RicoS321

Nah, you're thinking of the queen. Easy mistake.

Well, aye, but then we're possibly back to square one and should have kept McInnes. The entire point of the "three year project" was to allow the manager time to bed in his system, or variant thereof, and give us some "identity" and whatever else. That means we need recruitment to match the manager's requirements, and that hasn't happened. Although Polvara, Palaversa, Ambrose etc should have been shown the door prior to the season beginning given we knew they couldn't meet the requirements (maybe Polvara could have stayed for utility). I don't think it's a coincidence that Glass, Goodwin and Robson (see McInnes' 3-4-3 too) all had systems that were kept in place for too long when everyone could see they weren't working (Robson when he didn't replace Ramadani in his system for example). The instruction from above is that we develop a system and get really good at doing it to the point that we have an "Aberdeen way" from youth to first team. Seems like utter pish to me, but again I don't think it's a coincidence that pragmatism has essentially been binned since Cormack took over

Ditch Karlsson, he's pish. Best for both parties that he leaves. Hasn't managed to take on a single player since joining. He has got an ace touch, a great shot and his dead balls can be sublime, but he's basically a dick.

Looks like AI to me. Those aren't real clouds, and naebidy is oot walking before 9am at this time of year.

We shouldn't be trusting Jimmy, or any other manager, with another transfer window. There's no chance Thelin signed Milanovic, he'll be a product of our scouting system, which is the way it should be. To date, he's been given very poor value for money from that system, which is hopefully something Pfannenstiel will help address. Milanovic is an interesting case in point. He's clearly a decent footballer who a scout would take a look at and would understandably decide was worth a look at. He clearly has some great attributes. The issue is the transition from that league to ours. It turns out that being very strong down under doesn't transfer to the SPFL, it's that shade below, and without game time he won't develop (I think he'd benefit from six months at someone like Livi). We had a similar situation with McGarry, and we should have used the data from his signing as a guage to measure Milanovic. That's how it's supposed to work, but maybe it just needs more data! Similarly, any signings JT is making off his own back from Scandinavia need to go through that system so that we have something to compare league to league for future signings. Thelin will have run his known targets dry in that part of the world I expect, and might be more likely to look to players he's seen in the SPFL. At present, we're not getting a better return from our expensive European based signings than McInnes was picking up players from down south. We're definitely not getting a better return than those he picked up from the SPFL, although his good ones were either really obvious or his mate's son (when actually having to dig around we got shite like Morris, Quinn, Tansey, Storey and so on). As we all pointed out, the balance of signings was ridiculous, with a million project players and some old guys. That stems from the fucking awful decision not to have the sporting director position filled at the time JT was hired (or as soon as McInnes left as we all suggested). He needed someone experienced in the building reviewing age profiles, balance of positions etc and perhaps vetoing certain targets. I can imagine it's very difficult to maintain a view of the macro strategy when you're stuck in the weeds of the micro level looking at videos of players and so on - we see it a lot, with even the Tims forgetting that they might need a striker at some point. Pfannenstiel can hopefully provide the high level view to ensure we stay on strategy and in balance, he shouldn't be there to provide his favourite contacts or any of the other stuff I've heard suggested. Thelin suffered a little because he didn't come into the job with a good set of targets with SPFL experience (McInnes immediately had Robson and Flood, Brown had McGinn, Hayes etc, Goodwin had fucking Anthony fucking Stewart for some bizarre reason), and his Scandi lads just haven't made the transition with any great degree of success. That's where a sporting director would hopefully have directed a portion of signings to this country to help bed him in. Whilst I'd say that we are only a midfielder and perhaps a winger away from having something that might work for the next six months, I have little faith in our structure, with Pfannenstiel just in the door, to be able to make those two important signings.

It boils my pish. It's noticeably better on sky etc than the red TV coverage it has to be said, and foreign football is largely unwatchable. Every dead space filled with a close up of someone's face. Why on earth do we need to see close ups of a player's reaction? We want to see their actual reaction on the pitch, whether they chase down an opponent, get back into position or whatever. I want to see who's moving where when we get a throw-in or goal kick, not a replay of a nothing event, or a fucking close up of the fourth official holding up a stoppage time fucking board! Fuck the casual watcher, it's always somebody's team that's playing.

Nae 3pm English games maybe? Can't be arsed to check.

Just back. Wasn't great, wasn't terrible. Utd got what they came for, were really cynical and sucked all the joy out of fitba for an evening. When they actually tried to play football, they appeared capable. Complete domination, doing very little, until we make a rudimentary catalogue of errors. All our goals against come from the initial error causing a domino of further fuck ups. Today it was Aouchiche with a tragic attempt at a header when he should have controlled it, the defence gets caught out and Devlin loses a header he would normally go through first time and Milne doesn't read the game and cover, leaving Mitov rooted to his line for an easy finish. We then dominate up until our goal, with some fairly attacking subs. Those subs are then screwed for utd's fifteen minute spell of actual football until Thelin finally realises he needs to make a sub again. We finish the game on top but with little opportunity to score, save for one good run and cross from Milanovic. Shinnie ran his arse off the entire game, constantly making the space down the left and was my MOTM. Knoester decent too. Armstrong was terrible in the second half, as was Lazetic. Aouchiche worked really hard but his passing was woeful, and Polvara worked hard but once again gets caught in possession in the most schoolboy of fashion (think he might be a centre half). Karlsson did really well for the goal but just needs fired into the sea. McGinn was never the fastest player in the world, but he could drop a shoulder and send a player into a different timezone. Karlsson hasn't taken on a player since he arrived, and he's very easy to defend against. Nisbet perhaps looked poor on the TV, but he did a lot of work as the number nine and did stretch them a good bit in the first half - significantly more so than Lazetic. Kjartansson shored things up nicely and should have been on earlier. Bilalovic tracked back well but isn't the player you want in the wingback role. Keskinen was actually okay there, I think people forget he's the fullback with a player in front of him, but we missed Lobban.

That isn't correct

I think Armstrong is a marginally better player, but we're not getting four years out of him (I wouldn't be surprised if we only get one), and Hibs got a player with a good three years, at least, left in him. Just another bit of bad business from us. I think it's fairly clear that we had no intention of signing Armstrong until he happened to be a free agent at the end of the window, so it's another case of how poor the squad building has been. Imagine we had let McGrath leave and missed out on Armstrong too? We'd have been left with nothing. Or worse, Milanovic.

Jambos on the end of a tanking by Jamie McGrath.

This. I'm actually fairly comfortable with our current position and performances. Thelin has shown a fair bit of pragmatism in the last few months to get us some points on the board. That's exactly what I'd expect a manager to do when he's not got the players to execute his preferred plan. It's not long until January when he can hopefully clear the decks a little and get one or two in that could help. Hopefully we see some intensity and energy at least after our week off. I expect we will. Not sure what to expect from them, they have a few good players. Think we'll win 3-1. Aouchiche and Polvara seem to be the preferred midfield, which is fine. Get Armstrong further forward and hopefully we'll see the best of one of our strikers too.

It's 17:45 kick off, so you could be in bed by 20:30.

The Cure's Perry Bamonte.

Stephen Glass is still kept in his basement.

Come on. Who hasn't watched a child being murdered and thrown in a river? It was the eighties, everyone was doing it.

Ange and Brendan?

The font on that certificate hasn't been used since the Magna Carta, so I suspect it will be worth a fortune.

He's in the same league as Ange and Brendan

Judas bastard

You set them up.... Driving home for Christmas.... I'll finish them off. Just in case anyone didn't get your joke.

Winning the cup Buying shite players Playing in a fucking awful tournament

Some goal for the second. Decent game, the Moroccans look like a very good side.

Yes, the performances have all felt that we were just trying our best to get through the games. Including the ones we've won.

He fucking should, the Hun cunts. Although I still think Fergie is a Judas bastard for leaving the Dons.