UEFA Europa League Play off - 1st leg
Thursday 21st August 2025
Aberdeen v FCSB, kick-off 7.30pm
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Everything posted by OrlandoDon
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Agree with you mostly except left mid. Don’t think hoilett has the legs, and duk doesn’t have the brain. I can also see duk leaving this summer, we’ll get offers. For the first 11 we definitely need a starting keeper, central defender (although I’m not certain ruby, Mackenzie, or Jensen should be a starter either), center mid, left mid, right mid. Wouldn’t mind seeing sokler given his chance, I think he’s more suited to Scottish football than miovski, not a knock on bojan. that’s 4 strong quality signings needed, 5 if it’s not sokler at 9. We also need depth, as I said the other day, I can see around 10 signings this summer.
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Another game, a semi final, where we’re left scratching our heads with VAR. I guess we’d be scratching our heads with referee calls but I just don’t see how VAR has made the game better. Certainly hasn’t added clarity. It definitely doesn’t add enjoyment, and it’s been a year where VAR seems to have impacts games and results. what were the real time referee calls for both incidents today? Didn’t see the scales one, certainly though with the hoilett one a penalty had been awarded??
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A world without VAR. we can hope. I can honestly say I dont celebrate goals now, didn’t today, instead waiting for the ref/VAR to get involved. Definitely changes the game for the worse.
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Didn’t see the first two goals but Macdonald is certainly a likable guy. Made a mistake but more than made up for it. Good captain for the day!
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Rico, agreed, tough to say they were soft today. But in general we dont have a lot of strong personalities so that needs fixed this summer. didnt see the scales incident and the second one has questions, but both no doubt go in the old firms favor.
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And I am bitter. If it was rangers or Celtic the attacking team they get one or both of those penalties.
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Yeah, my dig is more at the character. McGrath and Macdonald set the tone, we’re a bit of a soft bunch. Huge credit for 3-3 but you need the experienced guys to step up at penalties, although other than gartenmann all we had left were kids.
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Yes it’s a loss but ton of credit, great battling, some baffling decisions that went against us. 5 wins to finish the season please! the fact that we had 2 kids and a loaner taking penalties says a lot about our squad.
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Like a new signing! Forgot about him. Unfortunately Anthony Stewart is out of contract.
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Would still take baccus from st mirren, Armstrong from killie perhaps. Liked Lyle Cameron at Dundee but we have clarkson and McGrath who play a similar role. Haven’t suggested Mikey Johnson in a while, maybe Stephen welsh from Celtic too? would like some proven SPL players and not just random foreigners to fill the squad.
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We have a piss poor squad if you ask me, plus too many nice guys and not enough guys with a nasty bastard side to them who will get stuck in and scrap. Add that bojan, Barron, and possibly duk will move on this summer, ton of rebuilding yet again. honestly dont care if the following never play for us again, most are average at best - Roos, Doohan, gartenmann, Jensen, Morris, mcgarry, Phillips, Morris, Hayes, sokler, Duncan, Milne, gueye, vinnie, Macdonald, polvara… I get that some will be with us next season, but who do we ultimately have that we really dont want to lose?? we’re probably stuck with Morris, gueye, and mcgarry but certainly take any money on offer for them, add devlin, Macdonald, ruby, Jensen, Mackenzie, shinnie, clarkson, doohan as back up, sokler, McGrath, polvara, Duncan, were around a starting point of around 15. Can see close to 10 coming in this summer, possibly devlin, Mackenzie, shinnie, and clarkson, maybe ruby, are the only legit starters we have? Not sure if sokler can be our 9. McGrath is good but not a right mid and shinnie McGrath and clarkson aren’t my ideal center mid group, prefer another physical athlete in there with shinnie and clarkson or McGrath. hope jimmy brings in some Scandinavian talent, we need it!
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What a load of shit. Watched it through twice and he never once said ‘are you with me.’ Clearly not the coach we are looking for.
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Curious to the optimism of this game vs Celtic. You’ve said it more than once too and, over the last week in particular, we’ve been piss poor against weaker teams. While this isn’t the best Celtic of recent years they’re still a handy bunch. Nothing in our performances of late tell me a shock is on the cards. Someone posted we’re the second worst team in the league at the moment, 3 league wins and 2 cup wins in 2024 doesn’t fill me with confidence against our league leaders. Why so optimistic?
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Love autocorrect. Split!
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Do we know the spoilt fixtures yet?
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Likewise. Take great joy seeing the Huns fuck up but for once it didn’t help us. draw would have been ideal.
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Not sure how I feel about this one. Delighted rangers lose but 3 points to Ross county doesn’t help us. Still, all in our hands, and a wonderful dent to the Huns championship aspirations.
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If it’s thelin then I don’t see elfborg waiting until June to replace him, if they can get someone in sooner which they’d prefer we get our guy sooner. But if Dave has his way he’ll let elfsborg keep jimmy until October as they conduct a review.
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I think it was pronounced Rhuuub-seeeen.
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Not much chatter, would be nice to get a win obviously, but with rangers playing Ross county, as well as motherwell playing hibs, we’d be 10 clear of 2nd bottom going into the split and closer to those above us. 3-1 us, bojan McGrath and clarkson
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I’m saying nothing until it’s confirmed!!
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Works for me! Size adult large?
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Anyone know where I can get this seasons away top? Always sold out it seems the minute they come out. Open to buying a used (adult large)but in great nic too!
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Second paragraph says it all. That’s the most basic common sense to me….!?!? You only change a call where it’s a clear and obvious error and that wasn’t the case and couldn’t be verified.
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What a bizarre statement. The system failed so they guessed whether the goal should stand and even overturned the on field decision without clear evidence. didnt even tell the ref to take a look. VAR is broken and needs canned. Awful for our game. And what if we get relegated by a point when that should now clearly have been 3??