Rangers v ABERDEEN

[RED_JOHN]

We travel to Ibrox on Wednesday to play the newest team in Glasgow and this is my team prediction for the match

Lewis
Logan
Arnason
McKenna
Considine
O’Conner
Shinnie
McLean
Christie
GMS
May

[Jupiter]

6 defenders - isn't that a bit much?

[RED_JOHN]

6 defenders - isn't that a bit much?

It’s my prediction of Del’s team not my choice.
Still think we will win the match though.

[Neilyboy2]

Just hope GMS doesn’t start as he won’t track back & help out Considine hopefully it’s as start for Scott Wright.

[RedStarTorphins]

We travel to Ibrox on Wednesday to play the newest team in Glasgow and this is my team prediction for the match

Lewis
Logan
Arnason
McKenna
Considine
O’Conner
Shinnie
McLean
Christie
GMS
May

Think he might go unchanged from the Killie game.
Only possible change is Arnason in for Tansey & O’Connor goes in to midfield.

Get a feeling DM will treat SEVCO like its old Rangers & stand off them instead of doing what we should do & press them high & get in their faces.

After all the stick SEVCO have had, they’ll be right up for it.
A bit like they were when we played them there this time last year & lost 2-1.

We tend to bottle big games.

[IveSeenTheLight]

Think he might go unchanged from the Killie game.
Only possible change is Arnason in for Tansey & O’Connor goes in to midfield.

Get a feeling DM will treat SEVCO like its old Rangers & stand off them instead of doing what we should do & press them high & get in their faces.

After all the stick SEVCO have had, they’ll be right up for it.
A bit like they were when we played them there this time last year & lost 2-1.

We tend to bottle big games.

Last time we played them there, we beat them 2-1

[vinnydesalvo]

Why has his odds closed in again from 3/1 to evens?

Don't think GMS deserves a start and reckon he might fancy us scoring:

Lewis

Logan Arnason McKenna Considine

McLean O'Connor Shinnie

May Christie

Roooooooooooooooooney

[RedStarTorphins]

Last time we played them there, we beat them 2-1

Yes we did the last time.
Not “this time last year” we didn’t, which was what I said.
We went there after SEVCO had been given all sorts of stick.
They came out, out fought us & we sh@t it.

[Pacman1903]

In/Oot - Oot

Furryboots- Maybe Bellslea

Pre-Parenthood

Post- Driving hame to Meldrum

Prediction - 0-0

[Stupie82]

In/Oot - Oot

Furryboots- Hame watching a dodgy stream

Pre- Work

Prediction - 2-1 us

[afc1903mad]

Yes we did the last time.
Not “this time last year” we didn’t, which was what I said.
We went there after SEVCO had been given all sorts of stick.
They came out, out fought us & we sh@t it.

You're only as god as your last game.
Instead of looking back to our last game there and be positive, you opt to look beyond that to post a negative spin.
Way to go RST

[57vintage]

Rangers

They're deid.

14 June 2012, I think, the only good thing that happened that week.

[vinnydesalvo]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-board-amateurs-blasts-aberdeen-11599739

Nice interview with Oor Wullie whilst the Daily Ranger endeavours to establish the whereabouts of the Simpson material.

7-0 Dons - Shinnie and Considine both to be booked on the half-hour for goading Jack just after the fourth flies in. Considine collects second yellow for needless challenge just after the hour mark preventing the Dandies from reaching double figures. 'He's one of our own' - the chosen song for the hour long lock-in after match which could be brought forward pending on how many of the loyal haven't walked away.

Boys get Thursday off but all choose to get along to Pittodrie for the live feed of Sevco AGM. Nicky Maynard has a field day taking a tenner off all the lads that he'll find the net on Sunday. Derek's second string record a comfortable 3-0 home win if I haven't sobered up to be back online by then. Unfortunately Nicky has nae luck.

[sheepcrooky]

In or oot - oot
Furryboots - Siberia trying to get WiFi for Red TV International
Worried it’s going to be 2-1 Sevco.

[xtrmntr75]

Was offered someone I know’s ‘season book’ but politely declined.

Is it on the Roger Melly?

[afc1903mad]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-board-amateurs-blasts-aberdeen-11599739


Strange, bears den are full of people convinced we are going to win tomorrow, but the poll on your link suggests 70% think we will not win

[afc1903mad]

Was offered someone I know’s ‘season book’ but politely declined.

Is it on the Roger Melly?

Yep, Sky Sports

[DonVincenzo (The II)]

jack is going to be really wound up and be red carded. its waiting to heppen. i just hope shinnie isnt the one who goes with him.

[xtrmntr75]

jack is going to be really wound up and be red carded. its waiting to heppen. i just hope shinnie isnt the one who goes with him.

Step forward Andy C

[fittiered]

jack is going to be really wound up and be red carded. its waiting to heppen. i just hope shinnie isnt the one who goes with him.


Hopefully the sort of tackle the rat does is the same as that nut job gazza done in the fa cup final all them years ago and does himself a career ending injury, with our player getting up and dusting himself down...

[GlezgaRed]

Hope we aren't going to see Mark Reynolds starting after McInnes post match hints on Sunday, I do also think we will see Considine at left-back to allow Shinnie to add bite in midfield.
Hoping but not expecting a positive formation from McInnes.


If anyone has a spare ticket then please give us a shout, my idiot pal made a mess of getting us tickets !!

[Jupiter]

Tombola warning, McInnes said he would have to rotate the squad for the 2 games aginst Sevco.

[mondo_notion]

Furryboots - Siberia.

Got to ask, what the feck are you doing in Siberia?

Anyway....

In/oot - In
Furryboots - middle bitty
Pre - driving
Post - driving
Prediction - 0-3 shay to score first

Edit: Just noticed Jupiters tombola warning for tomorrow night.

New prediction - 0-3 Reynolds to score first via an over head bicycle kick.

[Jupiter]

I wouldn't be surprised if we bottled it and Sevco won it with a dodgy penalty. And Considine sent off.

[RedStarTorphins]

I wouldn't be surprised if we bottled it and Sevco won it with a dodgy penalty. And Considine sent off.

That wee hun weasel Andrew Dallas is ref, so a decent chance of that happening.
And Collum is ref on Sunday.

[sheepcrooky]

Got to ask, what the feck are you doing in Siberia?

We have an office here, back for Sunday though. -15 degrees and 5 hours ahead of UK :(

[NewOrleansRed]

Tombola warning, McInnes said he would have to rotate the squad for the 2 games aginst Sevco.


I think that quote by Del Boy gave a few of us a twitchy sphincter. I'll be nervously watching here in New Orleans. I'm conditioned to expect that we **** it up at Snake Mountain. Here's hoping we stay strong and put this Zombie Circus Sideshow to bed. We're a better team across the board but its mental strength which will make or break tomorrow night. Fully expect us to get the obligatory harsh sending off. Dallas will look to appease his masters early on.

[vinnydesalvo]

I think that quote by Del Boy gave a few of us a twitchy sphincter. I'll be nervously watching here in New Orleans. I'm conditioned to expect that we **** it up at Snake Mountain. Here's hoping we stay strong and put this Zombie Circus Sideshow to bed. We're a better team across the board but its mental strength which will make or break tomorrow night. Fully expect us to get the obligatory harsh sending off. Dallas will look to appease his masters early on.

Maybe he offered to the Daily Hun to firmly establish he's one of our own and that the second string to knock Sevco off the park at their current residence? Or maybe's it was cute pandering to the same rag which perhaps only after the royal humping we inflict upon the scum will unavoidably state without question - we have a better manager than will be unflagged post AGM.

Changed my mind - 9-0 Dons, last nine minutes, no injury time, 'we want ten, we want...'

[fittiered]

Can anyone find out the price of an Aberdeen win -1 please? I am offshore and can’t get gambling sites online.... I will phone in my bet when I get up for night shift tonight. Thanks in advance of a huge win for the Dandy Dons tonight.

[nice1simmy]

Can anyone find out the price of an Aberdeen win -1 please? I am offshore and can’t get gambling sites online.... I will phone in my bet when I get up for night shift tonight. Thanks in advance of a huge win for the Dandy Dons tonight.

7/1 mate with skybet

[Aldo1983]

I can't see them losing another game in a row. At the same time I can't accept a draw as being a good result.

[Mr_Grieves]

Keep Shinnie in midfield and we'll dominate these fvcking b*stards in both games.

[The_Moog]

As I say every time this fixture comes round, its all about our belief and bottle.

We have the better players - they just need to believe that and go out and show it.

Don't play the jersey (tribute act jersey not withstanding) play the utter dross wearing the jersey.

Oh - and if someone can snap that little judas f'uck in half while we're at it that would be a massive bonus.

[macattack]

I can't see them losing another game in a row. At the same time I can't accept a draw as being a good result.

Ditto i would take a draww tonight & then a win on Sunday :D

[mondo_notion]

Bookies fancy der hun. We are 11/4 for the win tonight.

9/1 for us to do the double.

[kigoretrout]

Lets face it, we haven't been setting the heather on fire this season. I did however, think Sunday's match was an improvement although we did our best to let Killie back in it in the second half. I was pessimistic about this one until I watched huns game against Dundee. They looked atrocious at the back. Alves coming back will probably improve them in that respect. So squeaky bum time tonight. It would be particularly sweet given recent events to beat them tonight. I would really love to kick them when they are down especially with their AGM tomorrow. Heart says dons to win head says more likely a draw.

[Jupiter]

I'd settle for 4 points from the 2 games

[RedStarTorphins]

Lets face it, we haven't been setting the heather on fire this season. I did however, think Sunday's match was an improvement although we did our best to let Killie back in it in the second half. I was pessimistic about this one until I watched huns game against Dundee. They looked atrocious at the back. Alves coming back will probably improve them in that respect. So squeaky bum time tonight. It would be particularly sweet given recent events to beat them tonight. I would really love to kick them when they are down especially with their AGM tomorrow. Heart says dons to win head says more likely a draw.

Apparently the huns are going to go 3-5-2 tonight;

Foderingham
McCrorie Alves Wilson
Tavernier Holt Windass Jack John
Miller Morelos

do we think DM will try and be too clever and match up and play 3-5-2?
We're sh!te at 3 at the back
Stick to 4-2-3-1 I say.

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

Apparently the huns are going to go 3-5-2 tonight;

Foderingham
McCrorie Alves Wilson
Tavernier Holt Windass Jack John
Miller Morelos

do we think DM will try and be too clever and match up and play 3-5-2?
We're sh!te at 3 at the back
Stick to 4-2-3-1 I say.


Lets get into them, no bottle jobs from the players or daft tactics/lineups from the manager, avoid that and we will beat Sevco. COYR :star::star:

[Aldo1983]

Apparently the huns are going to go 3-5-2 tonight;

Foderingham
McCrorie Alves Wilson
Tavernier Holt Windass Jack John
Miller Morelos

do we think DM will try and be too clever and match up and play 3-5-2?
We're sh!te at 3 at the back
Stick to 4-2-3-1 I say.

They have pace and we are ****ing useless at dealing with pace. The 0-3 last season wasn't a freak result.

[fittiered]

7/1 mate with skybet


They have pace and we are ****ing useless at dealing with pace. The 0-3 last season wasn't a freak result.

We got caught wi the 0-3 through thon feel cnt of a useless defender. Nothing else.

[thebeachend]

COYR. 5/2 the famous Aberdeen, pays for Christmas. We'll murder the hun tonight no matter the line up or tactics. We're winning!

[RedStarTorphins]

Bit of a strange X1.
Not sure of formation?

Lewis
Logan Arnason McKenna Considine
Tansey O’Connor
McLean Shinnie Christie
May

No width.
Defensive line up.

[macattack]

Bit of a strange X1.
Not sure of formation?

Lewis
Logan Arnason McKenna Considine
Tansey O’Connor
McLean Shinnie Christie
May

No width.
Defensive line up.

Aye too right Shinne as our Central Attacking Midfielder :O I Canne See that you never know it might be a 4-3-3 :D

[thebeachend]

Bit of a strange X1.
Not sure of formation?

Lewis
Logan Arnason McKenna Considine
Tansey O’Connor
McLean Shinnie Christie
May

No width.
Defensive line up.

will still win despite the brain fart of a lineup. just once o out aggressively and take the game to them. we're better DM, not impressed.

[Spielführer_1903]

Bit of a strange X1.
Not sure of formation?

Lewis
Logan Arnason McKenna Considine
Tansey O’Connor
McLean Shinnie Christie
May

No width.
Defensive line up.

Looks like a 3-5-2 to me:

Lewis
McKenna Arnason Considine
Logan Tansey O Connor McLean Shinne
Christie
May

[Jupiter]

I was right about the tombola, what the hell is that line up supposed to be?

[RED_JOHN]

Bit of a strange X1.
Not sure of formation?

Lewis
Logan Arnason McKenna Considine
Tansey O’Connor
McLean Shinnie Christie
May

No width.
Defensive line up.

It’s even more defensive than the line up I predicted! ☹️

[Mason89]

Looks like another bottle job to me but I’ve to put my trust in the manager

[theram1975]

The lack of width is disappointing considering their full backs are terrible at defending.

Could be a midfield battle but we definitely have the edge in that department.

[RedStarTorphins]

They have pace and we are ****ing useless at dealing with pace. The 0-3 last season wasn't a freak result.

Think I was right.
Huns look like 3-4-1-2

Foderingham
McCrorie Alves Wilson
Tavernier Jack Holt John
Pena
Miller Windass

[RedStarTorphins]

Looks like another bottle job to me but I’ve to put my trust in the manager

No width or much pace.
He’s over thought it IMO
We shall see.

[Stavrum]

No width or much pace.
He’s over thought it IMO
We shall see.


will find out soon enough, but i expect he wants Shinnie's energy as high up the pitch as possible, caused them all kinds of problems in the last game at iprox

Disappointed not to see Wright at least on the bench. his pace and enthusiasm would of been a great weapon off the bench

[Aldo1983]

They've too much pace for us. They might be pish against Hamilton but they up their game for us.

[RedStarTorphins]

The lack of width is disappointing considering their full backs are terrible at defending.

Could be a midfield battle but we definitely have the edge in that department.

Completely agree.
Us having no width invites Tavernier & John to bomb forward, their strength.

[irnbru1903]

Still far from convinced that more than a few of our jigsaw pieces fit but two wins in the next two games will certainly be heading in the right direction.

COYR

[macattack]

See its a neutral Sky Sports Panel & Ex Rangers Player & an Ex Celtic Player :( where is the Ex Dons Player :?

[macattack]

Could have been 1 nil doon after 30 secs Windass junior could have scored :O

[thebeachend]

no argument...that's a penalty.

[Hairdrier]

Ffs

[Jupiter]

Somebody needs to blow up that tombola.

[ByeByeScum2012]

phuckin idiot Tansey

[irnbru1903]

Why do we not play to our strengths? Defensive line ups are ok when the players are half decent. Our defence is shambolic this season.

[InversneckieDob]

Got to be mair street wise than that at the sty FFS

[thebeachend]

love watching o connor struggle to run......a piss poor footballer. when will DM revert to some width and pace. early sub tonight?

[Redmadders96]

JESUS CHRIST...........Why do we play so defensive against this crap...........DM get a grip

[InversneckieDob]

See the pr!cks with the drums are they an official club thing?

[RedStarTorphins]

Somebody needs to blow up that tombola.

Exactly.
As I said pre match he’s made a cock of it.
3 at the back
Players clueless
Vulnerable out wide.
Square pegs round holes.
He’s over thought it & sh@t it in a game against them
Again.

[Jupiter]

3 at the back never works for us, how can McInnes not see that when we all can?

[RedStarTorphins]

3 at the back never works for us, how can McInnes not see that when we all can?

Trying to be too clever

[thebeachend]

so many are lacking any athleticism. considine and O FKN CONNOR takes the biscuit.

[Redmadders96]

Seriously at this rate I WILL TAKE DM to Castle Greyskull to be there next manager

[InversneckieDob]

Christie still doesn't get the fact that what gets you a foul at raselick doesn't get you a foul for us.

[InversneckieDob]

I'd take a defeat tonight if somebody properly cruciates that little rat, a career ender.

[ByeByeScum2012]

OConnor is having a mare so far

[Hairdrier]

Lucky, should be 2-0 down.
This lineup ...... WTF

[The Trading Sheep]

They've too much pace for us. They might be pish against Hamilton but they up their game for us.

Ha... Or A) we are just not as good as some on here seem to think. B) tactically shocking again, bottle smashed

[The Trading Sheep]

I'd take a defeat tonight if somebody properly cruciates that little rat, a career ender.

I second that...

[Jupiter]

What is the point of playing such a defensive team? Does McInnes not realise sevco are crap? Has he not been watching their last few games?

[ByeByeScum2012]

Gaping hole at left back.

[irnbru1903]

Completely shambolic. Mcinnes should be ashamed to put that tripe out on the park. Phucking pathetic one and all involved in this embarrassing display of pansiness.

[thebeachend]

Mcinness do me a favour and just phuck off out of the club. this is just ****e. this shocking team are 2 yards off the pace. rangers at a canter. change it now and admit you have made a phucking kunt of it again. McKenna, Arnason, Considine, O Connor, Tansey, At least 2 out of that ****e should not be on the park. 800K buyout, we're stuck with him.

[Jupiter]

We need subs now

[Hairdrier]

Diabolical.

[The Trading Sheep]

What is the point of playing such a defensive team? Does McInnes not realise sevco are crap? Has he not been watching their last few games?


Another game which he has overthought and tried to be smart. Never works, never will work.

We worry too much about how other teams will play, instead of playing to our own strengths.

[NewOrleansRed]

Total ****ing shambles. Embarrassing and timid. McInnes has totally blown it tactically and our players are second best to everything. We ARE complete bottlers.

[Jupiter]

He probably thinks they are still the real Rangers, not a crap tribute act.

[Doddsy1903]

Yet again Mciness has made an are of it. Changing formation again and playing 3 good awfully slow defenders. Guy is a mug and should go to the huns as he is taking us backwards and has no clue how to change things.

[RedStarTorphins]

Mcinness do me a favour and just phuck off out of the club. this is just ****e. this shocking team are 2 yards off the pace. rangers at a canter. change it now and admit you have made a phucking kunt of it again. McKenna, Arnason, Considine, O Connor, Tansey, At least 2 out of that ****e should not be on the park. 800K buyout, we're stuck with him.

Disorganised clusterf*ck of a team selection
This is 100% McInnes fault.
Murdered out wide
No pace in team.
It’s a PERENNIAL failing of McInnes in big games.

[irnbru1903]

Is Mcinnes honestly this inept or does he have an agenda? Seriously watching our schoolboy performance the question has to be asked.

[thebeachend]

see post 66....early sub. and there should be another at half time. make the changes mcinness this is just waiting on the 3rd

[NewOrleansRed]

Considine is getting raped for pace. O’Connor looks out of his depth and we’re getting completely over run in midfield. Just horrific. What the **** are they doing?

[macattack]

Aboot bleedin time McInnes finally worked oot his system isnae working GMS on for Tansey only took 42 minutes :mad:

[Aldo1983]

Disorganised clusterf*ck of a team selection
This is 100% McInnes fault.
Murdered out wide
No pace in team.
It’s a PERENNIAL failing of McInnes in big games.

We are ****e bags as well.

[Hairdrier]

GMS on for Tansey.
He's hopeless as well...

[irnbru1903]

Well that answers my question. Putting on the biggest pansy at the club.

[macattack]

Considine is getting raped for pace. O’Connor looks out of his depth and we’re getting completely over run in midfield. Just horrific. What the **** are they doing?

Would you have taken off O'Connor instead of Tansey!

[macattack]

We are going to get sweet FA from the ref tonight :( GMS get no pen and booked :mad:

[InversneckieDob]

That f u ck i ng corrupt c u n t of a ref needs shooting.

If we're serious about cutting out diving then they have to give pens whe the players don't go down.

F u c k i n g disgusting

[irnbru1903]

We are going to get sweet FA from the ref tonight :( GMS get no pen and booked :mad:

What should GMS have got a pen for being ****e?

[Mason89]

3 at the back. Amazing stuff from McInnes

Bottle merchant

[The Trading Sheep]

That f u ck i ng corrupt c u n t of a ref needs shooting.

If we're serious about cutting out diving then they have to give pens whe the players don't go down.

F u c k i n g disgusting

But.... Folk will still sue to buy a ticket to see the next rigged affair. It won't change unless people change. If thats not rigged, then I don't know what is. Def not a even contest decision wise

[sancho_panza]

What should GMS have got a pen for being ****e?

Have to say, I didn't see that as a penalty at all, looked like GMS just shanked his shot terribly.

[lowrie68]

What should GMS have got a pen for being ****e?


The whole team has been ****e, the manager has ****ed things up as usual & the ref has played a Home Blinder

[Jormungand]

Farcical first half. 2 things, nae mutually exclusive: first, we've been abject - just indefensible stuff fae AFC; second, that ref is just shameless in his bias towards them. Dreadful, dreadful game so far.

[ByeByeScum2012]

Would you have taken off O'Connor instead of Tansey!

Neither of them should be on a football pitch never mind in our starting 11

[Stupie82]

Tansey should never wear a red shirt again. Absolutely atrocious player.

As for McInnes, my god has he shat it tonight. We are setup like we did against Celtic and Sevco are getting heaps of time and space like Celtic did too. Allowing them so much time gives them every chance to score. The referee has been sh!te too just to add to the misery. Can see this ending 4 or 5 nil now.

[The Trading Sheep]

3 at the back. Amazing stuff from McInnes

Bottle merchant

Mason... In deed we trust?? No??? I hear it all the time on here...

[thebeachend]

I could sub at least 4 of them. O Connor, Considine, should not be near the side. McKenna and Arnason in such a set up are desperate. He should be attcking them and scoring more than the dodgy defence concede. Never taken to the lovein for DM. no excuses for this nonsense tonight. when an amateur sitting on his sette knows there will be a sub before half time questions need asked of the highly paid professional making the decisions. ****ing raging watching this bunch of pussies. They don't appear to care which makes it worse!

[RedStarTorphins]

3 at the back. Amazing stuff from McInnes

Bottle merchant

Not the first time in a “big” game.
It’s a pish SEVCO we’re playing, not Man City FFS.
When have we ever played well with 3 at the back?

[InversneckieDob]

Have to say, I didn't see that as a penalty at all, looked like GMS just shanked his shot terribly.


Seen on the replay the guy caught his leg.....he goes down, he gets......well it is b@stard garden so probably not.

Listen, we've been gash but that ref is corrupt as f u ck .

Even if we engineer a recovery we're not being allowed to get anything from this.

[irnbru1903]

Not one positive thing to say about that half. Rabbits caught in headlights does not even begin to cover it. Very disappointing but also very, very predictable.

[Mr_Grieves]

Why does it take DM 40 minutes to realize that we should have been playing with a winger ?

Its nae exactly the first time he'e made an erse of his tactics and changed it far too late, its about time he started to earn his fvcking wage rise.

Shinnie's booking was a fvcking joke. Jack should be on yellow and that mink of a centre half should've had a straight red for that elbow.

[InversneckieDob]

Shinnie's booking was a fvcking joke. Jack should be on yellow and that mink of a centre half should've had a straight red for that elbow.

Game's a fu c k i n g bogey.
Shinnie's tackle ..... if that's even a foul you're as well stopping fitba.

[rico94]

Something which hardly gets mentioned is how shyte Tansey is,he is horrendous he brings nothing to the team.He is supposed to be a dead ball specialist but I have yet to see it,stupid foul for the first and ball watching for the second.

[thebeachend]

Seen on the replay the guy caught his leg.....he goes down, he gets......well it is b@stard garden so probably not.

Listen, we've been gash but that ref is corrupt as f u ck .

Even if we engineer a recovery we're not being allowed to get anything from this.

We don't merit anything from this game. Ref not done much wrong. He could have given a pen, but it's not clear cut. GMS should score. DM & TD are the ones who need fingers pointed at.

[mastrick1960]

Have to say, I didn't see that as a penalty at all, looked like GMS just shanked his shot terribly.

Neither did I ...more concerned about our manager thinking he is Pep Guardiola ...another **** up from him..,worrying to much about the opposition...defensive against a team beaten by Dundee and Hamilton...our team all look lost ...sick of seeing considine running around like he is weighed down with steel caps on his boots ..,

McInnes you are wearing fans like me down

[Aldo1983]

Arnason doesn't fill me with confidence either.

[lowrie68]

Not one positive thing to say about that half. Rabbits caught in headlights does not even begin to cover it. Very disappointing but also very, very predictable.

it's over!!!

[RED_JOHN]

Not one positive thing to say about that half. Rabbits caught in headlights does not even begin to cover it. Very disappointing but also very, very predictable.

Totally agree....McInnes has well and truly shown that HE is a bottle merchant naming an ultra defensive line up against them.
I honestly would sack him tonight and leave him at Ibrox!

[Jupiter]

There's something very wrong when a bunch of guys on a message board could make a better job of picking the team and tactics than our manager.

[Redmadders96]

F@cking Joke DM...........attack this crap.........he should be ashamed putting a team out like that against Sevco.
Your a joke DM a complete JOKE

[Feck_the_Huns]

The refereeing performance is what you would expect, you're not going to change the habits of generations in one game.

But, we've been sh1te, and that's mostly cos of the lineup by the manager. Brain fart doesn't come near to describing it

[irnbru1903]

Our defence is crying out for a leader to give it some structure but all we have available are headless chickens. I used to think Logan was good but all he is now is the least worst of a dreadful bunch. McKenna will be learning nothing from that lot. Who would have thought you could get a step down from Ash Taylor.

[InversneckieDob]

How many fouls does rat have to put in to get booked?

[InversneckieDob]

Kenny Miller wipes out Christie off the ball.....Nelson's.....

[irnbru1903]

Not much has changed this half. Ref making sure he books all our players though.

[Hairdrier]

Ref isn't having a good game. Probably a mason.

[thebeachend]

GMS has more talent than all bar Christie. soft as ****e but needs to play the footballers. the donkeys need to go.listed already

[Hairdrier]

Game over.
Very poor.

[irnbru1903]

I feel sick.

[thebeachend]

Repeat this on Sunday and the happy clappers will start to wake up and see reality. DM, bottle merchant and a fraud. How many we going to get herebecause they are not trying. Our boys are wanting home.

[NewOrleansRed]

Game over.
Very poor.

They’ve let the fans and the shirt down. A ****ing pathetic performance. Outplayed, outfought, outthought. We’ll get pumped at Pittodrie too. Embarrassing doesn’t cover it. We could completely collapse here.

[Hairdrier]

McInnes can GTF and take his poncey signings and Celtic reserves with him.

[ragnarok]

Can Aberdeen hold on for a brave 3-0 defeat against the legendary Glasgow Rangers?

[KIWIRED]

Utter ****e. ****e , ****e , ****e
DM has ****ed up big style tonight
We should have been into them from the start, not *****footing around
To be beaten by Newco...... total embarrassment

[Jupiter]

6 defenders and we get stuffed 3-0.

McInnes can go and bile his heid.

[Mason89]

Who do you think McInnes will blame? Canny see it being his fault.

Suppose he might shyte the interview again

[irnbru1903]

Who do you think McInnes will blame? Canny see it being his fault.

Suppose he might shyte the interview again

Likely having a drink with his best mates (future employers) for a job well done.

[Hairdrier]

At least the tims are losing to Murderwell.

[irnbru1903]

At least the tims are losing to Murderwell.

Really?|? Who gives a ....

[Jormungand]

It doesn't get much worse than this.

[macattack]

It doesn't get much worse than this.

Correct just waiting for a dons player to sent off to cap a truely crappy night >:(

[Jupiter]

It doesn't get much worse than this.

wait till Sunday

[Hairdrier]

Christie off.

[Jormungand]

Well how about that, eh?

[erchieplum]

you got your wish macattack :-(

[Jormungand]

Football can **** off, quite frankly. I like other sports now.

[irnbru1903]

Nothing short of a public flogging will suffice.

[Aldo1983]

Nothing short of a public flogging will suffice.

Wrong forum.

[thebeachend]

We can do so much better than DM. On half the salary.

[Spielführer_1903]

What a complete and utter disaster of a night.

I am a big supporter of McInnes but he has hung us out to dry against the Old Firm twice this season already. 4-2-3-1 is our system, it's how we have won football games for the past 4 seasons including pushing that unbeaten Celtic team all the way in the 2017 Scottish Cup final.

There are a few players in that squad that are really not good enough and the departure of four first teamers last season in Jack, Taylor, McGinn and Hayes has hurt us badly.

Christie missing for Sunday now, I would say has guaranteed not grabbing 3 points.

[donsdaft]

....and we must get shot of McLean in January.

[donsdaft]

Football can **** off, quite frankly. I like other sports now.


.....and Celtic get a last minute penalty to preserve their unbeaten run.

I don't think I'll bother with the other sports though.

[Spielführer_1903]

....and we must get shot of McLean in January.

I disagree. We are no position to be getting rid of him unless a better replacement is found first. Top quality CM's are not easily found in the winter window.

Without him and Shinnie we would be in a worse off state than we are.

[EintrachtFrankfurt]

We can do so much better than DM. On half the salary.

He has been found wanting again. :mad::mad:

[macattack]

Just a utter crap night :blue:

[Jupiter]

.....and Celtic get a last minute penalty to preserve their unbeaten run.

I don't think I'll bother with the other sports though.

Gollum strikes again, I'm assuming it was a dodgy pen.

[RED_JOHN]

Del the bottler. GET HIM TO F@CK with his negative tactics and formations. I want a manager who always has a go no matter the opposition. We lost the match when the team sheet got handed in.
DEL MUST GO!

[irnbru1903]

I won't miss Christie on Sunday. I find him talented but vastly over-rated and not suitable for the way we play. Doesn't really matter though when you have a defence as pish as ours. On the evidence so far this season it is a miracle we are second in the table because it is certainly not down to our good play.

[Jormungand]

.....and Celtic get a last minute penalty to preserve their unbeaten run.

I don't think I'll bother with the other sports though.

I suppose there could be other hobbies. I used to read, come to think of it.

[Mr_Grieves]

Jack, Alves and Miller fouled the whole fvcking night but Christie gets sent off for that - fox sake.

Will anyone be surprised if DM makes another erse of his formation on Sunday ?

[erchieplum]

That was appalling , totally outplayed tonight .We yet again gave them too much respect and too much of the pitch (just like the the 3-0 drubbing at home). I thought GMS had the right attitude ,Shinnie most of game and McLean (despite getting kicked off the park)Christie ( as someone said previously) needs to realise the immunity bestowed on him only applies in a green and white hooped shirt. He is getting into too many needless situations which culminated in getting sent off tonight.
They walked all over us going down the right and Considine was again missing in action there in a big game.We could have been 5 down tonight and it wouldn't have been unjust. If we go out with the right team, right attitude and right tactics on Sunday we can gave them the same back but that means McInnes has to ditch the deference to the glesca twosome . We need to go at them from the start with no let up.The fans have been let down badly tonight and what happens on Sunday will define the qualities and attitude of both the management and the team.The right attitude will get the fans up for roaring them on the wrong and we will be listening to their bigoted pish for 90 minutes

[81,82,83,84]

Deary me...****ing embarrassing again. How much confidence does that give to those ****s for Sunday too.

[ragnarok]

Del the bottler. GET HIM TO F@CK with his negative tactics and formations. I want a manager who always has a go no matter the opposition. We lost the match when the team sheet got handed in.
DEL MUST GO!

sACK mACginnis

[andoplzcumbak]

It's like f*cking Groundhog Day! Bottling w*nkers!
Apparently another soft as f*ck penalty for the tims too!

[rico94]

Not that it matters but for the 3rd goal Andy Walker said Tavinier wasn’t offside because his feet were onside.

Is that a real thing or is that a load of shyte?

[erchieplum]

Not that it matters but for the 3rd goal Andy Walker said Tavinier wasn’t offside because his feet were onside.

Is that a real thing or is that a load of shyte? it's shyte !
A player is in an offside position if:
any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and
any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
The hands and arms of all players, including the goalkeepers, are not considered.
A player is not in an offside position if level with the:
second-last opponent or
last two opponents

[bpdon]

Not that it matters but for the 3rd goal Andy Walker said Tavinier wasn’t offside because his feet were onside.

Is that a real thing or is that a load of shyte?

I think his words were along the lines of..... "there's 2 players offside, one of them has his feet still planted onside but the rest of his body is offside. The officials gave Rangers the benefit of the doubt. Correct decision."

The mind boggles. Read the f*ckin' rules Walker you throbber.

[sonofrgmsdad]

We deserved to lose so this isn't sour grapes at the result. We deserved to lose.

I'm a died in the wool dandy. 100%. Red blood. Through and through.

But the refereeing tonight in conjunction with the goings on in Scottish football mean I'm almost totally scunnered.

I'm seriously thinking about giving up Scottish football. It is well and truly rigged.

Referees decisions even themselves out over a season - my arse.

The two teams tonight weren't playing to the same rules. Not about Christie, he was stupid. But offside only applies against Aberdeen apparently both in attacking and in offensive senses. Scum players can do what they like but an Aberdeen player wins the ball it's a booking. GMS clearly kicked from behind but no pen. Booked for arguing. The snake, not booked. So many scum fouls either not given or no booking.

The bias tonight was unbearable.

The general movement in Scotland to support the scum whilst destabilising Aberdeen is DISGUSTING.

The standard of refereeing in our games is disgusting - all on TV for the SPFL and SFA to see but nothing is done. Instead we get the most controversial b'astards picked to referee our games to give the cheeks the greatest advantage.

The players even show it on the park. Their frustration is there for everyone to see.

I am utterly frustrated. Not by our players but by the authorities inability to do their job.

I am so close to giving it up. The money is one thing. I buy my ticket and my son's seat even though he's not been with us for 12 years, but the emotional input that I put in to supporting the team. Not having a chance of seeing some return for that is not acceptable. That chance only needs to be an even treatment of ALL teams.

For those who say the refs aren't biased, watch the game again and tell me that Dallas wasn't. In his overall play he was. Disgusting decisions by Thompson, Gollum, McLean at al all add up to a genuine feeling that all is not fair in the land of Scottish football.

If I'm contemplating not going on Sunday and not renewing my season tickets then there is something seriously wrong.

[rico94]

As for the game tonight absolutely dreadful,no good enough from McInnes or the players although most of it was down to McInnes.

Reading through this forum though every player is shyte and the manager is shyte,even if we do manage to get rid of McInnes which is never gonna happen who is going to improve us if all of the players are pysh?

[RedStarTorphins]

My random thoughts;

- McInnes is at fault tonight
- 6 defenders is inexcusable
- Too many players just not good enough. O’Connor, Tansey, Considine. Not up to it.
- Christie was brainless. “Our” best player now misses Sunday.
- Dallas is clearly a Hun c*nt. never booked Miller, Jack & McCrorie when blatant yellows were deserved
- 3rd goal clearly offside
- I expect more misery Sunday.
- on the performances so far this season, especially tonight, we’ll be 4th.

[DollyLongstaffe]

Was dreading something like this. I'm a Deek fan, but our results have flattered us this season, and the success rate of our new boys has been pretty dire.

Sevco lost to Dundee last time out, but in the first half they controlled the game away from home in a way I can't remember us doing all season.

They're paying about 3 times as much per player as us. Their signing policy seems to have been pretty ****, with a bunch of fan dancers and guys who don't really want to be there, but for that money it's hardly surprising that at home and with a proper cause for motivation they might have a bit more quality than we do. This was a massive, massive game for them and their manager, because we've been the stick the media has most often used to beat them with. Time and time again, the Weegia's message has been "you have an excuse for not being as good as Celtic, but you should be embarrassed not to be as good as Aberdeen". Our own manager has said it. No wonder they were fired up.

Once again, our manager has been caught overthinking things. I reiterate, I'm a Deek fan: I think the critics who think we'd be doing better under someone else are fantasists. But **** me, Derek, what percentage of the time you try something clever and "different" do we get a result? That's right, almost never. Shouldn't the penny be dropping by now? You've done a great job in professionalising the club, attracting and keeping a better quality of player than we had for a long time before you came, and sending out a motivated, hard working team on to the park, but honest to god, you're not some sort of tactical wizard.

[Mason89]

Just saw on twitter saying that Derek’s a good club manager but a poor football manager

There’s probably a bit of truth in that

[Three_crazz]

As for the game tonight absolutely dreadful,no good enough from McInnes or the players although most of it was down to McInnes.

Reading through this forum though every player is shyte and the manager is shyte,even if we do manage to get rid of McInnes which is never gonna happen who is going to improve us if all of the players are pysh?


Yes we’re regressing I say we’re regressing at an alarming rate 😳😳

[Jussi]

Once again, our manager has been caught overthinking things.

I hear that a lot for some reason, but I'd say it quite the reverse.

[irnbru1903]

As for the game tonight absolutely dreadful,no good enough from McInnes or the players although most of it was down to McInnes.

Reading through this forum though every player is shyte and the manager is shyte,even if we do manage to get rid of McInnes which is never gonna happen who is going to improve us if all of the players are pysh?

Sadly all true. We used to play some nice football but there has been next to none this season. The main reason being that our creativity has vanished with Hayes and McGinn and replaced by sub standard replacements. Funnily two players not bought by McInnes. It is like the glue has been removed and we are now on shaky foundations. I honestly can't see McInnes digging his way out of this but although we are on a slippery slope he will definitely be given the chance so pointless looking for a replacement until that time.

One thing is for sure though and that is our boss will not be getting head hunted.

[rico94]

I gave the likes of GMS and Stewart the benefit of the doubt and they needed time but clearly they are not good enough to replace McGinn and Hayes.

Our game was always get the ball to the wingers and cross it for Rooney.Now we look like we are trying to play with more silky players rather than direct players and it isn’t working so we keep reverting to long balls which is pointless to May.

And ffs McInnes Christie is not a winger,if you are going to pick him play him behind the striker.

[RedStarTorphins]

Yes we’re regressing I say we’re regressing at an alarming rate 😳😳

I’d agree.
Jack far better than Tansey.
And Hayes & McGinn are far superior to any wide player we have.
Add in a manager that has brain farts & sh1tes the bed in most big games & yes we are regressing.
4th in league maybe. 3rd at best.

[RedStarTorphins]

I gave the likes of GMS and Stewart the benefit of the doubt and they needed time but clearly they are not good enough to replace McGinn and Hayes.

Our game was always get the ball to the wingers and cross it for Rooney.Now we look like we are trying to play with more silky players rather than direct players and it isn’t working so we keep reverting to long balls which is pointless to May.

And ffs McInnes Christie is not a winger,if you are going to pick him play him behind the striker.

Correct.

[Red_Don]

WTF was DM thinking about tonight with that set up.

We were like a man down in the first half with Considine repeatedly caught in no man's land and all the problems coming down his side, showing yet again why he should never be considered in this formation.

Tansey was another who was badly out of his depth, with his only contributon of note being that gift of a penalty. The midfield was completely overrun in the first half with the huns finding loads of space, time and time again. We need a much more imposing player than Tansey in that slot.

GMS looked more up for this one than he has been in his previous games, hope he's not badly injured.

Christie's challenge was ridiculous considering his earlier yellow and the fact there was a Dallas refereeing a hun game. We'll miss him on Sunday.

O'Connor failed to impress against 'them' yet again. Bottler?

Thought we were actually playing much better football in the second half, without looking like scoring, before their third and decisive offside goal. They certainly weren't anywhere near as brilliant as Andy Walker would have you believe.

Hugely embarrassing and disappointing performance but in no way should we be worried about them on Sunday if we can revert to the formation we had last week and provide a bit more width and a lot more bite.

[rico94]

Sadly all true. We used to play some nice football but there has been next to none this season. The main reason being that our creativity has vanished with Hayes and McGinn and replaced by sub standard replacements. Funnily two players not bought by McInnes. It is like the glue has been removed and we are now on shaky foundations. I honestly can't see McInnes digging his way out of this but although we are on a slippery slope he will definitely be given the chance so pointless looking for a replacement until that time.

One thing is for sure though and that is our boss will not be getting head hunted.

I’m not sticking up for McInnes here but that gets brought up a lot on here that he never signed McGinn or Hayes.

It’s made out that Craig Brown signed a sh@t load of good players for McInnes but apart from those 2 and Anderson and Reynolds his signings were awful.

Fallon,,Hughes,Mawene,
Brown,Chalali,Milsom,Osbourne spring to mind

[nice1simmy]

WTF was DM thinking about tonight with that set up.

We were like a man down in the first half with Considine repeatedly caught in no man's land and all the problems coming down his side, showing yet again why he should never be considered in this formation.

Tansey was another who was badly out of his depth, with his only contributon of note being that gift of a penalty. The midfield was completely overrun in the first half with the huns finding loads of space, time and time again. We need a much more imposing player than Tansey in that slot.

GMS looked more up for this one than he has been in his previous games, hope he's not badly injured.

Christie's challenge was ridiculous considering his earlier yellow and the fact there was a Dallas refereeing a hun game. We'll miss him on Sunday.

O'Connor failed to impress against 'them' yet again. Bottler?

Thought we were actually playing much better football in the second half, without looking like scoring, before their third and decisive offside goal. They certainly weren't anywhere near as brilliant as Andy Walker would have you believe.

Hugely embarrassing and disappointing performance but in no way should we be worried about them on Sunday if we can revert to the formation we had last week and provide a bit more width and a lot more bite.

I think we should be worried,VERY worried for sunday,we were lucky to beat them last season at pittodrie ala wonder goal fae maddison,im pretty confident we will get beat again on sunday im afraid,another brainfart fae deek coming up...

[irnbru1903]

Hugely embarrassing and disappointing performance but in no way should we be worried about them on Sunday if we can revert to the formation we had last week and provide a bit more width and a lot more bite.

Sorry but nothing in the Killie game indicated that we are capable of getting a result on Sunday. We won but good football it was not and they are a lot worse than sevco.

[RedStarTorphins]

Sorry but nothing in the Killie game indicated that we are capable of getting a result on Sunday. We won but good football it was not and they are a lot worse than sevco.

We’ve been sh1te most of the season.
How we are 2nd I will never know.
That’ll change Sunday when we’ll be 4th.
feck knows who we’ll have available.
Christie suspended
Wright & GMS injured?
Maybe a brainfart Rooney or May wide left.
I may weep if that happens.

[rico94]

I think Considine seriously needs to consider retiring for the good of us all.

If McInnes insists on playing Shinnie in midfield then give Harvie a go at left back,he can’t be any worse than Considine is at left back.

I would have no problem in Shinnie playing left back other than the fact it likely means Tansey would play in midfield,a man who makes some fans think we are missing Jack which takes a lot of doing.

[Red_Don]

Sorry but nothing in the Killie game indicated that we are capable of getting a result on Sunday. We won but good football it was not and they are a lot worse than sevco.

Was more the formation I was speaking about against Killie. I thought we looked much better than in the Well match and possibly more like our old selves. Still think we looked the better team in the second half, up to the 18 yard box - which is of course what it's all about at the end of the day.
We need to set up to attack and beat them, not stop them from winning.

We may have got the late wonder winner last season, but I'd also say the 0-3 at Pittodrie flattered them big time. We were all over them for 80 mins or so.

Anyway, here's hoping McInnes doesn't have another brain fart............I'm trying to be positive.

[Feck_the_Huns]

Was dreading something like this. I'm a Deek fan, but our results have flattered us this season, and the success rate of our new boys has been pretty dire.

Sevco lost to Dundee last time out, but in the first half they controlled the game away from home in a way I can't remember us doing all season.

They're paying about 3 times as much per player as us. Their signing policy seems to have been pretty ****, with a bunch of fan dancers and guys who don't really want to be there, but for that money it's hardly surprising that at home and with a proper cause for motivation they might have a bit more quality than we do. This was a massive, massive game for them and their manager, because we've been the stick the media has most often used to beat them with. Time and time again, the Weegia's message has been "you have an excuse for not being as good as Celtic, but you should be embarrassed not to be as good as Aberdeen". Our own manager has said it. No wonder they were fired up.

Once again, our manager has been caught overthinking things. I reiterate, I'm a Deek fan: I think the critics who think we'd be doing better under someone else are fantasists. But **** me, Derek, what percentage of the time you try something clever and "different" do we get a result? That's right, almost never. Shouldn't the penny be dropping by now? You've done a great job in professionalising the club, attracting and keeping a better quality of player than we had for a long time before you came, and sending out a motivated, hard working team on to the park, but honest to god, you're not some sort of tactical wizard.

Great post, sums it up perfectly.

Tinkering is playing Brian Irvine or Alex Mcleish in midfield once in a blue moon, or Neale Cooper in a back 3 with Miller and McLeish.

McInnes tries to reinvent the wheel too often for it to be a simple error of judgement. Soon as I saw the team, I knew we were fcuked. As I'm sure many thousands of Dandies felt. If we can see it.....

Also, Christie was a ticking time bomb, should have hooked him for his own safety with an eye on sunday. Now, looks like Dom Ball might get a starting jersey on sunday, because Tansey and O'Connor are not fit for purpose.

Notice GMS getting shedloads of stick but with his very first piece of action, showed why he should have been on from the start.

Right, that's tonight out of my system. On to sunday

Lewis

Logan
Arnie
McKenna
Reynolds

Ball
Shinnie

Stewart
Mclean
GMS/Wright (whichever is fit)

May

[Feck_the_Huns]

We’ve been sh1te most of the season.
How we are 2nd I will never know.
That’ll change Sunday when we’ll be 4th.
feck knows who we’ll have available.
Christie suspended
Wright & GMS injured?
Maybe a brainfart Rooney or May wide left.
I may weep if that happens.

Get a grip RST min, you're better than that. Get tonight out of yer system and we can again on sunday

We're speaking as if Sevco are Barcelona. Play 4-2-3-1 and we'll give them a right game.

The rat won't know what's hit him. Granted, its Willie Collum but a home crowd can get the Rat wound up to ****.

[RedStarTorphins]

Great post, sums it up perfectly.

Tinkering is playing Brian Irvine or Alex Mcleish in midfield once in a blue moon, or Neale Cooper in a back 3 with Miller and McLeish.

McInnes tries to reinvent the wheel too often for it to be a simple error of judgement. Soon as I saw the team, I knew we were fcuked. As I'm sure many thousands of Dandies felt. If we can see it.....

Also, Christie was a ticking time bomb, should have hooked him for his own safety with an eye on sunday. Now, looks like Dom Ball might get a starting jersey on sunday, because Tansey and O'Connor are not fit for purpose.

Notice GMS getting shedloads of stick but with his very first piece of action, showed why he should have been on from the start.

Right, that's tonight out of my system. On to sunday

Lewis

Logan
Arnie
McKenna
Reynolds

Ball
Shinnie

Stewart
Mclean
GMS/Wright (whichever is fit)

May

Dom Ball?
Please FFS, no!

Lewis
Logan Arnason McKenna Harvie
O’Connor
Stewart McLean Shinnie GMS
May

Subs; Rogers, Considine, Rooney, Maynard, Wright, Tansey, Ball.

[RedStarTorphins]

Get a grip RST min, you're better than that. Get tonight out of yer system and we can again on sunday

We're speaking as if Sevco are Barcelona. Play 4-2-3-1 and we'll give them a right game.

The rat won't know what's hit him. Granted, its Willie Collum but a home crowd can get the Rat wound up to ****.

FTH,

We bottle it in big games.
90% of them anyway.
Sad but true.
As much as I want DM to stay he’s not as clever as he thinks & more importantly we have too many average players, & in my starting X1 I’ve listed in thread, I’d say there’s at least 3 that aren’t up to it.
He needs to never ever try 3-5-2 or any variation of 3 at the back.

[andoplzcumbak]

I forgot D ball even existed!

[Mason89]

He needs to never ever try 3-5-2 or any variation of 3 at the back.

He was told that the last time & the time before...

[KIWIRED]

We need to harden up on the pitch. To many players who don't put the tackle in.
We should not be pushed around we should dictate the play but we have this awful habit of no conviction on the pitch no controlled aggression
Big Andy C... I am afraid its time up and move on without question he is costing us points !!
O' Connor don't think he is worth a contract extension
Strangely enough DM handles the Euro games ok but woeful against the Glasgow trailer trash. No bottle
It better be a different game on Sunday we need to keep a gap between us and the tribute act points wise.
Terrible performance tonight - Cannot say much more
We got what we deserved

[Landvetter83]

Too pi$$ed off to even function correctly.

Hope I can remember how to sleep.

Good Night.

[Aldo1983]

Arnason doesn't look interested. Confidence is shot to **** for games like this and he has ended up just like the rest of them.

[irnbru1903]

One thing is for sure DM has put himself under immense pressure to get a result on Sunday. Failure to do so will mean we will lose our second spot and open the door for not only the newest club in Scotland but also Hivs and Murderwell to pass us. If we do lose again I honestly don't think our players have the mindset, confidence and more importantly skill level to recover.

Other than Shinnie most of the rest of the team are mediocre at best and could play for any mid league team. Perhaps harsh on May but he has been a shadow of his former self so far. As bad as our defence has been I struggle to see where a goal is going to come from. Gone is the team who was free scoring and good to watch ..... only six months ago.

[KIWIRED]

One thing is for sure DM has put himself under immense pressure to get a result on Sunday. Failure to do so will mean we will lose our second spot and open the door for not only the newest club in Scotland but also Hivs and Murderwell to pass us. If we do lose again I honestly don't think our players have the mindset, confidence and more importantly skill level to recover.

Other than Shinnie most of the rest of the team are mediocre at best and could play for any mid league team. Perhaps harsh on May but he has been a shadow of his former self so far. As bad as our defence has been I struggle to see where a goal is going to come from. Gone is the team who was free scoring and good to watch ..... only six months ago.

Cannot fault a word you have said. Spot On.
Lose on Sunday and its going to be a long season of nothing
Bar Shinnie, Christie, there is a huge lack of desire, to many players putting in below par performances.
Somethings not right

[Bridieeater]

Cannot fault a word you have said. Spot On.
Lose on Sunday and its going to be a long season of nothing
Bar Shinnie, Christie, there is a huge lack of desire, to many players putting in below par performances.
Somethings not right

You don't need to be a rocket scientist to realise that defence is chronic. Every goal is cheap and regardless of whether the 3rd is off-side or not Considine puts no effort into stopping the cross. He's been a long term problem for me however no body is excused, that was a shameful performance from every single player + manager.

[rico94]

Not an excuse for last night but it was always going to be a near impossible job replacing our 2 best creative players in the summer.

That’s why I said we should have told Hayes he wasn’t leaving once McGinn told us he wasn’t staying,we seem to be one of the only clubs (fans included) who cares if we have an unhappy player who wants to leave.Most clubs would have told him to suck it up and get on with it.

Now we have a bunch of players who look lost because they don’t have the option of passing the ball to Hayes or McGinn and resort to pumping long balls to Stevie May.

We would have been better keeping Stockley if we are going to be a long ball team.

[afc1903mad]

Theres been a few comments over the pages which I disagree with.
Firstly, the team was not playing 3-5-2 or 3-5-1-1.
We simply were not 3 at the back
The line up was: -

....................Lewis
Logan Arnasun McKenna Considine
.......Tansey O'Connor Shinnie
...............Christie McLean
........................May

There was a number of issues with this formation.
Playing with no wide me, invited Tavernier and John to bomb forward.

This leads me to Considines criticism. This criticism is wrongly placed in my opinion. The criticism is on his inability to get back and cover, however he had no natural wide midfielder to pick up on Tavernier's runs and certainly it was not his fault that no-one matched Holts 3rd man runs.

It was similar on the other side.
Logan (no-one has criticised him yet I see), was clearly told to follow John around the pitch.
Often he was dragged inside, leaving a big gap for Windass to take up position and pull Arnasun out wide.
Again, where was the natural wide player to track John and let Logan deal with the wide threat.

Our formation and tactics put us in a position where it allowed SevCo to pull our defence about and leave holes for them to exploit.

Tansey was rightly hooked. Absolutely silly challenge to give away the penalty.
Holt was already hitting the deck as he lost his footing having stood on the ball.
Otherwise, I can't recall any contribution he made.

Shinnie was caught trying to cover our lack of wide man and helping out centrally

O'Connor offered very little as well, failing to pick up the midfield runners

McLean just did enough, was constantly fouled by SevCo who was allowed to get away with the repeated disruption.
He could have imposed himself more though.

Christie, absolutely stupid first booking. I actually wonder if the game was too big for him last night.
Maybe frustrated at the lack of coherence in the team.

May, chasing aimless long hopeful balls.
This was my biggest frustration, we seemed too scared to get the ball down and play a passing game, holding possession.
A little better in the second half, but it was too late by then.
A massive difference between our defense and theirs was they tried to knock the ball down to the midfielders and retain possession / build attacks. Our hoofed the ball high and long too often, even when not challenged

[rico94]

The problem with playing Considine at left back is Arnason and McKenna aren’t the quickest so having a player who is even slower at left back is badly exposing them.

I wouldn’t say we have played great this season but the best we have played is with Shinnie at left back who has more pace to cover the centre backs.

The best I have seen Christie play is when he is played behind the striker,it’s pointless shoe horning him into the wing so he can play Kenny McLean behind the striker.

Not sure if it’s true but the guy on sky sports said McLean has started the last 65 consecutive games for us.

[afc1903mad]

I wouldn’t say we have played great this season but the best we have played is with Shinnie at left back who has more pace to cover the centre backs.

The best I have seen Christie play is when he is played behind the striker,it’s pointless shoe horning him into the wing so he can play Kenny McLean behind the striker.


My team for Sunday would be

.................Lewis
Logan Arnasun McKenna (Harvie / Reynolds)
..........Shinnie O'Connor
...Stewart....McLean......GMS
...................May

Assuming Wright is injured and if GMS is suffering with a knock, put May there and Rooney up top.

[cougared]

I think Rico04 has said everything I wanted to say.

Remember February 2014? Pace on the flanks and thru the middle with Pawlett. Defences stretched to cope with the wingers and Pawlett running into the spaces.

Since then we've lost Hayes and Mcginn and Pawlett and their pace has been replaced by .... Nikki Maynard. Our other signings have not fared as well as we thought. Greg Stewart - back north after injury-hit spell in England. Stevie May - ditto. Dominic Ball - eh? Greg Tansey - never in a settled team - -could be the next Miles Storey.

Last night was miserable and most people around me knew it was going to be miserable from the first minute when we got ripped down their right and they should have scored. The disappointing thing is that the manager didn't seem to notice this and - as far as I could tell - didn't do anything to change it.

Sunday? Dreading seeing them celebrate another humping of us.

Play Shinnie at left back. Play Wright if he's fit. FFS even play Maynard if we need pace. OK - I could be talking pants but at least I'm not getting paid a fortune to talk pants.

[RedStarTorphins]

You're only as god as your last game.
Instead of looking back to our last game there and be positive, you opt to look beyond that to post a negative spin.
Way to go RST

"Way to go"?
I was bang on I'm afraid

[Mason89]

"Way to go"?
I was bang on I'm afraid

I put a pint bet on with a Hun acquaintance that we’d lose 3 or 4 nil

In Derek we trust

[RedStarTorphins]

If Wright is fit we have little option but to play him.

Lewis
Logan Arnason McKenna Considine
O'Connor
Stewart McLean Shinnie Wright
May

Only playing Considine as it might be a gamble playing Daniel Harvie and making that as his starting debut.

If Wright is injured (as well as GMS) then feck knows what we'll do
May left and Rooney up front would be my guess.

[RedStarTorphins]

I put a pint bet on with a Hun acquaintance that we’d lose 3 or 4 nil

In Derek we trust

I thought 2-0 the scum prior to the game, factoring in our record of bottling games like this and the flak the huns were getting from everywhere, I thought they'd come out and kick scratch and fight - which they did.
But when I saw the managers brain fart, I said to my brother 3-0.
Sadly I was right.

[Rochead]

It was blatantly obvious that starting with no wide players was going to allow their fullbacks freedom.

We made a good team at our level, the tims, look like world beaters followed by making a mediocre lot look good.
Sorry Deke but in those type of games you do not appear to have what it takes.

[Feck_the_Huns]

Frank Ross should be, at least, on the bench for sunday, preferably starting

Another young player who's looked great anytime I've seen him, but our over cautious manager will never start him

[The_Moog]

Well there you go. Played the jersey, showed no heart or belief and bottled it yet again. Sickening doesn’t begin to cover it.

No width, no pace, no cover for the full backs, playing narrow and playing for the draw. We tried this against Celtic and got exactly the same result - no coincidence. Mcinnes has got this completely wrong all over the park - again.

I’m no fan of his, but we need a bit more of Neil Lennons attitude from our manager and team. No way he or his team would bottle it like that against Sevco.

That is just not f’uckin acceptable.

[InversneckieDob]

I've said for long enough with a 4 -2-3-1 you can't play Christie and MacLean.
Last night, watching on the box, I'd no idea what our formation aspired to be.
We were pish, we deserved farkall, BUT that should not deflect from that f u c ki ng ref.
The apple clearly didn't fall far from the tree. Did the rat even get booked last night? I stopped watching after the third..... dinna think he was up to then, on spite of trying hard to.

[JuanFatche]

Frank Ross should be, at least, on the bench for sunday, preferably starting

Another young player who's looked great anytime I've seen him, but our over cautious manager will never start him

This is another obvious point that McInnes seems to be missing. Storie's development seems to have went to pot because he got dropped after a game where Taylor cost us 3 goals.

[starko]

What ever happened to Craig Storie? Is he injured or just fallen out of favour? Seemed to have a good game when we beat Celtic last year, haven't seen much of him since. Clear that Tansey isn't good enough and Shinnie needs to be at left back so could really do with another option in middle of the park.

[rico94]

I think Rico04 has said everything I wanted to say.

Remember February 2014? Pace on the flanks and thru the middle with Pawlett. Defences stretched to cope with the wingers and Pawlett running into the spaces.

Since then we've lost Hayes and Mcginn and Pawlett and their pace has been replaced by .... Nikki Maynard. Our other signings have not fared as well as we thought. Greg Stewart - back north after injury-hit spell in England. Stevie May - ditto. Dominic Ball - eh? Greg Tansey - never in a settled team - -could be the next Miles Storey.

Last night was miserable and most people around me knew it was going to be miserable from the first minute when we got ripped down their right and they should have scored. The disappointing thing is that the manager didn't seem to notice this and - as far as I could tell - didn't do anything to change it.

Sunday? Dreading seeing them celebrate another humping of us.

Play Shinnie at left back. Play Wright if he's fit. FFS even play Maynard if we need pace. OK - I could be talking pants but at least I'm not getting paid a fortune to talk pants.

People might laugh at me for saying this but I don’t think we have ever replaced Robson or Flood from that 2014 team either.Their bite in midfield was needed last night and they would have given a few players a kick up the erse for their below par performances.

For all of Floods limitations I would still have him in the squad over Greg Tansey.I remember someone telling me on here that “we had outgrown Flood”

I’m not sure we have.

[87kilos]

We ain't had a ball winner in midfield for years. Even Robson was past it when we had him.

[rico94]

We ain't had a ball winner in midfield for years. Even Robson was past it when we had him.

He was past it but in his first season he
still brought a lot to the team.

I can’t see this current team winning a cup or beating Celtic at Parkhead like we did that season with Robson in the team.

[RedStarTorphins]

What ever happened to Craig Storie? Is he injured or just fallen out of favour? Seemed to have a good game when we beat Celtic last year, haven't seen much of him since. Clear that Tansey isn't good enough and Shinnie needs to be at left back so could really do with another option in middle of the park.

He's rubbish
Wasn't even getting a game at a poor St Mirren team at the bottom of the Championship last year

I get a horrible feeling we'll see Dominic Ball starting on Sunday.

[Spielführer_1903]

He's rubbish
Wasn't even getting a game at a poor St Mirren team at the bottom of the Championship last year

I get a horrible feeling we'll see Dominic Ball starting on Sunday.

Michty me I hope Ball is nowhere near the starting line up.

GMS and Christie are both out so I would go with the following:

4-2-3-1

Lewis

Logan Arnason McKenna Considine (unfortunately)

McLean Shinne

Stewart May Wright

Rooney

[Spielführer_1903]

Theres been a few comments over the pages which I disagree with.
Firstly, the team was not playing 3-5-2 or 3-5-1-1.
We simply were not 3 at the back
The line up was: -

....................Lewis
Logan Arnasun McKenna Considine
.......Tansey O'Connor Shinnie
...............Christie McLean
........................May

There was a number of issues with this formation.
Playing with no wide me, invited Tavernier and John to bomb forward.

This leads me to Considines criticism. This criticism is wrongly placed in my opinion. The criticism is on his inability to get back and cover, however he had no natural wide midfielder to pick up on Tavernier's runs and certainly it was not his fault that no-one matched Holts 3rd man runs.

It was similar on the other side.
Logan (no-one has criticised him yet I see), was clearly told to follow John around the pitch.
Often he was dragged inside, leaving a big gap for Windass to take up position and pull Arnasun out wide.
Again, where was the natural wide player to track John and let Logan deal with the wide threat.

Our formation and tactics put us in a position where it allowed SevCo to pull our defence about and leave holes for them to exploit.

Tansey was rightly hooked. Absolutely silly challenge to give away the penalty.
Holt was already hitting the deck as he lost his footing having stood on the ball.
Otherwise, I can't recall any contribution he made.

Shinnie was caught trying to cover our lack of wide man and helping out centrally

O'Connor offered very little as well, failing to pick up the midfield runners

McLean just did enough, was constantly fouled by SevCo who was allowed to get away with the repeated disruption.
He could have imposed himself more though.

Christie, absolutely stupid first booking. I actually wonder if the game was too big for him last night.
Maybe frustrated at the lack of coherence in the team.

May, chasing aimless long hopeful balls.
This was my biggest frustration, we seemed too scared to get the ball down and play a passing game, holding possession.
A little better in the second half, but it was too late by then.
A massive difference between our defense and theirs was they tried to knock the ball down to the midfielders and retain possession / build attacks. Our hoofed the ball high and long too often, even when not challenged


We were playing three at the back though. You only have to watch the highlights of the first half to see that.

[RedStarTorphins]

Michty me I hope Ball is nowhere near the starting line up.

GMS and Christie are both out so I would go with the following:

4-2-3-1

Lewis

Logan Arnason McKenna Considine (unfortunately)

McLean Shinne

Stewart May Wright

Rooney

I agree about your comments on Ball

it's just a hunch, as Tansey was SO bad in his half hour
Get the feeling he'll drop Arnason and play O'Connor alongside McKenna like he did against Kilmarnock, so we need someone in there with dig.
PS - I think Wright is injured? Wasn't in the 18 last night?

[starko]

I agree about your comments on Ball

it's just a hunch, as Tansey was SO bad in his half hour
Get the feeling he'll drop Arnason and play O'Connor alongside McKenna like he did against Kilmarnock, so we need someone in there with dig.
PS - I think Wright is injured? Wasn't in the 18 last night?

I think there's a good chance that Tansey has played his last game for us.

[afc1903mad]

We were playing three at the back though. You only have to watch the highlights of the first half to see that.

No we were not.
I applied screenshots in the other thread, check them out

Midfielders should be dropping back in to defend, especially when they have runners.
We just didn't do it enough.

There was occasions where our defence was being pulled about (full backs out of position, centre halfs covering the full backs) that you probably saw O'Conner dropping back to cover the gaps.

We were a back 4 though

[Spielführer_1903]

I agree about your comments on Ball

it's just a hunch, as Tansey was SO bad in his half hour
Get the feeling he'll drop Arnason and play O'Connor alongside McKenna like he did against Kilmarnock, so we need someone in there with dig.
PS - I think Wright is injured? Wasn't in the 18 last night?

I don't think he is. In DM's pressers he has said there are no injury concerns and I think he will play him against Rangers on Sunday.

Regarding the midfield, Tansey is a passenger and not up to it I'm afraid and O'Connor should stick to playing Gaelic or Hurling in his native land. He is built for that but no playing fitba. McLean and Shinnie are the two you need in there. Both are hard workers with bundles of energy.

[Landvetter83]

As pi$$ed off as I am with that shambolic display from us last night the display from the Mason in the Black cannot go without comment.

36 fouls were committed - 24 by Sevco, 12 by us. We got 4 YC's and 1 x Red. The penalty for the first could easily be waved aside as a 50-50, the third was offside. Mackay-Steven was clipped - silly f*cker should have gone down - that would have been a penalty and a red.

Not taking anything away from Sevco - they were way better than us all over the park and showed the aggression we did't. However, you couldn't help feeling there were darker forces at work there last night and we never stood a chance of getting a positive result - even if we played well, which we didn't.

[nice1simmy]

As pi$$ed off as I am with that shambolic display from us last night the display from the Mason in the Black cannot go without comment.

36 fouls were committed - 24 by Sevco, 12 by us. We got 4 YC's and 1 x Red. The penalty for the first could easily be waved aside as a 50-50, the third was offside. Mackay-Steven was clipped - silly f*cker should have gone down - that would have been a penalty and a red.

Not taking anything away from Sevco - they were way better than us all over the park and showed the aggression we did't. However, you couldn't help feeling there were darker forces at work there last night and we never stood a chance of getting a positive result - even if we played well, which we didn't.

I agree the ref was a disgrace,one of the worst i've seen in a long time but their penalty was a stonewaller and GMS tripped himself up

[mondo_notion]

As pi$$ed off as I am with that shambolic display from us last night the display from the Mason in the Black cannot go without comment.

36 fouls were committed - 24 by Sevco, 12 by us. We got 4 YC's and 1 x Red. The penalty for the first could easily be waved aside as a 50-50, the third was offside. Mackay-Steven was clipped - silly f*cker should have gone down - that would have been a penalty and a red.

Not taking anything away from Sevco - they were way better than us all over the park and showed the aggression we did't. However, you couldn't help feeling there were darker forces at work there last night and we never stood a chance of getting a positive result - even if we played well, which we didn't.

Honourable mentions for the acting performance of said mason in the black when he took various sevco players to the side for a 'right, good talking to' without brandishing the card it so obviously deserved. We got the whole arms waving...cut it out....last warning act as if he was trying to let the game flow. Never let a refereeing performance annoy me as much as last night.

[The_Moog]

lNever let a refereeing performance annoy me as much as last night.

Clearly you were nae at pittodrie for game v Huns about 15 years ago then min.

Step forward Mike McCurry. The Most blatant cheating I’ve ever seen. Stonewall penalty for Stavrum and blatant red card for Ricksen being totally ignored were only the highlights in a long list of “honest mistakes” that night.

Only time I’ve ever wasted my time complaining in writing to the SFA. F’uck all done as per - did get a generic email standard reply though 😂

McCurry was a despicable cheating hun c’unt 😡

[RED_JOHN]

Michty me I hope Ball is nowhere near the starting line up.

GMS and Christie are both out so I would go with the following:

4-2-3-1

Lewis

Logan Arnason McKenna Considine (unfortunately)

McLean Shinne

Stewart May Wright

Rooney

My prediction of the players sent out for the match on Sunday

Lewis
Logan
O'Connor
McKenna
Considine
Reynolds
McLean
Shinnie
May
Rooney
Stewart

[DonUnder]

Watching us being out fought and out thought the other night apart from being completely the wrong shape i couldn't help thinking the person we need in there was Willo

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