Jute

Santos with a goal just before half time. Don’t think I will be awake for 2nd half.

With VAR checks and cooling breaks this first half is almost a cure for insomnia.

Santos v São Paulo on Premier Sports at 11pm for any insomniacs

Looks like he was manager of Stuttgart B in German 3 division a few years ago but an assistant rest of the time. Be an odd one if it is him as hardly screams experienced.

Wonder if we might go to a three of Morrison, Nilsen and McIntyre.

Let’s get this unpinned and summer one to the top if only to watch Rico’s meltdown.

Real Betis v Atletico Madrid being shown on ITV4 on Thursday

Oh I really hope not.

FIFA talking of lifting Russia’s ban. https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/fifa-boss-infantino-supports-lifting-ban-russia-2026-02-03/#:~:text=Feb 3 (Reuters) - FIFA,invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Wonder who is going to be kicked out of Trump’s World Cup to allow his mate Putin in.

Marshall’s contract expires in June and he is now free to talk to other teams. I suspect we will not see him in an Aberdeen shirt now.

Very possibly but still unsettling time at club and always chance new manager might not like him.

Us and a good few others I suspect.

Not a great start for him as manager who signed him has been fired.

I heard that they offered Dundee Tom McIntyre on loan as part of that deal but Dundee are looking for eye watering fee.

I thought he was coming on to a game in last 6 weeks and while not looking like a player you would spend £1.5m on he was one of our better players (very low bar admittedly) and one who I would have kept if the deal could have been renegotiated.

I just assumed no transfer fee being paid meant for the entire deal but suppose it could mean we gave up our option for free rather than being bought out.

So a player we had negotiated a £1.5m buy out option on 6 months ago now joining Schalke on a free. Our recruitment team needs emptied.

2-0 Boca now after long VAR check to award a penalty. Game probably over now.

Looks like they have split the league into two groups of 15. Everyone plays everyone plus one game against a rival from the other group. Then top 8 from each group play off in knock out phase to produce Apertura champion. They then have a break for World Cup and then repeat for Clausura. Sounds over complicated to me.

Bit sedate this one by South American standards. Hardly any wild tackles. 1-0 Boca just before half time.

Boca Juniors v Newells Old Boys on Premier Sports 2 now.

Scott Burns saying we are still looking to bring in defenders.

Brazilian Super cup on Premier Sports 2 just now.

Celtic 2-0’up on Falkirk.

More and more convinced Livingston are happy to go down again.