exiledjag

Don't see this happening if he is up against Foster - who will give him the Zanetta treatment - put him into his back pocket!!

I think we have to put today's result into perspective. Hamilton was always going to be a difficult game for a number of reasons. The fact they are on a good run, the result on our previous visit and that they were looking at 3 successive defeats from us had they lost. In addition there was also the fact they have been playing games (and winning) and we haven't been playing. The odds were against us winning and the fact that we played well and should probably have won is a big positive. Looking at the result in the context of other fixtures Arbroath lost, ICT and Raith drew and Killie won so all in not a bad days work. As far as Tiffoney not passing to Rudden I think it was simply a bad decision from a player who got a bit greedy or was looking for a bit of personal glory! No doubt the manager will speak to him about the poor decision making. If we can win next Friday night v Killie that would be a good result and make today's result look even better.

I think given that Hamilton have found a bit confidence and form and will be mindful of the hammering we gave them on our last visit I would be happy with a draw. With all our recent troubles, covid etc I imagine Accies will start favourites however our strikers have been misfiring in recent games so perhaps this is the game where they come good again. I expect a tight game and if we can dominate their big striker, the guy who scored their goal in the 6-1 game, then I think we can win. I hope we have a strong referee as Tiffoney, going by comments from the Hamilton manager, will be given special attention! C'mon the Jags

A week of nothing then a burst of activity - Snedden, Crawford and Alinola! Gets the excitement levels up, doesn't it! To those 'in the know' can we expect anymore signings? With these signings/extensions I would like us to play: Sneddon Akinola/Mayo/Holt Foster/Crawford/Turner/Docherty/Tiffoney Rudden (or McIver)/Graham Bannigan on the bench to give him a rest plus as much as I like him he is not direct enough in his play. Formation is largely guesswork on my part as I don't know much about Crawford and is to some extent contrived to get Turner into an attacking central midfield role. Of course more signings and it's all change.

Perhaps the best signing in this window.

Don't forget we are £350k adrift of the rest of the clubs in this league? Could mean more wheeling and dealing which tales time!

The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) was first discussed in 1948 (earliest record I can find). It was only completed and opened a few years ago! 40 years+ seems to be the timescale for these large scale projects

As I have said I think there is a player in there so I agree with the above. A minimum of 6 successive games to get him up to speed and build confidence.

Surprisingly the majority of conversation on this thread is about a player leaving (Rudden) and players we don't need (Lyons, Murray) and earlier I think McIver was mentioned in this context. I eouldnt be too bothered if Murray or Rudden left the club provided, in Rudden's case, we got some money that could be reinvested in improving the squad. I think Lyons should be given a real chance to show what he can do, say a run of games, before we make any decisions about him. I would like to keep McIver but thought I read on this thread that he would be going to an Irish club! Now who are we looking to keep and to bring to the club? Akinola I think we all want to keep and the only new signing target I have read about is Maxwell (Ayr). If this is accurate then we seem to be in competition with Dunfermline who are also interested in the player. Do we have any other signing targets?

The impact of these postponements concerns me on a number of fronts. Firstly, the fact that we are sitting in 5th place and have not played two home games against teams we could reasonably have expected to beat. Could this impact on our momentum. Secondly, our next game, assuming we can field a team, will be away to an improving Hamilton side. They will certainly be up for the game and looking for some payback for the 6-1 hammering we gave them on our last visit there. We will be going into the game cold. Thirdly, although most result affecting the teams around us have gone our way,, recently Raith and Arbroath, we will still have a lot of catching up to do and the squad will run the risk and implications of a congested schedule. The plus points are I suppose we have done sll this before, last season, and if the league is called, unlikely at the moment but not impossible our points per game index is superior to that of Raith so we should move from 5th into the top 4! Sooner we start playing again and winning the better!

The problem though is that players often don't see the benefits of staying with a club. For them the grass is generally greener elsewhere. I haven't made my mind up about Rudden. He has many endearing qualities and I am sure under McCall he will improve. However at times it seems his movement is very awkward and he doesn't seem to have much in the way of stamina. On the few occasions I have seen him, McIver seems to move much quicker and is much stronger than Rudden. His goalscoring isn't so great but much thrcsame was said about Rudden last season then he hit a good run! Perhaps an extended run in the team would help mcIver in the same way it helped Rudden!

Queens Park promoted last year and in a play-off position. Going through a little rough patch at the moment and manager sacked! The manager at Kelty Hearts better be careful. They are running away with League 2 but a little hiccup might be just round the corner. Also wonder how many 'lives Davidson at St Johnstone has left before he goes!

This article suggests that prior to the St Johnstone bid there were bids from 2 or 3 other clubs. However bids have not matched our valuation of Rudden and have been rejected. The article also says we are working hard to re-sign Rudden as his contract ends in the summer. What price we sell Rudden (if our valuation is met and as an alternative to losing him in the summer gor nothing) and use the money to buy 2 or 3 'quality' players? Is Rudden actually worth the amount of money that would enable us to do this?

Seems Dunfermline are also interested in signing Maxwell. I haven't read anything about players we might be interested in signing beyond fan (Ayr and Jags) discussion about Maxwell.

Is there any chance the two head bummers running the SPFL, the President (what's his name - Mc something) and Doncaster will call the leagues with us sitting in 5th, 2 points behind 3rd & 4th but with a game in hand! Might have been better to have tried really hard to play tonight's game! Don't want history repeating do we? BTW agree Killie v Morton result was a good one for us but being greedy a Morton win would have been better.

I suppose its easy to judge people in every situation if their particular way of seeing things or their actions are contrary to those of the majority. Some people are trypanophobic (fear of needles), others have religious beliefs which don't allow such treatment and others just refuse to be vaccinated for whatever reason. There are ways to deal with the fear of needles, religious reasons are more difficult to address but I have to admit the latter do cause me a problem. I would simply ask those who refuse to be vaccinated and who fall into the latter category to think of their potential impact on and consequences of their position for others. The impact of course could be a short or prolonged period of ill-health or in fact a fatality. In the latter case the impact, like the virus, multiplies, spreads to the victims family and friends in terms of bereavement and the loss of a loved one. That's a hell of a responsibility.

I meant Harkins but didn't spot the prescriptive text change. Yes that was a crazy signing. I also agree with all the comments about the automatic selection of Bannigan and Docherty. I would have no hesitation in playing Turner in Central midfield and putting either off the two mentioned on the bench depending on their current form. I think though I would favour Docherty.

I wasn't unhappy or surprised when Amoo left to return South. I was disappointed when we let Ade Azeez go. I felt there was a player in there and I thought for a big man (not exceptionally big) he was quick, strong and gave us a good physical presence up front. I would liked to have seen him and Doolin forming a striking partnership. He took a lot of criticism when he played for us which I thought was unfair as he was still a relatively young man learning his trade. After he returned South his career was blighted by injuries and he is now playing for Dartford.

Thank you for this. I recall seeing him in a number of games but the one which stands out was a 1- 0 defeat at Ross Co which if I recall correctly prevented us getting 6th position . He ran up and down the right touchline all afternoon and not once did he try to take on the full back, cut inside or play a cross into the box. On the few occasions he touched the ball he passed it back or inside the longest pass being about 5 yards. Totally infective and looked completely disinterested.

I wasn't able to get to today's game and that's why I took the time to read about the game on both Club websites and also listen to McGlynn's interview on Raith TV. I think though that there was no protest from Berra says it all!

I can't think of any of our players who hide but I can think of some players over the years who 'faded or fell out' of a games. In our great promotion winning team Forbes often fell out of games, also our African right winger who did the Cruyff Turn at St Johnstone (can't recall his name), and more recently I felt Cardle was prone to falling out of a game. In the current team I suggest Smith has similar traits. I think though saying they hide is a bit harsh. I suggest the more accurate description is that the players concerned are off form or perhaps just not good enough to play at the level the team has reached or to do what the managers is asking them to do. I can't imagine Docherty allowing players to hide.

According to the match report on the Raith Rovers website Tiffoney hit the post. Nice to see that RR's fans and Manager are saying we deserved to win the game. However McGlynn is also saying from what he could see the Berra tackle on Smith wasn't even a yellow card never mind a red! Also said condition of the pitch was poor!

Seems red card was for a high tackles on Smith!

Why was there as much as 6/7 minutes added time? Did the Ref have a long friendly chat with Berra before giving him a red card?

Thanks for this. Thought we would have been somewhere around 2/3 pts adrift of top. Agree with this. Would be even better if the relegated clubs included 2 from Dundee, Ross Co, or St Mirren. Would have included Dundee Utd but to do so is probably unrealistic given their current league position