Reekie_Red

So we do! Sunday 20th March at 12:45. Dunno how the Beeb missed that one: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/fixtures/default.stm Cannae see the Rangers game in there at all. Okay, enough time for Blackman, Smith and Milsom to get used to the way we play, and enough time for Shauney O'Luko to recover. And it's Rangers at Pittodrie ... can never predict that result

My old flatmate in Edinburgh is a hun. She always brings up the story of how she was in Franklyn's Piano Bar in Aberdeen in the late 90s, and snogged Duncan Shearer. She woke up the next morning with a huge cold-sore on her lip. Nice one Shearer. Spreading herpes amongst the huns since 1992

Agreed. As productive a January transfer window as Aberdeen have ever seen since the January transfer window was introduced. Add to that the fact that several teams around us have been weakened (ie the likes of Dobie, Zemmama and Conor Sammon moving away from SPL teams) and I think we are better placed than most teams around us to continue our climb up the table ... and maybe even another semi-final appearance.

Kombouare played absolute blinders against the Old Firm. He just couldnae be fucked against the rest of Scotland's teams?

Unfortunately, if we don't get into the top-six this season, this will be the first season in 54 years that we've failed to take any points from the Old Firm in the league. Statistics and all that. But thank fuck those three games are out of the way. Just goes to prove that, whilst Brown/Knox have done wonders for the club, we've still got a long long way to go before we can consider ourselves "out of the woods".

On a plus-note, 13,000 Dons fans helped make up an attendance (well, at kickoff at least) of 38,000. This from a Glasgow team who are in a three-horse race for the title vs a North-East Scotland team who were rock-bottom of the league until Boxing Day. Fast-forward 24 hours, and another Glasgow team who are still well in the mix in the aforementioned three-horse title race come up against a short-train-journey-from-Glasgow team who are two wins off 4th place. Between them they can only muster 23,000 fans. That's fuckin shocking!!

The results since Brown & Knox have taken over have helped hide the fact that the common theme in all these embarrasing results is certain players. We've changed managers twice, we've replaced players in key areas. But still we are seeing these freak results. Yes, freak results are freak results. But Aberdeen FC see at least one freak defeat every single season ... whether it be a heavy "stage-fright" defeat at Hampden, or another record loss to team-x, we are seeing them every year. The fitness coaches and Wiggy are the non-playing constants in this. But no SPL team should be down 4-0 to another SPL team within 34 minutes - that's a goal every 8 minutes!! That's a worse leakage rate than in the 9-0 loss earlier this season. Common factors throughout the years? Diamond, Langfield, Considine and Young. Diamond is long past his best, as is Langfield. Consi and Young will never show their best because they've never had it in them to bring their best out on a consistent basis. If Brown were to take either Consi or Young on a two-week trial period, he'd say no to them at the end. Time to bin all four.

If only Ebbe's "swarm of bees" corner tactic had been successful once

I've been keen on "The Fighter" even before it got nominated in every single Golden Globe category. Eric Bana and Christian Bale is an acting combination that excites me. I've heard many people saying "oh cool, it's starring Batman and The Hulk!" To me, though, it's starring Patrick Bateman and Mark Chopper Reid. Friggin awesome!! Definitely one I'm gonna see ... and quite possibly one I may even pay to go and see

I won't reveal much about the movie, other than switch recommending that you stop watching the movie after the shooting in El Paso. If you do this, it's a brilliant thriller with a brilliant ending. If you watch the movie in its entirety, then you're watching a brilliant thriller with a rather weak ending.

Don't think it's a case of the player liking the SPL or Aberdeen. I think it's a chance for the player to get match-fit, gain senior experience and perhaps win a few plaudits in the process. I'm pretty sure any fringe EPL player is not even giving a crap about which SPL team he is moving to, as it's only for four months anyway!

Been stuck at home with just me and the bairn for the past three days. I dug out some movies I've nae seen for a whiley. Watched No Country For Old Men last night. If it weren't for the unbelievably weak ending, this would be one of the very few 10-out-of-10 movies in my history of watching movies. Tonight, I've just finished watching Last King Of Scotland again. Whittaker is chillingly brilliant as Idi Amin - can flick the switch from loveable, friendly chap to brutal, paranoid dictator in the blink of an eye.

Aye, but Broon said he couldnae sign this mystery player yet as he was due to play in the FA Cup this weekend. Surely the players you've mentioned are fringe-at-best.

Yaaas! Streaming speed isnae the best fae UK to NZ - but I'll be watching :-) ReddTV still needs quite a bit of work, but there's some real classic matches in there. 4-0 vs Hearts at Tynie in 1992 was particularly enjoyable to watch ... Jess and Gillhaus in absolutely devastating form

Nae sure who the player is, but Pa Broon says it's a current Premiership first-team player who WILL be playing in the FA Cup on Saturday, hence why we can't get him in for the semi-final against Celtic. But he's had assurances from the player's manager that he will be on loan with Aberdeen by Tuesday. Riddles in the dark!

As much as I really really fuckin hate Hearts, it is good to see a non-Old Firm team still up there within touching distance of the fat slags.

Aye, relaxed alright. But for the whole 1st leg and about 70 minutes of the second leg against Hertha Berlin (ie until he got sent off) he had Marcelinho in his back pocket

Fit's at min? Ye cannae think o' a name fir yer band? Och, 'ats a shame-min!

so either an attacking midfielder in the mould of Jess/Smith or a defensive midfielder in the mould of Seve/Heikkinen/Deloumeaux

well done!

Brown's not said no to taking Irwin in later, such as in the summer. But he's admitted that Irwin's just too much like the midfielders we've already got.

Nah, he's an a-grade tit. Seems Broon as told Steven Irwin that, although he's of decent quality, he's too much like what we've already got. So, what's Broon looking for? Possibly an attacking-midfielder who could be passed off as a striker? A player like Jess or Jamie Smith (when fit) is probably what we're in need of. Hartley is providing excellent supply for our strikers, but we still need someone who has the ability to unlock defences and turn games like Jess and Smith were able to.

Yeah we'd be entitled to compensation if Maguire moved anywhere outside Scotland. Same happened when Glass moved to Newcastle.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate? Making Dyce Airport to Pittodrie via Kingswells in anything less than half an hour is a near impossibility when there's absolutely no traffic on the road ... nevermind when there's sna, and a gazillion folk trying to get into the city to do their Xmas shopping

Normally a testemonial indicates 10 years service. Mackie's been on our books for 10 years ... fuckin NAE chance we've had 10 years of "service" from him. Simmie lives, eats and breathes AFC for 21 years. Give him the testemonial he deserves. Although it might be an idea to wait until some of our fans come back again - I doubt even a top-class side would bring a full house with the Dons in their current state.