February 22, 201214 yr comment_125309 Aberdeen manager Craig Brown is hoping Peter Pawlett can provide the creative spark required to lead the Dons into the top six of the SPL. The Scotland under-21 international is on the verge of a starting role after netting a hat-trick in a 4-0 friendly match against Forfar on Monday. Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_125311 So he doesn't think Chalali and Uchechi are creative? Why did he sign them up if he never plays them? Report
February 22, 201214 yr Author comment_125316 So he doesn't think Chalali and Uchechi are creative? Why did he sign them up if he never plays them? Because its Craig Brown. Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_125324 a more pertinent question maybe why he didn't play PP before he was injured other than for 15mins at the end of games Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_125325 This defies all logic. He should have been getting more game time before he was injured in the first place! Report
February 22, 201214 yr Author comment_125326 a more pertinent question maybe why he didn't play PP before he was injured other than for 15mins at the end of games Because its Craig Brown - no need to push forward until the last 10 mins. Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_125329 Because its Craig Brown - no need to push forward until the last 10 mins. That was the frustrating thing last weekend, where we actually created some chances in the last 10mins. As I just posted in the Today's Fitba thread, it is so close in the middle of the table. 0-0s will kill us however and with celtic, 'well, hearts and united all coming up in the next few weeks we MUST win on Sat to have any hope of top6 (having said that I could see us boring our way to an unbeaten run till the split at this rate, finishing 8th) Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_125335 Usual fun filled stats to follow later but as a wee teaser how about this as a (dis)incentive to head down from Aberdeen for a 12noon KO.......fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately a 15min train journey is close enough to ensure I'll be there: The last 10 SPL games involving either team: Aberdeen 0-0 St Johnstone Hibernian 0-0 Aberdeen Aberdeen 1-0 Dunfermline Rangers 1-1 Aberdeen Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock Dundee Utd 0-0 St Mirren St Mirren 0-0 Motherwell Inverness CT 0-0 St Mirren St Mirren 0-2 Celtic Hearts 5-2 St Mirren 6/10 have been 0-0. Of the remaining 4 only 1 game has had more than 2 goals. Aberdeen and St-Mirren have scored 2 goals each over the course of each teams last 5 games, (0.4 goals/game) St Mirren have gone 431 mins without a goal. Aberdeen have gone 246 mins without a goal. Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_125345 Another great advert for the SPL beamed to the nation on satellite TV. At least it's only on ESPN here so only those interested in compulsive boredom will be interested. Al Jazeera have it as well though. Report
February 22, 201214 yr comment_125371 a more pertinent question maybe why he didn't play PP before he was injured other than for 15mins at the end of games Agreed. Never bothered with him before so why's that changed? Not that I'm against starting the boy like. Report
February 24, 201214 yr comment_125524 What you want some stats? Well, ok then: 10 Year Record vs St Mirren in Paisley Fairly even recent record which hides the fact that St Mirren have won 4 of the last 5 league games against Aberdeen in Paisley, with the only recent draw coming thanks to a last minute equaliser from McArdle in the cup Played 11 Won 4 Drawn 3 Lost 4 For 11 Against 10 Last Dons Win 8th May 2010 Biggest Away Win vs St Mirren 10 Nov 1990 St. Mirren 0 - 4 Aberdeen Premier Division 7,638 08 Oct 1977 St. Mirren 0 - 4 Aberdeen Premier Division 12,919 08 Nov 1958 St. Mirren 1 - 5 Aberdeen Div 1 (Old) 7,000 16 Oct 1954 St. Mirren 0 - 4 Aberdeen Div 1 (Old) 15,000 Biggest Away Defeat vs St Mirren 26 Dec 1964 St. Mirren 4 - 0 Aberdeen Div 1 (Old) 4,500 24 Dec 1949 St. Mirren 4 - 0 Aberdeen Div 1 (Old) 7,000 Highest scoring away game vs St Mirren 09 Apr 1927 St. Mirren 6 - 3 Aberdeen Div 1 (Old) 6,000 Last 5 v Saints, home and away: 10 Dec 2011 Aberdeen 2 - 2 St. Mirren SPL 9,452 30 Jul 2011 St. Mirren 1 - 0 Aberdeen SPL 5,011 10 May 2011 Aberdeen 0 - 1 St. Mirren SPL 5,955 06 Apr 2011 St. Mirren 3 - 2 Aberdeen SPL 3,489 16 Mar 2011 Aberdeen 2 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Cup QF REP 7,330 Current Form (SPL) Don't look here for excitment, 7 draws, 6 of them 0-0 in the last 12 games played by these two sides!!! Aberdeen: Won 2 Draw 4 Lost 0 For 4 Against 2 Saints: Won 0 Draw 3 Lost 3 For 3 Against 9 Aberdeen: DRAW 0-0 St Johnstone (h) 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) Saints: DRAW 0-0 United (a) DRAW 0-0 Well (h) DRAW 0-0 ICT (a) LOSS 0-2 Tims (h) LOSS 2-5 Jambos (a) LOSS 1-2 Killie (a) Report
February 24, 201214 yr comment_125527 What you want some stats? Well, ok then: All Time Home Record vs St Johnstone Played 69 Won 40 Drawn 18 Lost 11 For 134 Against 56 Thats nice to know Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125547 Brown, McArdle, Reynolds, Considine, Mawene, Arnason, Megginson, Jack, Fyvie, Vernon, Rae. Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125548 Can't make the game as i'm fighting online piracy. Any help with the cause is much appreciated. Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125549 Ooy Up way too early Any sign of online commentar? BTW boring trvia, but this was the day after I was born...an auspicious start! 26 Dec 1964 St. Mirren 4 - 0 Aberdeen Div 1 (Old) 4,500 Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125554 Snap, I can't get one, can anyone help me so I can call the relevant authorities? Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125558 Fallon, nothing fucking doing there AT ALL and just put Fyvie oot his misery, drop him in advance of his impending move to the premiership. Mawene, deary me but we are shockingly exposed yet again by pace on the wings. Brown is another in the line of wages thieves at Pittodrie, quite how any manager thinks having a back line of centre backs is either effective or acceptable is beyond me. Fucking fuck this. That front line should be doing fucking 12 hour shifts to learn how to fucking cross and shoot, they are disgraceful. Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125559 Another great advert for the SPL. How fyvie thinks he'll make it to the prem playing like that I'll never know. Just urgh. Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125561 Fyvie is turning into the next Paul Mcstay, he will be a promising youngster when he is in his late 20's Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125562 Fyvie is turning into the next Paul Mcstay, he will be a promising youngster when he is in his late 20's He didn't look very promising today and nor has he for some time, horrendous form. Report
February 25, 201214 yr comment_125565 Fallon, nothing fucking doing there AT ALL and just put Fyvie oot his misery, drop him in advance of his impending move to the premiership. Mawene, deary me but we are shockingly exposed yet again by pace on the wings. Brown is another in the line of wages thieves at Pittodrie, quite how any manager thinks having a back line of centre backs is either effective or acceptable is beyond me. Fucking fuck this. That front line should be doing fucking 12 hour shifts to learn how to fucking cross and shoot, they are disgraceful. Fallon is useless. Fyvie is so laboured in everything he does. It speaks volumes that he's not in the Scotland Under 21 squad. It is my eternal hope that this is the final stage of development before the excitement is introduced. The defence is looking solid enough in general,and credit to the management for that. Now it's surely about getting things to click up front. The fact he's used Arnie, Vernon, Chalali, Uchechi, PP, Megginson, Mackie and Jack in the front 3 positions in the last 2 games is hugely concerning. He's not letting things settle and also indicates he's not sure of his best options. Dithering, basically. That has to stop. Get the squad balanced and know your best partnerships through the spine of the side. Do that and I think AFC can have a good, solid future on the park as it stands. Report
