Aberdeen sack Derek McInnes

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Millertime said:

Come on, that first sentence..

Nobody wants him gone because he won't finish ahead of Celtic or Rangers. Nobody. 
 

There's a myriad of other reasons all conveniently ignored by the press and pundits. 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, sooth_stander said:

Hughes wasn't even aware that we'd finished 2nd 4 times on the spin, he'd said we'd finished 4th, 4th, 4th, 3rd. He can't even put up a proper defence of his mate coherently

I don't think he can tie his shoelaces 

[NEM]

20 minutes ago, King Street Loon said:

A good few clichés rolled out here.

"When was the last time it was done"

 

Shree years ago ye helmet

[Granite95]

42 minutes ago, King Street Loon said:

A good few clichés rolled out here.

What a load of nonesense. 3rd biggest wage and whoever wins the League CUp this year will have the same or more trophies during McInnes's tenure

No one expects us to beat Celtic/Rangers every time, just want us to put up a fight, which so often we don't.

The love-in for McInnes is mental; how dare we want half decent football and to at least somewhat challenge for trophies, something we aren't doing under him

[shut up meg]

8 hours ago, ericblack4boss said:

Bett, Connor, Mason, to let those 3 go at the same time was terrible, 

And he paid the price

Did McLeish not go to Motherwell as player/manager at the same time ?

[sooth_stander]

1 hour ago, ConsiCanBoogie1903 said:

I don't think he can tie his shoelaces 

Wears slip ons instead 

[sooth_stander]

16 hours ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

Biggest mistake for the man yes I agree.  For the club it was (understandably) letting his legendary stubbornness and belligerence blinker him from what we all saw unravelling in front of our eyes.

With the benefit of hindsight, it was an act of sheer folly to bin Smithy in 92. We were majorly hamstrung with injuries that season, Bett, Eck, Theo etc etc

Son of Dick panicked and exacerbated  matters by bringing in a clearly underprepared and inexperienced Willie Miller.

At the very least, Smithy should have been moved upstairs into a DoF role, maybe with Miller working under him.

People rave about those 1st two seasons under Miller. 92/93 was good but my memories of 93/94 were of a lot of hoofball. 94/95 was just a mess.

Then Dick Jnr promotes Roy fucking Aitken.

Might be exaggerating it a tad to say, but 29 years ago next month marks a major blot on AFC’s history. Been, in the Main, shit ever since.

Smithy pisses all over McInnes. 

[aberdeen1970]

4 minutes ago, Dad said:

'Ah see Derek hod Mahrleh Wotkins up on loan there - always had lots o' time for Marleh; great lod to have in thu dresseen room. If you're a monuger whos spottud the tolents o' Marleh; then y'canna be a crop monoger - sumple us thot'

Ian Holloway? 

[NEM]

47 minutes ago, shut up meg said:

Did McLeish not go to Motherwell as player/manager at the same time ?

Summer 1994 the hun judas fucked off to Motherwell

[WesthillWanderersFC]

18 minutes ago, sooth_stander said:

Wears slip ons instead 

Still needs them marked L & R 

[sooth_stander]

20 minutes ago, NEM said:

Summer 1994 the hun judas fucked off to Motherwell

Apparently, Willie wanted to make McLeish a coach or assistant manager under him,  but the latter got the offer to manage on his own at Motherwell, and so in another major mistake, Aitken got that gig instead.

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, Millertime said:

And what makes you call Hughes thick?

He clearly isnt

The shit he said at Raith. 
 

 

[Sheepo]

Thats the problem with Scottish football, absolutely no ambition outside the Cheeks. You should pay your money to watch what ever shit is put in front of you and be happy about it.When all the Mcinnes Lovers are going on about how lucky we are to have him none of them mention the shit football his Teams have played for most of his managerial career or the fact that he has the 3rd biggest budget and managed 1 cup in 8 Years. His current team cannot even beat the St Mirrens, Hamiltons and Ross Counties of the world. 

[sooth_stander]

27 minutes ago, Sheepo said:

Thats the problem with Scottish football, absolutely no ambition outside the Cheeks. You should pay your money to watch what ever shit is put in front of you and be happy about it.When all the Mcinnes Lovers are going on about how lucky we are to have him none of them mention the shit football his Teams have played for most of his managerial career or the fact that he has the 3rd biggest budget and managed 1 cup in 8 Years. His current team cannot even beat the St Mirrens, Hamiltons and Ross Counties of the world. 

The Motherwells, the Dundee Utds....shall I go on?

[thurso]

1 hour ago, sooth_stander said:

With the benefit of hindsight, it was an act of sheer folly to bin Smithy in 92. We were majorly hamstrung with injuries that season, Bett, Eck, Theo etc etc

Son of Dick panicked and exacerbated  matters by bringing in a clearly underprepared and inexperienced Willie Miller.

At the very least, Smithy should have been moved upstairs into a DoF role, maybe with Miller working under him.

People rave about those 1st two seasons under Miller. 92/93 was good but my memories of 93/94 were of a lot of hoofball. 94/95 was just a mess.

Then Dick Jnr promotes Roy fucking Aitken.

Might be exaggerating it a tad to say, but 29 years ago next month marks a major blot on AFC’s history. Been, in the Main, shit ever since.

Smithy pisses all over McInnes. 

History isn’t good for when Aberdeen fans protest and want manages out. 

 

40 minutes ago, Sheepo said:

Thats the problem with Scottish football, absolutely no ambition outside the Cheeks. You should pay your money to watch what ever shit is put in front of you and be happy about it.When all the Mcinnes Lovers are going on about how lucky we are to have him none of them mention the shit football his Teams have played for most of his managerial career or the fact that he has the 3rd biggest budget and managed 1 cup in 8 Years. His current team cannot even beat the St Mirrens, Hamiltons and Ross Counties of the world. 

I’d say apart from the last couple of seasons the football that was played wasn’t that bad. But since start of last season it’s not been good enough. I thought things were looking up from September to November. Never realised at the time how much we would miss Watkins 

[Big Hat Logan]

3 hours ago, sooth_stander said:

Hughes wasn't even aware that we'd finished 2nd 4 times on the spin, he'd said we'd finished 4th, 4th, 4th, 3rd. He can't even put up a proper and coherent defence of his mate!

That’s because no teams matter outwith the old firm. This is the root problem.

[Big Hat Logan]

Wait, people are saying now they don’t want us to “split” the old firm?

 

I hate that expression but.....really?

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Big Hat Logan said:

Wait, people are saying now they don’t want us to “split” the old firm?

 

I hate that expression but.....really?

Not that it's not what people want, just that it's not a reason why people are fed up with McInnes. 
 

 

[frankie_mac's_4]

27 minutes ago, thurso said:

I’d say apart from the last couple of seasons the football that was played wasn’t that bad. But since start of last season it’s not been good enough. I thought things were looking up from September to November. Never realised at the time how much we would miss Watkins 

Hayes and McGinn got us up the pitch fast - we were an effective counter attacking side. That went with McGinn to Korea and Hayes to Celtic and never came back. Watkins brought about a different type of tthreat by bringing the midfield up the pitch. We have neither threat right now

 

[aberdeen1970]

10 minutes ago, frankie_mac's_4 said:

Hayes and McGinn got us up the pitch fast - we were an effective counter attacking side. That went with McGinn to Korea and Hayes to Celtic and never came back. Watkins brought about a different type of tthreat by bringing the midfield up the pitch. We have neither threat right now

 

Spot on. 

McInnes is really a counter attacking manager. 

Which is hard to do when you've got slow players. 

[Sheepo]

22 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said:

Spot on. 

McInnes is really a counter attacking manager. 

Which is hard to do when you've got slow players. 

He has said in the past that he believes games are won and lost with set pieces, he always waffles on about as having good size or needing more size. Hoof ball football is his mantra 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

4 hours ago, King Street Loon said:

A good few clichés rolled out here.

This bloke speaks for me too on this subject ^^^

[afc1903mad]

7 minutes ago, Sheepo said:

He has said in the past that he believes games are won and lost with set pieces, he always waffles on about as having good size or needing more size. Hoof ball football is his mantra 

It’s statistically true that most goals are gained from set pieces. This as a result of being able to work on and practice set routines.

‘It’s why you see players standing offside ahead of the kick to provide a target area and why the touch the ball before kicking in. It’s all aligned with timing and movement patterns. Not that you can see much evidence of it standing out this season, nor means that you have to hood the ball in order to gain territorial advantage.

‘The football has been in the main, very poor with the odd exception. Time for a new, fresh mentality to stir things up.

[maryhilldon]

11 hours ago, NEM said:

"When was the last time it was done"

 

Shree years ago ye helmet

And the season before that. 

[maryhilldon]

3rd biggest budget in the league,  and gormless simpletons like Hughes think they can have a go at Dons fans for not being content with 4th place finishes,  horrific football,  early euro exits and a LC win against lower league opponents every 20 years?  We're supposed to be happy with getting scudded by Celtic at Hampden every season,  just because, you know,  at least we got a day out in Glasgow?  Scottish fitba can fuck off. 

[Guest]

Martindale managing more points in a week against Celtic, than Derek McInnes has  managed in 2.5 years. 
 

 

[shooftahmooftah]

Mcinnes ———We have 2 games in hand and we will be well clear in 3 rd spot.???????????????   Against Celtic and Livingston !!!!!!!!!!!!!   Who is going to put the ball in the net. The Wind.    All talkie talkie Mcinnes the glezga gift of the gab.   

[afc_blockhead]

5 minutes ago, shooftahmooftah said:

Mcinnes ———We have 2 games in hand and we will be well clear in 3 rd spot.???????????????   Against Celtic and Livingston !!!!!!!!!!!!!   Who is going to put the ball in the net. The Wind.    All talkie talkie Mcinnes the glezga gift of the gab.   

[Guest]

24 minutes ago, shooftahmooftah said:

Mcinnes ———We have 2 games in hand and we will be well clear in 3 rd spot.???????????????   Against Celtic and Livingston !!!!!!!!!!!!!   Who is going to put the ball in the net. The Wind.    All talkie talkie Mcinnes the glezga gift of the gab.   

Could not agree more. 

[YorkDon]

The Tims will be looking at our game as the one to take the pressure off as we shite it against them yet again.