Superstar Tradesman

What a time to go exploring the Sierra Nevada. Not as much as one bar of signal on my phone, get back and all Hell has broken lose. Still quite surprised to read that we qualified for Europe and just as surprised to hear that JC parted company with the club. In retrospect it sort of makes sense why they hadn't tied up the likes of Seve on contracts before now giving the excuse that "they were waiting to see if we qualified for Europe". Can't be arsed trawling the gazillion threads and posts. Anyone care to give me a run through of the last day of the season? How did it all pan out? Was the final whistle the moment you know we'd secured 4th or were the scores being piped up from Dundee enough to let you know we'd done it? Big celebrations in town afterwards? How/when did you hear JC had walked? Big celebrations in town afterwards? When did you hear the Huns had pipped the Tims for the league? How long after did Strachan and Mixu fall on their swords?

Nevermind the passports. Better look out that 'Madrid Panic Button' for the Hat crew Ajja.

No matter what way you look at it or the various outcomes and permutations that could happen this weekend. It's incredible to think that we could still finish fourth having only won two or three games since Xmas. Especially considering how poor a season we all seem to think we've had.

Good post Bobby. The thing that I can't get my head around is that we're being told that certain players we'll be able to keep if we qualify for Europe. Now considering the budget is calculated on us finishing in 6th place then surely we should be able to afford to keep these? So does that mean we're going to bump their wages to stay if we reach Europe or they're willing to stick around to play in Europe for the glory? Either way it seems a bit strange given we might only play one game. Or does it mean we're cutting back again?

Up until this season I'd have seen nothing but a glorious arse kicking of anyone visiting Pittodrie and the results going our way elsewhere. This season I've turned into Stoney/SteveW/RTYD and have no faith in the Dons. My prediction is firmly based on what this season has felt like: We'll not win the must win game and United will pick up points against the Old Firm.

Loosers get fuck all from me. Be that my first born or fucking internet vote.

Dear fucking Christ nothing. Who said anything about hating Seve or Anderson? Likewise, Anderson got no thumbs up from me on any of the Saturdays I had to stomach my team being beaten by the Huns.

Personally I don't like awarding people on the losing side with any awards. Especially if that person is in charge of not just the back four which shipped 2 goals but the whole team that haven't won at Ibrox since he's been captain. By all accounts he had a good game, still won't be getting a vote from me though.

I find it difficult to give a defender the man of the match award where we lost 2 goals.

Today I've just popped a bottle of Nicolas Feuillatte. We're celebrating.

I've just cracked a frozen bottle of this good, good stuff:

Course it is bud, but I've been in that situation and even then when I was pissed off with not getting a fair deal I doubt if I'd have walked over not matching up to £50 a week and doing myself out of a job. Let alone having to move house, city and life over the heads of it. But hey ho.

Was gonna ask why but didn't want to pry in case there was some personal/medical/embarrassing reason behind it. So I'll not. But yeah, I do a month off every year and feel a real difference after 3 weeks. It's like a fog clears in my head and I'm sharper off the blocks. Can't say I notice any real physical changes though but that might take a few more weeks? Can't imagine I'd do manage 5 months unless there was some reason other than 'drying out'. Cutting back is pointless for me, it's all or nothing. Much respect though. Never been a Gin man, too sour for my palate, friend of mine has started drinking hers with a slice of cucumber in it. Is that the latest gimmick to sell the shit or is it any good? Hendricks I think it was.

You do realise it's not gonna be their fault though? Yet again we're getting whisperings of first teamers leaving, back-up players contracts being extended and still no pre-season contracts being signed. But it'll be our fault for not buying enough season books amongst a whole host of other excuses. Eternal treading of water.

Smashed yet? Couple Irish Coffees to shake off the tiredness then lashings and lashings of this down the local:

CtS?

TF - The club is fucking well at it because they are re-signing bollocks. Full stop.

Booked.

Exist or Exit. You can choose.

Sadly.

Far too much arith-mathematics to comprehend for my tiny little brain-box. It's like watching Scotland attempting to get to the knockout stages of the World Cup. Albeit a shite version of Scotland.

I'm not just talking about the Hearts game per se. I've felt cheated since the cup exit. Two wins against Hamilton and Caley, 8 draws and 4 losses since mid-January aren't even making me reach for the radio on a Saturday any more. It's like we've only been given half a season and we're just going through the motions. I feel cheated. Now he knows how I feel. Not that difficult to understand is it?

Listen I've stood by JC from the start but I'm getting sick and fed up of these broken promises and empty words from him and his staff. Beating Hearts with the season they had may well have been a tall ask. Granted we were at home and by all accounts (no I haven't seen any of the game) we were unlucky not to have won it. But we've not done enough in the last umpteen games (what we up to now, a dozen or so now on the trot without a win?) and that's where I feel cheated. When we beat Hearts at Xmas then nailed the Tims we should have taken that as the incentive and kicked on from there. We didn't and so for him to be crying in the press that he feels cheated over 90 minutes is very much a dose of his own medicine if you ask me. New Beechams Bitter Pill - Now in Sour Grape flavour!

Whether it was nail biting or not, a "must win" game that ended 0-0 against 10 men falls into the "I feel cheated" or "grinded out" catagories for me.

There's a certain irony to JC feeling cheated having watched Aberdeen grinding out another draw.