Tyrant

Ojo had a great game and is exactly what we've been missing. Seemed calm, can't think of a missed tackle or any miss-placed passes. Think the lads on RedTV suggested he had 100% pass completion and he looked to play it forward most of the time. The boy who was up in the air by the time Ojo touched him shouldn't have even been on the pitch.

 

Gallagher didn't have a great game, and it seemed like the speed and acceleration we saw in the first two games had deserted him. Had the best chance of the game and instead of vollying it whith his right foot decided to let it bounce get it under control then cross it back into 5 of their players. 

 

Thought Hedges was pissed off at being hung out to dry at left back when he ploughed through them and nearly scored 

 

Much like the first two games we just couldn't find the space to get decent shots away. We've an abundance of wide players but no one who seems willing to pull players wide to create the space in front of goal. Too many floated crosses, you'd think after about the 10th time one of them might try driving one in.

 

Defensively we looked panicky and they should have had a second when their (I think 10, the lad who should have been off) decided to cross the ball back towards our 5 players who had all gone to the ball. It was primary school stuff.

 

Fuck knows why Taylor decided to foul the boy, McKenna had him, and not only did he get a yellow he injured himself in the process. Fucking gype.

Other than the penalty he conceded and the booking he got? That was Shinnie-esque. So it looks like we've got our replacement! Might take a few bookings along the way but he's not worried about getting stuck in. I certainly felt his debut was encouraging.

Replacement for Taylor? 

Who'd've thought that this day would come. Utter madness.

Everyone who voted Yes in 2014 for a start.

Glad to hear it, MBT. 

Their allocation should be cut to the same percentage of the stadium that they give us at mordor.  About 450 seats in practice

Aye but Stewartie likes money.

So how many of our squad are out because it's a plastic pitch?

Fuck sake Manc. 

I've still got two tickets for the home end going if anyone's travelling up without tickets? That includes Brophy.

Somebody explain why there are 24 votes made but saying 23 at bottom of post??

Cybernats.

I rate McGeouch, i think there’s a player there. But as people say, I think he’s not really interested in coming to us. Saying that, the only one quoted in the media is Ross saying he wants to keep him but that doesn’t say whether DMG wants to stay. I was never convinced GMS wanted to be here and he saw us as simply an opportunity to be seen and get another move, this would be the same in my opinion.

The thing is how often in modern football do managers of a club get final say on all in-comings and outgoings? Rarely. Ross wanting McGeouch to stay is all very well but the board or the money men at Sunderland clearly want him out on his arse. 

Yes we do

 

We should have learned from the magoo fiasco. I don't want us being anyones back up option

As much as I agree in principle I just don't think this is practical. We'd just have nae players.

Well our season starts tomorrow. I've no idea how we'll line up. I'm struggling a wee bit with the remains of last season's apathy and I think we've had a pretty dreadful transfer window so far. I'm shocked at how so many people are happy with the shite we've signed. But fingers crossed that this Finish mob will be more shite than us and we can get through. Pre-season results so far haven't been very encouraging even though I know it's not really about the results. It still kind of is.  Hopefully I'm wrong and we'll actually be fucking ace.

Why did he get compensation?

Who had to pay that?

If I remember right the boy wot done it paid thr boy dressed as a sheep £25k and thus avoided a custodial sentence. Should have asked the boy who got burnt if he'd rather have £25k or send the other boy to the Nick for a few months.

Anybody got access to a ticket for Finland.

 

My son is going ( via New Zealand or something) but as a non DNA member is waiting for a phone call from Pittodrie

The Vast majority of DNAers won't get a ticket either. My mate has bought us two for the home end.

We're going via Helsinki 

Hopefully just going the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail.

I feared he was in updating his contact details so the cooncil knew where to send his cooncil tax bills following his triumphant return to his hometown club. 

Any Clark Robertson rumours on the go? Just saw him coming out of Marischal College with a very pregnant woman who I assume is his spouse. He's a local loon isn't he? So he could just be visiting. Hun.

That was the most horrendous ending to a game of fitba ever. Scotland obviously fucked it like, but 6 minutes to VAR an obvious fucking penalty, then to bring it back when the keeper makes a save because they were half a yard over the line and finally play 4 minutes of stoppage time, ignoring the entire time taken for VAR. It was stupidly bad. I'd have chinned the ref had I been on that pitch. I'd be asking for a replay it was that bad. A terrible advert for the bird's game, caused by fucking about with the rules. Shove VAR up yer hoop, it's fucking awful (offsides excepted of course, as they can be calculated by a computer). I've never seen a keeper save a penalty when on their line, nor attempt to. If someone can find a clip of a keeper anywhere in the world, ever, saving a pen without going beyond their line I'll give them a virtual pint. It's fucking ludicrous. Thank fuck they're dicking about with this in the birds game.

Said exactly the same to my mrs. As much as Scotland were our own worst enemy at times yesterday it's not unfair to say that we've been the victims of some fucking brutal spasticated officiating. Although I feel that VAR isn't the problem. It's the spastics in charge of it that are the issue.

My friend thinks it is my 'perfectionist obsession' and 'madman thought process'  stemming from our brain injury at birth that is to blame for what I'm about to say but does anybody else just hope when it comes to these games especially at Home that we don't embarrass ourselves????  I know the team back in 2009-10 wasn't maybe as good as those between 2014 and the present day but I still can't watch highlights of Sigma Olomouc 5-1 horror show.  Was it true Mark McGhee took them so lightly that he only brought players back less than a week before first leg??

McGhee was just a fucking idiot. And seemingly not a well man despite no known brain injuries of his own.

Potential second round opponents if we get through first round.

 

NK Domžale (SVN) or Balzan FC (MLT)

 

CS Fola Esch (LUX) or FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO)

 

FC Viitorul (ROU)

 

FK Cukaricki (SRB) or FC Banants (ARM)

 

FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE) or JK Narva Trans (EST)

 

No easy trips in there for fans and some potentially difficult ties for the team. Would think Romanian, Slovenian and Serbian sides will all be decent.

You can fly direct from Aberdeen to Malta very cheaply. Weegie fakers might have a tougher trip.

I'm booked for ROPS. Flying via Helsinki. Charters are all very well but they're usually fucking extortionate.

Now I've finally found a women's game that I'm actually loving....Holland v Cameroon. The quality is really just as bad as the rest but theyre having a right old go at each other and in some cases actively trying to put the opposition in hospital 

Watched the whole game. Quite enjoyed it. How that was only a yellow card I have no idea! Reminded me of one that Ryan Jack was on the end of which was obviously never a red! 

The thread has a meaningful title which leaves me wondering why those who aren't interested would even enter the thread. 

You're not on Twitter (on here)!

Can we not reference outside influences in our posts like?

The huns and the sellic are sick fucks. I exposed the sellic fud last night in the pub by asking who are the best three SPL/SPFL footballers of the modern era? Henrik Larsson was obviously one but he said Lubo Moravcic and some other sellic I can't even remember. They are so bigoted. He was ripping into McKenna for the first goal so I asked him, what should he have done differently and how often have you seen him play? He didn't even have the balls to answer both question. Should've knocked the cunt out but he had specs on.

Aim for the jaw then!

1. Nobody has blamed him for anything.

 

2. Agreed.

 

It's an indication of how far we have dropped that a country with a population of only double our size are that far ahead of us.

Aye they have. He was getting pelters on Twitter

In McKenna's defence centre forwards don't get much bigger or stronger and powerful in the air than Lukaku. Also 2 or 3 other Scotland players completely switched off and gave Eden Hazard all the time he needed to pick out Lukaku perfectly. Folk blaming McKenna entirely probably have a pre-existing agenda. I though last night was the least embarrassing of our 4 qualifiers so far. Our opponents are world class in almost every position. I'm never happy with a defeat but frankly I expected worse and for the first time I believe there are positives to take. Fraser played better last night than he did against Cyprus.

I think we might end up missing Ball which is a fucking devastating comment to have to make.

Draw away to take place for the preliminary round.

 

If one of these teams went on to actually reach the group stages, how many games would they have needed to play?

6 I think? 3 x 2 legs? Or is there a final play off round which would make it 4 x 2 legs?