Match Thread Aberdeen 0 - 2 Motherwell

[Ernie McCracken]

3 minutes ago, Dom Sullivan said:

Whoosh

Ah he spelled it wrong. 

[afc1903mad]

8 hours ago, Dandiesmin68 said:

 

Mcginns a waste of an aberdeen Jersey imo, he's had maybe 1 good season, another big wage we could do with getting rid. 

 

 

1 hour ago, Don_Corleone said:

Sadly have to agree with you there on the first part - he's a waste of a jersey now and isn't even worth bringing on when we're chasing a game anymore - I'd rather have seen JET (who is the slowest player in history) or Samuels (who's horrendous) coming on yesterday. Even bringing Hayes on at that point would have been better than McGinn.

However, to say he's only had 1 good season at the club is mental. Unless you're meaning since he came back from Korea. During his entire time at the club he's had several good / great seasons and overall is probably one of the best players we've had in the last 10 years.

I’ve also been a McGinn critic and think he’s done in terms of injecting impetus and generally he slows the game down to our detriment.

It worked well last week against Hearts when we didn’t need to create a goal and just wanted to see out the game

Nae sure that’s worth his wage for though

[Millertime]

5 hours ago, thurso said:

Then how do you know what I said 

Because I pressed "view content "

As I have told numerous people numerous times 

[Granite95]

1 hour ago, afc1903mad said:

 

I’ve also been a McGinn critic and think he’s done in terms of injecting impetus and generally he slows the game down to our detriment.

It worked well last week against Hearts when we didn’t need to create a goal and just wanted to see out the game

Nae sure that’s worth his wage for though

Quite why he got a new deal I'll never know. As you say only serves to slow the game down and also take pish corners.

Hopefully our new Head of Recruitment can identify some half decent players as we need a few quality players in the door 

[Big Hat Logan]

2 hours ago, shooftahmooftah said:

 The paddock did well Considering the paddock were trying to lift a bunch of. PUDDOKS  to win the game.   

Do you have a brain injury? Serious question.

[thurso]

1 hour ago, Millertime said:

Because I pressed "view content "

As I have told numerous people numerous times 

No point blocking then if your just going to view the content anyway. 

[Millertime]

32 minutes ago, thurso said:

No point blocking then if your just going to view the content anyway. 

There's no point in washing my hands after the toilet but I do that anyway

[Reed or deed]

12 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

You eviscerate half the squad… and say “crowd backing” is “dung”.

Beautifully ironic  

I wasn’t in the crowd you stupid bastard.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

41 minutes ago, Reed or deed said:

I wasn’t in the crowd you stupid bastard.

More irony. Well done.

 

[Sydney_Red]

7 hours ago, Millertime said:

There's no point in washing my hands after the toilet but I do that anyway

Now you’re just talking pish.

[Stavrogin]

11 hours ago, Ernie McCracken said:

Doric for frog. 

John M. Caie's poem "The Puddock" should be compulsory reading at every secondary school in the NE.

[Guest]

22 hours ago, Don_Corleone said:

Sadly have to agree with you there on the first part - he's a waste of a jersey now and isn't even worth bringing on when we're chasing a game anymore - I'd rather have seen JET (who is the slowest player in history) or Samuels (who's horrendous) coming on yesterday. Even bringing Hayes on at that point would have been better than McGinn.

However, to say he's only had 1 good season at the club is mental. Unless you're meaning since he came back from Korea. During his entire time at the club he's had several good / great seasons and overall is probably one of the best players we've had in the last 10 years.

He wouldn't be in my list for one of our best for the past 10 years anyways.

[NEM]

1 hour ago, Dandiesmin68 said:

He wouldn't be in my list for one of our best for the past 10 years anyways.

Come on min he clearly has been

[elephantstone78]

1 hour ago, Dandiesmin68 said:

He wouldn't be in my list for one of our best for the past 10 years anyways.

How long is your list ?

[Don_Corleone]

2 hours ago, Dandiesmin68 said:

He wouldn't be in my list for one of our best for the past 10 years anyways.

In his first spell (over 5 years) he averaged a goal every 3 games - even including the second spell, overall he's averaged a goal every 4 games. Only 1 season of those 10 was spent playing up front, the rest of the time he's been played out wide. Not sure about his assists but they will be impressive too.

In the first spell he was an exciting player to have in the team, you expected him to do something every time he got on the ball. Even at the start of the second spell he showed it in flashes. Yes, he's done now, but I think you'll struggle to list many players who have made a bigger contribution than he has in the past decade - feel free to try though.

[Andy_123]

7 hours ago, Dandiesmin68 said:

He wouldn't be in my list for one of our best for the past 10 years anyways.

Let’s see this list 

[Tzvetanovs hair]

Ha, The Puddock by J.M Caie, a favourite of mine.  Got myself an award in primary 7 with that poem.

McGinn, dire for at least a year.  I can only presume they wanted to give him a send off in front of fans and have him here for the season with crowds back as he did next to nothing last season that would've convinced anyone he was worth a further year.  Maybe he's a good guy around the place, but he is a good guy on a tasty wage that should've went elsewhere.

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

On 11/7/2021 at 4:48 PM, Don_Corleone said:

Sadly have to agree with you there on the first part - he's a waste of a jersey now and isn't even worth bringing on when we're chasing a game anymore - I'd rather have seen JET (who is the slowest player in history) or Samuels (who's horrendous) coming on yesterday. Even bringing Hayes on at that point would have been better than McGinn.

However, to say he's only had 1 good season at the club is mental. Unless you're meaning since he came back from Korea. During his entire time at the club he's had several good / great seasons and overall is probably one of the best players we've had in the last 10 years.

I am nae sure about JET being the slowest player in history but he has the effort levels of a slug.

I thought Stephen Hughes and Ilian Kiriakov were horrendous in applying themselves during games for Aberdeen but JET is on an unenviable par with them. 

Austin Samuels is a complete waste of a wage, along with Gallagher, Bates, JET, Jenks, Longstaff, and Gurr, although to be fair to the lad Gurr he has been getting played in a position he is incapable of fulfilling.

It would definitely be worth a try giving him a chance playing as a winger. If that fails, then it is the last farewell (love Roger Whittaker) for him as well.

[Andy_123]

17 minutes ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said:

Gurr, although to be fair to the lad Gurr he has been getting played in a position he is incapable of fulfilling.

Gurr is a RB by trade I thought? He is just not good enough, there's no excuses for him.

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

8 minutes ago, Andy_123 said:

Gurr is a RB by trade I thought? He is just not good enough, there's no excuses for him.

Aye, but he is certainly is not a RB, hence my earlier view. Attacking-wise he is pretty good, so would deploy him as a winger to truly see if there is a footballer in there that can be an asset to our club.

Josh Magennis was a goalkeeper by trade until it was identified he was better elsewhere on the park as a winger or striker. It never did him any harm.

[WesthillWanderersFC]

4 minutes ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said:

Aye, but he is certainly is not a RB, hence my earlier view. Attacking-wise he is pretty good, so would deploy him as a winger to truly see if there is a footballer in there that can be an asset to our club.

Josh Magennis was a goalkeeper by trade until it was identified he was better elsewhere on the park as a winger or striker. It never did him any harm.

Thank fuck you’re not manager 

[thurso]

1 hour ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said:

I am nae sure about JET being the slowest player in history but he has the effort levels of a slug.

I thought Stephen Hughes and Ilian Kiriakov were horrendous in applying themselves during games for Aberdeen but JET is on an unenviable par with them. 

Austin Samuels is a complete waste of a wage, along with Gallagher, Bates, JET, Jenks, Longstaff, and Gurr, although to be fair to the lad Gurr he has been getting played in a position he is incapable of fulfilling.

It would definitely be worth a try giving him a chance playing as a winger. If that fails, then it is the last farewell (love Roger Whittaker) for him as well.

I think saying Samuel is a waste of a wage is a bit much, the way I see it is he’s a young lad who is basically on a years trial and we won’t be paying that much of his wages 

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

30 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Thank fuck you’re not manager 

??.

I was never good at the orginal6 Football Manager from 1982 on the old ZX Spectrum, so maybe that's a blessing. 

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

6 minutes ago, thurso said:

I think saying Samuel is a waste of a wage is a bit much, the way I see it is he’s a young lad who is basically on a years trial and we won’t be paying that much of his wages 

Perhaps I'm a bit harsh on the lad but his end product is woeful. Maybe that'll improve over time but not at Aberdeen.

[NEM]

52 minutes ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said:

Aye, but he is certainly is not a RB, hence my earlier view. Attacking-wise he is pretty good, so would deploy him as a winger to truly see if there is a footballer in there that can be an asset to our club.

Josh Magennis was a goalkeeper by trade until it was identified he was better elsewhere on the park as a winger or striker. It never did him any harm.

Aye Gurr looked decent going forward but hopeless at defending.  Might be worth a run out in front of Ojo who we already know is useless

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

27 minutes ago, NEM said:

Aye Gurr looked decent going forward but hopeless at defending.  Might be worth a run out in front of Ojo who we already know is useless

Very true. It's a no-lose situation as Ojo is never a winger and Gurr may well be worth persevering with in that position. 

[RED_JOHN]

7 minutes ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said:

Very true. It's a no-lose situation as Ojo is never a winger and Gurr may well be worth persevering with in that position. 

Gurr is frightened of playing in front of the fans…struggling to adapt to the pressure. Glass has not played him because of this. Punted in January would be my guess.

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

3 minutes ago, RED_JOHN said:

Gurr is frightened of playing in front of the fans…struggling to adapt to the pressure. Glass has not played him because of this. Punted in January would be my guess.

Info. from inside the club?

Quite a theory; a professional footballer not being able to play in front of supporters.

 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

1 hour ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said:

??.

I was never good at the orginal6 Football Manager from 1982 on the old ZX Spectrum, so maybe that's a blessing. 

Aye, maybe stick to Jet Set Willy ?

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

16 minutes ago, Roberto said:

Tbf Luke Shaw was like that. Thought it was weird. Had to get therapy and shit.

Gurr isn't Luke Shaw.

Gurr should play snooker. 

If Gurr has got a modicum of the talent of fellow Geordie, Gary Wilson, he could make a living out of snooker.