PudgieTheSheep
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Jun 25, 2013 15:31:20 GMT -5
Derek McInnes undoes all his good work by signing Gregg Wylde I was never impressed with him playing at the hell hole but I'm sure that it's like playing a different game. Teams won't come to Pittodire with the same fear as going to glasgow and he should get more space. Plus, you're in no place to lambast other teams signings! Ricky Foster?!?! Oh, and expect Stevie Smith to be out 2 out of 3 weeks.
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Post by McBlake on Jun 26, 2013 10:48:04 GMT -5
Derek McInnes undoes all his good work by signing Gregg Wylde I was never impressed with him playing at the hell hole but I'm sure that it's like playing a different game. Teams won't come to Pittodire with the same fear as going to glasgow and he should get more space. Plus, you're in no place to lambast other teams signings! Ricky Foster?!?! Oh, and expect Stevie Smith to be out 2 out of 3 weeks. Just completely ignore the fact that I praised every other signing McInnes made Honestly, it's impossible to get a decent conversation with you without you thinking I'm trying to rip your head off - especially when you spout such shite like that. And look at this, Aberdeen fan in bashing Ricky Foster for moving on to bigger things shocker! Ricky Foster was brilliant against the likes of Valencia in the Champions League. Maybe he just couldn't be ed lifting a finger when playing in front of 8,000 a week?
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Jun 26, 2013 15:27:34 GMT -5
I was never impressed with him playing at the hell hole but I'm sure that it's like playing a different game. Teams won't come to Pittodire with the same fear as going to glasgow and he should get more space. Plus, you're in no place to lambast other teams signings! Ricky Foster?!?! Oh, and expect Stevie Smith to be out 2 out of 3 weeks. Just completely ignore the fact that I praised every other signing McInnes made Honestly, it's impossible to get a decent conversation with you without you thinking I'm trying to rip your head off - especially when you spout such crape like that. And look at this, Aberdeen fan in bashing Ricky Foster for moving on to bigger things shocker! Ricky Foster was brilliant against the likes of Valencia in the Champions League. Maybe he just couldn't be ed lifting a finger when playing in front of 8,000 a week? It was said more in jest than it's been taken. I thought I made a pretty good point about the mentality of teams playing against each of our teams. Reading it now, I can see how the 2nd point could have sounded. My bad. But I really wouldn't call this bigger and better things. I don't think he'll shine for you because he'll be under so much pressure on the ball. Against better teams he can be used very effectively to man mark players vastly superior to him out of the game. He done it in Europe for us and against Celtic when mcgready was tearing teams a new one on a regular basis, however, he's terrible when he's not got time to think. The perfect example of this is a game at Motherwell (if I can find the highlights I'll post it up) when he just stopped and fell on the floor leaving them 1 on 1 with Clangers. And Smith is never fit. We were very much left in the shi* a few times but he just seems to be cover for Wallace so you might be in luck.
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Post by Scott! on Jul 6, 2013 10:06:53 GMT -5
Going to a pre season friendy next week at Dumbarton, funny enough that was the last game of last season. Only 15 minutes away so easy enough to get to, looking forward to some football again even if it is just pre season.
Any of you guys got any friendlies coming up?
This summer feels like its dragged on forever football wise.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2013 8:29:35 GMT -5
going to see Celtic vs Liverpool in the Aviva in Dublin on August 10th.really looking forward to that.havent seen Liverpool in person since 2003.
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Post by Scott! on Jul 13, 2013 14:41:23 GMT -5
Belter of a day today, and an equally good day at Dumbarton. We won 4-3, bit ropey in defence but the trialists done well. Should have been a few more up at half time, dodgey defending for their goals.
No complaints, good turnout and a good game. Looking forward to the season!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2013 5:40:41 GMT -5
had the opportunity to go to the Cliftonville game last night but I need to save my days off for later in the year.would have loved to go there.....its been ages since I have been there or up to Derry City.
good result though!!
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Post by Scott! on Jul 18, 2013 6:25:40 GMT -5
Year, good performance by Celtic especially in the first half. Cliftonville really had nothing. I think it's a disgrace you have to play 3 qualifying rounds after you got to the last 16 last tear
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Post by McBlake on Jul 18, 2013 8:27:39 GMT -5
Year, good performance by Celtic especially in the first half. Cliftonville really had nothing. I think it's a disgrace you have to play 3 qualifying rounds after you got to the last 16 last tear Think it's absolutely shocking how non-champions can get an automatic by-pass into the group stages for the CHAMPIONS League just because they're in the league they are. ££££££££££££££££ Our co-efficient could be a bit better though...
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Post by Hammersmith Hardman on Jul 18, 2013 14:27:40 GMT -5
Great result for St. Johnstone tonight, that should boost up the co-efficient up should they finish the tie up next Thursday.
...or is it down to how the National team plays? can't quite remember.
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Post by McBlake on Jul 18, 2013 19:33:16 GMT -5
Bit of both I'm sure.
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Post by Scott! on Jul 19, 2013 6:25:25 GMT -5
Bad result for hibs, but I'm hoping they'll put in a good home performance in the second leg. Good result for St.Johnstone though!
We've signed up Conrad Balatoni, Mark Kerr & Henoc Mukendi(Liverpool youth player). Hopefully more to come! Back at firhill next Saturday for a friendly, be nice warm up before the first game of the season.
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Jul 19, 2013 12:40:02 GMT -5
Mark Kerr?!
Thank god! I was hoping someone in the SPL would sign him so I could give home another load of abuse. Abysmal player and I have no idea why anyone would think he's professional enough to represent any football club again. One of my most hated Aberdeen players of all time!
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Post by Scott! on Jul 19, 2013 14:11:41 GMT -5
Mark Kerr?! Thank god! I was hoping someone in the SPL would sign him so I could give home another load of abuse. Abysmal player and I have no idea why anyone would think he's professional enough to represent any football club again. One of my most hated Aberdeen players of all time! Glad he's got your seal of approval, lol. I'm a bit scared now He played well at Dumbarton so I can't judge him yet.
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Jul 20, 2013 17:04:54 GMT -5
I think it could well have been locker room politics that messed that up. Although, he was part of the worst Aberdeen side I have ever seen. Him and Gary MacDonald were an embarrassment! It's the loudest I've ever heard fans boo their own players. It really didn't look like either of them wanted to be here. I hope he does well enough for you, just not against us.
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Post by Scott! on Jul 20, 2013 17:24:25 GMT -5
I think it could well have been locker room politics that messed that up. Although, he was part of the worst Aberdeen side I have ever seen. Him and Gary MacDonald were an embarrassment! It's the loudest I've ever heard fans boo their own players. It really didn't look like either of them wanted to be here. I hope he does well enough for you, just not against us. We play you 4 times yeah? Money on we win once. Haha. We got beat 1-0 by Arbroath today, yeah that happened. Thank god I didn't make the trip because we played terrible, I really hope our pre season isn't a sign of things to come. Although to be fair, not many SPL teams are having it easy. Look at Dundee united last night. Paul Paton got sent off for them and could miss the game against us in two weeks, gutted. I wanted him to get a decent reception back home.
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Post by Scott! on Jul 24, 2013 15:04:06 GMT -5
The new body was set up following the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.
The new top-flight will be called the Scottish Premiership, with the old First Division renamed the Scottish Championship. Divisions Two and Three will now be known as Scottish League One and Scottish League Two.
"A mountain of work has been done over the summer to get to this point and I believe there is much more that can be done," said SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster. "The new league set-up reflects very much the recommendations Henry McLeish made in his report for the future of Scottish football.
“We should see a stronger, more vibrant championship and more vibrant bottom of the table in the Premiership with play-offs now introduced"
SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster
"To have clarity on the names of each division and to have a logo that demonstrates the passion, the excitement and the drama of Scottish football, I'm thrilled."
Pressed on the branding's similarity with the English Premier League, Doncaster said: "People are certainly familiar with what it represents and when the names changed in England we saw the Championship being elevated in terms of stature within the game.
"And our sincere hope is that will also be the case here. So many of the changes we've created in terms of redistribution - around £1.5m being re-distributed away from the top division into the second tier; to have play-offs to keep the division alive within the Scottish Championship right the way to the end and so much of the benefit will be about the Championship clubs and ensuring full-time professional football is viable at that level."
Asked about the search for a new sponsor for the league, Doncaster said: "We've only been in existence for three weeks and have the clarity and certainty as to the structure that people would be investing in. We've now got the branding and the names that people can now start associating with the different tiers of football in this country; let's see where we get to.
"With the benefit of four years of clarity and certainty with broadcasters, with Sky Sports and BT, that puts us in a very good place for conversations with partners and sponsors moving forward.
"Today gives us the chance to think about all the positivity that should be ahead and a real, exciting season, I hope at every level of the game. We should see a stronger, more vibrant championship and more vibrant bottom of the table in the Premiership with play-offs now introduced.
"I'm really excited about the future and confident we can look forward to a season ahead where we can concentrate on the football rather than all the off-field matters that have dominated the agenda for so long."
Yeah, it took them all summer to copy England. I'm glad play offs will happen though, should spice things up a bit.
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Post by Y2J13 on Jul 25, 2013 15:24:37 GMT -5
What an embarrassment for Hibernian.
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Post by Scott! on Jul 25, 2013 15:30:25 GMT -5
Is it really 7 nil?! ing hell
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Post by PudgieTheSheep on Jul 25, 2013 18:24:19 GMT -5
Big win for St Johnstone though! Well done them.
McInnes is getting another defender. I expect it to be Mark Wilson or the guy just released from Dundee Utd. It looks like the board are pushing for us to be a good bit up the table.
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