RicoS321

Neither Davidson or Tansey are better than Jack, and I'm surprised that anyone thinks they are. We're definitely on the look out for a midfielder though. To replace Maddison I would think. If not, then we need to drop one of McLean or Jack, which I think the manager will struggle with. If Maddison goes, then it's simply McLean to the advanced position. I think we're okay in the other positions unless we let one or two of the squad players ago and replace with better.

I disagree, sort of. I think we'll see a proper technology shift in the next 5 to 10 years that'll see a lot of continued extraction in the North Sea. However, I don't think it'll involve lots of jobs. I think we'll shut in until it becomes economic, and new technologies and new players will make it economic. I'm speaking development and production rather than exploration.

That's nae use, he's in subsea construction.

Disagree about his positioning, I think he reads the game very well, in fact it's his best attribute. Do agree that he hasn't kicked on though, despite a decent start to the season. Always plays like he's being held back. Perhaps he is.

Probably just to rest him. He wasn't playing that well anyway, and as you say, missed a sitter like (keeper saved to be fair). Think Deek was right to take him off, but surely Storie was the only possible change that could have been made. 40 minutes for a young loon with very little pressure on him. Anyway, hope he leaves at the end of the season, he's clearly wasting his time here. Agree about O'Connor and McLean. I'd have given MOM runner up to McLean though, as I thought he was excellent.

Well, nobody guessed Logan, O'Connor, Considine, Hayes...

All over the shop, Hayes in the back 4 in order to keep Shinnie in midfield. Anyway, he did change it. Great performance, but 3-0 up, 3 fuckin nil. Who do you bring on? You've got two strikers on the bench desperate for appearances and goals, a young central midfielder, a winger who needs games. Fucking Mark Reynolds? Holy fuckin shite. I don't like to moan after a great video, but fuck me Deek. It's like he's trying to make a point. To back up his shite decision at the weekend. Anyway, it made no difference, and he did bring on Burns then Stockley for at least 20 minutes, which was decent. Some good goals, good awareness fae Pawlett for the first, great pass from Rooney and great finish for the third, great play from McGinn and good battling from Rooney for the fourth, lovely flick on from Stockley for the fifth. They were fucking gash. Lee fuckin Clark. Who the fuck interviewed that thick cunt and thought he could manage a fitba team? Worst team in the league.

I've always thought Considine was a good defender. From the season where he broke his leg (he was immense before the injury) onward he has been very good and very reliable. His main issue is concentration, but I think that would be harsh to single him out over any other defender. He's always been decent on the ball, and the issues that were apparent in his early career where he dithered on the ball and wasn't particularly strong were ironed out a long time ago. He's strong in the challenge and always comes to meet the ball and the player rather than wait for them to turn where he's at his weakest. I think he suffers from the fact that he's been here a long time and folk think back to his early years and mistakes he made then. You're really going back to the early Brown days for any serious fuck ups and the more recent errors (one vs Tims springs to mind where he should have been sent off) have been few and far between. He regularly goes several with little or no mistakes of note. I touted on donsmad a few years back Considine for a Scotland call up. It was slightly tongue-in-cheek, but folk were suggesting Reynolds at the time and I was adamant that Consi was a much better fitba'r, which would make him more eligible than Reynolds (in truth I didn't reckon either of them were good enough). Then Grant Hanley came along and showed that you neither have to be good at football, or have an ability to read the game in order to play for Scotland.

I'd be surprised if anyone argued against that one. I think Taylor and Reynolds are pretty strong back-ups too. The issue isn't - for me - our best back four, it is "is Shinnie in midfield and Considine at left back stronger than Shinnie at left back and Storie/Pawlett/Hayes whoever in midfield". That's the one that throws Deek constantly.

Enjoy Christmas and new year without thinking about it, and then start again in January. There's a marginal pick up in the industry, but its small and I don't think it'll have a big impact on jobs in the short term. What will be interesting is if companies have permanently shed those jobs through efficiency or if we'll see a return to just throwing bodies at the next project or ten until things go tits up again. I suspect the latter, which I suppose is good if yer just looking for another short term job. 2017 is set to be another interesting political year, so it'll be interesting to see if that has an effect on the oil price.

I think it's the left side that is the issue not Taylor (although Taylor is a horses ass, and pish and shouldn't be near the team). Has to be Considine in centre and Shinnie at left back. Couldn't care as much about Taylor or O'Connor after the cup final debacle. But that leaves a decision in centre midfield, which McInnes will not make. We have Storie, Pawlett, Hayes or O'Connor as realistic possibilities (he's nae - quite correctly - going to play Maddison in there as part of a 2). He's clearly going to play Shinnie ahead of any of those. Flood would have solved this problem. So would signing a fucking midfielder.

Cheers Al, did I write "The coming on China"? That'd be a different type of film, although equally as intriguing. I believe it is 22:40 tonight, so prefect timing for after the game tonight when we're all style buzzing due to the scintillating performance from a resurgent dons team.

John Pilger documentary on ITV the nicht. Be well worth a watch (around 2230 I think). Pilger a fantastic journalist. About USA provoking China and the lack of coverage in the West. Edit: it's called: The coming WAR on China. Everyone should watch it. Sorted if for you Rico

Did you see O'Connor the last time he played in midfield? He was woeful. Too slow on the turn, couldn't cope, but did manage the occasional hard challenge which meant some people probably overlooked the fact he was pish.

Aye, eminently sensible, relatively inexpensive, unlikely to go over budget and won't cause significant disruption to the area, whilst retaining the best parts of the park. But junkies, we need shops, car parks min and but £50M min! means that it'll never go ahead.

I blame Eric Bristow.

Think really shite hun striker from about 5-6 years back. Hilariously bad. Probably scored against the dons.

But they're also heteros too, as any bloke that shags a bird is a hetero.

You're a conoisseur, you can surely manage mealy? It's just oatmeal, ingins and suet. Yir bound to get all those in Spain.

Feel free, but at least back it up with evidence. Not saying yer wrang, I'm suggesting you haven't looked. Good chance that they are just deviants who like all sorts, but had easy access to young loons through fitba.

Just found out about this. Bit of a pain in the airse if I'm honest as I canna really be fucked. But I will. Think it'll be the same back four as the weekend, with the only changes being Jack and Stockley out and McGinn and Rooney in ---------------Lewis--------------------- Logan---Taylor---Reynolds---Considine ----------McLean----Shinnie------------ --McGinn-----Maddison--------Hayes-- ----------------Rooney------------------ I'm with Jute though, I'd rather see Storie get his chance, as he should when a midfielder is missing, and play Shinnie at full back and drop Reynolds. I thought Taylor was harshly criticised for the huns first goal, so I'd be inclined to keep him in (just because O'Connor was so fucking bad in the final, he needs an extra week to think about it). We'll need him to go up front for the last 3 minutes anyway when we're 1-0 down. 1-1, Taylor.

Neighbor came round, so missed a large part of the second. At 1-0 we were very much in it and the better team. Looks like we didn't kick on fae there. Oh well, back to the drawing board. Jack with a stupid sending off means he's missing next week, which means Shinnie will definitely be in midfield. Ref looked fucking awful for both sides.

Been an okay game so far. Bit 100 mile an hour like, but pretty even. Need to run at their right back, as he was easily booked early doors and looks pish. Hayes playing almost centrally at times, when he should be roasting the full back. Again our midfield chasing the game a bit at times, but overall not too many problems. Back line doing okay all things considered, although O'Halloran has looked dangerous on a couple of occasions when running at full pelt. Should be an interesting second half, and can't see McInnes making any changes until we lose a goal or go ahead.

I had a feeling he might play Reynolds and Stockley (I mentioned it earlier in the thread). Thought McGinn would be in for Hayes or Maddison though (in deek's line-up, not my preferred), both of whom weren't up to much last week, Hayes especially. Is it on anywhere, or just radio?

Davie Provan was it? I'm not sure I ever liked him.