The All New Unworthy Of It's Own Thread AFC General STUFF Thread

[TheDonbytheDee]

4 hours ago, Panda said:

St Johnstone have made some interesting announcements in their season ticket sales for next season.

Firstly, they bizarrely appear to have cut Aberdeen's ticket allocation, but increased the Old Firm and Hearts'.

Rangers and Celtic will now get three stands at McDairmid Park. Hearts will get both stands behind the goals. Aberdeen will get just one stand behind the goal (which will now be at the opposite end from where the away end normally is) with no allocation in the main stand anymore. They say it's to maximise revenue, but seems odd to potentially lock out Aberdeen fans who usually travel there in numbers, especially if we are doing well.

Another thing they've said is, similar to what Hearts do, is they'll be selling their worse seats for cheap and increasing the price of premium seats to compensate. It means 60% of their tickets season tickets will be cheaper. Meanwhile we still seem to think the RDU should be sold at "gold" prices, despite it being partially restricted view with the goal line often invisible from certain seats.

The sign of a real diddy club.

We should just not bother buying tickets for our games in Perth, but it won't happen. I'd say more chance of Aberdeen selling out two stands than the relegation specialists. 

Get them right back into the championship.

[Panda]

7 hours ago, Ajja said:

Is that built into the agreement with ST holders then? That they will only be moved for games against the three cheeks. 

Yeah. What used to be the away end will now be the family stand, but they don't include games v the Old Firm and Hearts. Likewise, all season tickets holders in the stand opposite the main stand have been told they'll be accommodated in the main stand when Rangers and Celtic are in town.

[TheDonbytheDee]

Neil Simpsons autobiography is released tomorrow

Looking forward to reading this one.

Launch do at Pittodrie on Thursday night.

Details are on his website neilsimpson8.com

[swaddon]

1 hour ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Neil Simpsons autobiography is released tomorrow

Looking forward to reading this one.

Launch do at Pittodrie on Thursday night.

Details are on his website neilsimpson8.com

I wonder if it's a coincidence that it is being released on that date?

[tom_widdows]

On 06/05/2026 at 14:11, Panda said:

Yeah. What used to be the away end will now be the family stand, but they don't include games v the Old Firm and Hearts. Likewise, all season tickets holders in the stand opposite the main stand have been told they'll be accommodated in the main stand when Rangers and Celtic are in town.

Half listening to off the ball yesterday but sure I heard Stuart Cosgrove mentioning something about some saints supporters not wanting to attend games against yon Tic and SEVCO due to their fan's behaviour and the authorities etc not caring.

Perhaps Hearts fans have taken some of the tar from that brush?

Edited Sunday at 21:08 by tom_widdows

[Panda]

3 hours ago, tom_widdows said:

Half listening to off the ball yesterday but sure I heard Stuart Cosgrove mentioning something about some saints supporters not wanting to attend games against yon Tic and SEVCO due to their fan's behaviour and the authorities etc not caring.

Perhaps Hearts fans have taken some of the tar from that brush?

Can't remember the club - it may be St Johnstone - but apparently only 70% of their season ticket holders turn up v the Old Firm. 

[TheDonbytheDee]

6 hours ago, swaddon said:

I wonder if it's a coincidence that it is being released on that date?

None at all.

Etched in the memory of all daddies and which he is very much a part of.

Thought they may have had the launch today too.

Edited Monday at 03:02 by TheDonbytheDee

[OrlandoDon]

Maybe I’m in the minority, but I don’t want hearts to win the league. All their crap about being the third best team in Scotland will be more than painful. 
I'm also intrigued to see who hearts lose this summer. Their players have stood out and teams will be paying attention. I’d expect them to sell. And as we’ve found out, it’s not easy to replace like for like, we haven’t replaced Hayes, mcginn, Kenny McLean, and more recently miovski and Rama.

and will Mcinnes get offers from England, or ibrox?

[Jupiter]

The biggest problem would be if they got into the champions league and made a load of money. That would put them miles ahead of us. 
 

and we’d also never hear the end of it. 
 

The Tims winning the league doesn’t change anything. 

[Radiored]

1 hour ago, Jupiter said:

The Tims winning the league doesn’t change anything. 

... errr ... so, that's a good thing?? 

[OrlandoDon]

4 minutes ago, Radiored said:

... errr ... so, that's a good thing?? 

I think both rangers and Celtic are proving what man utd have done post fergie. Money guarantees nothing. Hearts will make some money, will buy some players, and sell, but could be better or worse next year, only time will tell.

[Radiored]

Nah ... it guarantees they will continue tae dominate via financial superiority in excess o' their gate reciepts. 
Huns finishin' third would be a triumph for 'relative' fairness if nae for the fact they were in League 2 nae lang ago. 

Ah fuckin hate Hearts as much as Ah hate Hibs, Motherwell, Hibs, PJMs, Livi ( in nae particular order ... and along wi a selection o' a handfull o' lower league sides ) ... but if a hatred league was constructed, the cheeks would be top ... and a 'mind the gap' inserted between them and the rest.

Means little this season, but the mere fact it provides encouragement tae challenge the ugly sisters is valuable.

It will at least alert the cheeks the need tae spend mair ... an' hopefully spend unwisely.

Hearts on the ither hand, might benefit financially, but their team will be raided by bigger sides, and they'll hae tae rebuild.

..... hopefully, next season another 'Hearts' will tak note an' challenge ... will it be us? Ah hae ma doots ... but, if onythin', much as Ah hate the cunts, Hearts hae demonstrated it's possible and revived the meanin' o' "Believe".

Edited 16 hours ago by Radiored

[CurlsLikeTattie]

9 hours ago, OrlandoDon said:

Maybe I’m in the minority, but I don’t want hearts to win the league. All their crap about being the third best team in Scotland will be more than painful. 
I'm also intrigued to see who hearts lose this summer. Their players have stood out and teams will be paying attention. I’d expect them to sell. And as we’ve found out, it’s not easy to replace like for like, we haven’t replaced Hayes, mcginn, Kenny McLean, and more recently miovski and Rama.

and will Mcinnes get offers from England, or ibrox?

100% this - I have said all along (well maybe once) that, much as it pains me I would rather Celtic win the league than Hearts.

I have spent the last 40 years wanting the duopoly to be broken and for someone else win the league - but in the cold light of day I can't accept it being Hearts (or Dundee Utd). Motherwell, Dundee, Falkirk, St Mirren etc. - aye fine (but not happening any time soon). But not the deluded c*nts in maroon or tangerine.

Had it come to Hearts or Rangers, I would have backed Hearts. But much as I hate them, I would still rather Celtic take it than Hearts be the first team outside the biggots to win the league since we last did!

Petty? Yep, probably. But fuck them.

[CurlsLikeTattie]

8 hours ago, Jupiter said:

The biggest problem would be if they got into the champions league and made a load of money. That would put them miles ahead of us. 

Or they do a Leicester 

[TheDonbytheDee]

Don't fret yourselves about Hearts winning the league.

If it ain't Aberdeen,why give a fuck.

They win it, they win it. I truly hope they blow it on Saturday, but I'll not being caring if they do win.

As for them pulling away with CL money. 

Wouldn't surprise me if they are bottom six next season.

 

[RicoS321]

Last night ruined it a little I have to say. If they were going to lose it, I'd have wanted it to be in hilarious circumstances, such as the keeper throwing one in in the last minute. Not through the worst bias seen since Mike McCurry. Last night wasn't sport, it leaves a bitter taste. I probably won't even laugh when they get beaten at the weekend now. The Tims are going to have to dive into the asterisk box again and place at least three alongside the 25-26 winners on their Wikipedia.

[The.Moog]

I’m in the dinna want the diets to win it camp.

3 trophies in my 54 years on the planet - and they cheated to win 2 of them - plus 5 relegations, yet their deluded arsehole fans constantly bang on about what a massive club they are. It’s tedious and embarrassing.

We’d NEVER hear the end of it if they won it. Gads.

BUT, I have to admit after what was a truly scandalous bit of cheating last night - even for this league (they’ve also been done by two other blatantly corrupt decisions in the last week) I do have some sympathy with them and will feel a bit less gutted if they did somehow win it (which they won’t be allowed to of course)

I’m sure that feeling will pass…

Edited 8 hours ago by The.Moog

[Don Julio]

Am i alone in thinking that was a pretty straightforward penalty under the current rules?

 

[Trashcans]

I thought it must have brushed his hand before hitting his head, far from the dodgiest decision i've seen this season.

[RicoS321]

1 hour ago, Don Julio said:

Am i alone in thinking that was a pretty straightforward penalty under the current rules?

 

Yes. It's not a penalty. They are supposed to take into account the other factors at play. Yes, the ball hit his hand (in my opinion, but it isn't clear), but his hand was pushed into the ball by the opponent - very, very clearly. It's the equivalent of pushing the goalie over the line with the ball in his hands. They have used an expression, I forget what it is exactly, about normal contact in the course of the game, for incidents such as these. If you're giving the handball, then the contact from the Celtic player that causes the handball precedes it and should be given as a foul. In reality, common sense suggests you ignore both. 

They were even discussing it on the radio Scotland phone in this morning (I missed most of it) where two refs both said it was incorrect. 

The most important part is that this was a manipulation of what VAR is for, and deliberately so. It's an extreme bias that occurs regularly in this country, where refs live in fear of getting decisions for or against the cheeks wrong. It's, correctly, play on for every other team. Just as the blatant use of hand in our game Vs St Mirren was playing on, because - correctly - use of hand ≠ handball.

[Don Julio]

But they have consistently not done that. I’ve seen so many penalties given this season where an attacker has pushed a defender, as a result of which their arm ends up in “an unnatural position”, resulting a penalty.

Much as it would be fun to put this down to conspiracy, I don’t think there’s anything unusual to see here. 
 

And seeing McInnes melt down over it is a Brucey Bonus.

[OrlandoDon]

I suppose I’m in the minority who thought initially maybe it was a penalty, but I also haven’t paid attention to know exactly what was said and why it was given. The hand is above his head, arguably not a normal position, maybe he handles the ball, maybe he hits the opponent in the face. It could be a penalty. At the same time, it wasn’t given, so doesn’t it have to be clear and obvious error? I don’t see anything clear and obvious to overturn the non call.

[Goldie03]

25 minutes ago, Don Julio said:

But they have consistently not done that. I’ve seen so many penalties given this season where an attacker has pushed a defender, as a result of which their arm ends up in “an unnatural position”, resulting a penalty.

Much as it would be fun to put this down to conspiracy, I don’t think there’s anything unusual to see here. 
 

And seeing McInnes melt down over it is a Brucey Bonus.

I kind of thought that too it is not like we haven't seen loads of strange penalties given over the last couple of years!! 

 

[Don Julio]

The boy’s hand is in front of his forehead. The ball hits his hand and bounces off. I think 99/100 times thats a penalty in Scotland (other than when it’s a Hun or Tim hand). 
Not saying I agree but seems consistent with current practice. Let’s see what Wullie says in due course.

[RicoS321]

34 minutes ago, Don Julio said:

The boy’s hand is in front of his forehead. The ball hits his hand and bounces off. I think 99/100 times thats a penalty in Scotland (other than when it’s a Hun or Tim hand). 
Not saying I agree but seems consistent with current practice. Let’s see what Wullie says in due course.

Nah. That's not the case. There are numerous handball decisions that have been let go, correctly, since about a couple of months into the season when Colum apparently spoke to officials and told them to stop giving every single hand ball. I can't think of a single handball where a player has been barged into it. I think there was maybe one where Milne got nudged and handled, but VAR overturned the refs penalty decision. We had a penalty shout against St Mirren which was a very clear and obvious hand to ball. Correctly, VAR decided not to intervene, although I was very surprised because it looked so bad (5,000 times clearer than the Tims one). 

I've no interest what Collum says in response to some softball questions that never get to the heart of the issue. He changes his mind to suit the circumstances. We can all easily make a case as to why the penalty could be given, it's not really the point. The only other people I've heard suggest it might be a pen are the absolute raving loonball Tims who are too partisan to talk to. I'd have been embarrassed if the Dons had been given that.

It doesn't matter, because the whole of Scottish football is watching on, and knows that their Martin O'Neill fairytale shite is simply a product of biased refereeing and completely tainted. As opposed to just the usual unfairness of the budget disparity.