Panda

3 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

The real question there is how often have the other two teams in the draw been the scum? For most of Scottish football history, the hot ball would have been play to keep them apart.

There's not been an Old Firm Scottish Cup final since 2002.

Since then, this is the first time they have been kept apart in the semi-final. On the previous five occasions they have been drawn against each other.

Useless information that will do nothing for you: Since our last Hampden meeting in 1996, it is now eight times in a row that Aberdeen & Hearts have been in a semi-final draw together and have avoided each other.

In that time we've faced Celtic in (I think) four semi-finals and four finals (8).

Rangers two semi-finals and two finals (4).

Hibs in four semi-finals.

Dundee United in four semi-finals.

In fact in the entire history of Aberdeen & Hearts, two clubs who make it to semis and finals more than most, we've only played each other in two semis and one final. One of those semis was at Easter Road so it's just two Hampden meetings.

Like I said, useless information, but mildly interesting for fitba geeks.

1 hour ago, OrlandoDon said:

We’d be underdog against any of the three semifinalists, nothing to lose.

Can I just say, although we avoided them (like we have for the past 28 years), we would have absolutely everything to lose against Hearts.

Everything.

1 hour ago, OrlandoDon said:

If anything Celtic are underachieving this season and not performing to their fullest. .
 

Cup semi win and the full Bayern coaching staff coming in, things are looking up. 

Bayern are underachieving this season and not performing to their fullest.

Yes I've just began an argument with you for no reason really.

1 hour ago, Jute said:

At least we get West end of ground so better transport and pubs. 

*Rangers end

Fuck sake, you'll be asking for a 50/50 split next. 

So Warnock did quit, because the criticism he was getting was too much.

Well, I'm not going to criticise him for that. As someone who generally gets universal praise in my job, I can't relate, but I imagine being slaughtered in the press at the age of 75 is not pleasant.

But, it shows what a shambles of a decision it was to hire him in the first place.

2 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

In fact, I can think of at least seven companies that I've worked for that

Seven companies "at least". I thought you worked as a butler for Camilla?

You think you know someone and then..

Hopefully get Celtic in the semi-final draw, we want the weakest team.

Although I think if Rangers beat Benfica they'd be playing Thursday-Sunday that week.

1 hour ago, RedTube said:

Michael O’Neill is the name being touted on other forums. Apparently he was at the game last week. 

I did tout Michael O'Neill for the job on the day Robson was sacked.

I was also vehemently against Neil Warnock in that same post. Club really need to read this forum more often.

On 31/01/2024 at 12:28, Panda said:

Michael O'Neill?

Did well in first spell at Northern Ireland. Saved Stoke from relegation but couldn't quite take them above mid-table after that but you would hope has learned from the experience. Now back at Northern Ireland but could be tempted into club management again.

 

Alex Neil - I dunno. I've heard good arguments for and against him. 
 

Absolutely not to Neil Lennon, Stephen Robinson, Derek McInnes, John Kennedy and Neil Warnock.

If it is O'Neill, he plays a variation of tactics, but at Stoke was very much a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 man. 

Used four different formations in his last four Northern Ireland games.

Wouldn't look too much into his Northern Ireland results - it was a very young side, were always going to struggle.

13 minutes ago, Jute said:

Loads of rumours circulating on line suggest Panda and Rico have been busy. Hope whoever it is comes in by international break. 

No rumours here. No idea who it is.

Steve Tosh claiming on Twitter it's someone British who was "a decent player" and "has managed at a decent level".

Few others said they believe it's a foreign boss who is currently in a job.

I might turn up for work on time tomorrow to harass some people who hopefully know more than me.

1 hour ago, RicoS321 said:

I don't really know who Xabi is, without recourse to checking the internet, so I can't take credit for that rumour. I don't think Cormack is going to come on here and take note of anything @Panda says. He's not crazy.

 

My posts are the reason it's not going to be Lennon. You're welcome.

And Dave, stop phoning me, it's Saturday night pal. 

Rumours are it's foreign.

More rumours have linked us with Germany.

I can only conclude therefore Dave Cormack has trumped Bayern, Real Madrid and Liverpool and landed Xabi Alonso.

Never doubted the man.

41 minutes ago, OxfordDon said:

Well, guess I got my answer.  Wonder when the decision was made.

Told the players and staff yesterday apparently.

Was asked if the club tried to make him stay and he said no.

Well that were lovely that, we should do that more often.

But Warnock  

Well at least four at the back has returned, and every week I get the fear we'll learn Miovski is injured.

A win in this would - even if only temporarily - stop the revisionism over Derek McInnes.

And I accept the BBC are part of that with a big article on it today.

I can't be arsed with any more McInnes or Robinson or Lennon nonsense. No, no, and never.

Neil Warnock winning the cup, landing us group stage football at the expense of Hearts, and then retiring would leave me doubting everything I ever thought I knew about life, but I'll take it.

How can they justify any sort of price rise when we're already considerably more than Hearts and, to a lesser extent, Hibs?

We play in an inferior stadium to both of them where many of the seats (RDU mainly) are essentially restricted view. 

There should be an option to get a full refund if we're relegated and/or the choice of manager is as uninspiring as I fear.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/neil-lennon-ready-become-aberdeen-32287332.amp
 

I fear Aberdeen will take him up on his offer.  

Big, big game. 

I wouldn't put it past us to win because this season has the Skovdahl 99/00 feel to it. Awful in the league but we'll keep making it to Hampden.

However, I can see us pinging long balls* at their defence, again, and Killie sitting deep, mopping everything up, and having enough firepower to hit us on the break.

*and not Jimmy Thelin style long ball, but Warnock's 'lump it and run after it' style.

I'm not even sure us winning would work out well for us, because we'll get Hearts in the semi, they'll outsell us two to one due to the apathy among the Dons support which the Jambos will get far too excited about, and on current form they'll probably do to us at Hampden what they usually do to Hibs. 

More and more chat that Warnock might walk before the end of the season. It'll be fine though, because the club I'm sure have been working hard behind the scenes to draw up a shortlist for a permanent manager.

I do wonder if we lose to Kilmarnock and Warnock's dream of winning a cup goes, if he might just consider he's too old, away from his wife, doesn't need the pressure, and just floats back down the road.

We'll never know though because we're going to beat Killie.

2 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Did we? I was actually ready to come on and apologise for my suggestion that we shouldn't go to a back three after the subs, because it had got through the game without too much bother. Roos flapped at one cross, but did they get any shots on target in the second half? I'm probably forgetting one or two, but for all that we gave up possession, we kept it fairly tight up until Devlingate in my opinion.

They weren't getting shots off but were sending plenty of balls onto the box, and dominating possession (as above, we had 32% possession).

St Mirren had ran out of ideas though, because they're not actually that good.

2 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

 

I'm not sticking up for Warnock though. He needs to go. I don't really care about the cup game, staying in the league is priority, and if losing the quarter final expedites the exit of the charlatan then that'd be fine.

Oh we will beat Kilmarnock, that is an absolute stick on.

Might be the lowest crowd we ever take to a semi-final though. 

29 minutes ago, Jute said:

Was that not Willie having a dig at Warnock’s press conferences telling you nothing rather than saying he didn’t want to hear from Cormack.

No.

Hey @SeeBass, any chance you can get Satan to do the next one?

We've tried the nice approach, I think the threat of hell is the only thing that will work.

3 hours ago, Jute said:

 
Interestingly this was posted about 5 minutes after Willie Miller called him out about his silence on the radio. 

And was followed by Willie Miller saying he didn't want to hear from Dave Cormack, he wanted to hear from Neil Warnock..

Today is a new low.

Punts up the field when not needed. Miovski often isolated. We only had 32% possession against St Mirren, a team who I watched in midweek against Ross County and they were, and are, garbage.

Defensively, for the most part pretty sound, but gifted up way too many chances, especially after going to a back three.

Warnock doesn't sound like he knows what to do. A lot of that isn't his fault as he has had no transfer window, but he was brought in specifically for his experience. He's not bringing anything to the team at the moment. Going 4-2-3-1 paid some dividends even if the football wasn't great, but going three at the back almost seems naive from a guy who we were promised was "a safe pair of hands".

As for Dave Cormack telling us on Twitter he's working hard to fix it, by doing what Dave? Are you looking for a new manager? Or are you just offering words of encouragement to Neil Warnock?

And yet, the mental thing is, we win next week and we're going to Hampden for a semi-final. This is Ebbe Skovdahl and the 99/00 season levels of absurdity.

5 hours ago, redordead said:

Time will tell us how good bojan is and I'll be happy to listen to you all tell me if he can move up a level and score goals.

He's scored 40 goals since signing for Aberdeen