Dandyesque Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 You cannot count that in the first 11 games min. Has to be the rearranged Motherwell game for fairness otherwise it completely messes up round 2.No it doesn't It just makes it easier to get 26 points and make up for the one we dropped behind the pace in the first 11 games Link to comment
Scotty_Toronto Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Second round of 11 games... 6 points out of a possible 6. (Both away wins.) Let the next winning run commence! Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Assume this is pretty much gassed now... though out of curiosity I was wondering how our current points total at this stage compared to previous seasons under McInnes. After 21 games: 2013/14 - 41 pts2014/15 - 46 pts2015/16 - 43 pts 2016/17 - 37 pts So falling a wee bit short, though perhaps not as much as we may have thought.Should be room to perhaps match (or improve???) on last season's final total (71), given that we lost 6 out of our last 8 games then.Bit of a leeway there, though this is based on us not having our annual end of season arse collapse. Link to comment
RUL Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 85 won't be enough this year that's for sure. I would agree an improvement over the points of last season is what we should be looking for. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 heading for 70 points at the moment if we got 75 and another hampden appearance you'd have to concede it was a 'good' season. depressing how good celtic are these days tho Link to comment
RUL Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Scottish Cup is the priority as well as securing second spot. We look very likely to be top 3. As long as we don't get celtic at celtic park I think we've a great chance in the cup. Link to comment
360 Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 you'd have to concede it was a 'good' season. Typical Aberdeen fan, unwilling to give praise when merited. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Typical Aberdeen fan, unwilling to give praise when merited. providing we dont embarass ourselves at hampden if we get to the scottish cup semi and qualify for europe it will have been a good season hope for better of course Link to comment
Saturday's Kid Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Scottish Cup is the priority as well as securing second spot. We look very likely to be top 3. As long as we don't get celtic at celtic park I think we've a great chance in the cup.I can't find the stats but I don't think we've lost a Scottish cup tie to Celtic at Parkhead for a very long time and we won the last three. Link to comment
BWG Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I can't find the stats but I don't think we've lost a Scottish cup tie to Celtic at Parkhead for a very long time and we won the last three.Since the 1950s. Its one of those bizarre stats. Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 heading for 70 points at the moment I make it 67. 1.76 per game so far.x 38. Should be less once you take into account bigger % games v top 6 remaining...and our end of season capitulations.Or more if you are optimistic that we are improving. Or something. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 37 divided by 20 times 38 Link to comment
muttonhumper Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Oh aye. Thought we'd played 21. That maks it slightly better then. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 So we are on target for the same standard as mcinnes' first three seasons Link to comment
Abramdon Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 We have 13 league games left before the split. I reckon that if the hun continue to score points at the same rate they will have 61 or 62 by the split. Therefore, we need to win at least 9 of these 13 games to reach the split ahead of them. This is certainly achieveable. We have 9 games against diddy clubs which we really should be winning. The other 4 are Celtic away, Hearts home, Hun home and St Johnstone away. If we reach the split ahead of the hun I'm confident we'll play better than usual post split given that we will have something to play for this time. Link to comment
The Boofon Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 That was a good 3 points on Saturday and a good goal difference boost. Link to comment
Dandyesque Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 That was a good 3 points on Saturday and a good goal difference boost.True- just disappointing the Huns got a late winner to avoid dropping points Link to comment
Tord31 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 85 points probably a bit of an ask now but worth noting that if we win on Sunday we are in line with the run rate for an 80 point which has been enough to win the league on previous occasions Providing we dont tail off per previous seasons this is looking like a damn good league season for the Dons Link to comment
Saturday's Kid Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Our points total (and goal difference) this season would be championship form in a different reality. Link to comment
Tord31 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Lennon's Celtic for example Link to comment
Dandyesque Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 85 points disappeared as a possibility after losing to Sevco but 80 points is still a potential target 4 wins and a draw form the last 5 games- it would represent our best ever post split performance but it is achievable given some of the runs of results we've had over the last few years Link to comment
slinkyvagabond Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Would say we are probably looking at a 75 point finish or thereabouts, doubt we will go unbeaten to the end of the season but would love to be proved wrong. A lot could depend on the Hibs result. If we lose that then beat Saints the players could easily down tools. Even if that happens Sevco wont catch us. Our season is still very much alive though, we have the SC semi and potentially final to look forward to as well as games against Celtic, Hearts and Minker FC where we will surely end that hoodoo... Link to comment
tiktak Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Mid 70s would be a good effort, 85 was a ridiculous target, we were never going to get that. Most likely once we secure 2nd we will go into our customary dive in form. A 2nd place finish and Scottish Cup Final, win or lose (assuming a tim win in the other semi) would represent just about as much as we could ask for from the team. Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Agreed as long as it's a late 80's skol final type defeat, not a 2016 utter capitulation type arse reaming. Link to comment
TheRock Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 I don't know if finishing second in 3 competitions is a great consistent result and as good as can be hoped considering the resources of the team that will (probably) come first in those 3 competitions or if it's really depressing. Link to comment
slinkyvagabond Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Mr Rock, ultimately barring a collapse from Celtic they will win the treble and deservedly so. The LC final was disappointing but only an absolutely herculean effort and a fair bit of luck would have won us that game which will again be the case if we play them in the SC final. McInnes is getting more or less the maximum from what he has available imo both domestically and in Europe. To kick on a bit further would need investment in players better than what we have but being realistic we dont have the money for that. I'm happy for things to keep ticking along. 1 Link to comment
Chewie37 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I don't know if finishing second in 3 competitions is a great consistent result and as good as can be hoped considering the resources of the team that will (probably) come first in those 3 competitions or if it's really depressing.I remember thinking the same thing when Willie Miller did it as manager and then it took years for everyone to realise how well we'd actually done.....still feels shitty coming second though Link to comment
GDON21 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Celtic starting to slip up drawing 3 games in their last 4. Are they starting to tire from a long hard season. Win on Saturday and I can see us stopping the treble winning on penalties with big Joe the hero. Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Agreed as long as it's a late 80's skol final type defeat, not a 2016 utter capitulation type arse reaming.Personally, i'd prefer if we won... Link to comment
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