Scottish Premiership Season 2016/17 - 85 Point Target

[Tord31]

2 points behind last year at the moment

Still 2 points behind where we were last season

[Tord31]

what happened games 35,36,37 and 38 last year?

[muttonhumper]

Won 3 away at Farts, Huns and Partick.

 

Lost at home to Celtic.

[Tord31]

Won 3 away at Farts, Huns and Partick.

 

Lost at home to Celtic.

so four wins for AFC's biggest ever points total

 

hmmm lets see how long we can keep that unlikely target going for

[Scotty_Toronto]

Cup thrashings even.

 

[aberdeen1970]

so four wins for AFC's biggest ever points total

 

hmmm lets see how long we can keep that unlikely target going for

Is that true? Biggest ever points total if Aberdeen win the last 4 games? I find that surprising. Was it still 2 points for a win when we won the titles under Fergie?

 

Not that we are likely to be winning the last 4 games mind you.

[redstrummer]

Is that true? Biggest ever points total if Aberdeen win the last 4 games? I find that surprising. Was it still 2 points for a win when we won the titles under Fergie?

 

Not that we are likely to be winning the last 4 games mind you.

 

3 points for a win didn't start until the early 90's , well after Fergie . To our detriment i always felt

[Tord31]

Is that true? Biggest ever points total if Aberdeen win the last 4 games? I find that surprising. Was it still 2 points for a win when we won the titles under Fergie?

 

Not that we are likely to be winning the last 4 games mind you.

i presume you slept through us achieving our highest ever points total last season

 

also the highest ever not by celtic or old rangers

[Reliablesource]

Is that true? Biggest ever points total if Aberdeen win the last 4 games? I find that surprising. Was it still 2 points for a win when we won the titles under Fergie?

 

Not that we are likely to be winning the last 4 games mind you.

The old ignorance, quickly followed by pessimism trick....nice.

[Chewie37]

3 points for a win didn't start until the early 90's , well after Fergie . To our detriment i always felt

 

Ian Porterfield loved a draw......

[SheepieBaaBaa]

Points tally can be higher than or the same as last season, but the telling thing is the games that we've taken those points from.

 

None have come from the ugly sisters. Suggests that we are pulling away from the weakest teams, and not having as many "ridiculous" losses to the likes of Ross County/Hamilton/Killie etc. but are failing to perform against our closest rivals.

 

It goes against the viewpoint I've held for much of the season, but does suggest that either the likes of Sevco and Hibs are raising their game against us, or we are bottling it, or a combination of both.

 

The results don't lie.

 

So frustrating that even draws in our home games against the "old newco old new firm" would at least have us in the mix as a challenger for the title.

[Tord31]

aye give us only two draws from the six matches and we are six points behind and looking for celtic to drop points in the old firm match to be 3 or 4 points behind with 9 to play for

[SheepieBaaBaa]

aye give us only two draws from the six matches and we are six points behind and looking for celtic to drop points in the old firm match to be 3 or 4 points behind with 9 to play for

 

3 draws (the home games) and we'd be 3 points ahead of der hun and only 3 points off top.

 

If Celtic then lost the old firm game then it would be in our own hands. Of course if they won the old firm game then it would open up the awful possibility of losing the league on goal difference. All just fantasy land stuff now anyway.

[Tord31]

fantasy for sure but what it does show whether some fans like it or not (re the mcinnes gtf brigade) is that we are not that far away.

 

3 very good first pick signings (left back and centre mid x 2)

Devlin regaining his previous level

McKenna developing into the best player in the league

A couple of players added around the fringes

[Tord31]

and before the arguements start i am in the mcinnes gtf brigade

[SheepieBaaBaa]

and before the arguements start i am in the mcinnes gtf brigade

 

I'm starting to develop an affinity to that brigade too. If we can't beat the forces of evil at least once in a season, there is something seriously wrong with either tactics or motivation.

[NEM]

 

3 draws (the home games) and we'd be 3 points ahead of der hun and only 3 points off top.

 

If Celtic then lost the old firm game then it would be in our own hands. Of course if they won the old firm game then it would open up the awful possibility of losing the league on goal difference. All just fantasy land stuff now anyway.

 

 

We'd be 5 ahead of the huns as they would be 2 points worse off

 

Frustrating

[Reliablesource]

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts....

[aberdeen1970]

i presume you slept through us achieving our highest ever points total last season

 

also the highest ever not by celtic or old rangers

 

I don't remember any of our point totals and I've been going since the 70s.

[aberdeen1970]

The old ignorance, quickly followed by pessimism trick....nice.

 

I've been going since the 70s and I couldn't tell you any of our points totals. I'd be surprised if many people could without looking them up

[Parklife]

When you been going to watch Aberdeen since, min?

[aberdeen1970]

When you been going to watch Aberdeen since, min?

Been a while, probably 70s I reckon.

[The Boofon]

 

I've been going since the 70s and I couldn't tell you any of our points totals. I'd be surprised if many people could without looking them up

Weve always kicked off the season with a point apparently.

 

[Parklife]

Weve always kicked off the season with a point apparently.

 

Surely we'd kick off the season with 38 points?

[fine-n-dandy]

Surely we'd kick off the season with 38 points?

Of course not idiot.

The other 37 games won't have kicked off then

 

My God how stupid are you ha ha ha ha

[Parklife]

Of course not idiot.

The other 37 games won't have kicked off then

 

My God how stupid are you ha ha ha ha

[Reliablesource]

 

I've been going since the 70s and I couldn't tell you any of our points totals. I'd be surprised if many people could without looking them up

I think only Richard Gordon could give you the yearly points totals going back to the 70s.

 

I think the vast majority of fans would have known that we've been recently breaking the points record though. Edit - and the most points gained by any team outside Glasgow, twice.

[aberdeen1970]

I think only Richard Gordon could give you the yearly points totals going back to the 70s.

 

I think the vast majority of fans would have known that we've been recently breaking the points record though. Edit - and the most points gained by any team outside Glasgow, twice.

It's probably because I was more interested in winning the Scottish Cup last May than our final points total. Once we'd secured European football through the league it was all immaterial really.

 

You're obviously a bigger fan than me though. Well done.

[aberdeen1970]

I think only Richard Gordon could give you the yearly points totals going back to the 70s.

 

I think the vast majority of fans would have known that we've been recently breaking the points record though. Edit - and the most points gained by any team outside Glasgow, twice.

 

Apologies double post

[Reliablesource]

You're obviously a bigger fan than me though. Well done.

Cheers for that.

 

Seriously though, you saying that you didn't know that we got 76 points last season and that that was our record total and more than anyone outside of Glasgow has ever accrued? I'm not sure if I believe that or not.