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You have to feel for Findlay, if he'd just left Olusanya alone he would've cleared the ball himself.

Think we have to treat them as a really dangerous opponent and not be too drawn in by the lack of structure/confidence etc. They are starting this season like we did the last but have still got players to hurt us if we go in thinking beating Kelty comfortably makes us stick on top 4. Difference in prep for them is a couple of competitive European games will be much more beneficial. Last season we hadn’t played FCSB when we played them at what I’ll now be referring to as Vranken’sTyne Castle.

Only 2 games in but what i have seen is as entirely as i have predicted. None of these signings are good enough. I didn't want Robinson in the first place and if we don't progress in the league cup and results are poor in cominhg leage games the knives will be sharpening long before Christmas and he'll be under huge pressure, I'd love to be wrong and hope Robinson is a success. Sadly I can't see that happening. Clearly AFC didn't want Robinson at the outset either and 3.5 months without a manager shat the bed and panicked after Dunfermline.

Well, well, well - fitba eh. Positives: We’d have never ever dug that result out last year - full credit to all for that. We defend set pieces and high balls into the box much better (nae hard to improve tbf) We’re more of a threat at set pieces in the opposition box than last year (see bracket point above again). Nisbet is on a hot streak (top notch pen) so let’s hope it continues. I thought Smith made a difference when he came on. Very direct and worried them with his pace and positivity on the ball. BUT Lets be honest, that was daylight robbery. That’s not a particularly good diets team and they were in complete control in that second half. We were miles off it in terms of quality, tempo, technique, intensity etc. Constantly gave the ball away, moved it way too slowly when we didn’t give it away and delivery into the box in the main was very poor as usual. There were far too many shades of last year in too much of that performance for me. We’ll take 3 points when playing poorly every day of the week of course, and full credit for having the attitude to dig that out, but there’s loads of work needed to improve pretty much every aspect of that team. Still, GIRFUY Diets. Alexa - play Joy Division…

The din of the Jambo’s teeth gnashing When the dandies their hopes were a dashing Drowned out chants of “Braga” Instead they looked Gaga As they shat it in classic Hearts fashion (Variation on a theme by Erchie)

I very near choked on my dinner When Nisbet scored the match winner As Hearts fell apart I let out a fart And now I’m a tiny bit thinner

Never in doubt. Minimum skill and effort got us over the line.

Hearts have Hibsed it

Well Guinness does tend to take a while to settle.

Yes

Get yourself to Haymarket tomorrow at 10am. See you there 💪

In Robinson’s pre-match presser on Red TV, he said that Muller’s been recruited because there have been some light rumblings about Mitov being targeted by other clubs. Nothing definite, but he’s made a pre-emptive move in recruiting the Masked Man (worn because he’s had concussion issues in the past). Muller seems to be a good guy from his responses to Mal’s forensic probing questions. I was particularly pleased to hear that although he hardly kens the area yet, he’s adopted a bit of the culture, “After tomorrow’s match, it is my intention to seek out Davy’s chipper in Boxy. I have heard that their Blutwurst er….blood sausage - I think you say “black pudden”? - is particularly renowned. I am excited at the thought of hamming into one of them”.

Here's hoping one never fouls the other, the combined event horizon would drag any VAR delay out to infinity.

They're going to have to extend the pitch when we play the Huns in order to fit him and Shankland on it.

Yep, he looked decent anytime I saw him with Livi. Another who knows the league and won’t get bullied easy. Quite happy with this one. Clear upgrade on Milanovic (not hard) & if we compare to Keskinen, £300k to replace a guy we got £1million plus for - and who I honestly think is actually an upgrade on him too - is pretty decent business…

I sent away my first scoop after turning 50 this year. No bother at all with a quick turnaround for the result. Just seeing that there’s many folk across the uk not bothering. If you are dithering, do a big toalie and send the surplus to Derek McInnes Ibrox Stadium 150 Edmiston Drive, Glasgow, GB G51 2XD

We seem to be nailing the buy in and sell on for a profit model. If we can just figure out how to get them to actually play football while they are here, we'll be unstoppable.

Be interesting to see if we have a game plan for this, as we've lacked one in the first two games. Dundee beat us by playing the kind of football I thought we'd be playing under Robinson; high pressing, quick balls forward over the top of our defence, energetic midfield, pace up front. Instead in the first half we attempted to play it out from the back, were too slow and created nothing. Second half we went 4-4-2, stretched it a bit and moved it quicker, but had two guys who aren't wingers playing as wingers. If Robinson thinks all we need to do is get Lyons and Ronan in the team and start the same formation and tactics again, and it doesn't work out, then don't come out and claim the players just didn't have the desire. He has a week to think of an actual game plan.

Totally agree mate. No desire to see him wearing the colours of any other team in Scotland. On the assumption he is wanting a move away, hope he gets a decent one and leaves as a member of a small group, an Aberdeen FC Scottish Cup winning goalkeeper

From chants of abuse and derision To Nisbet’s penalty precision Is there anything sweeter in rhyme Than a winner in injury time? Alexa….play Joy Division 💪

One of the funniest games of football I can remember. Not fussed how we played

Just back. Piece of pish, never in doubt. Not a terrible first half, fairly even, and probably unlucky to be going in one down. A new defence can probably be cut some slack for their goal. Thought Happe and Mayo looked fine together and Cadden was decent enough. Guinness-Walker not brilliant, but offered no support from Yogane. Thought Lyons was poor today, and Aremu had a good first half, but faded badly. Olusanya terrible at football. Smith played well when he came on. Nisbet okay, and sublime when required. Mouloua not so good. Armstrong good, and Briedl not. We're going to have some serious problems with a goalkeeper that can't even attempt to kick it with his left - that just shouldn't happen in the modern game. They were well ahead of us in the second half, and controlled the game entirely. Worryingly we took ages to make subs, and then threw on four at once, which took ten minutes to recover from, and nearly cost us - poor management that was eventually rewarded. Our strengths are set pieces, and form the majority of our chances. Crosses are coming in very early without looking to see if anyone is there, and result in several miscues. A lot of cracks papered over, but hilarious to do it in such a fashion against them.

For as long as we have lasagne playing in our starting line up we will be crap. A huge statement of intent from the club.

I don't see Cadden as an upgrade on Devlin at all.

Lovely goal that.

Sorry, but just no to all of this. I am in a current minority who still love America (despite the obvious orange turn offs), and I love American sport, but not everything needs to be Americanised, and not everything needs to be an entertainment fest. Take half time to go for a piss, have a drink, chat about how crap your team are. Just take a break from the 'entertainment' you actually tuned up / tuned in to watch. You don't have to keep people stimulated every second. Just drop the shit.

Did their solution involve pointing and laughing as I have found that a great way to deal with their defeat. I had a zoom call with my colleagues in London yesterday and the start was delayed 15 minutes by the host. He then emailed me to say the delay was to give me time to get the flag down and the grin off my face.

I really need to learn. Every two years I get the fear, every two years wendys lose to the first good team they play.

“Tadgers”, I think.

Yep, I'm beginning to think we'll make it out of the group stages.

Milne will be a good player. It's not unusual for a defender of his age to go through a rough spell. He reminds me of Jack Hendry when he was at the Tims. Once he uses the physical attributes he was blessed with, he'll be fine. He's a good footballer who allowed his poor form to turn him into a jittery footballer (as Hendry did at that age). A move to the MLS will be good for him if it happens. I really hope he's not sitting on our bench next season anyway, he deserves better. There really is very little room for a young player to come through the youth setup and make mistakes while developing in our first team, which is a shame.

Not much of the cup winning squad left. Don't think we ever really saw the best of Topi. Have a feeling he will kick on away from us. Not saying he'll be winning Champions Leagues or anything, but do think he'll have a decent career.

Mitov away to St Pauli in Germany on a three year deal. Medical to be completed later today. Source Anthony Joseph I just have a sneaking feeling we might regret this one.

Boooooooo at Snake Mountain. The orcs are already turning on McInnes.

A 15 year old who looked more like a footballer who would create chances than the man he replaced Not having a go at Olusanya- we all know his limitations- but the manager / recruitment team have signed players that are a definite downgrade on even some of the project players and the 40 yard crossfield hoofs up to Nisbet Yogane and Olusanya, while being unable to defend is genuinely worrying Didn’t think Mayo would be great for us but maybe more aggressive than Milne Both are not good GW is not a defender Communication at back is lacking- no leader, and Muller looks like Bobby Clark when there is little chance of him getting close to the ball Midfield offered little protection but one v ones we were second best all over the park Robinson said last week that we wouldn’t have won the game last season as though he had installed a fighting and winning mentality- he just got lucky Today showed how weak a squad we have built and he needs to take some responsibility for that

It also sums up exactly what is wrong with Scottish football. Until that changes, the national team and our clubs in Europe will never achieve anything.

That’s actually pretty decent. She has always come across well when I’ve seen her on TV

Can't wait to see what Hearts do with their Champions League millions £175k

You’ve got to remember mouloua signed three weeks ago, mid summer. No clue when he last trained or played. Don’t think he joined us immediately and Robinson said it would take a good few weeks to get him up to speed. Much like smith and muller, harsh to expect them to be fully fit and sharp, even the guys who’ve been through the full preseason to date aren’t there yet.

You just realised that!? For the record, are you a chipper or chippy person? Admin keep a spreadsheet of 'chippy/chippie' users, as they are for the watching.

Thought Argentina were better team and England scored against run of play. Argentina subs worked and Cunts didn’t. Turning on Tuchel and blaming him for sitting in and ignoring fact Argentina were forcing them back before subs. Spain v Argentina could be a great final

A small, minor thing. Austria Vienna are also with Macron and revealed both their home and away shirts yesterday. Their badge is sewn on, but ours is stuck on which makes it look a little cheap (and, likely to peel off). Just wonder what the decision making behind that would be. Cheaper? (if is is the club are certainly not passing on those savings to the supporters going by the advertised prices).

It wisna a great game, the condition o' the pitch had a part in that, but there were some mildly encouragin' signs. For starters, less playin' oot fae the back. Generally, oor play was mair direct than usual. Some decent balls intae the opposition box by a handful o' oor players ... a couple o' bonny incisive passes through their defence which on anither day would hae borne fruit, and some decent crosses by Yogane and Smith. Smith in particular put in a couple o' crackin corners. Yogane, when he gets beyond his defender has a damn good left foot for delivering crosses ... never swipes or panics ... very controlled. Would have liked tae hae seen him cut doon the wing tae the bye-line mair often earlier in the game, but very effective overall. Centre backs looked solid ... Happe's height looks like an asset at set pieces. Wing backs? .. well Lobban was a bit quiet, but Guiness-Walker was pretty handy at times..... improve his understandin'/link up wi' Yogane, and a lot mair will happen! Nisbet did what was asked o' him ... canna say fairer than that. Aremu lived up tae his initial hype in that he can put in a robust physical challenge without concedin' fouls. and did his share o' moppin' up stray balls. Brad Lyons impressed, particularly wi' his uncanny knack o' findin' himsel in good positions tae have a shot at goal - unlucky today, but he'll def score goals for us. Ronan looked pretty useful also - some good link up play. Mitov? ... he could hae turned up wi his sleepin bag and his favourite teddy .... which says somethin' aboot the effectiveness o' oor defence. So, nithin earth-shatterin' .... considerin' the level o' opposition, but a good base line tae work on.

I'd like to thank Topi for his efforts during his time with us. I suspect he has a little bit more in the tank as he is still a youngster Wishing you a hugely successful career Once a Don, always a Don and always a Scottish Cup winning Don