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Are they still shifting the AECC to a new site? Last i heard the cooncil had their own plans for redeveloping the current AECC site (although i'm nae very up to speed on it tbh): click this link and put "150824" in the reference search box while muttering "fecking Idox" under your breath

Boo for Kilmarnock, patronising "well done" for the rest. Sevco now closer to 6th (11 points) than 2nd (12 points), and their GD over 4th-placed St Johnstone has been cut to +4. Good stuff.

Hamilton/Ross County have this week's pointless game, so 'mon Kilmarnock, St Johnstone, Hearts and Partick.

not surprised (both that they've signed him up or if he leaves before it ends), given he's the first actual manager they've had since O'Neill, rather than some ex-player or budget buy. And, of course, it fits in with their "10 in a row" obsession.

He must have been a couple zombies short of a horde in the first place to have taken that job

Some well-placed crosses from Hayes and a couple of driven-home stakes through the heart by Rooney should stop this lot from rising again. 2-0

Hibs redeveloped only one stand - East stand - into the carpark behind it.. Hearts are redeveloping only one stand - the Main Stand - into the carpark in front of it (and knocking down buildings they own). We need to replace the whole stadium, and we don't have a handily-placed carpark, or buildings we own that we could demolish. Anyway, there's the layouts for you all - no more need to drive down and pace out distances, or try and judge closeness of buildings by eye or memory. Feel free to come up with creative solutions within the space we do have to work with - none of us actually want to move unless we have to (i say us, i'm nae even in the country) but so far a viable, achievable, affordable solution has eluded us all, so good luck to you and if you find one be sure to let George Yule know.

argh.

All depends on when the split gets settled, they announced the fixtures last year on 12th April, with games starting on the 22nd. The year before it was the 15th with games starting on the 24th. Both times it was pretty much to the wire with the teams in 6th/7th place. If tonight, Partick Thistle win against Celtic (highly unlikely) and Kilmarnock lose to Sevco (even money), then the top 6 will be decided and you may know a bit earlier this time though.

Can he score from within a foot of the goal? In which case we'll take him.

surely? With Stockley back soon, I can't see him playing again this season after that miss. How long is his contract with us?

Hmm, nae seen any sources that could be easily pulled from but i'll have a wee look later What i can tell you though is that on Friday, Andy Considine's hattrick moved him into the top 100 Dons goalscorers of all time (97th with 25 goals), pushing Chris Maguire (24 goals) out of the list to 101st. On the same night, Niall McGinn moved to joint 25th with the legendary Darren "Altitude" Mackie on 68 goals, which surely gives him enough incentive to sign a new contract to make sure he at least scores one more goal. Finally on the goalscoring front, Gary Warren's fine strike last night moved him level with Miles Storey in goals scored for Aberdeen this season (1).

With 7 games remaining: Most Wins: 20. 4 more for highest total since 1992/93. 7 more to equal all-time record. Fewest Draws: 4. Currently lowest since 1957/58 & joint 5th best of all-time. Fewest Defeats: 7. Currently lowest since 1993/94. Most Goals Scored: 61. 2 more goals for most goals scored since 1992/93. Least Goals Conceded: 24. Currently lowest since 1987/88 & joint 4th best of all-time. Highest Goal Difference: +37. Highest GD since 1992/93. 15 more for highest since all-time record set in 1984/85. Most Points: 64. 5th highest points total of all time. 12 (from 21 remaining) required for all-time record.

Hemmin, is Richard Gordon nicking ma stats?

I didn't actually realise until i started pulling the stats together just how well we are doing this season - with all the hype on how a vastly wealthier Tic are steamrolling the league, there is a danger of massively underrating what this Dons team is achieving. If anything, it makes winning the Scottish Cup all the more essential, as we could end up having a record-breaking team being dismissed as merely also-rans. That's the sort of thing that makes players move on.

Btw, that's the second time i've seen the loon Bruce Anderson on our bench, and i have to admit i know nothing about him. Ony good?

Maybe we should just apply to build a large longterm self-storage unit and then store a football pitch inside it.

From the outside, it keeps reminding me of thon giant self-storage warehouses you find on the edge of town

Seeing as the media are currently having a big love-in with historical records, i had a quick scan through previous season stats, and here's where we stand with some of our own this season. Source of previous seasons is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Aberdeen_F.C._seasons With 8 games remaining: Most Wins: Currently on 19. 5 more wins will see us beat last years total (23) for the highest total since 1992/93 (27), when we played 44 games in a season. The full 8 would see us tie with 84/85 and 92/93 seasons as our highest ever. 19 is already the joint 4th highest since 1992/93, tied with 2006/07 and surpassed only by each of the last 3 years (20, 23, 22) Fewest Draws: Our current total (4) is the lowest since 1957/58 (2). We had 5 last year. Fewest Defeats: Our current total (7) is the lowest since 1993/94 (6). Next closest is from 2 years ago, 2014/15 (9). Most Goals Scored: Currently on 60. 3 more goals will beat last years total (62) to be the most goals scored since 1992/93 (87 over 44 games). The all-time record is 1935/36 (96). Least Goals Conceded: Currently 24, joint 4th best of all-time, tied with 1982/83. Only 1987/88 (15), 1970/71 (18) and 1983/84 (21) are better. Next closest are 1988/89 (25), 1990/91 (27) and 2014/15 (33). For perspective we let in exactly double the number of goals last year at 48. Highest Goal Difference: Pretty much follows on from the previous two stats - we have a current GD of +36, the highest since 1992/93 (+51 over 44 games). The next closest since then is 2014/15 (+24), and last year we got +14. In fact, in the 24 years since 92/93, we have only had a positive GD 11 times, and 4 of those are the 4 seasons under McInnes. The all-time record is 1984/85 (+63, and they only played 36 games!). Most Points: Well, we all know this one - 2014/15 is the all-time record of 75. We are currently on 61, so 15 points out of 24 will beat this. Even with 8 games to go though, this is already our joint 6th highest points total of all time, or if only looked at by comparing 38-game, 3-points-for-a-win seasons (starting 2000/01, total 17 seasons), joint 5th with 2004/05 (61), surpassed only by 2006/07 (65) and each of the last 3 years (68, 75, 71). (Feel free to correct if you spot a meringue in there)

I hear Yule is fuming. Seriously though, solid win tonight and next weekend will be very tasty.

True, although you would have to conclude that with: ...although whether they should depends on your interpretation of "all Aberdeen have done for Scottish fitba". I also do children's parties.

That sounded like you saying the cooncil should back them! Seeing as i've already got this thread open, i've always got time for a bit of petty pedantry through the form of an analogy: I seriously hope Aberdeen win the Scottish Cup, but that disnae mean i think they should. I should really close this and get on with some mair work. You can thank me later.

Only 2 years? I blame McInnes.

By christ that's ugly. Fair play to you for looking for creative options though

I 100% agree with this sentiment. And these all appear to be genuine facts (can't really comment on the rerouting bit). I'm not clear on the point you are making though?