Derek McInnes

[RED_JOHN]

I can’t him sacking McInnes at the end of February unless we are miles off the European places.

He said it’s important that we get to the group stages of the Europa League so it doesn’t look like he will put up with getting knocked out at the usual 3rd round of qualifying.

McInnes might get another shot at that next season if he qualifies for Europe,if he doesn’t qualify for Europe I think he will be gone in the summer.

Here’s a thought....maybe the American investors have higher ambitions that 3rd place finishes. They have already spent £12-13m on a training facility (including donations from local investors)...they are talking about adding £5m for further investment. They won’t be here to give Aberdeen FC money for nothing. They will want a return. Only getting to the champions league or at the very least the Europa League can give you a major return for your spending. It might mean we could be challenging for the league title....bring it on!

[rico94]

Here’s a thought....maybe the American investors have higher ambitions that 3rd place finishes. They have already spent £12-13m on a training facility (including donations from local investors)...they are talking about adding £5m for further investment. They won’t be here to give Aberdeen FC money for nothing. They will want a return. Only getting to the champions league or at the very least the Europa League can give you a major return for your spending. It might mean we could be challenging for the league title....bring it on!

Well they better spend some serious cash then.

We won’t be challenging for the title if we continue to sign guys like Curtis Main and Craig Bryson.

[RedStarTorphins]

Here’s a thought....maybe the American investors have higher ambitions that 3rd place finishes. They have already spent £12-13m on a training facility (including donations from local investors)...they are talking about adding £5m for further investment. They won’t be here to give Aberdeen FC money for nothing. They will want a return. Only getting to the champions league or at the very least the Europa League can give you a major return for your spending. It might mean we could be challenging for the league title....bring it on!

Cloud cuckoo land.
Celtic have a wage bill of £60m
They have numerous assets they could sell for fortunes.
The English would pay the guts of £45m-£50m for Edouard, McGregor & Christie.

What I want is to see a change in attitude.
To not be so ready to accept mediocrity & be subservient to the bigot brothers.
We’ll never match their spending.
But a change in attitude, from the top down will help.

Milne was happy with the odd Hamdump appearance & qualifying for Europe.

McInnes might find out quickly that the bar has been raised a bit.

Americans are big on entertainment & are conscious of their “customers”, ie us.

If they feel the team/manager isn’t delivering then he’ll be replaced I’d think.

[RedStarTorphins]

Recon the 1st guff championship job that comes up McInnes' CV will be the first one in. No chance of any loyalty from him now that Milne is gone.
Also very much doubt that he will get then sack this season as we are sitting 3rd and Cormack's yank overlords (who won't be watching game) will question why a 'successful' manger was binned halfway thru the season when the team are 'where they should be'. More plausible that it would happen in the summer dek doesn't put a rocket up his arse for the rest of the season.

No chance he’s getting a Championship job

[Mason89]

Recon the 1st guff championship job that comes up McInnes' CV will be the first one in.

Reckon that happen anyway. Every bin in that league will have a copy in it

[donsdaft]

Sounds like complete b'ollocks to me.

[rico94]

Well it possibly could be b’ollocks but what that would say to me is any investment coming in won’t be going towards bringing in players.

[Kilgore trout]

Well it possibly could be b’ollocks but what that would say to me is any investment coming in won’t be going towards bringing in players.

The priority will be attempting to secure the investment required for the new stadium . They will have their work cut out there. A lot of people jumping the gun saying that this will mean Mcinnes out. Have they forgotten Cormack has been on the board for at least one of his contract extensions.

Like it or not and rightly or wrongly McInnes will be going nowhere soon unless by his own choosing of course.

[rico94]

The priority will be attempting to secure the investment required for the new stadium . They will have their work cut out there. A lot of people jumping the gun saying that this will mean Mcinnes out. Have they forgotten Cormack has been on the board for at least one of his contract extensions.

Like it or not and rightly or wrongly McInnes will be going nowhere soon unless by his own choosing of course.

Depends on what Cormack and his American chums want.

If they want to make money by getting to the group stages of the Europa League then they will have to bring in better players than we have.

I can’t see them wanting to build a new stadium and it’s going to be half empty all of the time,they will have to do something pretty special to fill the stadium every game.

They keep going on about how well Atlanta United have done but they haven’t just done it with a shiny new stadium and training ground.

They have spent a fair amount of money on players too.

[Kilgore trout]

Depends on what Cormack and his American chums want.

If they want to make money by getting to the group stages of the Europa League then they will have to bring in better players than we have.

I can’t see them wanting to build a new stadium and it’s going to be half empty all of the time,they will have to do something pretty special to fill the stadium every game.

They keep going on about how well Atlanta United have done but they haven’t just done it with a shiny new stadium and training ground.

They have spent a fair amount of money on players too.

Unfortunately the new stadium argument has been done to death. pittodrie isn't fit for purpose and I'm prepared to.accept it can't be redeveloped.

If the club is to be marketed to the yanks for investment I would suggest a fit for purpose stadium is pretty high up on their wish list. There is a lot of talk about this Europa B league. An in the know hibs supporter has been told that's one of the reasons their new owner got involved. Oh and they just happen to have an excellent UEFA compliant stadium and training facility.

Sooo I'm not suggesting investment is not required in the team to improve their performances, particularly in Europe. I think the yanks will see success in a European league as more attainable / marketable than throwing money we don't have at a probably fruitless attempt to break the duopoly in Scotland.

I just think that the stadium will be the main priority for the short term.
I'm really hoping I'm proved wrong.