Match Thread Qarabag 1 - 0 Aberdeen

[Ernie McCracken]

Could have been worse and at least we have a chance for the home leg. Crucially as there is no away go rule, that helps us, as having to go for it with the threat of a breakaway goal potentially leaving us needing 3 goals would have been difficult. 

What's disappointing is that the fans fears over specific deficiencies in the squad (Gurr and lack of central defenders), have come home to roost in the last two games. Please Dave sort it out - how on earth are we managing to spend more than Hibs and more than last year?!!  As its not reflected in the squad. 

[DelMonte]

Just now, 1983 said:

Did he not get booked in both Hacken games and now tonight?

Booked in both Hacken games? He was suspended in the first one ffs ??

[minijc]

I'll take that given how the game panned out, dreadful pitch and referee, our players simply weren't with it in the first half but grew in to the game.  Their defence and keeper didn't get tested but from seeing them try to use the ball they are murder, seriously have to go at them with pace next week, they have mistakes in them. 

[Rico1903]

3 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

He’s not suspended?

3 bookings until then wiped if we get to the group

Only Ramsay had 2 before tonight 

Ah apologies, was thinking it was suspension after 2 bookings. 

[1983]

2 minutes ago, DelMonte said:

Booked in both Hacken games? He was suspended in the first one ffs ??

Haha! Yeah, edited above  ? 

thank fuck

[Joe pike]

8 minutes ago, Rico1903 said:

With Gallagher’s booking, are we now looking at McCrorie and MacKenzie as our central defenders next week? 

Gallagher never got booked

[beef_sister]

46 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said:

Pretty damn slim pickings on bench now as well.

Getting exactly as we deserve here with no excuses. We haven’t prepared sufficiently 

Give it a fucking rest min.....

How are you meant to prepare to play on a pitch like that? Pull up in some random field in Kemnay for a training session? You talk some shite

Absolute dogshit pitch, After the first half i'd have taken 1-0 into the second leg. If we can get a big home crowd. JET on the bench so we can actually press them, as they certainly arent world beaters then we have nothing to fear. Second half we matched them easily because we pressed them and they didnt look great. I'm not a happy clapper BTW, Just sick of listening to your constant fucking drivel. 

 

 

[Rico1903]

4 minutes ago, Joe pike said:

Gallagher never got booked

Pretty sure he got booked when in the wall at the end. 

[Redtaz2]

That’s one of the most inept officiating I’ve seen since the McLean ( Motherwell ) debacle 

[Joe pike]

1 minute ago, Rico1903 said:

Pretty sure he got booked when in the wall at the end. 

Nope it was 2 Qarabag players that got booked in the wall.

[beef_sister]

30 minutes ago, frankie_mac's_4 said:

Stood aff them 1st half, Emmanuel-Thomas didn't help failing to hold the ball up. I presume Glass was hoping he'd have his 1 in 5 games with a bit of space.

McLennan made a difference when he came on but we needed to be more aggressive from the start. I'm disappointed in a 1-0 overall. They're there for the taking next week 

JET will do a job against teams who sit off us and let us play and have the bulk of possession like of your dundee's ect (the dross of the league) Games where we have to press from the front he's fucked as he's nowhere near mobile enough. We really need reinforcements in before the window shuts

[Ke1t]

8 minutes ago, minijc said:

I'll take that given how the game panned out, dreadful pitch and referee, our players simply weren't with it in the first half but grew in to the game.  Their defence and keeper didn't get tested but from seeing them try to use the ball they are murder, seriously have to go at them with pace next week, they have mistakes in them. 

Pace might be a problem.

They weren't anywhere as i.pressuve as I thought they'd be, and maybe we got lucky meeting them before their season starts, but by fuck they look beatable.

Glass will have a go... under McInnes we'd have just slowly let the home tie end in a 'creditable draw'.

[RUL]

I thought we gave that everything. Great effort. 

[aberdeen1970]

Gallagher can't have had 3 bookings already surely? 

He's hardly played 

[Ramandu]

7 minutes ago, Joe pike said:

Nope it was 2 Qarabag players that got booked in the wall.

I thought it was Gallagher as well, but the AFC match report has it as bookings for two of their players.

[Joe pike]

1 minute ago, aberdeen1970 said:

Gallagher can't have had 3 bookings already surely? 

He's hardly played 

Correct 

[Dons79]

didn’t get booked tonight

[Parklife]

Decent result & a much improved second half. What we learned IMO: 

- our back line is uncomfortable in a 5 

- Ojo is just as shite as ever 

- we need a new CB

- Ramsay should be hitting every set piece 

I'm confident we can turn it around next week. Qarabag are a good side but so can we be, we need to show that next week. COYR!!

[Big Hat Logan]

9 minutes ago, Dons79 said:

didn’t get booked tonight

Sky says he did right at the end? Does anyone know the truth ?

[Joe pike]

2 minutes ago, Big Hat Logan said:

Sky says he did right at the end? Does anyone know the truth ?

Me

[DelMonte]

6 minutes ago, Parklife said:

Decent result & a much improved second half. What we learned IMO: 

- our back line is uncomfortable in a 5 

- Ojo is just as shite as ever 

- we need a new CB

- Ramsay should be hitting every set piece 

I'm confident we can turn it around next week. Qarabag are a good side but so can we be, we need to show that next week. COYR!!

Ojo was shit on the ball which could be argued is the norm but I’d definitely let him off on that pitch. 
 

He chased them down and won the ball high up heaps. I thought he did alright.

[Ernie McCracken]

7 minutes ago, Parklife said:

 

- Ojo is just as shite as ever 

The thing is, I don't think Glass has suddenly decided that Ojo is the man. 

I suspect he wanted to ditch him and bring in someone else (and likely still does). However if you read Ojo's interview to the Belgian press, he pretty much just refused to leave, and Glass was like OK then you'll have to do. 

Painful that cunts like Ojo and Mcgeouch are sucking up resource and preventing us from have the squad that our wagebill deserves. 

[Ramandu]

Just now, Parklife said:

Decent result & a much improved second half. What we learned IMO: 

- our back line is uncomfortable in a 5 

- Ojo is just as shite as ever 

- we need a new CB

- Ramsay should be hitting every set piece 

I'm confident we can turn it around next week. Qarabag are a good side but so can we be, we need to show that next week. COYR!!

Not sure about decent result, but played better 2nd half. Ref was poor but didn't influence the game too much. Pitch was terrible and changed everything.

- jet is not made for chasing the ball. 

- we need to drop the silly free kick routine where we pretend we don't know who's taking it

- Ojo was fine

- we absolutely need another option up front. How good is Ruth?

 

 

[afc1903mad]

39 minutes ago, Rico1903 said:

With Gallagher’s booking, are we now looking at McCrorie and MacKenzie as our central defenders next week? 

Gallagher winna be suspended.

It was three bookings and I thought Ramsay was the only risk for the return leg

[Dons79]

5 minutes ago, Big Hat Logan said:

Sky says he did right at the end? Does anyone know the truth ?

 

and so does AFC

[Parklife]

2 minutes ago, Ernie McCracken said:

The thing is, I don't think Glass has suddenly decided that Ojo is the man. 

I suspect he wanted to ditch him and bring in someone else (and likely still does). However if you read Ojo's interview to the Belgian press, he pretty much just refused to leave, and Glass was like OK then you'll have to do. 

Painful that cunts like Ojo and Mcgeouch are sucking up resource and preventing us from have the squad that our wagebill deserves. 

Fair point man. Those two will be two of our highest earners, you'd imagine too. Doubly frustrating. 

[perthshirered]

Anybody else got anything to offer on the Gallagher yellow card mystery? Yay or nay - let's have a vote. Nay I say, what say you? 

[afc1903mad]

2 minutes ago, Dons79 said:

 

and so does AFC

Doesn’t matter if he was booked tonight, he’s still not suspended for next week

[aberdeen1970]

3 minutes ago, Dons79 said:

 

and so does AFC

It doesn't matter. Its 3 bookings for a suspension 

[Guest milne_afc]

1 minute ago, afc1903mad said:

Doesn’t matter if he was booked tonight, he’s still not suspended for next week

Well hopefully he gets injured beforehand. He’s absolutely rubbish.