NEM Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 He was going to get the Dundee utd job previously but then Eddie Thompson apparently contacted killie chairman at the time who was a senior police chief.He informed him about peles issues that were well known in inverness. And Thompson looked elsewhere Apparently Inverness were quite upfront about Pele's drink problem. Milne and co thought they were bullshitting to put us off Link to comment
alscotoz Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 How much has Cormack put in then over the past six months? And as for your other point, Stewart Milne was was an established company well before he built the RDS. If as you are claiming that nae one had heard of him outside Aberdeenshire, just shows you how desperate the Donald's were to fuck off selling Aberdeen to a so called no mark nae bastard had heard of. Are you o the board or doing PR for Milne? Link to comment
dj_bollocks Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 If we win the Scottish Cup in 2020 Stuart Milne's legacy will be forgotten quicker than David Murray's ability to pay the tax bill... Link to comment
Big Hat Logan Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Over £9 million. How many Stewart Milne hooses were being built outside of the North East pre 1994?You think Aberdeen football club is responsible for Stewart Milne homes being built outside the north east? 3 Link to comment
The Boofon Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 You think Aberdeen football club is responsible for Stewart Milne homes being built outside the north east? 1 1 Link to comment
NEM Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 You think Aberdeen football club is responsible for Stewart Milne homes being built outside the north east? The enhanced profile from being Aberdeen chairman certainly did him no harm. You fucking wet wipe Link to comment
Arabian Knight Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 shaved ape worships it the alter o milne. if thir twa fans it the opisite end eh the spectum its the shaved ape n miller..wans a foolhardy bastart thit wid die fir the club..n wans a cunt in replica shorts n socks thit disna like tae leave the hoose 1 2 Link to comment
Guest the shepherd Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 shaved ape worships it the alter o milne. if thir twa fans it the opisite end eh the spectum its the shaved ape n miller..wans a foolhardy bastart thit wid die fir the club..n wans a cunt in replica shorts n socks thit disna like tae leave the hooseCan you translate this to Gaelic min so I can understand it? Am lost. Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Interesting comment in the P&J article today. Basically saying McInnes was his best decision, brought stability, pride, a cup etc etc. I dont particularly disagree with anything he says other than the inference that he (and his resultant impact) was the best we could hope for. Not the worst. We're a million miles from the noughties. But there's an arguement to be had if his style achieved as much as we should have at the time. Link to comment
The Hulk Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 In the early years of Milne's involvement with the club, namely when executive vice-chairman and then the first years as chairman, we signed some excellent footballers, on good money. It wasn't only Aberdeen FC that were spending alot of money on players, everyone was at it in the mid-90s. For me, it would be very interesting to understand what proper football people think about Milne's attitude to running a football club in those early years. Was he naive in trusting the managers too much and sanctioning money being chucked at the team? In hindsight, this is the way it looked after what transpired, but it could also have gone the other way; the 1995 league cup win maybe papering over the cracks. At face value, he backed his managers with cash during this time. Any manager will tell you they love that. And in the moment, we as fans revelled in the fact we could afford good players and be competitive. Ultimately however, we weren't competitive. The managers that were employed didn't manage their players effectively enough. Was Milne to blame for the managers not doing their job? There are alot of things that go on behind the scenes at football clubs that fans never get to know about. For me, from what I can gather during this period, Milne was incredibly naive, and I think he came to realise this when he began employing Chief Executives. This ultimately came to be a spectacular financial fall-out from this period in our history leading to years of gloom and mediocre footballers. Some of the mediocre footballers that were lauded by younger generations of fans during the following years showed how far our star had fallen. Other unscrupulous football chairmen have let their teams go bust and ran away rather than working to keep their clubs afloat so if there is one thing to be thankful to Stewart Milne for, it is for sticking around and making sure we didn't go bust. But that's probably actually quite cynical; it's a bit like sailing on a cruise across the ocean and thanking the captain that he didn't crash into an iceberg. So Stewarty, thanks for the memories, I've no doubt we'll go into choppy waters at some point with the yanks coming aboard, but ultimately I doubt you'll have any true positive legacy at this club among the loyal paying customers. 1 Link to comment
NEM Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Pahahahaajjaajaja You having a stroke there pal? Link to comment
Jocky Balboa Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 The enhanced profile from being Aberdeen chairman certainly did him no harm. You fucking wet wipeThat I agree with. I lived right beside Old Trafford a number of years back and was surprised to see he secured sizable housing contracts near me at the time. His profile as Chairman certainly helped him and this is the crux of many fans' argument right there - while his personal fortune raised significantly, that change was inversely proportional and in stark contrast to the Club's. I still haven't forgiven the Wig Wam Bam for Alex Miller's appointment. Absolutely horrific and it was NOT a popular choice at the time, for what was proved to be good reason. 2 Link to comment
V for Vendetta Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I quite like the analogy of thanking the captain for not crashing your ship into an iceberg during and Atlantic crossing. But to put that in perspective, you have to imagine that on your safe arrival in the US you discovered that a number of other ships crossing that same week had in fact hit icebergs on the way. Including the huntanic which went down with all cunts on deck. Ach well, shame. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Are you o the board or doing PR for Milne?Nope just think some people are being unfairly critical of Milnes tenure. 3 Link to comment
dj_bollocks Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Nope just think some people are being unfairly critical of Milnes tenure. Compared to whom ? Peter Lawell ? Dave King ? What did he actually do apart from keep us afloat ? Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Stewart Milne legacy lolAbout as much good as David Murray’s legs I see 1 1 Link to comment
Tyzo_1903 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 His management of appointing/sacking managers has been 50/50, with the late 90s/early 2000s doing the most damage to the club's finances. Bad Manager AppointmentsMiller - Terrible, spunked money and we were gashEbbe - Bad with maybe one good season but did more harm than good to the debt spending money on foreign dudsPaterson - Terrible McGhee - 20/20 hindsight as a lot were happy when appointed but the guy didn't want to be here. Should have been sacked long before he was. Good Manager AppointmentsHegarty - Helped us stay up as we were down the bottom for a lot of that season after Miller with some big name players too.Calderwood - Good appointment, turned the club around but was kept on too longBrown - Steadied a sinking ship after McGhee (we were on course to go down that year) but again kept on too long.McInnes - Undoubtedly turned the club around and has done the best of the lot but again is he staying on too long? Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 His management of appointing/sacking managers has been 50/50, with the late 90s/early 2000s doing the most damage to the club's finances. Bad Manager AppointmentsMiller - Terrible, spunked money and we were gashEbbe - Bad with maybe one good season but did more harm than good to the debt spending money on foreign dudsPaterson - Terrible McGhee - 20/20 hindsight as a lot were happy when appointed but the guy didn't want to be here. Should have been sacked long before he was. Good Manager AppointmentsHegarty - Helped us stay up as we were down the bottom for a lot of that season after Miller with some big name players too.Calderwood - Good appointment, turned the club around but was kept on too longBrown - Steadied a sinking ship after McGhee (we were on course to go down that year) but again kept on too long.McInnes - Undoubtedly turned the club around and has done the best of the lot but again is he staying on too long?You think we were gash under Miller lol. No point reading anything after that unless you mean Alex 11 men at the back Miller 1 Link to comment
maryhilldon Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 You think we were gash under Miller lol. No point reading anything after that unless you mean Alex 11 men at the back MillerOf course he meant Alex Miller. Milne wasn't chairman when God was manager. Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Of course he meant Alex Miller. Milne wasn't chairman when God was manager.True but he also missed out a few other managers from the extensive list of shite Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Burkinshaw, Speirs Link to comment
Tyzo_1903 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 You think we were gash under Miller lol. No point reading anything after that unless you mean Alex 11 men at the back MillerI was meaning Alex Miller, wiggy wasn't chairman when Willie was gaffer. 1 Link to comment
Guest the shepherd Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Burkinshaw, Speirs....Hegarty. 5-2 home defeat against Hearts, what a way to sign off your managerial job at Aberdeen. Link to comment
For Fecks Sake Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Compared to whom ? Peter Lawell ? Dave King ? What did he actually do apart from keep us afloat ?You have answered your own question there. Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 You think we were gash under Miller lol. No point reading anything after that unless you mean Alex 11 men at the back MillerA proper Dons fan would know it couldn’t be Willie Miller.Just you focus on carrying on talking shite 1 1 Link to comment
Guest the shepherd Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 PH was never a manager , admitted as much himself .Nice chap though.Very true loon. Link to comment
Henry Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne, who steps down from the role this evening, aims a parting shot at Rangers and Celtic, claiming their reluctance to allow change has held Scottish football back. (Daily Record) Link to comment
RUL Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 A very bizarre statement considering he had the chance to change rules and voted against it himself. Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 And was too scared to say so at the time. 1 Link to comment
pocrawred Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 That man milne fucked Scottish football as we know it. Never will that chance come up again. 2 Link to comment
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