Totally MS, paton has never been given a decent run in the side and its something i would be interested to see how he gets on.
Re message boards nail head nicely hit
Some quite interesting responses to this, the point i was trying to make (not very well i might add) was that surely i could have found better things to do with my time over the past ten years than discuss the merits of Darren Mackie. Note to any teenagers, doing something like this for ten years is how you make a significant start on wasting your life
Could well be Darren Mackie
Was just having a look over on mad and found yet another darren mackie thread.
http://boards.footymad.net/forum.php?tno=4&fid=27&sty=2&act=1&mid=2116921448
as the usual debate between those loathing him and those who dont think he's amazing but recognise the shift he puts in AND he scored against dnipro dont you know were trotted out i realised there is no Aberdeen player i have talked about more than Mackie since he started playing.
I dont know how i feel about this, its kinda like being amused yet abused at the same time.
Thoughts?
absofuckinglutely 100% agree with this. Anderson took time to grow into the role but when he got there he was a fantastic skipper. Easily the best since mcleish for me (though that is not to say i have forgotten a skipper in the interluding period).
One of the best things done under JC's management was the turning of Anderson into Captain. I think it was probably Jimmy Nichol that made it happen.
What i mean is he's in the job six months, had time to take stock and is now looking at how to shape the team in the manner he wants.
As for who he wants out the door i would hazard a guess at mackie and paton, maybe mcardle too
I would, thought he was never given much of an opportunity by calderwood and always left on the bench. I remember him on a rare start against utd absolutely running the game, everything good went through, then he was promptly dropped the game after.