Superstar Tradesman

And as if by magic, it's fixed itself. Weird.

I've just changed my sig and now all the text on the page seems to be massive! All headings, posts, topics and writings/ramblings are now 4 times the size! I can't see anywhere to change it! What have I done? How do I go back?!

You've left that webcam of your running from our session last night.

Ah yes, coffee..... And I guess you was just brushing a spider off your lap?

I must be Stevie Wonder as I still haven't seen you post a list of players he plays "out of position all the time".

They were good boobies.

And I'll say the same thing as always: - Chris Clark at RB *which position was his position because he was mince on the wing and couldn't/wouldn't tackle anyone in the middle. In fact I remember he played quite well at RB against the Huns. - Severin not only as a centre back but also as a striker *the striker position was a one-off where we had a striker crisis. Seve at least could drill a ball from time to time. As for playing at the back, he's certainly not pulling the strings in midfield so why not have your captain there? - Foster at LB/RB *where would you rather see him? - Duff at RB *see Chris Clark. - Considine at LB *we didn't have one until recently so it was either him or any other defender who wasn't a LB. - Mackie at RM *played there for a loan spell at Caley and by all accounts did well. - Jamie Smith as CM *people are happy enough to shout for him 'in the hole' behind the strikers so why not as an attacking midfielder? If you did sit the team down and ask them where they all wanted to play you'd have big gaps in the park where nobody wanted to play. Somebody has to play there and we can only piss with the Foster we've got.

Don't take it to heart Seebass. I got picked on all the time because I once mentioned I cupped a girls boobies.

Zander, Considine, Maguire and Foster have all made the step up under him have they not?

You couldn't have picked a more suitable word if you tried. The problem is that the club is so far in debt that nobody dares to stop buying merchandise or tickets because we don't want to see the club go under. Then we have the problem that the supporters clubs are really just running so they can organise tickets and buses. I very much doubt (although I have no first hand knowledge of this) that they'd be up for joining forces and actually doing something about it.

No, I don't see it, at all in fact. Seve has been pish in the middle for quite some time now. Maguire or Foster have never really shined in any position they've played in, bar one or two occasional displays. JVD & Smith have played on the wing loads, the middle two were bought for those positions and the front and back are all more or less first picks for those positions on the field. Who exactly are you meaning? Your post smacks of nothing less than lazy journalism that you'd find in the EE. These players that are "constantly played out of position" have finished top six since JC took over, been a breath away from Europe twice and managed it once. It's not the positions that bother me, it's the fact they can't be arsed to perform or can't get the basics right. Langfield can't kick a ball and Seve who isn't captain material shouldn't put the 'keeper under pressure knowing this. Foster must be blind, Smith can't be arsed, the midfield create nothing, JVD can't run, Maguire flaps and Miller's sole contribution is to jump up to let the ball skiff off his napper and then fall over a lot. It's fucking shocking in fact and it starts at the back!

Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice

Sounds good to me. That way the ball would run out for a throw in or goal kick for us rather than Foster keeping the ball in and then passing to one of their midfielders. No, seriously. Players up and down the country get heckled every weekend and it's usually the same ones. Some for annoying the away fans, some for disappointing home fans and some because of the size of their head, the colour of their hair or which church in Glasgow their Grandparents used to attend. If Foster doesn't want heckled then all he has to do is keep it simple and pass to a red shirt like he did a couple seasons ago when he started to win people over. It really is that simple.

My answer was in response to: Do you honestly believe that Foster is good enough to tell JC which position he's playing next weekend? I'm not "having a go at him for seizing an opportunity the same way we all would" I'm saying (as I said before) - chances are he knows he's lucky to be on the park at all and will take any position that's offered to him.

I'm sick of this pish already and it's only week 1! Other than Seve, who was out of position?! Don't say Foster as I'll argue he's not a winger, midfielder or striker either. So, let's have it.......

LBNo11 - a brief run down of our supporters and board relationship goes something like this: Quite some years ago the powers that be decided to bring a fan on board (literally) so he could be the voice of those in the stands and provide us with a direct link to the boardroom. His name, as legend has it, was Chris Gavin and he has not been heard of, or seen, since this happened. Numberous attempts have been made to contact him but it appears that he's vanished off of the face of the planet. In fact any attempt at contacting the club regarding any ideas, questions, problems or complaints are usually met with the usual silence. Another alarming thing that seems to happen is when life long season ticket holders decide they've had enough and reliquish their tickets, nobody thinks to pick up the phone and ask them why. There are a group of fans who call themselves The Red Ultras. These guys took it upon themselves to create a bit of atmosphere and colour at the games and spend a fair amount of their own money doing so. I believe (although I've only read about it on here) that the club are only too happy to advertise their displays after they have taken place but have made it very difficult for them to do these beforehand. I'm not sure if this is still the case now they have sort of established themselves, but the club were only too happy to ban flags, streamers, etc... and left those supporters to fight their own battles when the regional/local press had a pop at them. One such occasion was when A4 pieces of paper were scrunched up and thrown towards the pitch before kick off (landing mostly amongst the fans). That's right, A4 pieces of paper which could have contained golf balls, knives, claymore mines...... apparently. Those scoundrels. Then, as discussed before, there are loads of other supporters clubs who do their own thing and have about as much a relationship with the boardroom as you do with me. In fact you've had more than they have, as I've bothered to reply to you. All in all, I think the general feeling is that the club don't give a fuck about the fans unless you're wearing a tie but they do like to serve us up a shite product each week and complain that it's our fault for not buying tickets.

Maybe Miller should try occupying the areas that Mackie seems to be able to get into then. They are playing in the same positions after all.

And too many people confuse 'jumping up and letting the ball skim off your head' as good enough to earn you a best player award. Miller's flick-ons are about as effective as Seve's long throws and although it's not his fault players are firing high balls at him, you've got to ask where he is during the dozen or more corners we won at the weekend? No doubt someone will say that "Mackie/Maguire isn't good enough to read his flick-ons" but even if that is the case then he should be trying something else. Did he even have a shot on goal on Saturday?

Chances are he knows he's lucky to be on the park at all and will take any position that's offered to him. Being played out of position is one thing but not being able to pick out a red shirt to pass to is another. It's worse than being a man down.

Although I'd love to have some success in the means of silverware, I think first and foremost we need to keep putting money in the bank like last season. Be that through selling players, gaining entry to Europe, a high placed league finish, winning silverware, long runs in the cups or tv money. The bigger picture is; we're still skint if we achieve a flash in the pan victory or two at Hampden and although a trophey in the cabinet would be great, I don't think it's the most important thing. Look at Hearts for instance, they lifted a cup and we're all still laughing at them. Even more than before in fact.

What is it with Aberdeen fans and dying to be proved right about someone being shite? He could turn out to be a decent enough player, one which gives his all, works hard and is a regular pick each week. Why does he or any other signing have to fall into the catagories of 'best player at the club' or 'worst player ever'? There just seems to be no middle ground for some fans. "Thou must be booed onto the park or your name chanted as you're subbed off of it".

No Jimmy, we won't enjoy that because it'll probably mean we're chasing the game.

Global Underground - GU10 Disc 2

Well there's that and of course the fact we can only offer two shiny pennies and a Bazooka Joe for our transfers. If anyone out there can name a player who has 10 years of SPL and European experience [in fact all see my earlier list] and will come to our club for free then I'm all ears. We just don't have the cash and if we binned him for free (which no doubt people would moan about) then I doubt we'd get anyone better to replace him. I doubt that boy with the peg leg we're about to sign will be one of them, but I'd gladly eat my bonnet if I'm wrong.