Winning...for now. The Northeast Optimism Records thread.

[OxfordDon]

Right, there's far too much giddy positivity flying about at the moment, this isn't like us - our forebears must be rustling in their graves at the heights of unfettered hyperbole being voiced just because we are not currently bottom of the league.

So to get us back to our roots, here are our current achievements properly grounded in Aberdonian pragmatism. Some key milestones so far:

Wins: we've secured enough wins to avoid beating the all-time record for fewest in a season (7 wins, 1916-17).  So just joint holders for now.

Points: In a similar vein, we've successfully dodged the tag of worst points total ever (21 points, 1904-5, 1916-17).  Some way to go for the comparable 3points-a-win season record though (34 points, 2003-4), so don't get too carried away.

Managers (league wins):  Jimmy Thelin (7 in 8 ) is officially better than Neil Warnock (0 in 6), and is steadily closing in on such managerial behemoths as Stephen Glass (9 in 29), Alex Miller (10 in 38). and Jim Goodwin (11 in 35).

So well done Aberdeen... for now.

[Reekie_Red]

We are due a defeat. So when it comes, we should pre-empt our inevitable downfall by binning Thelin 

[Tyrant]

JMG

 

Might as well bin him now. He's bound to lose games eventually. 

[OxfordDon]

Thelin now officially just as good a manager as Alex Miller (10 Aberdeen career league wins).  

 

Admittedly Jimmy was slightly quicker than the year it took Alex.

[OxfordDon]

I've been reliably informed that our bubble has now burst, so in line with meeting this new benchmark of optimism a quick update on where we stand:

• Currently still on target to set the worst points total in club history - we just need to make sure we don't gain another 3 points across the rest of the season.
• Jim Goodwin is still officially a better manager (11 wins).
• We remain yet to win a game in Europe this season, our longest winless streak since December 2023.

[Reekie_Red]

On 30/11/2024 at 10:01, OxfordDon said:

I've been reliably informed that our bubble has now burst, so in line with meeting this new benchmark of optimism a quick update on where we stand:

• Currently still on target to set the worst points total in club history - we just need to make sure we don't gain another 3 points across the rest of the season.
• Jim Goodwin is still officially a better manager (11 wins).
• We remain yet to win a game in Europe this season, our longest winless streak since December 2023.

Right, that's it. JT oot