Match Thread Hearts 2 - 1 Aberdeen

[Ernie McCracken]

 

I shouldn't be laughing, but I think you need to lower your expectations Ern.

 

McInnes is way too stubborn and set in his ways to make the leap to learning lessons n' shit.

 

 

Tricking myself into having hope for the next week.

 

Though I'm sure it will be cruelly shattered by 16.45pm next Sunday.

[Reed or deed]

Lol

 

Great reply millerman.

[Sonoftherock]

45 minutes against a side missing both of their first choice centre halves. Shots on goal? None.

 

Before the match, I was screaming this so loudly, you could have heard it from Australia!  This was the ideal opportunity for McInnes to scratch around in his underpants and locate those testicles.

 

As it were, their new centre halves had the easiest introduction to the SPFL they could have imagined!  Christophe Berra could have left his newspaper out for them!

[Don Fonte]

I expect and demand the Dons to be at their best next Sunday

You should give Mcinnes a call so he knows what you demand.

[Ernie McCracken]

You should give Mcinnes a call so he knows what you demand.

What's his number?

[Don Fonte]

Knowing Del (I don't) he'd probably play along the wee prick haha terrific

How'd your treble go old man? I've been drunk for a couple days so can't remember.

[Don Fonte]

What's his number?

If I had it I'd be phoning him giving him abuse hourly.

[PondHopper]

My takeaway was sure aberdeen has not been treated well with calls and decisions, plus all the injuries have really hurt.

But that first goal from hearts came from a guy who couldnt cut it on the belgian NT and has made some appearances for Cameroon. Hearts casts a wider net.

[Yorston Vasey]

My takeaway was sure aberdeen has not been treated well with calls and decisions, plus all the injuries have really hurt.

But that first goal from hearts came from a guy who couldnt cut it on the belgian NT and has made some appearances for Cameroon. Hearts casts a wider net.

Our goal came from a guy who had to be fished out a river with a net.

[Ernie McCracken]

Thomson and Stewart on Sportscene pretty much echoing a lot of the views on this thread. I.e. Aberdeen should have used their 2nd half tactics from the start.

[DelMonte]

Scott Wright looks a lot better in the little game time he's had. Much better in a central position.

[fifered]

Lol

You think we should have put Burnley out and that was a bad result?

Where did I say should? I said winnable, big difference. If Shinnie scored his chance or stevie may makes contact with the cross he gets then that tie was utterly winnable. That tie came down to small margins and the fact that we went into both games with a useless lump like Cosgrove up front set us at an immediate disadvantage. That came down to piss poor recruitment this summer and last.

[Geoff_Tipps]

I cannot believe Millertime is continuing to champion Calderwood.

 

I've said it before and no doubt will say it again. He needs to be banned from the football forums and only given access to the pub forum.

 

His knowledge of football is atrocious, whereas his knowledge of treatments for a burnt back is superb.

 

Stick to what you know mate.

 

P.s. looking forward to this year's Christmas album.

[alscotoz]

alscotoz, on 21 Oct 2018 - 11:14 AM, said:

It's been touched on a few times above. The squad isn't that bad but the manager doesn't have the nous to get the most out of them. Surely some of the players have now stopped listening.

It's all relative but look at the guy at Chelsea. Didn't change much personnel wise, but tweaked things a bit and they're up near the top of the league having completely turned around the way they play and their attitude.

It can be done but if it isn't, then next week and the rest of the season doesn't look too flash.

McInnes couldn't complain he hasn't been given a fair go.

 

This sums up some of the utter shite posted by people on here, somehow drawing some sort of parallel between us and Chelsea

Everyone went mental but calderwood was right, our supporters have unrealistic expectations. Posters complaining about us not making the group stages yet rangers did despite easier games and a bigger playing budget. This is somehow McInnes’s fault though.

The lack of ticket sales for the rangers semi is pathetic too, people not going because we might get beat. What a shit support.

 

You really didn't read what I said, did you? The first part in bold is related to the situation at Aberdeen and I felt Chelsea were were a good comparison to look at, and I did say it was all relative. My point was that Sarri has already turned around basically the same squad that Conte could get very little out of in his final year. Players stopped listening to him, his message was not getting through, he lost the dressing room, whatever. I draw this parallel with the situation at Aberdeen because it appears there is the core of a good squad there but McInnes has lost them and is not getting the most out of them. A new voice may turn things around.

 

To directly compare Chelsea to Aberdeen is of course, ridiculous (I didn't do that). As ridiculous as your interpretation of my OPINION.

[Big Hat Logan]

alscotoz, on 21 Oct 2018 - 11:14 AM, said:

 

You really didn't read what I said, did you? The first part in bold is related to the situation at Aberdeen and I felt Chelsea were were a good comparison to look at, and I did say it was all relative. My point was that Sarri has already turned around basically the same squad that Conte could get very little out of in his final year. Players stopped listening to him, his message was not getting through, he lost the dressing room, whatever. I draw this parallel with the situation at Aberdeen because it appears there is the core of a good squad there but McInnes has lost them and is not getting the most out of them. A new voice may turn things around.

 

To directly compare Chelsea to Aberdeen is of course, ridiculous (I didn't do that). As ridiculous as your interpretation of my OPINION.

Which players are not listening to McInnes and which ones has he lost in the dressing room?

 

It’s nothing like overpaid primadonas at Chelsea spitting the dummy. A shite analogy.

[Brochman]

Which players are not listening to McInnes and which ones has he lost in the dressing room?

 

 

There must be some explanation for the all too familiar crap first half performances, especially in big games. DM must either not be preparing them properly (firing them up) or the players have heard it all before, know that it won't work, switch off and take the field lacking in confidence.

[Big Hat Logan]

No

 

We went out of THAT the because our defence couldn't handle Sam Vokes or Chris wood

 

That could never be described as winnable tie

Our star player that we want at least £10million for was beaten quite easily for the equaliser at Pittodrie, people seem unable to grasp that despite being a shite English team Burnley are better than us by a distance.

[Big Hat Logan]

There must be some explanation for the all too familiar crap first half performances, especially in big games. DM must either not be preparing them properly (firing them up) or the players have heard it all before, know that it won't work, switch off and take the field lacking in confidence.

Such as who?

[Brochman]

Such as who?

The team as a whole never seems to impose itself. They concede ground, play too deep, punt the ball up the pitch rather than have the confidence to play it around. When is the last time they went out in a so called big match and took the game by the scruff of the neck from the start? There's a deep-seated problem at the club which the manager is either part of or cant fix. Either way its the beginning of the end for him.

[V for Vendetta]

The team as a whole never seems to impose itself. They concede ground, play too deep, punt the ball up the pitch rather than have the confidence to play it around. When is the last time they went out in a so called big match and took the game by the scruff of the neck from the start? There's a deep-seated problem at the club which the manager is either part of or cant fix. Either way its the beginning of the end for him.

Suspect it's familiarity to an extent. Can work against things

[pocrawred]

One of ours is in the shit!!

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-hearts-defender-jimmy-dunne-13453319

[Dom Sullivan]

One of ours is in the shit!!

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-hearts-defender-jimmy-dunne-13453319

  

That reaction is pathetic

It's pathetic.

 

He's brushed by a microphone and he's down like he's been hacked by a machete.

 

Man or a mouse?

[Yorston Vasey]

Did it have nails sticking out it? Our fans only throw things with nails sticking out them.

[pocrawred]

That reaction is pathetic

Gay.