John Blutarsky Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Noticed this http://www.eveningex...e.aspx/3389938? In the interests of consistency should we not be handing over the North Stand to the Dons? Or are their smoke bombs and flares* less of a risk than those of our city rivals? *Excuse my ignorance but are smoke bombs and flares the same thing? Smoke bombs are self-explanatory really, flares are trousers with wide bottoms that were popular in the 1970's and, so I am told, remain popular in the north east. It's easy to imagine that appearing 40 years behind the times would indeed cause embarassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted September 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Aberdeen have only sold 1000 tickets for this and have sent the rest back to Thistle to be sold on the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledave78 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Aberdeen have only sold 1000 tickets for this and have sent the rest back to Thistle to be sold on the day. Just spoke to the club and we'll be selling tickets from the ticket office beside the main stand. Said they are expecting a large number of walk up away fans on the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Spoke to my Dons supporting mate. They've sent back 1,000 tickets to Firhill that will be available on the day. He reckons its because lots of their fans don't want to buy tickets and have their names known due to previous mistreatment by the police in Glasgow. I reckon it is because they are diddies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legend Blows Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Is the North Stand still pay at the gate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Is the North Stand still pay at the gate? Aye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I see Aberdeen are selling reduced visibility tickets for £17 but Kilmarnock (also all ticket) for some reason are not. Reduced visibility? Does that mean you're next to the guy with the smoke bombs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Did I read somewhere that Conrad has a hamstring injury? If he doesn't make it, who steps in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Did I read somewhere that Conrad has a hamstring injury? If he doesn't make it, who steps in? Gabby. An easy swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Gabby. An easy swap. If it happens it'll be a good test for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Niall Mcginn, Russell Anderson and Barry Robson all out for Aberdeen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Peebles Tackle Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Niall Mcginn, Russell Anderson and Barry Robson all out for Aberdeen. Sounds promising. Of them all I think Robson could be their biggest miss. Still a decent side, but with a good support at Firhill I think we could shade a win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 If it happens it'll be a good test for him. Newspaper has him as definitely missing out tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Fortunately Gabriel has played left centre back alongside Muirhead already. He also played same position as an over age player in an Under 20s match. Looks like he'll be fine as long as he doesn't try to over impress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberteeb Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Gabby deserves his chance on the world stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 song for tomorrow if Gabby starts, to the tune kolo toure man city song. Colo, colo colo,colo colo, Gabriel Rojo Delavega Piccolo. or just shorten the last bit to Gabriel Piccolo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Incognito Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Aberdeen have only sold 1000 tickets for this and have sent the rest back to Thistle to be sold on the day. That's suprisingly poor, compared to the numbers Dundee United and Hearts brought - and on a Friday night too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 That's suprisingly poor, compared to the numbers Dundee United and Hearts brought - and on a Friday night too. But its not strictly true. Aberdeen may have returned tickets but they're still selling them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThickAsThieves Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Fox O'Donnell - Muirhead - Gabriel - Taylor-Sinclair Osbourne - Bannigan Lawless - Craigen - Higginbotham Doolan Subs: Gallacher, Balatoni, Welsh, Fraser, Forbes, Elliot, Baird. My team for tomorrow... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 I see Conrad is still a possible starter but I'd assume he's more than likely to be on the bench. ThickAsThieves may well have got the line up right. It's what I'd pick if there was money on it. That said I wouldn't be in any way surprised if any of five on that bench started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Murray Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 (edited) Niall Mcginn, Russell Anderson and Barry Robson all out for Aberdeen. Willo Flood out as well. Edited September 13, 2013 by Alan Murray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simoncordiner Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Team for tomorrow, on the assumption Balatoni is fit then: Fox O'Donnell - Muirhead - Balatoni - Taylor-Sinclair Osbourne - Bannigan Lawless - Craigen - Higginbotham Doolan Doolan did well when he came on against St Mirren, setting up the winner. So he gets the nod ahead of Baird. Let's hope the injuries weaken the Aberdeen team, if they do I can see us notching our first home win of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armand2 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 With Aberdeen missing some of their most influential players in Anderson, Flood, Robson and McGinn, tomorrow is a really good opportunity to get points against a team that I, like many others, expect to finish near the top of the league. It will be interesting to see whether they go long, looking for Zola and then pick up the second ball or whether they'll try to exploit our full-backs with Wylde and Pawlett's pace. On that second point, I expect O'Donnell and Sinclair to be slightly less cavalier in their attacking to ensure we don't get caught on a counter. Should that happen, it could turn into a bit of a stalemate but it would be better to err on the side of caution. Hoping that Welsh makes a welcome return to the starting lineup as he was extremely impressive in the opening games. Despite being slightly unfair on Osbourne who played well against St Mirren, I would bring Welsh straight back in alongside Bannigan. Balatoni would be a big miss; Gabriel may well thrive on a physical battle with Zola but I don't think he's ready for the first team yet - still strikes me as an accident waiting to happen. Doolan in for Baird for pretty obvious reasons. Other than that, it should be "as you were" from the St Mirren game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cup Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 If Flood is out then that is 4 of Aberdeen's best players missing. I would be pretty disappointed if we don't take full advantage of this and get the 3 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Gabriel may well thrive on a physical battle with Zola but I don't think he's ready for the first team yet - still strikes me as an accident waiting to happen. May well have validity in saying that but sometime we're going to have to play Gabriel. I don't see how he's going to ever be ready for the first team if he doesn't get a run out. We're unlikely to play minor opposition in the League Cup again and with that in mind I'd rather see Gabriel play a league game sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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