OrlandoDon

I actually wondered if it was the other way around. He’s had some game time, limited I know, are we putting him in the shop window?

I’m probably in the minority but I didn’t want him last year and not overly enthused about him coming back. I’m eager to see what lazetic has to offer and expect him to be our starting 9, can’t see him or yengi agreeing to come here as second or third choice. Especially if morris goes I really want a legit winger and a Rama midfielder. While morris has been far from consistent and struggled when starting, without him we really haven’t seen someone attack the line on the right and morris was effective at times. Think we’ve done a really poor job at getting a center midfield balance post Ramadani, plus really question how we ended up with yenhi and Ambrose. Interesting few days ahead.

Interesting……assuming you are correct, any similar situations where var has incorrectly sent a player off? Was var even looking for a hand ball in the first place, I couldn’t tell? As has been said, I thought they were reviewing a potential foul and whether it was in or outside the box.

Tried to watch the game at work on my phone, not overly successful, prob saw most of the first 50 mins. Thought we played well for the first 35, if sokler scores in the 2nd minute what a different game. And he should have scored. We struggled the last 10 and I said to myself we need ht. Didn’t see the penalty live but really unfortunate. Jensen gets picked on, rightly or wrongly, but I’m a fan. He gave a good foul for his first booking by being physical, and was really unlucky for the penalty. I’m not clear on the rules, isn’t a penalty enough given it wasn’t an intentional foul (not even a foul, hand in a natural running position)? I thought they’d done away with a foul and a card and a penalty was punishment enough given the nature of the so called foul. Not sure why a yellow was given. Anywhere else on the field that may not have been a foul and is certainly not a card. Second goal is a fine strike but where are our holding mids? Guy had a ton of time and space if I recall. been said before, conference league prob best for us with perhaps more competitive games. We need a 9 and a few goals and wins to pick us up. Intrigued with the end of window signings plus keen to see Marko up top. Last point, Europa league finances would have been split with the old firm I think, hibs lose and conference league alone, must help us a little financially there??

Absolutely shocking. Var can go fuck itself yet again. Any obvious foul there?? Double fucked.

Geez. We signed yengi plus lazetic, plus have sokler and Ambrose. We’re not spending millions to add miovski. As pish as Ambrose and yengi may be, we’re not spending millions here on yet another 9, I think our hope is Marko is our guy. I’d suggest, for example, if we’re spending that type of money I think we would look to sign a sadiq type who’d dominate a game, and can be wide or central. As good as bojan is, and as much as we loved him, he’s not that good and won’t dominate a game. Side note, playing for the Huns is very different to playing for us. Pressure is very different. Miovski is/was a hero here who could do no wrong here, look at the way dressers has been treated. I’d even say Miovski is a sensitive type, the move isn’t guaranteed to be a success. Especially given their current situation and an expected old firm loss at the weekend, it’s going to get worse there before it gets better, and they are pish at the back and mediocre in midfield. Miovski may struggle to settle in an unsettling environment.

Don’t be silly! I think best they can hope for is penalties

Best day ever!

Enjoyable reading the fans wanting him actually sacked at half time. Who would sign for rangers in this state if they sack the manager. Hoping for a second half pasting, the manager sacked, and miovski running in the opposite direction!

I should clarify, I predicted 4 by half time

2 now. I predict 4-0 and the orcs going mental. Good times.

I’d like to think miovski can find a better option than rangers. I despise them, most dons fans do, that orc land of disgusting bigots. He knows we have a rivalry, and surely knows he’d be hated by all In Aberdeen, a club that loves him and treated him so well. He’d surely be aware of the abuse and hatred he’d receive from many of our fans. Does any of that matter? I know money talks, I just don’t see them as that appealing over teams in Spain, France, Germany, Italy etc., even Saudi?? Plus, they aren’t the most stable of clubs either.

So, possible that there’s 3 Scottish teams in the Europa league?? How does that affect the finances ?

Well, one week to go in the window, what’s that chatter? A left back? A Rama type in midfield? One more forward? still think devlin and shinnie can fill in for now, we’ve got an overload of center mids including polvara but still haven’t replaced Rama, and up no clue what we have exactly but one non big lad up top is needed as a different look.

Would you go with the cup final tactics with 3 at the back, devlin left wing back, and shinnie center mid? Or are they not that good that we’d be giving them too much respect?

Just watched the highlights. Molloy can’t play when he has to think. At central defense he gets stuck in, but out wide he has to use his brain. He looked nervous, much like he did alongside ruby, and that hurts those around him. Saying that, kneuster should have stepped up and taken the ball for the second goal Instead of watching molloy try to play backwards where he’s so uncomfortable. Molloy reeks of fear and that hurts your team. think next week may be better actually. We were 100 miles an hour in the first half, too much youthful enthusiasm, we need to be calm under pressure. sitting in and countering may suit us much better. Plus a game like that probably suits sokler too with his pace and mobility.

Saw parts of the game, here’s my thinking. Devlin has to be left back for now. End of. Many of us have been saying this, what does jimmy have against devlin? we missed chances, yengi missed one early from a palaversa cross (I think), from about 6 yards, maybe he was unsighted from the defender but he’s rank. Awful. Not the answer in any game and I do actually think Ambrose is better. sokler is clearly not match sharp hence his miss(es), the header past the post and shot from the palaversa knock down, but he works his balls off. Very pleased he got his goal. Until we have a heathy and legit 9, Sokler is our best option. i totally understand the polvara dilemma. As someone who has coached footie in the US for almost 30 years, there are a ton of nice technical players here. But they just don’t have the bite, fight, desire, and passion. Is that polvara?? He’s a good fit for Europe where isn’t not a battling Scottish game, expect him to get minutes next week. not a fan of inverted wingers. Today was crying out for Morris to burn the full back wide yet milanovic cut inside almost every time with little success. Did we not learn last year that good things happen when we hit the line and put crosses in?? Inverted wingers also require a mobile 9 to be making diagonal runs out of the middle when the winger cuts in, and that’s not yengi, he gets in the way. all to play for, hopefully that’s kneuster fit, but we have to have devlin with him too. Although I wonder if we see a back 3/5 next week like the cup final.

Quite stunning the amount of abuse Martin is already getting. They are a mess and need a complete squad overhaul, not unlike us, but we appear to have stability and are willing to give JT time. I also think our fans are certainly more realistic and patient. their next 5 games are st mirren and brugge away, then home to Celtic Hearts and hibs, that’s a tough stretch. Will be enjoyable watching the drama/chaos unfold.

Rangers look awful defensively, the goals conceded were comical, shocking. While I only saw highlights, they look like a bunch of players who don’t know each other. I’ll give JT credit, he focuses on togetherness and playing together. I hope teams including us take note, they are there to be beaten.

Hahahahahahaha!!!

Plan B (or C) to me would also involve a different type of 9, not just another big loon up top trying to hold the ball up etc.

There was one situation in particular when he picked the ball up deep and attacked straight up the middle. Far too often we’d knock it back, square, or send it wide and hope. He’s an aggressive 10 that we’ve badly needed, I like what we’ve seen so far. for this formation to work we need a 9 who can play technically, creating 2v1s with 9 and the wide guys and the 10, or wide guys and 10, as you saw with him and morris. Yengi really struggles to control the ball which makes this hard. He was a little better today though, but from what I’ve seen on YouTube, lazetic seems pretty technical and could make a big difference.

Motherwell at home in the next round, not a bad day!

I wouldn’t necessarily say that. You can only make 5 subs, deep bench. At the same time, they are down the pecking order.

Hoping Milne’s groin isn’t a big deal, he was the one who waked off towards the end.