Match Thread Darvel 1 - 0 Aberdeen

[Tommy]

We are getting 1,750 tickets if work being carried out is passed. On general sale from 5pm on Wednesday.

[The Cockney Don]

That's over triple than first thought.

[Yorston Vasey]

£18 a ticket, I suppose that's better than the £22 price that was being suggested a few days ago but bloody hell... it's a cow field with portaloos and a garden shed for a pie stall.

[Jigsaw666]

32 minutes ago, Yorston Vasey said:

£18 a ticket, I suppose that's better than the £22 price that was being suggested a few days ago but bloody hell... it's a cow field with portaloos and a garden shed for a pie stall.

I think £18 is fair enough. 

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

1 hour ago, Yorston Vasey said:

£18 a ticket, I suppose that's better than the £22 price that was being suggested a few days ago but bloody hell... it's a cow field with portaloos and a garden shed for a pie stall.

Sounds like Caley's ground. 

[Parklife]

1 hour ago, Yorston Vasey said:

it's a cow field

It's actually a brilliant surface. 

[Millertime]

2 hours ago, Yorston Vasey said:

£18 a ticket, I suppose that's better than the £22 price that was being suggested a few days ago but bloody hell... it's a cow field with portaloos and a garden shed for a pie stall.

It's actually a brilliant surface

[maryhilldon]

1 minute ago, Millertime said:

It's actually a brilliant surface

That's quite a strange gimmick to adopt Millerman.

[Millertime]

3 minutes ago, maryhilldon said:

That's quite a strange gimmick to adopt Millerman.

Eh?

It is, sure I've read they spent over £100k on it 

[maryhilldon]

Just now, Millertime said:

Eh?

It is, sure I've read they spent over £100k on it 

I meant you repeating what the previous poster just said, you've been doing it for years. Like i said, a strange gimmick.

[Guest milne_afc]

£20/sqm? Sounds like a repair bill rather than resurfacing. It’ll be a shithole.

[Millertime]

16 minutes ago, maryhilldon said:

I meant you repeating what the previous poster just said, you've been doing it for years. Like i said, a strange gimmick.

Yeah that one didn't really fly

I didn't mean it this time though!

[Dons79]

The ground/stadia is shit, the playing surface is like a bowling green, big units playing lump football, easy win

[dave_min]

Anybody know if Darvel have a decent pitch or not?

[1903Fitba]

Pitch is a disgrace 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

Seems a right palaver for one game.

 

[englishred]

Would like to see a blend of first team and bench players for this one,  Lewis in goal and milne at CB maybe Harvey up top.  Should have enough in the tank for these if we turn up with a good attitude. 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

3 minutes ago, englishred said:

Would like to see a blend of first team and bench players for this one,  Lewis in goal and milne at CB maybe Harvey up top.  Should have enough in the tank for these if we turn up with a good attitude. 

No chance.

Go strong.

By the time we play them it’ll be our only chance of winning something.

 

[Zeus]

10 minutes ago, englishred said:

Would like to see a blend of first team and bench players for this one,  Lewis in goal and milne at CB maybe Harvey up top.  Should have enough in the tank for these if we turn up with a good attitude. 

What a terrible idea 😆

Come on now

 

[englishred]

26 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

No chance.

Go strong.

By the time we play them it’ll be our only chance of winning something.

 

Totally agree with you but i think playing your second goalkeeper in cup comps against lower opposition is a good thing as it gives them minutes that could be vital should he need to play in place of Roos.  I suppose there's also an argument that if one or two "bench" players aren't good enough to play against non-league teams then should they be at Aberdeen? again potentially they might need to start if we get injures.  I'm definitely not suggesting we make massive changes just 2-3  

[Zeus]

It's a cup game. We play our strongest team.

Mind Raith ffs.

[Watson Oh The Bar! Scanlon Yes!]

2 hours ago, englishred said:

Would like to see a blend of first team and bench players for this one,  Lewis in goal and milne at CB maybe Harvey up top.  Should have enough in the tank for these if we turn up with a good attitude. 

Whilst we should win this one, underestimate them at your peril.

They’re a “new money” club like Kelty, Cove, Queen Pk. They’ll be pushing for promotion into SPFL in the not too distant future.

Certainly no worse than Annan who we took our time to get past, probably better.

Strongest XI to start.

[Millertime]

2 hours ago, englishred said:

Would like to see a blend of first team and bench players for this one,  Lewis in goal and milne at CB maybe Harvey up top.  Should have enough in the tank for these if we turn up with a good attitude. 

No chance 

[Watson Oh The Bar! Scanlon Yes!]

2 hours ago, dave_min said:

Anybody know if Darvel have a decent pitch or not?

It’s an excellent surface.

Cant speak for all the earthworks taking place around the pitch just now, but they’re desperate to play at home.

pitch is great though, albeit smaller pitch than we’re used to.

[Ten Caat]

I could probably accept giving Lewis a run out in this match. But apart from him, I'd want our best available side to start. As has been said, Darvel have big plans and will be viewing this tie as a chance to really cause us a lot of embarrassment. 

If we go 3 goals up then we can maybe start to think about giving a couple of fringe players a run out. 

[Tommy]

2 hours ago, englishred said:

Would like to see a blend of first team and bench players for this one,  Lewis in goal and milne at CB maybe Harvey up top.  Should have enough in the tank for these if we turn up with a good attitude. 

No chance.

[aberdeen1970]

Some folk never learn. 

 

We'll be playing our first team for sure. And quite right too. 

[alscotoz]

We'll win with two goals to spare 

[Dal Riata Don]

Is this a 'must win' yet to ensure Goodwin's status? They all seem to be these days!

We seem to play better in the first half of games so I'd like to see our strongest first 11 (with Polvara) start.

If we've made enough headway by the hour mark - get some of the youngsters on. 

[Singapore Steve]

On 1/10/2023 at 4:53 AM, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Seems a right palaver for one game.

 

What are they actually doing in regards to improvements ?  Surely fans will not be expected to stand on a grass embarkment ?