Match Thread Aberdeen 0 - 2 Kilmarnock

[Tord31]

Injured: Reynolds, Tansey & McKenna

 

Finish off the first fixtures with a nice thumping of Kilmarnock. A few selection headaches assuming McGinn and Wright both return and DM will be keen to start Wilson. Likely a new signing in the mix too which pushes Forrester into the stand for the first time.

 

Lewis

 

Logan Devlin Hoban Shinnie

 

Gleeson Ferguson

 

Mackay-Steven May Ross

 

Wilson

 

subs: Cerny, Ball, Considine, Wright, McGinn, Cosgrove, Forrester

prediction: 2-0 GMS and Wilson

[V for Vendetta]

Lewis

 

Hoban Devlin Considine

 

Ball

 

GMS Ferguson Gleeson Shinnie

 

May Wilson

 

3-1-4-2?

 

Probably not. Lol

[fine-n-dandy]

When did we put in a plastic pitch?

Couldn't get the grass one cleaned after the last home game, so was more cost effective to replace it

[BWG]

I'd prefer to see us go with the same lineup as the St Mirren game. That was the best football we've played in ages.

[dave_min]

I’m in and I’m getting a pre-match haircut.

[OddJob]

In

Pre match: Home

Post match: Few jars in either Key West or Westhill Hotel

Attendance: 11, 378

Score: 3-0 (Wilson, GMS pen, Considine)

 

Lewis

 

Ball Devlin Hoban Considine

 

Gleeson Shinnie

 

GMS Ferguson May (McGinn)

 

Wilson

[King Street Loon]

In
Pre match: Bobbin 
Post match: Pittodrie Bar then into town for a curry.
Attendance: 14k +
Score: 2-0 (Wilson, GMS)

Lewis

Ball Devlin Hoban Considine 

Gleeson Shinnie

GMS Ferguson May

 

Wilson

[fine-n-dandy]

I’m in and I’m getting a pre-match haircut.

Can you bring Stevie May with you.

 

I believe he will do goals if he hurls the curls

[fine-n-dandy]

InPre match: Bobbin Post match: Pittodrie Bar then into town for a curry.Attendance: 14k +Score: 2-0 (Wilson, GMS)LewisBall Devlin Hoban Considine Gleeson ShinnieGMS Ferguson May

 

Wilson

Not sure why we should even consider playing Ball at RB. Midfield or not at all for Ball. He's shite at RB

[the_shrimp]

Fuck Killie. Hope we can recreate the performance we did against St Miren. And FFS McInnes leave Cosgrove on the bench.

[HairyPie]

Can you bring Stevie May with you.

 

I believe he will do goals if he hurls the curls

 

What a fucking stupid cunting suggestion.  His hair is his best trait.

[Poodler]

Out. Work. Phew.

 

Boyd to score. 1-1

[shut up meg]

We cannot play Ball against Jones, the Killie boy would rip him a new arsehole.

It needs to be Logan at right back.

[RUL]

Apparently they were better team V Hearts but clearly struggled to break them down.  Jones has been linked with a move to Celtic I read.

 

I think it'll be a horrible 1-0 game for us.

[Donnet]

There wasn't anything in the Killie v Hearts game until Collum put his mark on it with the red card. Neither team could string 3 passes together. Jones played up front with Boyd and was anonymous. He's more dangerous when played wide which they might do at Pittodrie if they play only 1 up top. 

 

4-0 Aberdeen.

[Betty Swallicks]

IN.

 

                  Lewis

 

Logan Devlin Hoban Considine

 

           Gleeson Shinnie

GMS        Ferguson        McGinn

 

                  Wilson

 

2-0.

[DelMonte]

Hopefully Shinnie is at left back.

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Hopefully Shinnie is at left back.

 

No chance. He's a far better midfielder than left back and this is the kind of game Considine (should) be fine in. That said, who is the midfielder creating a bit of spark out of Shinnie, Gleeson and Ferguson? 

[Sonoftherock]

No chance. He's a far better midfielder than left back and this is the kind of game Considine (should) be fine in. That said, who is the midfielder creating a bit of spark out of Shinnie, Gleeson and Ferguson? 

 

We need to sign a creative midfielder.  Hopefully this is the mysterious area that McInnes is working on...

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Is that humour?

 

Shinnie, as I have said countless times, doesn't have the technical ability to play centre mid

 

He's the heart beat of the team. We are absolutely dreadful without him, see the Hibs and Celtic games he was suspended for last season.

 

He's just got into the Scotland squad based on his midfield appearances, so its clearly not humour, no. McLeish should probably seek your technical advice before naming squads though

[NEM]

He's the heart beat of the team. We are absolutely dreadful without him, see the Hibs and Celtic games he was suspended for last season.

 

He's just got into the Scotland squad based on his midfield appearances, so its clearly not humour, no. McLeish should probably seek your technical advice before naming squads though

 

Ignore the weegie gype, he knows nothing about our team

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Come on

 

His passion is brilliant yes, but he gifts possession too often by running into blind alleys

 

He is not a midfielder and if we are looking to go up a level he should not be deployed there

 

He brings too many other attributes to the team. Would take a hell of a player to replace him. Would be crackin to find one but I highly doubt we'd find one that we can afford

[Samac92]

Come on

 

His passion is brilliant yes, but he gifts possession too often by running into blind alleys

 

He is not a midfielder and if we are looking to go up a level he should not be deployed there

 

Couldn't agree more.

[redstrummer]

No chance. He's a far better midfielder than left back and this is the kind of game Considine (should) be fine in. That said, who is the midfielder creating a bit of spark out of Shinnie, Gleeson and Ferguson? 

 

If Shinnie went to LB then we could Wright or Ross in the 10 position . Far more attack minded team with Shinnie bombing down the wing

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Sorry, have I missed something here. Who is replacing McKenna? Considine Shirley? I get that with Logan he now needs a spot for Hoban (who looks scarily like Fraser Fyvie incidentally).

 

It’s also a function of the market we’re in whereby you need Gleeson to do the sitting/ circulating job and Ball/Hoban to do the adding height at set pieces thing where ideally the same player would do both.

 

Is it a fitness thing with Gleeson or does he just not have the engine for 90 minutes?

[Mr John]

Isn't Forrester supposed to be adding creativity to the middle though?

[Bamber]

shinnie at the moment is needed at Left back and in the middle 

 

he is a loss from the middle when playing as left back as he gives us bite, energy and determination and reads the game wellno one else really does that not all midfielders need to be technically gifted. No one would ever call Scott brown technically gifted nor would they call ryan jack a technical player, both are bloody good midfielders because they have bite determination energy and read the game bloody well. 

 

when he is positioned at left back he is not really playing left back he is asked to wander and support the midfield, a lot of the problems at the moment are actually caused when he is up the field battling in midfield - quite a lot in the first half we were caught down our left because shinnie was in midfield and considine was turning slower than milk

 

if McKenna hoban logan and devlin are all fit shinnie is in midfield

[Dynamo]

A win here and it'll have been a steady start to the season.

[BitWait]

Shinnie should be playing left back , we have other players to step up in midfield. Somehow look more balanced with him at left back and he gives an attacking threat.

[BWG]

Brown and technical. Lol.