RicoS321

It sounded like you were suggesting that people would go to a game because of the money that could potentially be won from it. That is a fairly fucked up way to look at football surely? That same £6M would go to us for winning the cup, but I doubt a single fan would be attending the semi or potential final for that reason. But mainly I think it's fucked up because you're likely right, there probably are people who view the game that way. I just didn't think competitive sport really needed the abstraction of prize money to attract an audience.

Strange like. Three games to go. The same points deduction as going into administration? Mental.

An Aberdeen fan marrying a hearts fan? Bit sick. Should the BBC really be showing that sort of thing?

Do fans of football teams speak about their own fixtures in terms of money? That's a bit fucked up. I'd say that losing that goal to the Hun, followed by a loss in the cup would see us struggle to sell it. Hopefully we don't find out.

Lose at the weekend and we're not going to be close to selling out, so we'll effectively be losing out too.

I thought they'd removed the fence? Hilarious jokes aside, I am not on the fence, I don't think it's a good call. They should get the same as the Tims*. We know they'll sell their allocation, and we shouldn't use their last crowd as a barometer, just as we shouldn't use our semi crowds for final tickets ever. It's completely normal for different fixtures against the same team to have a bigger draw, depending on what is riding on it, or form of one team. I don't know how you get to a satisfactory position on this though. For Pittodrie, it should be straight forward enough to give the away fans reduced allocation, but if they sell that allocation in the first few days, then that seat gets shifted over (rightward if you're facing the South), opening up another section for away fans. The seats/tickets are then issued at that point, which means that those buying first get the better seats (in theory). If the allocation is not used within three days then the allocation goes to Dons fans, with the option to swap seats to be closer to the away section for those with limited sense of smell. *Or whatever their normal allocation is

Locos maybe? Population slightly bigger than the Broch, but probably never had the support. Brora is tiny. They'd be a great addition to the leagues though, just for the seethe of weegies having to travel fucking miles to play them.

Would have preferred the Hibs and Tims games switched. If we do get to the final (I have my doubts), then it'd be shite to play them twice in quick succession. Hibs final day would have been great too. Edit: they should also refrain from giving the teams with only two home games a midweek home fixture.

With Polvara not getting any game time, do we reckon he'll be on his way in the summer? Still got a year left I think, but can't imagine he's going to be sitting on our bench until then. I think he probably suffers from the same issues as he did before he went on loan to the states a while back. Not aggressive enough and doesn't do the mileage required. I can't help but think that with a good degree of training he could be a really useful player. Training of the physical sort too, as he's technically good. Get him out jogging on the beach. Half marathons at a time. He's a better footballer than Ramadani, for example, but just covers half the ground.

Aye, it was clear what he was doing, but it was still the wrong call. Shinnie did get stuck in when moved to midfield, but I'm not convinced it was the real problem. Palaversa just stopped retaining possession and looked confused at being on a football pitch. Polvara is capable enough to put his foot on the ball and try to play the game. I'd say he's quite similar to Palaversa. The biggest problem about the change was the change to the winning formula on left and right though. Jensen isn't a left back (I'd rather see Devlin there, at least he'd keep things simple and be aggressive) at all, and we just had a gaping hole where Shinnie had been, as well as disrupting our back four. A positive improvement in midfield, outweighed by a negative at fullbacks. When you're 2-1 up, you probably shouldn't be fucking about too much with the back line. It's a big problem in the coming fixtures though. Clarkson seems to have found his feet, and is now able to play ninety minutes at the tempo Thelin wants, but Palaversa is still a good bit short. With Nilsen out, we're going to need someone capable of playing that last thirty minutes, as it's a hell of a lot to ask of Shinnie after running up and down the line for an hour. I can only assume that he thinks Polvara doesn't have the work rate required to play there.

Aye, today probably lost it for us. We could have beaten them at Pittodrie and been a point ahead. It'll be interesting to see the post split fixtures. No doubt we'll play the Tims here on the final day of the season, so that if we do get to the final then we have to play them twice in a week.

Also, it's a fucking terrible way to be going into a semi final. Go ahead in that game, and we'll basically be shitting it that we might lose a goal. It basically feels like a loss today, and might as well have been.

Aye, what everyone else said. Dorrington a young lad, decent enough with the ball at his feet, but was bossed too easily by their striker. The subs, though, were a joke. What was Thelin thinking? Palaversa once again starts a second half like he's never played football before, but take on Polvara and leave it at that. Sokler for Gueye and leave him up front alongside Nisbet as a straight replacement. Jensen to left back? Fucking hell, no need. He was fine at right back and Shinnie excellent on the left. Just fucking about with it for the sake of fucking about with it. Our squad is not good enough to make four changes and see out a game against a team making strengthening changes. Dabbagh is pish and doesn't need to be tried out in a game so important. We certainly don't need to be changing both fullbacks when we're so dominant, and we definitely didn't need to narrow the game down with the wingers when they had ten men. I fucking hate five subs, I have to say, it should have been ditched after COVID. It's almost like managers feel like they have to make changes for the sake of it. Anyway, we completely destroyed them in the first half for the second time this season. Some brilliant football, with Keskinen and Morris absolutely battering them. Keskinen's best game for us I'd say, and unlucky not to score one of the opportunities he created. Nisbet was linking things nicely and Gueye was working hard with one in four of his touches working. Shinnie and Jensen working their arses off to allow the wingers to play and Clarkson picking all the right passes and defending well too. The manager fucked it, basically.

Aye, he has. Hopefully Gueye is further forward with Nisbet in behind, as that is far more effective and better in defence. Edit to add: Sunday public transport and early kick offs are fucking shite. A bad time to have a broken car and bike.

Aye, although that has to be weighed against having another team with a Hun name.

They were never going to catch them anyway (think they're eleven ahead now), so probably good for Cove that Stenny drop points, as they're in pole position for second spot, which will help in the playoffs. Stenny look absolutely shattered, I reckon they'll struggle to do anything in the playoffs.

Yasss. In your face, Jambo cunts. St Mirren in the top six again.

Tightly poised at halftime across the country. Hopefully one of Motherwell or St Mirren does the business. Hopefully, too, Saints get at least one against utd just to keep them at bay (as well as tightening the race at the bottom for entertainment purposes too).

Confirmed, then, that we just need to beat the Huns for them to officially lose the league tomorrow. That'd be nice. Obviously it would be hilarious if we also injured Barron. Forever.

Finally earned his own thread by signing on until 2029. I think there's a player there, but he was unlucky with the timing of his injury. Would expect him to be challenging Tobers for a place next season. Good on the ball, a bit naive in the tackling etc.

He's pish anyway.

They were bottom anyway. He's changed the way they play, which, unfortunately for them, doesn't particularly work with the players they have.

That up and coming young manager at utd been a real asset too.

Aye, a decent away performance. We were the only team trying to win it, and we did. Brilliant goal by Morris, and a few good chances to get another. Difficult to tell on the telly, but thought most were decent today, nobody spectacular. Gueye didn't really seem to perform, with the occasional glimpse of something when he was driving with the ball. His link up play needs to improve, although his flick ons with the head are decent. Good win to keep the pressure on Hibs. Special mention to the fat lad steward trying to prevent Morris from getting a selfie in front of the Dons support. Well done Devlin for dealing with it by getting the rest of the team to all go for one. Fucking jobsworth. Dingwall Hun I expect.

I mean, that had something to do with it, but the £20+ million windfall for entry into Europe was certainly more significant. The wage bill went from being twice as big, to between 6 and 8 times as big. Although I liked the three foreigner rule, and would be happy for it to return.