Superstar Tradesman

I was left sickenly underwhelmed by the Burj Khalifa. I've been up a good few of the world's tallest buildings and pay a keen interest on the building process and creation of these. But I just felt empty when I got to the 'top' or should I say the top part that you're allowed access to. Although you can't take anything away from the sheer scale of it or the architecture involved, I just left feeling disappointed. Perhaps it's because there's simply nothing to see up there other than sand for 180 degrees, sea for 180 degrees and a tiny slip of concrete way below. Not even a cafe up there to get a couple beers and an altitude 'heidy' on.

As long as he can hobble out the front door at Pittodrie.

Look him up on Youporn.

And the rich get richer. Hopefully we arrange a friendly against one half of the OF and kick the fuck out of them.

I still reckon they're missing a trick by not taking in some big names* from Poland and the like. For starters the huge number of Poles living in the North East might take an interest in AFC if they had someone they've heard of strutting their stuff down Pittodrie. Secondly they actually seem to want to up sticks and move to the North East, whereas you're lucky if you can get a player from the Central Belt to venture north of Perth without getting a nose bleed. Thirdly they're all built like brick shithouses. *I don't necessarily mean names that look like Countdown Conundrums that end in 'witz' or 'czek'

A new board that are interested in seeing a successful Aberdeen Football Club. I know, I know, crazy notion.

I seldom do these days. Usually when I do get round to checking the score that'll be the first I know of who the opposition was. "A new season"...... "a clear out of players"....... "seven new players coming in"........ "the manager is going to have a busy summer"........ "performances unacceptable"....... "can't wait til this season is over". I've heard them all before. Nothing changes. Well, except the players who get worse each season and the manager who just appear to be the next fall guy in waiting. If the guy at the top isn't bothered then why the fuck should I be?

Yeah, because everything Mani writes on the internets is true. Same rumour, different twist, every springtime.

I thought Barca had the stronger 2nd half because of the Ozil/Adebayor switch. Thought the 'Special One' opened the door to Barca as there was a 20/30 minute spell where Adebayor never touched the ball and it was shootie-in for Barca. Some awful play acting and I LOL'd out loud when Villa got stood on, then picked up and planted on his feet. The wee shite soon forgot about his sore leg. Good build up and goal from Real and Ronaldo though. But it was far from a classic(o).

It's because he isn't involved with the club enough that we're sinking into the mire. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever to have a multi-millionaire at the helm of the club if he isn't willing to pump money into it. Who else is going to invest if he isn't willing to? The debt would have been paid off long ago if it wasn't in Milne's interest to keep us right up to our necks in it.

Would be good to gauge the feelings of other fans who have moved stadiums. Is it just the way AFC have performed over the last couple decades that sees my vote coming in at 2 or is this generally the feelings fans get when moving from your spiritual home?

0 being no interest whatsoever, 10 meaning you can barely contain your excitement.

Oh I'm sure our community stadium will be much worse than that. I propose that we put the park out at Loirston and leave the seating at Pittodrie. The fans won't have to watch the dire football or tackle the commute and the club can get the tumbleweed silence that they seem to be doing their up most to create. By the time it's built I'd be surprised if there are enough fans to complain about the lack of parking or overcrowding of buses anyway. Is anybody excited about this new stadium?

Came back? Came back to what exactly? The range of teams that have won something in the time we've not picked up any silverware is staggering. At times it looks as though we've intentionally fucked it up as even the law of averages say we have to get it right at least once! But I've never been one of the 'day in the sun' brigade who craves a one off conga at Hampden. I've always wanted to see the Dons cement themselves as the real "third force in Scottish football" and kick on from there. But that's a pipedream and under Milne we'll never see that happen. Stewart Milne - Chairman of the Bored.

Just thinking about AFC puts me on a downer and that's before I get the wallet out to buy a ticket or tune into the wireless or internets to listen to a game. Like the rest of the city I too have fallen out of love with the club, yet I'm fairly certain Craig Brown stated he was going to do something about that the moment he walked through the doors at Pittodrie. No doubt another few hundred have voted with their feet in that time and nothing has changed. Will it ever?

I think you've picked me up totally wrong. Or at least that's how it seems. I can assure you when I'm gracing a 5's pitch in amongst an increasing plethora of cunts in alice bands, white boots and snoods, the last think I'm trying to do when sporting a Dons' top is 'trying to look cool'. Over the past few years I've noticed that I've actually been hiding my shirt on the odd occasion or choosing not to wear it, not because I can't handle a bit of ribbing now and then. As far as I'm concerned, I play football as much for fitness side of things as the social aspect. In other words - banter. It goes with the territory. But to be honest I just can't be bothered explaining to someone who might not know that much about Aberdeen Football Club that we've succumb to our heaviest ever defeat, or we were nearing relegation before sacking a club legend or we were horsed by some other lower league no-marks........ again. If SPL fans want to give me grief then so be it. I'm more than used to it and they'll get as good as I get. But the shirt wearing/not wearing is simply down the the fact that sometimes I just can't be arsed to talk about my football team because I'm sick to the back teeth of them. I'm not embarrassed by them, I'm fucking used to that! But these days I find not talking about them hurts a lot less than picking away at that particular scab. Take the cup semi disgrace against the Tims for example. I fucked off after 30 minutes and headed as far away from Hampden as possible. The reason being that I knew if I'd had hit a boozer nearby I'd have had to listen to other Dons' fans bumping their gums about the club for the next few hours. I couldn't have that as I've heard it all before. I just couldn't stomach it. A half hour later I was tucked up in a hotel bar, far from the game and elbow deep in a club sandwich like it had never even happened. I was going to say "I'm not proud of that" but I've had a little think about it and I'm not that bothered by it either. Maybe every man has his breaking point? Maybe I'm just a bit older and don't stand for so much shite these days? Or maybe I've seen it all before and ever decreasing circles of pish just don't float my boat? Whatever it is, I find myself not caring any more and I really don't think I have anything to be embarrassed about because of that. I've been there, bought the t-shirts, scarves, tickets, travel, season books, posters, bovrils, etc. I'm a timeserved, paid up member of the Red Army. I've cheered them on and booed them off. I've kept my end of the deal but I'll be fucked if I can remember the last time I saw any football being played by Aberdeen 'Football' Club? That said, I think I've got the away strip in my bag tonight, ready for a run about at 18.15 because...... well........ .....we only lost 1-0 at home to relegation battlers Hibs and that's not even something that would embarrass any Dons fan these days.

If by some weird force of nature meant we actually won something I think it would reverse the feeling of 'not giving a fuck' for all of....... oh......... about 5 minutes, because I would know for a fact that it was a fluke and we'd be looking forward to another season of abject misery and depressing lows. The board's only plan is to see AFC tread water and the only bouyancy aid I'll be giving them from now on is the purchase of a replica shirt each summer which I'll no doubt have to wear under something else at 5's on occasion, having suffered yet another bewildering defeat the Saturday before at the hands of yet another of Scotland's footballing minows. Give me a poke in the ribs when Stewart Milne is crushed under a pile of his own fucking cash. ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz................

Win, lose or draw, I just don't care any more.

He'd still not be able to fix our leaky defence.

Can't remember Ross doing anything remarkable whilst he was with us? Meh.

Wouldn't read anything into that, if true. He probably paid it off with a couple Champion League appearances so that he's somewhere to stay whilst down there and to top up his earnings whilst he's back at the Dons only picking up a win bonus every fourth week.

Ho hum. Half a season ago nobody would have batted an eyelid. Took 10 years to show what he was 'possibly' capable of, guess we'll never know what might have been. Chances are he'll start right back where he did a few seasons ago. Fits and starts, trying to make a name for himself rather than straight into the starting 11 with a reputation. Still think it's the agent pulling the strings (and his leg) though. If "teams in Scotland and England" were interested then why hasn't one of them snapped him up on a pre-contract? It's not going to cost them any more than the nominal fee we'll be due anyway.

Leighton played a few seconds after the kick-off before being subbed due to having had his jaw broken a few weeks beforehand in the cup final. Fucking Hun cunts.

It was Fergie himself that mooted Moyes as being the next man for the job.

Ahhh..... top 6. Remember those days? Where are all those 'top 6 isn't an achievement' fellows these days anyway?