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If we appoint Jack Ross, it would be as disheartening as it was when we appointed Alex Miller. He reminds me a lot of him - dour in interviews, no real coherent plan with Hibs, showed a bit of promise as a younger manager but hasn't progressed into anything other than very ordinary. Give us something to be excited about Cormack? Fuck it, let HaarDon pick the next boss.

What am I missing here? Some guy made a semi-final, one guy won promotion from a lower league. Hold me back.

And what's so ambitious about the three guys you've touted, aside from the fact they're foreign? What's Pedro Caixinha doing these days?

I was asking the same this time last year when he was being touted to replace McInnes. I wanted evidence he could actually have a sustained level of consistency and wasn't just a one-off (ala Callum Davidson. To be fair, after that he took them to the Scottish Cup semi-final, and now has St Mirren back in the top six (which doesn't sound exciting but they haven't done it since 1986 or something). They draw a lot of games (11 this season) but a lot of that is down to lacking a goalscorer. I mean, they're playing Curtis Main up front. But they're generally solid at the back (13 clean sheets compared to our five). But on the other hand they're actually not long off an 11-game run without a win. Although you could also point out within that run they drew with Celtic, and actually only lost five of them. So aye, I do tend to think with a bigger budget he could do something with us. Just please not Jack Ross.

He'll be in Scotland this week too, save us having to pay flights to Norway Goodwin will jump at the Aberdeen job. Also I'm fairly sure Glass had a big say in transfers - certainly Polvara would have been one of his.

Alex Neil was always a non starter - he was adamant he wanted to manage in England.

Absolutely fucking not to Jack Ross, Paul Hartley, Neil Lennon, Dick Campbell. Also no to Steve Clarke who I think has just been blessed with the best group of players Scotland have had for some time. I don't think he's as good a manager as made out to be. Jim Goodwin - about the only manager in Scotland I'd be willing to give a chance to. But would like to think a few more exciting names might be linked with it.

Well I'm probably in a minority that's sad he's gone. I think he would have got it right eventually - but it was taking too long, and from what I hear Allan Russell was not very well liked by the players or people at the club. My main fear now is what happens with Scott Brown. I don't want him to leave because I think he still has much to offer as a player. Likewise, I don't want him stepping up as manager because I doubt he's ready yet. Hopefully he carries on as player-coach under the new manager.

Due to covid, the away dressing room was moved to the away stand, and appears to be staying there for the time being, so the team had to walk up the steps past the fans.

Yeh I just can't get my head around that. We're asking our ex-manager to develop Campbell while we play who Celtic don't rate. He's certainly no Ryan Christie.

Woah, where's all this positivity come from? Heard a rumour we're looking at signing Michael Devlin from Hamilton.

In defence of Glass, Hibs apart we had a decent December and were showing signs of getting it together, and since then we've been playing with four players short because Watkins & Mackenzie injured & Hedges & Ramsay went missing in January. Even now, if everyone was fit, Jenks & Ojo probably wouldn't be in the team. This new Dutch guy has only just arrived. Polvara not kicked a ball yet. If Glass was able to name his strongest team, we might be in decent shape. Lewis Ramsay McCrorie Bates Mackenzie Brown Ferguson Vicente* Polvara Watkins Ramirez Can throw Hayes, McGeouch & possibly even Snodgrass into the mix. If he had that at his disposal then there would be no excuses. *too lazy to Google his surname

Snodgrass past his best, but if he's better than Ojo then worth a punt.

Did he? I seem to recall him failing in two attempts to get out of League One, despite a vastly superior budget to the rest of the division. He was sacked with Hibs in seventh, is that not "fighting to make the top half of the league?" Callum Davidson won both cups last season, not seen his name touted anywhere. I haven't said he should be in charge for next season yet. We haven't finished sixth. It's February.

Big rest of February ahead for Glass now. It's make or break. I think it will shape whether he gets another crack at the job next season or not. Wednesday 9th: Celtic (home) Saturday 12th: Motherwell SC (away) Tuesday 15th: St Johnstone (home) Saturday 19th: Motherwell (away) Saturday 26th: Dundee Utd (home) After that it's Hearts & Rangers away in the same week, and hopefully a Scottish Cup game if we've got past Motherwell. Focusing on those first five games.. If he wins the cup game and takes 6/7 points from 12 in the league games, then at least the season remains alive going into March. Lose the cup game, then anything less than 9/12 and the pressure on Glass would force Cormack to make a decision.

Aberdeen beat Hibs 1-0 today, which is quite possibly their biggest scalp since becoming Aberdeen Women, and certainly their biggest result since they knocked Spartans out of the Scottish Cup a few years ago while being in the third tier.

Hand over to who? Who is currently wanting to come in and buy the club? Cormack hasn't got everything right, but he has put his money where his mouth in, especially during the pandemic. There's a very small list of people willing to do that for Aberdeen at the moment. The guy that has just been sacked by Hibs, or have you discovered a different Jack Ross? I fully understand why some fans want Glass replaced, but all the suggestions I've seen so far are for Alex Neil (who doesn't want it), and Jack Ross (who has done nothing to justify getting it). For me, the next month is massive for Glass. It's make it break whether he is still in charge for next season or not.

So that was your fault? Wednesday - see to be honest, and this is a total defeatist attitude which I hate having - but I just want us to come out of it injury free because Fir Park is the big one. Woods Ojo Gallagher Bates Mackenzie Barron McGeouch Kennedy Jenks McLennan Ruth That team will do. Mackenzie needs the game time, apart from that wrap everyone in cotton wool. 2-0 the Dons...

Didn't see today's game - what position did Adam Montgomery play? And why is Funso Ojo still at the club never mind being picked? Saw a headline from the Evening Express where Sean Wallace said Aberdeen HAVE to tie Ojo down on a new contract, which made me laugh, then filled me with fear that we might actually fucking do it.

To be fair to Russell, the striker we're playing is scoring goals, so he's doing his job is he not? What we need are a crossing coach, a dribbling coach, and a through ball coach.

Griffiths had Brown in his ear last season did he not? The fact we haven't gone for him or shown any interest would actually suggest Brown has told Glass he's not worth it.

The thinking was he would go up a level at Aberdeen. But he's clearly too lazy to develop into anything useful. On Griffiths. In summer I'd have said yes. But based on what he managed at Dundee, nah. If we're taking a punt on a free agent I'd go for Snodgrass.

Changing the subject: Had Bruce Anderson signed a one-year contract instead of being let go, and was simply on loan at Livingston - based on him scoring his 10th goal of the season last night, would you bring him back & give him a chance in the first team?

So we're signing Mikey Johnston & Kendall Jenner is coming to the St Mirren game with me tomorrow night? Not a bad start to the week.

Hi mate, can you wish for me to date Kendall Jenner? Even just for six months? Cheers pal. Dons consider move for Mikey Johnston https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/mikey-johnston-potential-celtic-transfer-26028078.amp