Rangers v Aberdeen

[swaddon]

The new boss will be aiming to extend his unbeaten start as Aberdeen manager when Robbo's Rockin' Red & White Roadshow pulls up at Ibrox on Saturday 21st March at the ungodly hour of 5:45 pm.

I fancy us to derail their title ambitions by beating them 2-1, Nisbet and Lazetic to score.

[manc_don]

Even prior to the Falkirk game, I had a random bout of optimism for the hun game. Not sure why and I know they’re iffy, but we’re still shite. Will be interesting to see what a week with the team does for confidence and performances. Would be nice to twist the knife in the huns season, it’s all we’ve really got to play for (apart from survival obviously). 

[irnbru1903]

With our 8 point gap from safety diminishing we really could do with getting something from this game. After watching yesterdays efforts we don't have the players to lay a glove on them. Away form dictates Aberdeen nil so best case scenario is a clean sheet. No laughing at the back.

[The.Moog]

Sorry, but we can write this one off I’m afraid.

No matter what Robinson does, that lot don’t have the cohones to go get something there.

That central defence will let us down for a start…

[tlg1903]

8 hours ago, manc_don said:

Even prior to the Falkirk game, I had a random bout of optimism for the hun game. Not sure why and I know they’re iffy, but we’re still shite. Will be interesting to see what a week with the team does for confidence and performances. Would be nice to twist the knife in the huns season, it’s all we’ve really got to play for (apart from survival obviously). 

I'm feeling a lot better about this than I did a week ago.  Keep it tight for the first 20 minutes and the crowd wil start getting on their back, they don't look to be good with pressure at the moment so it would be all to play for.  

[Blow.Up.Sheep]

2 or 3 nil to the zombies, and we move on, with Kilmarnock and probably St Mirren now only three points behind us as they will probably both pick up three points, then it really will be game on and squeaky bum time.

[TheDonbytheDee]

I've written this game off too, so if we do get anything, it is a bonus.

They raise their game against us too and they will be well up for putting us further in the shit. 

The important thing is to keep the scoreline respectable. If we have a shitshow, it could knock what little confidence is left, out of the players. 

I really hope I am wrong. 

Falkirk and Livi wins at the weekend would be a nice wee bonus too. 

 

[Blow.Up.Sheep]

3 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

I've written this game off too, so if we do get anything, it is a bonus.

They raise their game against us too and they will be well up for putting us further in the shit. 

The important thing is to keep the scoreline respectable. If we have a shitshow, it could knock what little confidence is left, out of the players. 

I really hope I am wrong. 

Falkirk and Livi wins at the weekend would be a nice wee bonus too. 

 

Falkirk and Livi wins at the weekend would be superb mate, but sadly I can see the wheels on our bus really starting to shoogle about as Kili and St Mirren both win (we get humped) and then the gap is three points with two games before the split 
And obviously  post split we are playing the teams in same boat as ourselves fighting for survival, and from what I have seen then I don't hold out much hope for any of our lot being up for it and showing that fight and grit that it is going to need to avoid the playoff spot.

Sadly we don't have the option to put on a starting 11 with them all having the same character and desire as Nisbet does 

Worrying times and certainly squeaky bum time ahead if scores all fall against us 

Edited Monday at 10:40 by Blow.Up.Sheep

[Ajja]

It’s in our favour that there are a couple of sides below us. Chances of both chasing us down are less. St Mirren look to have less fight in them and Killie have def found some spirit at home but not sure they’ll go on any kind of run. Suspect if we can pick up a result in Paisley we’ll probably be ok. Reckon we’ll start to build some solidity at Pittodrie too so Hibs might have little to play for in the last game before split. Have to target that. 
As others have said, Ibrox is probably a write off. Best we can hope for is that SR gets a spirit instilled in them that we don’t lose, back 5 and midfield 3 will be tough to break down and if they are throwing themselves at a win late on maybe we sneak in behind. It’s not impossible, don’t concede early and they might get jittery. 

Edited Monday at 12:22 by Ajja

[ErchiePlum]

With expectations for Ibrox low I am really just looking for more fight from the team and a vast improvement in positioning /reaction to attackers  when defending against set pieces and crosses/balls coming into the box.
Hopefully Robinson has been drilling this into them this week and we see the benefits in the following games (when I will be expecting clean sheets and 3 points )
 

[Ajja]

Really going to need legs in midfield for this. It’s probably one of the few things the huns seem to get right in their current guise. If we roll out Shinnie, Geiger and Armstrong I can see us getting overrun. Hopefully Naderi plays up front. 

[blinlemon]

Due to non-fitba circumstances, I’m in their malodorous territory every day just now, and for the near future. I am determined that I’ll be gone from there by early afternoon tomorrow to avoid any threadbare chance of having to see or smell a single one of the most abhorrent cunts in our galaxy. 

[Panda]

In Aberdeen's last 11 visits to Ibrox, they've had seven different managers. This will be the eighth new manager in 12 games there.

McInnes: 0-4

Glass: 0-4, 2-2

Goodwin: 0-1, 1-4

Robson: 0-1, 3-1

Warnock: 1-2

Thelin: 0-3, 0-4

Leven: 0-2

However, Stephen Robinson's last victory at Ibrox was just 13 months ago, in a 2-0 win for St Mirren.

[Panda]

I wouldn't be surprised to see the same starting line-up as we had v Falkirk.

Cameron can't play so he can't replace Geiger or Armstrong. He might start Bilalovic, Milanovic or Olusanya if he thinks one of them can give him something on the counter attack, but I think he'll leave that for the second half and stick with Nisbet and Lazetic.

I, stupidly, have a good feeling about this game. Think 1-1, and can even see us nicking it late on. This prediction will likely last until about 20 minutes in tomorrow.

[TheDonbytheDee]

I think we will score today, which will be an achievement of sorts in itself.

The trick will be keeping a clean sheet. 

Our form would suggest neither, but form always changes at some point and what a place to do it.

Their seethe would be as off the scale as their entitlement, if we did.

'mon i Dons

[manc_don]

Intae them! Not sure if I still have my earlier optimism but fuck it would be great to wake up to a positive result. No basis for it, just hope.

[swaddon]

The gaffer says he wants to see a "brave" Aberdeen at Ibrox.

Fat chance.

[GASC1980]

I'd absolutely love to go there fet a result and put a right dent in their title hopes, but more so for us this time. We desperately need points and anything from this game would be fantastic. I just can't see it but will as others have said be interesting to see what SR has instilled in to them this week. 

[tlg1903]

1 hour ago, swaddon said:

The gaffer says he wants to see a "brave" Aberdeen at Ibrox.

Fat chance.

It was a good presser to be fair I thought.  

[The.Moog]

2 hours ago, swaddon said:

The gaffer says he wants to see a "brave" Aberdeen at Ibrox.

Fat chance.

I’d settle for a semi competent one that doesn’t just massively shit the bed.

Having watched them over the last 30 years, I’m not holding out much hope like…

[Jute]

Can’t see this being anything other than sit in and hang on to at worse to keep the score down at best maybe sneak a goal on the break. Where we are I suppose. Thankfully £38 a ticket means I was never considering going to this. Probably head to local game instead and maybe watch game on tv after. 
 

oot

Edinburgh City v Elgin City

couch 

couch

2-0 no dons scorer.

[tlg1903]

A lot will come down to how well organised we are but it will be classic keep it tight for the opening spell and see what happens.  This hun team is nothing special though, they were looking alright a few months ago but they seem to struggle with pressure and I think there will be opportunity to show them for the bottle jobs they are. 

 

Heed first, etc. 

 

1-1 Olusanya for us

[Panda]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/ckgwmr9ve10o
 

This is surely a sign? This is your match report intro written for tonight.

 

I've just seen the Aberdeen team bus sitting outside a hotel in Glasgow. Waiting for the players to go for a pre-match stroll for I can run over and offer tactical advice.

[wee toon red]

Killie and St Mirren both winning so far. Getting anything out of the game tonight would be very handy…

[RicoS321]

Wild