On the way up,summit to the far left IMG_1988 by [/url], on Flickr Path winds round to the opp side,steeply,before getting onto the ridge IMG_1951 by , on Flickr Once onto the ridge there are various routes along to the summit.Its a case of trying one,come back down if its awkward and try another til you get as far as you are able. IMG_1955 by , on Flickr Unusual rock formations en route IMG_1972 (2) by , on Flickr The trickiest bit is just as you approach the summit,explained well in the later part of this report here http://www.scottishhills.com/html/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=8883 I took the above bypass option which looks a lot worse in that report than it was. A great wee hill at only 600m with outstanding views and interest.An hour to the ridge(with non regular walkers),under an hour to the summit and back,and an hour down

Missed this one yesterday,but another tough venue,another win and still finding our feet.Bodes well.. Looking forward to watching how this side evolves.Bring on the Dee

Never thought, in Ullapool area til around luchtime,might manage along In or Oot - Hopefully In Furryboots - wherever i can get a ticket Pre - Stac Pollaidh with family,..bombing downhill after Post - driving Prediction - Happy with any win 1 - 0 (May '83)

Think you mean roidiculous......I'll pass,scared I'd get broken

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Yep,just posted on the other thread.Kept that one quiet.Welcome aboard Stevie.If we can recapture that form...

Blimey,hope its not a hoax.4 year deal ? https://www.pnefc.net/news/2017/august/stevie-may-joins-aberdeen-on-permanent-deal/