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I see there is now a shortlist. Can you be arsed voting ? http://www.northsound1.com/Article.asp?id=1431805&spid= I think there is a hidden agenda at afc to get th eAC/DC track to win as they have deployed some subliminal shit in the font on redweb. It'll never work. I voted for AC/DC.

Can't see Celtic supporting us in any way with squad enhancement. They are not really looking to reduce their wages budget either. No go-er for me, although would be happy to see him with us, if only to stick two fingers up at UTD Can he play in defence ?

Its a damning indictment of our position that the notion of sneaking a victory at home if Celtic are not on form is considered an optimistic stance I thought I was being cautious

Its hard to know what will come of this game. Celtic were much better in their away leg and could really stretch us on Saturday. SPL is vastly different from Europe though and this could be a totally different outcome than expected from the last few games. I have a sneaky feeling that depsite the obvious frailties in our squad that McGhee will be desperate to poke Celtic in the eye and will have the team really pumped for this game. I think we might sneak it if we catch them cold on domestic duty. COYR

Fair to say that there will be a collective sigh of relief across all Dons boards. This guy sounds like exactly the sort of player we are looking for (within reasonable expectations of course!) and we will all be feeling a lot more confident just by adding some bodies into the defence prior to Saturday.

Surprised how many turned up, great atmosphere and that you did the team proud. A few comments about the treatment of Cousin, although in fairness most agreed he was mince. They seemed to know we hated him because of the scum connection.

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1749441,00.html

Some great plaudits from the Hull Mad message board. Sounds like you did the team proud, well done lads

On the footage of the remember seeing a bit of disruption in the Dons crowd near the pitch, there were a good few fans shouting at each other and pulling each other about. If nets can stop liquids then no wonder our fishermen are having a shit time.

So we have learned that if we play more like another team do then we would be better.

Don't you fucking dare send me anything.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8187687.stm Bizarrely if you go to th efixtures page on BBC for Aberdeen it says 'OFF' for the fixture...

What time is KO tonight, our time ?

He needs to blood some young 'uns and fast. Motherwell were playing babies in Europe in the last round, albeit against inferior opposition but still, its all we have at the moment.

I would suggest that Aluko, MacDonald, Kerr and possibly even Mulgrew were good additions who may bring different skills to the likes of Clark, Nicholson and Severin but are not obviously poorer replacements. I do agree, however, that defensively we have not replaced good players.

It was hard to differentiate for sure. They were asking for a MoM on the bus home. I honestly had no fucking idea.

On the way back down to Edinburgh last night I tried to find some reasoning as to why this season is not going to be an almighty disaster for us. As you can imagine I wasn't particularly successful on that score. It did leave me thinking that we are still likely to be challenging for 3/4th spot come April 2010 and that is a damning indictment of the state that Scottish football is in. Last season we made Europe, largely because nobody else had the strength and depth to mount a challenge. While the levels that Scottish football sinks to can sometimes be lost as everyone drops at a similar rate, European nights can really tell you where you are placed and last night was that rude awakening. Sigma were a very ordinary side who we allowed to mug us by having absolutely no idea what we were supposed to be doing most of the game. The tragic part is that we are almost powerless to do anything about it, such is the state of our game. Potentially 4 of the 6 sides in Europe will be out before we hit mid-August is further proof that we are letting our position in European football slip to an almost unrecoverable level. We will probably still give Celtic a good game in two weeks, just to confirm that the SPL is dropping into the abyss. Its depressing stuff, it really is.

7.45pm. No TV. Ticket allocation 450 so no chance all going to Charter flight. Enjoy

There was no style about last nights performance. They were very very poor. Hopefully we can catch them cold in two weeks time.

Do you think the Sigma manager is printing this page of the forum out and is handing it out around the team bus as we type. Or is it that you are implying that there is a higher force that is listening to our perceived dismissal of a lesser European advisory and is therefor determining that we shall not claim victory in this encounter. I never had you down as a religious man Nellie.

It does now.

Romantic pish. Something stirring and primal. Its FOOOOOOOOTBALL

C'mon guys, one of the great things about football and being a passionate supporter is that you get to press the reset button endlessly. If your team loses on Staurday, then there is always next Saturday. If your team signs a player you used to hate, you can now like them. If you have a poor season, there is always the next one. We have a new manager in place now and the reason for that is so he can do something with a squad of players that was not being done. Lets have some enthusiasm that he will be able to do that and at least give it a few games before the doom and gloom settles in over Pittodrie. We need to forget about the lack of signings, its too easy to obsess about the lack of new players coming in. We have to remember that new players are not the panacea we sometime think they are. Its symptomatic of the pressure we all feel that this week we have felt gutted in losing out on a 21 year old guy who has played very few games in the lower levels of French football. Signings for the sake of it will not automatically bring success. Far too often, as we well know, they bring the opposite. We have to believe that with the addition of some fresh youth players to our squad (players we have all agreed look like they have potential) McGhee will mould a team that will play the football we have all been looking for and ultimatley bring results and success. This might not happen tonight, it might come to early, but be confident it will come. Times are tough but we have opportunity here. A new manager, another crack at Europe, a new season is upon us, a great support, a club with personality, history and character. Where else would you rather be ? I'm on the bus from Edinburgh in 5 hours and while I'm 39 years old I will step on that bus with the enthusiasm and excitement of a 17 year old, again, because thats what football does. COYR

Best home record in Europe you know. Fucking unbeatable in their own back yard the hoops. AC Milan, Barca, Man UTD all came a calling and nothing. Oooooops for da hooooops.