Aberdeen v Falkirk

[RicoS321]

6 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

Shinnie has gone. He was embarrassingly bad at Dunfermline.

He's got sixty minutes in him every second game at best and he can't still be here next season. 

He was playing out of position against Dunfermline, as anyone who has ever watched him play football even once would have known. Seemingly none of our management team understood what midfielders do, or even watched the short spell in that role against the Tims midweek. 

[Bukta Bertie]

3 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

He was playing out of position against Dunfermline, as anyone who has ever watched him play football even once would have known. Seemingly none of our management team understood what midfielders do, or even watched the short spell in that role against the Tims midweek. 

I get it you love Shinnie. He's a liability. He needs to be gone.

This "one of our own" thing. What part of Aberdeen is he actually from because he sounds very posh to me. 

[RicoS321]

23 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

I get it you love Shinnie. He's a liability. He needs to be gone.

This "one of our own" thing. What part of Aberdeen is he actually from because he sounds very posh to me. 

Kincorth. 

It's not about loving him, it's about understanding his position and is obvious limitations. 

[Blow.Up.Sheep]

18 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

When Leven was last in charge, he kept things simple and it worked. We were well organised and competed on the pitch, with players knowing their roles. 

It just feels different this time around, especially with our line ups and tactics and also the shoehorning of the January signings into the team, which hasn't improved us one bit.

As shyte as our squad is, I just felt both Leven and Tony D would have got more of a tune out of them, if allowed to do their jobs and at least have us do the basics right.  

I just feel our sporting director is more of an influence and a fukin wanker than we think, and he needs to fuk off now but going on nothing more than gut feeling.

totally spot on mate and I agree with that word for fkn word.
Well maybe you could consider rewording the last line (fk it I will reword it for you) there ya go fixed it 

 

And getting back on topic 0-3 Falkirk 

Edited yesterday at 09:07 by Blow.Up.Sheep

[Bukta Bertie]

19 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Kincorth. 

It's not about loving him, it's about understanding his position and is obvious limitations. 

So south of the river. Not strictly speaking Aberdeen.

His limitations are that his legs have gone and his engine is buggered. He should actually have left last summer.

This summer it's imperative that he goes. 

[RicoS321]

6 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

So south of the river. Not strictly speaking Aberdeen.

His limitations are that his legs have gone and his engine is buggered. He should actually have left last summer.

This summer it's imperative that he goes. 

The problem is that his gone legs consistently cover more ground than any other player on the pitch. 

I think he should go in the summer too. I don't believe we'll do a good job of replacing him.

[Bukta Bertie]

4 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

The problem is that his gone legs consistently cover more ground than any other player on the pitch. 

I think he should go in the summer too. I don't believe we'll do a good job of replacing him.

They don't though. That's just your perception because you're obviously a big fan of his. 

He's done. 

[Stewart]

39 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

Kincorth. 

It's not about loving him, it's about understanding his position and is obvious limitations. 

Cove nae Kincorth.

Is the issue this time round not that we had half decent players under Leven last time? I get that the majority of his time was against bottom six as well but pretty much every one of our players from the 2024 semi would walk in to the team now.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/700695/celtic-aberdeen

[Bukta Bertie]

17 minutes ago, Stewart said:

Cove nae Kincorth.

Is the issue this time round not that we had half decent players under Leven last time? I get that the majority of his time was against bottom six as well but pretty much every one of our players from the 2024 semi would walk in to the team now.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/700695/celtic-aberdeen

Cove even worse. That explains the poshness. 

[TheDonbytheDee]

So will I try and get a rousing 'you're to posh to wear the shirt' sung to Shinnie on Saturday.

Might not be too many of us in the South Stand for it to take hold though.

Stuart Armstrong may get a bit miffed if on the pitch.

We need to bring back public executions at the Castlegate specifically to deal with this.

[Bukta Bertie]

27 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

So will I try and get a rousing 'you're to posh to wear the shirt' sung to Shinnie on Saturday.

Might not be too many of us in the South Stand for it to take hold though.

Stuart Armstrong may get a bit miffed if on the pitch.

We need to bring back public executions at the Castlegate specifically to deal with this.

If he's playing on Sunday we're in a bad way. 

[swaddon]

10 minutes ago, Bukta Bertie said:

If he's playing on Sunday we're in a bad way. 

He'll be the only one on the pitch if he's playing on Sunday.

[CurlsLikeTattie]

I spend the last three weeks working in the US and watching the world go to shit, then to make life even worse I come back to what might be the worst Dons perormances I can remember in my 55 years on this planet!

It's a blip. I reckon we will win this 2-0. Goals from fuck knows who, maybe two own goals.

COYR, make the world a better place with a win!

[Mentorred]

3-1 Falkirk, lost all faith in this team and club in gereral.

 

 

[The.Moog]

15 hours ago, OrlandoDon said:

Hey man, not an attack on you at all, just heard it a few times now, and I personally think it’s another over reaction to the shit state we’re in right now.

No worries min, my reply wasn’t actually aimed at you

I think “picking the team” might be slightly strong in describing what’s happening, Leven must have a voice too.

I have absolutely no doubt that Lutz is heavily involved in it though, and probably has far too much say given the selections we are seeing.

Either way, there still should be consequences for that embarrassment on Saturday. At the very least on the pitch.

2-0 Falkirk, a stroll for them.  Our lot have neither the ability, nor desire to beat a team who are on the up and very much high on confidence & belief…

Edited 21 hours ago by The.Moog

[Bukta Bertie]

3 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

We need to bring back public executions at the Castlegate specifically to deal with this.

We need to bring them back for a lot of things but there's just no stomach for it these days. The sight of people flapping about as they struggled for breath while staring down Marischal Street towards the docks must have been quite the spectacle. 

It would seem people have already forgiven and forgot what happened at EEP and things will just go on as normal. 

What an apathetic bunch we have become. 

[BigAl]

Out

Everyone has a breaking point, I've reached mine.

Attending games in Athens, Prague, Kilmarnock, Dunfermline amongst others have done me.

If I believed we could actually do it properly, relegation and a complete rebuild might work in our favour but like everything else nowadays, we'd probably fuck it up.

Back to the game on Saturday

Aberdeen 0 Falkirk as many as they fancy.

[KWT15]

On 08/03/2026 at 12:32, Bukta Bertie said:

For me the most telling thing in that photo is that Devlin is sitting so far removed from the two other players when there is a vacant seat beside them.

Devlin is sitting next to the stairs, presumably because his knee is in a brace so he can stretch and not have to hobble all the way along the row.  I'm not reading a whole lot into that.

I'm more concerned about the remaining FMB members sitting together (because it'll never end well if that brains trust is allowed to scheme).

[OrlandoDon]

16 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Could it not be a bit of both? Lutz has (or had) identified the new manager, who had presented his style of play and formation, so Lutz has asked Leven to try and work that in so that we're on a better footing for next season. He may also have asked him to play some of the new signings to get a feel for them ahead of the summer window. So not actually picking the team, but interfering a little with a view to next season. I would expect that to fade out as we get closer to the end of the season and a new manager is appointed.

It's actually only Geiger that's currently getting minutes that might have a slim chance of being here next season anyway. The rest are all loans that will return, and were stop gap signings made to cover injuries. Aremu got a couple of starts, which was completely understandable in the role he's expected to be able to play eventually. Nilsen is probably the only player that can feel aggrieved at the lack of minutes at the moment, as it's his role in midfield that is being taken by both Geiger and Aremu. 

I think the more likely explanation for it seeming like Leven isn't picking the team is that we're a squad that is really low on quality and depth, and he's scrambling around a little because every time he picks a side they go out and fail. 

Personally, I'd be picking Shinnie and Nilsen in midfield with Cameron or Armstrong ahead, either in a 4-2-3-1, or in a 3-4-1-2, depending on whether or not he feels Olusanya can be trusted wide or not. 

I definitely think lutz has input, that’s his job. We’ve talked about someone holding the manager/head coach accountable, that involves asking questions and giving feedback. He’ll give leven things to think about, and it’s very normal over here for your director of football to be on the bench, giving insight and there for support/discussion. As you say, we’re also juggling things around right now trying to find a winning formula, plus with signing Geiger afeez and olusanya, they’ll play because our other options are so poor …….then afeez proves he’s not ready. 

Agree with playing sivert, but I’d go 3-5-2 for the remainder of the season. Sivert inbetween Milne and McIntyre. Wing backs devlin/lobban and frame, with Geiger shinnie and Cameron, nisbet and olusanya up top. All of our wingers are crap, why play with wingers. We can get width from the wingbacks, and the diagonal runs from Cameron and olusanya. Up top the bizarre thing is nisbet is playing well and looks fit, plus the pace of olusanya will help and he’s not required to play with too much skill compared to being wide, he can run into through balls and flick one from nisbet.

it’s not a sparkling team, but I think the back three again will make us harder to beat. Two up top with support from a mobile Cameron will hopefully give us chances and a goal or two. It’s doesn’t need to be a defensive line up, but it will make us more compact and a more solid block defensively.

wouldn’t mind seeing Kjarten given minutes with us limited in central midfield options, maybe when shinnie has run his race, throw him out there.

[Bukta Bertie]

Och Dons to win. Why not. God knows how. Lord only knows who will score or who shall be playing.

Blind faith. 

Insha'Allah we shall win. 

[Bukta Bertie]

10 hours ago, KWT15 said:

Devlin is sitting next to the stairs, presumably because his knee is in a brace so he can stretch and not have to hobble all the way along the row.  I'm not reading a whole lot into that.

I'm more concerned about the remaining FMB members sitting together (because it'll never end well if that brains trust is allowed to scheme).

Good shout re; Devlin's need for leg stretching. A problem I face myself on the corporation buses. 

[Slim]

On 08/03/2026 at 18:32, Bukta Bertie said:

Impressive cheek blowing from Lutz.

For me the most telling thing in that photo is that Devlin is sitting so far removed from the two other players when there is a vacant seat beside them.

It smacks of a worrying lack of esprit de corps. You could have the best players in the world but without that you're going to struggle.

Are those maroon ties?

[Bukta Bertie]

2 minutes ago, Slim said:

Are those maroon ties?

Grow up.

[THFN1983]

We've had many "must win" games in the recent past and without sounding too negative I don't recall winning the majority of them. This game on Saturday though is a MUST WIN!!!

Not just to get a vital 3 points on the board, not just to stop the rot that is sinking in, not just to hopefully give us more breathing space between us and 11th place but essentially to show that the players in actual fact do have it in them to stand up and fight for this team as up till now they have been been found wanting in that dept.

If we draw or god forbid get beat then we're nailed on for 11th come end of season in my opinion, barring Killie performing equally as bad as us obviously.

There needs to be hunger, drive, fire, crunching tackles from the first whistle until the last and if this isn't the case then we really are heading for a play off spot, and knowing how fate works most likely against Dunfermline for various reasons.

[swaddon]

We always beat Dunfermline in league play-offs, so dinna worry.