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Gueye might have some use in winning flick-ons and running in one direction with the ball, but there's no way he has the intelligence and slight of touch to play in behind Sokler. I think Miovski will still be here anyway (he's certainly still in Aberdeen), so it'll be a moot point, but I think if we're playing Gueye then it should be as a strict two, keeping him largely out of the way of any defensive duties.

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Yep, highest fee, although Winters is arguably the highest in total. More recently, we had an apparent £900K spent on a South American superstar.

Dons' legend masterminds 5-0 victory over Airdrie.

Great to see us upping the ante.

Obviously the exception being Clarkson getting time ahead of Barron.

Aye, I was trying to remember how long that took. Slightly different situation though, given that we're a trusted club with over 100 years of history, not some new start with an unsustainable business model and no stadium.

It'll be as soon as the window closes. It's bizarre that a player can play for a club without a fee having been agreed. What if the Huns can't afford him?

Shame like, think he could still have a big role to play at the Dons this season and in future.

Could you imagine McGrath with Nicky Devlin's mouth? What a player we'd have on our hands.

I know, I was there. In my opinion, he looked physically under-developed for a season in the SPFL, but definitely not lacking in ability. The plan would be to get him minutes playing against men, as I said. Jess was much more athletic when he started for the Dons, and was 18, Boyd only 16. In fact, his age may mean he doesn't yet go out on loan, I don't know.

It's slightly different with a guy like McGrath though, he's of an age where he won't be getting a move to a significantly bigger club. I think he'll have other priorities, like family or maybe wanting to expand his horizons (or not) or whatever. Realistically, this is the first point at which we'd have opened talks with the change in management anyway, so I don't think it's a case of running down a contract. He's basically put himself in the position where he can expect a deserved pay rise. If his family (if he has one) are settled here, then I'd expect him to stay, but otherwise I would expect him to keep his options open and see what's out there. He doesn't owe us anything and he's not a young lad. If Thelin gets him enjoying his football then that'll have a big factor on his decision.

Neither Boyd nor Bavidge looked anywhere near ready for the first team when they got their cameos at the end of last and the previous seasons respectively. Bavidge has had a year since and been out on loan, so you'd have to hope he's pushing for minutes. Boyd would benefit from a loan I think, and Marshall scored at the weekend for Cove, so a good start. They just need minutes against men, and as many as possible. If they're only going to get 20 minutes every 4-5 games here, then it's better to get those 4-5 games in the lower leagues.

No mention on the club website, but I see we've signed a former Scotland international defender.

How long's Bavidge out for? We're going to need a striker. Might have to wait for Miovski to leave before we get a proper one. In the meantime, it's either Alfie or a lamppost ahead of Gueye and Ambrose.

Good win. We made it a lot harder than it needed to be, with a mix of poor finishing and a bit of unavoidable bad luck for Molloy, who played well. The subs were poor when they came on. Ambrose looks rubbish, and Gueye will cause problems up until the point he's required to use his feet. We tired a lot it seemed, and Shinnie gave away a few sloppy ones at the end after having a great game otherwise. Hopefully Sokler isn't too injured, as he played well. Morris was okay in the second and probably did enough not to be cannoned into the moon. Saints are likely to be the worst team we face this season though.

I think it's safe to say that we're winning the league. Decent half. Molloy looking good at the back, Mitov is going to be good. Nilsen and Shinnie a good combination, Shinnie been excellent. Sokler and Miovski combining well, with Sokler just lacking the quality (although most would look shite alongside Miovski, even one who's pulling out of every challenge!). McGrath playing well, just doing his usual. Morris had a couple of good runs, but he's definitely the weak link. He's had the ball in some great areas, but is just frightened to get his head down and charge. His first action is always to panic, then react. If he wasn't quick, we wouldn't be having a Morris based discussion, as he has no other defining abilities.

Well deserved. Devlin is my daughter's favourite player, so she's delighted. Miovski is top class like, that pass for Sokler was sublime.

Cheers. I panicked and went for the Now TV stream. First game of the season and all that. I'll stream the next one once our bubble is completely burst around game 3.

Think Sokler is fairly limited as a wide player, so a bit of a shame if he's punted out there, but needs must. The alternative would be Miovski in behind Sokler, which he is very capable of playing. Probably take Stewart on for Miovski at 0-3.

And as we continue to make more and more arbitrary protection rules to prevent any of them getting promoted, it will be competitive for years to come.

What's the general consensus on streaming the Dons over the course of a season? Is there generally decent coverage to be had between the various illicit channels, or is it usually patchy and drops out? I can't stand watching streams that freeze or such like, it has me on edge for the whole time, but I'm struggling to justify the £200+ for Red TV international for the 12 or so games I watch. I don't mind paying a one-off (although £15 is steeper than I thought!) to the shitey sky now and again for likes of tonight's game, but I don't want a subscription ideally. I watch mainly on my PC, leaving the proper telly for the wife and kids. Anyway, Morris hat trick tonight in a 3-4 match, with a Molloy wonderstrike sealing victory in the 103rd minute.

It's just a shirt number. The club are probably thinking that they need to be in the position where they can say that they've done everything right by the player and kept the door open for him etc. There's a strong chance that we could reach the end of the window with him still on the books. Also, there could be other issues at play that us fans aren't fully aware of.

He's ace. Get him signed. If he was taller, he could be the next Considine. As it is, we'll take him for another 3 years as himself. He'll be one who is constantly identified as a weak link that we could improve on, but 83 McGarry's later, he'll still be in the team.

I'd start Shinnie, McGrath, Clarkson and McKenzie every week (and I think Mitov will be class). But, aye, you're right, the rest are squad players that if we were in a normal season, we'd be looking at options to replace them. We haven't been at the point where we've had a settled team since McInnes left in order to just make the little tweaks in two or three positions. We've never had a team to improve on.