Match Thread Hamilton 1 - 1 Aberdeen

[sooth_stander]

14 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Agree about Hamilton to get relegated.

Shite team, shite ground, shite pitch.

They offer nothing to the league.

 

Yeah and yet they mugged McInnes off tonight.

[Ke1t]

Hibs are fairly decent this year, and United seem to be coming to grips with the step up.

3rd is by no means in the bag for us. 

[sooth_stander]

2 minutes ago, Ke1t said:

Hibs are fairly decent this year, and United seem to be coming to grips with the step up.

3rd is by no means in the bag for us. 

I agree that 3rd is by no means in the bag, not was it ever, but I totally disagree that Hibs and Utd are decent.

Hibs might end up above us but not cos they are decent.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

4 minutes ago, Ke1t said:

Hibs are fairly decent this year, and United seem to be coming to grips with the step up.

3rd is by no means in the bag for us. 

Dundee Utd aren’t a threat.

Hibs are the only challenge for the coveted “best of the rest Stewart Milne” trophy 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

7 minutes ago, sooth_stander said:

Yeah and yet they mugged McInnes off tonight.

They do that to McInnes far too regularly.

 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

10 minutes ago, sooth_stander said:

Any chance that Derby County might look at McInnes for their new manager?

Ok, fair enough....,,

Sadly his English ship has sailed a long time ago. 

[Tord31]

14 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Sadly his English ship has sailed a long time ago. 

McInnes and the club probably fucked up not parting ways the summer jack, mcginn, taylor and hayes left.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

1 minute ago, Tord31 said:

McInnes and the club probably fucked up not parting ways the summer jack, mcginn, taylor and hayes left.

Tord, I take it your glass is a little less full tonight after your optimistic noises from yesterday? 

[Tord31]

16 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Tord, I take it your glass is a little less full tonight after your optimistic noises from yesterday? 

haha. its a good result for finishing 3rd. its very disappointing in terms of our pretending to chase celtic (and the huns). it was an important three points knowing the bulk of the 9 injured are back for the next league game and its a different complexion. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

3 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

haha. its a good result for finishing 3rd. its very disappointing in terms of our pretending to chase celtic (and the huns). it was an important three points knowing the bulk of the 9 injured are back for the next league game and its a different complexion. 

The game on Saturday is bigger than the next league game though.

We have a semi final defeat at the hands of one of the Glasgow two to play for 

[Tord31]

3 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

The game on Saturday is bigger than the next league game though.

We have a semi final defeat at the hands of one of the Glasgow two to play for 

It's a tough game. I am still voting Hoban in midfield

[WesthillWanderersFC]

26 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

McInnes and the club probably fucked up not parting ways the summer jack, mcginn, taylor and hayes left.

McInnes/the Dons were never likely to part ways after a 95th minute cup final defeat after a really good effort in the Scottish Cup Final though. 
I think the COVID outbreak & the season finishing saved him. The way we were playing & the style of football we were seeing, if that continued from March to May I think he’d have been punted possibly.

No chance now - he’s here until the end of his contract at least. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

Just now, Tord31 said:

It's a tough game. I am still voting Hoban in midfield

No chance. 
It’ll be the same back 3 I think.

Is there any chance of Hayes &/or Wright being fit? 
Both got groin injuries so maybe unlikely. 
Only change might see McGinn in for Main & playing where Wright has been playing.

Hedges & McGinn just behind Cosgrove. 
The rest the same 

[elephantstone78]

I remember when main signed someone linked an article by a football statistician that had analysed the numbers moneyball style for main and Ferguson. The gist of it being that main was unlikely to be any good whereas Ferguson had more potential. 
he was spot on. Main is pish 

[paddy]

Everyone knew that Main was pish when he signed. 

Smacks of a lazy signing - he was out of contract and McInnes remembered he scored against us once. 

[ABERDEENROWIE1903]

Do Ojo and Main have fulltime jobs outside football because  neither are professional footballers

[G31DON]

Ojo runs a dojo, Main's in electrics. 

[Sonoftherock]

Last night was quite a good gauge of the quality of our depth.  Sadly there isn't much there!  Far too reliant on McCrorie, Hayes & Ferguson to drive this team on.  As mentioned - we lack leaders, or urgency when they are out.  Players looked like they were just going through the motions tonight.

[alscotoz]

5 hours ago, daytripping said:

Lot of players not good enough for Aberdeen, shown up so badly when a couple better one's are out. Time for a clear out.

What calibre of player, in 2020, is 'good enough for Aberdeen'?

[alscotoz]

5 hours ago, Dad said:

A convo full of pricks right there ^

 

Hoo mama

?fuck off you old twat

[WesthillWanderersFC]

8 minutes ago, alscotoz said:

What calibre of player, in 2020, is 'good enough for Aberdeen'?

Taylor, Logan, Main, Ojo, Kennedy, Edmondson are NOT good enough IMO.

There are a couple of others who are ageing & borderline too at the end of this season

 

[muttonhumper]

 

Way to squander the 3 points guys.

Gypes.

 

That 2nd half was a painful cunt of a watch.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

5 hours ago, alscotoz said:

What calibre of player, in 2020, is 'good enough for Aberdeen'?

One that understands that 2-0 is a hell of a lot better and safer than 1-0.  And one that knows that 1-1 against dross isn’t good enough.  And truly fears that happening.

[aberdeen1970]

6 hours ago, G31DON said:

Main's in electrics. 

He's in a family full of eccentrics 

He's done nothing like we all expected

Shouldn't get more time 

 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

31 minutes ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

One that understands that 2-0 is a hell of a lot better and safer than 1-0.  And one that knows that 1-1 against dross isn’t good enough.  And truly fears that happening.

I’d put that more to the manager. 

[Tord31]

Hamilton would have been dead and buried if that one off the post had went in.

I think Kennedy can be good enough for this team - he's the only one i would challenge on that list above.

[Tord31]

9 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

McInnes/the Dons were never likely to part ways after a 95th minute cup final defeat after a really good effort in the Scottish Cup Final though. 
I think the COVID outbreak & the season finishing saved him. The way we were playing & the style of football we were seeing, if that continued from March to May I think he’d have been punted possibly.

No chance now - he’s here until the end of his contract at least. 

He's the manager until anyone other than Dave Cormack knows that he will not be offered a new contract.

As soon as a few people know his contract is not being extended it will become an untenable position. Absolute disaster if everyone finds out. 

I'm a McInnes fan and I think there is every chance we go backwards on the next appointment BUT every manager has a shelf life. I don't think he'll see 2022 as Dons manager.

 

[sooth_stander]

6 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Taylor, Logan, Main, Ojo, Kennedy, Edmondson are NOT good enough IMO.

There are a couple of others who are ageing & borderline too at the end of this season

 

I’d give Kennedy SOME slack in that he’s no wing back, he’s an old fashioned winger in the Johnny Hayes mould of old, but the latter has been able to reinvent himself.

McInnes seems hell bent on a back 3 this season so Kennedy has a problem.

3 centre halves last night and 2 sitting midfielders against the worst team in the league. It just makes no sense at all. 

[dj_bollocks]

I would say at the very least next summer will be interesting... Much like the many players that have reached the last transfer window without a new contract if a manager is down to less than a year and hasn't been offered a new contract the writing is on the wall. A quick exit in this 3rd tier European competition that we will probably end up in, an early league cup exit and a poor start to the league and if another managerial target becomes available they'll be snapped up. At the very least after 8/9 years of everything done DMc's way it's unrealistic for any new manager to just pick up on July 1st and have everything in place for Europe probably less than 2 weeks later.

The smart money would be for DMc to make it to the 21/22 split and then be Craig Browned... DMc still in charge but his successor waiting in the wings to witness the transfer of power. If DMc doesn't like it he's welcome to take his ball with him...

[sooth_stander]

48 minutes ago, dj_bollocks said:

I would say at the very least next summer will be interesting... Much like the many players that have reached the last transfer window without a new contract if a manager is down to less than a year and hasn't been offered a new contract the writing is on the wall. A quick exit in this 3rd tier European competition that we will probably end up in, an early league cup exit and a poor start to the league and if another managerial target becomes available they'll be snapped up. At the very least after 8/9 years of everything done DMc's way it's unrealistic for any new manager to just pick up on July 1st and have everything in place for Europe probably less than 2 weeks later.

The smart money would be for DMc to make it to the 21/22 split and then be Craig Browned... DMc still in charge but his successor waiting in the wings to witness the transfer of power. If DMc doesn't like it he's welcome to take his ball with him...

To coin one of DMc’s favourite sayings “Who knows” - maybe he automatically goes onto one of them rolling one yr contracts after his current one ends?

Hard nosed USA styled businessman Cormack may well be, (even more so with further US backing last month) but I just can’t see a scenario where DMc gets bulleted. The only way he leaves is if a championship or progressive league one side down south takes a punt. Or maybe a foreign side? Sevco might come calling again next summer I suppose, as win or lose the league this season, Gerrard either gets the dunt or takes the chance to move back south, riding on the back of his success in stopping 10IAR. 

We’ve been getting embarrassed by shite like Hamilton all thru his tenure but he usually manages to sneak/fluke the next few games. Even if we lose in the Cup on Saturday, he’s not going anywhere, with us 3rd and with a game in hand.