Aberdeen sack Derek McInnes

[Tord31]

6 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

May 2021 if we finish 4th again, surely?

Three consecutive years of underachieving.

He might be saved by COVID again the way things are going though 

 

4th will be despair this season with 1st-3rd most likely securing group stage football

[WesthillWanderersFC]

2 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

4th will be despair this season with 1st-3rd most likely securing group stage football

Which would give more reason to punt him for persistent failure. 

[Tord31]

2 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Which would give more reason to punt him for persistent failure. 

Yes. 100%. He must finish top 3.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

3 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

Yes. 100%. He must finish top 3.

I’d say that’s 50/50.

I don’t think Hibs are that good, but neither are we, clearly. 
A couple of good signings & a couple coming back from injury will help hopefully 

[Ten Caat]

I think if we have a full squad to choose from then we are definitely better than Hibs. Not by a massive amount but definitely better. Unfortunately our best 11 contains a player that doesn't even belong to us though....and is currently crocked and of whom there is no guarantee that he will still be with us by the time he is fit. 

Meanwhile our "star" striker who people were talking of netting us £5million plus only a year ago for the second time finds himself as understudy to Curtis Main. And when he does get on looks like he's rather be anywhere else. And whose value is dropping in multiples of £10k as each week goes by. 

I'm not at all certain that if/when he is sold that McInnes will be given funds to source an adequate replacement immediately. I'm sure we will try to extend Watkins but even if he and Bristol agree, he's not going to be fit till into February. Edmondson I hope gets punted but I have a horrible feeling that we will try source Cosgrove's replacement on a pre-contract and just extend Edmondson till summer as a stop gap. 

Add in our horrendous luck with injuries and the frankly ridiculous (and downright unfair) sidelining of 3 returning Scotland U21 players for over 2 weeks and it's all conspiring to say that we are going to finish 4th. Knowing our luck it might even be on goal difference. 

 

[Andy_123]

GMS would offer us more than Kennedy does. McLennan too. 

[Donstar83]

McLennan has been fucking awful.

 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

6 hours ago, Donstar83 said:

McLennan is fucking awful.

 

FIFY 

[Sonoftherock]

7 hours ago, Andy_123 said:

GMS would offer us more than Kennedy does. McLennan too. 

GMS really came onto a game and improved his consistency, in the latter half of his time here.  I'd take that player back in a flash.

However, with GMS, my biggest concern is if he still fancies it?  Where's his motivation?  Hopefully he's thinking he might be able to gate crash the Euro squad, if he returns to Scotland and starts playing regularly.

[Laichomoray]

7 hours ago, Andy_123 said:

GMS would offer us more than Kennedy does. McLennan too. 

Was Kennedy not coming onto a game before the injuries kicked in?  Both he and Maclennan seem to have retreated into their shells since then.Think we'd have seen more from them if we'd kept up that early season momentum

   GMS am not sure about.Enjoyable moments of magic but another that disappears when the going gets tough

[strachanmcgheegoal]

11 hours ago, fine-n-dandy said:

Getting to the Alex Miller levels of boring now.

Toothless & blatantly predictable 

 

Most accurate description I’ve seen albeit we’re a better side with higher finishes.  But the actual:potential ratio is alarmingly low.  

[strachanmcgheegoal]

42 minutes ago, Laichomoray said:

Was Kennedy not coming onto a game before the injuries kicked in?  Both he and Maclennan seem to have retreated into their shells since then.Think we'd have seen more from them if we'd kept up that early season momentum

   GMS am not sure about.Enjoyable moments of magic but another that disappears when the going gets tough

Didn’t see the game last night so feel free to correct but strikes me the ball carriers were previously advancing on defences getting drawn all over the place by movement.  From reports they seemed to be taking it s...l...o...w...l...y.  facing up to two banks of four organised defence, looking at a stationary Cosgrove on the phone to his agent, plus Main (who tries...) before turning and playing back to Full back to CH to CH to Full back and repeat.  Lots.  In fact if we try it incessantly for 90 minutes surely something might happen.  Maybe...

[Tord31]

11 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

I’d say that’s 50/50.

I don’t think Hibs are that good, but neither are we, clearly. 
A couple of good signings & a couple coming back from injury will help hopefully 

 

11 hours ago, Ten Caat said:

I think if we have a full squad to choose from then we are definitely better than Hibs. Not by a massive amount but definitely better. Unfortunately our best 11 contains a player that doesn't even belong to us though....and is currently crocked and of whom there is no guarantee that he will still be with us by the time he is fit. 

Meanwhile our "star" striker who people were talking of netting us £5million plus only a year ago for the second time finds himself as understudy to Curtis Main. And when he does get on looks like he's rather be anywhere else. And whose value is dropping in multiples of £10k as each week goes by. 

I'm not at all certain that if/when he is sold that McInnes will be given funds to source an adequate replacement immediately. I'm sure we will try to extend Watkins but even if he and Bristol agree, he's not going to be fit till into February. Edmondson I hope gets punted but I have a horrible feeling that we will try source Cosgrove's replacement on a pre-contract and just extend Edmondson till summer as a stop gap. 

Add in our horrendous luck with injuries and the frankly ridiculous (and downright unfair) sidelining of 3 returning Scotland U21 players for over 2 weeks and it's all conspiring to say that we are going to finish 4th. Knowing our luck it might even be on goal difference. 

 

I think Hibs look like they've a better knack at putting the shite to the sword. That's the evidence this season based on them being one point ahead of us despite us taking six off them.

[aberdeen1970]

4 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

 

I think Hibs look like they've a better knack at putting the shite to the sword. That's the evidence this season based on them being one point ahead of us despite us taking six off them.

Aye. Hibs have only lost one game outside games against us. 

They also look more of a goal threat. 

It's going to be a close contest. As usual, we're making it harder for ourselves than it should be. 

[dazzy_deff]

10 minutes ago, Tord31 said:

 

I think Hibs look like they've a better knack at putting the shite to the sword. That's the evidence this season based on them being one point ahead of us despite us taking six off them.

We do have a game in hand though so it would be us 2 points ahead despite taking 6 off them which evens things up a bit. 

[aberdeen1970]

Just now, dazzy_deff said:

We do have a game in hand though so it would be 4 points ahead despite taking 6 off them which evens things up a bit. 

2 points ahead if we win the game in hand at Parkhead 

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Trying to decide which part of the above statement is the funniest.

[Ten Caat]

1 hour ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

Didn’t see the game last night so feel free to correct but strikes me the ball carriers were previously advancing on defences getting drawn all over the place by movement.  From reports they seemed to be taking it s...l...o...w...l...y.  facing up to two banks of four organised defence, looking at a stationary Cosgrove on the phone to his agent, plus Main (who tries...) before turning and playing back to Full back to CH to CH to Full back and repeat.  Lots.  In fact if we try it incessantly for 90 minutes surely something might happen.  Maybe...

This is the most accurate synopsis I have seen describing us in the past 6 weeks or so

[Big Hat Logan]

On 12/22/2020 at 12:18 AM, donswin1983 said:

I met MM at the bristol hotel. Arrogant, arrogant man. I said that watching the dons lose 9-0 was one of the worst experiences of my life...he just shrugged. My work colleague asked him why he played derek young at fullback against the Czech mob that humiliated us...he said ‘ I don’t tell you how to do your job, so don’t tell me how to do mine’....fair point, but as was pointed out it was ‘a question, not a statement’.....he left after that...he’s under no obligation, but even a little bit of humility would have been nice with regards the 9-0....great player, shit and deluded manager and, sadly, a prick!

He was probably pissed off at being hassled by a couple of morons, can you blame him?

On 12/22/2020 at 9:00 PM, Jocky Balboa said:

That's the EE running a non-story about a possible GMS return, now he's leaving his club in the MLS. I hope McInnes doesn't go down that road, but if the Board sanctioned such a move, it would tell us a lot about their ambitions. Bringing back McGinn and Taylor didn't set the world alight, so I doubt GMS would enhance our current team, certainly no more than a potential new acquisition for a similar budget.

GMS wouldn’t enhance our current team? What nonsense, he’s far better than McLennan, Kennedy and McGinn.

4 hours ago, rocket_scientist said:

GMS is shite. A weak man. If you want to win stuff, a cunt like him is a calibre to guarantee that you won't. 

That’s why he’s got three league title medals and a league cup win then. You fucking spastic.

[aberdeen1970]

Anyone who doesn't think adding creativity to our squad is a priority hasn't been watching the last month or so. 

[Sheepo]

GMS has been playing wing back quite a bit for New York so would fit the Mcinnes system and Derek does like bringing back old wingers.

To be fair he is a much better player than Kennedy or Mclennan

[aberdeen1970]

Some folk would rather give Greg Leigh an extension than bring back GMS which is just crazy to me.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Most influential arguably was Burnley where at least he had something they didn’t like.

[Big Hat Logan]

47 minutes ago, rocket_scientist said:

Measuring and comparing against other McInnes footballers isn't a wise move given how shit the majority are. With less than a handful of "good" players in the whole squad, comparing GMS with other shite isn't a justification for taking back a man past his sell-by date, particularly when he was barely average at his best.

Even his very best game for AFC, his hat trick at Pittodrie v. Hibs was flattering given calamitous Curtis gifting a couple of them. 

It’s not a wise move to compare GMS to players we already have? Him being better than players we have isn’t justification for signing him? What utter shite.

[NEM]

1 hour ago, Big Hat Logan said:

He was probably pissed off at being hassled by a couple of morons, can you blame him?

GMS wouldn’t enhance our current team? What nonsense, he’s far better than McLennan, Kennedy and McGinn.

That’s why he’s got three league title medals and a league cup win then. You fucking spastic.

GMS’ boyfriend? 

[Big Hat Logan]

8 minutes ago, NEM said:

GMS’ boyfriend? 

Yes, that’s definitely what’s happening here.

[Big Hat Logan]

3 minutes ago, Millertime said:

He IS awful

I genuinely hate him

If somebody properly studied everything he did last night and made a reel of it, it would be embarrassing 

Brass neck to complain about anyone being embarrassing IMO

[Laichomoray]

31 minutes ago, Millertime said:

He IS awful

I genuinely hate him

If somebody properly studied everything he did last night and made a reel of it, it would be embarrassing 

Nae sure what it is about him.Got good physique and pace,get the impression theres an intelligent person in there,but ,its like he's holding back,or maybe its a bit of lazyness stopping him from progressing.

 Might have been easier merging the likes of him and Kennedy into the confident side we were a few months back if its a confidence thing,but could do more to help himself IMO

[Sonoftherock]

11 minutes ago, Laichomoray said:

Nae sure what it is about him.Got good physique and pace,get the impression theres an intelligent person in there,but ,its like he's holding back,or maybe its a bit of lazyness stopping him from progressing.

 Might have been easier merging the likes of him and Kennedy into the confident side we were a few months back if its a confidence thing,but could do more to help himself IMO

Seems to lack awareness and game intelligence.  Sometimes he looks like a deer in headlights when he's on the pitch.  He lacks composure and consistently makes wrong decisions.  His decision making is the part that worries me the most - it's really awful.

Sounds like I'm slaughtering him - but I do think think he has the raw ingredients to make it as a player - I wonder if things will suddenly come together for him?  Hope so... as i love to see the local boys doing well (as long as they don't favour one of the glasgow sides..).

[Laichomoray]

11 minutes ago, Millertime said:

Intelligent person there  seriously?

Thats his problem, he is one of the thickest looking/acting guys I've ever seen 

Not what you were saying a couple of years ago IIRC? What I mean is his potential intelligence may be being denied by his laziness/poor decision making.Up to him to cultivate it