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Even worse for Ajax was that they scored twice while 1-0 down and had both ruled out for offside when both were clearly onside. Would be quite unhappy if I was Ajax...

Frankie, you making it this week?

I went for January, but that may change after this weekend. In our next 5 games we have St Mirren (H), St Johnstone (A), Hibs (H), ICT (A) and Hearts (H). Any kind of decent result on the weekend, and we go in to a run of winnable fixtures with our tails up a bit at least. Lose or draw, and it can just continue a bad run. Brown has disappointed me. After identifying the major weaknesses in our team early last season, he fell in to the same trap as McGhee. Foster and Jack are both capable full backs in my opinion, but to have them as your first two and no back-ups of note was a woeful decision. Same with overloading our midfield with central midfielders if we are unwilling to move from 4-4-2. That said, who is to replace him? Can only be someone out of work in my opinion. Who in a comfortable job would be stupid enough to take on the poisoned chalice. Umpteen managers leaving Aberdeen with their career in tatters is surely something to take note of. I would question the sanity of anyone who comes in here under Milne's stewardship as they will achieve fuck all. The managers who have achieved what could be described as relative success in the last 15 years have had what reputation they had (if any) ruined. What are tools is a new manager going to have? Does Milne increase the budget in January again to help ensure safety, just to reduce it again next summer? Does paying off another management team reduce any funds available in January (if there are any at all)? Punting Brown is part of any long term solution. He was a short term solution that was meant to provide a sound base for his successor to build on. Obviously he is not succeeding in this and he is not going to turn that round in the 18 months he has left, before he'd surely be looking to retiring. I am just rambling now, but it is indicative of the state Aberdeen FC is in. A War and Peace sized effort could be written on what has gone wrong at Aberdeen over the last 15-20 years and the current mess it is in. In short though, I have Brown getting a handful of games to prove that the comments/excuses he is making week after week are in fact true and that he is capable of making something out of this season. Or it will be jotters for him (definitely by AGM time)...

In/oot: In. Even having a mate "benefitting" from the fiver deal. Prematcher: Pitt Bar Probably Match seat: RDU Postmatcher: Pitt Bar Definitely Prediction: The cold being the only thing keeping me from falling asleep. Edgy 1-0 one way or the other Crowd: 6,800

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Scottish_Premier_League#Promotion_and_relegation_from_1999.E2.80.9300 Wikipedia is not the most reliable source, but can't really find anything else to support it. SPL website doesn't get it right on any level... http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=10246

Pretty sure bottom of the league were always going to go in to a play-off with third place in the first division that season. Or some variation on that anyways (maybe a wee playoff league). EDIT: So we were saved from relegation by league reconstruction, and saved from a play-off by Brockville nae being up to scratch.

Going to sit in the Main Stand tonight for shits and giggles. Never been there before. Hope we win, and would quite like an Inverness win too...

In/Oot: In Pre-Match: Fighting hangover Match: RDU Post-Match: Out for a few Prediction: 2-1 Dons - Zaliukas is due a red card so going Hartley pen (think he will be restored) and Maguire

Got round to watching Scott Pilgrim vs the World the other night. Fantastic, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Aluko was very good. Still a few bad touches here and there, but was causing their full back no end of problems. Great all round team performance, a lot happier afternoon than I anticipated...

I was at the same auction, and safe to say I was not bidding. Bad enough having to go with my season ticket just now...

Part of me hopes he does pick up and bang them in (as long as they concede plenty too), just to make Liverpool fans' glum... Sorry Tyrant, but it a glum Liverpool fan is one of my favourite things in football...

Torres looked alright till he got in to a position to shoot, then awful... More a worry for Chelsea must be how rarely that position was created. The front 3 were all woeful, and Lampard completely anonymous. Horrific game to watch, think Fulham could have caused more problems if they had given it a go a bit earlier in the game.

Yip. Not enough comedy. Not enough action. Not enough story. No twists (though without an intriguing plot, how can you have a twist). No ending. No point.

Micky Flanagan?