Match Thread Aberdeen 2 - 1 St Mirren

[Guest]

That’s harsh.

Far from the worst.

A defence that couldn’t win a header from a set piece in the first half.

St Mirren could’ve scored 3 from set pieces alone in the first half.

Jon Gallagher was dreadful too.

His first two performance which were good were clearly down to two things,

The level of the opposition - Dumbarton standard.

And the fact he’d just come off an American season and the rest were still to catch up with fitness.

 

The team in general looks as though it plays with a handbrake on.

And there’s one man that’s responsible for that.

Kinda agree as a season ticket holder, who takes in the odd away game.

 

My opinion on the team at present is that it is not balanced and lacks proper leadership on the park.

 

If Bryson was fit that would help. Most recent performance at Dingwall was decent but today's performance was quite a few steps back.

 

Thank feck Huns have a final next Sunday, which may hold them back a bit, otherwise I fear for us on Wednesday if we perform as poorly as today.

[Clydeside_Sheep]

They gave us a game alright, we are probably fortuitous but happy to get the win.

 

They were no doubt encouraged by us struggling against st johnstone last week.  How irritating to see motherwell walk through st johnstone today, scoring for fun.

 

Bring on the huns!  Hope we have been practicing our studs up tackling!

[WesthillWanderersFC]

Kinda agree as a season ticket holder, who takes in the odd away game.

 

My opinion on the team at present is that it is not balanced and lacks proper leadership on the park.

 

If Bryson was fit that would help. Most recent performance at Dingwall was decent but today's performance was quite a few steps back.

 

Thank feck Huns have a final next Sunday, which may hold them back a bit, otherwise I fear for us on Wednesday if we perform as poorly as today.

They’ll get 3-0 up within the hour then start to ease off.

Taking players off

[Zeus]

I nae miss much thr day then.

 

Sounds awful.

 

How did super Jon Gallagher play?

[Dusk( 2 Stars )Don]

I nae miss much thr day then.

Sounds awful.

How did super Jon Gallagher play?

You have had idea like ... unless you were there.

[maryhilldon]

Sorry?

[muttonhumper]

The team in general looks as though it plays with a handbrake on.

And there’s one man that’s responsible for that.

 

Good analogy.

[fine-n-dandy]

Very happy not to win my bet of a penalty scored in the second half @9/2

 

Decent attacking play/build up yesterday but our defensive game ( that McInnes unbelievably relies on, or reverts to so often) is truly awful.

[muttonhumper]

 

That boy is some keeper.

 

A touch surprised he wasn't sent off given the fact that the hun are our next opponents.

Most refs faces would have been lighting up at that incident.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

To provide the players soundtrack...

 

Yessss fucking magic Joe

 

You’re welcome. Right let’s finish these cunts off. Who fucking wants it......hello.....anyone......anyone at all.....

[TheRock]

Don't suppose anyone has a stat about how many penalties Joe has faced versus how many he's saved? I feel like he must have a good record for this but perhaps the numbers tell a different story.

[fine-n-dandy]

That boy is some keeper.

 

A touch surprised he wasn't sent off given the fact that the hun are our next opponents.

Most refs faces would have been lighting up at that incident.

Goodwin said by rules he should have been off but I thought the rules changed & if ref gives a penalty & he can then only book him?

Can’t send off & give penalty unless it’s serious foul play or something along those lines?

 

Did we not suffer similar in Europa when Rooney missed his first penalty in forever?

 

Ref still should have allowed advantage in that one. It was a fkn goal.

[Guest the shepherd]

Goodwin said by rules he should have been off but I thought the rules changed & if ref gives a penalty & he can then only book him?

Can’t send off & give penalty unless it’s serious foul play or something along those lines?

 

Did we not suffer similar in Europa when Rooney missed his first penalty in forever?

 

Ref still should have allowed advantage in that one. It was a fkn goal.

Both similar incidents in terms of fouls occurring but not in terms of defensive positions.

 

The only way Joe Lewis could've been sent off if he was last man but he wasn't so the yellow card was correctly given.

 

The boy Handanovic of Maribor was undeniably last man, therefore he should have been sent off, regardless of Niall McGinn scoring after the foul had taken place and a penalty being awarded. The ref Popov was worse than Mike McCurry, that's some achievement.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Now there’s a name from the past. A pwoper bigoted cheat in Black.

[The Cockney Don]

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Thoroughly deserved. Top red. Top bloke.

 

Still never a high level left back.

[DelMonte]

We are truly abysmal.

 

Very worrying.

[Big Hat Logan]

The follow up from that pen

[strachanmcgheegoal]

It’s our follow up that pisses me off. Handbrake truly on. Email, follow up phone call and poster display to check St Mirren are back in position and standing in a 10yd square on the halfway line.

 

I take it we were well and truly under the cosh at this point!

[Big Hat Logan]

We are truly abysmal.

 

Very worrying.

Very worrying indeed.

 

Yawn

[Ernie McCracken]

Both similar incidents in terms of fouls occurring but not in terms of defensive positions.

 

The only way Joe Lewis could've been sent off if he was last man but he wasn't so the yellow card was correctly given.

 

The boy Handanovic of Maribor was undeniably last man, therefore he should have been sent off, regardless of Niall McGinn scoring after the foul had taken place and a penalty being awarded. The ref Popov was worse than Mike McCurry, that's some achievement.

I was under the impression that the new rules are now based on whether or not the player makes a genuine attempt to win the ball or is deliberately fouling.

 

If the ref deems it to be deliberate then it is a red.

 

If deemed not to be deliberate it is a yellow.

[Big Hat Logan]

I was under the impression that the new rules are now based on whether or not the player makes a genuine attempt to win the ball or is deliberately fouling.

 

If the ref deems it to be deliberate then it is a red.

 

If deemed not to be deliberate it is a yellow.

I think that’s right, the laws were deemed excessive and they changed it to yellow instead of red unless in certain circumstances I.e. you deliberately foul someone.

[Big Hat Logan]

Both similar incidents in terms of fouls occurring but not in terms of defensive positions.

 

The only way Joe Lewis could've been sent off if he was last man but he wasn't so the yellow card was correctly given.

 

The boy Handanovic of Maribor was undeniably last man, therefore he should have been sent off, regardless of Niall McGinn scoring after the foul had taken place and a penalty being awarded. The ref Popov was worse than Mike McCurry, that's some achievement.

“Last man” is not and has never been a law

[strachanmcgheegoal]

The term is clear goal scoring opportunity is it not. The last man distinction is therefore inferred but not stated.

[Big Hat Logan]

The term is clear goal scoring opportunity is it not. The last man distinction is therefore inferred but not stated.

Yes, clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity. This doesn’t apply to red cards at pens though.

[minijc]

The follow up from that pen

 

A good three points against a team fighting for their premiership lives.

A team that's where they are because they are dreadful

[aberdeen1970]

A team who have lost 10 from 15 games, 3 more than the next worst team defeat wise

[Big Hat Logan]

A team that's where they are because they are dreadful

At least we won then eh? Cheer up.

[shooftahmooftah]

The follow up from that pen

[TheRock]

The thing about genuine attempt to win the ball is weird as well because surely all you do is try and make it look good. Instead of just taking out someone's legs, you take them out why making a half hearted stretch towards the ball. Well, anyway I don't know if that makes sense but I guess my main point is its possible to disguise a cynical attempt to take out a player as an attempt to win the ball.