Dylan Lobban

[OneBrianIrvine.]

Aberdeen’s right-back; made the position his own IMO.

Almost forget he’s only played a handful of senior games. He’s slotted in so well he’s almost been taken for granted. 

He’ll need a break at some point but kudos to the loon.

And to Jimmy for given him a run.

 

 

[irnbru1903]

He has certainly not looked out of place even against some classier teams and made some of our other players who should be good given fees paid for them appear more disappointing. 

A good advert for our youth system and with Milne the question should be asked why we have wasted so much money on foreign development players who aren't getting a sniff at first team football.

[manc_don]

Breath of fresh air in all honesty. I think there were starting to be some serious questions asked of our youth setup up given the lack of players coming through and our player trading model. But he’s really come in and set his standard. Hasn’t looked out of place at all. Milne too obviously but he’s been in and around the first team for a bit longer .

[RicoS321]

I think we need to be asking some serious questions as to why this thread wasn't started sooner. The thread starters on this board, and I don't mean the newer posters, really need to take a look at themselves.

Lobban has been excellent since coming in. Good on the ball, not afraid of a tackle and not afraid to try something going forward. Also good with both feet, as we saw with his cross that Lazetic should have buried in the second half last night.

He's played a lot of football lately, and I wouldn't mind seeing him sit out a couple of matches before we run him into the ground. We play better with him in the team, which is become an issue in itself. Maybe let Devlin play wing back and put Dorrington in on Sunday. December is quite the schedule. 

The best thing about Lobban is that there are clear pathways to improvement for the lad, and they're all within his reach with a bit of work. He's not limited with his pace, one footedness, or a limited footballer, he's good in all areas, with room for improvement in his athleticism, strength and decision making which will all come naturally with game time and some hard work. He's got a high ceiling, in other words. I'd put it at higher than Barron, probably around the level of the other Judas cunt Jack, who got 20 Scotland caps (for reference, I think Milne is as good as McKenna on 47 caps). That's very good for a Dons player, and not underselling him. He could go further, of course. 

4 hours ago, irnbru1903 said:

A good advert for our youth system and with Milne the question should be asked why we have wasted so much money on foreign development players who aren't getting a sniff at first team football.

A couple of reasons. The assumption is that we look at positions, and identify those positions that we are unsure of the young player coming through and address in the transfer market (rather than going out and signing players that we think look really good for fear of missing out). Kjartansson might be a good example. If I were looking at our squad in the summer, I'd have probably been looking at the midfielders coming through and thinking that their ceiling (see above....pun) was a bit lower than requirement. To me, Marshall's ceiling, in the summer, looked like it would be the lower SPFL premier level (Bruce Anderson level, basically, not to be sniffed at). He may or may not have blown that out of the water with his Arbroath performances of course, which would be fantastic. By all accounts Kjartansson had been very impressive and had a much higher ceiling (maybe Ferguson), and that would have been the reasoning behind his signing. As we've seen with Lobban, the player needs to be physically ready to get up and down the park before we throw them in, so it could be that Marshall is physically ready but still not as good a footballer as Kjartansson who isn't (or it could just be a pish signing). The second reason is that for every development signing we make, we're losing our best development players via transfers out the way. I suspect that Lewis Pirie has, or had, a significantly higher ceiling than Bavidge for example. 

[TheDonbytheDee]

Lobban is twenty now. I don't really think he needs taking out of the team at the moment. More than holding his own and looks like he thrives on it.

Topi needed taken out of the team for a few games and a few games on the bench seems to have made a difference and should have happened sooner.

We should always be giving our own kids a chance and they should be the real project players.

We know most will fall by the wayside and others will be tempted south by the money, but If we can offer a clear  path to the first team, it should help stop them heading off elsewhere.

I can't help but think Lobbans fortune has been down to poor recruitment and results

I find it mirrors the season McKenna broke through, which wasn't part of the plan at that point. Poor recruitment and results forced McInnes into a change I don't think would have happened otherwise.

We don't have any other of our own youngsters sniffing around the first team, bar Marshall down at Arbroath, but we do have a lot of average looking players blocking the way of other Dylan Lobbans making the breakthrough.

 

[RicoS321]

6 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Lobban is twenty now. I don't really think he needs taking out of the team at the moment. More than holding his own and looks like he thrives on it.

He might be twenty, but he's not got the athleticism to match even Jensen or Devlin. Devlin struggled by December last year and Jensen looked like he was struggling with the demands earlier this season until benched. There's a strong chance we play him through necessity until he gets injured. 

[manc_don]

52 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

I think we need to be asking some serious questions as to why this thread wasn't started sooner. The thread starters on this board, and I don't mean the newer posters, really need to take a look at themselves.

Lobban has been excellent since coming in. Good on the ball, not afraid of a tackle and not afraid to try something going forward. Also good with both feet, as we saw with his cross that Lazetic should have buried in the second half last night.

He's played a lot of football lately, and I wouldn't mind seeing him sit out a couple of matches before we run him into the ground. We play better with him in the team, which is become an issue in itself. Maybe let Devlin play wing back and put Dorrington in on Sunday. December is quite the schedule. 

The best thing about Lobban is that there are clear pathways to improvement for the lad, and they're all within his reach with a bit of work. He's not limited with his pace, one footedness, or a limited footballer, he's good in all areas, with room for improvement in his athleticism, strength and decision making which will all come naturally with game time and some hard work. He's got a high ceiling, in other words. I'd put it at higher than Barron, probably around the level of the other Judas cunt Jack, who got 20 Scotland caps (for reference, I think Milne is as good as McKenna on 47 caps). That's very good for a Dons player, and not underselling him. He could go further, of course. 

A couple of reasons. The assumption is that we look at positions, and identify those positions that we are unsure of the young player coming through and address in the transfer market (rather than going out and signing players that we think look really good for fear of missing out). Kjartansson might be a good example. If I were looking at our squad in the summer, I'd have probably been looking at the midfielders coming through and thinking that their ceiling (see above....pun) was a bit lower than requirement. To me, Marshall's ceiling, in the summer, looked like it would be the lower SPFL premier level (Bruce Anderson level, basically, not to be sniffed at). He may or may not have blown that out of the water with his Arbroath performances of course, which would be fantastic. By all accounts Kjartansson had been very impressive and had a much higher ceiling (maybe Ferguson), and that would have been the reasoning behind his signing. As we've seen with Lobban, the player needs to be physically ready to get up and down the park before we throw them in, so it could be that Marshall is physically ready but still not as good a footballer as Kjartansson who isn't (or it could just be a pish signing). The second reason is that for every development signing we make, we're losing our best development players via transfers out the way. I suspect that Lewis Pirie has, or had, a significantly higher ceiling than Bavidge for example. 

Think he was covered by the youth thread

[BigAl]

10 minutes ago, manc_don said:

Think he was covered by the youth thread

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[tlg1903]

Lobban reminds me of Ramsay but with less flair and more teamwork.  Agree his game time needs managed in December and Gyamfi being fit enough to be making it onto the bench last night is no bad thing.  

[Nordicus]

milne and lobban are getting the opportunities others weren't given , wonder if it's been imposed on the manager to play them

[RicoS321]

40 minutes ago, BigAl said:

“You can please some of the people all of the time and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time, because by nature they are moaning bastards”

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