Ajja

I can only see us being let down next season. I applaud JC for what he has done over the last few years and I feel excited and proud of Aberdeen again. However, I fear JC has taken us as far as he can. He has made us very hard to beat and put us at the top end of the league again. We may even get a brief flirtation with europe again. JC did exactly this with Dunfermline. He is only interested in bringing in tried and tested players who cost small but significant amounts of money. He doesn't try to unearth players who are at the bottom of a curve and will deliver significantly more with coaching and management. He appears to have very little interest in our youth development. Net result is that we get a team who are very competent but are already playing at the top of their game, there is very little room for growth and development. I suspect the only tangible progress we could make next season is a credible title challenge and settling for CL with a few rounds in the UEFA cup. This feels like a step change from what we have now and would require a better manager to deliver it. I can't see it with JC in charge. All I see left in the tank is a good cup run next season, JC could probably still muster that up along with a top 4 finish and we would possibly feel content but not elated. Although a cup run would fill everyone temporarily with a sense that we had progressed, its a slight falsity if you examine the teams who have occupied the last 4 of our cups in recent years. Its no great shakes but probably the best chance of a smile we are gonna get. Just my thoughts.

A few conflicting things in my head about this game. We have failed to really get to grips with crucial matches this season. When we go to Ibrox with any sense of confidence we seem to falter. The huns should be deflated after last night. We are due something (not that that means anything in real terms) We are incredibly hard to beat at the moment. I don't have a clue how this one is going to turn out but I know I would like to see a snarling, hungry, passionate Aberdeen get ripped into these scumbags and tear them a new arsehole. I haven't seen that from us in a long long time. STAND FREE.....Oh, and GET RIGHT FUCKING IN.

Dude, you need to get onto live chat on afc chat...you can talk to everyone else about the game instead of yourself.

Mackie has to play tomorrow as I have predicted he will score his last two goals of this season in this game.

Can't have a laugh at hearts thread without the picture.