Aberdeen v Hibernian

[rico94]

MacDonald came in for the final run of games under Leven last season and helped shore up the back line.

Something must have gone wrong between him and Thelin as no sane manager keeps that defence together when it clearly isn't working.

Once Hibs got their third they didn't bother with us anymore, as they knew they would score again if required and possibly couldn't believe their luck when they saw Ambrose come on the pitch.

We made a very poor Hibs back line look very good yesterday.

Do you remember at the start of last season when Robson kept persisting with Rubezic even though he was making a lot of mistakes and people were questioning why he wasn?t playing MacDonald instead?

Considering Thelin is choosing Rubezic over MacDonald as well is there some issue with MacDonalds fitness or is it because Rubezic is seen as ?part of the process ? by people within the club in we can develop him and sell him on for a huge profit?

Either way it seems pointless even having MacDonald here and the Malloy/Ruby partnership is not working so we need to bring in an experienced defender to play alongside one of them at the very least.

[TheDeeDon]

Do you remember at the start of last season when Robson kept persisting with Rubezic even though he was making a lot of mistakes and people were questioning why he wasn?t playing MacDonald instead?

Considering Thelin is choosing Rubezic over MacDonald as well is there some issue with MacDonalds fitness or is it because Rubezic is seen as ?part of the process ? by people within the club in we can develop him and sell him on for a huge profit?

Either way it seems pointless even having MacDonald here and the Malloy/Ruby partnership is not working so we need to bring in an experienced defender to play alongside one of them at the very least.

I remember last season very well and that is why I was a little worried with what I witnessed yesterday.

One off bad performances you can expect and put down to just having a bad day. A dip in form usually happens for most teams, but our form has fallen off a cliff.

It's as you say about teams knowing how we play and our many weaknesses.

MacDonald came in at Tynecastle and did ok considering he has hardly played all season. Can only assume his fitness is a concern, as I don't think Jimmy would cut his nose to spite his face and isn't seeing what we all are.

I can see Jensen coming back and playing for us in the second half of the season.

[The_Moog]

I remember last season very well and that is why I was a little worried with what I witnessed yesterday.

One off bad performances you can expect and put down to just having a bad day. A dip in form usually happens for most teams, but our form has fallen off a cliff.

It's as you say about teams knowing how we play and our many weaknesses.

MacDonald came in at Tynecastle and did ok considering he has hardly played all season. Can only assume his fitness is a concern, as I don't think Jimmy would cut his nose to spite his face and isn't seeing what we all are.

I can see Jensen coming back and playing for us in the second half of the season.

Jansen absolutely is not the answer for us at the back - hes just a more experienced Molloy basically.

The recruitment team & Thelins wee black book (or fitever he uses) need to get to work to find the 2 guys we need.

Im hoping they know who those guys are & the wheels are in motion ready for January already.

[NaeMairNeeps]

Yep, another stat worthy of attention is that we have achieved only 3 clean sheets in 17 league games. That's a poor return and points the finger directly at our defence. The fact we have a goal difference of +10, in spite of conceding so easily, almost exonerates our forward players.

[TheDeeDon]

Jansen absolutely is not the answer for us at the back - hes just a more experienced Molloy basically.

The recruitment team & Thelins wee black book (or fitever he uses) need to get to work to find the 2 guys we need.

Im hoping they know who those guys are & the wheels are in motion ready for January already.

I assume he won't be, but a bad time of year to get players in the door and Jimmy always speaks about it needing to be the right players.

If we do need bodies, it wouldn't surprise me to see him back. His time in Denmark hasn't exactly been sucessful to date.