Ajja

My answer too. God awful form of football, however 'astute' it might be.

He managed Motherwell for a short period as I recall. I'd avoid him.

The fines should be stacking up as well. That disciplinary record ain't getting any better

He has possibly connected Mackie's spell at ICT with some sort of route to 'success'. Certainly any other examples would bear little fruit as a sign its the best thing to do.

I would give him a whirl. At the end of the day, Aberdeen are highly unlikely to see a manager at the club who will deliver much more than the sort of challenge we are putting in now on a consistent basis. We might uncover someone who can give us brief periods of excitement and temporarily have us believing that title challenges, European runs and cup victories are possible. However, if we found a manager who could deliver this regularly then he wouldn't be our manager for long enough to do so. Bottom line is that McGhee is very much in the McLeish style. He would probably do something very interesting in his first season and then we would suffer any number of 'false Dons' (a la Daily Record headlines) after that. Personally, I might just take that one season wonder performance because if you are going to have to suffer inconsistency as a function of poverty then I'll take one killer season anytime.

Especially when Jess does them against huns

She has been banging them in for the reserves

I would think that she will hang on for 12 months at least. Maybe see that one as a youth squad development for next season if he can hang on to her.

Good to see Vlad whipping the legs out from under his manager. Told him they would be signing a replacement for Berra and a striker and as Shabba sat awaiting the arrival of his new stars, guess what ? No fucker turned up It was claimed that they missed the deadline by 40mins but I'm not swallowing that bullshit. There was never any intention of bringing a new player in, only to cash in on the current ones.

my pa said they did

Wouldn't argue with that. Your opinion is as valid as anyone else.

....a la Pittodrie in the first half against Rangers. Ally S sums it up exactly when he said 'we are not world beaters'. Expectations have to be checked by some people. These guys are all just human beings like the rest of us. They are not at the top of their profession, not even close to it so we have to accept that they under perform from time to time. Oh and Chris, could you not have thought up a better name than Merkie to critique your own article.

We're all a little tense just now

Settle down mate. Nobody suggested that you would be celebrating, that was a big leap to make. I have tried to stay away from the persistent appearances on here from Stoney when things are going poorly because I don't particularly mind the guy and didn't want to get sucked into the discussions. However, it just gets tiresome after a while. I am well aware that everyone wants the best for Aberdeen (as you well know) but there has to be a point where you seek to understand the bigger picture rather than constantly reacting to the downs of our team like they are wholly representative of our fortunes and automatically map future performance. I have my doubts about Calderwood, always have. However, I understand that there are many variables at play here and his limitations, along with those of the players are only one part of the rich tapestry that is Aberdeen FC. If people want to live in the simplistic world where a few simple decisions made correctly that the entire management of the club have failed to see will alter our fortunes then they are welcome to do so. However, don't expect others who believe things to be more complex and multi-layered to provide fertile ground for these simplistic rantings.

Loving that logic mate, loving it.

We have one of the best away records in the league and I can't recall us winning any games at Parkhead, Ibrox, Tynecastle, Tannadice or Easter Road. I must conclude that our apparent inability to put away the lesser sides in the league is a little overstated. Lets be honest, the real annoyance everyone is feeling is not about Mackie or Calderwood or any other individual, its simply the frustration of another lost opportunity. So lets just simmer down a little and move to the next opportunity and be satisfied that no matter how many times we make a cunt of it, the teams around us are going to continue to do the same. It was the same last year, we were losing games hand over fist and still we had the opportunity to end up 3rd but for one result at Fir Park late in the season. This is a league of inconsistency, of hot and cold performances and frustrating results that drive us all demented. We will be in the mix for 3rd and should be well placed to claim it come the end of the season. There will be ups and downs along the way and its why we enjoy being Dons fans. Suck it up soldiers

Severin without doubt

If Mackie plays I will never be back.

Try not to celebrate too hard mate. You are kind of losing sight of the point to supporting the team I think.

Yes we are watching the matches and yes we are frustrated by the limitations of players like Mackie but the knee jerk bullshit that rockets in and out of the minds of so many dons fans when our form takes a dip is staggering at times. The posters on here who you suggest 'back him up' are not dillusional about his abilities, they are pragmatic and realistic with their expectations of him and often feel the need to re-balance the extreme viewpoints of posters like yourself who tackle the issue with a distinct lack of maturity and class. Calm yourself down and look at the big picture.

Actually, I don't think they did. We just couldn't create chances. Another off day, it happens. Fair enough it happens more often than we would like but as has been said before if we were able to deliver the consistency to take 4 points from the OF and then go out and wipe the floor with everyone else then I suspect we would be going to school without our clothes on.

Is there not a thread covering this already ? We need a mod in here to deliver some discipline

I felt we controlled the majority of the game and dominated Falkirk without really coming out of 2nd gear. Trouble is that meant we never looked like putting the game away either. I thought most of the team played pedestrian football without playing badly (inc Mackie and Foster), Seve was the only player I saw who performed well. I was disappointed that Aluko didn't play from the start as it seemed the kind of game where he would have caused a lot of damage had he been on the field. I really don't get that decision Yes it was a lost opportunity but on the plus side we lost no ground and the next two games are against our immediate rivals. Roll on....

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Depends on the dynamic of the board. If its just a talking shop and the real control and power lies elsewhere then it won't make any difference having him there. If they genuinely formulate strategy and implement in line with rules and governance then it will be useful to have him there to balance up the influence of that cunt Bain.