The Aberdeen first team are back in action tonight (Tuesday) as they travel the short distance down the road to play against Brechin City.

 

The fixture is a memorial match for the late David H. Will CBE, Former Brechin City FC Chairman, SFA President and FIFA Vice President.

 

Admission prices are £8.00 Adult £4.00 Concession.

 

The match kicks off at 7.45pm.

 

 

 

I'm finishing work early and heading up to this, not sure what to expect. I hope there's significant improvement from the last friendly I was at!

Defeat is inevitable

 

Yep, I'm goin'.............

i'll be there with a car full ...... Come On You Reds!!

Team: Howard

Jack, McArdle, Diamond, Considine

Young, Hartley, Fyvie, Mackie

Maguire, Magennis (4-4-2)

 

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Brechin 0

 

Aberdeen 1

Fyvie (16)

Team: Howard

Jack, McArdle, Diamond, Considine

Young, Hartley, Fyvie, Mackie

Maguire, Magennis (4-4-2)

 

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Brechin 0

 

Aberdeen 1

Fyvie (16)

 

Wonder how far from our starting XI v Hamilton that is?

With Foster suspended and Lanfield, Aluko and Pawlett all likely to be short of match fitness I would guess maybe dropping Jack and Magennis for Ifil and Vernon would be the only changes?

Im sure we will have Basey in at left back. Maybe McArdle of the right and Considine and Diamond in the middle

I also wouldn't mind Pawlett and Aluko in on the wings, Pawlett especially. Obviously only if he is fit enough.

Up front Vernon and Maguire/Paton, I'd rather see Paton

1-1 now.

2-1 Brechin now.

2-1 Brechin now.

 

Viva la revolution. 

2-1 Brechin now.

FFS

This pre season has been a total joke. Were doomed 

2-2 apparently.......

2-2 apparently.......

 

Yep, Considine 3 mins into injury time. Paul Hartley must be wondering what hes got himself involved with 

Well we can't be any worse in the season proper than we have been pre-season..........can we?

Well we can't be any worse in the season proper than we have been pre-season..........can we?

 

Dont be so negative. Course we can

typical shambolic pre season. No surprises whatsoever.

Well, looking on the brightside, we were playing lower division sides pre-season (so-far) and we always get cuffed by them in the cups, so we should look forward to the Kaiserslautern game as we will probably hump 'em

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably 

I think we need to have a big clear out and bring in some new players. Get rid of the likes of Kerr, Mcdonald, Mulgrew. Oh Bugger

it's all part of the plan, mcghee is lulling all the other teams into a false sense of just how shite we are pretending to be

Match report on redweb implies we were cruising until making a lot of changes at ht,  brechins last game before starting the season so would have gone for it.  Not reading much into this to be honest

Not reading much into this to be honest

 

Nor I. 

 

This time last year we were getting absolutely horsed in Europe by a team nobody had ever heard of before, destroying any confidence the players and fans had for the coming campaign.  Yet again our season will be shaped by how good a start we make so the Hamilton game is already a 'must win' as far as I'm concerned, I just hope the players treat it as such.

 

But I'm confident we'll be in better shape come our first competative game this season.

 

Why did he change so much at half time? Surely at this stage of preseason  with only a couple of games left we should be trying to play a settled team with a settled formation.

I seem to remember a few years ago when we were playing our pre-season in Egypt and we were getting cuffed by a team called Aluminium!! That was dodgy.  I think we got cuffed by Arab Contractors as well  Canna mind.  But that wasnt great. Must have felt like getting beat by Asda XI

 

Onwards and upwards.

 

First half we played ok, Hartley and Fyvie linked up well,Maguire was making a nuisance of himself, and McArdle looked rock solid at centre half. In all honestly we could easily have been 3 up at half time. Magennis, Mackie, and Maguire should all have scored.

 

Brechin's equaliser was an absolute gift, what Howard was thinking when he decided to pass the ball straight to McAllister I'll never know.  That gave Brechin a huge lift and we looked poor for the remainder of the match.

 

There were some positives to take from the match.  Hartley never stopped talking to the players, always trying to motivate etc. McArdle showed he's a pretty decent centre half, Fyvie looked sharp and I think he'll benefit hugely from playing alongside Hartley. I thought Maguire played quite well and Megginson again looked decent when he came on.