muttonhumper Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 6 hours ago, afc1903mad said: Virtual points to Muttonhumper. Any fans on here old enough to have seen him play for the Dons? I would have been there when he was playing, not sure if I saw him play as all I used to do at that time was run along the main stand flipping seats up and down. Apparently. I would have been 4. Also remember my Dad gave my signed photo in picture frame. No idea where that went. I know I used to call him "Salt n Vinegar". Nor sure if that was a thing, or just seemed close enough for a 4 year old. Link to comment
Ten Caat Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 11 hours ago, afc1903mad said: Virtual points to Muttonhumper. Any fans on here old enough to have seen him play for the Dons? I'm certainly old enough, was the first season I was allowed to go to games on the supporters bus alone but I never saw him play. Because he broke his ankle or something in the very next game, was out for a while and Leighton regained his place. De Clerck never played another game for us and left for a Dutch club the following summer. Can't remember why Leighton had lost his place in the first place. Probably injury as I'm sure we started the defence of our title fairly well. We lost it almost exclusively to the combined efforts of Morton (our bogey club for no apparent good reason at that time) and Kilmarnock. Sure they both beat us twice that season. Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 I'd take Shinnie over any of our current CMs. 100% Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 31 minutes ago, StandFree1982 said: I'd take Shinnie over any of our current CMs. 100% So would I. But thats him just turned 30. Leave him be and lets keep our memories of how good he was for us.... rather than the sad memories McGinn and Hayes are creating!! 1 Link to comment
afc1903mad Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 39 minutes ago, Ten Caat said: I'm certainly old enough, was the first season I was allowed to go to games on the supporters bus alone but I never saw him play. Because he broke his ankle or something in the very next game, was out for a while and Leighton regained his place. De Clerck never played another game for us and left for a Dutch club the following summer. Can't remember why Leighton had lost his place in the first place. Probably injury as I'm sure we started the defence of our title fairly well. We lost it almost exclusively to the combined efforts of Morton (our bogey club for no apparent good reason at that time) and Kilmarnock. Sure they both beat us twice that season. I know De Clerc only played two games for us, but was wondering if anyone managed to see Zoltan Varga play for the Dons Link to comment
afc1903mad Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 51 minutes ago, Dad said: Ach here - Shinnie will be shit hot till his mid thirties, maybes more - getting him now would be off the fucking page Dinnae fuck about Dave - get on the blower to him you wee prick ? Doubt he'll be baqck anytime soon. Would easily pick up a gig at Nottingham or Sheffield or the likes Link to comment
BitWait Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 hours ago, afc1903mad said: I know De Clerc only played two games for us, but was wondering if anyone managed to see Zoltan Varga play for the Dons I never saw Zoltan play but can remember my Father singing his praises as I gave him his Green final after coming off the bus home from a game. Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just now, WesthillWanderersFC said: Still available to offer his services as an amateur? Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: Still available to offer his services as an amateur? He’d possibly be in my worst ever Dons X1 Link to comment
afc1903mad Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 30 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: He’d possibly be in my worst ever Dons X1 If its who I think it is, he didn't play much for us. Haroldur Ingulfsson? Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, afc1903mad said: If its who I think it is, he didn't play much for us. Haroldur Ingulfsson? Give that man a coconut Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Fergus Tiernan? Some muppet from Cove put a bet on him winning international caps for Eire, I think it was. A fool and his money and all that…. Link to comment
Torry Tosser Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Cosgrove taken off after 60 mins again....Be playing non league next year.... Link to comment
Don_Corleone Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, Torry Tosser said: Cosgrove taken off after 60 mins again....Be playing non league next year.... Until McInnes gets a job and resurrects his star man's career by turning his new club into a hoofball-fest. Link to comment
blowupsheep Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, Torry Tosser said: Cosgrove taken off after 60 mins again....Be playing non league next year.... Once a donkey always a donkey, non league is even above his level ffs. Link to comment
minijc Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 3:33 PM, sooth_stander said: Fergus Tiernan? Some muppet from Cove put a bet on him winning international caps for Eire, I think it was. A fool and his money and all that…. Fergus is Nigerian. 1 Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Don_Corleone said: Until McInnes gets a job and resurrects his star man's career by turning his new club into a hoofball-fest. McInnes couldn't get a tune out of the cunt after he came back from injury either. He was absolutely hopeless in his last year or so at Pittodrie. There's clearly a player in there but it's buried so deep now that you'll likely never see it again. Link to comment
Joe pike Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 2 hours ago, minijc said: Fergus is Nigerian. He phoned me up last week. Link to comment
Poodler Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Roberto said: He wasn't a bad goalscorer. He did know where the net was... He just wasnt a good footballer. There are players just like him that have made a career out of being quite simply a goalscorer and at a higher level than him. I'm glad he isn't at Aberdeen anymore at the same time. His YouTube highlights reel must have a few crackers in it. Any clubs fans down there will see that and think they’re getting a player! I mind speaking to my da every week and him saying ‘cosgrove again eh’ and trying to explain just how bad he was to watch. But he always stuck it in the #onionbag (far did that come from) when having a shite game. Link to comment
Poodler Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/manchester-united-legend-denis-law-why-rangers-will-always-be-engraved-in-my-heart/ fuck that Link to comment
Poodler Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Has the central belt commute ever worked for any of our players? Tight bastards Link to comment
starryfish Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Poodler said: Has the central belt commute ever worked for any of our players? Tight bastards The likes of McCrorie, Kennedy and Ferguson are forever back down in the Glasgow area. Link to comment
Poodler Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I know nothing of the fitness world but surely you canna be in peak condition for training after a 3 hour drive every morning Link to comment
Matt Armstrong's Dog Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, Poodler said: I know nothing of the fitness world but surely you canna be in peak condition for training after a 3 hour drive every morning You can't be. You are naturally mentally fatigued after such a journey (especially if you are doing it repetitively), therefore cannot be of a fresh mindset required to achieve optimal physical fitness. My uncle always said when I went weightlifting with him, it's 50% mind and 50% physicality (he's right). Considering he is only a handful of folk to ever lift the Dinnie's Stones, as well as compete in strongman competitions, that's good enough for me. Link to comment
Poodler Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 A colleagues bf lifted them a few weeks ago and was number 188 to do it, iirc. Certainly 180’s anyway. Brutes ! Link to comment
Matt Armstrong's Dog Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 39 minutes ago, Poodler said: A colleagues bf lifted them a few weeks ago and was number 188 to do it, iirc. Certainly 180’s anyway. Brutes ! It is brilliant that they can lift them things min. Hats off to them all ?. 180+ folk to dae it is some achievement. Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 55 minutes ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said: You can't be. You are naturally mentally fatigued after such a journey (especially if you are doing it repetitively), therefore cannot be of a fresh mindset required to achieve optimal physical fitness. My uncle always said when I went weightlifting with him, it's 50% mind and 50% physicality (he's right). Considering he is only a handful of folk to ever lift the Dinnie's Stones, as well as compete in strongman competitions, that's good enough for me. Take the point, but regarding the 50:50 thing you can be sure it wasn’t someone physically weak who came up with that stat. Rather someone who was naturally strong who then made the most of what they’ve got. You hear it a lot in golf (not comparing the two sports) about it being 90% in the head. Usually stated by someone who was a+2 by the time they were 15 or some such. and regarding the round stones, there’s a lot of technique in there as well particularly if they’re being lifted above waist height. As awkward as they are heavy. Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 That would have been an interesting training ground Barney by the way. Who had been the shitest at their respective jobs! Reckon Jackie won. Link to comment
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