RicoS321

I think McInnes is very aware of how much we detest them, he's not an idiot. He's a very methodical and structured manager. He looks at teams and works out how to beat them - preferably if we can do that within our own preferred formation. He looks at the Tims (especially) and the huns and doesn't see a way to set our personnel up to beat them (most definitely not with our preferred line up v the rest) - hence the tinkering. It was the same against Apollon, who are roughly in the same league as us and those two. For what it's worth, I can actually see where his issue is. Other teams can gamble on the high pressing for 20 minutes and hope to get a goal and then sit in and catch them - they'll get lucky at least once a season. We don't have that, and we don't have a forward capable of providing it (perhaps May one day) in Rooney. McInnes has failed to address that and I think he struggles to see other ways of breaking the better teams down. Given that Nwakali looks like a black Willow Flood, it might offer us a little more coming midfield in this regard. Both Flood and - to an extent - Pawlett offered us that running around and hassling option in that top area of the pitch that got us success against the Tims a couple of years back. Otherwise, I'm struggling to see what formation and personnel we could currently use against the Tims (and away to the hun anyway) that would get us the win, and I've yet to see any suggestion of one on any of the forums aboot the place. It's not enough to just be "up for it", you need an actual workable strategy too.

It wasn't heart or mindset, he doesn't have the attributes to play at a higher level. The heart and mindset might have almost got him to our standard, but he was clearly never good enough to play in a McInnes dons side. It was a bazaar signing. Did anyone raise the following question: "Nicky Maynard?"

Fuck that. No one should be endorsing (which is what I meant to say, rather than suggesting) thon cunt Smith on an Aberdeen message board. I reserve the right to be a cunt on this occasion without apologising. I'd like to apologise for not being able to apologise on this occasion tlg. I should be in politics. I semantic'd the fuck oot of that one.

I did read your post. It was specifically the stuff you just repeated above. His ability to do the job is non-existent and he wasn't as good as McLeish directly after him, nor even Strachan more recently (and that's not to compliment either of those two). He's a self interested cunt who has the knack of coming in and leaving at the right time for himself. Jute points out his dire attempt in the Belarus game, not to mention the Ukraine game and Italy away too, when he produced a formation and set of tactics more embarrassing than Levein's 4-6-0. His CV is riddled with situations where he had resources and left as those resources were dwindling - and thus beginning to show up his huge managerial deficiencies. He's Jimmy Calderwood with more money to spend and the ability to read an employment situation. He can fuck off.

They're just after you for yer money.

Darryl Broadcunt made a good point about this on the radio last night. He said that the 7/8th board still existed that made the decision to go for O'Neill so they should be perfectly capable of going for another manager. Also, that a new chief exec - if currently employed - could feasibly have a 6-12 month notice period, by which point we'd be playing competitive matches again. In an ideal world you'd still be able to involve them in the decision process and so the CEO should be the logical first appointment, however he was correct in that we should have enough competence within the SFA to make a decent appointment without a CEO in place.

What in the world of fuck? He's a fucking dirty hun cunt that plays the most dire football known to man. He's a total fucking dick. If we were guessing: "name the biggest hun fuck ever who should never be considered for another job in management", then the answer "Walter Smith" would be taking the joke to far. He's a fucking despicable fucker. He's so much of a hun that he even took money from Charles Green when he as blatantly screwing over the huns. He's in the David Murray league of utter hun fucks. What the fuck are you even on suggesting such a fucker for the Scotland job? Seriously?

Are you sure your source wasn't referring to McCoist's current salary at the huns?

Exactly DD. It's a gamble - and probably a decent one - that if we finish second, we'll not only cover the costs of that pay-rise for the next two seasons, but also add double the difference in his salary if someone else comes calling. I wouldn't be surprised if there were conditions in there with regard to league position. Coupled with the fact that Milne could never ever be expected to get two solid appointments in a row.

Similar to what SdG mentions above, you could easily have applied this statement to Hayes. Just that Hayes managed it more consistently than GMS.

It's not irrational at all. I'm just paranoid now that I come across on forums like a barbour-jaicket-cunt. It definitely wisnae me (I was a couple of hours earlier).

He looked gash against County, I'm not surprised he was dropped. Good move getting Devlin in, as neither Arnason or O'Connor (who did alright today) have impressed this season. Decent performances by McGinn, Considine, McKenna and McLean today. Logan alright too. Rest were average. Despite having another poor game, we'll struggle in the next two without Shinnie. The boy Nwakali looked pretty suspect when he came on - like a 8 year old playing fitba in a man's body. I think he'd have to be coached through the entire game. Might turn out okay. Nae sure about Woodman either, was strangely (for a modern 'keeper) pap with the ball at his feet. He had one good save today, where he stood up well in a good position. It was similar to the County second the other day that Rogers had a mare with, letting it through his legs in entirely the wrong position. Hopefully Lewis makes a good recovery.

Yesterday morning? I was also at said cafe. I try not to make eye contact with those suspicious types that sit outside. They're there to be seen.

Surely population is a larger factor here? If you compared America with Europe, that'd be fairer. Ironically, the Scandi's brought us the first mass-produced machine gun, which the yanks love so much. So they owe all their child-murdering to the Swedes. I could be wrong of course.

Indeed. I am a total racist.

Regan oot! Edit: Wonder what Gordon Smith is up to?

Depends on yer use of the word "need". I'd say we only really "needed" a striker and wide player (McGinn) to get us through to the end of the season. The rest of the team can hobble through until the summer with a very good chance of finishing second. Devlin is a bonus if we get some games out of him this season. Hopefully the striker will solve some of the glaring deficiencies up front. Hopefully Nwakali will allow Shinnie to play left back in certain games (though I doubt it, I think he'll be pap). January is about scrabbling by and hoping to pick up a few players for next season; it's the same every year. We've done okay (apart from Maynard still hanging about).

Understood. I'm a total racist.

He's white....

It opens again on 1st April for one morning.

Was Lennox not a loan, then we inexplicably signed him for a year before loaning to Raith? If so, I'll choose him for losing 4 vs County.

4-2 final score. Sack McInnes. Pish.

Is there someone there? Edit: at the very least go to the hibs v motherwell game where there's only a goal in it

Fucking hell. Coyle's sub scores his second.

Fuck. He's still a dick.