Tyrant

Derek McInnes basically said the other night that we don't have good young players coming through. He's in a results based business so he can't play youngsters that are clearly not good enough for the sake of it unfortunately.

I disagree with you re Nishikori. His chance at winning a slam has been and gone. I believe he lost to Cilic at Flushing Meadows a few years back. I don't think he'll get a better chance. He's always been a solid player but there are now and will be again (in my opinion) too many better players still on the go for him to win a slam. And at 27 years of age he's unlikely to develop much further. My money for the Aus Open is on Raonic. I've said a few times that I thought Federer was done but he just keeps on going. The business end of the Australian Open will shine a spotlight on where he's at with his game and body right now.

What made you think that, Al? It certainly came as a shock to me.

Onions.. a food that I wish I liked (because they're in just about everything) but I don't think I ever will!

Only time I've ever seen it is on those Aberdeen buy/sell Facebook pages when folk are desperately trying to shift it for mental money because they think it's valuable because it's got an AFC logo on it. Can't say I've ever seen it anywhere else.

Aye but they need the money...

Listening to Derek McInnes the other night at Pittodrie it seems clear to me that he sees him primarily as a midfielder and implied that's also where Shinnie prefers to play. So I wouldn't put money on seeing him at full back again any time soon.

Agreed!

Buying flats? What would we be doing that for like?

You're not wrong. Rent has went down a fair bit recently. (And I think it had to. It was getting ridiculous tbh honest!) I'm happy to lower the price a bit for folk who'll pay on time and won't trash the place. It's nae done up particularly funcy but it's nae bad. Decent storage, free parking, short walk to hospitals etc. I definitely plan on getting some adverts up in ARI. I think if it's an HMO you need even fucking more smoke alarms but mine isn't so just the three. Got a call from the sparky there and got the bad news.. more work needed so it's looking like a kick in the cunt off of a grand for this.

In 4-4.

DM McInnes explained the other night that he was recalled because Bristol City received an offer for him.

Have a Simmie.

So we're not moving to a new stadium purely for the financial gain of a few? And Stewarty isn't one of those few? And I'm the "dribbling drooler"?

2 bed flat a stones throw from Berryden and ARI andCornhill hospitals.

I still remain firmly in the "I don't want a new stadium" camp. Aye Pittodrie is a ball hair away from derelict but that's because we've deliberately not maintained it because "we're moving to a new stadium soon anyway". That's a fact. I heard it in person straight from the horse's mouth. But clearly enough time has now passed for most of you to have forgotten that and accepted (as was the intention) that we now "need" to move. We don't. Rico has covered in great detail the alternatives. But if we do that Stewarty doesn't get his luxury flats near the city centre built. Pittodrie has a shite atmosphere most of the time but in a new stadium it'll be worse. I'll sound like a broken record here but how many new stadiums have a better atmosphere than their predecessors? Brockville --> The Falkirk Stadium. The fucking lego arena in Livingston. (Gads) Highbury --> The Emirates. Maine Road --> Etihad. Struggling to think of a single one where the atmosphere hasn't noticeably suffered. Although maybe there are one or two exceptions. I'm not a fan of football clubs moving out of their cities. We've got a cracking location currently. Many people can walk. Far less people will be able to walk now. Aye there's traffic congestion after games but that's something that's not that fucking difficult or costly to sort. We just don't do it because we're stuck in the status quo. Westhill may well be easier to get to once the bypass is in place etc but it may not be. There's too much guesswork going on. (Although seeing all the ignorant pricks that live near Westhill shitting themselves about "20,000 hooligans on the rampage every saturday outside their homes" makes me want to build it myself just to get it up them. Half-wits. The bottom line is that we're being pushed to a new stadium for the financial gain of a few and that shouldn't ever be acceptable.

Any cunt on here a landlord? It's a route I'm sort of being forced to go down due to my flat not selling. Dropped the price a couple of times but to no avail. Not willing (can't afford) to drop it any further so decided to try renting the place out. I had no idea how many hoops (if you'll pardon the expression) that you have to jump through to rent out a property! Energy Performance Certificate Gas Safety Certificate Co2 detectors Funcy smoke alarms x 2 and heat detector x 1 (All to be hard-wired in of course) Legionella Risk Assessment PAT Testing Electrical Installation and Condition Report Landlord Registration Permission from mortgage lender The only ones that I can do myself are the permission from lender and (apparently) the legionella risk assessment and all of the rest cost money. It's a mug's game. No idea how low I'll have to go on the rent to get someone in because the rental market isn't exactly in overdrive either but if it covers 2 thirds of the mortgage I'll be lucky. (And happy!) Looking at a considerable outlay just for this before I've even thought about what the flat needs! The worst part is that I'd have probably just sat tight and left the place for sale if I wasn't looking down the barrel of a 100% council tax increase on the place. 2 x mortgages and 3 x council tax as well as all utilities etc is too much even for a man of my considerable wealth. Any experienced landlords on here with any tips? Seen/heard so many horror stories which I'm keen to avoid.

Did he? I read that he took all sorts of precautions to minimise harm to his body. He was chubby but never grotesque.

I'd be very disappointed in Considine if he went to The Hunnery. But also I'd be disappointed if AFC Football Club didn't offer him an extension worth signing.

As Rocket said I doubt he has much to do with how the chain is ran. He'll have put his name on it to get folk through the door. Just like that hun cunt Gordon Ramsey across the ponds. Cunts can't seem to get enough of him over there. His name is attached to countless restaurants but he has no say in how they're ran in any way.

When it comes to tatties only Russets will do. They can withstand 12 hours in a slow cooker and retain their texture and shape. Others will turn to mush.

Currently enjoying some slow cooked tatties and beef that cooked overnight. I definitely prefer cheaper cuts cooked for longer than more expensive cuts cooked quickly.

FFS. I've got a voucher to use! I've heard mixed reviews of the place. Never been but looks like I'll be trying it soon!

Can FIFA just push this through or is there a vote involving the FAs of members? I know England and Germany are against it and the majority probably will be. Just hope common sense prevails.