This game may well hinge on who we have fit.  We desperately need width of some sort, even getting Jack back to fill in at RB.  Midfield needs a shake up (well Hughes dropped) and we can't start with Fallon and Vernon upfront.......

So expect 4 centre halfs, four central midfielders and Fallon and Vernon up top.

They have a good recent record up here but on current form have been shipping goals, whether our ineffectual attack can take advantage of this time will tell.

Anyhoo the usual stats run down:

 

 

 

10 Year Record vs St Johnstone at Pittodrie Stadium

 

Poor record but not many games. Saints are undefeated in the last four at Pittodrie with a draw and three wins, which is even more impressive given they have only won a total of 11 games at Pittodrie.

 

Played 6

Won 2

Drawn 1

Lost 3

For 6 Against 3

 

Last Dons Win 21st Jan 2009: 2-1

Last Saints Win 7th May 2011: 0-2

All Time Home Record vs St Johnstone

Played 69

Won 40

Drawn 18

Lost 11

For 134 Against 56

Biggest Home Win vs St Johnstone

03 Sep 1983 Aberdeen 5 - 0 St. Johnstone Premier Division 12,400

18 Feb 1967 Aberdeen 5 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Cup R2 22,800

 

Biggest Home Defeat vs St Johnstone

29 Aug 1999 Aberdeen 0 - 3 St. Johnstone SPL 9,600

 

Highest scoring home game vs St Johnstone

12 Sep 1964 Aberdeen 5 - 5 St. Johnstone Div 1 (Old) 5,000

 

Last 5 v Saints, home and away:

13 Dec 2011 St. Johnstone 1 - 2 Aberdeen SPL 1,607

23 Jul 2011 Aberdeen    0    -    0    St. Johnstone    SPL    10,001

07 May 2011 Aberdeen    0    -    2    St. Johnstone    SPL    6,361

02 Mar 2011 St. Johnstone    0    -    0    Aberdeen    SPL    2,909

20 Nov 2010 Aberdeen    0    -    1    St. Johnstone    SPL    7,841

 

 

Current Form (SPL)

Aberdeen: Won 2 Draw 4 Lost 0 For 4 Against 2

Saints: Won 3 Draw 0 Lost 3 For 12 Against 12

 

Aberdeen:

DRAW 0-0 Hibs (a)

WIN 1-0 Pars (h)

DRAW 1-1 Huns (a)

DRAW 0-0 Killie (h)

WIN 2-1 United (a)

DRAW 0-0 Jambos (h)

Saints:

LOSS 1-5 United (h)

LOSS 2-3 Well (a)

WIN 3-2 Hibs (a)

LOSS 1-2 Huns (h)

WIN 2-0 Killie (h)

WIN 3-0 Pars (a)

I see it has been confirmed Jack will return to the squad on Sunday after missing out last night due to "disciplinary reasons on a football matter"

We probably NEED to have him in the squad

and we can't start with Fallon and Vernon upfront.......

So expect 4 centre halfs, four central midfielders and Fallon and Vernon up top.

 

Aye, Fallon has taken the mantle of the gash player who gets a game every week.

Any team news out there?

Brown on RedWeb saying Pawlett and Rae back in training. Might be ready for Sunday. Jack back into the squad too.

 

Osbourne, Clark, Milsom, Folly and Anderson the players he mentioned as injured.

 

Europe is Browns target for the season.

Brown on RedWeb saying Pawlett and Rae back in training. Might be ready for Sunday. Jack back into the squad too.

 

Osbourne, Clark, Milsom, Folly and Anderson the players he mentioned as injured.

 

Europe is Browns target for the season.

Well with the huns potentially missing out on their licence I should bloody well hope so.  5th could do it, but I'd prefer a cup win (obviously), however Europe after the last few years and the start we had would be amazing 

Win tomorrow and we are 3pts from 4th!

 

Celtic 26 37 65

Rangers 27 35 51

Motherwell 26 5 45

Hearts 27 5 36

St Johnstone 25 1 35

Kilmarnock 26 -6 32

Dundee Utd 26 -1 31

Aberdeen 26 -3 30

St Mirren 27 -11 29

Inverness CT 26 -11 27

Hibernian 25 -21 19

Dunfermline 27 -30 19

They've been banging the goals in as quick as they've been losing them which is pretty worrying too.

 

1-1

Huge game today. Win will set us up nicely, anything less and we're keeping our fingers crossed for a cup run to the final.

anyone got a link for the game online?

 

To report to the relevent authorities...

I know a guy who know's a guy...........

 

Pm me for his email so you can sent it to the Feds......

Aberdeen team v St Johnstone: Brown, Jack, McArdle, Reynolds, Considine, Fyvie, Arnason, Rae, Hughes, Vernon, Megginson. Substitutes -Langfield, Mawene, Mackie, Fallon, Chalali, Magennis, Uchechi

Pity Pawlett isn't fit but hopefully Megginson and Jack can inject some pace into that group, Hughes, Rae and Arnason and the backline are as slow as a week in Dundee.

COYR!!!!

Some horrendous football out there, our passing is, particularly out of defence, is aimless and causing us more fucking problems than St Johnstone are themselves.

That was brutal.

Disgraceful performance, thoroughly unprofessional and there was nothing positive at all to be taken from it, zero. A total shambles going forward and the fact that St Johnstone looked equally shite says a lot. Basic football skills ie passing and keeping simple unpressured possession seemed beyond us, primarily Fyvie (aye, the premiership awaits you son eh?).

 

Mackie should be finished now, the debate is over.

 

Brown, please, in the name of all that's fucking holy, you best have a couple of wingers/wingbacks ready to come in next season, if not, fuck right off.

 

 

Another Draw, Porterfield must go!!!

Couldn't get to the game today but watched it in the pub and have to admit it was shocking to see the quality of our passing and I was glad I hadn't wasted petrol money driving to watch what I have to describe as a typical end of season shocker ,,,, but hey, it's not end of season yet as there is so much to play for ,,,, you'd have thought  !!!!!

 

Also couldn't believe we had 2 left footers in the middle at the back and Brown played McArdle at Left back as he is a beter in the middle, but thought he defended really well which probably says more about St Johnstone than anything else. FFS that was a stinker of a game that absoutely nothing positive can be taken from 

 

Oh , ps Rae looked so slow I'm sure I've seen custard turn quicker

Another Draw, Porterfield must go!!!

 

Missed the game online, just too early for me for a Sunday

 

Sounds like we're going backward again though if it's bringing back memories of Portaloo!

Two teams with everything to play for, but no ability to play!

 

also,chalali must get more game time. should have come on instead of smackie.

Two teams with everything to play for, but no ability to play!

 

also,chalali must get more game time. should have come on instead of smackie.

 

Yes.

 

Made a bit of a difference when he came on, also we lost the midfield when Hughes went off, surprisingly.

Yes.

 

Made a bit of a difference when he came on, also we lost the midfield when Hughes went off, surprisingly.

 

hopefully not out for long. Injuries are a big problem, but it's a problem of our own creation that we now have to ask mcardle to play left back! did fine today but that's not going to end well.

Disgraceful performance, thoroughly unprofessional and there was nothing positive at all to be taken from it, zero. A total shambles going forward and the fact that St Johnstone looked equally shite says a lot. Basic football skills ie passing and keeping simple unpressured possession seemed beyond us, primarily Fyvie (aye, the premiership awaits you son eh?).

 

Mackie should be finished now, the debate is over.

 

Brown, please, in the name of all that's fucking holy, you best have a couple of wingers/wingbacks ready to come in next season, if not, fuck right off.

 

Pretty much spot on.  So laboured in and around the box, too many touches being taken and they're not required.

 

I hope that Anderson (a fit one, of course) is still able to bring the ball out of defence into midfield as that's clearly required.

 

That performance is not going to entice the paying punter back to Pittodrie.  Never looked liked conceding but never looked liked scoring.  Comparisons to Porterfield are understandable..."Ian Porterfield, he had eleven men, he marched them up to the halfway line and marched them back again"

Missed the game online, just too early for me for a Sunday

 

Sounds like we're going backward again though if it's bringing back memories of Portaloo!

 

Thought you auld guys were up at the crack of dawn. I just remember having lots of boring draws under Porterfield.