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Spoke to soon

Mine is working. Decent game, we're playing well. Their goal a bit of a fluke against the run of play.

Kennedy at fullback and either Hayes or Duk on the right wing in a 4-2-3-1 then. Not a bad side, only Roos injured.

We're safe.

As tlg says, think one of the injuries is Roos, which would be fine, with Lewis being comparable. Two of the things apparent in the last couple of months is that if we're playing a back four, then we need the two sitting in front, and Barron is terrible played further forward*. That hasn't been clear to you, with that selection obviously!!! If Clarkson is unavailable then it has to be Besuijen or the new guy instead. Agree that Kennedy at right back is probably the safest option. We should stick with 4-2-3-1, which has given us the best and most organised shape so far this season. Hayes on the left, Duncan on the right for me. Keep Watkins on the bench to bring on if/when Miovski runs out of ideas/steam. *Barron is poor at taking the ball with his back to goal, much better coming forward with it (McGregor at the Tims would be a good comparison). Clarkson is more complete in that regard, and Besuijen is good with his back to goal, but unreliable as a midfielder.

I normally don't bother with tickets, I just turn up and they let me straight in.

Also, as much as Stewart sold the jerseys, that tackle was beautiful. I think Chris Clarke on Hutton was the last time I saw a Hun so spectacularly booted in the air. If that had been a league game, I'd have been going home happy with the draw and a red in injury time.

Agree almost completely. I thought Duk was a liability though. Tavernier caught him on the overlap at least three times before his injury, which came in about 36 minutes. He then became even more of a liability as he hobbled around until half time, giving Tavernier a free role on the right. That continued in the second half until he was taken off, with our shape ruined by being effectively a man down in defence (strangely he was fine going forward). He was waving to the bench for about five minutes before he was actually taken off, at which point they had already scored. It's a high risk strategy playing such an unpredictable player in a role that has a defensive requirement (Kennedy did really well at getting that balance on the other side, having a great game), and bar a few bumbling runs it largely failed.

It's fine to regurgitate an article, but don't lie about it by saying that you caught up with the players and simply change the name of the cup sponsor to suit. At the very least, delete the comments from the article so that we don't read posters telling us that we've got a great chance of beating Brendan Rogers' Celtic side.

And what the Westminster government promises, is what the Westminster government delivers.

"as Aberdeen prepare to face Rangers in Sunday's Viaplay Cup semi-final, BBC Scotland has been speaking to some of the main protagonists from that day almost nine years ago." Oh aye, what day was that you spoke to them? Monday, Wednesday? Oh no, 2018. Thanks for the valuable update and unbeatable journalism. BBC's coverage of anything non old firm

We've got Scales and McKenzie for left centre back and Stewart and McRorie on the right. That's enough for one game surely? Goodwin's right though, it would be a massive distraction. Replacing your captain a couple of days before the game would be fairly massive. The alternative being that we sign a centre half that isn't good enough to displace Stewart, which would also be ludicrous. That said, the issue doesn't go away beyond Sunday.

Visa sorted. We're getting quicker and quicker with these. Hopefully good enough to go into the squad for Sunday.

Nonsense, the most bang for buck would be a 6ft7 defender who we can throw up for the last ten when things aren't going well. There's a cost of living crisis, we need to learn to be more frugal.

Yep, they should be getting ten or fifteen minutes fairly regularly or go out on loan. Harvey looked a poorer version of Bruce Anderson in my opinion and Bavidge is in that Shankland zone where application could be the only thing holding him back (I'm not suggesting he doesn't apply himself), and I suspect that will be tested the longer he doesn't get an opportunity. I'd not replace Watkins or Ramirez if they left though. I can see us playing one up fairly regularly from now on, and from now until May I'd gamble on having the two with an option of one of the above youngsters from the bench.

Bloody amateurs

Exactly that. He's a quality player who'll undoubtedly get better and better, but he's probably been fortunate to have had as many minutes for us as he has. Further up the pitch is definitely his best position at the moment, because he's always looking for that quick ball in behind that others don't spot in time. That leads to a few poor decisions, but it's better to have tried in my opinion. That's what will set him apart in future. He could be the difference between winning and losing a game some weeks, so it'd be great to see him stay until Monday. Just until we get the work permit sorted for the new Slovakian world beater who can bring us home the cup.

I was going to. I assumed I'd be getting two.

No priority tickets for superfans? Shocking. Not that I'm going, but it's still shocking. Obviously, I'd just have bought one and sold it for thousands.

It was good to see him get into a few good positions, and his lob was a good effort. However, his all round play was honking yesterday. He looked laboured and slow, and he didn't once get his body between man and ball to offer any hold up or flick on. His chances all came from Gordon for them being completely unable to judge long balls. Him starting next week could be the difference between winning and losing, and Goodwin has to drop him. We can't afford a passenger, and he'll likely be that at Hampden. I think you're right that he'll come good, but now isn't the time to be playing him into form.

Just back. Reasonable performance and a deserved win. Looked like a team that hasn't won in five, very uncertain in the final third. Once again, slow getting the ball in from the wide areas and unsurprising that it was a punt through the middle that eventually broke them. Ref was pish and var just ruining the experience once again. Good return for Shinnie, who played well, and the back two were solid, with Scales playing well again (assuming the Tims will wait until next week before discussing any potential move). Duk didn't play particularly well, but two goals going through the middle means he has to start there next week. Again, a solid shape and a more organised performance, which is what we'll need next week. Think the subs needed to come sooner and would like to have seen much more of Ramirez and Duncan.

Aye, we go from one extreme to the other! It's a difficult area of the pitch as, much like centre back, you really don't want too many fighting for places as you tend to have pairings that go together. Ideally, you have your preferred pairing (or three if that's your thing), a spare and a guy like McRorie that can be called upon when necessary (in response to jute, I'm hopeful this means no more McRorie in midfield, an astute call in my opinion). We've been at our best when we have a two in midfield with one further forward, so I'd split our midfield into holding midfielders and "in front". Thus, we're looking at Barron, Shinnie and Ramadani (the latter two probably the best pairing) as holding midfielders (4 and 8 if we're numbering them!) and Clarkson and Myslovič fechting it out for the number ten spot alongside likes of Besuijen and perhaps Kennedy dependent on who we're playing against. Clarkson can fill in further back if necessary. Today, I'd go: ------------Roos----------- McRorie---Stewart---Scales---Coulson -----------Ramadani---Shinnie---------- --Duncan------Clarkson-----Duk------ ---------------Ramirez---------------- I expect to see Kennedy and Miovski in Goodwin's lineup.

I think Coulson has found his level. He's a fantastic player, but his concentration levels and application are miles away from where they need to be. At the moment he can count himself very lucky to be keeping McKenzie out of the team, and against the Hun in a couple of weeks, I wouldn't be surprised to see a more capable defender back in, or a switch to a three. I assumed it'd be Clarkson going back, but Coulson probably makes as much sense.

Scored a few for us, including a couple of crackers, with one against apollon that springs to mind. I get what you're saying, but the above is definitely not the definition of journeyman.

At a guess.... not Ramadani?