https://www.afc.co.uk/2024/04/16/dons-appoint-thelin-as-manager/
 

Confirmed as Aberdeen boss.

Starts early June. Peter Leven takes the team until summer.

Well, well - he’s gone.

I’m genuinely surprised but fair play Dave, you’ve done the right thing at a time where the new guy has a chance to get some of his own players in.

Askou for me, incredibly impressive what he’s done at Motherwell.

Thanks for the cup Jimmy, but you’ve just not cut it here at all I’m afraid son…

Edited January 4Jan 4 by The.Moog

 they likely accepted his wish to leave this time

 

Very surprised. I reckon if he's gone, he lost the players and as we well know, only one outcome.

I personally thought he was here for the season.

The Cup will ensure his name in the history books and rightly so. but that winning league run at the start of last season was immense. One of my favourite periods following the Don's.

Singing ,'fuck you Celtic, we're gonna win the league'. was a great feeling. Was never going to happen, but it fairly upset certain sections of the media, which made the Cup win that bit more sweeter.

All the best Jimmy. I'm sure you'll be back managing before long.

Nice chap, shit tactics 

Hopefully the next guy plays 4 at the back and tells his keeper to punt it 

Genuinely sad it hasn’t worked out but it’s definitely the right move by the club and hopefully somebody can take a fresh look at some of the fringe players. 

3 minutes ago, Mason89 said:

Nice chap, shit tactics 

Hopefully the next guy plays 4 at the back and tells his keeper to punt it 

He’ll need to sign some proper mannies CH’s then, and a LB.

Oh, and some midfielders to cover the back 4 and get forward to support the attack, some wingers and a striker or two

As a minimum…

He was a good lad and he won us the cup and had us believing for a while at the start of last season that we could be contenders, but it just didn't work out for whatever reason.

All the best to him, unless he joins another club in Scotland.

Daily Retard reporting it. 

2 minutes ago, swaddon said:

He was a good lad and he won us the cup and had us believing for a while at the start of last season that we could be contenders, but it just didn't work out for whatever reason.

All the best to him, unless he joins another club in Scotland.

I’d be delighted if he joined another club in Scotland - he’d make an utter mess of it there too so one less team to worry about…

It's on the P&J site as well now.

Poor communication from the club, if this news is correct.

Definetley sacked rather than resigned or mutually agreed?

1 minute ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

It's on the P&J site as well now.

Poor communication from the club, if this news is correct.

It's because of the snow. Naebidy in the office.

Edit: although it would be hilarious if it's just a fuck up by the weegie press

Edited January 4Jan 4 by RicoS321

Sad but inevitable. Thanks for the Scottish Cup and the winning start that had us believing in something special- just feel that stubbornness during the first poor run and the constant changing 

didn’t help with consistency and patterns of play. 
As for the players - Jimmy was right yesterday- some of them do need to have a hard look in the mirror - no pride, no heart, and no matter what tactics are employed your minimum output should be 100% effort

Feel sorry for him but it was inevitable. The tactics haven't worked for a long time and the team were too comfortable with mediocrity. Everything was too slow and nice. 

Time for a new broom and a clear out. Time for a new manager and a new skipper to change the mentality. 

 

Scott Booth until the end of the season. Player/manager. 

It's official.

https://www.afc.co.uk/2026/01/04/club-statement-jimmy-thelin/

That's that them

 

A shame it didn't work.

Who will be next though.

I've no ideas on that front, just please not Robinson.

 

Class from Thelin there - 

“Today my time as manager at Aberdeen comes to an end. It is with great respect for this historic Club that I accept this decision.

“Results ultimately decide the tenure of this profession, and as such I take my share of responsibility.

“I believe wholly in the work that was done; however, football doesn’t always allow time for belief to become results. I would like to thank the players for their commitment and effort during my time as their coach, and the staff who worked every day with loyalty and pride.

“I would also like to thank the supporters. Your passion for your team never waivers, even in disappointment.

“Aberdeen will forever be a part of my journey, and it has been an honour to lead this great Club and share that memorable day together at Hampden.

“I leave wishing success to everyone involved both on and off the pitch.”

Just now, Elgindon said:

Class from Thelin there - 

“Today my time as manager at Aberdeen comes to an end. It is with great respect for this historic Club that I accept this decision.

“Results ultimately decide the tenure of this profession, and as such I take my share of responsibility.

“I believe wholly in the work that was done; however, football doesn’t always allow time for belief to become results. I would like to thank the players for their commitment and effort during my time as their coach, and the staff who worked every day with loyalty and pride.

“I would also like to thank the supporters. Your passion for your team never waivers, even in disappointment.

“Aberdeen will forever be a part of my journey, and it has been an honour to lead this great Club and share that memorable day together at Hampden.

“I leave wishing success to everyone involved both on and off the pitch.”

You wouldn't have expected anything else but class from him.  When he first was appointed I was renewing my dna membership and the people in the office were so impressed by him, saying he's just a lovely guy, a real gentleman...maybe not what you need as manager?   Really sad it didn't work out for him.  

There was nowhere left to go. A cup win gave JT longer than he should have had but the football on display week in week out was eye bleedingly bad. The players should hang their heads in shame and be following him out of the door.

14 minutes ago, irnbru1903 said:

The players should hang their heads in shame and be following him out of the door

"But we were shite when he signed us"

IF true then that's not a bad outcome for Jimmy 

 

https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/uppgifter-jimmy-thelin-far-sparken--aktuell-for-aik/210801?fbclid=IwY2xjawPHnfVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5yO0KyAMHjl5eBMsP23wS4qBjjd6JnsTIqLmbf-8FDe63Cu1J_2mkPt_VehA_aem_naa9HkNkOmuuq1fMMI4ooQ

Sorry it didn’t work out for Jimmy but apart from the Scottish Cup win it’s been brutal for over a year.

Jimmy will be fine, reading reports he already has a job lined up in Sweden. 
 

1 hour ago, RicoS321 said:

It's because of the snow. Naebidy in the office.

Edit: although it would be hilarious if it's just a fuck up by the weegie press

It was actually leaked in the Swedish press first is what I’ve heard. Club wanted to keep it quiet a wee while longer while they get the new guy boxed off, so hopefully that’s well down the road already.

Just what I’ve heard, but JT has the AIK job lined up back home apparently - good move for him to a league he works well in if that is the case.

Wish him all the best.

EDIT: Hadn’t seen the earlier link when I posted so that looks like it has substance then. 

Edited January 4Jan 4 by The.Moog

It would be good for him to go back to Sweden and his family.

Normally I'm glad when we punt a manager that isn't performing, but I feel strangely bereft at Jimmy leaving. I really wanted it to work out for him, especially after the way he started. It's partly his fault it didn't happen, and partly the players.