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It’s nice to see you still care KGB! couldn’t agree more. Roy Keane being a prime example. The days of that have gone. Football has moved on. we need a manager that has excellent man management skills, that the players will run and work for every minute of every game and respect. Add in a couple of coaches to help that side of it out. I’m all for a something different. A younger manager cutting his teeth with new ideas and no fear. Similar to what Gerrard has done at Rangers. There was huge risk with that appointment and although I personally can stand the guy, he has done a great job. mad long as we roll the dice, try something fresh and don’t reach out for SPL mediocrity like Hughes or Robinson or Goodwin, I will be happy!

I will never understand this ‘be careful what you wish for’ nonsense. it’s been spouted by a few idiots, including Kris Boyd and now tonight, Ricky Foster. it’s simple...we wish for Aberdeen to be the best that they can be. Now, the best that we can be is up for debate but it certainly isn’t what we were served up during the last 4 years of McInnes’s reign. I don’t understand people that are happy to accept a level of mediocrity for fear of what failure might be when trying to better yourself. If you don’t try, you will never know...

Nah, let’s try something different. A youngster with a good background and some ambition. Darren Fletcher. captained Man Utd. Well respected. Captained his country. Knows football. Is a winner. Good connections in the game. let’s try something like that instead of the same old reaching out to mediocre managers within the SPl.... I know he’s not proven etc and it doesn’t always work as good players don’t always go on to be good managers but look at the job Gerrard has done at Rangers...

He IS international class...Scottish international class. We are pish and he’s a starter if he’s fit. It’s just where we’re at currently. Accept it.

Agreed on Kjaer. Not as great as Snelders or Leighton but still good. I'd add Danny Ward in there too....not great but still a good keeper for us.

I don't get that. If a guy is born in England because his Scottish parents were living there at the time do to work commitments or whatever, that shouldn't rule him out of playing for Scotland. The deciding factor for the player should be what he feels in his heart. Even though he qualifies for Scotland, he should only put himself forward, when asked, if he feels Scottish in his heart and is willing to run, work and tackle to 100% of his ability 100% of the time. The manager at the time must be able to assess if the player is fully committed to the country, although the player should be man enough to accept or decline based on morals. Is that better than a guy born in Scotland to English parents who grew up in England ? Slightly different but I would also give the example of Stuart McCall. He was proud to represent Scotland. He was allowed to represent the country due to the rules but the difference between him and say Matt Ritchie for example, is that he wanted to represent the country. He cared. He worked his socks off and was 100% committed to Scotland.

Djimi Traoré. Won the champions league and has always been utter horse shit!

Another manager got the best out of Greg Stewart. Perhaps another manager would get the best out of Stevie may. Somewhere in there is still a quality player. Perhaps a few goals would help bring that out of him but I think there's more to it than that...

He will replace Shinnie when he goes to Rangers

Agreed. Money has changed the game and I don't see that changing in my lifetime, or for most who post on this forum.

There's optimism, realism and just down right foolishness. A few years back, Alex Ferguson asked Roy Keane what his exceptions were for the world cup. He said to win it. Ferguson laughed at him in disbelief. At the time, an optimistic expectation would have been Ireland getting to the last 16. A realistic expectation would have been them getting out of the group. A foolish expectation was the nonsense that Roy Keane answered with.

My only real criticism of McInnes has always been that we bottle the bigger games against the old firm but credit where it's due, he's done really well in that department this season. A huge turn around. Well done Derek! Hopefully there's no hangover at the weekend though and we kick on from here.

Proud of McInnes. It took balls to give Campbell a start at Ibrox. Brilliant stuff Aberdeen FC! As the BBC said...a tactical masterclass from McInnes.

Nothing condescending meant. So if there was to be a change in the summer, who in your opinion is a good enough manager for AFC?

Rocket - If McInnes had moved his family up to Aberdeen would that change your opinion on him not being committed? Plenty of managers commute but are fully committed. Mourinho and Rafa Benitez are examples of that. Times have changed and people in every industry commute or work from home or a combination of both. It doesn't mean they are less committed to their job, they just have to find a balance that works for them, their family and their employers. I think that McInnes has done all he can with the club and a change in the summer would be good for all but I don't question his commitment to Aberdeen FC. He has made some good signings, some bad signings won us a cup but underachieved too. For me, things have tailed off and a change is needed as we have flat-lined or arguably gone slightly backwards. Any new manager that comes in however should not be employed if they see Aberdeen FC as anything more than a stepping stone to greater things.

Listen, it’s simple. Build a proper tunnel with reinforcements fae along the already existing road below union st up to mounthooly. Backfill union terrace gardens with all the shit you can find to replicate the current ground being built on a shit tip. Then build a new stadium and training facility there. Perfect. Union st thrives, pubs stay open, jobs a good een.

Shearer and Dodds weren't that bad either. Stevie May's a dodgy one for me. Could be great,could be terrible. He's not done that much of late. Hopefully McInnes can get the best out of him if he signs.

Was at the game last night. Really poor, particularly in the first half. Defence were terrible in the first half with Anderson the worst. Bullied by Rory McAllister. Crap marking for both of Jordan Brown's goals. Dons were better in the second half but far from acceptable against a team they should comfortably beat. Reynolds did ok second half with good distribution from defence. Robson was ok and scored a cracking free kick. McGinn looked lively when he came on as was Hayes in second half. Apart from that there were not many positives . No Wylde, no Zola and no Flood.

Two sad little neds who could have achieved so much in the game and been regulars in the national team but instead they've never grown up, pissed off so many and have almost made themselves unmarketable. Any manager would have to be nuts to sign them. At least with a mad man like Joey Barton, you're likely to get hard graft out him for 90% of the season (admittedly 10% of the season, he's likely to flip his lid). With O'Conner and Riorden, you're taking on players that will only give you a handful of performances throughout the season and the remainder of the time, they're either running the streets in a shellsuit carrying an air gun or are coked up to the gizzard. Nile Ranger at Newcastle might be clone of Riorden/O'Conner!!!!

McCourt is another Belabed, Zerouali, Smith, Bernard type that will 'play' two/three games a season when he is fit/can be arsed. The rest of the time he will be a complete waste of time and money. Why do you think the tims want to get rid. Any signing's we make need to be honest work-man like performers and not someone who flatters to deceive.

Unless Butcher's going to pay for the door that he took off the hinges at Pittodrie, he can get fecked.

Aye, Carlo Cudicini

I Live in Newcastle now so thought I'd support the local team. Makes the SPL look like the premiership at times though.

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The A-League's erratic. Some weeks it's end to end and is enjoyable to watch and other weeks it is unbelievably frustrating and I'd say is the standard of the Scottish first division (despite Bosnich's claims that is on the same level as the top end of the championship). When Billy Mehmet and Grant Brebner are still getting regular games, it's tells the true story itself. The sad thing is that the Newcastle Jets (The club I support) still get an average gate of about 9000 a week and can be up to 15000, playing a worse standard than the dandies. Anyway, back to my original point....f*ck the c*nt that is Kevin Muscat and the horse that he rode in on! Gives me the shits every time I see the prick in TV. And it's not just cause he's a hun c*nt...he's just a c*nt!