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With the squad we've got at the moment, we should have beaten Dundee relatively easily. Doesn't bode well for the next two matches. I hope we can keep the score in the league match against celtic respectable to give ourselves any resemblance of a chance in the cup semi. If brill is fit to play, he should definitely be back in the side.

Dreadful match.

Ah no, Collum is coming up to spoil it.

This split is a costly headache for fans like RiG and myself (and others) who rely on public transport to travel home and away. No wonder the game is dying.

And if that doesn't work, we can play them as Inverness in the following match.

Spot on. Would be good to see Doran and Ross start - pretty obvious things ain't working at the moment.

Bogey team.

Merger thread imminent...

10am start for me. Far too early. When are the tickets on sale?

Hopefully you'll be able to make it up for it. The Sunday will be a problem for quite a number of fans. Any idea when the dates will be announced? Am I correct to assume BBC Scotland have the rights to broadcast one of the matches? The TV schedules for the weekend of the semi finals is: Saturday 18th of April: 1215 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town Championship, Sky Sports 1 1730 Chelsea vManchester United Premier League, Sky Sports 1 Sunday 19th April: 1330 Manchester City v West Ham United Premier League, Sky Sports 1 1600 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur Premier League, Sky Sports 1

Another merger thread imminent...

The final will be on the 30th of May, right? Yeah, that's right. Should be a good match. I think we'll beat Falkirk over the 90 minutes.

The final will be on the 30th of May, right?

"He done well" - absolutely meltdown stuff.

I think a combination in the Inverness area of the rain moderating and the high winds helping a lot of water to evaporate from the surface should hopefully save the day. Strange, isn't it, how weather forecasters uniquely seem to speak in shorthand. The quoted forecast doesn't have a finite verb or hence proper sentence to its name! This seems to be a way of life in the weather forecasting community. Could you imagine chatting up a weather girl in a pub. "Do you come here often?" "No, just meeting friend and going to cinema." "Do you fancy a drink some time perhaps?" "Not really. Meeting friend in five minutes so have to go." "Would you like to give me your phone number?" "Boyfriend not happy about that. Bit of a jealous sod." "Is he from around here ?" "No. Severe Gael from the west and not expected to moderate in foreseeable future." Michael Fish wannabes.

Kylie McMullan was an assistant ref in our last match against Ross County.

Summer football sounds very sensible. I'm sure RiG will agree.

It's all down to Ricky Ross now.

Summer football is the way forward.

Esson Raven Devine Meekings Shinnie Draper Tansey Watkins Christie Ross Ofere

Eh? No Christie in the stating XI?!

Pepper scored on his debut in this match https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PCkkpbTYsXY

Standing in section E can lead to other fans moaning about not being able to see the match. (Granted, that hasn't been the case so much lately.) Might it be possible to get a cover over the West stand and remove the seats? Or would they have to install the German-style foldable seats Scotty mentioned? I think it would lead to higher attendances.

Article on the stv website today about safe standing. http://m.stv.tv/sport/football/clubs/aberdeen/311451-is-safe-standing-coming-soon-premiership-clubs-state-their-position/ Any plans for the club to introduce this? Could we have a standing area where the West stand seating is? Might a safe standing area boost crowds?

STV reporting Nadir Ciftci has been served with a Notice of Complaint by the Scottish FA's Compliance Officer and faces a two match ban.