Huisdean

Would be very surprised if the SFA at all on this as another acronym for SFA is Sweet **** All

No as I think the same as you. Personally, I don't think semi finals should be played at Hampden, end of story. That was the case many years ago and as far as I am aware the only reason they are now played there is financial to justify the money wasted on upgrading Hampden. Hampden is a crap stadium, one of the few which was better with terraces instead of seating and I have been there when crowds of over 100000 still permitted. If Celtic win the replay Hampden may be full, with Dundee Utd, maybe 30000 crowd tops with big empty spaces. I was at both semi finals against Dundee and Dunfermline and both these matches had no atmosphere due to low crowds. Replay at Pittodrie was much better. We have earned our placed in the semi final regardless of what happens but Hampden should not be the venue for semi finals, simple as that.

dont your recordings normally start by giving you the right to remain silent ? That would be a novelty for IHE!!

Totally agree IHE. On the subject of bookings, I feel we have been on the end of some really poor refereeing decisions especially for cautions. haven't seen the United game so cannot comment on the cautions we received there but standard of refereeing is definitely worsening in Scotland.

You high bud, raven has been fantastic this season Mmm fantastic? Should you not be on the training pitch practising crosses and ball control David? As he has been doing for most of the season and yesterday was an exception FFS. You could see Raven was getting frustrated at his own performance but everyone is entitled to one bad game surely.

So, sandwiched in amongst all the posts is a answer to the original posts.

You cannot be serious. He was slow, looked overweight and had a touch like an elephant!

BBC match report says it should have been a penalty. "Pictures revealed that Reguero had indeed clipped Watkins and he struggled to retain his balance before tumbling." No question he was clipped, but no ref is going to give a pen for the way he went down. Not a criticism of Watkins, but he took two paces before going down. Feel the contact, go to ground - no argument. Fair play to Watkins if he tried to keep playing, but plenty would have played for the contact and won the pen. No criticism - just was never going to be given as it happened. Pretty sure the penalty should be award for the offence, not based on style marks for how the victim goes down...or have I got that wrong? Of course, but the delayed reaction was unconvincing. I think Marley genuinely tried to keep playing and was unbalanced by the clip, but it looked like he realised he wasn't going to make and went down. The issue really is: If he was clipped, ref has to give a pen; if ref didn't see it as a clip, he has to give Watkins a yellow card. I'm not sure what no pen and no yellow means? It means the referee was absolutely dreadful and made the wrong decision yet again. Referees can see if there is an advantage for the team who has been disadvantaged but call the play back if not and give a foul. In this case, it would have been a penalty. Truly dreadful refereeing today as witnessed by the booking of Nick Ross. Dreadful play acting by some County players today with McIntyre and Dodds trying to get ICT players booed at every occasion.

Don't think a showe and County fans go together somehow

Heavy snow forecast overnight and tomorrow will be the main issue

It just goes to show the silly money that goes around in English football as Shinnie would surely command a similar fee as he is a more developed and complete player. One thing I would say is that with Shinnie going to Aberdeen , he will be guaranteed a game. MIght have got more money moving down south but would that have benefitted his career. The Hamilton player may get more money but will he play regularly or will he end up getting lost in the system and dropping down the leagues. West Ham could easily write off a million quid without any issues if that happens.

I would play Doran instead of Williams. Didn't think he deserved to be dropped for Hamilton game and always plays well against County.

I certainly didn't see it coming - moving to the Championship, absolutely, but not to a club like Aberdeen. I don't think it's ludicrous to drop a player who doesn't want to be here. but we have already known for a few weeks that he would be leaving so would you have dropped him, or McKay as soon as they have said they were not signing a contract?.

Are you suggesting it was the feckin jeggies Thistle fans were always more polite than those rough uncouth Caley fans

Amazing alliteration

Am I the only one here who, far from wanting their bubble to burst, would like Aberdeen to win all but two games between now and the end of the season and, at last, break the tedious and damaging Glasgow stranglehold on the league title ? No. In all honestly, I would like to see Aberdeen win the title rather than Celtic. Even better would be ICT winning it but while I would truly love that to be the case, don't think it will happen. Until it is mathematically impossible however, keep believing!!

I read as "there has not been as much interest in my player as I hoped so I'll make it look like there has". If there was genuinely a huge amount of interest, I think the agent would not be sating this. Agents are just leeches taking monet out of the game and putting nothing back in.

Good post Bughtmaster

Don't get this with the stick Doran got on Sunday. He wasn't at his best but was by no means the worst on the pitch and to say he was a nonentity is ridiculous. He poses an attacking threat from either wing and is a creative player but only if he gets the ball which wasn't always the case on Sunday.

While there might be some truth in that, three consecutive defeats without scoring a single goal has to be down to more than not just getting a break. No need for despair just yet but if we come away from Dingwall on Thursday without at least a point things will be starting to look a bit grim. I agree

A lot of unjustified negativity on here after the game. Aberdeen probably created 2 clear chances and took one. Doubt if Brill had a save of note to make while their goalkeeper ceratinly had at least 4/5 good saves to keep Aberdeen in the game. We were unlucky yesterday, on another day we could have won easily but just don't seem to be getting a break just now.

I think the opening hours need to be reviewed and publicised better nrxt year. I am sure if that had been done, the shop might have done quite a bit of business. Alternatively, as they have sometimes done before, could they have taken a stall in the Eastgate Centre which was mobbed on Saturday and attracted some passing trade. Not having a go at the club but something to think about for next year perhaps?.

That will the caravan park then

?????? A post earlier on said that you can't do better than £15 return but it turns out you can. The crux of the matter is though, people can talk about breaking even etc. all they like, but for the price we pay, do we really see a standard of football that justifies it? I wonder how many people would like to come to more ICT games, but have simply been priced out by their own club. If prices keep going up, there'll probably be many more as time goes on. But you have to break even to sustain a team and provide the infrastructure that supports it. I don't think anyone could say we pay our players a fortune so difficult to see how we could reduce ticket prices and maintain the current standard of football. I simply do not believe the cost of attending games is as big a factor as people think but the fact that the number of games that are now on TV and people watch at home or in the pub is killing the game as people get out of the habit of attending. Do you really think that if we reduced prices to £15, gates would suddenly jump?. I hoinestly do not think that is the case.

I have to disagree. Mulgrew is not an international left back, or central defender, Wallace is playing in a lower league and Whittaker has had some suspect displays at left back. Shinnie deserves to be in the squad, not calling on him to start but should be part of the squad.