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Rubezic to Turkey is a non-story, club have denied it. Might be his agent trying to engineer interest or Turkey have their own Agent Alba. Rubezic is in the squad for tomorrow.

Ah but maybe the username has been transferred to someone else. In that case, the username retains the posting history, but the person now owning it is not liable for any debts.

The last time I posted on here we were undefeated in the league and about to rule the land. It's like I've woken from a coma to anarchy. Thought I better log back on and start the match thread to get the team back to winning ways again. Enough of this bloody nonsense. Despite his critics I'd start Duk, he still looks the most difficult to handle when he's on it. Nisbet okay until he gets to the six-yard box, which is unfortunate since that's where he's supposed to be good. Keskinen had a lot of joy last time v Hibs on the left so I'd start him again. Gueye/Clarkson/Okkels. All funny ones. Is Gueye a striker, a number 10, or even at his best when he cuts in off the left? What is Clarkson - he seems to drift to the left now and neither plays as a winger, No.10 or a sitting midfielder. Okkels, not seen enough of him yet to know how we should use him. I suspect he's meant to be a goal threat off the wing considering he was a consistent goal scorer at Elfsborg. Rubezic - be interesting to see what Thelin does. Take him out of the firing line, or convince him the best way to bounce back is to get out there and face his fears. Either way, unless injured, surely he's in the squad because we're not exactly blessed with defensive cover at the moment. But personally, unless Dorrington has looked gash in training and Ange has sold us a pup, I'd start him.

Rescheduled to Wednesday 15 January, live on sky. The game before it on the Sunday at home to Hearts is also live on sky, as is the trip up Fir Park on 5 January. So including the 29 December game with Dundee United (premier sports), four out of five games will be live on the TV, and our next game after Ibrox is a Scottish Cup match so every chance we get a TV game too. Handy time to be on the TV considering you'll all be skint after the Donstalk secret Santa and the weather will be cold.

I'm just warming up. I haven't even got to McGarry's goals per minute this season yet.

No I didn't. You said you couldn't understand why others were saying a right back was more of a priority than a left back. I gave some reasons why. Our priority (in my opinion) is a striker and a left sided centre half. But we're not going to buy a replacement for Mackenzie in January when he might still stay. So you'd be signing a back up, when we already have a back up. Unless McGarry leaves in January (possible to be fair) then it's not a position we need to worry about.

Despite us not making the final, Rangers' win over Motherwell means we'll have no game that weekend as our trip to Ibrox on 15 December will now need to be rescheduled to a midweek game. Shame, as playing them three days after they played Tottenham would have been handy. Does mean we have a two-week break in December now though. Can see us booking a week away in Dubai for some warm weather training since there's no winter break this year.

Difficult to share that conclusion considering Milne has rarely played a first team game at right back, and the manager doesn't consider him a right back.

Because he's not as good as Mackenzie or anyone else on the left hand side. He's a back up. No-one here is suggesting he should replace Mackenzie permanently should he leave. What you're suggesting is we buy Mackenzie's replacement now, when there's every chance he still might stay. A second top left back would be nice to have, but it's not a priority, and as per the original question you asked, a back-up right back is more of a priority right now than a back up left back.

If Thelin can make a player out of Morris and Gueye, and turn Ambrose into a goal scorer, then we shouldn't write off anyone ever again.

Because this is the January transfer window we're talking about. We have a natural left back as back-up, we don't have a natural right back. It might be if Devlin gets injured on Scotland duty.

McGarry was in the squad yesterday so isn't totally out of the picture. But he's not going to oust anyone on the left have side out of the team. Milne appears to be the back-up to Rubezic. And you said yourself he's not a natural right back.

We have James McGarry as a back-up. Don't think the issue is we need someone to replace Devlin, more that is he was to be injured we have no-one to fill in. Our priority in January is a charter plane for the Champions League. We don't need any players... actually Liam Scales. Bring him home.

They had eight shots on target and scored six of them. Their first five shots on target all went in. Again though, I don't think Wednesday was an issue. For 25 minutes the game was a non-event, Celtic looked as flat as we did. But you blink and suddenly it's 3-0. Like I said previously, I don't think tactically we'd got it that wrong. It's fine saying in hindsight maybe Palaversa should have made it a midfield three to make it more compact, but you could see the plan was for McGrath to press and for Aberdeen to force Celtic into mistakes, which we actually did, but we never took advantage because inevitably our passing was poor and we couldn't get the front four properly into the game. Celtic just had that bit more quality that made the difference. When they made a mistake we didn't make them pay. When we made a mistake, they cut us open.

Well, they say you learn more from a defeat than a win. We didn't zip the ball around the pitch as we normally do. I don't even think tiredness was the issue, we just didn't pass it well enough, and picked up some silly early bookings which got into the players heads. Even at 0-0, it was the most animated I've seen Thelin, looked like he was trying to tell them to lift the tempo as it was so pedestrian. I don't really think there was much Thelin could do tactically as it was individual errors and poor performances all over the park. Against Celtic in Glasgow you're not getting away with that. Celtic didn't even play particularly well, every shot on target seemed to hit the back of the net.

Wednesday was disappointing, we let our standards drop by conceding, missing a penalty, and letting a really poor side believe they could steal a point. I fully expect us to return to form, keep it tight at the back, and end Celtic's unbeaten run.

I knew exactly what you meant, I was just being a wee dick I think he'll go for similar as to what started the second half at Celtic Park. So that was Sokler in front of Duk McGrath Keskinen But Duk went off injured last night so even if fit I don't think he'll start. Morris could start but he plays on the right, and as Rico said Keskinen was doing well until he moved to the left to accommodate Morris. With that I wouldn't be adverse to giving Vinnie a start on the left. He's done okay off the bench the last two games.

The fact they didn't win means that it can't have been that easy. I don't think Wednesday will affect us that much. Apart from our back line, we are constantly making changes to the midfield and forwards, that's the big difference from the McInnes era where everyone got ran into the ground. For example, last night it was McGrath, Duk, Keskinen and Sokler who started. On Saturday there's every chance at least two of them don't start. You could (I'm not saying do this, just making an example) make the front four Clarkson, Vinnie, Morris, Nisbet and I don't think you've significantly weakened it. Likewise, I think Nilsen might be on the bench for this one with Palaversa starting. We'll be fine. Game done by half-time and players rested in the second half for the Dundee game.

If Aberdeen win on Saturday, it'll be a long time since we've had a better seven days supporting the Dons. Last time I remember two huge wins back to back was 2014 when we won the LC semi 4-0 v St Johnstone, then won 2-1 in the Scottish Cup at Celtic Park. Must be a long, long time since we beat Celtic and Rangers back to back.

A word for Stephen McCormick by the way, the supporters experience officer, and the Ultras Aberdeen. Atmosphere at Pittodrie these days is above and beyond anything I can remember.

Few thoughts. I'm so glad Duk is back. Mackenzie's wee turn for the first goal was tremendous. Nilsen and Mackenzie needing to be separated after the offside goal, can imagine that carried on into the dressing room. I love the bromance between Rubi and Mitov. Rubi always makes a beeline for him at full-time but tonight they were just standing there hugging for ages. Two young lads enjoying life at the Dons. Anyway, was great to be back up for a game, cracking to beat them, and at 9/1 for Aberdeen to win on Saturday I'm gonna remortgage the house and put everything on it because we're never losing again.

Another ASMR video.

Agree Nisbet probably only going to be fit enough for the bench. Think Duk, Morris and even Vinnie all made a case to start, but I'd stick with Keskinen and Clarkson. Palaversa likely be needed off the bench when Beaton gives Nilsen and Shinnie their final warnings while ignoring similar challenges from the other side. Dons to score early but hang on in a nervy affair.

Connor Barron - should he actually be allowed to play considering Rangers still haven't paid for him? This is the longest delay I've ever known for a tribunal to determine a transfer fee.