capitalsharpie Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Does this all stem from the support being completely and utterly fed up of managers, including the tango man of obataining and playing complete dross year on year since Roy Aitkens time and before? I mean the lists of players I have seen on these forums recently, predominantly with names that made me cringe is frightening. At least with local platyers, if they arent graced with Brazil type skill, we would at least hope they would fight and play for the jersey, which what I've seen of Duff for example, he doesnt seem to do. In other words, after being served so MUCH pish for SO LONG, the support has a breaking point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrlandoDon Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Anderson got loads of abuse at first - he was played at right back and was pish for a while, hence the verbals. I see Foster, Considine, and maybe even Maguire in the same light. Give them time and experience and they might be decent. However, Duff and Mair are different - they are total pish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millers Tache Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Would Duff and Mair have been released by United if their manager had thought they'd be a threat of any kind? Have you met any United fans who have said they wish they'd stayed? Says it all really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reekie_Red Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 The difference between us and Dunfermline, Jimmy, is we don't put up with shite "just because they're local loons". We'll happily sign our worst enemies if we knew they were going to enhance our squad. Fact of the matter is Mair and Duff degrade our squad, rather than enhance it in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Jess was a fairly local lad, and he took abuse at times, as did Scott Booth. Theo ten Caat and Bobby Connor both took abuse at times, and neither of them were local lads. Do you see where I'm going with this...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Theo ten Caat and Bobby Connor both took abuse at times, and neither of them were local lads. Do you see where I'm going with this...? Locally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I can not believe that I actually supported the fat orange pretend manager earlier in this thread, and wish to restore some balance. It did not sit comfortably, although I do stand by the fact that some fans are too critical too early. So what though really? It's up to them to grow some balls. Reverting to type, the P & J today included the following, under the headline CALDERWOOD CAN MIX IT WITH MIXU. It started with "Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood believes his Hibs counterpart Mixu Pitalineon has taken his aggressive playing style with him into management, and is ready for him. Former Aberdeen forward Pitalineon has already upset several in the SPL managerial fraternity in his short time in charge..." e.g. Walter Smith & Craig Levein. JC was then quoted saying that "He has ruffled a few feathers" and "Mixu was a very good centre forward in his day and his team reflects his playing style. They are a bit more direct than earlier in the season and you can understand that because it was the way he liked to play as a player. They get the ball forward and have good players supporting from midfiled". Now, two things immediately come to mind after reading this guff. 1) If Hibs are a reflection of their manager's preferred style of play when he was a professional footballer, by watching AFC over the last 4 years, what style of play did JC prefer when he (allegedly) played professional football? And before the defenders of the fat bastard wade in to discredit this opinion with the facts that he was indeed a professional footballer himself, and to point out that the inclusion of the word "allegedly" illustrates prejudice and ignorance on my part, can I just point out that I never seen him play, and unlikely as it may be that he did not ever play the game, there have been more incredulous mistruths spun in the press. JFK, 9/11, WMD in Iraq to name but three. And I have flown to and from Birmingham Airport a number of times, and not once did a taxi driver or airport or hotel staff ever start recounting stories to me about JC's prowess on the pitch ? Watching the constant tinkering with formations and personnel, it appears to me that he doesn't know what he's doing, far less adopting a style of play in keeping with "the way he liked to play the game". The Newcastle fans that shouted "You don't know what you're doing" at big fat (corrupt) Sam may also have stumbled across a manager who fraudulently claimed to have been a footballer once. You and I may have seen the pictures, but did you see him play in the flesh? And how do you know these obese managers of today are the same persons as these old footballers? Identity fraud and Identity theft is not necessarily a brand new phenomenon. 2) If Mixu has "ruffled a few feathers", then this suggests that there is a fraternity within football that has feathers that can be ruffled. A fraternity that JC obviously feels part of, as he acknowledeges its very existence. Innovators, people with genuine vision, do not belong to fraternities. Ergo, JC is not an innovator, nor a man with any vision whatsoever. I have made three points in this small rant, and by the law of averages, one of these will be grossly absurd, but two out of three aint bad? To summarise, could I just ask Aberdeen Journals to please stop quoting that useless cunt any more? I have seen enough of his insides to last a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Eh? I just worked out where you name comes from, TF. You thought it was the Stiff Little Fingers song? Are you old enough to mind that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I have made three points in this small rant, That's a small rant? Put a health warning at the start of your big rants, please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I just worked out where you name comes from, TF. You thought it was the Stiff Little Fingers song? Are you old enough to mind that one? I'll guess that I am. And no it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Huge rant, but quite amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I'll guess that I am. And no it isn't. The only reason I knew the words were Alternative Ulster was because I read it in Sounds... or was it NME, no, it was Melody Maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 The only reason I knew the words were Alternative Ulster was because I read it in Sounds... or was it NME, no, it was Melody Maker. Top tune R_S though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I don't know people seem to lose sleep over Calderwood's comments in the paper. If they bother you so much, don't read them. I would suggest Aberdeen Journals are somewhat responsible for a lot of the shite that appears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I don't know people seem to lose sleep over Calderwood's comments in the paper. If they bother you so much, don't read them. I would suggest Aberdeen Journals are somewhat responsible for a lot of the shite that appears. Thanks for the advice K. I never thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Thanks for the advice K. I never thought of that. Evidently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Top tune R_S though It would have been a better song if the words had been Tenement Funster. Less serious and political... man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 Jimmy Calderwood has warned there will be more job losses at Aberdeen if the players don't deliver over the final weeks of the season. The Dons boss has begun a massive rebuilding task with 16 players set to leave next month. But with third place in the SPL still a possibility, he will add to his workload to target new talent if performances don't match his expectations. Insisting that a win over Hibs tomorrow could keep his side in contention for a UEFA Cup place, Calderwood said: "Players are judged in every game because it's an ongoing process. "There are a couple of guys whose futures still have to be decided so there is a lot at stake in the rest of the campaign. "We also have to think about what we do with the players who are leaving but as long as we still have something to play for, I'll field our strongest team. Jimmy threatening to axe more players........I can bet he is thinking of the players he was sticking up for yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Jimmy threatening to axe more players........I can bet he is thinking of the players he was sticking up for yesterday Or, perhaps, you are being very disingenuous with his comments, there is at least one player who is deciding whether to stay or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitalsharpie Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Duff wil definately be in the starting line up since he impressed the pants off of tango man last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Duff wil definately be in the starting line up since he impressed the pants off of tango man last week. Imagine that, playing well and keeping your place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Mambo Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Duff will be the new club captain at this rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Duff will be the new club captain at this rate. Don't think a change in captaincy is something most fans would disagree with but I'd still be a bit displeased if Duff was still here next season. I suspect I'll no be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted April 25, 2008 Author Share Posted April 25, 2008 Or, perhaps, you are being very disingenuous with his comments, there is at least one player who is deciding whether to stay or not. Still think he would move on Mair if he could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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