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I'd have him in goals for us ANY DAY!

McGhee: I need goals-a-plenty from you, lads Mackie, Miller, Wright, Maguire (in unison): How come? McGhee: Cos that's what we're fuckin paying you for you fuckwits!

Let's face it. It takes a hell of a lot of skill to be able to balloon it from two yards out. Not many can do this with the efficiency and consistency of Darren Mackie

but there's sprint tracks, resistance gym equipment, gymnastics equipment, etc. There's a hell of a lot more in that place that we could use than just a synthetic football pitch.

Au contraire, mon frère. I had a party when Dumbfermline took both boat-boys off our hands. What a highlight that party was!!

And Preece should read up on the reasons for Jim's departure before making comment. He didn't get the boot because of his goalkeeping coaching skills. He got the boot because he doesn't offer anything else to the rest of the team. Bit pointless paying a wage to someone who is coaching Bossu, Langfield and Nelson and nobody else. Ultimately, I think McGhee is right in ditching a goalkeeping coach in favour of someone who can coach goalkeepers and ALSO get involved with the other squad members' training. It's just unfortunate that the person being ditched is the mighty Jim Leighton.

Agreed. Looks like someone's out to grind an axe in the face of McGhee. If Leighton was only good for coaching the goalies and nobody else, that's a lot of money for the club to spend on the development of only two or three players in the squad. As superb a player and a coach as he is (responsible for making decent goalies out of Langfield and Preece) he is a luxury

Because all of our training and coaching is done on grass.

:lolabove: Brilliant!

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Some photos of the new facility .. Aerial view Athletics hall, complete with 100m sprint lanes FIFA approved full-sized indoor football hall Games hall (big enough to fit nine badminton courts) A curtain to hide Bossu.

Nah you're not making that up min. I'm sure I read that somewhere too. Was a fair few months ago, like. But that's nae the first time I've read about RGU getting some sort of training facility that we were going to have the use of.

Sad to see him go. An absolute Legend. THE best keeper I've ever seen with my own eyes (and the best Dons keeper ever, marginally edging past Snelders and Kjaer). I thought he'd done a good job with his goalie coaching. He succeeded in turning both Langfield and Preece from bungling nervous wrecks into pretty solid, reliable keepers. But then, he did prefer Soutar, Esson and Bossu so clearly all that vasoline from his playing days must have done something to his sense of judgment. Thanks for all the playing and coaching memories Jim. You're a true legend! :thumbsup: :wave:

Aye I went online to find the price of a RedTV subscription, and ended up browsing around the shop for about an hour. Some pretty decent things in there. I've nae bought anything from the club shop since my AFCUK boxers about ten years ago. Still got them, but jeeeez those things hold a few frightning tales from years gone by! Love the look of the third strip. Could be tempted by this top for my indoor footy, cos our team plays in white:

Wouldnae surprise me if the Aberdeen City Council were waiting for us to say no before they gave this project the green light. Aberdeen City Council certainly haven't made an effort to cover up the fact that they detest AFC. Anything and everything that AFC applies for gets knocked back by the council. Fuckwits

Credibility really depends on who that SPL player is. If it's someone like Mackie, I'd pass that up as "that fucker's gonna take our god-given places in the team. Let's bring them down a notch"

Point taken, MarkyMark. Actually, come to think of it, didn't we forge a deal with the Brisbane Roar footbal team back in Aitken's reign?

Holy shit! Couldnae believe my eyes when I read this one!! Fantastic news for us if it means some reserve Espanyol players being shipped out to us on a regular basis! Clickey linkey Aberdeen tie up deal to sign up La Liga starlets from Espanyol Aug 22 2009 Ian Orr ABERDEEN last night struck a deal with Espanyol that will see La Liga talent pitching up at Pittodrie. Willie Miller brokered the exciting partnership with the Spanish outfit who will receive a percentage of any stars sold on by the Dons. Mark McGhee has already reaped rewards from that tie-up by landing former Espanyol and Parma defender Davide Grassi after he impressed on trial. The Italian will sign a one-year contract and will be in place against Hamilton today if they manage to complete the paperwork in time. Manager McGhee is also licking his lips at the prospect of working with players from the world's greatest league. McGhee, who has struggled to bring in new players because of financial restrictions, said: "The tie-up came about from a contact Willie had at Espanyol who said they wanted to send a couple of players over and start a relationship with ourselves. "Espanyol said they would make it easier for us to sign their players if we wanted to. "We hope this will be an ongoing relationship and it has been a really positive start." On Grassi, McGhee added: "The deal has to be financially right for us regarding Grassi but it looks as though that will be the case. He'll get a contract and as well as being physically right, he's a good player." The Dons have a major injury list that includes Zander Diamond and Gary McDonald and McGhee has pleaded for patience from fans who have already witnessed three straight defeats. He said: "It's ridiculous to say this game is must win - I am here for the long haul. "I will never be the best manager in this club's history, there is another hard act to follow, but I certainly want to make an impression and that does not happen in a day. "Change is needed within the squad and we will keep chopping away at it for however long it takes. If that involves winning at Hamilton then great, if not, we will get on with it. "Would I swap the Aberdeen job for the Hamilton job? Clearly not. They have brought money in while we have not but I know it is not going to happen overnight here. "The fans have to understand there is only a finite amount of money. "If I had a pile of money there would be a lot more change here but we do not so we have to take our time so everyone has to be patient. "We are not playing Celtic or Sigma, we are playing Hamilton and we should be at least be equal terms to them in terms of workrate. It will be a case of who works hardest will win the game." Lee Miller, linked with a move to Middlesbrough, insisted his priority is to put points on the board for Aberdeen. The striker said: "It was flattering to hear there was interest because even having your name connected to a team such as Middlesbrough is great from a confidence point of view. "But my priority is doing the job for Aberdeen and I want to do well for Mark McGhee and turn things around. "This is not a massive squad but it's a quality one and we have the players who can prove that starting at Hamilton." McGhee will meet an old foe today after Leon Knight signed a short-term deal at Accies. Striker Knight fell out with McGhee when he was at Brighton and has had contracts terminated by Wycombe and Rushden and Diamonds over a turbulent past 18 months. However, Accies boss Reid:"Leon has lost his way a bit but the flip side is that, if he was still banging in the goals regularly in England, we could not have afforded to get him. "It's a fresh start for him. He knows the situation and he has to get his head down. I'm sure he will. "Leon is only 26 and can prove to the doubters and himself he can be the player he promised to be."

Arcade is currently switched off whilst I figure out what the problem is. Seems to be randomly giving a blank screen, but I know there's a few of you who are experiencing this issue. Arcade should be back in the next few days. Sorry for the inconvenience!

I was probably unfair to Irvine by saying "no contest". But also to be fair, if judging Anderson against Viduka, that would've been a very very young stage in Anderson's career. I do, however, remember the moment I noticed Anderson for the first time. A stunning last-man catchup tackle from behind on an Eric Bo Andersen who was bearing down on a very very worried looking Michael Watt about thirteen years ago. One inch later or sooner, and Russell would've been sent off for fouling as last man. But against the likes of Viduka, Anderson would've been no older than 19. Like I say, with both players on top form, I would have Anderson over Irvine any day, as Anderson's peak performances were some way ahead of Irvine's peaks.

Seriously, though. Anderson was a lot better than Dobbin. For all his honesty and commitment, Dobbin had the turning speed of yer average Maersk container ship. He gave his all to the Aberdeen jersey. But let's face it ... his all vs Anderson's all is no contest really.

I once saw Barren Mackie have a good game. True stor.... haha, sorry, even I couldnae pull that off as a true story.

If it's happening every year, maybe these players should start considering upping their game!

Shit ... I, I mean GOAL!

Hamilton win = Jager win. Aberdeen win = Jager doesnae care about the 50 quid, cos the Dons have won anyway. A win win situation for you ... uinless of course it ends up a draw.