http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20101020/aberdeen-v-hibs-preview-_2212158_2191235

 

It's been a tough few weeks for everyone at Pittodrie, not least because there have been more players on the treatment table than on the training pitch. That early season euphoria has evaporated but as Andrew Considine told RedTV, the Dons are getting the walking wounded back to fitness and from here, the only way is up.

 

"You saw at the start of the season when we have everyone fit that we are a good side. We had three great wins and we started well, but when you have a thin squad and get three or four guys injured it is difficult.

 

"That was shown up in Inverness when we only had nine fit players and the rest were the young boys. Sone and Paul got 90 minutes against Hearts so they should ok. Andrius has not played for a long time, so he will need more games. Peter is to come back as well and unfortunately Fraser is more long term, but we are getting everyone back and the results will improve".

 

Last Saturday summed up the way things are going at present, a tight encounter that could easily have gone the other way eventually saw Aberdeen beaten, but nobody is sitting and sulking about the misfortune.

 

"We know one point from 18 is not good enough but the boys do not go out to lose. We are giving 100%, we are trying to win the games. Saturday's game was so tight it could have gone either way, like a number of the games we have lost. Hearts just had the only clear cut chance and they took it, those are the things that that can win or lose you games.

 

"We knew the Hearts game was going to be a physical battle,  it was always going to be that way. I thought we handled that quite well and they did not have that many clear cut chances apart from the goal.

 

"The game against Hibs is also going to be tough. They have had a difficult start to the season like us but obviously they have a new manager so they will be looking to put on a performance on Saturday. It does no matter who you play in the SPL, they're all hard games. Every game is tight. We now have most of the boys back and the best place to go and get three points is at home and we need to start doing that".

 

In/oot: Oot

Prematcher: Haircut

Match: Globe or flat

Postmatcher: Flat

Prediction: Hibs narrow win

 

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To a point, but also a daft question. Our squad IS so small that having seven players out WILL effect results.

 

I believe Caley had roughly the same number out.

Howard, McArdle, Ifil, Diamond, Jack, Hartley, Folly, Maguire, Vernon, Mackie, Aluko.

 

Goal - Maguire!

2-0 now, vernon.

I bet you went to the pub and are currently drinking booze

 

Nope

Anyone know how bad Considine and Diamonds injuries are?

Playing well, hopefully the team can keep it up. Still look a bit dodgy at the back when hibs do attack though so they'll need to keep their wits about them.

 

Didn't mention anything on espn about the injuries Mizer.

Vernon - 3 nil

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Switched off completely for those last 2 goals. But other than that, I thought it was a good performance. Maguire, Aluko, FOlly and Hartley all had good shifts and Fraser looked very positive when he came on. More of the same, minus the defensive lapses please AFC!

 

On a side note, just over 7,500 folk there

4-2. Good result, lets hope the good performance wasn't just a one off.

good to see Maguire getting on the score sheet

good to see Maguire getting on the score sheet

 

and a shift up front.

 

Funny how that worked out eh?

 

Excellent stuff today, not the greatest quality and 2 silly goals at the end showed up the inadequacies at the back, but overall pretty good albeit against a calamatous Hivs defence.

good result, not sure how bad hibs were, but this should give us some confidence against falkirk midweek. Surely now Vernon has to be our 1st choice ahead of a fit velicka.( take note MMG, I don't care if the boy can play or not he's the first goalscorer we've had in a decade or so )

I'd almost forgotten how a winning weekend felt 

good result, not sure how bad hibs were, but this should give us some confidence against falkirk midweek. Surely now Vernon has to be our 1st choice ahead of a fit velicka.( take note MMG, I don't care if the boy can play or not he's the first goalscorer we've had in a decade or so )

I'd almost forgotten how a winning weekend felt 

 

In fairness to McGhee, he said that Vernon would be his first choice striker this season and the others would be competing to be his partner. Seems like he got that spot on, however much he made a cunt of selecting the partner.

Much, much better today, at last we have width back in the squad. Jack played well. However, the weakness at the back is still a worry. Not pressing out wide to allow those crosses in in the first place. The goals against were a carbon copy of each other.

Switched off completely for those last 2 goals. But other than that, I thought it was a good performance. Maguire, Aluko, FOlly and Hartley all had good shifts and Fraser looked very positive when he came on. More of the same, minus the defensive lapses please AFC!

 

On a side note, just over 7,500 folk there

 

There would have been more but a lot of the fans had injuries.

There would have been more but a lot of the fans had injuries.

 

Leaving aside the missing tens of thousands waiting to come back when Calderwood gets the dunt.

Thought Aluko and Maguire linked well today and provided the amunition for Vernon to score. Maguire and Vernon look like building a decent partnership if they are left to play some games together.

It was great to watch a game where we put some effort in, and picked up the three points.  Was definitely worth going to the ladies day which was great fun and the result made it all the more worth while.  COYR

 

 

Enjoyed the game but was a little disappointed with the two goals lost, both looked like they should have been defended better and I think Hibs could have scored a couple of other times had their players been shooting properly. Great to see a win though. 

Good result and by all accounts it sounded not a bad performance. Now its down to Mcghee not to fuck up the team by changing it!

Good result and by all accounts it sounded not a bad performance. Now its down to Mcghee not to fuck up the team by changing it!

 

yeah, and how likely is that? 

From what i saw of the game (was working) we looked pretty good going forward, what a difference having aluko and zico makes in creating space for others to play.  I know the lad has had a fair few injuries but we should def be trying to sign him up, he's out of contract at the end of the season.  Thought the young lad that came on for him (fraser maybe?) looked like a pain in the arse to play against and could be a prospect.  Time will tell.  Thought folly was pretty solid to again and is starting to looka  real find, as for vernon?  How nice is it to have goal scorer again.  Really like this guy, he works hard and is always trying to bring others into the play.  He's got a reall goal scorers instinct as well.  As everyone is saying though we need to get the defence in shape. Really wish we had kept foster.

Thought Aluko and Maguire linked well today and provided the amunition for Vernon to score. Maguire and Vernon look like building a decent partnership if they are left to play some games together.

 

Had to read your post twice Jute, as thought I was visually hallucinating after several alcoholic beverages!

 

I wasn't hallucinating, and you did compliment Maguire twice in different respects in one post!!