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I think in November 2006 it went a little bit like this: EE Hack: Stewart, we've got an article about Kirk Broadfoot here that we need you to put yer name to McKimmie: Errrr, who? Tomorrow's EE Sports Headline: McKimmie: Broadfoot for Scotland? I've never heard of him!

Thanks. I think there's a coding problem on the site from when I did the last major upgrade. I'm currently working to get a cleanly installed version of Donstalk up and running on a different server. Once I've verified that the "your last post was x seconds ago" problem has gone, I'll switch the main site over to the new one.

Whilst I agree with your comments about McKimmie being a top-class player, no player should EVER diss the fans who pay their wages. Look at the shit Barry Ferguson has received for sticking two fingers up at the Tartan Army.

I'd be happy to just get rid of the debt-noose from around our necks for the first time since Wiggy became chairman.

I disabled WYSIWYG editing in post-replies yesterday to combat another issue. But I had fears that doing so might cause a certain problem for mobile users. Can any other mobile users confirm the "Your last post was X seconds ago" error?

I have switched off WYSIWYG editing for a trial-period. Switching it off may cause a couple of issues with viewing the site on mobile devices, so if any mobile users I can try it off and see how the mobile-users get on.

Celtic's Scott McDonald and Chris Killen will be in the Aussie and NZ squads respectively. Koki Mizuno already has a small handful of Japanese caps, and could be in the World Cup squad if he proves to be any good for Ra Shellick.

To the guys who get this error message, do you open several messages in one go across multiple tabs? I find I get the "Your last post was x seconds ago" when I open multiple messages in one go across multi-tabs, both in IE, Chrome and Firefox. I'm figuring out how to fix this problem, but am just wondering if others who have this problem view the site in the same way that I do?!

Agreed. As much as I'd love them to play their entire playing careers at Aberdeen, I think it'll be our most obvious way of wiping out our debt if we can get Pawlett, Paton and Fyvie signed up on 3 or 4 year deals and then sell them asap. Two out of three have now been signed, and I can't see Fyvie moving yet. I think McGhee's £10million valuation of Fyvie is optimistic at best. But I see no reason why we can't get at least £10million for these three players together!

McKimmie was a cracking player ... we've arguably not had a wing-back of his quality since he retired. But he thinks he's an Aberdeen Legend. Excuse me Stewart, but your hopes of becoming an Aberdeen Legend went right out the window when you stuck the fingers up at the South Stand fans.

The Brush and King Joey to lead the line on Boxing Day'? I'd put money on them scoring more than our regular strikeforce!

Add the new Aberdeen FC stadium to that equation, and you might just have a worthwhile bet on yer hands!

Wyness was a decent enough man. He was full of utopian ideas, like getting Huns and Dons fans to sit together - never gonna work unless yer name is Alan "HugAHun" Duncan. But he was a decent enough man. I had a couple of wee chats with him back in 2001-2, and he certainly gained my respect for being a good, light-hearted man who enjoyed watching the Dons and enjoyed his wines. Was it Wyness who stood with the Red Army at Ibrox? Or was that Bennett?

Maybe an indication that McGhee might sell one or both in the summer in a bid to raise funds for his warchest?

Radical thinking there, Slim. That's thinking that in any other city or country would be heralded as sheer brilliance. But this is Aberdeen. Better get out of town before the guys with the pitch-forks chase you out.

Best Aberdeen Player of the Decade: Russell Anderson Best homegrown player: Russell Anderson Best signing: Scott Severin Best goalkeeper: Peter Kjaer Best defender: Russell Anderson Best midfielder: Roberto Bisconti Best forward: Hicham Zerouali Best manager: Jimmy Calderwood Pick an XI from the decade: Kjaer; Mulgrew (purely for set-pieces), Anderson, Diamond, McNaughton; J Smith, Bisconti, Heikkinen, Nicholson; Booth, Zerouali. Game of the Decade: 4-0 vs Copenhagen Biggest single disappointment of the decade: Darren Mackie (so much promise, so much pace ... such a disappointment) Best opposition player of the decade: Stefan Klos

Well, we all knew it was gonna be a pre-contract agreement in January with O'Brien arriving in the summer. Generally, that's what a pre-contract agreement is. But hey, let's not have the facts getting in the P&J, Record and Sun's way of producing a nice wee story. "Haha, the Dons can't afford £20k" ... erm, no. Why pay £20k for a player who can come to us for nowt six months later?!

wooah! it's just an opinion. Sorry mate. Sorry for giving an opinion on a DISCUSSION forum! I have an opinion that differs from yours ... therefore I'm a "fucking cretin". You're awesome, mate

So by that manner: do you honestly believe England deserved to beat Scotland in Euro96, even though they scored one more than us? Do you honestly believe Brazil deserved to beat Scotland in France98, even though they scored one more than us (courtesy of Tommy Boyd)? Statistics say we finished 4th place last year. There's no way in hell we were the 4th best team in the league last season!

We didn't deserve it! We made no changes to our team whatsoever, so the same players that rallied right at the very end of the season to get us into Europe at the last hurdle were exactly the same players who grabbed one win in ten domestic fixtures following New Year. If the players can't get motivated for a League Cup semi-final against arch-enemies Dundee United, then we deserve fuckall. I would've been happy to give the Euro position up last season to another team. Yes we finished in 4th place, but we did NOT deserve it. In the same way Rangers didn't deserve the majority of their wins in the 2003/04 season (Klos was a one-man army for them that season), based on our overall performances throughout the entire season we did not deserve to get 4th place in 2008/09 - despite the fact that we did!

McGhee, you should be showing this goal to your strikers on constant repeat. THIS is how you score a goal!

Who said anything about me "having the authority" to say we didn't deserve Europe? Read again, and you'll see I said "most of us will agree we were punching well above our weight". Take a look at the following thread, which was the buildup thread to the final game of last season: http://www.donstalk.co.uk/messageboard/index.php/topic,8660.0.html Certainly nowhere near a clear-cut consensus that we were deserving of the last Euro placing going into the Hibs game. And as for the JC losing interest comments, again cast your mind back to December/January 2008 when rumours were going around about JC's disgruntlement at AFC. Infact, I'll do the work for you: http://www.donstalk.co.uk/messageboard/index.php/topic,1906.60.html Now, couple his eventual re-negotiation in January with the following statistics immediately following JC's decision to sign a new contract ... Scottish Premier Dundee Utd 3-0 Aberdeen 19-01-2008 Scottish Premier Aberdeen 0-1 Hearts 26-01-2008 Scottish FA Cup Aberdeen 1-0 Hamilton 02-02-2008 Scottish League Cup Aberdeen 1-4 Dundee Utd 05-02-2008 Scottish Premier Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic 10-02-2008 Scottish Premier Hibernian 3-1 Aberdeen 17-02-2008 Scottish Premier Kilmarnock 3-1 Aberdeen 24-02-2008 Scottish Premier Aberdeen 1-1 Motherwell 27-02-2008 Scottish Premier Rangers 3-1 Aberdeen 01-03-2008 Scottish FA Cup Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic 09-03-2008 One win in ten domestic games! Hardly inspirational stuff from a man who'd been spouting his disgruntlement about AFC just days before signing a new contract.

Maverick, I don't think it's a wild goose chase. It's going to be a pre-contractual agreement that we're looking for O'Brien to sign, so although things should be finalised in January, he won't actually be a Don officially until next summer. See the following link from yesterday's Sporting Life website: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/12/17/SOCCER_Motherwell.html

Aye, but most of us will agree we were punching well above our weight by qualifying for Europe. JC lost interest in AFC around January/February 2008. We should've looked for a new management team back then rather than giving his managerial team new contracts. 2006/07 season we deserved our European placing. Last season, we did not.