RicoS321

Aye, the number of times the ball came to the back post with Jensen hugging the far touchline. It was frustrating. He wasn't great today, but correctly stayed on because the other subs were more justified! He's just a hair too hesitant and misses the opportunity to get beyond his man on most occasions. Was Dorrington injured? He wasn't great either, but not terrible. The sub should have been to either take Molloy off, or take Shinnie on for Dorrington and put Molloy back to his actual role. I think I said elsewhere that Molloy was never a left back, and that's been proven tonight. He was terrible. Had zero clue how to play the role, and can't play with his back to goal. Otherwise, thought the subs were correct and at the right times. Thought it was Yengi's best 45 minutes for the Dons! Just need to keep Polvara benched until he signs the new deal. Overall, they were the more clinical and dangerous team. But for a wild and unnecessary lunge, they might have given us a doing. Their number 9 was especially good, a top player. I think they'll have too much for us over there. We can certainly set up better against them, but I don't think it'll make a huge difference, we're not there yet. We had glimpses of decent play with no end product from the starting front four. I don't think Aouchiche works with Clarkson either. He faded significantly, and Clarkson was/is better. The referee was worse than any Scottish ref I've seen.

Tinpot as fuck. The stop the boats lads will be pleased at the ruthless nature of our border control.

Yep, that's exactly how it's being interpreted. It's basically like a mortgage, with the council being the bank.

Not exactly. He's effectively saying that we would pay for it all, but over a 99 year lease. Basically, utilising the council's supposed ability to access funds at low interest to provide the capital. In effect, it would be a loan, with Pittodrie thrown in to sweeten the deal. I don't know anything about the Man United deal, but I expect that the difference will be in the wording. You're right about how much the club brings into the city, but the council doesn't need to worry about that I don't think. I don't believe that the club could afford the inflated alternative in shitey Westhill either these days, so any threat of moving out of the city rings hollow.

Reading this should perfectly illustrate to everyone how pathetic and contrived European football has become. Fucking embarrassing.

It's a good statement from Cormack. From the council's perspective, the question would be: what to the Dons bring to the table? I don't see any evidence that sports village, transition extreme or the driving range - as examples - benefit from proximity to Pittodrie, so I'm not sure why a new stadium would be any different in that regard. The only benefit to Aberdeen city would be that the club doesn't move to Westhill. Not really a benefit, but a non disbenefit. I don't see the council going for it, although the 99 year lease would seem viable.

Looks like we'll need a new roundabout to get to it though

Good luck laddy.

Fuck sake, there goes plan A-1

Weird for the British national broadcaster. Hope it doesn't detract from the Scottish championship coverage, which I will continue to watch.

Russell Martout more like.

Aye, I'd call that plan A and plan A.5

I don't know about Bilalovic as I haven't seen him play, but there isn't significant difference in the approach of Milanovic, Keskinen and Morris cutting in and not something anyone would class as plan B. Plan B usually involves switching system, which really only happens to a minor degree when Morris comes on (on the right). If you started with Keskinen on the left for example, and replaced with Morris on the left, you wouldn't see any change in approach from our players or there's. It's basically fresh legs. Just as plan B wouldn't refer to replacing Aouchiche with Boyd, or Palaversa with Nilsen.

Good news if so. Hopefully we're just being dicks by not playing him until he signs a four year extension. He's a good footballer who is versatile and comfortable on both feet. Missing a yard of pace and running power.

Not really. Replacing Keskinen cutting in with Morris doing so isn't really a change of plan. Morris hitting the byline is pretty much our plan B. We were probably hoping for something a bit more. Sokler offers something different up front, but he's probably better in a two. I suspect Lazetic will be providing the same as is expected of Yengi and was last season of Nisbet. Put it this way, I wouldn't be expecting much of I saw either replace one another during a game. Just different grade of quality. Gueye allowed us to change things up last season, as did Duk for his season. Sokler does offer the option of a two I guess.

There's an entire cemetery of bodies just next to the ground that could do a similar job. Lazetic, Sokler and Yengi is enough. Unless there's a chance of getting Nisbet in a week or so. At least he's certain to do a job. We've already got a few projects.

Is it too late for Thursday's game? Or are we allowed to sign up until the day?

Aye, seemed nice. He has a lot of good attributes, he could be a really good defender in a few years time. Better than Ash Taylor maybe.

I was going to suggest McKenna, but couldn't be arsed checking. He did indeed sign until 2023, in 2018. Can't think of anyone else though. Think Besuijen was 4.5 years from memory.

Hibs through. Looked decent.

Hoilett, Bowie and Mulligan looking decent for Hibs. The latter two should have been on our radar.

Hibsing taken to new levels

Five years gives him plenty of time to go through the journey from shite, to pity, to works hard, to we always knew he'd be good, to injured before leaving for a pittance with six months left on his deal.

Based on the price of children's football strips, I'm guessing that the brand is Adidas?

Pittodrie is the best ground in the world, and anybody who says otherwise can go and fuck themselves. Is what Cormack should say next time he's interviewed on sportsound.