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Think the signs were good early on with Turnbull though. Season after he joined, we got to the LC semi final and SC final. The early sixties pre Turnbull we were going nowhere fast

May be working,not sure if In yet Pre/Post - Driving Mainer if In Prediction - Too unpredictable.Not sure what more Goodwin has got, to get more out of the current squad,outcome in the laps of the Gods 1 - 1 Hayes mazy run

Did a wee bit in the middle of the Muchalls to Stoney section that was left to do before the fitba yesterday.Should have carried on walking..... Near Blackhills farm Skatie shore below.Noticed this beach last time when I was walking along the cliff top,so had a wander yesterday am. Muchalls to Stoney about 4hrs..ish.Or,to break up the walk,theres a bus stop/layby beside Blackhills farm from where you can do a loop to Muchalls or Stoney.If starting from Muchalls,park in the spaces at the bottom(South) end of Marine tce.Walk down the track to under the railway bridge and aim for the coast where youll find the paths. Starting fae Stoney,park at the layby as youre coming down the hill off the slip road fae the North,just before the beach caravan park.Theres a path starts at the top end of the layby

Agree with Tlg.We looked a bit more useful with Watkins up front movement wise,if ony he had more of a goal threat.Johnny looks much better further forward and showed he can still cause some damage,...at least he could with better players near him,and Besuijen had a good game.Our appetite was good,I just think today was much as we can get out of the current squads limitations,though I thought the ref also turned the game.He had a stinker. Defense doesnt seem to be the right combo.And £5k a week for Ojo ,get him out of here. Ferguson was useless today too,quicker we get money for him and Ramsay the better. If we can scrape thru this season,am curious to see what Goodwin can come up with for next.

We were looking good til all that drama ,then undeserved goal. Johnny and Vicente looking up for it,hopefully we can turn this round. Surprisingly chilly in the despite the sun

Think thats a fair assesment. Ive found the speed which some of us have decided to resent Cormack a bit embarassing TBH.Over dwelling on the smaller issues,while turning a blind eye to the efforts he's putting in elsewhere. Nobody wants or wanted to run AFC.Milne couldnt wait to get out.Cormacks as good as we could have hoped for.An actual Dons fan,with a bit of money and a will to do something with the club.You could argue having been away so long,he's maybe become a bit Americanised and tried to implement similar traits over here.Just needs a period of readjusting to N/E misery and he'll be good to go

Your greetin's getting a bit tedious now min.Give it a rest

In for the exciting quest for top 3,..er top 6,...sorry, top 10 glory Pre - Work Post - Dunno Prediction 2 - 2 Watkins,Besuijen

Another angle - I was as excited about Goodwins appointment as I was about McInnes,ie not very,....but prepared to give both a chance.As far as early bounce goes,Mcinnes came in at a similar time of season to Goodwin.Won 2,drew 4 and lost 1 at the end of season '13/14.Hardly set the heather on fire,but far exceeded my expectations the next and following 3 seasons. Goodwins got a tougher job like,but lets be reasonable..

Without looking,how many of those new manager bounce guys fizzle out the following season or 2? Assuming the current squad were 'bouncy' in the first place. Whatever our opinions,Goodwin needs a longer grace period than he appears to be getting

Havent been on the Munros for about a year due to a health issue.Hope to be back on them in the next year All the ones left to do are on the West coast.We go with the flow,ie follow the weather

Heres what Goodwin said re new players - " Goodwin said: “I have been brought in here to make some difficult decisions. “I asked for that bit of autonomy when I took the job as manager. I want to be allowed to make those decisions. “Only time will tell whether they are the right ones, but we have identified some very good players. “We are talking to a lot of good players at the moment, to try and strengthen the squad for next season.

Despite the apparent howlers,were in 10th place with the 4th best defensive record. Does that not suggest our most urgent problems lie further up the park. Assuming were not going to get anywhere near a complete squad soon,I would focus on that area this time round 1) because its more likely to rekindle dwindling interest among fans. 2) A bit more firepower might take the pressure off the defence,and shut up our supports winging elements' over dwelling on every mistake

As premature a conclusion as ur Jack McKenzie one min

Are we writing off McKenzie after 5 mins of first team fitba?

Aye Saturday was rubbish,but when youre using a squad much of whom are on their way out/dont want to be here or are barely mediocre anyway.... Goodwin saying we are in for some "very,very good players " this coming window.Nae sure what standards he's judging them by,but he needs to be allowed the time to do his thing,make an arse of it or whatever

Nothing to add to the fitba thread.Done a few more sections of the coastal route.Newtonhill to Muchalls was a bit dour.Muchalls to Stoney was brilliant.Lots of twists,turns and surprises on the way. Also did a section from Catterline to Crawton.Involved a lot of walking on the edge of newly seeded fields.Its possible to walk the outside of the field fences but its a bit rough,pathless and often exposed.Good walk though.Saw a pod of Pilot whales Muchalls beach near the railway bridge Waterfall at crawton

In - Mainer Pre - work Post - nae sure Prediction - Tough one,2 draws so far v County in the league.If Watkins starts Ill say 2 - 1 Dons. Besuijen,Ferguson

.....But still only 4 points off of 4th,with the 3rd best defensive record How shite are the rest of the league? Be as well giving the defence til the end of the season to see if it can sort itself out.People had written off Gallacher a few weeks ago,but he seems to be improving. Never actually saw the game,only had updates.Did we look a bit better going forward this week?

He seems to see something in MacLennan who TBF had a reasonable game v Hibs.time will tell if Goodwin can get into his head Not sure how fired up McGhee will have them.Any will do COYR

Dens ticket frenzy in Dons quest for not as bad as the rest glory. Would have headed down too,but away this weekend. Dees 1 Dons 3 Ramirez hat trick

^^Like it.. Easy listening with Aoife O'Donovan,new album

He's looked a wee bit frustrated the last couple of months IMO.Barely touched the ball some games.Hoping Goodwin can work out how he operates best before he decides what to do

Highlights -

Just back - Wasnt the prettiest game but a welcome 3 points and results going mostly our way.Should take the pressure off a bit and we can play more adventurously from now. Barron was very good,and Fergie.Even McLennan was more effective than usual,albeit from a low base. Watkins coming back will make a difference,thought we were a bit poor movement wise up front. Good to get the win though