Match Thread Aberdeen V Partick Thistle (0 - 0)

[fifered]

Too similar in style, Rooney ended getting pushed out wide to accomodate Shanks. on another point what the hell was wrong with Hayes, did look like he picked up another groin strain early on, but no excuse for being that bad.

I think he was frustrated quite often. He was in space a hell of a lot and Taylor and Reynolds just hoofed it up front. Was also odd that with the team so lop sided without mcginn that we played so much down the right in the first half. Hayes put in a couple of really dangerous crosses early doors. We should have been exploiting the left hand side and he just became more frustrated as the game went on.

[Queensferry COYR]

Even though Shankland had a couple of half chances, the pairing looked unnatural. Maybe it will work but at this stage I would keep the tried and tested formation. On another note who will be leaving in the summer, Robson, Goodwillie, Anderson obvious choices but wonder who else.

[fine-n-dandy]

Even though Shankland had a couple of half chances, the pairing looked unnatural. Maybe it will work but at this stage I would keep the tried and tested formation. On another note who will be leaving in the summer, Robson, Goodwillie, Anderson obvious choices but wonder who else.

Signed until 2016.

[mutant]

Taylor and Reynolds performances today and at

Dundee were amateur , lots of time lots of space and continuously hoofed the ball to Rooney and shankland which made the game bypass the midfield . Can we recall Rodgers ?

[cruzcampo3]

Even though Shankland had a couple of half chances, the pairing looked unnatural. Maybe it will work but at this stage I would keep the tried and tested formation. On another note who will be leaving in the summer, Robson, Goodwillie, Anderson obvious choices but wonder who else.

Can't judge a pairing after 55 minutes of football. once they get some game time together then can be judged.

[dave_min]

I like McLean, but since his introduction to the team we seem to have lost something from the team.

Next year well we'll see the best of him.

 

I would tend to agree.

 

He's clearly an excellent player, but since he started playing we've been shite.

[Terrorfex]

Reynolds was absolutely abysmal today. As was Hayes.

[Mikey43]

Totally phish today.

Can't do basic control of the ball

No pass marks at all - awful

Let's not forget how far we have come but today was woeful

The managers tactics were sorely lacking too.

 

Let's remember we have lost a semi final through incompetence

and a HUGE game at Parkred and our league form is going down like a lead balloon

 

Lots of room for improvement needed for next season

 

COYR

[Mikey43]

I hope I am wrong but so far DMC's signings have been borderline at best

Zola!!!! Et al

 

And now have to ask what McLean is going to give us

Next season hopefully he will be a real star but nothing to suggest that so far

[dave_min]

Reynolds was absolutely abysmal today. As was Hayes.

 

True.

 

I'm willing to cut Hayes some slack though as he's clearly nowhere near fit.

[fine-n-dandy]

I hope I am wrong but so far DMC's signings have been borderline at best

Zola!!!! Et al

 

And now have to ask what McLean is going to give us

Next season hopefully he will be a real star but nothing to suggest that so far

 

 

He certainly has as many bad ones as good ones.

Rooney, Logan & Taylor are three of his best.

McLean is yet to be proved, as is DG (arguably) Shinnie "should" be decent.

Hector was ok & will yet turn out to be decent defender imo.

 

As for the rest............ fkn meh

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

No arguing about it, Goodwillie has been crap. It saddens me he is signed up for next season.

 

Edit: Not questioning McInnes. I will always love tanned, weegie huns at the helm.

[mutant]

Thought goodwillie would have been a better option than Smith today

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Thought goodwillie would have been a better option than Smith today

 

Has Smith ever come off the bench and changed anything? Would like to see him loaned out to a lower Premiership team next season. Needs games but never looks good enough for them

[fine-n-dandy]

 

Has Smith ever come off the bench and changed anything? Would like to see him loaned out to a lower Premiership team next season. Needs games but never looks good enough for them

Changed the number of subs we can have in the game every time he's come on.

[Jings Crivvens]

I'll take the blame for the result today. This was the first league match i had managed to attend with my kids for a while. the last time was a drab 0-0 draw as well...maybe i am jinxed.

 

Every single player out there was crap today. And the ref was crap too. Bad day today, lets hope they vastly improve on Wednesday night. (don't worry, i can't make it to the game so i can't jinx it)

[fine-n-dandy]

Team has been shite since we lost Hayes to injury because of that fkn Ambrose cunt that couldn't cope with him.

Yes he came back Today but sounds like he was also well below par.

 

We're not a one man team but if we have Flood & Clangers & (a yet to prove himself) McLean in the side, then we really cannot afford the rest to have off games.

[Guest]

I like McLean, but since his introduction to the team we seem to have lost something from the team.

Next year well we'll see the best of him.

 

I sincerely hope so as he surely can't get any less effective. Seriously questioned what he has done of note since we bought him. The only thing keeping him in the side is his price tag. He and Flood should have been hooked at half time. In fact, Jack was pushing them close for most inept midfielder of the day!

 

Utter bollocks today.

[Sheeptastic]

Worst performance I've seen this season. Only time we looked like scoring was Shankland's lob over the bar early on. Completely flat for the whole 90 and didn't know how to break Partick Thistle down.

 

Not convinced we set out the right way today either. Hayes looked a little isolated out wide, far prefer him in the middle these days to offer a bit of attacking drive. McGinn, Pawlett, Driver all better options to have wide than what we had starting today. Don't think the interchanging of our forwards between the wide and up top positions is working as well. Time we sacked that and just decided who we want to play as our forward.

 

McLean disappointing today also. Reynolds is starting to do my nut in too with his long balls forward that totally smash any impetus or attacking optimism the team and fans have. Overall, hopeless performance.

[Sheeptastic]

Thought goodwillie would have been a better option than Smith today

Nah he's pish.

[fine-n-dandy]

Worst performance I've seen this season. Only time we looked like scoring was Shankland's lob over the bar early on. Completely flat for the whole 90 and didn't know how to break Partick Thistle down.

 

Not convinced we set out the right way today either. Hayes looked a little isolated out wide, far prefer him in the middle these days to offer a bit of attacking drive. McGinn, Pawlett, Driver all better options to have wide than what we had starting today. Don't think the interchanging of our forwards between the wide and up top positions is working as well. Time we sacked that and just decided who we want to play as our forward.

 

McLean disappointing today also. Reynolds is starting to do my nut in too with his long balls forward that totally smash any impetus or attacking optimism the team and fans have. Overall, hopeless performance.

Clangers in goal. Get the ball away from defence the quickest way possible. That's what happens. PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Remember when we were bottom of the league and so shite that Andy Dow looked good

 

What if that is McLean??

 

300k

 

Oocha

 

Hope to fuck not

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Sheeptastic,

 

No decision to be made re up top. Rooney every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

[dj_bollocks]

I keep forgetting we have Driver… He's not injured is he ?

 

In which case go with this in midweek...

 

Brown

 

Logan - Taylor - Reynolds - Considine

 

McGinn- Jack - Hayes - Driver

 

Shankland - Rooney

 

 

Sub #ShankTheTank for #Badcock if necessary...

[vanderark14]

Anyone know why hayes was pulled up when 1 on 1 with the thistle keeper? I couldn't see anything wrong with the challenge?

[Bamber]

Problem yesterday wasn't the goalkeeper to defence the problem yesterday was firmly routed between defence and midfield

 

4 4 2 didn't suit us at all McLean Jack and Flood were awful and never got a grip at all

 

Ash and Reynolds showed them selves completely unable to find a team mate or deal with Lyle taylor

 

1/2 way through the first half could see we needed to change and quickly by bringing McGinn on

 

Also we needed to stop putting Ash and Reynolds up for set pieces, we already had enough height but Taylor was bullying Jack and logan every time the ball came away from a set piece which it usually does as we are rubbish at them

[baconman]

Main problem yesterday was between the defence and midfield. Looked to me like no one knew who was supposed to do what and when. Also noticed our forwards at times both running for the same ball again poor awareness and communication. We have good players (SPFL standard) we just need to find a way of playing as a team because yesterday we were not doing that. 3 points is a must against ICT. Our title challenge is over.

[CraigHill]

Shankland isn't good enough.......yet.

Another loan coming for the lad me thinks.

 

Shite game.

[fine-n-dandy]

Shankland isn't good enough.......yet.

Another loan coming for the lad me thinks.

 

Shite game.

What a load of shite

[fine-n-dandy]

Team have lost their bottle AGAIN.

 

Thought it was just big games we bottled it but seems it's also most later end of season games also.

 

We need an on form Barry Robson type in midfield, or fit Anderson type also to give the rest of the bottling fkrs in the team a good boot up the arse when needed.

 

Heads are going down & nobody in there able to sort the weak fkrs out.