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11 hours ago, Panda said:

He lives in Dundee (I want it on record neither he nor I are from there, he just lives there for reasons you don't need bored with)

That's what they said about Beto Carranza and Claudio Caniggia 

Agreed. Trips to Snake Mountain and the Tattiedome are probably gonna be losses. But visits from St Mirren and Hibs should see 6pts which is probably enough to secure third place. That trip to Tynecastle could really go either way though 

13 hours ago, BigAl said:

Agree with your analysis of them as a club, but on purely selfish grounds I'd rather they stayed up.

Ross County to go down for me.

Beyond Killie being a #shiteclubnofans, we seem to get way more than our fair share of mid-winter mid-week trips to Rugby Park. Waaaay more than any other team, it would seem.

I know there's a sizeable portion of the Red Army based in the central belt. But for those travelling from the northeast, a February midweek trip to Dingwall is waaaay easier than to Kilmarnock 

21 hours ago, BigAl said:

Aye, I taught Catherine Zeta-Jones all she knows  

Including slinking under laser light security in lycra?

3 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

That's a bit harsh. On the reliant robin. 

Willie Miller keeps calling him a Rolls Royce of a player on the radio too, seems McInnes' original description (which we all probably agreed with after his first couple of games) has stuck. He definitely brings a lot to a team and squad, but he'd probably be in the land rover defender (not the new abominations) category. Very reliable, easy to fix (he's always down injured and is invariably fine) and can run forever.

So a Mazda 6 then 

Of the current bottom 3, I'd prefer to wave goodbye to Killie. Shite club no fans, shite club no fans

Agreed on Pollock, MacDonald and Shinnie - we need to find a way to keep them all here next season.  I doubt we will get Clarkson for another year. Scales played magnificently this weekend, but I still have reservations about another deal. Maybe see how he fairs in the remaining Top 6 fixtures. 

Duk and Miovski def need extensions. Miovski is a deadly striker and will do well in a league that isn't as physical as scotland. Benfica get 50% of whatever we sell him for, so yeah extend his contract and slap a price on him!

As for McRorie, yep Willie Miller is quite right to say we should be demanding more than £2M for him.  We don't need to sell him like we did when we sold Fergie and Ramsay. £2M is a bargain for a Rolls Royce of a player who is very comfortable in both defence or midfield

Kjaer?

I don't think he would've ever (a) gone to Rangers or (b) been accepted by the unwashed hordes. For my sins I know a number of huns fans, and they all fkn hate Jess 

Hearts and their fans really showing their colours right now. Fans graffitiing a mural funded by their fellow fans. And now players blaming "enduring European football exploits" for their tiredness that has led to their downfall. 

Boo fucking hoo!

Yeah its an odd one. One of my good pals is a Wycombe fan and he was saying the fans were gutted when Stewart left them for Aberdeen

I'd be happy if Scales doesn't play. He simply has no confidence whatsoever, and directly gifted StJ at least two chances with his sloppy play. But who would take his plain defence?

I see he made a surprise return to MK Dons at the weekend against his former team Wycombe. Gifted them a goal early on, but commanded his way for the rest of the game apparently. 

Clearly League 1 is a better level for him than the frantic nature of the ScotPrem

On 02/04/2023 at 21:27, manc_don said:

Watched the rescue on Disney, documentary about the Thai football team that were stuck in the cave.

I remember watching the Netflix series about that. The ideas that were being thrown around by the international community to save the team was just incredible, including the air capsules that I believe were supposed to house one kid at a time whilst a driver dragged them through the water

Absolutely loved Last Of Us. Arguably the best game adaptation yet. Pedro Pascal is good, Bella Ramsey is exceptional, and thr two of them together are so natural. There's times you forget it is a zombie series 

On 21/03/2023 at 11:56, Goldie03 said:

Out of the Oscar films this year ...

Quite enjoyed All Quiet On The Western Front. Also strangely enjoyed Triangle Of Sadness which won awards at Cannes.

On 19/03/2023 at 10:54, Kowalski said:

Made a rare appearance to attend today with my 6 year old son who is on P2 W2 for his first two matches at Pittodrie!

He's the team's lucky charm ... get him along to every game from now til 2067

On 19/03/2023 at 12:02, Panda said:

Everone's first club doesn't necessarily have to be a small club. Mikel Arteta is doing okay in his first job.

He was hit & miss for a while at Arsenal. He started last season with back to back losses, and they failed to gain entry into any European competition under him for the first time in something like 25 years. But the board stuck with him, and now they're sitting pretty at the top of the EPL.

Different horses for different courses, you could probably compare Arteta's playing career with Robson's - a lot of challenges, a lot of success, had to endure time at the bigot-brothers, and ended up managing the last team he'd played for.

If anyone offered Scotland a "comfortable third" before this season began, we would bite their arm off. But after commanding performances against Wales and England, indeed the season has evaporated. A shame, because ultimately we lost by 1 try against the world #2 side, and by two tries to the world #1 side. 

2 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

That McGhee was largely finished as a manager was no secret either, I don't think you'll find a Dundee fan who doesn't believe that this was nepotism, and the club made no attempt to suggest otherwise either

Got a few mates who are Dundee fans, and they really struggled with McGhees appointment. Got to admit I scratched my head at that one too. The guy is a fkn neep, probably better to serve out his years as the manager of a joke shop 

Of course, they (The Mirror) just had to quote the manager of fkn Darvel. Any opportunity to bring that result up again ...

Not to mention the Beeb have commissioned a documentary about the life of a certain Mr Jimmy Savile. The Beeb are in a downward spiral. Good fucking riddance to them

On 08/03/2023 at 13:23, manc_don said:

It's certainly an interesting one for the board. Ideally you give a manager plenty of time  (like we did with Goodwin) and they can assess the squad in a competitive environment ahead of the summer. However, if the team are performing, why wouldn't you want to finish as high as you can? Especially Europe is actually still to play for.

Yeah I feel for Robson. The fans love him, cos he is a red through and through, and he really puts his heart and soul into the job. He could win every game outside of the Ugly Sisters matches, but his inexperience will show eventually. If he wants to become a football manager, he needs to go and manage a lower division team asap before the poisoned chalice Pittodrie taints his reputation, which is only a matter of time and inevitability. 

On 03/03/2023 at 07:34, RicoS321 said:

A decent chauffeur would have sneaked Goodwin out in his boot, instead of making him walk across Easter road.

Steve Paterson clearly had a decent chauffeur 

Really hope its a square stand config and not an oval. Nothing quite like having the fans towering over the pitch