Sorry @swaddon , I'm done with the Aberdeen/Rangers thread and need a new one to vent in.

I'm off Wednesday, actually swapped my shift to ensure I was off, but I'm now swithering over whether to shell out £37 on a restricted view ticket to watch us lump it long to Olusanya so he can fall over a lot. And I expect us to look solid enough and then get mugged in possession and concede some cheap goals, because that's standard.

I'd go 5-3-2, which seems defensive but we're a pretty slow team and it would allow our wing backs to push a bit further forward and help us break a bit quicker.

Armstrong, Smith and Aremu in the middle. Mouloua and Nisbet the front two.

A damning statistic. Our xg was 0.15 against Rangers. It's 0.71 across the three league games played so far. I'm no expert on xg but I'm pretty sure that's a sign of a team who don't look like scoring. Robinson saying he's disappointed by our lack of penetration, but he has signed a lack of creative players to offer a threat.

Fuck it, I probably will buy a ticket. Cos even though we probably have no chance, you just never know...

14 minutes ago, Blow.Up.Sheep said:

Is it nae Thursday yet.

I know, I'm eager to start the celebrations for our win tonight as well.

47 minutes ago, swaddon said:

I know, I'm eager to start the celebrations for our win tonight as well.

That is nae really what I getting at, but hey what the fk I think that is a better approach than my initial reason for the post.
COYR let's do this

It's match day here we go 😃

Out

Beach

Taverna

Dinner (very possibly ignoring the game)

Depends how many Tic fancy to be honest

Fair play to any dandies going along to this tonight.

I hope we win, but Ican't muster up any enthusiasm for it.

I'm away to read a book instead.

I hope to waken up tomorrow morning, to the news of a stunning victory for the Dons.

5 at the back?

7 minutes ago, Jute said:

5 at the back?

Will need more than that

Molloy in and Knoesters first game in 5 months

What could go wrong

Just now, 2stars said:

Molloy in and Knoesters first game in 5 months

What could go wrong

Milne could come on as a sub…

Hmmm. Not sure why Happe has been dropped. Molloy? Good to see Mouloua getting a start, unfortunately it's in a game when it's likely he's going to be defending/ball chasing for 85 minutes, rather than being an attacking force. Hopefully Briedl will show something that he hasn't so far.

I had little confidence this morning, even less now. Celtic have Donovan and Scales on the wings (their most obvious weakness) and we are playing no wingers and will be playing very narrow presumably?

I just hope we don’t pick up needless injuries

1 minute ago, Brochred said:

Hmmm. Not sure why Happe has been dropped. Molloy? Good to see Mouloua getting a start, unfortunately it's in a game when it's likely he's going to be defending/ball chasing for 85 minutes, rather than being an attacking force. Hopefully Briedl will show something that he hasn't so far.

I had little confidence this morning, even less now. Celtic have Donovan and Scales on the wings (their most obvious weakness) and we are playing no wingers and will be playing very narrow presumably?

Happe not in squad so assume injured

Highly unlikely we’ll get something out of this but fair play to Robinson for making some changes. Good to see Yogane, Olusanya and Roman benched. And Happe dropped completely.

On 30/08/2026 at 16:42, Panda said:

I'd go 5-3-2, which seems defensive but we're a pretty slow team and it would allow our wing backs to push a bit further forward and help us break a bit quicker.

Armstrong, Smith and Aremu in the middle. Mouloua and Nisbet the front two.

Well, I can't complain since I asked for it.

I don't rate Molloy but Happe looks like he's injured. Still, Knoester on the left with Milne or Devlin starting would have made more sense.

Again, would have started Smith, but Briedl more of a defensive player which we'll need.

Glad to see Mouloua start.

A 3-5-2/5-3-2 probably suits most of our team, especially the two fullbacks, who look suspiciously like wingbacks. Hopefully Briedl shows something he hasn't previously, as that midfield gives me the fear. The back three is a little bit off too. I'm assuming it'll be Knoester in the centre, with Molloy and Mayo either side. To me, Milne is a much better fit in the centre of a three, but there we go. I'm guessing that it would have been Happe there had he been fit, with Knoester left, where he is much more suited. Anyway, something different, and the front two should suit Nisbet. Mouloua did a lot of running when he came on, with little quality, so it'll be interesting to see how he does when starting and has more time to settle into the game. Saving Olusanya for the big game against Killie obviously.

Broke my vow not to watch

Fourteen minutes in and behind

Definitely out now

Reckon if allow myself a dram for every shot we have on target, I'll still be legally fine to drive by the end of the match.

edit: looks like you were only 4 minutes out BuS

Gid player Duran but no defender should be trying to tackle across their body. Just stick out the right and you block that.

I used to teach this to under tens.

Edited September 2Sep 2 by redordead
Can't tell left from right

8 minutes ago, redordead said:

Gid player Duran but no defender should be trying to tackle across their body. Just stick out the right and you block that.

I used to teach this to under tens.

Was an excellent strike but had the same thoughts, basically let him have the freedom of the box.

That's enough for me, let me know how the rest turns out.

That second was so cheap

Jesus wept, the “defending” there.

Embarrassing ourselves as normal here.

Pointless, just absolutely pointless…

Another you’d expect a goalkeeper to save.

Just now, The.Moog said:

Jesus wept, the “defending” there.

Embarrassing ourselves as normal here.

Pointless, just absolutely pointless…

Same old same old

Can change the team and the manager and no difference

I get that they can afford better players but show a bit of pride ffs

2 minutes ago, The.Moog said:

Jesus wept, the “defending” there.

Embarrassing ourselves as normal here.

Pointless, just absolutely pointless…

Just said the same. This fixture is a waste of everyone’s time. I’m off when the 3rd goes in