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Talking of strike partners

Picked Eoin Jess & Scott Booth from the options available, but agree would have picked Gillhaus & Nicholas.

The one thing I worry about with Robson (well someone had to be negative) is he doesn't stray much from his favoured starting line-up. If fit they play (which was something McInnes did often). Shinnie's suspension forces a change there, but while Miovski's recent form would merit him being dropped I'd be surprised if he didn't start. I'm not exactly proposing massive changes, but Barron (if fit) in for Shinnie and Watkins in for Miovski would be my picks. Could quite possibly have Hayes in for Shinnie centrally with Coulson at left-wing back. Hopefully St Mirren take their performance against Livingston to Tynecastle and we can get ourselves into third.

The goal. Have we paid St Johnstone off before the game?

Aberdeen winning. Hearts and Hibs getting beat. St Mirren beating Livingston is probably good for us too. The Barry Robson era is here and Scottish football better get used to it.

It's Andrew Considine's birthday today. And he's been sent off after seven minutes against Aberdeen. God I love that man

Odd that Gorter missing since he played for Netherlands U21s during the international break.

Okay so I did catch one after all. (See my previous post, and thank you)

Well I do work at the same place Craig Levein does... Edit at 12:03: But on this occasion I was attempting a rather shit April Fools

Robson has said Hayden Coulson won't play after this week's events. Formation wise, I wonder if we'll go back to a back three. It's how we finished against United and how we played v Hearts. I'd like to see Watkins start but I imagine after having a good international break (goal and assist I think) then Miovski will keep his place.

Agnew apparently told the club he's open to staying should Robson land the job permanently. On Liam Fox, although he's not a manager, he is a highly rated coach. Actually a good appointment I'd say. The news that disturbs me is that Craig Levein met with Alan Burrows this week and is set to join the Football Monitoring Board.

I think if Robson does well then he's in a no-lose situation. Either he gets the Aberdeen job permanently, or another club will pick him up. Hard to see Billy Dodds staying at Inverness beyond the end of the season for example. Robson an ex-player, it's still relatively close to the north-east. If he's not getting the Aberdeen job then that would be a plausible move. Or Dundee United if Goodwin doesn't stay. For Aberdeen, it means they have a manager in place now with the option to extend it. I would have preferred they had just made it permanent as there's still an uncertainty over the role, but it is what it is. Now go do enough to get the job permanently Robbo.

Don't know what's worse. Failing to make a dog pun or the weird way you've written 22nd. You're one sick puppy.

Could be one of those weekends that changes the course of history (bit dramatic maybe, or is it?). Aberdeen and Hearts both have terrible away records. On paper, we have similar challenges this weekend - us away to Saints, them away to Killie. We win, they don't, then we're right behind them and Neilson will be under severe pressure. However, they win and we don't, all the good work from beating them is gone and certain Danish managers called Jess will continue to see us as a chaos club. McInnes, you owe us one lad after lumbering us with Funso Ojo.

I think that would be really disrespectful to Robson and he would likely tell them to gtf, and quite right too. He's managed for six games, won four of them, had the team scoring three goals in three of them, beaten two direct rivals for a European place and won away from home. So what would we be hoping for from another four games? Just to make absolutely sure it wasn't all a fluke? And then if he does well in those we give him another five after the split just to make extra, extra sure it's not a fluke? If the club have someone lined up that they can't get until summer, or they feel they might get in summer (Chris Wilder perhaps considering he's only on a short-term deal at Watford) then that's the only reason to give it to Robson until summer only. Other than that, show the boy some respect and either appoint him or don't.

Aye, 2068 is when the stadium is being delivered and the 8,000 capacity in order to save costs will make getting a ticket difficult.

Come on McInnes, time to do your old club a favour. Beat Hearts, then send the reserves up to Pittodrie the following week. Edit: Reserves and Ash Taylor

According to Robson on the radio pre-match he had been ill all week.

Experience isn't just gained by managing. And just how "inexperienced" is Robson? He's played at a high level. He's played under many managers and will have taken many things in. Played under pressure at big clubs and Scotland. Has played for Aberdeen. Has coached at Aberdeen. Knows the club and area inside out. Has worked with McInnes, Glass and Goodwin and saw up close what was working and what wasn't, and likely won't repeat the same mistakes. He has an experienced assistant alongside him. He's been in interim charge now for several weeks and has shown he can handle it. If he's not ready to be a manager now then he never will be. Everyone's first club doesn't necessarily have to be a small club. Mikel Arteta is doing okay in his first job.

Aye, playing Clarkson deep has been a masterstroke from Robson. It frees up Ramadani to go and chase down loose balls and put pressure on players. Hearts never had time to think in midfield today, we forced them to play at a pace that they didn't want to.

Watkins did more in his time on the pitch than Miovski. I'd start him next game, let's see what he can do.

Club need to make a decision next week. Either new manager or Robson in charge at least until the split. It's not fair on him and also means we're not doing any forward planning ahead of next season. Four wins out of six, and not just scrappy wins either, we blew Hearts away in the first half today and could have had much more than three. For me, unless a name emerges that makes me change my mind, I don't think you can make the case for someone else now unless they have an exceptional CV. For example, how could you make the case for Ricky Rodriguez based on him having an attacking philosophy and a questionable league record with Urawa - Robson has six goals in the last two, coupled with no goals conceded from open play in our last three. Is that not what we're looking for from a new manager? Come on Cormack/Burrows. Let's make the Robson & Agnew era permanent.

Hearts fans chanting Neilson must go, and he got an earful at full-time. I've said it all season - Hearts are a bang average side who have taken advantage of Hibs & ourselves being poor. Miovski apart I thought everyone had an excellent game. Clarkson showed a side of himself we hadn't seen before, throwing himself into every challenge. He was my MOTM closely followed by McCrorie and Duk.

Our prices compared to Hibs (below). The AberDNA prices make Aberdeen's look good, but of course it doesn't include the price of actually having DNA. A season ticket in the centre of the Main Stand at both stadiums is £110 more expensive at Pittodrie at full price. I think our tickets are too expensive personally. No wonder Hibs (and Hearts, who last season were cheaper than Hibs) are growing their home support quicker than ours.

You're not the only one.