ERNIE Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, DD1903 said: I'd argue he's been replaced like for like, as he was an absolute bombscare Sorry don't agree.Also underrated what he did going forward and a good crosser.Maybe not the fastest but he was also good enough to get a few call ups for Scotland... Link to comment
Russell Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 I think the Venn diagram for 'Robson is a serviceable manager' and 'Considine is a serviceable defender' is a single circle Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 hours ago, Andy_123 said: A tragic reflection of our recent recruitment is that Considine would probably be our best CB this season at the age of 36 with a rebuilt knee... Wouldn’t surprise to see him return next season, not as a player but as part of a new coaching setup. Just a hunch. Link to comment
DD1903 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 56 minutes ago, ERNIE said: Sorry don't agree.Also underrated what he did going forward and a good crosser.Maybe not the fastest but he was also good enough to get a few call ups for Scotland... Local boy andy seemed to get away with a lot. He made the same mistakes week after week, year after year. Never learning from them. There was literally no other centre halves available when he was called up. 1 1 1 Link to comment
strachanmcgheegoal Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 13 minutes ago, DD1903 said: Local boy andy seemed to get away with a lot. He made the same mistakes week after week, year after year. Never learning from them. There was literally no other centre halves available when he was called up. But by the same token nor did we sign a left back (I can think of) to provide any competition. Symptomatic of the “that’ll do” era Link to comment
NEM Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/17/2024 at 11:59 PM, RUL said: We’ve ran up operating losses of 5.29m and 6.27m last 2 seasons. We basically need to sell 12m worth of players every 2 seasons or reach the group of europe every season. What are we spending money on to lose £5 and £6 million? Certainly can’t be the shite on the park Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, NEM said: What are we spending money on to lose £5 and £6 million? Certainly can’t be the shite on the park 76% of our turnover goes on wages. Add the transfer fees paid on top of that and hey presto you've got a significant amount of money going on the shite on the park. Link to comment
NEM Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, aberdeen1970 said: 76% of our turnover goes on wages. Add the transfer fees paid on top of that and hey presto you've got a significant amount of money going on the shite on the park. What’s the turnover? £15 million or so? If we’re blootering £6 million per year on top, that is gross mismanagement IYAM. 1 Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Just now, NEM said: What’s the turnover? £15 million or so? If we’re blootering £6 million per year on top, that is gross mismanagement IYAM. Indeed Link to comment
Donderheid Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Get the the players on playing performance contracts, they would be due the club a fortune, problem solved 👍🏻 1 Link to comment
RUL Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 37 minutes ago, NEM said: What are we spending money on to lose £5 and £6 million? Certainly can’t be the shite on the park 2022 Our wage bill (including all staff) 9m and 150 paid members of staff. Aberdeen don’t break down but “other” expenses was £4.6m. I suspect this includes paying off shite managers contracts, transport/hotel costs, fuck knows what else but hospitality food etc. There was chat we spend 500k a year on pittodrie. Seemingly we spent 3m on new players and 851k was lost on assets losing value. Link to comment
DD1903 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 hours ago, strachanmcgheegoal said: But by the same token nor did we sign a left back (I can think of) to provide any competition. Symptomatic of the “that’ll do” era We did. Then made him a midfielder... Link to comment
Scotty_Toronto Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Coincidentally(!) our downward slide coincided with Considine's injury on that tattle patch in Eastern Europe. Possibly AFC's most underrated and under appreciated player ever. Deserved better from Goodwin. (Then again... we all did.) Would love to see him back involved in a role with the club at some point. 1 4 1 Link to comment
Andy_123 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 hours ago, Willo flood said: I think he’d be our worst, to be honest. Have you not watched Jensen this season? Morris is getting plenty grief for not being of the required standard but Jensen really isn’t far behind him. An awful centre back Link to comment
Russell Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 33 minutes ago, Scotty_Toronto said: Coincidentally(!) our downward slide coincided with Considine's injury on that tattle patch in Eastern Europe. Possibly AFC's most underrated and under appreciated player ever. Deserved better from Goodwin. (Then again... we all did.) Would love to see him back involved in a role with the club at some point. He was always good on RedTv and obviously a fan so no issues with him coming back. Definitely was time for him to go though. Link to comment
Scotty_Toronto Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, Russell said: He was always good on RedTv and obviously a fan so no issues with him coming back. Definitely was time for him to go though. Or... sign a final 2 year deal, fill in from the bench when needed, and ease into youth coaching or whatever afterwards. He would have been great to have around. Link to comment
Russell Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 10 minutes ago, Scotty_Toronto said: Or... sign a final 2 year deal, fill in from the bench when needed, and ease into youth coaching or whatever afterwards. He would have been great to have around. Admittedly I don't watch St Johnstone but if I recall he has been shite against us including a red card and own goal Link to comment
Scotty_Toronto Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, Russell said: Admittedly I don't watch St Johnstone but if I recall he has been shite against us including a red card... It was his birthday, wasn't it? 3 minutes ago, Russell said: ...and own goal He was fouled. Didn't stand. Anyway, I believe he wanted a 2 year deal but the club was only prepared to give him one. I would have given him a 2 year deal (which doesn't mean he'd be a starter) with the prospect of hiring him after that to work for the club behind the scenes. (All moot now. Just saying that it's one thing that the club could have perhaps handled better.) Link to comment
thurso Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Andy_123 said: Have you not watched Jensen this season? Morris is getting plenty grief for not being of the required standard but Jensen really isn’t far behind him. An awful centre back Jensen might not be the best currently but he is so far ahead of Morris it’s unreal. Morris is one of the worst players to ever pull on an Aberdeen top and I don’t say that lightly as we have had some shit players play for us Link to comment
Millertime Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 8 hours ago, Scotty_Toronto said: Or... sign a final 2 year deal, fill in from the bench when needed, and ease into youth coaching or whatever afterwards. He would have been great to have around. Yep Shame he asked for a ridiculous wage, eh? Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/18/2024 at 10:23 AM, At The Border Guy said: Been looking at our squad and realising our player turnover has been even more insane than I realised. Hayes the only first-team player who played under McInnes in his last season - less than 3 years ago! Absolutely no stability on the pitch at all under this guy. Around this time 2 seasons ago, 26.2.22, we had the game against Dundee United when Alex Ferguson was up. Aberdeen Teamsheet Lewis, Gallagher, Ramirez, Besuijen, Montgomery (Ruth 93), Ojo, McLennan(McGeouch 67), Ferguson, Bates, Barron, Kennedy (Jenks 77). considering we stuck out just about the same team season after season with a few adjustments for years under mcinnes it is incredible. Just 2 years ago and only Barron still here from those who featured. 1 Link to comment
NEM Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 11 hours ago, RUL said: 2022 Our wage bill (including all staff) 9m and 150 paid members of staff. Aberdeen don’t break down but “other” expenses was £4.6m. I suspect this includes paying off shite managers contracts, transport/hotel costs, fuck knows what else but hospitality food etc. There was chat we spend 500k a year on pittodrie. Seemingly we spent 3m on new players and 851k was lost on assets losing value. Clarkson when genius Robbo decided he should play as a sweeper? 1 Link to comment
NEM Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 10 hours ago, Andy_123 said: Have you not watched Jensen this season? Morris is getting plenty grief for not being of the required standard but Jensen really isn’t far behind him. An awful centre back Jensen isn't our worst centre half, he's far better than Gartenmann Link to comment
NEM Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Byrne Baby Byrne said: Around this time 2 seasons ago, 26.2.22, we had the game against Dundee United when Alex Ferguson was up. Aberdeen Teamsheet Lewis, Gallagher, Ramirez, Besuijen, Montgomery (Ruth 93), Ojo, McLennan(McGeouch 67), Ferguson, Bates, Barron, Kennedy (Jenks 77). considering we stuck out just about the same team season after season with a few adjustments for years under mcinnes it is incredible. Just 2 years ago and only Barron still here from those who featured. TBF there's only 2 or 3 on that list you'd still want here Link to comment
davieb Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 If Cormack wants to blow his kid's inheritance on this shite, then he ain't the smart businessman his PR machine has projected to the world. Nobody to blame but himself! Link to comment
Broken_Glass Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 9 hours ago, Scotty_Toronto said: It was his birthday, wasn't it? He was fouled. Didn't stand. Anyway, I believe he wanted a 2 year deal but the club was only prepared to give him one. I would have given him a 2 year deal (which doesn't mean he'd be a starter) with the prospect of hiring him after that to work for the club behind the scenes. (All moot now. Just saying that it's one thing that the club could have perhaps handled better.) He was pish for years with less pace than David Winnie. Red tinted spectacles at their best. People and their misty eyed recollections often get it wrong. Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Steve Tosh thinks a review of the football operation is not required. Is he on the drink? You wonder about the thinking, regarding folk like him and Willie Miller. What bit are they not understanding? Link to comment
Dynamo Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, sooth_stander said: Steve Tosh thinks a review of the football operation is not required. Is he on the drink? More than likely Link to comment
aberdeen1970 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 minute ago, sooth_stander said: Steve Tosh thinks a review of the football operation is not required. Is he on the drink? Maybe angling for a place on the FMB Link to comment
Byrne Baby Byrne Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 23 minutes ago, NEM said: TBF there's only 2 or 3 on that list you'd still want here Aye. At best. just a shame the upheaval required all the time Link to comment
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