Derek McInnes

[Jackjarvis]

OHHHHHHHHH Meghan Markle

^^^^^^

All day long, nae invited to this een, the last was the dogs and the Bugle was playing a blinder at Billy/Katy’s do

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[Mason89]

I see his chucked next season already

OhhhhhhhhhDetek McInnes

[afc1903mad]

I see his chucked next season already

OhhhhhhhhhDetek McInnes

Nah, you've just read it wrong min.

[Jackjarvis]

I see his chucked next season already

OhhhhhhhhhDetek McInnes

For the sake of your sanity, let the seethe go ffs, enjoy the close season.


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[Jupiter]

ohhhhhhhhh meghan markle

wyowyn?

[Mason89]

Nah, you've just read it wrong min.

He said we can’t win it if Celtic do their job. How negative is that? The timing & content of that statement wasn’t for our benefit though. It was for any potential future employers.

Or am I reading it wrong?

[rico94]

He said we can’t win it if Celtic do their job. How negative is that? The timing & content of that statement wasn’t for our benefit though. It was for any potential future employers.

Or am I reading it wrong?

Do you think there is any desire within Pittodrie to win the league?

I don’t think there has been since the early 90s.

[its_a_goal]

He said we can’t win it if Celtic do their job. How negative is that? The timing & content of that statement wasn’t for our benefit though. It was for any potential future employers.

Or am I reading it wrong?

Or could the thread be aimed at Milne, saying We finished 9 points behind them, back me up with some dosh so I can make some decent signings and we can give them a real challenge.

[The_Moog]

Or could the thread be aimed at Milne, saying We finished 9 points behind them, back me up with some dosh so I can make some decent signings and we can give them a real challenge.

That’s not what he said though. If that was the message then surely he’d have said that.

Agree with Rico, there is no real desire (at board level certainly) to win the league. Deila’s second season proved that beyond doubt.

My guess - Del’s statement is a summary of Milne’s end of season appraisal with Del. Milne will be f’uckin delighted with what we achieved - “exceeded expectations” (aye Milne’s expectations).

Also starts to temper any expectations of major or exciting transfer activity.

2nd in league - achieved expectations
Cups - below expectations
Europe - below expectations (by one round)

That’s my appraisal.

[Landvetter83]

I can see both sides of the argument with regards to McInnes but it would be viewed as objectively crazy to get rid of him as manager after another 2nd place finish. I share the frustration at bottling the big games but I think you have to give credit where credit is due for the team's league performance, especially in the last two seasons when Mason's "we did well in a league without the Huns, Hearts and Hibs" argument doesn't hold water.

To put things into some perspective, the huns finished the season with 73 and 72 points respectively in 05/06 and 06/07 in the same league format. Neither of those were vintage hun teams by any stretch of the imagination but the reality is that those teams were assembled on a far higher budget than what is available to our current management team. The h*ns have spent a comparative fortune this season and those past seasons would suggest that we could easily spend three or four times our current budget poorly and not see any significant increase in performance. Even Hearts only managed 74 points in 05/06 and they were paying big wages for guys like Skacel, Jankauskas and Fyssas and already had a solid spine with guys like Gordon, Webster, Priscilla and Hartley.

I understand. Calls for realism fall flat after a gutless performance against a poor hun team, capitulation to the tims or another cup disappointment. I'm not suggesting that McInnes shouldn't take the flak he has received for those results. But some perspective is also required. We have a decent wage budget so can attract players who are better than the average player in our league but we are still rummaging around the bargain bins. Folk also need to bear this in mind when talking about the Christie loan. I agree that in an ideal world we wouldn't loan a player from Celtic but those are the financial limitations we operate in. You can object to Christie signing on loan from Celtic on a matter of principle, that's fine, but I fail to see how it was anything other than a net positive from a footballing perspective.

By some distance one of the best posts I've read on here. Take a bow, son.