Ke1t Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 51 minutes ago, G man said: Why field a weakened team in a knockout cup game after a 2 week winter shutdown? To give them game time, see how they perform in a competitive match, and give them incentive to work hard and get into the first team. Cup games against shit lower league sides is traditionally when you field your fringe players. Link to comment
G man Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 25 minutes ago, Ke1t said: To give them game time, see how they perform in a competitive match, and give them incentive to work hard and get into the first team. Cup games against shit lower league sides is traditionally when you field your fringe players. Stephen Glass tried that in the League Cup v Raith. Was the beginning of the end for him. Link to comment
Ke1t Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 18 minutes ago, G man said: Stephen Glass tried that in the League Cup v Raith. Was the beginning of the end for him. Jim Goodwin did worse vs Darvel, with a team that included Ramadani, Duk, Clarkson, and Miovski. Glass and Goodwin's inability to manage a football club yesterday doesn't impact whether or not we field a fringe team today, though Is Robson every bit as bad as Glass and Goodwin, yes. Is he capable of fucking a knockout game against a shite lower league team just like they did, definitely. But does that mean we should now be too scared to follow a sensible policy that has benefited clubs around the world since the dawn of the professional game? It does not. And if the manager of Aberdeen Football Club ever goes into a game against part time opposition three leagues below us thinking "There's a good chance we'll lose this so we better field our best players", then that manager, I suggest, needs to fuck off out of our club. To be clear, though, regardless of the result, Robson needs to fuck off out of our club. 1 3 Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 NOPE. Fuck that. We are not putting shite like Gueye in the team. Full strength. Back 4. 4-0 up at half time then consider giving some shite players a chance to redeem themselves. hate to sound like Barry robson but as a team who haven’t won the cup for 34 years and have only as much as made the final 3 times since we have no right!! 3 4 Link to comment
elephantstone78 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 12 minutes ago, Byrne Baby Byrne said: NOPE. Fuck that. We are not putting shite like Gueye in the team. Full strength. Back 4. 4-0 up at half time then consider giving some shite players a chance to redeem themselves. hate to sound like Barry robson but as a team who haven’t won the cup for 34 years and have only as much as made the final 3 times since we have no right!! Absobloodylutely. Mental to play anything other than our best team at the outset. Link to comment
Harry's Double Shuffle Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 25 minutes ago, Byrne Baby Byrne said: NOPE. Fuck that. We are not putting shite like Gueye in the team. Full strength. Back 4. 4-0 up at half time then consider giving some shite players a chance to redeem themselves. hate to sound like Barry robson but as a team who haven’t won the cup for 34 years and have only as much as made the final 3 times since we have no right!! ...didn't win the cup for 33 years....but its coming home in 24!! Link to comment
Ke1t Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Serious question, is it a sign of desperation or simply how far we've fallen in terms of expectation of what this club is capable of that guys are saying field the strongest team possible against a side currently sitting dead last (6 points adrift with 1 win in 17, with a goal difference of -17) in a league 3 divisions below us? I mean, in either case it's fucking depressing. 1 1 Link to comment
Millertime Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Just now, Ke1t said: Serious question, is it a sign of desperation or simply how far we've fallen in terms of expectation of what this club is capable of that guys are saying field the strongest team possible against a side currently sitting dead last (6 points adrift with 1 win in 17, with a goal difference of -17) in a league 3 divisions below us? I mean, in either case it's fucking depressing. No It's common sense in the cup, if you're looking to win Next Link to comment
ab24_5qh Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Remember we will be playing on a seriously shite plastic pitch.....we need to go with a strong team and get a comfortable lead before giving anyone some game time. Link to comment
johnstrac Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 No chance of winning anything else, go hard with the "first choice" XI. Link to comment
GeorgeStreetReds Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 Any suggestion of playing Guaye seems mad. Sokler for Miovski maybe as he's proved he can score at least and looks semi-competent. Link to comment
alscotoz Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Thinking back to last campaign, we thought we would beat Devlin by at least 2 (3) goals? Expectation shouldn't change here. Opponents should not get a sniff of a goal. 4-0 Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 11 hours ago, Ke1t said: Serious question, is it a sign of desperation or simply how far we've fallen in terms of expectation of what this club is capable of that guys are saying field the strongest team possible against a side currently sitting dead last (6 points adrift with 1 win in 17, with a goal difference of -17) in a league 3 divisions below us? I mean, in either case it's fucking depressing. It’s a sign of taking the Scottish cup seriously. Do Celtic put out their youth team against us or do they put out their first team to get the 3 points because they want to win the league? the difference in money between clubs is probably not far off relatively speaking Link to comment
zeroisgod76 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 12 hours ago, Harry's Double Shuffle said: ...didn't win the cup for 33 years....but its coming home in 24!! It'll need to if we want group stage European football again next season as ZERO chance we are finishing 3rd again under Robson. Would actually be hilarious if Hearts romp 3rd but we win the cup to deny them group stage football again. 1 1 Link to comment
shooftahmooftah Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 11 hours ago, ab24_5qh said: Remember we will be playing on a seriously shite plastic pitch.....we need to go with a strong team and get a comfortable lead before giving anyone some game time. If we can’t give Clyde a thrashing then we don’t deserve to be in the Scottish cup. 1 Link to comment
Studebaker-90 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Anybody attending this game needs psychologically examined. Or shot. 1 Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 31 minutes ago, Studebaker-90 said: Anybody attending this game needs psychologically examined. Or shot. And you wonder why you can't get a ticket for big away games. Link to comment
Studebaker-90 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Just now, Durrant Dived said: And you wonder why you can't get a ticket for big away games. No I don’t. Link to comment
Durrant Dived Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Just now, Studebaker-90 said: No I don’t. OK just buy AberDNA to make sure 😄 Link to comment
GeorgeStreetReds Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, shooftahmooftah said: If we can’t give Clyde a thrashing then we don’t deserve to be in the Scottish cup. East Fife beat them at home 4-0 so hopefully we can match East Fife. Big ask for Barry. Link to comment
shooftahmooftah Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, GeorgeStreetReds said: East Fife beat them at home 4-0 so hopefully we can match East Fife. Big ask for Barry. East Fife beat them 4-0.!!!!!!!!!! Wait until the Clyde players see Barry Boy in the dugout with his smirky smilie face going from side to side. They will think it’s Linda Blair from the exorcist scaring the shit out of them. 24-0. Link to comment
Daisy1903 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 hours ago, Studebaker-90 said: Anybody attending this game needs psychologically examined. Or shot. I'll be there. Hamilton's ground is shite but it's only 40 mins away for me and loads of free parking about 10 feet from the ground 2 Link to comment
G man Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 16 hours ago, Ke1t said: Serious question, is it a sign of desperation or simply how far we've fallen in terms of expectation of what this club is capable of that guys are saying field the strongest team possible against a side currently sitting dead last (6 points adrift with 1 win in 17, with a goal difference of -17) in a league 3 divisions below us? I mean, in either case it's fucking depressing. The Scottish Cup is an important competition that we have not won since 1990. I cannot remember Fergie fielding weekend teams in the Scottish Cup at any time. This idea of resting players comes from the English Premier League where the money clubs earn from even finishing a few league places higher is worth far more than the money gained from the FA Cup. Link to comment
writeondon Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Can anyone help me with a reliable IPTV recommendation please? It’s for my dad, who is housebound now and really misses seeing us play, with only a few games now on regular tv. I got a recommendation last week, but the seller is awol unfortunately. Thank you! Link to comment
1903Fitba Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Back 5 and I’m confronting Robson pitch side. Link to comment
sheepcrooky Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, G man said: The Scottish Cup is an important competition that we have not won since 1990. I cannot remember Fergie fielding weekend teams in the Scottish Cup at any time. This idea of resting players comes from the English Premier League where the money clubs earn from even finishing a few league places higher is worth far more than the money gained from the FA Cup. He always did for the Saturday & Sunday, but sometimes for a midweek replay he didn’t. 1 Link to comment
Tord31 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Full team, 3-4 changes midweek vs St Johnstone and then full team again against Hearts Link to comment
G man Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 6 minutes ago, sheepcrooky said: He always did for the Saturday & Sunday, but sometimes for a midweek replay he didn’t. 😂😂 Link to comment
sheepcrooky Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I’m oot for this one. Going to HMT to watch Pretty Woman with Mrs Crooky. Link to comment
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