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Marsh

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  1. Nah man I never meant it like that. I'm just really sick of folk expecting too much of the guy and being far too quick to get on his back and I got a bit carried away. It was aimed more at Dons fans in general than at you, since you've actually thought through what you're saying about him. I'm nae really capable of sly digs I'm afraid.

    Sorry for coming across as a c*nt :(

    Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick, but it would have been better to exclude me from the "common fan" who bases their opinion on what they read in the Evening Express!!!

    Anyway, no worries at all min :up:

  2. I'm also glad to see a manager doing what he should do and make tough decisions, bringing Clangers back in would have been tricky and very dissapointing for Soutar but it does seem to have consolidated the defense.:

    It's a tough decision he never should have had to make!

    He just looks like an idiot for going back on his word. A two - faced lier.

    We've got back issues of the Evening here and it's just beyond comical the shite Jimmy came out with - stuff like "Jamie's finished here." "He won't play again in the first team - only in the reserves." "There's nothing he can say to make amends." "Derek is first choice now." "We will take any offer we get for Jamie in January."

    It's just a joke - if he'd made a football decision - i.e. Everyone can see Soutar is mince and Clangers is better despite the er, Clangers part, he would never have dropped him. A fine and some stern words would have been better and not to the detriment of the team. What happened was Jimmy was flexing his muscles as a boss without even thinking we had no quality goalkeeper to step in because taking the moral high ground and keeping his integrity was far more important than the club as a whole and the supporters who pay money to see the best possible team every week.

  3. I think people expect too much from Severin. Unless he's single handedly running the show everyone's on his back, which just irritates the hell out of me. When he plays at centre back, it's not his game to go out and win the ball in the way Diamond does. That doesn't mean he's not constantly organising and giving the team the sense of stability and security the likes of Considine badly need. Even when he's in midfield, playing with Nicholson, Clark and Smith means that he pretty much always has to sit back while they go forward, so he can't always have an obvious influence. But I wouldn't fault his work rate and I wouldn't have given the captaincy to anyone else.

    Basically, I think a lot of Dons fans just don't notice how much work he actually gets through and don't appreciate the value of quietly effective players.

    And as for him moaning at referees, I think, especially against the Old Firm, Aberdeen need to remind the referee that there's two teams on the park so I don't have a problem with it.

    Okay, everyone's got opinions and we're hear to deabate but could do without the sly digs that I don't even watch the games or notice what is happening - that's just taking the piss min. Of course I appreciate the value of quietly effective players - Seve's midfield partner of old Heikennen was one of our best players in recent years.

    I don't want him to single handedly run the show - I want him to contribute. I want him to be passionate again - I want him to put in crunchers every week - I want him influencing those around him vocally - I want him to stop whinging and take the game by the scruff of the neck - I want him to shoot whenever possible. All things he's done in his previous seasosns (when he's got my "player of the year" award every time) but not this season since being made captain.

    I certainly don't expect too much from him. He has set his own very high standards at Pittodrie over the last few seasons and anyone who hasn't noticed the decline in his form and attitude this term isn't "noticing what is happening."

    All I want is Seve to be back to his best for the sake of the team.

  4. For what it's worth I can pinpoint exactly why Aberdeen haven't been performing - Seve. the "captain" all too often fades in and out of games, moans at the refs far too often, struts about the park and is far too quick to pass the buck to his team - mates. Interestingly, I was watching the Everton v Boro game this afternoon and they commented that Gareth Southgate's most difficult decision as a manager was when he left out his Captain, Boateng. I just thought Jimmy would never do such a thing to a "senior player" like Severin and, in my opinion, this sort of thing is the root of evil at the club right now. Some players seem to pick themselves because they are "senior players" or give Jimmy an apple every week or whatever. He's brought in a heap of players and they don't even get a look - in when the established players are failing to even get motivated , let alone put in a decent shift for the team and the paying fans. A lack of commitment is a pure crime at a club like Aberdeen. I don't mind if we get beat 4 - 0 if every player puts in a committed, 100% shift. I'm just not seeing enough of that at the moment, particularly from our leader.

    The loss of Russell as a leader, not just as a player has really set in and I don't see any leadership on the pitch whatsoever.

    Mackie was far worse than Derek Young on Saturday. No contest. I mean, Young didn't set the game on fire, but at least he had the ball under control at some time.

    What's happened to Hart's crossing ability? He has been in decline since day 1 of the season.

    Also, after Saturday I can see why the United fans were so annoyed at paying a Q.M. for Lee Miller. What a joke.

    And, finally - I hope Soutar gives Jimmy the biggest hiding of his life when he puts in and hopefully gets his transfer in January. This incident sums up Jimmy more than anything. Deplorable.

    Plus points:

    Jamie Smith is slowly finding form again. He really could be our most important player if he is flying.

    de Visscher got his home debut and some pitch time. He looked alright but needs to adjust. Give him time like Jimmy needs to.

    Diamond & Considine continue to improve, Zander even back to his near best. This will need to continue if we are to make the top six his season (sounds like a piss - take but I'm serious.)

    Europe on Thursday! Let's pray for a minor miracle and hope we can scrape it. As long as the same doesn't happen to us as what happened to Hibs, eh?

  5. Yes, I saw it... amazing that in the 90 minutes of the documentary they couldn't get anything in there that hadn't been told a thousand times. A good documentary though, brought a tear to my eye in places, seeing Tony Wilson, thinking about his great stories and how he'll never tell any more in person. I lived in a tower block overlooking the Factory offices for a time, and now knowing the Hacienda is a block of poncey flats makes me not want to go back and visit.

    I've seen heaps like it before, but i liked this one for the inclusion of and interviews with Martin Hannet and Peter Saville. Fascinating stuff, like. Who else saw the hang glider footage and thought "24 Hour Party People!"????!!!

    Stephen Morris' anecdotes involving Wilson were top drawer - They really set the scene.

    I really like Paul Morley. His interviews were spot on.

    Guy I work with had the unfortunate pleasure of detailing the Hacienda flats - unsavoury business.

    This show was also notable for someone coming accross more pretentious than Wilson (who was eveidently ill when this was filmed) - cannae mind exactly how it went but it was a female journalist who used the expression - "They went in thinking they were making another Maxwell's Silver Hammer and came out with quite possibly their Yellow Submarine." It was amazingly wanky!

  6. The table doesnt lie, Motherwell are better than us!!

    What, is there a table rating how many fans go to the games nowadays?

    Read what I actually wrote. We are better than the Motherwell fans as we will bring at least treble to Fir Park what they brought up here despite the fact we will be about tenth in the league by 15 December if this blizzard of shit continues.

  7. I don't think will for much longer. I'm honestly fed up. Trudging down there mid winter to watch that gubbins doesn't fill me with glee. We persist though because you never know but unfortunately that statement is losing out as we haven't seen anything worthy so far. Shove the bloody reserves on. At least they are winning games.

    Zander gave 100% + yesterday, he was everywhere. He was up our end on the final whistle and looked truly gutted rather than embarrased as most of the others should be. Took him a bit to gather himself and head in... He must have been pissed off!

    Are the players allowed to slap sense into their manager? CONSITENCY FOR FUCK SAKE!!!!! Let the players get used to 'a' postion so they can stamp their mark on it FOR FUCK SAKE! Hardly rocket science is it... Orange bloody sunaholic... Too good for the SPL eh... Pah!

    Utter sense, Jim. Exactly what I think.

    Everyone can see that the lack of consistincey is due to the constant chopping and changing within the team.

    I mean, he took off Derek Young yesterday (not even worth going into but needless to say he is one of the worst in a long time) and had two out and out wingers on the bench and replaced him with a striker. How can he justify this? Is it because they are shit? If so, why did he sign them? It just doesn't make any sense. We had them for pace at the back and a bit of extra width could have been rewarding for us.

    And again, a week of retrospectively utter drivel paper talk and Jimmy N. being the idiot this week in saying Egypt is behind us and "this is the start of our season in earnest."

    It'll be the fans fault again, no doubt. It's so hard being "cherrioed" by 300 Motherwell fans when you just know we are so much better than them.

  8. The Scottish F.A. are to blame for Aiden McGeady not playing for Scotland. McGeady never said he didn't want to play for Scotland, he just felt he had a loyalty to the FAI.

    Can't see that at all, like.

    From Wikipedia:

    In interviews, McGeady and his father have stated he always intended to play for Ireland, due to the family's cultural heritage and Aiden's self-identification.

    Fine, if he wants to play for Ireland under the Granda rule, let's just leave the bastard to it, know what I mean? What did you expect the SFA to do, beg him to play for us?

    The self - Identification bit is a clanger, though - He's born and bred in Glasgow, just like his parents, so his self - identification is firmly rooted in Scotland so the Ireland thing is tenous at best. Oh, hang on, he plays for Celtic, doesn't he? Coincidence? I think not.

    Anyway, this has been discussed before and he's as Scottish as the rest of the lads in the Scotland team. With the exception of Jay McEveley, of course who has no right to ever take the place of a true Scotsman.

  9. ABC News is confirming that tests conducted by Julian Bailes of the Sports Legacy Institute show that Chris Benoits brain was severely damaged at the time he murdered his wife and son before taking his own life. According to the tests his brain resembled that of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient. Bailes said that the damage was the result of lifetime chronic concussions and head trauma.

    Chris Benoit was famous for his flying headbutt, which is a lot of stress on the brain each time the maneuver is pulled off. While nothing can justify his actions, this at least helps the coping process.

    Wow, he fucked his head up from jumping off the top rope head first 5 times a week. Not exactly rocket science to assume one day he'd go a bit messed up in the heid!

  10. For me, Kurt Cobain doing his version of Black Francis' scream will never be as good as Black Francis doing it.

    "We were basically trying to rip off the Pixies." Hell yeah, Pixies every time for me. Or the Huskers.

    Nae a fan at the time. All my mates were, but I never quite got it, I suppose.

    Nowadays I can pick and choose some Nirvana stuff I like but there's no doubt they influenced a generation. And they were good live. And had one of the best rock drummers ever.

  11. Not wanting to fall into the naysayer camp but Calderwoods turn of phrase at the moment just seem to be very negative... Referring to the reserve team, who won yesterday, as a "bad team"... A little positive talk goes a long way. He needs to rent 'Coach Carter' with Samuel L Jackson :)

    Again, not wanting to fall into the naysayer camp (I "say" Caldwerood can be a grade A clown at time sand makes some shocking decisions) but I'm glad someone else noticed this rather moronic comment from Jimmy.

    Whose fault is it that it's a "bad team" then? The buck stops with the manager. And who the fuck does he think he is anyway slagging off any part of the club? And, most importantly of all, what "bad teams" win 4 - 1?

    Shite draw for us in the UEFA as well. Neither a glamour tie or an easy one. It's pretty lonely out in the Ukraine on a wet Tuesday night when you have no firepower. At least the hopes will be high with having the first leg at home so we'll get a decent crowd.

  12. Anyone got a clue as to why Steve Lovell seems to be Calderwoods enemy No1?!o_O More popular with the fans than Mackie so he must want him binned...:)

    There are loads of rumours flying around just now but I'm nae sure what's the truth.

    It could well be down to the fact Calderwood doesn't like him as a person which means it doesn't matter how good a player he is, he won't play him. It's happened umpteen times before and it woudn't surprise me to see it happening again.

    I'll get the scoop the morn, hopefully.

    Remember Jimmy once claimed that John Stewart was the best finisher at the club, bought Thor Kristjanssen and Lubomihr Blaha and has started Darren Mackie for 4 straight games when he shouldn't even be on the bench, so his track record regarding strikers isnae exactly great. In fact, I reckon we're no closer to finding a reliable goalscoring partnership as we were under Stevie P. or Ebbe. And with our best asset, our defence, seemingly wilting and conceding an average of two a game so far we don't have much to be proud about. Combine that with the fact we have the most ineffective and predictable midfielders in the game in Clark and Smith respectively we're nae really doing too great just now.

    I reckon Jimmy could solve half of his problems by playing the best team he possibly could on Saturday. By that I mean the "best players" as opposed to playing his favourites or leaving out players he simply doesn't like or has fallen out with:

    Langfield in goal - he's nae the best in the business, but he's better than Soutar.

    Diamond at centre back - Evidently improved from last season.

    McNamara at centre back - We desperately need his experience and influence in the middle.

    Hart at right back. Obviously.

    Foster at left back. Just like last season where it worked so well, so why change?

    Touzani in the "holding role" he normally burdens Clark with. It's what he does best.

    Seve in the middle binning abody and winning balls

    de Visscher on the left midfield. Doubters: I've seen him play and he's good - he is all about crosses and beating folk.

    Nicholson on the right. I'm a big critic but on his game he can be the difference.

    Maguire up front running in behind, taking on folk and being a nusiance. The lad is pishing himslef to impress every week and is clearly a superior Mackie i.e. he can play football - dribble and control so why leave him out every week at the expense of Mackie?

    Lovell - Best finisher and striker at the club. Simple as. Should start every game. Is the fan's favourite. Cost 200,000 so should be playing otherwise why pay for him in the first place? Scored for fun in a shite Dundee team who were relegated so with some proper service here he could be 20+ a season. Proved himself last season with 10 goals in an injury plagued season. etc. etc. etc.

    Just my thoughts. I'm bored and it's lunchtime. And I'm nae going to Rugby Park on Saturday. Was considering it at the start of the season, but I fully reckon Jimmy is cheating the fans at the moment.

  13. Aye min. I wasn't sure, but that seals the deal! Recent foo fighters I can take or leave. Hope the next ablum is a bit better.

    Nice one - I'm gonna get Kimberly a ticket for her birthday and Rob & Bec are comin too so this could be turned into a jolly of sorts as it's at the weekend!

    Lovely stuff!

  14. I hope that the (getting frustrated) fans, who pay good money to see their team, get a good explanation of what thhe hell is going on. The numbers at Pittodrie are obviously going to drop due this lack lustre and fairly uninspiring start to the season. Things seem very unsettled down there.

    Absolutely.

    I've attended every game this season so far and really don't have one positive thing to say. We are half the team we were at this stage last season.

    Leaving out our best striker and arguably most important player (people seem to forget nowadys that scoring goals is how you win football matches - even Jimmy "gung ho" Calderwood) has been unforgiveable.

    There's so much to get tore into but It's not gonna change anything.

    The fans are always wrong anyway..........

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