Drew Peacock

Boo! 

So by the looks of it nobody's ACTUALLY signed anything despite the reports last night.

Not like the EE to get a head of themselves...Fingers crossed all works out well in the end though as getting extended deals for the likes of these guys is vital. 

Diamond and Barry Nic?  Pah!

Give me Thomas Solberg and Leigh Hinds anyday...

i wonder about some peoples agenda's are in general amongst the aberdeen support - not just on afc chat... honestly think some people enjoy being prophets of doom beause it makes them seem more self important.

Things are going good for the club just now but you'd think it was back to the steve paterson days!

...although, whoever start the Larsson rumour must have a sense of humour!!!

I think you're right about the "self important" thing.  The same people that spout a majority of the negative stuff are the same retards that come away with stuff like "Atletico Madrid / Loko Moscow / Panathaniakos were pish and were there for the taking" or ""At least we were entertained under Ebbe Skovdahl".

Spastics, to a man and there is no point in rising to it as it's blatant attention seeking from popple who probably didn't get hugged enough as nippers...

Really, Hendrik Larsson - like he'd get in the team ahead of Lee Miller...

You mean Henrik Larsson isn't coming to Pittodrie?

To sign new three year deals by the looks of things:

http://www.thisisaberdeen.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=202847&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232188&home=yes&more_nodeId1=148325&contentPK=19214732

Great news all round!

Funny how the press labels them "Contract rebels"

Aye, noticed that too - Twats.

I wouldn't change the midfield from last week.

Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood today rubbished rumours that skipper Scott Severin could be leaving Pittodrie.

 

Severin looks set to be relegated to the bench for the second game in a row when the Dons entertain Kilmarnock tomorrow.

 

The fact the former Hearts midfielder was a substitute for last week's victory over Hibs has sparked speculation Severin could be moved out when the transfer window re-opens.

 

Calderwood laughed that off by saying: "That's all news to me."

 

When asked if Severin will still be with the Dons in the New Year, Calderwood added: "I would think so, he still has a fair bit of his contract to go.

 

"It's the silly season because the transfer window is about to open."

 

Calderwood also batted away the question on whether Severin would be dropped on to the bench again for the Killie game.

 

He replied: "I don't need to drop Seve again, he has already been dropped.

 

"Other players are champing at the bit as well, but it was a very good performance against Hibs, so there won't be wholesale changes.

 

"Leaving Seve out last week was a hard decision to make in the first place, but that's my job.

 

"If I have to make hard decisions again tomorrow to pick the team I think can win I will do it without a second thought."

 

Veteran midfielder Jackie McNamara could have already played his last game for the Dons. The 34-year-old, who is being linked with a move to Dunfermline as a player/coach, has been ruled out for seven weeks by a hamstring injury.

 

McNamara could already be back at East End Park by the time he is fit again.

 

Calderwood said: "His hamstring injury is worse than we thought and it could be six to seven weeks before he is fit.

 

"Until we know otherwise, we will be working on Jackie still playing for us by the time he is fit.

 

"He has been linked with Dunfermline, but there has been no approach for Jackie so far.

 

"If things stay that way it will be fine by us because he is a good player, we will just have to wait and see what develops."

 

Calderwood will today hold further talks with his five contract rebels - Michael Hart, Zander Diamond, Barry Nicholson, Jamie Langfield and Chris Clark - in he hope of persuading them to sign new deals by the end of next week.

 

Calderwood said: "I've spoken to Willie Miller and we agree it's about time we had some decisions.

 

"I don't know if my contract will be sorted out by the end of next week, but that's not so important because I'm not playing.

 

"It would be great for me and the club to see the players making a commitment ahead of the host of big games coming up."

Hopefully that means Touzani stays, Severin has to make do.

Does anyone think we should put Diamond and De Visscher back in for Mair and Young?

Is it just me or does it not say up there that Zander is out?

And De Visscher?

3rd place team meets 1 of the drop out teams from the CL.

BRING ON THE RANGERS!!!!

Why could he not have waited 3 minutes until half time? Old JC wasn't happy with him at all.

Aye i don't know what that was all about - bit of a strange one.

Touzani was nothing short of immense.  On that form, he has to be a stick on to play the holding role every week IMO.  He was fierce in the tackle and his use of the ball was superb.

Lee Miller had a very good game, as did Dick Byrne, which surprised me to say the least. 

Smith was also looking like his old self up to the point he got injured. 

Despite the result, i'm more than satisfied.

Terrifyingly, someone has just posted this on BNP Chat:

EE has revealed the team, nicholson did not train yesterday and looks very likely to miss out. Seve up front for a physical presence along with miller in the hope that they can hold the ball up. I can see the logic considering we may be making a lot of clearnaces rather than passes from defence, unless, foster is playing who will try and make nice wee passes across the 18 yard box. Defenders clearing their lines means that you have to have strikers who will offer a some physicality against their defenders. if you don't have the class up front, which we don't, then next best thing is to defend from the front. get it right up them!!

Back 5 of Hart, zander, touzani, considine, byrne

midfield of smith, jackie mac, dek young

miller and seve up front.

Jesus christ i hope that's a wind up.

Edit:

Oh fuck, it's true:

http://www.thisisaberdeen.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=202847&command=displayContent&sourceNode=232188&home=yes&more_nodeId1=148325&contentPK=19109431

That has to be the slowest frontline the world has ever seen...

Found some brilliant smilies on this Hibs (huck tooie!) board:

http://www.hibs.net/message/misc.php?do=getsmilies&editorid=vB_Editor_001

Think we could nick some?

Byrne's probably still in Glasgow looking for McGeady, such is the woefulness of his positional sense. Clark's like a fucking cockroach - a nuclear holocaust couldn't shift him from the team.

Sadly, that's funny because it's true...

To be honest i don't know why anyone is surprised at this line up.  The "culling" of players was never going to happen against Athletico - Calderwood was using that threat as a means to give a rocket up the arse of underperforming individuals like Severin and Clark, letting them think they might get dropped so that they really get stuck in tonight when they are given their "reprieve". 

I don't agree with it, but that's the way i read it knowing what we do about calderwoods blind loyalty with certain individuals.

De visscher and Aluko would have given very solid attacking base, but judging by that team we're already going over there to sit in, and against a team like Atletico, that's tant amount to suicide if you ask me.

OK

 

McLeish gone.

 

Who's next in line with suitable hun-connections (to satisfy the SFA criteria )

A Graeme Souness / Richard Gough "Dream team".

Actually, that could happen.  What a terrifying thought. 

Mark McGhee without a shadow of a doubt.

Had my doubts in the past, but everytime i hear him interviewed he impresses me. 

That, and he's turned motherwell from relegation fodder into a team that playing some really good football whilst getting resuts, and he doesn't seem to feel the need to change that style based on the opposition. 

Incidentally, Thats not a slur on Jimmy Calderwood despite those being things that have been the basis of criticism levelled at him in his time at Aberdeen, as i think he's done a fantastic job with us. 

JC won't go anywhere, but if he does, McGhee would be a brilliant appointment IMO.

If it was as easy as that then Duncan Shearer would have turned Darren Mackie into a goal machine when he was here.

 

The Celtic youth would be desperate to learn or progress so probably put in the hours under Moravcik.  We can't even get Lovell to put in a shift on a Saturday afternoon and Miller gives me the impression that he thinks he knows it all already.

 

Not sure if Thompson is the answer but since we've got misfiring strikers I'd probably take the chance to offload Lovell and bring him in.  Can't really be much worse can it?

 

 

Big Dunc spent most of his time trying to wake "Pele" Paterson from his drunken slumber.

 

I think it might be a good idea to offload Lovell. Perhaps as an exchange. I'm sure Superkev would look after him in Cardiff. But somethings got to be done to inject some life into our strikeforce. There's clearly fuckall inspiration coming from the midfield. So we need strikers who are gonna create something. We need strikers who are gonna take pot-shots from outside AND inside the box. Basically we need a fit-again Jamie Smith.

Nail on head Reekie.

I'd love to see the real Jamie Smith that we only get to see in flashes, and Lee Miller given a run up front together.  I think they'd compliment each other well.

Lovell remains a complete mystery to me, as every time he played against us for Dundee he looked lethal.  Now he just looks murder...

Howdy. 

I'm Drew Peacock.  People seem to like me because I am polite and I'm rarely late.  I like to eat ice cream, and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.

I'm partial to cheese on occasion, although I'm strictly mainstream when it comes to my dairy produce intake - I'll embrace cheddar, but Stilton can fuck right off.

I'm currently 24 and 11/12ths, and have lived in Aberdeen for around 22 and a half years of that.  Despite being born in Inverness, I consider myself a born and bred Aberdonian.

I'm a season ticket holder in the RDS upper, and as a result I reserve my right to have an an opinion about Lee Miller's latest hairstyle.

I'm a long time poster on DonsTalk despite a gloomy exile to the darkside in the days of unreliable servers, and it's good to be back.

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Going to be watching it from the comort of my living room with a cold case of Hoegaarden. 

And I'm probably not going to wear any trousers, just because i can.

Am i the only one that just wishes they'd shut the fuck up about a bid that hasn't happened?

If it happens, then fine.  But until then, please can everyone down Pittodrie way hit the the "i dont know what we'll do if we get an offer for Russel Anderson" chat on the head. 

It's getting right on my tits.

The funny thing is, I don't remember Pepper at all. I remember Hignett and other players of that time fine, but despite this reputation Pepper has I honestly can't remember him ever playing for us!

Blink and you will have missed him though - what was it - 26 seconds after coming on as a sub against Celtic before he got his marching orders???

The depressing thing is he was one of the many rejects we signed for upwards of £350K - what i wouldn't give for us to have some of that cash now for transfer fees ....

How would you rate nicholson's contribution so far for the team?

 

I think seve carries him at times during games and maybe we should be looking at a more creative central mid partner for seve?

Clearly you havent been watching very much this season.

Nicholson has been superb, and Seve has been poor for large parts of proceedings.

You only have to look at how much we missed Nicholson when he was injured to see how important he is to the side.

Definitely one of our best players IMO.