Originally Posted by
afc1903mad
My only expectation is for Aberdeen to put in effort each game.
If they do, generally we’ll do well.
I’m realistic enough to understand our limitations and will always hope we can exceed where we can, but I in no way have any delusions of grandeur over what we can expect.
Our club is the third most successful team in Scotland having won 19 honours in our 114 year history.
That’s 1 trophy every 6 years, boosted by an anomaly of a decade.
So DM is already very successful in his era so far.
You contradict yourself in the above post, stating you just want progression, but then go on to admit we have progressed by being a good team for a while now and it’s an improvement on the past.
So what do you want? Clearly not happy for second, as that is plateauing, but you admit we are unable to get the league.
So for you, a cup is the holy grail and only acceptable outcome, a glory hunter as I put it.
Yes, I agree a cup is our most likely success path, but again, understand that at the end of the day, every other team in the SPFL have the same desires and it comes down to the team on the day.
We almost did it in the Scottish cup last year, if not from a slack pass from McLean to Hayes we would have been 2-1 up with 15 to go.
Tight margins, yes, against a far better resourced team.
Europe - I see progression, I see us getting beyond our expected seeded round, yet you don’t acknowledge that progression.
We are entitled to our opinions and it’s true I have more respect and acknowledgement for what McInnes has achieved so far. I understand the limitations he has on him and also the task to rebuild the team.
There is no magic wand Pac-Man, it’s highly probable that any replacement manager will not be as successful as McInnes, although he may win the odd more games against the bigot brothers which is your only real measure of success, against teams with bigger budgets.
You held your tongue for a few days and it was clear it was building up frustration you couldn’t wait to release after our likely defeat at Celtic Park. I imagine you almost could get off with your release.
I prefer to measure against our natural competitors, with similar budgets, the likes of Hearts and Hibs.
Our measure is against the rest and in that regard, we are the best of the rest.
We are currently sitting 2nd, exceeding commercial expectations.
We can still have a good season, but should all get behind the team and the manager.
Bickering like little girls does no-one or the club any good