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Tip for the future: name your account "100% Pro Pittodrie" so that you don't come across as needlessly obstructive. Expend all of your energy into coming up with feasible suggestions that make Pittodrie more viable and attractive than the other options. After all, you don't want folk to get the wrong end of the stick, and think you don't give a damn about Pittodrie but are just out to block the Kingsford option at all costs, do you?

Ooot sofa sofa pub 6-0: Mcginn to score two hattricks, be carried aloft from the field by adoring fans, have a sudden rush of emotion and sign a 6 year contract extension. And smile for the first time on camera.

I'd agree, i doubt its because Kingsford is better than Loirston. The club themselves clearly preferred Loirston as it was their first choice all along, Kingsford only became an option after Loirston rather dramatically fell through. (However, before 100%AK jumps on this, the club has also made pretty clear that in their view Loirston is no longer an option, and Kings Links/Pittodrie were non-starters. So the merits and issues with Kingsford are what we examine now, and try to resolve if possible). In terms of increased support: You could maybe argue that there's an element of fans realising that options are always going to be more limited than they would like, and are tempering their objections accordingly. You could equally argue an element of fans getting fed up with the length of the process, and just want it concluded. Or, as i mentioned, that the volume seems to have gone up in the debate, making it more polarised and both sides more obvious. It does seem unlikely that the increased support is due to it being a better option though. edit - ach, you've both just posted pretty much the same as i was typing this

Well, this is going to be a big test for McInnes this summer then - first key player lost since... Anderson? Robson? I'm amazed he's managed to keep the core of our original 2013 team (McGinn, Jack, Hayes, Rooney, Considine, Logan*) together for so long to be honest, it was inevitable we would lose someone eventually, i just hoped it would be at retirement age again (* i'd include Reynolds in there except we may not have lost the man but we do seem to have lost the player. Flood, Pawlett and Langfield weren't key by the time they left)

Poor Tansey, his signing has already been relegated to "but we've signed Tansey"

On the BBC site now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39445213 Damn, i was hoping this was a standard "SunSport understands", like these previous understandings:

Aye, that's a fair point. The answer i think is that the conversation around Kingsford has become massively polarised in both directions compared to Loirston, somewhat to the detriment of actual debate. It's all gone a bit shouty.

I thought it wasn't that Kingsford was better than Loirston, but simply that Loirston wasn't an option any more after the part of the area was rezoned and therefore unavailable.

Let me help you get it right: The probability that George Yule is solely responsible for AFC's success is exactly the same as the probability that George Yule is solely responsible for the new stadium's issues. Can we move on from conspiracy-driven witchhunting and back to rational debate please?

I think the point that Rico is making is that there's a bit of a logical fallacy going on here: sentimentality does not equal argument BUT that does not mean all arguments equal sentimentality. In other words, there's a lot of shyte being spouted on both sides grounded in nothing but sentiment, but that should not be used to obscure the fact there are valid arguments that need to be addressed too. I think, to be honest, you are agreeing with each other

Oxford is lovely, i still think the new Pittodrie should be moved here The general view here seems to be that the McGinn rumour is pish, although it would give me a reason to go watch football here.

Maybe you should just stay off Facebook min, and pursue the debate in the sanity of the real world. Folk will argue over anything to the back teeth on there, rationality doesn't get a look-in. I doubt the planning proposal will be booted out in June, although i can't see it getting the green light either. My uninformed guess would be that be that there would be some form of moratorium with a requirement for more clarity over certain issues, like transport, at the heart of the non-facebook objections. However, there are folk on here with far more knowledge of the legalities of planning processes than me, who may be able to clarify the likelihood of this.

Niall McGinn on for NI

I tried reading this but it doesn't make sense, fit does it mean?

BBC suggesting 6 of the 11 will be Celtic players. Think i'll pass.

It never occured to me that Didcot FC would be called the Diddies Welcome to the board.

The diddyness was summed up perfectly by this picture on the BBC live text. Man of the match tony Andreu with his bottle of bubbly:

I was listening to it on the BBC site to see if they would give "Jonathan" Hayes a run out, but missed the last bit, and started on the heart palpitations when i came back and read the text visible on the screen:

Oxford Utd are quite happy where they are and want to buy their existing stadium in the south of Oxford. The proposal to move them out of Oxford City boundaries into Oxfordshire County next to Oxford Parkway station (already built and opened 2 years ago) was suggested by the leader of Oxfordshire County Council Ian Hudspeth, and he seems to be the only one pushing it. Neither Oxford City Council nor Oxford Utd are that interested. Some pertinent background information is that Conservative-led Oxfordshire County Council are currently trying to implement a hostile takeover of Labour-led Oxford City Council by forming a unitary, a move that City are resisting with every sinew, and as a result they are not exactly on the best of terms and may just be looking for things to goad each other with. Here's some facts: NOW OR NEVER: Chance for new Oxford United stadium could be lost under housing plans - Oxford Mail 13th Jan 2017 Note City Council and Oxford Utd's responses.

By fecking christ will someone take that bloody trumpet off that fan standing near the BBC radio commentators for the Rep. Ireland - Wales match or i'm going to get a fast flight over there and ram it up his arse as he emerges from the stadium

^ See, that's how to write a counter-argument without starting on the defensive and descending into conspiracy. Welcome to the board Jess. I dinnae agree with you on Pittodrie, mind. I do think we all acknowledge that Kingsford has issues that need to be fully addressed before the build goes ahead, and transport is the big one.

Loan Summary for w/e 5/3/17: Cammy started and came close to scoring in St Mirren's 2-0 win over Hibs, with Storie still relegated to the bench as an unused sub. Rogers got back to clean sheets with Falkirk's 2-0 win over QOTS, while Shankland had a week off with no games on for Morton. Harvie scored Dumbarton's only goal of the game with a 12-yard drive in the 86th minute, although only after Dunfermline (mainly Nicky Clark) had hammered 5 past them. Raith had the wierdest news of the week, after their other two goalkeepers joined Aaron (still crocked) Lennox with injuries, and every attempt they made to get an emergency loan in, including offering to permanently sign Lennox from us to free up a loan spot, failed. In the end Ryan Stevenson went in goal, where he somehow managed to keep McKenna and co to only putting one past him. Talking of Scott McKenna... Sent off with a straight red at the end of the 1st half of Ayr's 3-1 Scottish Cup defeat to Hibs, after mistaking John McGinn for the ball. In RicoS321's word's: In League 2, Dylan Thomas finally got a start for Montrose in their Tuesday 2-1 win over Clyde, and by all accounts made the most of it, eventually being subbed in the 84th minute. He was then rewarded with his usual spot on the bench, an unused sub in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Annan Athletic. PlayerTeamPlayed This week?Opponents & ResultPositionGoalsClean sheetCardsCammy SmithSt Mirren (CH)START (92')Hibs WIN 2-0FW0-0Craig StorieSt Mirren (CH)BENCH (UNUSED)Hibs WIN 2-0MF---Lawrence ShanklandMorton (CH)-no gamesFW---Scott McKennaAyr Utd (CH)STARTRaith WIN 1-0DEF---START (sent off 45')Hibs LOSS 1-3DEF--1 redDaniel HarvieDumbarton (CH)STARTDunfermline LOSS 1-5DEF1-0Danny RogersFalkirk (CH)STARTQOTS WIN 2-0GK-YES0Aaron LennoxRaith Rovers (CH)INJUREDAyr Utd LOSS 0-1GK---Dylan ThomasMontrose (L2)START (84')Clyde WIN 2-1MF0-0BENCH (UNUSED)Annan Ath LOSS 2-3MF---

I'll do it a week at a time... Loan Summary for w/e 25/2/17: Smith started for St Mirren's 2-0 win over Ayr Utd (and picked up a yellow card), but Storie and McKenna were unused subs, in Storie's case possibly because he was utter gash the previous week. Rogers and Harvie continued their regular starts for the 2-2 draw between Falkirk and Dumbarton, a score that seems to be a favourite of both clubs at the moment. Shankland also started for Morton in their 1-1 draw with Dundee "10 points" Utd, before being replaced after 74 minutes. In League 2, Dylan Thomas was an unused sub for the 0-0 draw with Forfar. Lennox still crocked. PlayerTeamPlayed This week?Opponents & ResultPositionGoalsClean sheetCardsCammy SmithSt Mirren (CH)START (84')Ayr Utd WIN 2-0FW0-1 yellowCraig StorieSt Mirren (CH)BENCH (UNUSED)Ayr Utd WIN 2-0MF---Lawrence ShanklandMorton (CH)START (74')Dundee Utd DRAW 1-1FW0-0Scott McKennaAyr Utd (CH)BENCH (UNUSED)St Mirren LOSS 0-2DEF---Daniel HarvieDumbarton (CH)STARTFalkirk DRAW 2-2DEF0-0Danny RogersFalkirk (CH)STARTDumbarton DRAW 2-2GK-NO0Aaron LennoxRaith Rovers (CH)INJUREDQOS LOSS 1-2GK---Dylan ThomasMontrose (L2)BENCH (UNUSED)Forfar DRAW 0-0MF0-0

Scott Brown? Or have i got that the wrong way round.