BobbyBiscuit

aye, 6 out of 11 is a good effort mate.... Have to say though, was surprised ? didn't start at left back tonight, he's been flying in training.

always a bonus!

Really? That may well explain a lot.

For how long?

That isn't too bad a side.

Andy Gibson, too.

Andy Roddie - Bob Crampsey to this day claims that Roddie was better than both Jess and Booth.

I think the point is that he's now looking at this as the way forward for next season.

Weir is part of the scouting system for the youth set up, not for players ready to go into the first team.

Reekie - I've already said in this thread what he does. Why did you not question him and his position when the team were winning?

How do you know that without Miller things may never have been so good under JC? Or vice versa? The truth is, unless we spent a week shadowing WM, none of us are entirely sure just how much of an influence he has on things.

Although that is probably true to an extent, David Wylie and John Sharp have been at the club for years and are highly respected within the game itself, never mind just at Pittodrie. We've never had such problems as this (well, not that i can remember). The thing that worries me is the number of times JC is in the press saying "<insert players name> will probably come in and tell me on Friday that he's fit to play, that's the type of lad he is..." And then he plays and gets taken off after 30 mins and he's out for another 4 weeks.

Supposedly he's rather too fond of the drink. At the start of the season he couldn't even keep up with Brewster in training, apparently.

Shut it you cunt!

In work, worrying about getting a pumping from Bayern. In work, worrying about getting a pumping from Motherwell.

I would think it's wishful thinking on their part Al.

And Jim Duffy even said "He'll have to pick the same players most weeks through default because of injuries. He won't be able to change it as much as he likes to do".

Miller goes to Milne and asks for the transfer budget and will try to get as much out of Milne as possible. Miller then tells JC what he can spend. JC then tells Miller who he wants to sign and it's then down to Miller to sort out compensation/contracts. Miller has no say in who JC signs, he is effectively the middle man between Milne and JC. However, Miller will offer his opinion on certain players, for example, he told JC it would be a mistake to sign Derek Young. But, if the manager wants that player, then it's ultimately the manager who will decide. Likewise, it is the manager who will prioritise the players for re-signing talks.

You know what I meant. I think the major point is that JC is responsible for the bad times as well as good. He has to realise that. He also has to realise that limited though our players may be, they will still perform to a reasonable level if they are given the chance to - ie. players played in their best positions and kept there.

I can appreciate your point here, stability is a must and JC should definitely be credited for bringing us that. However, for how long do you continue to say that before we have to get someone else in? The worrying thing for me is that all these guys he wants rid of are all his signings. Now, as a supporter of JC, do you not see that as a MAJOR flaw? We all want us to get new talent in when the time comes for the transfer window to open, but do you honestly trust JC with any transfer kitty? I'm now at the point where I want him gone in the summer for a whole host of reasons. I have always been a floating voter with regards JC, he irritated me with some of his decisions rather than angered me (which he's now doing), while also bringing us some great results too. But the dross on the pitch, and the route he takes and the number of times he changes direction to get us playing that dross, is too much now. We all know that there are problems within the club (the board, SM) but none of that is going to change unfortunately and you are correct in that any new manager will face the same constraints, but does that mean we're faced with watching that shite forever, just because someone MAY not do a better job? A comparitive amount of money will be lost from doing nothing and us not having top six finishes, cup runs, decent players to sell than paying him off. It's a chance I'd be prepared to take.

It may have been possible if you hadn't sacked all the fucking scouts.

Well, to all of us, McNamara is a full back... not to Jimmy though!

I think the (to some extent) may well be that the experience he'd bring to the back line would replace that of Andersons.

Absolutely, what is also bewildering is that the guys who are getting moved on (according to the article anyway) are guys who aren't even getting a game. I know that the argument will be that if they're not good enough to oust those in possession of the starting places then they should be binned, but there are guys who are playing EVERY week who should be going first. In fact, with the exception of Diamond, I'd actually like to see all of the "untouchables" shipped out.

Who?