glasgow sheep

Would imagine that todays performance may well give Derek some selection issues for next Saturday's game

 

P.s Hope Hayes is ok, as seemed to go down in a  lot of pain and was a passenger for the last six or seven minutes

I would stick with the same team for next week but hopefully get Robson back in for Smith.

The back four should certainly be our line up for the season and I don't see Anderson being anything more than back up from now on.

Zola did well and grew in confidence the longer the game went on and certainly deserves to start again.

Magennis excelled in his impact sub role and should remain in that position.

Absolute delight to see Pawlett play, showing the ability he promised 2-3years ago before getting fucked about by Brown and brilliant to see him get on the score sheet.

Superb win yesterday, next week will be a real challenge however. ICT are absolutely flying and if we win I'd be confident of a good finish this year

These Friday games are the reason I am chucking my SSC membership,

I'm sure a few folk will be the same.  Fine for me as I live 5mins from Hampden but for the bulk of the support it is a pain the arse.  Sadly I think in this case there isn't much the SFA can do but it has already hit attendances (even accounting for the shit campaign).  Even living right next to the place by the time the game finish I'm up for a pint then home.  I used to enjoy the day/night out with Scotland games which usually in some way compensated for the fitba on show, but now you don't even get that.

Are you trying to take over Tom's miserable cunt title?

Should have been Stirling.

(I base this on no knowledge what so ever)

Confirmed today for Hampden.

 

 

I'll be going but I'd have thought they'd have made it a Saturday.

Seems UEFA policy now to play Fri/Tue to appease the clubs by getting the players back to them a day earlier.

fucking shite but here to stay

Lets hope he starts with Low then instead of Hector in the middle. Would presume Consi starts

I'd go

Keeper

Murray Hector, Reynolds, Consi

Hayes Jack Low Wylde

Pawlett

Striker

Nicked from Mad, nicked from twitter

@theredfinal: Ian Black gets the same ban for betting against his own team as Gavin Gunning for swishing vaguely near Virgil van Dijk.

 

Kind of sums it up for me though. A spineless decision by a shambolic and corrupt organisation hands out the same punishment.

 

I'm not saying players shouldn't be able to have a flutter. The SFA state it is against their rules. Ian Black breaks this rule 160 documented times. Not only that but bets against his own team repeatedly. 'Sporting Integrity' anyone? Effectively handed a 3 match ban.

 

Gavin Gunning doesn't/can't connect and has a fresh air swipe at van Dijk and is given the same 3 game ban, retrospectively.

 

What a shower of c*nts...

Lads/Ladies, we've got 4 buses from up north coming into the Rock beforehand, so if you're looking for a booze and a bit of a sing song*, then get along to the Rock.

I'm going to the game, but given my proximity to Firhill I'll be having a few refreshments in my flat until 2.55pm.

And the last time I was there, we won 2-1 (maybe 2-0), and I believe Andy Considine got both. Think they may have missed a penalty. It was in the league cup.

 

*I presume the Dons fans will be singing, hopefully the karaoke hasn't started by that time.

Good to see you packing out the Rock mate.

Too much pre-match walking for me however.  Wee bit of grub, few pints and a quick strut up to Firhill from GWR for me

 

A guy just now in U.S Baseball (not sure there's any other type of baseball actually...) has been banned for life for betting on his own team to WIN. Black gets a three game ban for betting on his team to lose. But aye, the world is against them.

 

As for the Jim Spence stuff, loads of huns on twitter saying to him "Agree that threats etc are not on Jim, but you have to say you were asking for it".

 

Scum. Sub-human scum.

That's a fucking insult to sub-human scum.

I keep thinking this scum can't get any lower and then they go and prove me wrong.

This a real question, I can sadly guess the answer but never the less, have The Rangers Football Club made any statement about this (or indeed any of the various vendettas their "support" have launched).  They gave tacit permission to this scum to carry on like this.  They should come out and state they will ban any fan found posting this shit from Ibrox.

Hayes, Robson and I think Consi are back

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/3389938

  Aberdeen FC urge Red Army not to bring smoke bombs to Partick Thistle game  Warning ahead of Scottish Premiership clash at Firhill  By Ben Holme

Published: 12/09/2013

   

             

  THE Red Army were today urged not to let Aberdeen FC down at Partick Thistle on Saturday.

Smoke bombs were seen being let off in the away end during the Dons’ 2-1 loss to Hearts at Tynecastle and 3-1 win against Motherwell at Fir Park last month.

Aberdeen FC facilities manager, Paul Hendry, has pleaded with the Red Army for no further disruption at Firhill this weekend.

He said: “First of all it is an offence to be in possession of these items while entering the ground and you can be arrested for it.

“Police Scotland will prosecute anyone who is caught on cctv or identified by witnesses as letting off a flare.”

Celtic have already been banned from the main stand at firhill due to smoke bombs.

Smoke bombs are feckin shit anyway and all they do is gas everyone else around them.  I'd be more than happy if nobody brings them into the ground on Sat but if they do they deserve whatever punishment they get, it's not like they haven't had ample warning

Think the last time I was at Firhill, a certain Leon Mike scored for us 

Not sure last time I saw the first team there (could it be QP  in the cup, Saturday can't be any worse than that)

Was at Firhill twice last season however to see the u20s play Celtic. Once in the Jackie Husband and once in the Main.  Probably just as well we'll have a small support as 2600 drunken Dons fans in there would be chaos

 

Well nae fucker paying cash on the day is sitting in my "premium" seat because they have been given one with restricted view 

Absolutely 

http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=1961&newsCategoryID=3&newsID=12480

Edinburgh to host National Performance Centre for SportThursday, 12 September 2013

The National Performance Centre for Sport (NPCS), a new facility to help Scotland’s elite athletes excel on the world stage, will be located at the Riccarton Campus of Heriot Watt University.

 

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has accepted the unanimous recommendation from the NPCS Steering Group.

 

The £30 million multi-sport centre will offer world class training facilities for individual athletes and squads, high performance coaching and cutting edge sports medicine.

 

The NPCS will support the high performance needs for football, rugby and volleyball while offering additional dedicated support to athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, fencing, handball, hockey, netball, shinty and squash. The site at Riccarton also offers an excellent opportunity for future expansion. It will be operational by 2016.

 

Nicola Sturgeon said:

 

“The National Performance Centre for Sport will be the jewel in the crown for Scottish sport and help turn dreams into reality. It will be the best place for our elite athletes to mentally and physically prepare to compete on the world stage, helping more Scots win, more often.

 

“The Heriot Watt and City of Edinburgh Council team presented an inspiring vision which clearly demonstrated a positive commitment to developing high performance and a strong focus on partnership. I am confident they will deliver an iconic project, in a great setting, that takes Scottish sport onto a new level.

 

“Our vision for sport builds on the tremendous expertise at the sportscotland institute of sport and complements the increasing number of world-class facilities across Scotland where elite athletes are training, such as the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, the refurbished Royal Commonwealth Pool, the Aberdeen Sports Arena and the Tollcross Aquatics Centre.”

Scottish FA Chief Executive, Stewart Regan, is the chair of the NPCS Steering Group. He said:

"The new NPCS will be the crown jewel of our own performance strategy, which kicked-off in earnest in August 2012 when the first pupils entered our seven Performance Schools.

"The NPCS will allow us to work closely with other sports and share best practice to further develop our very best players. The environment, and world-class facilities, will be truly aspirational for our young players, and athletes from all over Scotland."

 

Stewart Harris, Chief Executive of sportscotland, said:

 

“Today is a very significant day for sport in Scotland as the National Performance Centre for Sport is a tremendous addition to Scotland’s sporting facilities.

 

“This new multi-sport performance centre will complement the terrific facilities we already have in Scotland, and assist our high performance athletes in honing their skills and delivering on the world stage.”

 

The NPCS will be backed by £25 million from the Scottish Government and £2.5 million from each of Heriot-Watt University and the City of Edinburgh Council. It is expected that construction will start in spring 2014 with the Centre completed and operation in January 2016.

 

The Centre will offer an indoor full sized 3G football pitch with seating for 500, a full sized Hampden grass pitch with seating for 500, a synthetic 3G pitch, two goalkeeper training areas with floodlights, two grass rugby pitches, five grass football pitches, three outdoor tennis courts, a nine court sports hall, a 100 station fitness suite, hydrotherapy, strength and conditioning and treatment areas, office accommodation for governing bodies and will also incorporate the existing facilities at the University’s Centre for Sport and Exercise.

 

Stage 1 bidding closed in February 2013 and six applications were received. An assessment of each bid was carried out by the NPCS Steering Group supported by sportscotland. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon approved the recommendation of the Steering Group to invite three of the bids to work up more detailed stage 2 proposals. Those were: Dundee City Council; Heriot Watt University supported by the City of Edinburgh Council; and a partnership between the University of Stirling and Stirling Council.

 

Stage two applications were submitted in July and each of the bids was assessed by the sportscotland across the key criteria set out in the bid documentation: Sports Impact and Strategic Need; Technical; Management and Operational; Financial; and Legal and Planning. The Steering Group visited each of the proposed sites on August 1, during which the relevant bid teams outlined their plans. The bidders made final presentations to the Steering Group on August 8. The Steering Group subsequently presented a report and a unanimous recommendation to the Deputy First Minister.

 

The Steering Group members are:

 

- Stewart Regan, Chief Executive, Scottish Football Association (Chair)

- Sheila Begbie MBE, Head of Girls and Women’s Football, Scottish Football Association

- Paul Bush OBE, Chief Operating Officer, EventScotland

- Alistair Gray, Executive Chairman, Winning Scotland Foundation

- Douglas Potter, Chair of the High Performance Group (Hockey) in Scotland

- Stewart Harris, Chief Executive, sportscotland

- Donnie Jack, Deputy Director for Sport & Physical Activity, Scottish Government

 

I'm not surprised by that, the team have stuttered after making a promising start and the fair weather fans will probably have been put off.

first game at firhill for a while, thought we would have got a few more than that

Apparently will be a cash gate on Saturday

Only just over 1000 tickets sold

The scum shouldn't surprise us but isn't about time they fucking got over it, moved on and grew up.

Jim Spence apparently referenced the "old club" on Sportsound. Cue 400 complaints to the BBC and countless threats on Twitter.

Story here, can't copy and paste for some reason

http://m.thedrum.com/news/2013/09/10/bbc-scotland-presenter-jim-spence-remain-backing-management-and-nuj-after-rangers

In/Oot: In

Pre-match:Coopers, Great Western Rd, come along and say hello

Match: Main Stand

Post Match: Back to Coopers probably then onward to who knows where

Prediction: 1-0 Aberdeen, Robson

See story about it being on tv

In

1-0 dons

Two months on Doncaster has still to find a sponsor...

What a waste of a shirt

The last three times Aberdeen have made the League Cup final (92, 95, 2000) they've defeated Falkirk on the way.

What about motor sports