Kowalski Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Jimmy’s winning formula for Aberdeen FC Aberdeen FC boss targets four wins from five By Charlie Allan Published: 20/04/2009 ABERDEEN FC boss Jimmy Calderwood today set his men a target of four wins from their last five SPL games to make Europe. A 2-0 defeat by Celtic in Glasgow saw Aberdeen FC slip to fifth in the SPL and extended their recent run to just three wins in their last 12 league outings. A 4-2 home win over Celtic in January is also Aberdeen FC’s only triumph over any of the sides who have made the top six over that period. Aberdeen FC manager Calderwood admitted they are now going to have to throw the form book out of the window and beat four of the top six if they want to guarantee a return to Europe. The Aberdeen FC gaffer said: “Third place is still our aim and that will probably mean winning all three home games and at least one of the two away ones. “It’s massive task, but it’s one we are going to have to take on if we are to get some reward from this season.†For more on this story, pick up a copy of today's Evening Express or check back later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Tradesman Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 That's all well and good but is that not the plan from the start of the season? I'd be inclinded to think that might actually work against us as teams will now look to frustrate us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubo72 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 If we win 4 of the remaining 5 I will eat my (woolly) hat. We might still make third without doing that though. Fancy Hertz to spill a few points... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_widdows Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Where exactly is the 'winning formula' mentioned in the headline? I see no mention of crippling the opposing teams best striker, midfielder, defender and goalie Scoring more goals than they do Or no-one talking to the press about how much 'they are up for it' Some twat pays this man a wage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nellie The Don Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [kkk]Why only 4. He should be aiming to win every game. Not good enough. JMG! [\kkk] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [kkk]Why only 4. He should be aiming to win every game. Not good enough. JMG! [\kkk] I actually agree with that. You should aim to win every game. Whether or not that is actually achievable is a completely different matter, and one that we know is highly unlikely. We'll be lucky to get one win the way we are playing at the moment. It does concern me highly that we have no beaten a top 6 team since Smeltic. Pull your finger out JC and get these fuckers motivated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ally s Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I actually agree with that. You should aim to win every game. Whether or not that is actually achievable is a completely different matter, and one that we know is highly unlikely. We'll be lucky to get one win the way we are playing at the moment. It does concern me highly that we have no beaten a top 6 team since Smeltic. Pull your finger out JC and get these fuckers motivated! Do you really think that? I'd be looking at us winning all our home games tbh, I can see us taking at least a point off Utd too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Do you really think that? I'd be looking at us winning all our home games tbh, I can see us taking at least a point off Utd too I said it a few months back, and I stand by it (caley game aside) I have no idea where our next win is going to come from with the way we are playing. Saturday was pathetic. Our form against the top 6 has been diabolical since January so I'm praying that the form books do go out the window as we're certainly underdogs in most of our games. In saying that, I do expect to beat Hibs though, but i'm just not overly confident. Hopefully we'll get this last gasp charge we've been waiting for though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ally s Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I said it a few months back, and I stand by it (caley game aside) I have no idea where our next win is going to come from with the way we are playing. Saturday was pathetic. Our form against the top 6 has been diabolical since January so I'm praying that the form books do go out the window as we're certainly underdogs in most of our games. In saying that, I do expect to beat Hibs though, but i'm just not overly confident. Hopefully we'll get this last gasp charge we've been waiting for though. We normally finish the season quite strongly and I fancy us to do so again. We haven't lost at home since October I don't think it'd be too much to expect 7 points at least from our 3 home matches. Dundee Utd have looked pretty shaky of late so imo there's never been a better chance of picking up a win at Tannandice. We may not have been playing fantastically well but I don't think there's any doubt we are a hard team to beat whether we're on our game or not. Keep the faith dude. :AFC2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 We normally finish the season quite strongly and I fancy us to do so again. We haven't lost at home since October I don't think it'd be too much to expect 7 points at least from our 3 home matches. Dundee Utd have looked pretty shaky of late so imo there's never been a better chance of picking up a win at Tannandice. We may not have been playing fantastically well but I don't think there's any doubt we are a hard team to beat whether we're on our game or not. Keep the faith dude. :AFC2: Thanks man But the Arabs at home seem to have the ability to score late on. Which worries me. But as I said, I'm hoping for that last gasp charge! Fingers crossed Jimmy can finally pull something out the tombola that works! Stand Free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nice to see some optimism, not sure i buy into it but you never know. With zander out its time for andy considine to stand up and be counted, I've always thought he's got potential he just needs to stay focused for the whole 90 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Tradesman Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Personally I don't think we've got good enough players to consistantly beat the top 6 teams. I'm hard pushed to see where goals are going to come from. I think we'll end up in 5th place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow sheep Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 We should be aiming to win all 5, but presumably won't bother at ibrox as per usual. We should aim for that, unfortunately in reality it will be a minor miracle to win the 3 home games never mind anything else. We haven't won at Ibrox since Maguire was in nappies and haven't won in Tannadice since Harry Potter appeared on the scene (I think), so to have any chance of 3rd (stop laughing at the back) we need to beat the tims.....oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 We need to win first 3 if we are going to finish 3rd imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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