chris123

The North stand looks close to capacity from the tv pictures.

:017: What game were you at?

I'll be there. 10000000000000000000000th goal and all that.

I remember when the Scottish cup days were our big day, one of those games you really looked forward to, with a big team and a bigger attendance. Win or lose, it was always a good day.

Highlights Russel Drunken apparently

I must have missed these 5 minutes. Yantorno was rubbish. I thought him and Skelton were easily there best players. I was even pondering Yantorno as a possible replacement for Rankin :024: I thought Wyness had a nightmare today and he's normally a very good player for us. He brushed aside time and time again, didn't look interested and rarely broke out of a trot. I couldn't believe it when Niculae was taken off instead of him It must have been you that voted for Mcbain as MoTM on the POY vote then. He was only on the park 15 mins :015: I never do vote on POTY :029:

Just back from the game, don't think we were bad at all, we were very professional against an extremely poorly organised side. Gretna turned up today, and there was 5 minutes in the first half before we scored when Yantorno was pissing all over us. They have some good players, but an unbeleivably clueless manager. They should take heart, however, from the fact that Hearts are in meltdown. We played some good stuff in patches and we were strong defensively, minus a few slip ups in the first half. Frasrer-His usual self Hastings-Really beginning to play like a full back now, has combined last years superb defensive preformances with a new found freedom to get forward, getting down the flank and putting in a cross. Munro-Solid and commanding, back to his superb best. Proctor-Excellent game, Proctor is one of the fittest players in our squad, and reads the game very well. Tokely-Still not tracking back fast enough for my liking, but unlike every other manager in this league, clueless Irons didn't clock on to that. Got forward and linked up with players well. Cowie-Looked off the pace, perhaps I'm paranoid, but I fear his relationship with the fans, the coach and his team mates is totally off at the moment. Black- Didn't take the game by the scruff of the neck like he usually does, but still an excellent preformance by our most talented individual. Rankin- Had a funny game today, perhaps alot to do with recent speculation, one minute his cross would fair to make it past the first man, the next he is drilling one in to the box with the perfect ammount of accuracy and speed, one of those that "just needs a touch." Wyness- I actually thought he had an excellent game :024: Excellent first touch and linked up well with Marius, unlucky with his header. There was one delightful pass where, from the middle of the park he chipped it over the Gretna boys head and into space. Niculae- Excellent preformance, what a change from Wednesday. For all the critisiscm he's got on this thread, listening to the radio on the way back, Irvine got it spot on, he looked like an international player today. McBain- His usual self. I am a massive fan. Bayne- Another one thats off the pace, see Cowie :024: Patty- Excellent preformance, direct and powerful, with just the right amount of skill. I thought it was quite funny when h got pulled up for fouling the same Gretna player about three times in 2 minutes. All in all good preformance, bring on Hibs

Would have been nice if he could have said something about Rankin, anything. :rolleyes02:

Gaun yersel wee man.

Thats because those two are the best freekick takers in their team. Having watched Mikey on many occasions that these players are better equiped for freekicks: Cowie Bazza Rankin Black Niculae Hastings McGuire Tokely McBain Hart Bayne Wyness Proctor Munro Duncan

I think they should pour money into our wonderful club. And there was a nice firework display over Pittodrie the other day. I also have a feeling that Fraser and Sellar have more against the idea than just that the Kessock Bridge is outwith Inverness (which I don't think it is).

Superman actually. Rosscoe always looks up and trys to play the ball forward. He is strong and good in the air. He communicates very well with the rest of the team. He has experienced football at every level. He gives 110% every game. People are very quick to forget these things when he makes a few bad tackles. Our own Ian Black and Graham Bayne can't tackle to save their mums life. Neither can Scholes. or Roberto Carlos. Or Daniel Alves. Or Matthew Taylor. The only problem I have with Rosscoe is that he can't track back, leaving Phil and Grant exposed. However he is clearly trying to cut this from his game, and I thought he was excellent yesterday, I have seen Aluko tear players apart, I watched him destroy Hibs' full back Murphy the other week, a player currently being looked at by both sides of the old firm. Rosscoe had him in his pocket the whole game.

Or maybe he likes winning trophies, a superior atmosphere, a superior training facility and regular champions league football. Just a thought :004: You got me there....ad much rather be visitiing the likes of gretna, St Mirren and ourselves than say the likes of Man Utd, Chelasea, Liverpool and the Arsenals of this world :014: Yes, but he can do that with a bigger club in time, Fergie is a massive fan, Wenger was supposed to be intersted and Chelsea don't like to fall behind. But he can do better than Spurs.

Or maybe he likes winning trophies, a superior atmosphere, a superior training facility and regular champions league football. Just a thought :004:

I love it when they drop the geography line so they can **** off to some has been club for more money.

Yes TCF, but if you had your way Tokely would be playing as a striker

I think Brew may already have cottoned on to that, but with Dennis not fit and Bayne being truely dreadful this season, hes had no other options. I can see a striker with pace coming in in the summer to spearhead Brews 4-5-1 away from home. Dean Shiels please Offiong more likely (although he'd be great aswell)

Awful game. The wind didn't help mind, worst conditions for football so far this season. I didn't actually think Tokely played that bad, but what a bloody stupid tackle. Tackle from behind in the penalty box ffs, and everyone knows how easy Miller goes down. There were some positives, although very few. Fraser had a good game, couple of good stops, his kicking wasn't to great but I think those that were at the game will agree with me that any keeper in the world would have struggled to judge their kicks in those conditions. I thought Richard Hastings edged it as our best player on the day. Good to see a big crowd down. Brewsters right, we did dominate, there was a period in the second half where Aberdeen couldn't even get it out of their own half, but we failed to create any real clear cut chances, Marius was probably the best. Marius had a stinker today, his worst game yet, but then out of knowhere he played this unbeleiveable pass out wide to Hastings (I think) lifting it over the defender with the outside of his boot and curling it into Hastings path. I don't think the midfield really clicked today, blackie had the closest thing to a good game, but even he was giving away stupid passes. Bayne was awful today aswell, several chances where the ball was played over the top of the defence, but he didn't have the pace to get their, so he just gave up. Why Wyness didn't come on i'll never know. There was a period in the second half where corner after corner was dropping in the Aberdeen box, and all it needed was that "fox in the box" type player to pop up and stick in the back of the net.

Im not quite sure I understand whats going on, has Frail been dismissed, demoted or what.

BBC says Phil will play, but if not I wouldn't be suprised if Caff came in, can't see Watt playing.

There's a challenge then ..... for the end of 2008, come up with a few "sketches" you would like to see on OAE from what happens in the SPL in the coming 12 months and post it as an alternative to IHE's panto ....... Blimey... I really should learn to keep my mouth shut.

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Watons impressions are top drawer, Souness in particular. However the comedy is poor, I could have written some of that pap.

Hmm :024: Perhaps weve seem Diamond at different times, but he's been there stand out player everytime I've seen them.

Diamond is out :022: