capitalsharpie

Then there was that scenario when a player (cant remember who) slid and cut themselves on a bit of metal behind the goals a while ago. They needed stitches if I remeber rightly. Like to see the Club looking after thier investments!

Any other manager being faced with a wee shite like McGuire challenging him in this way would surely tell him get ti f**k and tell him he will be playd when THE MANAGER decides and not before. This boy needs put in his place. I reckon a stronger manager would send a player who acted like this out on loan at the very least!!!

Agreed. I cant remeber problems to this extent in previous years. The folk who do return (eventually) from injuries dont seem to have spells in the reserves, but get plunged staight back to full competitive games.

Fitsat fan its at hame? Is that like the all weather pitch at th Chris Anderson stadium en?

Maybe he realises that he's nae up to the pace and pulled a "sickie". The docs room a Todders this season must have looked like a weegie A and E on a saturday night at times this season though.

Returning from US of A wondering what the hell a'body was up to in Munchen. And the score. Cursing my luck that I wisnae there!

Read on the pre match hype article on AFC Site that Duff has picked up an injury in training. YET ANOTHER PLAYER injured at training. We have too many players injured during competitive GAMES ever mind training. Is this a problem of a) Overworked players? b)Poor training methods (al la management team) c)Poor training facilities d)Other reasons. Surely summink aint right when we have so many player injured during training?

That appears to be the crux of the problem with regards creating anatmosphere. I have sat in the South stand quite a bit this season ans i have to say,that despite the noise the upper RDS makes. (Having been there many, many times), surprisingly little of the racket made up there actually travels as far as the visiting fans to thier left, never mind the pitch. I would, however, like to see you explain to the season ticket holders nd regulars why they aint getting up there when smaller teams ome to town.

i was quietly confdent at the start of the season with the thought of a settled backline in place, yes. But my quiet concern was where the goals walways ere gonna come fae.

I reckon thats debatable. We are always a noisy ground for the ugly sisters coming to town. Until they go ahead of course.

Fact remains, whichever media group we get gracing Pittodrie, they make it sound like a home game for the o.f. Better sound mix then?

Yes, the back of the Dick Donald stand is the perfect place for a media gantry, whilst the main Stand was built before electricity was discovered.

Well when you lot bother to turn up at Pittodrie, it gives out a completely negative and false view of the Aberdeen home support for such games. We already know that bias exists in the press, so why not do something to rectify that? Its not that far, surely. One twisted sorta positive is that exposes the o.f. for what they are. biggots. everytime.

Going back to STs original point, I was thinking recently (a dangerous activity I know, I came close to hurting myself on more than one occasion). There have been a few groups of fans that have taken militant action (apart from pelting away fans with flares) by staging game strikes. But in order to make such an activity hit home you need to make it positive. So stage a strike for one game with a completely empty stadim at home, but if you can ensure that the next home game is extremely well attended, then surely that sends out stronger message of fan power than by just staying away? Agree with the sentiment that the club shop sells a load of dross. Surely our marketing is not so inept to bring in a bob or to through DVD's of the glory years??

Another worrying factor to this unfolding debacle is that he looks to have no idea who these replacemet players are. He is only now starting to look around, and has nobody in mind. which begs the question as to how well the players we have brought in were actually looked at before signing. Signed by specualtion and heresay i reckon.

Im unhappy. Anybody else unhappy?

No, this fixture has "gubbing" and "another embarassment" written all over it.

Good point. Another example of the tango man not sorting his side out. Not only are our defence not gelling, but he hasn't given our forwards a chance to develop anything like a partnership. It must be more than a bitty soul destroying knowing you are yet again the only player up front with shadows to chase and little time to make an impact and assert yourself.

Hear hear. couldnt have said it better misel'!

At least he's a trier!

Ah yes, how could I make that mistake?? If you watch the replay. (I refuse to use the term highlights) the boy actually looks CONFOUNDED when the ball went in. Like it was a proper event out of the blue-for one of our strikers to score, I mean, really, the world has gone quite mad. Sorta like confusing Mackie FOR A STRIKER!!!!

At this moment in time I can't help hinking that extending the Tango mans contract would be a complete disaster of epic proportions. I seriously hope those votes were cast as a joke. A pretty sick one at that too!!

You would think though that a player facing the axe would show a bit of enthusiasm for two reasons: 1) To prove to your manager that you are actually worth a new contract 2) To make yorself noticed by other clubs to continue your career in a more positive way.

I think it was a sclaff from believe it or not Mackie the wunderkid.

So, what is basically being said is that we have employed a manager for a further three years who is capable of making a team perform up to a certain level, but once a higher level is demanded, (ie Europe and all that brings, such as strain on a squad through injuries or whatever) then he has no clue how to deliver. I must admit on reflection, his deals in the January transfer window now seem to smack of desparation- "Lets get in any old donkey who happens to be available on the cheap to plug up the gargantuan holes in the defence until the end of the season!!"