JFK-1 516 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Champions elect being handed the title rather than winning it. So much for the emergent Aberdeen we're supposed to fear. Quote Aberdeen surely kissed goodbye to any already distant lingering Premiership title hopes with defeat and a nightmare performance against St Johnstone. A free-kick from David Wotherspoon gave Saints the lead and Steven MacLean got a touch to Steven Anderson's header to add a second before half-time. Liam Craig polished off the win with a third as the Pittodrie side produced a shambolic show of defending. It was a spirited display by the hosts, who leapfrog Motherwell into fourth. However, it is hard to underline just how sloppy the Dons - whose fans in the crowd of 3,990 booed them off - were at the back. And for that matter, the middle and the front. Bar for a mysterious decision by referee Craig Thomson to disallow a seemingly legitimate goal it could have been even worse for the visitors. This was perhaps Aberdeen's worst performance of the season. There were 87 minutes on the clock before they forced a save from Saints goalkeeper Zander Clark. It was - to the day - the third anniversary of Dons manager Derek McInnes's first game in charge of the club and he used the opportunity to give a debut to young right-sided centre-back Michael Rose in place of the injured Ash Taylor. But he had a tortuous start to his first-team career. Saints had a golden chance to take the lead when former Dons player Joe Shaughnessy rattled the bar with a header on the end of a corner. The defender should really have buried the opportunity. However, there was only a short delay in the home side taking the lead. Wotherspoon curled a free-kick over the wall after a Rose foul. It was a fine strike but Dons goalkeeper Scott Brown looked slow getting down to his right side. It was a goal which was worthy reward for Saints' first-half efforts. They were totally in command, while Aberdeen were all over the place and so too was another Craig Thomson refereeing decision with 34 minutes gone. Wotherspoon took a corner on the left, Brown went down like the victim of a sniper among a bunch of his own players and the ball fell to Anderson, who bundled it home. But, mysteriously, Aberdeen were awarded a free-kick and the goal was chalked off, despite there being no apparent challenge on the goalkeeper. The blunders just kept on coming. A harmless looking ball was floated towards the far post and Anderson knocked it back towards goal. Brown was flailing again as MacLean claimed the slightest of touches to carry the ball over the line. Barry Robson replaced young Rose and abbreviated his debut as he reorganised his back line, but it made no difference. Mark Reynolds lost possession to Graham Cummins, who played in the unmarked Craig to finished with aplomb. Aberdeen, along with their championship chances, were dead and buried, with Robson's late free-kick their only real effort at goal. Celtic, who face Ross County on Sunday and now need two wins for a fifth straight title, can prepare their celebration party. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36051284 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 17,065 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Less than 4,000 there. Aye, Scottish football doesn't need the Rangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer93 15,126 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Enough of this shite what hertz and the sheep will do to us next season, minimum 2nd place finish with our current squad and 1st place with some decent signings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy 1,200 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I had harboured some hope that this McInnes would've improved as a young manager and maybe one day take over from MW. Well long before this recent crash he's proven he's no better than any other desperate manager clutching at straws and producing one decent game out of 10. He's just not good enough and I'd probably never go for any other Scotsman to be our manager when MW does leave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemdog 39,389 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Returning to their poxy place as the news breaks Rangers are back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 516 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 4 minutes ago, hammer93 said: Enough of this shite what hertz and the sheep will do to us next season, minimum 2nd place finish with our current squad and 1st place with some decent signings. Hibs have beaten both of those two and we have beaten the champions elect and we're the ones who should be worried? Baffling. Aberdeen consistently blow key matches while we have occasional blips but tend to pull it out of the bag when the heat is on in key games and given that the team and the squad overall will be even stronger next season I don't see what we are supposed to fear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 This morning when I heard they were playing tonight I said to myself, St Johnstone for the win then as Aberdeen are bigger bottlers than Hibs. For once I was right! We should have no need to worry about a 'challenge' from the sheep next season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Looks like they Aberdeensed it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Antrim Bear 129 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 They've done well this season with a fraction of Celtic's budget, but this was their now or never season. Faltered at crucial times in the season, but they haven't bottles anything. Oh, and fuck off Celtic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,242 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Watched some of this game, the sheep were shite, how anyone thought they could put up a challenge is beyond me. Two horse race next season Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewhitesettler 2,712 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 The Scottish Premiership is shite! The Scottish Championship was a better league this season, well the top 3 or 4 could survive in the Premiership fairly easy. Look at St Mirren, they were expected to be one of our closest rivals, along with hibs, however they just weren't good enough. Scotland's premier cup competition, the Scottish Cup, has it's final being played by Rangers v hibs. If we don't win the Premiership next year, I fully expect us to finish 2nd, well ahead of 3rd place on points. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Antrim Bear 129 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 7 hours ago, Thewhitesettler said: The Scottish Premiership is shite! The Scottish Championship was a better league this season, well the top 3 or 4 could survive in the Premiership fairly easy. Look at St Mirren, they were expected to be one of our closest rivals, along with hibs, however they just weren't good enough. Scotland's premier cup competition, the Scottish Cup, has it's final being played by Rangers v hibs. If we don't win the Premiership next year, I fully expect us to finish 2nd, well ahead of 3rd place on points. We'll need to strengthen big time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miracle 7,834 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Honking bunch of cunts the lot of them regardless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy 2,521 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Just read this on fb omitted the first part which was just rambling about where the sheep went wrong this season but the last bit (see below especially the bit in bold ) what a deluded twat And, on this point, one is required to be blunt: this was Aberdeen’s year. Ignoring Rangers’ return for a moment, next year it is difficult to imagine Celtic being worse and even harder to imagine that Hearts’ rate of progression won’t take them past Aberdeen. It leaves Stewart Milne with a very awkward decision to make - if Derek McInnes isn’t able to realise that Aberdeen CAN win the title and act accordingly to secure that (and after two seasons of pushing Celtic, the evidence very much suggests that the title is beyond him as a manager but not Aberdeen as a club), then Aberdeen are signing on for next season to be third at best. Sacking a manager that has sorted out two successive second place finishes would seem very rash, but it’s the sort of decision you have to make to win titles. Derek McInnes is forced with the old “Evolve or Die” scenario. If he can’t assume the mentality of a manager serious about winning titles, then it is best for Aberdeen to find one that does, particularly when the title isn’t far from their grasp. Where further can he take the club? That’s a question the man and the club will have to consider in great depth over the summer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centenarystand 2,229 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 On 24/04/2016 at 0:15 PM, soulboy said: Just read this on fb omitted the first part which was just rambling about where the sheep went wrong this season but the last bit (see below especially the bit in bold ) what a deluded twat And, on this point, one is required to be blunt: this was Aberdeen’s year. Ignoring Rangers’ return for a moment, next year it is difficult to imagine Celtic being worse and even harder to imagine that Hearts’ rate of progression won’t take them past Aberdeen. It leaves Stewart Milne with a very awkward decision to make - if Derek McInnes isn’t able to realise that Aberdeen CAN win the title and act accordingly to secure that (and after two seasons of pushing Celtic, the evidence very much suggests that the title is beyond him as a manager but not Aberdeen as a club), then Aberdeen are signing on for next season to be third at best. Sacking a manager that has sorted out two successive second place finishes would seem very rash, but it’s the sort of decision you have to make to win titles. Derek McInnes is forced with the old “Evolve or Die” scenario. If he can’t assume the mentality of a manager serious about winning titles, then it is best for Aberdeen to find one that does, particularly when the title isn’t far from their grasp. Where further can he take the club? That’s a question the man and the club will have to consider in great depth over the summer. Thats what i take out of this McInnes is over rated as a manager. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewGer 606 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 On 4/24/2016 at 0:15 PM, soulboy said: Just read this on fb omitted the first part which was just rambling about where the sheep went wrong this season but the last bit (see below especially the bit in bold ) what a deluded twat And, on this point, one is required to be blunt: this was Aberdeen’s year. Ignoring Rangers’ return for a moment, next year it is difficult to imagine Celtic being worse and even harder to imagine that Hearts’ rate of progression won’t take them past Aberdeen. It leaves Stewart Milne with a very awkward decision to make - if Derek McInnes isn’t able to realise that Aberdeen CAN win the title and act accordingly to secure that (and after two seasons of pushing Celtic, the evidence very much suggests that the title is beyond him as a manager but not Aberdeen as a club), then Aberdeen are signing on for next season to be third at best. Sacking a manager that has sorted out two successive second place finishes would seem very rash, but it’s the sort of decision you have to make to win titles. Derek McInnes is forced with the old “Evolve or Die” scenario. If he can’t assume the mentality of a manager serious about winning titles, then it is best for Aberdeen to find one that does, particularly when the title isn’t far from their grasp. Where further can he take the club? That’s a question the man and the club will have to consider in great depth over the summer. That was the kind of thinking when they sacked Alex Smith in the 90's who was finishing 2nd and getting to cup finals, they then tail spinned into fighting relegation under Miller, Aitken and Skovdahl.They should have a reality check and be careful what they wish for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 What a pile of useless sheep shagging shite they are Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centenarystand 2,229 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 From the Evening times. "Andrew Considine, the Aberdeen defender, said this week that the Pittodrie side would still be Celtic's main competition in the Ladbrokes Premiership next season ". Dont think so ya fucken trumpet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,115 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 hour ago, centenarystand said: From the Evening times. "Andrew Considine, the Aberdeen defender, said this week that the Pittodrie side would still be Celtic's main competition in the Ladbrokes Premiership next season ". Dont think so ya fucken trumpet. He is a Tim so expect nothing less than usual delusional pish Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewGer 606 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 6 hours ago, centenarystand said: From the Evening times. "Andrew Considine, the Aberdeen defender, said this week that the Pittodrie side would still be Celtic's main competition in the Ladbrokes Premiership next season ". Dont think so ya fucken trumpet. Should be more concerned that this was probably their last chance to ever win the league and they blew it in style. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchy 1,200 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I was reading somewhere that some no mark Logan had said that Rangers weren't good enough for the Premiership next season. Yeah, and you lot are. He's just anticipating the remake of the SF movie, Logan's Run. He'll be doing plenty when he comes to Ibrox with his sheep next season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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