Sparta Prague v Aberdeen

[Panda]

We're becoming very predictable. Name the wrong line-up, fix it at half-time. 

Clarkson being hung out to dry in an unfamiliar position. Karlsson not suited for any game where we have to be disciplined. Outnumbered in midfield.

Worryingly, Sparta look a better side than AEK Athens.

[OneBrianIrvine.]

Take off the guys who are starting on Sunday.  We’re not getting anything here other than embarrassed. 

I know a few folk get a piss up abroad but honestly I’d sooner be in the league cup group stage.

Foreign influences, managers/players but standard of Scottish fitba still miles behind. This lots touch, pace, tempo miles ahead of us.

Edited Thursday at 21:00 by OneBrianIrvine.

[OneBrianIrvine.]

It’s not a problem area re personnel Michael - it’s a problematic set up…

Edited Thursday at 21:07 by OneBrianIrvine.

[BigAl]

Beer in the ground is pretty decent

Certainly better than the shite you guys that didn't travel are drinking 

[Panda]

12 minutes ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

 

I know a few folk get a piss up abroad but honestly I’d sooner be in the league cup group stage.

 

I get tonight is a tough watch, but overall Europe has been good for us. Four games where we have played relatively well in, we've banked £6m, and by qualifying we've attracted a few players.

But, for those who don't enjoy it, be encouraged that if we do qualify next season, it'll likely all be done and dusted by the end of August.

[Brochred]

What the fuck are our defence doing. All three goals have come from us gifting them the ball 20-25 yards out. Unbelievable

[OneBrianIrvine.]

Oh Jack what are you doing

3-0

Beating ourselves here

[Mason89]

I’m looking forward to the bit when managers realise that playing out from the back is a sack of shit 

 

[The.Moog]

Sums it up - what a joke…

[tlg1903]

This is going to be a looooong last 25 odd minutes

[Shetland Don]

Truly awful, so far off the pace, switched off. 

[Elgindon]

Aye,what a pile o shite.Oot

[Nordicus]

Officially worst manager in this league

[Panda]

55 minutes ago, Panda said:

We're becoming very predictable. Name the wrong line-up, fix it at half-time. 

Thelin mixed it up tonight by not fixing anything at half-time.

[Goldie03]

I think it's the weird combination of the white top & red shorts 

[RicoS321]

Shame. I think we were really starting to come onto a game in those last fifteen seconds.

[Brochred]

YAAAS Rapid Vienna own goal takes us to 2nd bottom

[Shetland Don]

Bottom of duffers league, below Shelbourne etc. FFS. Wish I hated football at times. 

[tlg1903]

Well, glad that's over.   A convincing defeat but hopefully not an overly morale sapping one. 

[Panda]

5 minutes ago, Brochred said:

YAAAS Rapid Vienna own goal takes us to 2nd bottom

Successful European campaign imo

[OneBrianIrvine.]

Every European game I’ve thought well I’m nae fussed in the slightest as long as we don’t pick up any injuries and nearly every game I’ve ended up pissed off

Thank heavens it’s over. 
On to Celtic where hopefully JT has learned we’ve not the ability to attempt playing it out from the back.

 

Edited Thursday at 22:05 by OneBrianIrvine.

[RicoS321]

4 minutes ago, Shetland Don said:

Bottom of duffers league, below Shelbourne etc. FFS. Wish I hated football at times. 

It's not a league though, is it. It's a contrived bollocks set of games where different teams play others at random. It's tragic as fuck that people actually came up with it in the first place. You can't even properly slag us off for finishing bottom because we played different teams than others around us. I'm fucking glad we're avoiding this format for imbeciles next season (unless we win the league).

[Panda]

I get Sparta had a similar formation to us, but once again we played three at the back when we really didn't need to. 

All three at the back really does for us is give us an extra man when teams throw in crosses. But on nights like tonight, we can't hold onto the ball, and the way Sparta played meant any 'advantage' of having an extra man was lost.

As much as they are struggling at the moment, Celtic will play a similar way on Sunday, and Wilfried Nancy will absolutely have Maeda and Hatate cutting inside and finding the space to get shots away.

[OrlandoDon]

So we played 6 teams and 5 finish in the top 8. Not a great experience but we were not outplayed/beaten by shit teams.

[The.Moog]

Well thank fuck that’s over- a total waste of everyones time.

We’ll get all the usual guff about learning from the experience, but there’s no learning that can bridge the gap in basic technical ability & game intelligence with this lot.

Only positive, no serious injuries on that horrific surface. Crocked two of their own players.

Yes it was a tough draw, but we finished behind 2 Irish teams & Lincoln fuckin Red Imps. I bet theres a few others in there with smaller budgets than us too.

We’re absolutely miles off it at this level, miles.

Jesus wept…