RicoS321

Interesting. If we win both of our final games then we're guaranteed at least eighth because Livingston, Motherwell and St Mirren all play each other. More than likely that series of fixtures will see a draw in one of the three that would guarantee us seventh. I could see Hibs losing two, or getting a couple of draws too. I would think it would be difficult for us to win both and not get top six at this stage, given that we have the best goal difference of all six teams (indeed goal difference is usually a reliable indicator of overall standings, within reason).

He's decent like. Got an obvious ceiling in that he's not lightening quick (similar to his brother), but has a wee bit of room for improvement. Not the sort of player that would make us money, but solid enough. In other transfer news, I'm hearing that the returning Considine and Watkins are like having new signings, so we should be set to go without much activity in the summer.

Good luck with that. Fair play if you can get him to last the half!

We've received a complaint from a Mr C Brown, who objects to you describing a greater number of draws as somehow worse. On an unrelated matter, do you have corner stats for the 2012/13 Vs this season and five years ago?

They'd already made up the stationary, the website would have had to have been updated and, furthermore, the blazers had already arranged their coke and strippers party in Vienna with Cardiff backup. It's not the sort of thing you can just cancel.

Jesus, not even reached the split yet. This must be the earliest transfer window thread on the forum? Shows how bad the season has been. With three failed windows in a row, we're going to have to pull several rabbits out of the hat in this one. With hearts going through that phase of improving every window, slowly casting off the crap and getting one or two good ones in each time, we're now way behind them in terms of overall squad. The volume of deadwood we need to burn is significant and can't be done in a single window. Our recruitment strategy will not work (and I don't think it's meant to) with the size of turnover we'll need. With that in mind, I expect to see Goodwin make several safe signings from within the league. Guys that will get us slowly back up the table and be very low risk. Guys like Tanser at St Mirren (that sort of player, rather than him perhaps), maybe someone from Motherwell. They might try and get someone with previous spfl experience that's failed down South to replace Ferguson. I can't think who would fit the bill. It's between hearts and Hibs for the group stages now, with hearts overwhelming favourites. I'm guessing that sort of thing will be a big selling point for guys like Ronan. I think next season will, unfortunately, be just a steady rebuild trying to get us comfortably top six and into Europe again. We're at least a season behind where we need to be thanks to Cormack's poor implementation of strategy.

Great start for Motherwell against Hibs. The Zimbabwean dictator tanking into a challenge in the first minute for a red. Straight from the Nigel Pepper school of tackling.

He's a fantastic professional. I had no real issue with McGinn getting another season last year and I'd say the same with Hayes. With massive overhaul required in the summer, it's good to have reliable known quantities in the squad.

Come on guys, you can do it, you just have to believe and - with the grace of the lord - you can be anything you want. Aye, fuck off Christian.

Meh. It seems that they're going to bend over backwards to ensure as little disruption to the beautiful English game as possible. I think it'll be too much to expect the UK population to wake up and realise that this is what the game is. Lickspittling your way to success, bowing to money. Hopefully the Huns in Newcastle and Manchester are enjoying their Arab coin laughing at Chelsea because they're billionaire has been caught and ours hasn't. Nobody is exempt in that league, Abramovich is just a useful illustration. The EPL is a money laundering, image-purchasing, anti-sport, corrupt cesspit of obsequious scum. It doesn't start and end with Abramovich, it's the entire setup.

I think McRorie. Ferguson probably deserves it on performances this season and I think he'd actually benefit from it the most too. However, he's handed in a transfer request which should really make him ineligible. The only way I could see it being Ferguson is if the club we're cynically trying to increase his value. I don't think captain is as relevant as it might have been in the Fergie years anyway. I think likes of Hayes and Considine would be happy enough to not have the hassle of it, they'll see it as a meaningless bandage.

Your prayers were answered. Agent McGhee doing the business on his end.

I think rewriting history is probably unfair (although maybe not on Twitter!). This scenario, in my view, was obvious. I suggested it at the time. It was Hartley all over again. A good player for a few months, until he isn't. We pandered to a Tim legend and made it out to be signing of the century. We overlooked the fact that he was massively involved in the racial abuse of one of our own, making us look utterly pathetic. It was a weak as fuck move which didn't pay off, and was never likely to have. There is zero evidence we gained anything from his coaching, and on the park, despite some good early performances, we got a guy thriving on playing the panto villain rather than developing a partnership between Ferguson, McRorie and another. We didn't have a single player in that area of the pitch that was ever going to benefit from any experience that Brown had to offer, all it did was give a guaranteed slot to a guy on the wane. It was a fucking awful move from a poor manager, and I'm guessing that it'll have unsettled the dressing room, setting us back even further too. It was an utterly naive appointment that shouldn't have happened. Hopefully Cormack will learn from it, and hopefully the fallout won't spill over into the Goodwin era. The problems were all stated up front, so hindsight isn't relevant here either.

I think you're right. However, if I'd said to you at the end of last year that there was a Russian billionaire looking to invest serious cash in the Dons, what would you have said? I suspect you, and plenty of other Dons fans would be loving it. Just as there are many in the North of England happy to suck from the teat of middle Eastern dictators. People who are directly responsible for deaths occurring right now. Morals go out the windae when money is promised. The morons shouting about Ibrox disaster (I'd possibly have been one 25 years ago) aren't the club directors who watched on as the stadium was allowed to get in a state of disrepair, ignored warnings and then took virtually zero blame, they're just thick people who think what they're saying is banter. They're not the poison in our game, they're utterly meaningless. Just as the Huns that sing their sectarian bile aren't the real problem, the club that has spent the last decade since its inception stirring the pot, winding them up, encouraging and showing an utter lack of humility is. I think Aberdeen could do more though, and perhaps you should contact them about it. I'd love to see them get their media team on it and make a video in direct response to those fans singing their pish. Interview the victim's families and try to really imagine what that mean if AFC were in that position with interviews with our own fans. I don't believe that those singing about the Ibrox disaster have ever really thought about the disaster itself. I suspect many would show considerable empathy if challenged. The singing is merely their ego. It's like competitive edginess. Trying to push the boundaries of acceptability - stupid rather than poisonous. I suppose it's the original form of trolling.

With the diplomatic situation in Ukraine, I'm guessing they'll be wanting him out there, what with his Nobel peace prize. Apparently he's going to be addressing parliament via video link later to talk about his decision.

The beasts are oot at the moment, but more behind the village rather than in front, so the cliff tops should be free. Haven't followed it right to Findon, I've generally just cycled the back roads in that direction. Will have to give it a try sometime.

Have to watch the locals there though. There's a nice beach at old portlethen too, all on the same route.

Agree with this. MacKenzie did okay when he came on, although possibly at fault for the goal? Gallagher played well today, the level we should be expecting. Bates did okay but then played three atrocious passes in a row and shook the confidence of the whole team. He's trying to play passes with his right foot that should be left footed and his body shape is all wrong. It just doesn't work. Thought Polvara looked like a nothing player in the few minutes we saw him. Not particularly strong, behind the play and not very dynamic. The obvious caveats of it being a tiny contribution in a game that was already gone. I don't think we'll see much of him between now and the end of the season. First opinions can regularly be wrong of course, plenty of time for him.

I don't think that's fair. We've tried to play a bit when we have the ball, we just look like we're lacking in organisation. It doesn't seem like we've overloaded the defence.

I've never been convinced by McKenzie, and I don't think you drop Hayes for him away at Ibrox against a fast opponent. Ramsay maybe not fully fit. Bar a couple of slightly Ojo moments, tanking out of position for no reason, he's been good. The whole defence actually. McRorie really helps in there despite his final ball being honking. Ramirez putting in a shift but struggling with the ball. McLennan probably the weak link, but that could be as much to do with their setup allowing the space for tavernier as much as McLennan. Besuijen been okay. Overall, were doing okay, we look disciplined and well organised.

Polvara to come on and score a hat trick. Brown oot.

I agree. Exactly the same as the Utd guy at the weekend. However, it's important to note that it constitutes a penalty in today's game and VAR would definitely not have overturned. We would have had a three minute wait while the ref watched 18 slow motion replays, back and forth, to determine whether there was "contact" or not, all the while ignoring the fact that it's a contact sport.

He's the best defender at the club. Stronger than Bates, better concentration than Gallagher and better positionally than McRorie. We've tried to replace him and failed on numerous occasions. We should still be looking to replace him, but there's a very high percentage chance that we won't get someone better. We've been terrible at the back since he got injured.

That was poor. Today highlights what happens when you fail to recruit in three consecutive windows. We're way behind hearts in terms of the two squads. There's 6-7 of their players that would walk into our team. Their whole defence, the two up front and probably McKay. We've got 7 or 8 that need to be shifted in the summer.

Christ, it took us a long time to get into that game. We eventually do and score a perfectly fair goal. Overall though, they deserve their lead. I'd maybe consider McGeouch for Brown, albeit McGeouch a bit of a fanny. Kennedy been fairly anonymous too. It's not a great bench though.