Match Thread (Europa League) Rijeka 2 - 0 Aberdeen

[Quagmire]

I'm pretty fucked off with McInnes' typically gutless tactics, but that'll be nothing compared to how I'm going to be if/when we go into the second leg and STILL treat these cunts like they're Barcefuckinglona. 

 

Fair play to the club that they're still cool with his total lack of bottle, though. 

 

I think he will go for it like they did in the last round. Can see us going 1 or 2 up to give us a glimmer of hope before they kill of the game with an away goal sometime in the 2nd half. McInnes will champion the effort we put in and comment on how unlucky we were, ignorant to the fact his usual shite the bed tactics in the first round put us out. 

 

Chunky wee cunt nowadays is Del.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Watching the game back. 20 minutes in we’re arite. As someone said Hedges cooled after his trip and Gallagher isn’t the player to play off Cosgrove.

[Oregon Red]

Watching the game back. 20 minutes in we’re arite. As someone said Hedges cooled after his trip and Gallagher isn’t the player to play off Cosgrove.

I wonder if he hurt his ankle?

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Fuck sake 45 minutes in, much better than I remember. Just no threat. Desperately needing a ball carrier.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

I wonder if he hurt his ankle?

And then the smack to the jaw. Hard to tell now because Del is doing the swapping the wingers thing again.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Jesus Shay. Playback doing you no favours st all. 59 minutes and we’re actually winning that tie.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

We’re better than I remembered. They’re not that good. See y’all Thursday.

 

(Fuck Sunday)

[KidCreole]

Also when did Joe Lewis transform into Alan Rough?

I think he has a touch of Jimmy Carr about him 

[RUL]

Was a great finish but Lewis hand gesture to indicate it was going wide was strange

[strachanmcgheegoal]

I wonder if it took a deflection off Considines shin?

[Chewie37]

Was a great finish but Lewis hand gesture to indicate it was going wide was strange

He definitely got his positioning wrong and only realised when the ball went in the net

[Chewie37]

Was a great finish but Lewis hand gesture to indicate it was going wide was strange

He definitely got his positioning wrong and only realised when the ball went in the net

[Donstar83]

The crowd were totally turning against them before the penalty. Really hope we can pack out Pittodrie next week.

[ThomohawkKid]

Rangers go into games EXPECTING to win. They go in thinking they are still a big team. That attitude, more often than not, gives them the confidence to overrun teams.

 

Aberdeen go into games worrying about how the opposition will play / who the opposition have on the park and more often than not, we struggle to compete against better sides.

 

 

We don't have that winning mentality.

Spot on

[Guest milne_afc]

Is it on tv?

[Shinniesta]

Don't get the criticism of young Campbell from some on here. I don't think he deserves it from his performances for the club to date. He's young and is currently a squad player not an automatic starter. But he's had some very good performances for one so young especially in winning at both Ibrox and Parkhead. For example his performance at Ibrox when we won 2-0 in the cup was better than anything Gleeson has ever produced in a Dons shirt. He deserves to be part of the first team squad.

[Guest milne_afc]

It's simple enough though, isn't it.

 

Play shite = prepare for hell

Play well = lovely smell

 

Don't ever use Gleesom as a yardstick for quality.

[eeps]

doesn't rhyme

Gluepot unGleesom

[AllyDon]

Don't get the criticism of young Campbell from some on here. I don't think he deserves it from his performances for the club to date. He's young and is currently a squad player not an automatic starter. But he's had some very good performances for one so young especially in winning at both Ibrox and Parkhead. For example his performance at Ibrox when we won 2-0 in the cup was better than anything Gleeson has ever produced in a Dons shirt. He deserves to be part of the first team squad.

Entirely agree.

 

He should not be immune from criticism but it should be remembered that he is young, full of enthusiasm, learning and very much one of our own. Should be giving him as much support and encouragement as we can.

 

Nothing to do with him but it was a stupid substitution to bring him on anyway.

[steems]

I don’t think Campbell did well when he came on but he is young and still learning. It would be unrealistic to expect great things from him all the time.

 

What does concern me about his development is lack of game time - he is not involved with U21/reserves (do they have regular games?) as he is needed for the first team bench. At his age he needs to be playing regular/competitive football - would prefer to see him loaned out to get game time than spending most of his time watching from the sidelines.

[CraigHill]

Don't get the criticism of young Campbell from some on here. I don't think he deserves it from his performances for the club to date. He's young and is currently a squad player not an automatic starter. But he's had some very good performances for one so young especially in winning at both Ibrox and Parkhead. For example his performance at Ibrox when we won 2-0 in the cup was better than anything Gleeson has ever produced in a Dons shirt. He deserves to be part of the first team squad.

Would benefit from a loan I think.

[Jocky Balboa]

I'll reserve judgement until after the return leg (though I highly doubt McInnes has it in him to produce an Ujpest Dosza Mk.II turnaround) but I don't think we'll get a better chance to reach the group stages for a very long time. I've defended many aspects of his reign, but if we fall at Round 3 yet again then there is no excuse and McInnes will be completely to blame for yet again failing to learn from previous mistakes.

[daytripping]

Need to turn up the heat on Thursday, get the hooters to the young people like the Copenhagen game. Full house who knows what could happen.

 

The manager and Shay have to come good for last week, we're good enough to go through, we need to show it.

[ddia]

Finger shouldn't be pointed at Campbell, he just wasn't up to speed.

 

His Boss is to blame, why not stick on Wilson instead.