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From the outside, it looks to me Labour are using Cormack to paint the SNP/Lib Dems in a bad light to win them votes in the next council election. Labour have previously done little to move on Aberdeen's stadium plans and I doubt we'll see any progress once they're back in power.

At the risk of getting carried away... Rangers have two fairly tough away games up next. We could be above them by Saturday night.

Well, I'll give Thelin some credit. He inverted the wing backs more in the second half which meant we were not as overrun in the midfield. It allowed Aouchiche to find space to pick passes, which also brought the likes of Armstrong and Karlsson more into the game (even if the latter at times was a waste of a shirt). But again, it's individuals that have won us the game rather than what we were doing as a team. The goal is Shinnie refusing to give up on the ball, and Keskinen doing what Karlsson doesn't do and looking up to pick out a teammate. And the first half was unforgivable. A better team than Livingston have that game won by half-time.

That goal is why Graeme Shinnie should be our captain forever.

So yeah, let's take off Aouchiche and Armstrong...

One positive I'll say (a crumb of comfort from this shitshow) is that Aouchiche playing in a deeper midfield role is bringing out the best in him. Some very good passes when he finds space. Armstrong has made some good runs in behind, but (back to the negative) Karlsson's refusal to pass the ball means they're being wasted.

We're outnumbered in midfield. At times we pick it up deep and are asking our two midfields to pick passes through a ruck of yellow shirts, which is why we're giving it away so much. Livingston at times are pushing players forward and playing three strikers against our back three, which should mean there's gaps to counter, but we can't even get that going. We're playing two wing backs but they're so deep they're barely in the game. Big half-time from Thelin. If he changes a few personnel but sticks with the same system, it'll be more of the same. I'd put Devlin or Milne into midfield alongside Nilsen and Aouchiche, move Armstrong more central and play two up front.

Aberdeen have just tweeted saying "0-0 as we search for an opener". Really disappointing to see the club account lying to the fans, because at no point today have we done anything of the sort.

When did Livingston sign Jesper Karlsson? Fair play, good signing for them. Creating so much for them.

It's Opta, and they are to blame for having Nilsen at LWB.

I think I've only been to Livingston away once too; a boring 0-0, and all I remember of it was the birth of the Leon Mike song. But like @JuteI do enjoy the two shopping centres next each other. @tlg1903 I thought it was a four at the back when I first saw the line up too, but I think it might be Shinnie at LWB. Aouchiche playing deep alongside Nilsen. I think he's resting Jensen with a view to starting him on Wednesday and resting Lobban.

The numbers for imorn. Cove Rangers would be nice. Would quite fancy Dunfermline away. Stadium we've not been to for a while, nice big away end, and a chance to upset Neil Lennon.

@OrlandoDon where is it you stay and how many of us are allowed to crash at your gaff for the World Cup?