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TBF Swindon fans (and the general population there) are a bunch of self-entitled simpleton cunts. Whoever he is? He’s possibly now my favourite dons player. Only saw Mattie play a few times as don’t get along as often anymore. Mike Duff liked to play out from the back so if we’re continuing with that he’ll fit the type. He also played a 3/5 at the back, think Mattie mainly played the centre of the 3, as replaced Tozer. Is a big lad who seemed quite commanding, always talking if I remember correctly.

Had him on loan at Cheltenham last season. Was decent in League 1 and the consensus was he’d go back to Watford and become a regular starter. Think he got the young player of the year award.

Maybe, if we hadn't had the run of form culminating in Monday night he might have been given enough time to rectify his deficiencies. i.e. 10 of the same player, meaning you have little room for tactical changes, fuck all defenders (part of the same issue) also meaning players like McCrorie can't develop in a single position, Kennedy out of position etc. But for me having a backroom team that can challenge ideas and offer alternate solutions might be the biggest failing. That goes for DoF aa well as Sharpe et al.

Of those mentioned the Cowley brothers (unsure how that will work in our set up?) are about the only ones that inspire even slightly. I guess Nicky would take the list from Mowbray and work out what we need. Not sure you can look too deeply into how they did at Portsmouth either.

I thought Goodwin was the correct appointment, I was wrong. I cant remember if it was the hibs game earlier in the season, or the huns game, I thought "He hasn't got the tactical ability. We're better to get rid sooner than later". Stewart, Scales and Lewis at 0-1 down passing it about amongst each other under no pressure before hoofing it aimlessly up field either out of play or to a Darvel players feet. McCrorie is like the big lad of limited ability at youth level, who gets annoyed, thinks he's better than he is, so just charges at people with the ball before firing it at 100 mph at one of his team mates from 3 yards, then gives out because they couldn't control it. Zero movement from the front 5. For the umpteenth time, I've seen Goodwin chatting with Samson (a GK coach) during the game, clearly bereft of ideas. Bringing on Cal Roberts who hasn't played since August(?) to win us a game??? 3 and a half minutes Darvel held that in the corner before we got it out and Stewart passed it straight to a Darvel player.

Ideal player for the huns, dirty cheating cunt, soon to have new improved immunity from the referees.

Tactical Masterclass by Jimmy C. As well as atmosphere, occasion, underestimation by our opponents, a team that regularly played within themselves actually performing, the 2 young english lads lack of fear/trying to make a name for themselves.

What the fuck is going on with his thumb? It looks like its longer than his finger...

Think Duk was changing direction in an attempt to beat the player in front of him and get a shot away, when the player behind stuck out a leg which tripped him has he made the change of direction. Was earlier in the same move where Duk was hauled back by his shirt 2 handed, that never got called back for a yellow, at the next break in play? TBF thought the hearts one was probably a pen too. There was a similar challenge to Richardsons maybe Cochrane on Stewart that was given as a foul but no card (no consistency) and Barron seemed to be getting kicked all over the place with impunity, which likely lead to Grant feeling he could make that challenge.

Turned it on part way through the second half. Thought to myself if only the huns would sell those extra seats to the Liverpool fans, they might generate enough money to compete.

Only saw second half as chopped a branch off a tree which turned out to be the tree… Thankfully no neighbours killed . Duc’s goal was a thing of beauty. Boys already a cult hero. Haven’t had one of them for a long time. MalKKKy MacKKKAy’s tactic is clearly don’t concede, and use those bombs of long throws as additional set pieces. Sore one but bet we won’t be the only ones to lose points in Dingwall this season.

I know that's not the rule, but I wouldn't be against that rule being altered. It's not a foul preventing a clear goal scoring opportunity and its not a hand ball that could have resulted in a goal scoring opportunity. Its a hand ball that has stopped a goal. In that situation if you took away the chance of the penalty being saved or missed, you stop that deliberate foul immediately.

Thought Annan were well organised. Sat back, allowed us passive possession then as we tried to play that through ball, one tried to cut it out and another went to the man. There was one point when Miovoski, I think, thought, "fuck it" and tried that kids football thing of barging his way through a melee involving Vinnie and about 5 Annan players, hoping the ball would bounce off enough limbs he would come out the other side with it. Game was crying out for some shots from range, us falling back encouraging them out before playing a ball over the top etc. As tlg said pitch was tiny. Any team trying to play through 10 outfield players in the final 3rd on effectively a 9-a-side (OK maybe an U16's 11-a-side) pitch will struggle.

Judging by that interview with Graham Hunter and Steven Gunn, they probably had emails saying how good Bates was. Wye scout, videos, etc then Gunn ehm, ehh, ehm, an, and ehm ah, well, through the final sales pitch…

Could do worse than Callum Wright (albeit +/- 38 games)

The fee's the huns claim they sell their players for, is a strange situation. This one is the oddest of the lot. Paterson and Aribo both buying clubs released "undisclosed" for the fee's. You can sort of understand a club like the huns, with a loose grip on financial reality, might claim higher fee's in order that it makes their other players appear more valuable. But, Ajax released the £19.3 million for Bassey... Bassey has concentration issues. He might be strong and quick, but he makes a couple of mistakes per game, one of which invariably leads to an opposition goal scoring opportunity. I understand his speed and physicality mean he recovers from a lot of his mistakes but, and I might be wrong, I don't think you can coach concentration. Has to be a signing based on stats and the thought that as an English "homegrown" player he will be worth a lot to the EPL sides in a year or two.

I always remember when apple did the iTunes festivals which were available on video on your apple phone/iPod. You could only get tickets with your apple device. Yet every show had folk with their phones out... Went to see Neil Young at Hyde Park a few years ago, which Dylan was co-headlining. Spoke to a wifie in her 60's in the bar queue who said she'd seen him in the 60's/70's as a teen and he was horrendous and she'd walked out of the gig, and that a few of her of her group had seen him since and said the same, so they were leaving after Neil Young. We stayed, but left before he finished his set, along with more than 80% of the audience. I'd imagine the only ones left at the end were the group of Norwegian weirdo's we were sat drinking next to all afternoon. They had seen him over 50 times and followed him all round the world.

Should I be looking for Bett, Calumsson or Baldursson in the Reykjavik youth teams???

Must be about time for a 3rd generation Bett, to be playing for the Dons?

Aye on his Instagram, arriving at the airport.

Disappointed that we didn't hold out for a significant undisclosed fee, though.

Good times are…

That and the badge. Sell a version (no sponsor) on the originals, like Man Utd and bottynal have got, with (as you say) pinstripes on the back and just the Afc “ball in the goal” badge. I reckon it’d sell to more than just us lot.

Rather have Miovski than Lauristen. Have a feeling it might have been one or the other. Love an attacking left footer with touch and skills. Has to be some Beautiful South puns and references given our week…

Are you suggesting the ONLY LCB we could sign, in world football, with our new improved Director of Football and Head of Recruitment was a young player on loan from a team in the same league, that our manager had previously made attempts to sign from the League of Ireland?? The addition of Maddison in your example, is a red herring. Maddison, Lowe, and Hector all improved us with no limitation on playing time and in no way benefitted a direct rival. The Christie loan arguably cost us 2 cup wins. He was unavailable for the final in 2017 when he, given the chances we created, (I'd imagine) would have taken at least one. Then he went back to Celtic, after playing regularly for us and developing into a better player, scored the winner in the League Cup Final in 2018. What if Scales plays well for us, we make the Scottish Cup Final, and we end up with Bates and Gallagher at CB against the tims. Or points dropped against them due to the makeshift defence in 4 games costs us a European spot? Then after he plays well for us for a season, he goes back and costs us more points or makes challenges or clearances that knock us out of another cup competition. Even just gets sold for double what they paid for him, benefitting them financially. The alternative is he's absolute pish and we're stuck with a bombscare at LCB or playing a RCB out of position. Like Rico, I'd rather Considine, but given we've now 3 RCB's why not Considine and A.N.Other. Either risky free signing or young loanee from a different league that we have the option to, or possibility of signing. It clearly wasn't one or the other. Any new player carries commensurate risk (keeping a known, experienced player such as Considine reduces that) but signing someone outhwith our league, at least, reduces the potential to benefit rivals at our expense.