First game after the winter break, been eagerly anticipating this one and has added spice given fans are back for it. Hard to judge how form will be after the break, they seem to have had a relatively smooth transition to Gio as manager but they weren’t the finished article. Hopefully our good form ahead of the break continues and any additions to the squad add some positive competition. We have an almost full squad to choose from so it’ll be interesting to see what, if any, changes Glass makes. Especially given the run of form pre break. Things were starting to look a bit more cohesive , especially at the back. 
 

think we might sneak a draw here, hopefully a packed out Pittodrie really galvanises the team and puts the shitters up the orcs. Need to try and keep my calendar clear so I can listen to it at work.

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1-1, Ferguson 

Cough cough

Looks like no new players in in time for this one. I was not impressed by team performance against Hibs or Dundee. Thought we created very little in either game. Was hoping we might get in some creative players before this game. 
 

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0-2 no Dons scorer

 

4 hours ago, manc_don said:

Cough cough

Oh dear

Have you tested yet 😉

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2-1 (McCrorie & Bates) just for the fun of it 😉

Fuck knows what will happen with this one. I'm still not sure how good a team we are in comparison with everyone else in the league (nor the huns for that matter). It's been a strange season. I couldn't even tell you our best side. With Watkins missing, not sure who naturally slots in there (Jet too much of a liability against a decent team?). Is Considine back? Maybe a back three if so, which might afford us a Jet in the forward area. Fuck knows. I was really looking forward to fitba over the Christmas period, but since it was cancelled I don't have the same appetite for this particular fixture (I'll still go like!) at this time. Anyway, 3-0 the dons, Ferguson, McGinn and Considine.

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1 - 0 Aberdeen Ojo

Cue Huns greeting about it being because of the winter break being moved

6 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

Fuck knows what will happen with this one. I'm still not sure how good a team we are in comparison with everyone else in the league (nor the huns for that matter). It's been a strange season. I couldn't even tell you our best side. With Watkins missing, not sure who naturally slots in there (Jet too much of a liability against a decent team?). Is Considine back? Maybe a back three if so, which might afford us a Jet in the forward area. Fuck knows. I was really looking forward to fitba over the Christmas period, but since it was cancelled I don't have the same appetite for this particular fixture (I'll still go like!) at this time. Anyway, 3-0 the dons, Ferguson, McGinn and Considine.

Keep forgetting about Watkins.  Has official comms come out from the club on his injury?  Would seem like we need a new striker to link up with Ramirez this window as I agree, JET isn't that player.  He has his role but not sure it would be what Watkins offers.

Glass saying Matt Kennedy in contention to play tomorrow. 

55 minutes ago, Jute said:

Glass saying Matt Kennedy in contention to play tomorrow. 

Fuck me, he must have been flying in training 

Either that or we're short on numbers 😉

I mean, he's not really any worse than McLennan. Had a spell of 4-5 games at right wing back where he was okay. He really struggled under McInnes, like a lot of wide players did. He kept switching them about every ten minutes not giving them a chance to settle into one role. If Glass keeps his instructions simple, he could do alright. He's quite a fit lad, like Hayes in many respects, just needs to be less of a fanny.

2 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

I mean, he's not really any worse than McLennan. Had a spell of 4-5 games at right wing back where he was okay. He really struggled under McInnes, like a lot of wide players did. He kept switching them about every ten minutes not giving them a chance to settle into one role. If Glass keeps his instructions simple, he could do alright. He's quite a fit lad, like Hayes in many respects, just needs to be less of a fanny.

I'm sure I'd read / heard somewhere that he hadn't actually been fit during any of the time he'd been with us (including signing).  If that's the case, i really hope that he takes the opportunity, would be good to see why he's an internationalist!

Fitness wise might mean he's lost a few pounds as opposed to carrying injury,looked a bit chunky.Hopefully ready to come flying out the traps this time round.

Re the game,cant see us having enough to turn them over,Watkins a sore miss

In or Oot - Oot(working)

Prediction - 2 - 2 probably optimistic. (Hedges,Hayes)

 

If anyone has a live stream for this, please do not share it with me

Sounds like we've started well, having to listen to one of those god awful watch alongs (not RTG which I'm a bit disappointed by).

My first is in hesgoal, my second-sixth is in tream. Not that you want to know.

I couldnt deal with the pure scottish football watch along. The guys a hun fud.

So far against this one team they’ve had a goal scored from a FK that should not have been given, another from a penalty that shouldn’t have been given and another from a counter that should not have happened due to us not being given a penalty that should have been given. 

Deserved at least a point there, so well done team.  Definitely should have had another pen in the first and with some better finishing, it might have been comprehensive.

Better team tonight. 

One thought though. Hedges is fucking rotten.  How many attacks did he kill stone dead in the last half an hour?

Consistently Worst decision making player I've watched.

 

Thought we were very poor in final third again tonight. Penalty was probably only shot on target in second half. Couple of half chances against 10 at the end but never really looked like scoring. 

more quality final third would have won , jenks isnt answer , thought hayes very good

Aye,from the bits I saw,deserved to win,whilst not being brilliant..Agree re Hedges,very frustrating,along with McLennan.Jonny ranged from amazing going forward to terrifying at the back.

   If we can compete like that then surely a few solid sales and signings will push us on a bit.

Just needed a bit of composure. The opposite of McLennan basically. If JET and McGinn can’t be trusted we may as well just replace them both in January.

That free kick late on was criminal. Kent had been sent off and Barisic was off cleaning up his bloody nose and we still conspired to send the ball right into the middle of a cluster of 3 Hun defenders with no red shirt anywhere near. 
 

Still, to be so solid at the back with Hayes at right back and Campbell at left back was pleasing. Doesn’t bode well for Gallagher’s future either but correct decision not to disrupt McCrorie and Bates’ partnership.

Just back. We were decent tonight. Far better than them. Dominated them in midfield. Ferguson was excellent and Hedges movement was very good bit his final ball wasn't there (although they were very narrow, and nobody was really making the runs). From where I was, I wasn't convinced that the Hedges one was a pen, I thought he stuck his leg into the Hun, would like to see it again. Beyond that, Ramsay gets dragged way out of position, Kent puts in a good cross and defence and keeper are ball watching - really poor. Ramsay was poor in general and after he got booked, went missing. Ojo was honking and should have been hooked earlier. The game was crying out for McGinn rather than McLennan (or Jenks). We needed someone who can do something with the ball, and I don't believe he's lost that incisiveness. If we're not going to use him, then shift him on to Killie. Hayes was really good tonight, between him and Ferguson for motm. Good game, disappointing not to win. 

We're not going to be tanking teams this season, can see us winning by one on Saturday.