I'll be in a minority that's glad it's Celtic we're playing in the final. 

The 2017 final still rankles. We should have done it that day. Shay Logan standing off Stuart Armstrong and letting him hit that equaliser in a half when Celtic offered little. The Jonny Hayes - Kenny McLean mix up that should have given us a second (and to this day I still don't know who to blame). 

Beat them on 24 May, win the cup, end a 35-year wait, and do it against a seemingly unstoppable side going for yet another treble. It would be beautiful and would finally put 2017 to bed.

Tickets

I don't actually think we'll sell 21,000. Too many just can't be arsed with what they think (wrongly) will be another defeat to Celtic. So 19,000 probably would do us.

However, it's important that Aberdeen fight for half of the North stand. The way the noise projects around Hampden, you can barely hear the fans behind the goal when you're at the other end. Give us half the north, the west stand, and the lower deck of the south. That's about 19,000 tickets - if we sell out, then give us the rest.

That's the first fight we need to win long before we get to Hampden.

We've got this. No fear. Safe travels to everyone heading to this. 

Aye, it's in the bag. Devlin ghosting in at the back post to score the winner, after coming back from a goal down (2-1).

Willie Miller on the bbc site predicting 2-1 us, and it’s Brian Irvine’s birthday today. Kids woke up and are watching a you tube documentary of the sinking of the titanic (Celtic?) wife wants to take the kids to a blueberry farm this morning, if I go, dons win for sure and I miss the game. These are all signs.

3-2 us, nisbet Clarkson topi 

42 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

Willie Miller on the bbc site predicting 2-1 us, and it’s Brian Irvine’s birthday today. Kids woke up and are watching a you tube documentary of the sinking of the titanic (Celtic?) wife wants to take the kids to a blueberry farm this morning, if I go, dons win for sure and I miss the game. These are all signs.

3-2 us, nisbet Clarkson topi 

Get yourself to the blueberry farm mate. We will all be eternally in your debt and you can always watch the highlights 

Liking the positivity,I'm in... 3 - 1 Dons Dabbagh X2 Shinnie screamer

   COYR 🥃💊💉🛌

12 minutes ago, BigAl said:

Get yourself to the blueberry farm mate. We will all be eternally in your debt and you can always watch the highlights 

I’m fucked now. Stay and watch the game and a loss is all on me.

That’s… interesting 

If Celtic score an early goal or two, are we going to see some first half subs?

Edited May 24, 20251 yr by Slim

Back 5? Jensen at LB? Or shinnie LB and devlin ahead of Jensen as we’ve all been asking? (Or Jensen ahead of devlin?? Milne the protective holding kid? So many questions!!

Looks like 3 centre half’s. Devlin on the right, Jensen on the left. 3 centre mids. Probably a good shout. 

I’m thinking it’s Milne in center mid, devlin and Jensen on the right and shinnie and topi on the left. Bit more beef centrally in front of dorrington and knoester.

as much as I like tobers, he’s not match sharp and dorrington has done well.

then again, Jensen left back shinnie left mid? Topi and devlin on the right?? 
clearly we’ve identified they are strong wide and Milne is the stop gap in the middle.

3-5-1-1

Go Jimmy mixing it up

We are fucking winning this l and to be honest I am already half cut 

COYR

I do like the fact he has us not knowing how we’ll line up. Why not mix it up a little, they’ve pumped us recently so make them think. I do see the same formation, difference we don’t have a natural 10 but Milne Clarkson and palaversa in there. The wide areas will be interesting, shinnie and topi left I assume, or do we pigeon hole Jensen or devlin at LB? Since we’ve never seen Jensen and devlin on the right together I think we may see one of them at LB and shinnie left mid.

Looks like 5-4-1 and hang on for penalties. As Slim said if Celtic score early we could well see changes before half time. 

2 minutes ago, Jute said:

Looks like 5-4-1 and hang on for penalties. As Slim said if Celtic score early we could well see changes before half time. 

Still think Devlin and Jensen are going to play as wing backs

We are SO winning this guys

55 minutes ago, Jute said:

Sake. Even the club don't know if it's Nisbet or Nesbit.

Good luck boys! Not there today, hoping I made a mistake

Well, here we are.   Intae them.

Pretty much a back 5, devlin on the left. 5-3-2/3-5-2

Edited May 24, 20251 yr by OrlandoDon

Think i'd prefer papa up there. Keskinen is winning no second balls due to his sheer inability to tackle.

Very meh first half. I’m not for defending all game. Unfortunate on the goal but it’s pretty much all Celtic. We have to come out at some point to try to get back into it. 
agree RE topi, not involved and doesn’t keep the ball. If we are going to continue playing this way I’d put Morris up with nisbet.

expect more of the same until 65 mins or so then we’ll change shape. Unless Celtic score again sooner.

Shady mo!!    

We can hope! Come on!!!!

C'mon!!!

 

Get these Fanny's off the pitch. Killing the momentum 

Still in it! 30 to go, why not?!!