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I thought that we played really well in the 2nd half and think we deserved to win. As pointed out above stand outs were Bayne, McBain, Dargo, Munro, Hastings and Wilson who was MOTM by a country mile. Hastings was solid throughout the game but his one little lapse cost us 3 points when he stood off hart just a bit too much which proves just how cruel football is. Munro was fantastic in defence clearing the ball from the foot off an Aberdeen player on a couple of occasions. McBain was really good as well but seems to have the freedom of the pitch and hardly ever seemed to turn up on the left wing where I thought he was meant to be, Dargo harried the Aberdeen defenders and did exactly what we should have been doing by closing people down and not standing off them. Bayne won so many headers and held the ball up well. Wilson - what can I say!? I thought that was a vintage performance from the guy. He was everywhere, absolutely everywhere. Going back to McBain being posted missing on the left it was Wilson who appeared there to provide an outlet for the attack and he was equally effective on the right. He helped out the defence and was always available to get attacks going by offering himself for the defence to find him after an Aberdeen attack was repelled. He was simply outstanding.

That was a brilliant Away support last night from Aberdeen and the fans that travelled through should be applauded. There was easily 1,500 there minimum.

Personally I thought against Mirren while he was solid in the challenge his distribution was God awful and any pass he made went right back to a Mirren player and brought the pressure back on us. It was the same last night although perhaps not as bad. I think he should stay in for Hibs but maybe another iffy performance might have CC thinking...

1,000 Dons fans coming through supposedly.

*ICT Not Giving Up On Dods*

I might go and watch Huntly play Cove.

Rumour appears to be dead. I should have said it was only a loan deal at the start. Peterhead have got some guy in from Aberdeen on loan to cover for the now departed Mathers. Might still look at Fraser in the future but it seems, for now, he is going nowhere.

I can now confirm that I will actually be at the game on Monday so will miss seeing everyone but on the plus side you won't have to put up with me moaning!

Charlie Christie was also quoted as saying that at some coaches conference at Gleneagles (?) he was speaking to Sir Alex Ferguson and he told young Charles that it took about 18 months to fix one of his big names up on a new contract :010:

Hopefully he is a defender/midfielder/striker :003:

It was rather humours! Well done Charles :001:

Apparently Patersons first move at Peterhead has been to get Mike Fraser in from us. This could go in any of the 3 footie forums so I don't know what is best! :015:

One game always stands out for me with regards to this debate - the final game of the 2003/04 season v Saint Johnstone when, in the first 25 minutes, we passed them so far off the park they'd have been as well going on a dolphin cruise in the Firth. We utterly destroyed them and I have never seen an ICT performance like it this season and yet we are doing better than ever!? :017: :015:

The biggest problem we appear to have at Home is trying to play counter attack while at home - long balls and sitting in. Doesn't work when the opposition are doing the same thing most of the time - see Dunfermline, Falkirk and St. Mirren for examples. That's what we need to change. Not the formation. Lets pass it, keep the ball and try and draw them out like what St. Mirren did to us on Saturday and we all saw how much they destroyed us in the 2nd half and were at times unlucky not to get a 2nd goal.

The girl in the photo. I must admit I haven't quite perfected the internet perve manner that other posters on here seem to have done. Must brush up :001: :002:

Similarily, their reaction after Gallas left was nothing short of disgusting.

Certainly not a road I want to be driving along full stop! A guy died today in a crash on a good bit of the road near Huntly :007:

Exactly - so why change it? Likewise, you along with others have been very positive towards the teams eprformances and rightly so but the formation has to be changed? Doubt it. Is this a hint of boo boo coming out here Gary? :016: And I totally agree but you know the best way to do it? Pass the **** ball and get rid of this long ball stuff. Mind times when we came up against Hibs - the best passing team in Scotland™ - and we have destroyed them? By out passing them and we did this with 4 - 4 - 2. That's what we do best when we play to our strengths. So lets do that! :001:

Spot on Scotto. You have to wonder why, if the fans could see it wasn't working, the players weren't getting along with it and with St. Mirren pounding us, we didn't stop playing long ball and change our style of play?

I don't think that is what happened. If anything what happened was they had already contacted Paterson and Cooper before Saturdays game with Cowdenbeath.

I only saw the first few minutes before heading out but I note that Moaninghoe has had a go at Barcas diving. This from a man in charge of Drogba, Lampard and, based on the first few minutes I saw, Ashley Cole.

Yes. But that table shows that Celtic have won all their games in the last month. ICT haven't. So if GS was to get it wouldn't be suprising.

She'd get it.

If I don't go to the game I'll come along. It's close to my flat as well so that's handy. And if we lose we can trash Pittodrie. If we win we can do the same :001:

Understatement alert!