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Dimitar Mitov Graeme Shinnie (C) (Devlin 46') Mats Knoester (Molloy 57') Adil Aouchiche (Boyd 46') Kusini Yengi (Sokler 57') Leighton Clarkson (Polvara 57') Ante Palaversa (Kjartansson 46') Shayden Morris (Gueye 57') Jack Milne Alexander Jensen Topi Keskinen (Milanovic 46') Good to see Boyd getting a run out. I wonder if Milne and Jensen played 90 (and Devlin played LB) because Tobers and Gyamfi are still out/getting up to speed. Nilsen notable in his absence too. No Rubi, Vinnie, Ambrose, other Jensen.

Presumably means Ruby is away, and we are left with two experienced defenders in Tobers and Knoester, and three youngsters in Milne, Molloy and Dorrington. Given we will have an absolute minimum of 50 games this season that doesn't seem unreasonable, and when we are 60 games in* and looking a bit leggy for all those cup finals, I'm sure we'll be thankful we had so many options. *Shinnie will play all of them.

Talk about hedging your bets in one article...

Sounds impressive until you realise the record transfer fee was £700k in 2007

Stealing crockery from children, shame on you

Missed a trick not calling it the Cup Winners Cup. Sack Thelin

Wow. 5-4 to Real, massive punch up between technical areas at 4-4 in the 94th minute, and then THAT goal by Modric... Ok, fine. 4-0 PSG. Don't fancy Chelsea's chances.

Correction. 3-0 PSG after 24 minutes.

PSG-Real match starting at 1000mph. 2-0 PSG and only 8 minutes gone.

I thought Ambrose was our most technical player - every description I hear of him is "technically, he's a footballer ..."

Al-Hilal penalty award overturned in the 1st half, and further attempts booked for diving in the 2nd. Bet that didn't go down too well in Riyadh, there's a ref who won't be officiating any World Cup games any time soon.

We sure we are all talking about the same Soumano? All mention of Brentford interest (and apparent 3M bid) for Mousa Soumaso back in April originates from just one article from "AfricaFoot" - however Brentford are also linked with 2.5M-rated Sambou Soumano of recently promoted Lorient, which seems more plausible. What's the chances they picked up on the wrong gossip?

I cannot vouch for the accuracy or provenance, but came across this earlier from Jan this year: https://targetscouting.com/2025/01/19/kjartan-mar-kjartansson-stjarnan-gardabaer-scout-report/

Would be inclined to agree. That ship has sailed, bridge is burnt, sheep has bolted etc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/clynqpvg783t

Cormack stating Keskinen not going anywhere this summer (as always, apologies for source): https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/topi-keskinen-aberdeen-transfer-fate-35468390

True, opportunity missed. Or they could've had us down for a shock reunion with an unsettled McInnes to replace [insert English Championship club]-bound Thelin. Clearly not trying.

Pretty sure there would have been "Miovski to..." stories lined up in case we had drawn Celtic or Sevco as our opening game rather than Hearts. A Hearts-Hibs derby on the first day would be "Hibs considering Shankland", and so on... Bait and click.

Unlike Inter Miami, who are basically Messi's +10 on the guestlist

Interesting read - feels a little Pape Gueye MkII https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/portsmouth-fc/portsmouth-fc-news-kusini-yengi-australia-transfer-5127783

Ambrose would've saved that. 1-3 Iceland

Sub keeper is having a nightmare. 1-2 Iceland

Depends who's better at dealing with penalties, I guess

Thats...mental. Surely they should be delighted he managed to bag them all that lovely Champions league money without the usual faff of having to win all those tedious league games?