Derek McInnes

[nice1simmy]

I wholeheartedly agreed with the quotes above and thought it was indeed encouraging that McInnes is seeing the same ****e we are, without rose tinted spectacles. Passions are rightly enflamed by the turgid crapfest that has been dished up so far but there is an air of inevitability about all this. Finishing third is no better or worse that our budget suggests we’re capable of and provided we play some decent football on the way to that, that’s pretty much where a McInnes team will finish and is probably the bare minimum and glass ceiling of where we should and want to be.

Last summers recruitment was ****ing awful and we saw the results of this. Mr ‘Works Two Transfer Windows’ ahead will have know that the stakes were raised with a 4th place finish and again no trophy, so no doubt he is also aware that a poor start to the season would sow the seeds of discontent. I said to my mate earlier in the week that this feels like the beginning of the end for Derek. That might sound over dramatic but you have to ask the question; where exactly can he go with this budget and level of recruitment? It’s certainly not up. With the Huns returning to a cemented expectation of 2nd place and apparently pulling suspicious sums of money out of their arse, its not realistic or reasonable to expect McInnes to do what no other manager since George Burley has really shown any signs of, and that’s truly challenge a fulls strength Rangers and Celtic. We just don’t have the money or the players. Sad but true, beyond a shadow of a doubt, not something you could ask for season upon season. The numbers don’t lie.

It means i’m reluctant to chastise the man for finishing in third but am happy to hold his feet to the fire over the standard of football we’re playing. It’s not his fault that he’s not signed a fee-demanding carbon copy of Christie, but he’s to blame for not addressing the issue. His refusal to sign a naturally creative central player may yet prove a further nail in the coffin. I’m not a betting man, but surely its fair to say, that the trajectory of this team in light of a strengthened opposition is not to finish 2nd every year. In fact, realistically, there will be some daylight between us and the ugly sisters. As depressing as that is, provided we play GOOD football, we all have to decide whether that’s the facts of life or whether there’s a miracle worker out there and we’re wiling to go through god knows how many iterations of this team to find him. Neither is frankly a palatable option.

Hard to disagree with any off that,I want to see us play good,exciting,attacking football and if we fall up short than so be it but at least do it the right way,with the budget's the cheeks have it's going to be difficult to finish above them but at least try and play football the right way especially against the cheeks,the Scottish Cup final when we lost in injury time to the tims was hard to take but i came away knowing we gave everything and gave the chunts a game,last season and this season so far has been brutal to watch and makes me wonder why do i bother going,Mcinnes needs to find a solution and fast,im not convinced he can though...

[blowupsheep]

It’s not his fault that he’s not signed a fee-demanding carbon copy of Christie, .

Sorry bud but I disagree with that statement as our illustrious leader has openly said that James Wilson can reinvent himself as the next Ryn Christie and wh fully expects him to do that at Aberdeen

another statement of absolute laughable standards and and another clear sign sign of someone who is nae wired up right and is just spouting sh1te upon sh1ite upon shte
Even more of a stupid stamement when you consider his signing him he ha sspent mostof his time on the bench
or 3 mnutes on the park of a agme that was already clealry lost, or substituted after about an hour where he was clearly the only payer in a red shirt ho even showed a glimmer of hope that he had something in him and could do something for us.

But dont worry it is clear that this approach is all a major partof our w@nkst@in of a leaders master pal to help James "re-invent" himself as the new christie, ......fk meI honestly have not heard a manager speak so much utter sh1te in all my life fkn nuts min

[redscot]

DM Quotes in the EE:

"If any of the players are pleased with themselves going back with a 0-0 and thinking that is not the worst result.
Maybe that would have been a good result for their previous clubs but a draw feels like a defeat for Aberdeen – and so it should."
“Wherever players have come from, 0-0 isn’t an acceptable performance or result. We need to do more to win games."
“Our whole performance was a bit underwhelming and we were a bit safe."
“I thought we were OK, but OK doesn’t get the job done.”

The last 5 games have been a country mile short of what we should see & expect to see from any AFC team in terms of commitment, attitude, workrate & ability. Last season was eye bleeding & this last spell has been a carbon copy after a bright start that certainly had me feeling more optimistic than I have for years.

I've been as critical of DM as many on here, but the above quotes are refreshingly honest & for once I totally agree with his summary of the match. He's not sugar coated it this time & he's not just thrown his players under a bus either.

I've personally never seen him come out with statements like this before. Whilst of course managers defend their players, I do think DM has done himself no favours with some of the excuses he's trotted out for dire performances & results.

This is different. This is very honest & I sense he's as pissed off as the rest of us currently.

Of course the $64,000 question is what he's going to do about it. Proof of the pudding will be in the next few games.

But, like most big problems in life, the first step to solving them is admitting their is a problem in the first place. I'm hoping this is Del's "road to Damascus" moment & things will change.

Maybe a forlorn hope, but what else can we do as he's nae going anywhere regardless...

Nope, iam not having it. Its just deflection tactics.

It would maybe ring true if we werent utter sh1te last season as well.

He sets out the team and its phucking brutal, he and his bosses are not winners and DO accept being also rans and just being OK.

[Heed_Don_In]

I am going to be honest, i still hold a grudge against him for the will he wont he go to the Zombies. Lost my respect by not being open and honest from the outset either by stating openly he was interested, or squashing it early. We lost against them twice in that week and watching the performances and teams he played, it didnt feel like a coincidence.

Time for a change, and its coming sooner rather than later.

[RedStarTorphins]

I am going to be honest, i still hold a grudge against him for the will he wont he go to the Zombies. Lost my respect by not being open and honest from the outset either by stating openly he was interested, or squashing it early. We lost against them twice in that week and watching the performances and teams he played, it didnt feel like a coincidence.

Time for a change, and its coming sooner rather than later.

The last sentence...
Not a chance.
McInnes is going nowhere.
Milne will not sack McInnes.
No-one else wants him.
I’m afraid you better get used to that.

[Aldo1983]

It's too late for DM to change. You were all warned.

[Mason89]

It's too late for DM to change. You were all warned.

I mentioned it once or twice.

He’s been the same since day one, only his players aren’t so good now.

[RED_JOHN]

No way will he change. After eye bleeding performances he decides Ojo, Ferguson and Bryson would be best suited to get a winning result
The Anchor Man is gazumped by his own preference of player. He wants the team strong with players who can break up play to help our defenders and then somehow wonders why we have no real cutting edge.
Get used to this as this is his way. If you want him out shout to get him out...it’s about time he realised we don’t like his style of football.

[rico94]

Are people being so naive that they think if we managed to get rid of McInnes everything would be rosey?

It wouldn’t,McInnes isn’t a very good manager but he isn’t the biggest problem at the club.

Until that neep is out of the club we will always be pish,the last 20 years have proven that.

[Aldo1983]

Are people being so naive that they think if we managed to get rid of McInnes everything would be rosey?

It wouldn’t,McInnes isn’t a very good manager but he isn’t the biggest problem at the club.

Until that neep is out of the club we will always be pish,the last 20 years have proven that.

Of course Milne is the problem but some folk think he's doing a good job and just as worryingly, some think he's a d1ck but happy to back his mental idea about moving us to Kingsford.