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Apologies, I should have said Japanese dishes, not specifically sushi. Although I'd class maki rolls and nigiri as sushi, but I'm not an expert.

My lack of attention to detail meant I missed the flying fish caviar on the menu! Next time. Struggle to disagree on yer assessment though. I suppose it's also a question of how sushi in general compares with other foods. There's certainly nowhere to hide with it, it has to be good or it's shite. I love it like, but would I feel the same if I was a Japanese individual? One of the things that exacerbates the ordinariness of many Scottish restaurants is that they sell consistently British food. I cook a lot of food and am probably more adventurous than most restaurants are (can afford to be) when it comes to ingredients and trying new things (I also make significantly more mistakes of course). Sooshe immediately gets me excited because it's something still new to me and not something I'd ever cook at home. It's rare I get that feeling at a Scottish restaurant. I'd single out Buchanan bistro in Aberdeenshire as one that serves food that I wouldn't have the imagination to do at home, with fantastic ingredients and food story is another that does good things with their fare. I'm sure there are plenty of others like, but I probably set the bar much higher for British food than I do with Asian or other suchlike. If you ken fit I mean.

Just back. Top class like, really good. Possibly the best restaurant in Aberdeen. Very good value too. Will definitely be back.

Yep, I'm not expecting him to. Both are actually worse for AFC than May was. I was actually very surprised to see him leave Anderson on and take Main off today. Definitely the right decision, but not something I expected from McInnes.

Was an exciting second half like. Looked a bit more even when they went down to ten. Felt a bit sorry for Campbell having to play left back, but he did alright in the second half after a pish first. I think full-back is an option for him to give him more game time. Lovely free kick from McGinn, but he totally fucked up the simple pass through for Anderson for a one-on-one 5 minutes later that could have seen us get a victory. Great to hear a cheer when Main came off. Fucking awful footballer. We looked much better without him, despite Wilson also being pap. Draw a fair result in the end and hopefully we'll see a few much needed signings in the window. I'd look to shift on Wilson and Main and get in an actual footballer instead.

Weird line up. Back four the same understandably. Midfield looks like it might be Ferguson or Campbell out wide with Gallagher on the opposite wing. Given both are significantly better in central roles it doesn't bode well. Main retains his place, unsurprisingly, despite being the worst footballer on display on boxing day (possibly in world football). I'm really hoping Anderson is along side him, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him being hung out to dry in a wide role. Anyway, will pass judgement when we can actually see the setup

Aye, you're right. The ref couldn't even book him for his two footed lunge, because he didn't even endanger the ball, never mind the man. It was hilarious. He's been decent since returning to the team though, and McKenna seems happy alongside him too. His passing was a bit ropey at times yesterday, but mostly because the movement in front of him was poor.

Fucking disgraceful footballer. Shouldn't be anywhere near a dons top. Poor game, but two good goals. Especially Anderson's, proper finish.

Good post TC. Sums it up nicely.

You win some, you lose some. Bryson is known for his fitness and work rate, and not really had a injury laden career. Would have been a very good signing I reckon otherwise. I think they fully expected him to be fit in a month or so. If he returns, I think he'll turn into a decent signing.

The problem is that your opinion isn't backed up by fact. The rangers game is the only one where that rings true. He's only had 3 bookings this season, which doesn't back up your "red card waiting to happen" or "earned himself a reputation" suggestions. Last season was a single red for a second booking and 5 bookings in a near full season. The only real red card challenge came in his debut as a 20 year old, which was rash rather than malicious. As for yesterday's, I don't believe that even in "today's rules" that was a red. Both McKenna and Ajer had similar off the ground challenges that took the ball and then a bit of the man. That ball was always Cosgrove's, with the Tim only making an attempt in order to dive, it was 80:20 in Cosgrove's favour and he took the whole ball as the linesman found out when it hit him (I'd have been raging if Cosgrove hadn't gone for that ball). The ref then sprinted 50 yards to make a decision on something he didn't have a good view of based on the crowd's reaction. He took no time to consider it, no time to talk to his linesman and no time to play it back in his own head. It was poor refereeing. The refereeing was certainly more rash than the tackle. In the end, I suspect it'd have made little difference. We actually looked just as good with ten men. We struggled, but were well organised and the majority of their 400 shots of goal were frustrated efforts directly at Lewis. They're a much stronger team than us all over the park but thought McKenna did well, Logan was decent and a couple of others too. They didn't disgrace themselves and it was the type of game where the poorer team often sneaks a draw and I thought Ferguson should have done better with the free kick at the end which might have done just that.

Just turned it on after they scored. For the next 20 minutes or so we looked half decent, not really bothered by them. What a fantastic goal by Cosgrove. Great play by McKenna and a looped ball in, but Cosgrove just hung in the air and nodded it in beautifully. 20 goals before Christmas is phenomenal. What an excellent season he's having. After the goal though... jesus. They stepped up a gear like and we were really struggling. They're a very good team, much better than the hun. Some excellent saving tackles from Logan and McKenna like. McKenna looking good in general.

Aye, t'was fantastic. Again, something that should have been shown mid-election. Not that it'd have made a difference. Cameron and the fucking clegg bastards did a hell of a job at the beginning of the decade with their "no top down" top down reform. Boris will finish it off in the 20s. The creep has already started. Just like "hard-working" was dripped gently into every speech of Cameron, wait for "sustainability" to be fed into every NHS discussion. "Ageing population" you know. Beyond repair it'll be said. And folk will begin to parrot it back on social media and message boards to make themselves sound intelligent without attempting to understand what they're saying or from where they heard it (to the extent that they'll believe it was their own thought. Similar to the ordinary person talking about the state of the national debt, or concerning themselves about the GDP. Soon we'll have everyone believing that there's only one solution to the NHS issue. We can't afford it they'll say. We'll bankrupt the country. Private healthcare companies. It's the only way. As we slowly double the cost of the NHS, feeding the vultures. Maybe an insurance system will solve it? We'll still have a basic service though for those that can't afford it. Carillion can provide that, they know what they're doing.

Aye, he was okay on the ball. Not a winger though, constantly behind the game when going back the way. Always appears like he's playing in his own little game too, which sometimes works but mainly doesn't. It didn't blow an average Connor McLennan performance out of the water basically. He needs to do significantly more. I wouldn't play him against the Tims as Gallagher will tank around in the advanced midfield area and Hedges and McGinn are better on the wings.

East of Portlethen, nae Portlethen itself. Nae fucker turned up. Good on ye though for your effort.

Snelder's shadow was twice the 'keeper that Michael Watt was.

They didnae come East of portlethen. Cunts.

ITV apparently were/felt obliged not to show the documentary before the election because of the rules around impartiality. It seems bizarre that the truth - and you have to assume that ITV believe in the documentary that they are airing - can be subject to partiality rules. I missed the crowd-funding round for this particular documentary of his, but he's usually spot on. Was out last night, so will have to get it on catch up. Big fan of his books and films.

They provided a costed manifesto. The UK is a sovereign country with a sovereign currency, it's economically illiterate to suggest they would bankrupt themselves.

Not really "hard left" though is it? The manifesto was left of centre, broadly socialist. About as hard left as Norway or Finland. I suspect a good few of the policies were well liked too. Except we didn't really hear people (as in the public) talk about policy in the election campaign.

Nah. We lost by ~385K. And you've assumed that all 350K voted, rather than the 85% that applied to the rest of the electorate. In reality, we'd have had around 300K actually voting, with 270K of those voting No and 30K Yes. Still 145K short. If we'd prevented Aberdeenshire from voting then we'd have probably faired just as well.

That's really sad. I had high hopes for him this season.

The problem is that they'd only last a single inconsequential broadcast before being hooked. The easiest way to ensure compliance is to employ people who are average, or at least think that they are average. That way, not only do you get the deference aspect when talking to "Prime Minister/Your Majesty/Mr Speaker/Sir/Your Honour/etc", you also get a person who is reliant on you for their employment. Nobody with the "fuck it, I'm ace, I'll just get a job elsewhere". Those that do have the confidence are dicks like Piers Morgan or some such who benefit directly from the society in which they design. You've answered your own question I suppose. Zuckerberg will do what will return him money and power. He showed his integrity and colours when he stole Facebook in the first place. When someone came along requesting social oppression in return for money and power, the moral and ethical mechanisms didn't kick in to make him question it because they don't exist in him. Although, in fairness, likes of CA would have passed well below his paygrade, but the ethics of profit before privacy/morals/integrity would have been ingrained in the business model and the employees at the level of authority required would have known what to do when approached with this type of offer. But our system is designed to reward yer Zuckerbergian fuck-sticks. They are the barometer of success rather than excess.

Thon's a good quote. People like me have the tendency to assume that this generation is the first to experience this level of media interference, but it's nae. The interference is the same, with the same results, but the delivery vehicle of social media is just different. Same as it ever was.

I think that would have been the case given his position in the club at the time. It would be a bit crazy to think he wasn't. I think the important question is whether Cormack will give him a free ride or not and I suspect he won't (in the same way as Milne would). Will he put in the type of performance measurements that really challenge McInnes in terms of his return in the transfer market and his style of play and so on? The good thing is that there are clear areas for improvement that should be obvious to anyone with any footballing knowledge and a business head. I'd expect Cormack to address that and if that can't be achieved with McInnes then we move on with clear and obvious objectives for both doing so and moving forward. That's important. The ridiculous simplicity with which we discuss "McInnes resigning" mid season (at this point specifically) is difficult for me to understand. From a footballing perspective, it would make little sense and from a business perspective it would be idiotic. There's a strong chance that McInnes will get us to finish third. That's fine in league terms, and to be expected from a squad of our strength. If McInnes left right now, then we'd collapse. There'd be a munity, and the players would - rightly - see it as a slight on them as well as the manager. We'd slide down the table pretty quickly, with the press joining in with the "reckless" accusations. It would be a fairly stupid move. Unless there was significant January investment to back it up of course, to allow a decent clearout and new signings. Even then, the timing would be fairly high risk. The summer, however, is a different story. There is the time to plan for succession, the time to sign - and availability of - new players. The time to put a good structure in place that takes the onus off the importance of the manager and onto the strategy of the club. The time to explain to both the players and fans the plan going forward and the reasons for not having McInnes as part of that. That can all start now (or next year!) of course so that if a decision does need to be made then it's not a surprise. As a club, we need to be very very clear as to the reasons we'd get rid of McInnes and the way forward as a club and the type of manager required to replace him. Getting rid of JC was the correct decision, but it was blatantly obvious it occurred on a whim with no obvious strategy for succession (not just for JC, but for all managers, as Brown was a knee-jerk too). Because of this, there were a significant minority of supporters and media folks who weren't onboard with it despite the atrocious run of 10-15 games without a good win. I don't believe Cormack will yet be in a position to make a decision as key as this and I think it'd be stupid to do anything this season unless there is justification through league position (sitting 5-6th in March). That, to me, would be the most pragmatic approach and best business decision.