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Aye. The two city goals were something else. Both finishes millimetre perfect. Some of the one-touch triangles when being pressed by, at times 5 Liverpool players, particularity in the first 20 minutes. Sane and Fernandinho, in a game where there were so many brilliant performances. I'll often stick games on nowadays and view them glancing up from my phone, not last night.

If true, have to assume some folk are away and any money made pissed up the wall on this vanity project. £14.2 million losses last year already an increased playing budget this year. The Mexican lads back from their loans, too. You'd imagine the huns would be paying at least 50% of his supposed +/- £100k p/w wages. Won't solve their inability to create effective chances and I can't remember Defoe being the type of player to drop deep to create his own. Will sell shirts with his name on the back though, I suppose. If it happens, along with other rumours, it has to be a final roll of the dice. One last go at stopping the Tim's winning the title this season because they know they're heading for an insolvency event that could result in this club going the way of the last incarnation.

Doidge went to Bolton on loan till Jan on the basis they bought him now for reportedly 7 figures... I see Exeter have signed Bowman and Stockley's release clause of £750k has been triggered. Would be typical of the odd way the world works if we had a sell-on fee, Preston signed Stockley and we used said sell on fee to bring in Moult from Preston.

Their back four/five if you want to include Gordon are suspect. Rogers seems to want to play out from the back. One of his first signings was De Vries whom he saw as a ball playing "sweeper" keeper. None look comfortable with ball at feet under pressure. They look even more suspect this season with Brown now half a yard off the pace. They are getting away with it at the minute because they have relative quality in the final third. As said, if you sit back and invite them on they have the quality to nick a goal or two. Rogers now seems to be in a position where he is unsure of the style of football he wants/has the players to play. He doesn't have the quality to do what he started off doing. He either does not possess the tactical nous or is too arrogant in his selections to beat teams at their own game and/or set up to make effective changes if teams do surprise him tactically. You could see in our game we initially set up to play as we did in the cup final, which he was expecting, hence the first goal. McInnes then changed it, but because they hadn't shoe horned McGregor in at LB he was able to make effective changes. Perhaps he thought his masterstroke in our game was just the Hayes for Izzaguirre, and he thought if he swapped Ralston for Lustig it would have a similar effect, I dunno. I think it shows that Rogers got lucky in our game and perhaps was too arrogant in his team selection against the huns. If we set up properly we can beat them, I think McInnes has the ability to out think Rogers. But, as you say, does he have the bottle or confidence/trust in himself and his own players to take the game to them and do so?

Wonder if Murty had any input into yesterday’s tactics. Essentially same game plan as last years game at the same time of the year, and an equally inept response from Rogers. The high press is beaten by long balls to a player that can hold it up and move the game up the field stretching the opposition. The young lad up front is not that player. Sinclair was a waste of a jersey which I doubt helped him. Brown was utterly shite, he looks to be done. Too many issues to change with the subs Rogers had. Bizarre team selection given how they finished the game against us.

Cosgrove looked like a striker tonight. Just needed a third with his left for the perfect hat-trick. Likely would have got it if he’d had 90 minutes, too. No coincidence he’s coming into form at the same time as May, McLennan and McGinn now we are playing 2 up front and two wingers. Don’t think May is too far off a few things coming off for him and hitting top form. Substitutions baffling. Ball for May? At 4-0? Why not a straight swap for Anderson? Wilson for McGinn? Surely Wright? Cosgrove for Forrester? If you’ve got to make it then maybe Wilson (based on my earlier changes) but I’d rather one of our young ones had been on the bench. Great shift from Ferguson and McKenna and as already said May, McLennan with an assist (or was it two) and goal, McGinn with two assists but had to be Cossie MoM. Hope he kicks on for 15-20 goals this season now.

Not really what I said. Rumours at the time she wanted him to sign for Don's. So, I assume, she is Aberdonian. If she is, then hopefully she/he/they realise that signing for huns means, should they so wish, moving back to the city in the near future would be difficult. Then again if she is a psycho, maybe she couldn't give a fuck and he'll do whatever he's told.

Usual pish from huns "lets sign better players from other teams." Sure I've seen on twitter Jordan Jones and the lad from Dundee, Kamara, are also going to be signing pre-contracts for the team currently playing at Ibrox. Can't see GMS going there. Pretty sure Shinnie's missus was a big encouragement to him, to sign for us from Caley, so assume she's Aberdonian. And that, as has been said, would rule out a normal life in the City for the foreseeable future.

Picked up on Twitter the other day, that the lad Ejaria has buggered off back to Liverpool due to racist abuse from the huns. Not a peep about that in the papers I dare say?

Just as the ball is challenged for in our half, before breaking forward in the attack that ended up in the corner which caused the corner, which Ferguson got the winner from. I was sitting here bemoaning the draw... Cant wait to see McLennan on one side and GMS on the other (& a decent CAM). Just hope we get to keep Lowe after January, too. Cosgrove did well, as did May, and one of McGinn’s better (recent) games. Ref shite as usual should have had pen for foul on Ferguson or at least subsequent hand ball, also thought FK for foul in first half on RHS looked like it was in the box, and was foul outside area on Cosgrove for his “dive”. As was assistant. Like to see a replay but thought first ball through for their second was offside. Just after Cosgrove yellow, ball up other end and he puts flag up despite being 10 yards back, so really had no idea. OK our benefit but still shite.

Not forgetting lafferty should have seen red also... RedTV was a laugh with some hun st holder screaming obscenities throughout the game, at a’bdy and nae’bdy for all to hear on our mics. Hopefully he’s had a heart attack by now ??? Can see why they have such a poor disciplinary record the football they play is atrocious. Long punts from the back might have some success against teams that attack, but why bother when you can sit in and counter. There’s no creativity or guile. Even in the home game when they effectively did that to us, we at least tried to encourage them out to create spaces. McInnes has had the better of gerrard tactically in all meetings so far. In fact I’d say the only hun manager that has repeatedly got the better of him was Murty. Oh and himself ??

Cosgrove sent off for two yellows first for being late second for getting kicked. If being late is worthy of yellow both MacAuley and the black goonie Morelos should also be off. Every time an Aberdeen player goes near a hun they’re on the deck. Huns just passive possession then hoof.

Gutting result but it was a good performance. We seemed to be going man to man when they were in possession, Edouard drops deep and takes the CB's high, Shinnie goes to sleep and losses his man, then an incredible bit of good fortune for Christie that the ball deflects back off Lewis into an area his foot is in as he's falling. Think that was their only shots on target in the entire first half. Not sure what Cosgrove brings other than encouraging high balls, I'd have had Anderson in from the start. We seemed to be breaking at speed at the turnover and I don't think that suited him at all, didn't suit Wilson either as he likes too much time on the ball. I think Sutton's only piece of non pro-tim commentary was when Anderson came on and he stated he was the most natural finisher on the pitch. Would not have been one bit surprised, had he been on the pitch at the time, if Anderson had got on the end of Lowe driven cross at the back post. Lowe had "the form player in Scottish football" in his pocket the entire time he was on the pitch. Hopefully McLennan is given and takes his chance now, and when GMS recovers McGinn is the one dropped. Ball had a good game, I'd have him in instead of Shinne and give Shinnie a rest before the festive fixture pile-up. As for the "handball" what a fucking joke. Surely the first rule of reffing is; if your not sure, you can't give it. The fact is that Ball heads it onto his arm outside the box. That he got it so spectacularly wrong, shows that there is no way he could have been sure. The he ignores Ntcham's blatant control with his hand, which, I think, created a goal scoring opportunity.

Although technically BBC America I think I enjoyed Killing Eve more.

I see the BBC are suggesting he "wound up the Aberdeen fans". I'm sure most were merely shaking their heeds at him making a fool of himself. Plus, if he doesn't actually have special needs, I think it's pretty poor show to be imitating someone who does...

Refused to shake Tony Doc’s hand when he came off. According to RedTV guys.

TBF be fair huns had the bulk of the possession. What’s he going to claim? That Aberdeen were a “class above”? Classless cunt.

Hun boy needs to be offered a longer ban than Jones. Jones was anticipating the contact and gave no attempt to win a peno. Hun boy miscontrols throws his foot in opposite direction of travel and goes down already claiming for the pen. Not that it’ll make any difffernce, he’s fucking pish so they should make him play... ??? CUNTS.

I know rape isn’t about sexuality but I always thought he was a poof. Obviously could never admit it as earnings from anti-homosexual cultures would disappear overnight.

Not a fan of UFC used to look at it 15 - 20 years ago and it was pish (think it was just MMA or cage fighting then), seen a few bits in the last year or two and it looks better, mainly due to lads like McGregor who are not looking to go to the floor and cuddle and I suppose lads like Khabib who want to go to the floor but are willing to give and take a dig. I fancy McGregor as long as he doesn’t allow Khabib to take him to floor. I’d imagine the boxing will have helped with that as he’s already the best as far as the Thai/Kick boxing goes. As much of a gob shite as he is, don’t be lulled. Wilder is shite. AJ will take him in 5 if they ever meet, the Fury who fought Klitschko does him in 3. The Fury who went the distance with the lad off of Aldi, not so much. Then again he’s capable of putting the hard work in to get himself back where he was. Both lads seem to be focusing on AJ rather than the fight that’s actually happening. Fury is the boy as far as mind games go, I reckon he’s got Deontay looking beyond and not focusing on him, so I’m having him in that one too. Sorry!

What about home fans staging a sit in outside away turnstiles for next televised home game (or gain agreement with away fans not to go in) plus no home fans enter for 10 minutes (or whatever). All clubs could do it over a sustained period. Obviously the Glasgow triplets (RIP Rangers) won’t contribute and likely to cause trouble for peaceful protestors whereby the peaceful ones get lifted... ???

Those in charge are shiteing it that we might get serious money for him, and are feart of what we could potentially do with that, to upset their two horse race.

So let me get this right; You can kick an opponent deliberately it's seen by the assistant referee, a red card given and its reduced to a yellow on appeal. You can kick an opponent deliberately somehow unseen by the officials and no retrospective action. You can elbow an opponent again somehow unseen by the officials and no retrospective action. You can win a 50/50 accidentally follow through on an opponent and its a retrospective two game ban??? I'm done.

The additional seats should cover most if not all of that. 67k v 52k. I’m sure that’s what the SRU have figured anyway., and rightly so.

Some gadgie on twitter suggesting we didn't sell out our 2017 SC Final allocation, which I find hard to believe, given the club told me it was sold out and I got my tickets through other means. Also someone else saying hibs started selling their allocations last year from the half way line so there could be no demand from the Tims for the unsold tickets.