Did the players try to lose today?

[At The Border Guy]

I'm glad to see Goodwin gone. But, as I've said in other threads, that's the most total, complete, awful performance I've ever seen by Aberdeen in 30 years of following the club. Not a single more-than-half-arsed performance on the pitch.

It's made me wonder if the players were actively making an effort (or lack of, I guess) to lose today? I've never seen such blanket incompetence from a Dons team. What do you reckon? Were they? And, if so, was is worth it for the greater good? Or are we just fucking shite?

[Howard Marks]

Just now, At The Border Guy said:

I'm glad to see Goodwin gone. But, as I've said in other threads, that's the most total, complete, awful performance I've ever seen by Aberdeen in 30 years of following the club. Not a single more-than-half-arsed performance on the pitch.

It's made me wonder if the players were actively making an effort (or lack of, I guess) to lose today? I've never seen such blanket incompetence from a Dons team. What do you reckon? Were they? And, if so, was is worth it for the greater good? Or are we just fucking shite?

You think I'm going to answer a stupid question like that?

[Millertime]

There were no players not trying today

They just had no idea what it was they were supposed to be doing

They are also at a point they have absolutely zero confidence 

[Baaaaa heid]

Yes they did like they tried against darvel 

[DelMonte]

Just now, Millertime said:

There were no players not trying today

They just had no idea what it was they were supposed to be doing

They are also at a point they have absolutely zero confidence 

Disagree unfortunately.

[Bournemouth Gee]

6 minutes ago, Millertime said:

They just had no idea what it was they were supposed to be doing

Come on. They're professional football players.

[frankie_mac's_4]

2 minutes ago, Bournemouth Gee said:

Come on. They're professional football players.

Nutshell.

Not a fucking hope that team is losing 6-0 to hibs without throwing it. They've gone through the motions since the world cup break for whatever reason 

[Millertime]

26 minutes ago, DelMonte said:

Disagree unfortunately.

In what way have they "thrown it"?

There was nobody not running, plenty of our players snapping into tackles

Apart from coulson lying flat on his back,  but when they scored from it he stomped his feet at least 

[KenDodd'sDad]

Can only hope so or it’s going to be a gruesome remainder of the season.

[Guest milne_afc]

Hibs scored 3 free headies. The Dons players should be living in fear after that performance, that absolutely chucked it.

[Crossbow]

One things for sure. Lose the next one 6-0 and it’s got a hell of a lot worse. 

[Reed or deed]

Where the fuck are these threads all coming from?

[DelMonte]

12 minutes ago, Millertime said:

In what way have they "thrown it"?

There was nobody not running, plenty of our players snapping into tackles

Apart from coulson lying flat on his back,  but when they scored from it he stomped his feet at least 

The third goal, McCrorie wasn’t giving his all to win that ball. 2nd goal, Shinnie wasn’t giving full concentration. Coulson as you said. They were going through the motions. Shithouses.

[Millertime]

1 minute ago, DelMonte said:

The third goal, McCrorie wasn’t giving his all to win that ball. 2nd goal, Shinnie wasn’t giving full concentration. Coulson as you said. They were going through the motions. Shithouses.

I honestly think they are just mentally beaten, drained and spent

There's a couple of properly bloody awful players,  no doubt

But they are mostly average to superb 

(Admittedly only one is superb)

I actually thought Roberts looked decent when he came on

A proper manager will get them firing, I have no worries about that

Getting the right manager is my worry 

[Schapenneuker]

I didn't think any performance or result could possibly be worse than Monday's. 

I was wrong. 

 

[anderson72]

Hindsight.

Goodwin signed to many forward thinking players, even in defence.

Couldn't change if things are going wrong.

Imbalance to the team,from defence to attack.

Clueless 

[zeroisgod76]

49 minutes ago, Millertime said:

There were no players not trying today

They just had no idea what it was they were supposed to be doing

They are also at a point they have absolutely zero confidence 

Bollocks… if that were trying at all they’d not have lost 6-0. It was complete incompetence and lack of effort from every single one of them today. 

[G man]

4 minutes ago, Schapenneuker said:

I didn't think any performance or result could possibly be worse than Monday's. 

I was wrong. 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Schapenneuker said:

I didn't think any performance or result could possibly be worse than Monday's. 

I was wrong. 

 

 

[cruickc2]

Almost everyone on here wanted Goodwin gone asap, if we won today he would still be in position, he’s now gone. Yeah we got beat 6-0 but if that’s what was needed for Cormack to finally do what was required.

He lost the dressing room that’s the bottom line with the players. We were flying relatively before the World Cup, sitting in 3rd with a game in hand. He then employs horrendous tactics against Celtic and tries to park the bus. He then basically says to justify this, that he felt he didn’t have good enough players to have a go and beat Celtic. So he has publicly said he thinks his players are shit and not good enough to do what every other team has done against Celtic. He then expects them to bust a gut for him in the up coming games. Another example of his shit man management.

The truth will be if we do get the proverbial bounce in the next game.

What would you do if your Manager said publicly that he thought you were shit and not good enough?

[Adogcalledspot]

You could say, that's the most complete team performance of any Dons side, every one to a man united in one course of objective Action. To get rid of Goodwin.   

If this is the case then we can expect a completely different performance starring against St Mirren 🤔

[anderson72]

We will find out next game if the players raise their game, or if a change of formation and inspiration is the key.

 

Or if the players are rubbish.

Need to show professional pride and heart

[old sheep]

A group of players lacking in confidence and out of form who knew they were playing for a manager out of his depth and on the verge of the sack. When you think about it, it’s hardly surprising we got a doing today.

[Dandys1983]

Rumours of a split in the squad......dunno anything else but could be true. 

[Ke1t]

1 hour ago, At The Border Guy said:

I'm glad to see Goodwin gone. But, as I've said in other threads, that's the most total, complete, awful performance I've ever seen by Aberdeen in 30 years of following the club. Not a single more-than-half-arsed performance on the pitch.

It's made me wonder if the players were actively making an effort (or lack of, I guess) to lose today? I've never seen such blanket incompetence from a Dons team. What do you reckon? Were they? And, if so, was is worth it for the greater good? Or are we just fucking shite?

100% without a shadow of a doubt that side was doing its utmost to drive the last nail into Goodwin's coffin. 

 

[Adogcalledspot]

Most modern players are mercenaries , they don't know the meaning of 

Soul, Tradition, Spirit  

Goodwin as it's been said often threw players “ under the bus “ 

The worms turned.

[Broken_Glass]

100% that was a going through the motions performance not a committed performance.

Wage thieves.

[Daisy1903]

No idea of the motives behind that completely lacklustre performance. You can see there is zero confidence there and that makes winning games harder.

But what is completely unacceptable is the effort that has been put in by most of those players over the last couple of games. Some of them are decent players but right now I would get rid of the whole lot of them cause they're a disease.

To follow up that game against Darvel with a complete lack of effort today is gross misconduct. Forget Goodwin, doesn't matter if he's a shite manager or not, those players should've ran through a brick wall today

[REDRODDIE]

They certainly didn’t try to win. 

[RUL]

I mean if they didn’t chuck it then it’s more worrying than I thought. Shambles 

[strachanmcgheegoal]

No.  If they’d tried to lose we’d have no doubt won.