Reekie_Red

Our squad gets battered and bruised by some of Europe's finest footballers. An extended cup run in both cup competitions sees only Rangers play more games than us. But it still goes almost completely unnoticed that we finish 4th place. The media were creaming themselves when United were switching between 3rd and 4th earlier in the season. Dunno why I'm moaning. The Dons have always been shunned by the media. Who are we to care?

Versatile player? Sold! That's our left-back position filled then

I'm very wary of Foran. He was really keen on signing for the Dons when his contract with Shelbourne was up for renewal. Ebbe went over to watch him play, but he got sent off. He pleaded with Ebbe to give him another chance. So Ebbe went over a second time a few weeks later. Guess what? He got sent off again! I've got no doubt that Foran is a decent midfielder (well, when we were originally looking at him 8 years ago, he was a midfielder). But he's as big a liability as Nigel Pepper or Rachid Belabed. No point in fielding someone when there's a good chance you'll be playing one man down for the remainder of the match.

Better than our left back from a decade ago? Nah, min. Nobody's better than Jamie McAllister

Is that cos we is so close tae the Codonas, min?

I never rated Douglas as a goalie. He had a phenomenal defence infront of him at Celtic ... Boyd, McNamara, Mjallby and Lambert. I think Mark Peat would've been okay with that defence infront of him. He reached his peak many moons ago. Not what we are looking for in terms of a long-term goalkeeping solution. Mind you, I didn't think much of Kjaer when we first announced he was coming to Aberdeen. He turned out to be the third best keeper I've ever seen play for Aberdeen ... only behind Watt and Stillie (ducking for cover, lol)

Just like Robbie Winters ... and pretty much every striker we've had at the club in the past decade

Loved every word of what you were saying there, mate ... right up until you said the above. I'm presuming you've forgotten the match at Ibrox a few seasons ago when we were level-pegging past half-time. Then JC decided that, rather than stick to the 4-4-2 game plan that was working, he'd shift things around to produce another one of his fabulous formations that only he knows how to operate. The dirty huns saw this change happening and saw how uncomfortable our players were with the change, and within the space of about 12 minutes we were 4-0 down. I seem to remember Kevin McNaughton receiving his first ever red card that day too. But that might've been another game at Ibrox.

Cut to the chase and keep Lovell. The boy is a real professional. Has scored some quality goals for us. JC just needs to forget about his "good laugh in the dressing room clique" and give Lovell the regular starting berths that he needs to boost his confidence. A confident Lovell is a potent Lovell. And I'm sure he'd stay at Aberdeen for a fraction of Lee Miller's asking price.

Thankfully, this didn't stop us signing Jamie Smith. Although, I'd still rather have a player with a reputation for playing every single game, rather than playing one absolute blinder and then being out for 2 months with injury. Jamie Smith is phenomenal. But I wish we had him on the park as often as we had the likes of Phil McGuire on the park who, despite not being the most talented footballer, still managed to have something like 70 consecutive starts for the Dons.

This is how professional rugby utilises video refereeing. The top leagues such as the Premiership and the southern hemisphere's Super14 utilise video referees. All leagues below these still rely on traditional referee/linesman eyes to make the decisions. There's absolutely no reason why a system like the one mentioned in pro tennis can't be used in the world's most lucrative sport. I mean, a beam running across the goalline, coupled with a magnetive trigger built into the match ball would surely give us a means of telling immediately whether the ball had crossed the line or not.

No denying that he's the best. Winning so many trophies with Manchester United is one thing. I mean, all the money in the world means sweet fuck all if you haven't got someone there to actually MANAGE the team from day to day. The fact that he did exactly the same sort of thing at Aberdeen with virtually no money speaks volumes about the man's undeniable talent

The guy with the suit ... isn't that Teddy Scott?

Definitely! I reckon they should house the away fans in the Main Stand, and have the entire South Stand and Merkland reserved for the mentalists. Shove the kids in the RDS lower

... everywhere on the pitch except for the corner of the pitch at the Main/Merkland intersection. I reckon the Pittodrie pitch is unique in that it is the only pitch in the country that isn't perfectly rectangular. I reckon there is actually no corner over by the Main/Merkland intersection. I reckon it just kind of angles off

WTF?? When did we start showing interest in Keigan Parker? Apparently, according to a Blackpool supporters website, we're one of the favourites to land the former St Johnstone striker. I forgot he even existed! Had a quick check to see how he's doing. Soccerbase shows he has scored 34 goals in 96 games for Blackpool. Not a bad tally. But he's hardly set the heather alight for a side that would surely be below Aberdeen's level. and 5'7" is hardly becoming of the "Here Be Giants" team that JC is looking to build.

Section Y, or South Stand next to the away fans.

... or he could just donate his millions to us as compensation for setting us back ten years.

I was 7 years old when this happened. Just starting to understand what being a football fan was all about. I mind watching it on the tele in our suburban Stoney home. Dougie Donnelly commentating. At the time, he was the voice of sport on the tele. Now he's just the guy who does the snooker. But Hewitt's goal was priceless. Every house around ours let out a rip-roaring scream of joy. And the morning after saw just about every kid in the street out celebrating with their Aberdeen top on. Even the girl twins down the road from me had red scarves on (and from memory, it was a beautiful sunny day). And then the defining moment ... my best mate from down the road goes "I got European Song on white vinyl. My dad bought two of them ... would you like one?" And it still sits in my record collection today!

Do you think JC wakes up in the morning and asks himself ... "which one shall I use today?"

I doubt Hearts would win his signature over us. I think if Kerr is looking to play consistently, and play according to his manager, then Hearts will not be an option thanks to Romanov sticking his nose into football affairs every second day. If he's looking to stay within Scotland, we'll get him. If he's considering moving wherever he feels like, then no Scottish club will win against the financial clout of the Championship sides.

:lolabove: :lolabove: :lolabove: ... hang on a sec ..... :lolabove: :lolabove: :lolabove:

I see there's a few Hearts fans who are talking about Miller heading back to Tynecastle. http://www.hearts.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=108768

On Sunday, it will be 25 years since the infamous win at the Ullevi Stadium. What will you be doing to celebrate? Moi? I'm nowhere near either Aberdeen or Gothenburg. But I plan to be sitting in my Aberdeen top for the evening, quaffing a RED wine (perhaps Spanish, hehe) and wading my way through You Tube, watching Aberdeen victory after Aberdeen victory throughout the years. I think I'll start with Copenhagen, then work my way back to last season's climax against Rangers. Then the 3-2 league win over the huns a couple of years ago. Then a HUGE jump back to 2001 for the Shellick game at Pittodrie at Xmas. Then back to some of the "Jess Magic" games from the mid nineties. And finally ending up with game after game of stonking results in the 80s for the Dons over pretty much every single team we faced. We might not've been giants, but we were the best!

The ONLY way to spend a Saturday, in my opinion!! Hell, I miss match days.