Kowalski

PLEASE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm wondering if we've seen the last of him, he seemed to hobble off quite badly.

Could be wrong, but was it not Walker that caused the pen? I also thought Bus was one of our better players, particularly in the 2nd half. Anyway, I'm just in. It was an awful afternoon for Mackie. I thought we matched Celtic well in the first half, and had 2-3 good chances to score (Mackie's first miss was a real howler). JC needs to stick with that back 4, no matter what happens, to give them time to gel. I do wonder if this is the beginning of the end for JC though. Even though I'm in the group that thinks he's done extremely well for us. But once most of the fans get on your back, the writing will be on the wall unless he can turn it around. Interesting that a sub (Foster) was himself subbed!

But you and Jagerdeen could fight over his ticket?

Must be true!

I had no idea your username was a Queen song (mainly because I'd never heard of the song). I just assumed you lived in a Tenement. With your stick. And your wheelchair. Sorry!

Certainly the lack of entertainment is definitely having an effect on crowd numbers, but there are other factors which probably are having some effect too. e.g. rising prices, available of games in pubs through arabic tv, other games in other leagues on tv, competition for other forms of entertainment etc... Crowd numbers this season are on a par with the last two, and on a whole crowd numbers throughout the game are falling. I'd love to see us average 15, 16K but it just seems so unlikely despite what the product on the pitch might be. I'm not sure when we last had an average attendance of > 14K. Probably not for the last 10 years.

But "JC should not be judged on what has gone before him" and attendances were down long before he turned up.

Okay if we are prepared to ignore the past then what are our targets? We are the 4th highest spending club with 5th biggest support so we should be trying for 4th in the league. Its still achievable. We should therefore also be trying for top 4 in a domestic cup competition. We've done that, and still have a slim chance of doing better in the Scottish cup.

Is this about the Kenny Deuchar's in Munich again?

A mighty fine post and spot on IMHO.

I'd have Jamie Smith in my starting line-up every time. One of the only creative players we've got, and certainly one who stands up to be counted in the big games. Could have so done with him on Tuesday! Agree with the rest of your list, although McNamara will probably play a few games now.

Absolutely. We had no cup runs at all last year. This year we have, but the criticism has been that we have only got so far because we have had weak opposition. Well I think we should petition the SFA to ensure we get much harder draws next year! A successful season for me would be a trophy of some sort. But this season is definitely a step forward from last year, it just doesn't feel like it at the moment. Season isn't over (yet)...

Who was the lad? The chef?

Aberdeen Res beat Hibs Res 3-1 this afternoon. The goals coming from Gary Carroll, Steve Lovell and Sone Aluko. http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/clubNewsDetail/0,,10284~1233708,00.html

You didn't honestly believe that quote did you?

You gonna shave off your ginger locks?

What exactly are his strengths? He's missed a fair amount of sitters this season, some of which had it been Mackie, he would have been hung, drawn and quartered by large sections of our support.

Won the corner for our goal, but that was about it.

I think we started 4-4-2 but then attempted to play 4-5-1 counter attack after we scored, but we should have just played 4-4-2. Its the only formation an Aberdeen team know how to play.

When does his suspension kick in and how long is he suspended for? Should be an opportunity (on paper anyway) to see somebody else play up front.