OrlandoDon

Looks like Peter Ambrose is the younger brother of ex Celt and Hibbie efe ambrose. Not that it means anything!

The signs were there with the results we’ve had of late. We’re not a back 3 team now. We were good a year or two back with a fit and healthy Hanley and or cooper with hickey or Patterson at right wing back, we’re a different team now, have no reliable/solid middle back 3 defender, and Clarke didn’t plan for it or create a plan B. we have half a dozen or so players good enough for the championships here and the rest aren’t fit or good enough. Unfortunate that our better players all play the same positions. Getting pumped maybe plays to our advantage though, lowers expectation, teams underestimate us, and we come out more fired up in the next 2 to prove we’re not pish! the goal difference got fucked today too, I assume that affects the third placed finish for the 4 3rd placed teams advancing.

Utter garbage. And take the only forward off? Levein on the bench advising??

I know I’ll probably get push back here but close to logging out of afc updates on social media, Scotland updates, and bbc sport etc. I have no interest in women’s football yet it’s now coed sites where we get both men’s and women’s posts/updates. Why? They are very different sports. I now get so much shit on my facebook page that I’m soon walking away from these sites/pages. Can’t they have separate men’s and women’s pages to follow? Just because I like sport doesn’t mean I like all sport, and just because I like the dons doesn’t mean I want to follow every team…… am I wrong?

I wouldn’t hate bojan, a very likeable guy. Plus I think he knows the dislike we have for rangers. As mentioned, he has two years left, I doubt the huns or tims would be willing to pay 10M plus and I think that’s what we demand from them. Unless it’s 5m plus scales, ralston, Forrest, welsh, etc, a legit package deal. Not saying just these guys but a significant amount plus a couple of players, one being scales……although pretty sure we can’t afford their wages. I truly think he goes to a top European league, wouldn’t be surprised to see him follow Rama to Italy. Ferguson and Rama have been greatly successful over there, as did hickey, doig too, eyes from Italy watch the Scottish game.

I loved the sixes, particularly with our weather I wish we’d bring it back. Great way to play some of your experiences pros, squad players, and give youth a run. Players like Morris, and Richardson, as well as a back up keeper, would get a little pressure free play time! why not add something like this, it’s entertaining? We play too many games as it is, 16 team top league, play each other twice, and add the tenants sixes in January!

Never rated Joe miller at all. Jamie smith was far better in my eyes. I’d say Joe has more similarities to oor shayden!

I remember him and Paul wright being good in the tenants sixes. Plus he never aged, always looked 12….

Wright was a super player, according to Wikipedia he played 150 games and 5 seasons for us, didn’t realize it was that much. Also thought we had more than one season with wright and Robertson at full backs together, arguably the two best fullbacks in Scotland at the time. i was crushed when Robertson went to rangers, an Aberdeen lad who knew the hatred we had for rangers. I think wright was a bellshill lad and a rangers fan, a little different…..but not much! still dont see mason as a midfielder, especially not a central midfielder, he was a forward. Id be inclined to go with Seve and Peter Nicholas. Dont recall why he only played one season for us, but quality. Then again, he left us for Chelsea, not a bad move. Tough to ignore Lee Richardson, he didn’t get a fair deal up here, what I wouldn’t give for a player like him today.

Hayes in his prime over mcginn in his prime? Tough to split them!

Joe miller???? You been day drinking? to be fair it has to be players who never played for Ferguson.

Hard one to pick 11. I’d also argue the lineup above is more like 5 forwards, jess and mason being forwards. We’ve had talent too, some have just stayed with us longer. Does this come with the requirement of being in a good team?? Or with us x years? Was Shay Logan in his prime better than Kev? McKimmie was with us post Ferguson and arguably our best ever right back. Irvine was a die hard but limited player, not unlike considine. Not a top 11 player but certainly a top don. McKenna is a better player. Although I always thought arnason was an excellent central defender. Anderson was also pretty shit early on. Seve was excellent for us, injury limited his career. Was mcginn or Hayes in their prime better than mason? zero probably compares to gilhaus?

So it’s Gordon and Souttar who will miss out, a little surprised at that. No clue if Gordon is a shadow of his former self but surely his experience helps and can’t see Kelly playing unless the other two get injured. is there any real difference between Souttar, Hanley, and cooper? Guess the latter two are experienced premiership players and Souttar plays for a relatively new team to Scottish football. Plus the hun seems to be injured regularly…?

And then come back and spend most days with shayden Morris and Jayden Richardson. Dream come true!

Yeah, Clarke and I talked about Morgan, and I even offered to help arrange the flight. He also said Kelly and cooper will head home or be ball boys.

Yeah. I honestly think both of the boys over here, Gauld and Morgan, could have added to the squad. It’s sad to say, we’re a depressing group now, minimal creativity and flair. Said it before, I’d be inclined to play mctominnay up top, he was a forward, and play mcginn mcgregor and gilmour in the middle. Not sure we can play Adam’s up top too or add Christie. Probably it will be Adams, not sure Clarke wants the levein 4-6-0, though we’d be a 3-7-0 or 5-5-0. A little lightweight too unfortunately but we’re so limited now. We’re married to the 3/5 at the back I think and I don’t think we have the type of players for it now.

Ben Doak out, Conway in. Really shows our lack of talent. Would have taken the red head from Ross county, big physical loon who is scoring goals!!

Pay very little attention to MLS but looks like he’s scored 14 in 16 games for them this season and is well on form. Scored a hat trick against Miami (Messi and I all the old stars) this season from what I see.

Lewis Morgan doing well and scoring goals, worth a Scotland look?

Ryan jack to killie to rejoin mcinnes??

Well, look at it this way. Opportunity for shankland to shine and earn a big money move. Prove how good he is. His confidence is high and he’s the only forward who has played consistently recently. Match sharp and ready to go. Maybe we also play better football since we don’t have the long ball option quite so much. alternatively, do we play mctominay up front? Would be keen on that had we Ferguson fit to come into midfield.

I see Stevie Mallan is a free agent after leaving salford. While that was league two, I’m sure it was the paycheck that attracted him to that club, I do feel he’s Scottish premiership level. Worth a look? Seem to remember him being a decent player for hibs and st mirren. While I don’t see him being a star summer signing, we have minimal width and he could be a decent squad player for us.

I think cutting from 28 to 26 is pretty open, 5 or 6 either not playing for their clubs or recovering from injury. It’s not a fit squad. Ideally it’s cut a keeper and one more. I’d have picked 30 and cut 4 as I think we’ll be taking players who aren’t fit/match sharp. The more I think about it, I’d have taken Barron for example and one other to make 30 as Barron is fit and on form, who knows what jack presently offers.

I expect to see that at pittodrie in a couple of months, sweeping move involving Richardson, Morris, mcgarry, loanee baldursson, and a lovely gueye finish. Quality!

Don’t care for Celtic but don’t really have a strong dislike. Rangers, on the other hand, I despise. With a passion. Want them to lose home, away, cups, Europe etc. Delighted it’s a weekend we don’t lose and they do! Especially in a cup, a final, and at the death! Don’t care if we sign ex rangers through, and don’t care if they play for Scotland, they get my support there, but the club itself. No love there! Curious to others take??