Match Thread St Johnstone V Aberdeen (3 - 0)

[Tord31]

Doubtful: Pawlett

 

Time to give the sub goalie a go. Oh and drop Reynolds.

 

Collin

 

Logan Taylor Considine Shinnie

 

Jack McLean

 

Church Hayes McGinn

 

Rooney

 

subs: Brown, Reynolds, Flood, Robson, Smith, Pawlett, Storie

prediction: 2-0 McLean and McGinn

[Tord31]

2 wins for the Dons and 2 draws for the Tims over the next couple weeks will shape things up nicely for Parkhead

[fine-n-dandy]

Tough tough game. St's will fancy Europa again. Hopefully we can stop them & then help them out by beating Motherwell.

 

Hopefully County have already sealed fourth place by the time we play them though.

[Panda]

It's time to start playing some youths. I don't mean throw them all in at once, but start one in each game.

 

For this I'd give McKenna his chance. Made his debut at McDairmid Park actually and had a decent 10 minutes, getting his head on everything as St Johnstone launched a late assault.

 

Then over next four games ensure Rose, Ross and Wright all get a chance to start too. Maybe Nutall as well. Plus give Cammy Smith some game time.

 

*Slightly off topic but good to see Shankland get yet another goal for St Mirren today. Really hope we're going to give him an opportunity next season.*

 

Also agree we may as well give Collin the number one shirt, but lets be honest, neither him or Brown will be at Pittodrie next season anyway so it matters little except getting 2nd wrapped up.

 

Is Jack not out too by the way? Thought he was out until the end of the season? And is that Rooney back?

 

 

Collin

 

Logan McKenna Considine Shinnie

 

Storie Flood

 

McGinn McLean Hayes

 

Rooney

[ollie1903]

Joe Nuttal is shite

[BWG]

4 4 2 with Storie and McLean in central midfield for this one.

[fine-n-dandy]

It's time to start playing some youths. I don't mean throw them all in at once, but start one in each game.

 

For this I'd give McKenna his chance. Made his debut at McDairmid Park actually and had a decent 10 minutes, getting his head on everything as St Johnstone launched a late assault.

 

Then over next four games ensure Rose, Ross and Wright all get a chance to start too. Maybe Nutall as well. Plus give Cammy Smith some game time.

 

*Slightly off topic but good to see Shankland get yet another goal for St Mirren today. Really hope we're going to give him an opportunity next season.*

 

Also agree we may as well give Collin the number one shirt, but lets be honest, neither him or Brown will be at Pittodrie next season anyway so it matters little except getting 2nd wrapped up.

 

Is Jack not out too by the way? Thought he was out until the end of the season? And is that Rooney back?

 

 

Collin

 

Logan McKenna Considine Shinnie

 

Storie Flood

 

McGinn McLean Hayes

 

Rooney

McInnes said Rooney should feature & that Jacks injury not as bad as reared & could possibly play.

 

Edit, or feared even

[muttonhumper]

It's time to start playing some youths. I don't mean throw them all in at once, but start one in each game.

 

For this I'd give McKenna his chance. Made his debut at McDairmid Park actually and had a decent 10 minutes, getting his head on everything as St Johnstone launched a late assault.

 

Then over next four games ensure Rose, Ross and Wright all get a chance to start too. Maybe Nutall as well. Plus give Cammy Smith some game time.

 

Not a hope in hell of any of that happening.

 

Not after McInnes saying (yesterday?) we'd be going all out to win every game, and we'd not be repeating the strategy of last year.

Ergo (once Celtic had clinched title), leaving players out who may be involved with internationals, players perhaps carrying injuries or players at risk of suspension for next season.

Strongest team all the way.

 

The fact that this 17 point gap always seems to pop up in media probably has him a bit peeved.

It fucking annoys me too, as it gives a false impression of our performance last season.

I though it was a mistake doing this last year, and seems McInnes agrees this time round.

[BWG]

We're not in a position to fuck around this season or Hearts will overtake us. Resting players was the correct thing to do last season, it's suicide this season.

[chaos_defrost]

We've got to approach this game as if we're still in a title race as slim as our chances are. You never know what will happen. If Celtic lose a game before we play them and we win our games it makes the game at Parkhead interesting.

[Lencarl]

We're not in a position to fuck around this season or Hearts will overtake us. Resting players was the correct thing to do last season, it's suicide this season.

Correct. Until is mathematically impossible for Hearts to catch us the top players will be used.

[Bamber]

Tomorrow goes a long way to deciding how the rest of the season is played out -

 

Celtic win every chance that first match next season is 14th July

Celtic lose every chance 1st match is 30 June

 

With potentially Hayes Rooney and Mcginn all away at the euros from the current squad until at least the 22nd celtic losing means we would perhaps need to think of resting up some players

 

If Celtic win I can see us be willing to keep on going longer

 

If celtic lose I can see us starting to think of next season and the early start we will have and if we beat St J can see us starting resting up players

[Tord31]

I think McGinn will be the only Dons player at the euros.

 

Church will be there but his loan will have expired.

 

I think Hayes wont make the final cut but I hope I'm wrong.

[Bamber]

Rooney has been in squads before and is possible, church if we tried to keep him next season - McGovern if the rumours are to be believed

 

Could be an entire front line and GK missing for the first game next season! So I do think some rotation will come in after the Celtic game if it doesn't then it means we are still in with a chance!

[Tord31]

if we get church back it'll be near or at deadline day

[dave_min]

I may go to a pub in which this game is being shown.

[Chewie37]

St Johnstone, as most know - are another mob with a fan drummer.

 

Think this would be a good occasion to introduce a twist on this notion, with a fan bass player - happy to step up to the plate.

Go for two Cellos like these dudes (you'll obviously need someone to help Dad)

 

http://youtu.be/uT3SBzmDxGk

[The Oxford Don]

Nah, string octet with an orchestral timpanist.

 

Let's keep it classy.

[Pudgie]

I've often had people call me a pianist. A nice tinkling of the ivories at Pittodrie would go down a storm!

[Mr John]

I'd volunteer to play backup keytar, but when I get that motherfucker out, I become the focus of attention and am immediately promoted to frontman and this is not the occasion for upstaging, so I will hold back this time.

[Tord31]

Ryan Jack and Adam Rooney fit but Pawlett will be the week after.

 

So add a youngster on the bench instead of Pawlett

[Chewie37]

Ryan Jack and Adam Rooney fit but Pawlett will be the week after.

So add a youngster on the bench instead of Pawlett

Are they musical too?

[Guest RosemountRed]

Any chance Storie, Smith or Wright will get a start?

[Guest RosemountRed]

Ryan Jack and Adam Rooney fit but Pawlett will be the week after.

 

So add a youngster on the bench instead of Pawlett

 

Think we should try and punt Pawlett in the summer.

[BWG]

 

Think we should try and punt Pawlett in the summer.

As long as we replace him with someone better. Ali Crawford or someone like that would be my choice. Cammy Smith needs to be moved on as well, he's just not good enough.

[fine-n-dandy]

 

Think we should try and punt Pawlett in the summer.

I'm sure St Johnstone would happily take him off our hands.

Not sure any club would pay a fee for him though, so probably just get him off the wage bill is best we can hope for.

[Mr John]

There's no clubs to buy players anymore, unless we're talking top clubs and top players, so who exactly is going to fork out for any of our second-choice guys, still on contracts?

 

They'll end up staying until their time is up and THEN going elsewhere in the division, as always.

 

Our best players: Hayes, McGinn, McLean are more likely to get snapped up by English low league teams.

[fine-n-dandy]

There's no clubs to buy players anymore, unless we're talking top clubs and top players, so who exactly is going to fork out for any of our second-choice guys, still on contracts?

 

They'll end up staying until their time is up and THEN going elsewhere in the division, as always.

 

Our best players: Hayes, McGinn, McLean are more likely to get snapped up by English low league teams.

You do remember we got CASH for Ricky Foster & Chris Clark?

 

If we can get cash for them we can get cash for anyone. Just a question of finding the right mug of a manager McInnes being the mug on one of those transfers

[BWG]

You do remember we got CASH for Ricky Foster & Chris Clark?

 

If we can get cash for them we can get cash for anyone. Just a question of finding the right mug of a manager McInnes being the mug on one of those transfers

 

Yes... our own manager was that mug

[fine-n-dandy]

You do remember we got CASH for Ricky Foster & Chris Clark?

 

If we can get cash for them we can get cash for anyone. Just a question of finding the right mug of a manager McInnes being the mug on one of those transfers

 

 

 

Yes... our own manager was that mug