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By any measure, Aberdeen are in miserable form.  They have not scored a goal in 192 minutes football and have won only three of 17 league games since Christmas.  In the middle of that spell, they kicked off a crisis at Celtic, when a draw at Pittodrie was one of only two from nine points Celtic took in a month which saw the pendulum swing across the city.

Just days before that draw with Celtic, they sacked manager Barry Robson, who was only in the job a year.  He followed Jim Goodwin, who survived just less than a year.  That appointment came after Stephen Glass was dismissed 11 months after his appointment.  Since Barry left town, the club has made interim appointments of Peter Leven, Neil Warnock, then Peter Leven again.

In the three years since fans and major shareholder decided they could do better than Derek McInnes, the football public of Aberdeen have been taught a harsh lesson.  McInnes was in the job 8 years, won a trophy and had a percentage win rate unknown elsewhere by Aberdeen fans under 40.

They have a budget and squad superior to most  clubs in the league, but are a shambles of a club.  Search ‘Dunning-Kruger effect’ and you are bound to see photos of the Aberdeen chief exec and fans, experts all on things they have never done.  Mount Stupid is in Aberdeen, not far from the beach.

Instead of the third place they should be, they are ninth, but for what it’s worth, the pending appointment of Elfsborg manager, Jimmy Thelin, should improve things next season, especially if Jimmy brings in his own people – like a CEO and fans.  I don’t think the current crop are going to make the cut.

When we dropped points at Pittodrie, we suffered from the managerial change bounce, Robson was sacked immediately before our game.  Coincidentally, tomorrow’s Scottish Cup semi-final in Aberdeen’s first game since Thelin’s appointment was announced.

Expect Aberdeen players to care more about this one than a normal fixture.  They also have the incentive of European football to play for, which would be theirs for reaching the final.

Hampden, though, is our place.  We have a better record there over the last eight years than we do at Celtic Park.  22 wins and a solitary defeat after extra time is testament of how Celtic have repeatedly raised their game when it really counts.  Expect the champions to continue their recent good form.

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  1. Aipple on

    Sad news losing another member of this parish. From on here and other groups a well loved man by all accounts. Thoughts with those that have lost a loved one.

  3. !!Bada Bing!! on

    P67- interesting you say new Aberdeen manager should bring his own back room staff……a bit different from our Blind Date way of appointing management teams……

  4. QuadBhoy on

    !!BADA BING!! on 19TH APRIL 2024 12:07 PM

     

    “P67- interesting you say new Aberdeen manager should bring his own back room staff……”

     

     

    Did he say that? Or did he joke that he should bring a better CEO and fans with him to Aberdeen (presumably so that he might get time in the job to change the club’s fortunes) ?

     

     

    “Jimmy Thelin, should improve things next season, especially if Jimmy brings in his own people – like a CEO and fans.”

     

     

    QB

  5. An Tearmann on

    So true Aipple,Ger57 was a lovely guy.🙏

     

    I agree,thoughts with all who suffered loss

     

     

    P67 we work for what we achieve,the definition of shambles of a club could be applied to many.They defeated us at Pittodrie,respect to them, they have nothing to loose,we have a double to achieve,lets get on and put the work in.

     

     

    HH

  7. Tom McLaughlin on

    QUADBHOY

     

     

    He is bringing in his own backroom staff, although why that fact should be turned into a criticism of Celtic, only BADA BING would know.

  8. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Ouch.

     

     

    If you’re a lurking Don, best not read this article.

     

     

    For what it’s worth – I quite like the Aberdeen fans.

     

     

    Agree though that the club’s executive leadership do seem a bit silly sometimes.

  9. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Quad-own people……which you would assume his own assistants,like normal……instead of throwing guys together who have never even met…….

  11. An Dún on

    This match has crept up on me a bit. I won’t lie, the SC is a very distant second in terms of what I want this season. Obviously hope we reach the final but I’ll be losing no sleep over the SC provided we win our next 3/4 league games.

  12. QuadBhoy on

    TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 19TH APRIL 2024 12:17 PM

     

    “He is bringing in his own backroom staff, although why that fact should be turned into a criticism of Celtic, only BADA BING would know.”

     

     

    Yeah, I read an article on the BBC saying he was doing that but P67 I don’t think was saying a new manager should always bring his own ppl as suggested; I read it more as a joke about the impatient fans and CEO.

     

     

    As for the dig, Ange said on the record he was happy to work with those in place, evaluate and change / supplement as needed – which he did. Fair play to him esp. compared to Howe.

     

     

    BR I am less sure of but I imagine he was similarly minded or he would not have taken the job. He could not bring CD as he had moved on (Spurs?), and BR has since made changes so I am not sure where Celtic can be critiqued for this either.

     

     

    On an unrelated subject, if we get our crap together and win the Cup and League this year have we equalled the trophy haul of both £1brox clubs? I think I remember a comment at the start of the season saying if we wont the treble we’d be clear of both combined and “We welcome the chase” might never be heard of again… don’t know why I am thinking of that now.

     

     

    CountingChickensCSC

     

     

    QB

  13. Melvin Udall on

    RIP Ger57. Sad news.

     

     

    Carpe Diem 63, I’ve emailed CQN to share my email address with you. Just send me an email when you get it and we can arrange to catch up at Kitty O’Shea’s tomorrow for the game.

     

     

    Cheers. 🏆⚽️🍀🇮🇪🍻

  16. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67197721

     

     

    Given the focus on Aberdeen …. this is the one that got away.

     

     

    A reminder to us all perhaps of the value of Scottish clubs doing well in Europe.

     

     

    €166,000 and a coefficient points lost to the club.

     

     

    Possibly millions lost to the 2025 Scottish champions.

     

     

    🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  19. Celtic Mac on

    saint stivs

     

     

    “The Old Firm” Origins of.

     

    Somebody posted a link to the James O’Brian phone in where the guy offered up an explanation.

     

    I suggested it originated from a Celtic-Rangers Charity match…..promo posters etc, 1905-6?

  23. Burnley78 on

    Quadbhoy / Tom Mc

     

     

    We all know that there are many on here who know far more than Ange or Brendan about how a football club should be run.

     

     

    Especially if it gives reason to criticise one which has won 17 of the past 23 league titles.

  24. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    So the “run in” starts in earnest tomorrow. Win our next 4 games and we’ll be champions (again) and in a cup final.

     

     

    For me a potential double hinges on the performance of our wide players. The loss of Maeda was really disappointing and it would make my day if the manger tells us later that his injury is not as bad a first thought.

     

     

    Assuming he doesn’t, it’s up to Messrs Yang, Palma and Kuhn. Problem is, none of us knows what we’re going to get from these guys from one game to the next. On their day each is capable, but I can’t think of time when any of them has performed well in two consecutive games and if we are struggling in the wide areas, Kyogo is struggling as well.

     

     

    So to get a double over the line, two of the inconsistent three need to hit form for the remainder of the season.

  31. Hot Smoked on

    “TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 19TH APRIL 2024 11:52 AM

     

     

    HOT SMOKED also said “I blame the schools” after pointing out FIELDOOFDREAMS mistake.”

     

     

    That ” I blame the schools `” in my post was actually part of FOD`s comment. I put the speech marks in the wrong place.

     

    Sorry for any confusion that caused.

  32. Hot Smoked on

    MELVIN UDALL on 19TH APRIL 2024 2:00 PM

     

     

    I thought that was quite a good article. I can`t imagine the BBC would have been so positive when Broony was still with us :-))

  33. Melvin Udall on

    HOT SMOKED on 19TH APRIL 2024 2:13 PM

     

    MELVIN UDALL on 19TH APRIL 2024 2:00 PM

     

     

    I thought that was quite a good article. I can`t imagine the BBC would have been so positive when Broony was still with us :-))

     

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    Agreed 100%

  36. mncelt on

    Very sorry to hear the news about Ger57’s passing. I recall many years ago seeing his moniker and thinking he was an interloper from the dark side. Couldn’t have been more wrong.

     

     

    RIP.

  37. !!Bada Bing!! on

    ‘Dundee didn’t have a lot of shots on target,so we done something right….’….way to go Phil.

     

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