Today I saw a team that wanted to win, and played some good football. Unfortunately it was not Aberdeen, it was an u13 girls team.
Aberdeen could learn a thing or 2 from them.
We scored against the run of play and never really pushed to kill off the game.
Aberdeen looked like they were too scared to lose the game, which was strange since they were already safe from the dreaded drop. It was a scrappy goal but Maclean almost scored a 2nd when the ball cracked off the bar.
But apart from that we seemed content to just sit back and let Saint Johnstone come at us. In the end we got what we deserved.
If this is the sort of entertaining football Mcghee is planning to have us play then all I can say is FAIL.....Next Please.
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Vital 3 points
Today's game at Pittodrie was a real 6 pointer. A win and we would move 9 points clear of bottom club Falkirk, defeat and we would be only 3 points clear. The worry was which Aberdeen side would show up. The team that battled against Celtic, Hibs, Hearts (in January) and Dundee United, or the flops who have shown up for most of the last 15 games. We needed to win the game, did not matter if it was scrappy a win was more important than the performance.
We did not sound to be under too much pressure and Steven Macleans goal was enough to give us the vital 3 points. We did not play silky football but got stuck in when it mattered. We made a few bad passes in the game but we lived to fight another day.
Now with the threat of Relegation more or less gone hopefully with the pressure off we can go out and enjoy the rest of the season and pick up a few more points.
Mark Mcghee is still fighting for his future and I still need convinced he deserves to be here next season.
If he is still here I hope he gets his act together and signs some players and does not mess around trying to get players we can't afford or who don't want to come here like he did last summer. Seemed to put all his eggs in 1 basket and when we never got the players we were left with a couple of panic buys.
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We did not sound to be under too much pressure and Steven Macleans goal was enough to give us the vital 3 points. We did not play silky football but got stuck in when it mattered. We made a few bad passes in the game but we lived to fight another day.
Now with the threat of Relegation more or less gone hopefully with the pressure off we can go out and enjoy the rest of the season and pick up a few more points.
Mark Mcghee is still fighting for his future and I still need convinced he deserves to be here next season.
If he is still here I hope he gets his act together and signs some players and does not mess around trying to get players we can't afford or who don't want to come here like he did last summer. Seemed to put all his eggs in 1 basket and when we never got the players we were left with a couple of panic buys.
Stand Free
Sunday, April 11, 2010
School boy errors
With the SPL results going the way they did yesterday, Aberdeen found themselves only 6 points ahead of bottom club Falkirk, making today's home game against St Jonstone even more important if they did not want to be dragged into a relegation battle. Although St Johnstone started the better team Darren Mackie scored his 2nd goal in 2 games to pus us 1 up and I felt we really had to go on from there and finish the game off.
But within 9 minutes we found ourselves 2-1 down thanks to 2 very basic errors. One from Jamie Langfield when he came out into a crowded penalty area to get a ball he had no chance of getting and let Kenny Deuchars header loop over him. Then a few minutes later it was another school boy error from Zander Diamond when instead of hoofing the ball out of danger tried to head the ball along the ground.
Aberdeen could have had a penalty when St Johnstone handled just inside the box, but the ref gave a free kick on the edge of the box, but even still the performance we put in we got what we deserved, although I am sure Mark Mcghee will use it as an excuse as he seems happy to blame everyone but himself.
I now fear for next weeks game against Falkirk and really wonder if Mark Mcghee should even be the man incharge for the next 5 vital games.
The crowd was the lowest Pittodrie crowd of the season and that can only get worse.
Mcghee looks to be out of Idea's, especially when he is bringing on (and no disrespect for the lad who did nothing wrong) a kid who is still at high school in a time when we need to be winning games. Maybe it shows our lack of depth in the squad, but then you have to wonder why Macguire was allowed to go away on loan.
Let the relegation battle begin
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But within 9 minutes we found ourselves 2-1 down thanks to 2 very basic errors. One from Jamie Langfield when he came out into a crowded penalty area to get a ball he had no chance of getting and let Kenny Deuchars header loop over him. Then a few minutes later it was another school boy error from Zander Diamond when instead of hoofing the ball out of danger tried to head the ball along the ground.
Aberdeen could have had a penalty when St Johnstone handled just inside the box, but the ref gave a free kick on the edge of the box, but even still the performance we put in we got what we deserved, although I am sure Mark Mcghee will use it as an excuse as he seems happy to blame everyone but himself.
I now fear for next weeks game against Falkirk and really wonder if Mark Mcghee should even be the man incharge for the next 5 vital games.
The crowd was the lowest Pittodrie crowd of the season and that can only get worse.
Mcghee looks to be out of Idea's, especially when he is bringing on (and no disrespect for the lad who did nothing wrong) a kid who is still at high school in a time when we need to be winning games. Maybe it shows our lack of depth in the squad, but then you have to wonder why Macguire was allowed to go away on loan.
Let the relegation battle begin
Stand Free
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Silence of the lambs
Well the Rangers fans can continue to wave their Silence of the Lambs since 1991 flag for another year as Aberdeen failed to get anything from the game at Ibrox.
I thought the team battled well but gave the ball away far too much and the final ball to the forwards was terrible. Darren Mackie scored a consolation goal but that was the only shot that really troubled Alan Mcgregor in the Rangers goal. It was good to see Jack Grimmer get his debut but I had to question if it was wise to bring in such a young player in a game against Rangers at Ibrox when we were all ready 3-1 down. Luckily he did well and we did not give up anymore goals after he came on.
Rangers now need 2 more wins to wrap up the SPL title while Aberdeen are looking over their shoulders at Falkirk. The Dons need 3 more wins (9 points) to make sure of safety.
It will be a nervy finish to the season and hopefully the dismal Dons will be up for the battle.
With Saint Johnstone who are still going for the top 6 up next, Sunday's game will be another tough battle.
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I thought the team battled well but gave the ball away far too much and the final ball to the forwards was terrible. Darren Mackie scored a consolation goal but that was the only shot that really troubled Alan Mcgregor in the Rangers goal. It was good to see Jack Grimmer get his debut but I had to question if it was wise to bring in such a young player in a game against Rangers at Ibrox when we were all ready 3-1 down. Luckily he did well and we did not give up anymore goals after he came on.
Rangers now need 2 more wins to wrap up the SPL title while Aberdeen are looking over their shoulders at Falkirk. The Dons need 3 more wins (9 points) to make sure of safety.
It will be a nervy finish to the season and hopefully the dismal Dons will be up for the battle.
With Saint Johnstone who are still going for the top 6 up next, Sunday's game will be another tough battle.
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JC'S Revenge
Aberdeen still had some very slim hope's going into the Easter Sunday game against Killie of finishing in the top 6.
How Ironic that the man who steadied the ship and made us a constanstant top 6 team over the last 5 or 6 years was the man who halted that run and condemned us to a relegation battle.
Aberdeen hardly threatened and Killie looked like the team who wanted the 3 points more.
In my opinion the 1st goal should not of stood because the player Grassi was trying to stop the ball getting to when he scored the own goal was a mile offside so how was he not interfering with play, but even still it was no more than Killie deserved.
We are lucky we had a good spell earlier in the season or we might be in even more trouble as the teams we struggle against are the teams who battle and shut up shop at the back, and those are the teams we will be facing in the final 5 games of the season.
I really cannot see us going down but this season has been a backward step of major proportion's. We keep hearing that it is a transitional season. Normally that means taking a struggling team and taking time to make them better, not taking a top 6 team and turning them into relegation battlers.
Many of the Aberdeen faithfull are fast losing patience with Mark Mcghee and it would not suprise me to see him gone by the end of the season. This season maybe over but next season will be crucial whether Mcghee is still here or not. Another season like this and the fans who have stuck with the team through thick and thin may never return.
Ibrox is the next stop for the dour Dons and I can't see them getting anything but a hammering from the champions in waiting.
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How Ironic that the man who steadied the ship and made us a constanstant top 6 team over the last 5 or 6 years was the man who halted that run and condemned us to a relegation battle.
Aberdeen hardly threatened and Killie looked like the team who wanted the 3 points more.
In my opinion the 1st goal should not of stood because the player Grassi was trying to stop the ball getting to when he scored the own goal was a mile offside so how was he not interfering with play, but even still it was no more than Killie deserved.
We are lucky we had a good spell earlier in the season or we might be in even more trouble as the teams we struggle against are the teams who battle and shut up shop at the back, and those are the teams we will be facing in the final 5 games of the season.
I really cannot see us going down but this season has been a backward step of major proportion's. We keep hearing that it is a transitional season. Normally that means taking a struggling team and taking time to make them better, not taking a top 6 team and turning them into relegation battlers.
Many of the Aberdeen faithfull are fast losing patience with Mark Mcghee and it would not suprise me to see him gone by the end of the season. This season maybe over but next season will be crucial whether Mcghee is still here or not. Another season like this and the fans who have stuck with the team through thick and thin may never return.
Ibrox is the next stop for the dour Dons and I can't see them getting anything but a hammering from the champions in waiting.
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