Loyaleastend 3,260 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Former Aberdeen captain Alex McLeish predicts his old club will this season again finish runners-up to Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. However, he describes it as the "mission" of Rangers, the team he managed to a domestic treble in season 2002-03, to halt champions Celtic. "I see the Dons being second," the 58-year-old told BBC Radio Scotland. "Derek McInnes has made good acquisitions and it is there for Rangers to try to usurp him." McLeish, who also enjoyed success in charge of Motherwell and Hibernian, joked that Rangers fans would be "ganging up" on him for tipping the club for whom he played in central defence almost 700 times. But, as Celtic target a seventh consecutive title, the former Scotland manager thinks the Reds have the edge over Pedro Caixinha's Rangers team when it comes to being runners-up. He is impressed with the standard of players to have arrived at Pittodrie over the summer, such as Kari Arnason, Greg Tansey, Ryan Christie, Stevie May, Greg Stewart, Nicky Maynard and Gary Mackay-Steven. McLeish continued: "I still think Aberdeen are the favourites. They still have a really good chance of finishing second." "Derek McInnes has bought wisely again. If you look at the guys he's recruited, there is good experience there. Stevie May - what a buy that is. "Being first, that's the only thing that Rangers fans crave but common sense would tell you that they should be accepting second. "People talk about 'let's stop 10 in a row'. They've got to stop seven in a row. That is their mission this season. "I've said Aberdeen could finish above them but Rangers have still got to pull out all the stops to try to beat Celtic this season." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ger_onimo 20,488 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Fair comment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 No doubt some people will call him all the wankers under the sun but can you really blame him for that prediction given what we've seen so far under Pedro? He's been constructive about it and not been a cunt about it so he's more than entitled to his opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I think we missed a trick with Stevie May, a tried and tested SPL scorer is exactly what we need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven33jackie 1,920 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I agree with him on Stevie May, I thought we should of went for him as soon as he became available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4XGERSBF3 240 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Season feels like its fucked already and that is mightly depressing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy1984 6,314 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 It's hard to argue with what he says. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaysideBear 47 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Agree that we should have been in for Stevie May. Clearly a better striker than Herrera Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,533 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 If Pedro is here come October time we'll be fighting to come 3rd never mind 2nd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman36 3,455 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Stevie may looking a good shout. O halloran a "revelation".... Fucking hell we're getting absolutely no luck at the moment Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StirlingBear72 476 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 With the way things have went so far, we'll be struggling to finish second. Agree with big Eck on May too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,600 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 We will manage top four at best with this squad and lose another lot of records. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 OP posting ridiculous comments about fellow bears on the site last night, now smacks in with this drivel. Last night you were having a go at people for negativity, now you post this. Either the happy pills have worn off, or you are at it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperpete 3,186 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Smile said: We will manage top four at best with this squad and lose another lot of records. Hopefully your stuck one . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMexican 204 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 He is spot on unfortunately. It is where we are. Sickening but true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyaleastend 3,260 Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Just now, Terry Hurlock Loyal said: OP posting ridiculous comments about fellow bears on the site last night, now smacks in with this drivel. Last night you were having a go at people for negativity, now you post this. Either the happy pills have worn off, or you are at it. I won't sit back and be called a mhank pal, gotta look after number one, have a nice night Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,777 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 It's funny how everybody is tipping Aberdeen to finish second again this season but the emphasis is always put on us to be the ones to stop celtic getting ten in a row. After three or four good years you would think the press and former players would be pointing the finger at Stewart Milne now and asking why he's not putting his hand in his pocket and giving McInnes the backing that Aberdeen need to try and have a real stab at a title challenge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangecountry 148 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 They've signed well but lost two key players. They'll not be as good as last season. And they weren't that good last season. We'll be second. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMax399 3,698 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 There's only one way to prove him wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilberforce1 605 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Eck. Fuckin banger. Another wan in the huff cause he didnae get the joab. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayboleLoyal_atb 3,688 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 We have two tricky away ties and then a game against the manky mob which could put us a fair distance behind Aberdeen. A could see us getting one victory out they 3 if we are lucky. Am absolute scunnert with this season already Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centenarystand 2,227 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, MayboleLoyal_atb said: We have two tricky away ties and then a game against the manky mob which could put us a fair distance behind Aberdeen. A could see us getting one victory out they 3 if we are lucky. Am absolute scunnert with this season already I'm absolutely scunnered as well. It's only going to get worse with Pedro and cunts like Robertson who will back him all the way. These bastards at Ibrox have fucked it big time and another wasted year is front of us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 14,418 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 He is probaly right. The taigs will ome first ans the sheep 30 points or more behind. I am glad Alex didn't predict where we will be. That would be a total reddy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rino 1,215 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Hopefully with O'Halleron playing out his skin will add more value to his price tag, considerably more than the £200 we would have got whilst still at Ibrox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat 4,511 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, pcbear said: I think we missed a trick with Stevie May, a tried and tested SPL scorer is exactly what we need. A good bear as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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