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The fact they didn't win means that it can't have been that easy. I don't think Wednesday will affect us that much. Apart from our back line, we are constantly making changes to the midfield and forwards, that's the big difference from the McInnes era where everyone got ran into the ground. For example, last night it was McGrath, Duk, Keskinen and Sokler who started. On Saturday there's every chance at least two of them don't start. You could (I'm not saying do this, just making an example) make the front four Clarkson, Vinnie, Morris, Nisbet and I don't think you've significantly weakened it. Likewise, I think Nilsen might be on the bench for this one with Palaversa starting. We'll be fine. Game done by half-time and players rested in the second half for the Dundee game.

If Aberdeen win on Saturday, it'll be a long time since we've had a better seven days supporting the Dons. Last time I remember two huge wins back to back was 2014 when we won the LC semi 4-0 v St Johnstone, then won 2-1 in the Scottish Cup at Celtic Park. Must be a long, long time since we beat Celtic and Rangers back to back.

A word for Stephen McCormick by the way, the supporters experience officer, and the Ultras Aberdeen. Atmosphere at Pittodrie these days is above and beyond anything I can remember.

Few thoughts. I'm so glad Duk is back. Mackenzie's wee turn for the first goal was tremendous. Nilsen and Mackenzie needing to be separated after the offside goal, can imagine that carried on into the dressing room. I love the bromance between Rubi and Mitov. Rubi always makes a beeline for him at full-time but tonight they were just standing there hugging for ages. Two young lads enjoying life at the Dons. Anyway, was great to be back up for a game, cracking to beat them, and at 9/1 for Aberdeen to win on Saturday I'm gonna remortgage the house and put everything on it because we're never losing again.

Another ASMR video.

Agree Nisbet probably only going to be fit enough for the bench. Think Duk, Morris and even Vinnie all made a case to start, but I'd stick with Keskinen and Clarkson. Palaversa likely be needed off the bench when Beaton gives Nilsen and Shinnie their final warnings while ignoring similar challenges from the other side. Dons to score early but hang on in a nervy affair.

Connor Barron - should he actually be allowed to play considering Rangers still haven't paid for him? This is the longest delay I've ever known for a tribunal to determine a transfer fee.

Favourites with fans and pundits, not necessarily the bookies. On Sportsound last night, pretty much every pundit said Aberdeen are favourites.

Just 33 tickets left (was 250 this morning). Also around 100 left from our now reduced allocation for the semi-final.

I'm heading up to this one. The drive back to Glasgow is always more fun when driving past all the supporters buses knowing the Dons have just given their team a seeing to, so hopefully that's the case on Wednesday. First game in a while where there's more pressure on the opposition than us. Every game recently it has felt we were in the spotlight with everyone waiting for us to slip up, that we'd bottle it when we got "tested". But now it's all on Rangers, fans and pundits making us favourites, a nine-point if Rangers lose, and it could even be a result Clement doesn't survive. Huge test of Rangers' bottle and I think our boys will really fucking fancy it. As long as we don't get carried away by the hype and (to borrow a phrase) we stay humble and respect the opponent, then this could be another memorable night.

My worry there is Sokler's lack of goal threat (I know he scored last week). Hopefully an early goal to settle the nerves (mine).

Palaversa, Duk and Sokler all start, Shinnie & Clarkson on bench, Nisbet misses out. Dons social media fella hasn't got the memo yet that you need 20/20 vision to read those subs.

Sold out. Club now have opened their season ticket exchange so some single tickets are up for grabs. That's 3,000-4,000 fans who are going who would be locked out if we build a 16,000 capacity stadium.

The prices are wild. £320 for a very average looking grey tracksuit. The only thing I would have considered buying was the trainers, but not at £110 a pop. Make sure you've got your TV licences paid before splashing out on any of that.

I'm more of a Puma suede man masell like. But I do quite like those trainers so might get them. I'll wait and see the extortionate price then hope one of the dodgy online retailers stock them.

Either merge the threads or delete the other one. They haven't been known as Aberdeen Ladies for years. Anyway, welcome home Scott Booth. I don't cover the SWPL much these days, but was involved heavily when Booth was winning the lot with Glasgow City. Was always a wee thrill interviewing a guy I'd queued up to get his autograph when I was a kid.

You never know, he might take the same approach he did when he was Aberdeen manager and be soft as shite. I knew there was something different about you. You don't live in New Zealand, you live in the year 3000, with Busted. Sad to hear that means the new stadium hasn't been built though.

Not entirely sure what they think these "increased tensions" would lead to, but unusual to see an official club account have to clarify their allocation in order to quell an uprising. In addition, Rangers tweeted that 13,500 fans applied for tickets to see them play at Pittodrie (1,674 the allocation). Everyone wants to see Jimmy Thelin's red machine.

Thing is, I do rate Clement as a manager. I think their squad is poor though. If they stick with him they'll likely improve eventually. Removing him and potentially appointing an inferior manager would do more harm than good to Rangers. But if they lose at Pittodrie the pressure on him would be enormous.

Who would have thought, on a weekend where we were away to Celtic, that we'd actually increase the gap on Rangers.

I thought he was really poor in the second half against Dundee, a lot of poor clearances, struggled physically that game against whoever it was he was up against. Agree though Thelin clearly thinks MacDonald isn't quick enough for how he wants to play.

Molloy - to be fair to him, he improved a lot in the second half (as did many). But it's big errors. Penalty v Dundee, Vargas of Hearts (although he missed), second goal yesterday. I get the whole "he's young, let him learn from mistakes" etc but soon it's going to really cost us. Maybe I just quite like MacDonald and want to see the fella get a game now and then.

Wish I was going to this, but have to pick and choose the games I get to and I'm going to the following two after it. Going to be another sell out. Dundee United also sold all their tickets in two hours apparently. Evening kick-off under the lights, a wee derby feel to it, two in-form teams, Goodwin's return to Pittodrie to add some extra spice. To be fair to Goodwin he's doing well. I think he's learned his lesson from what he tried to do at Aberdeen and is managing United the way he managed St Mirren, but now with a bit more experience. Only Rangers have beaten them in the league. We're now at the point where we likely need to rotate the squad, would be a big ask to play the same starting XI for three games in a week, especially with two against Rangers and Celtic. I was suggesting even before Celtic that MacDonald should replace Molloy, who has had three poor games now. Have Duk and Sokler played their way in after Celtic Park - Nisbet just been off it a little in the past two games. Palaversa likely starts one of the upcoming games. Don't think Thelin will go wild though, probably two changes at most, so I'll guess Palaversa for Shinnie or Nilsen, and Duk for Keskinen.

First time since March 2013 I think since Celtic have let a two-goal lead slip. And it's all down to our manager. First half: We made so many errors and were fortunate Celtic didn't punish us more. Rubezic dragged out of position, Molloy poor again (third game in a row), Nilsen looked a little overwhelmed and was careless both in and out of possession - giving the ball away and coughing up cheap free-kicks. Everyone on Sportsound were saying "Clarkson off for Palaversa, shore up the midfield and make Aberdeen more defensively solid." But instead Thelin was only thinking about how Celtic's high line was there to be exploited. The subs worked. Second half, as the graphic I posted showed, we actually had less possession, but we were more dangerous. We had a manager brave enough to give up the ball in return for having three to four players able to race forward when Celtic lost it. We had Celtic spooked, and really they only regained their composure for the last 20 minutes. Very few teams outside the sides they face in the Champions League will do that to them.