Dunfermline Don

I was lucky enough to be going to see the Dons in the Fergie era. So after the disappointment of the 78 Cup Final and two league cup final losses in 79, winning cups at Hampden became a habit in the 80s with 3 Cup Final wins in a row against both sides of the OF and a cup double against both the Edinburgh teams. I had moved down south in the late 80s so missed two of the Skol Cup finals but was at the third one which we won 2-1. While living in London I had gone to watch Palace and they managed to reach the 90 FA Cup Final the same day the Dons were in the Scottish Final. I decided to go Wembley thinking that there would be much more chance of Aberdeen reaching more finals than Palace. Of course it was the Dons last big cup win and even though they are in the Semis this season I have see little chance of them winning. The only chance teams have these days is if the OF get drawn together and a freak result knocks the surviving one out as well.

I have already seen someone changing their Facebook profile picture. At least it lets you know who to avoid or block. No prizes for the team they support!

I certainly didn’t expect that result last night. Despite having a season ticket this is only the second win that I have witnessed (I can’t make every game due to my shifts). I am now down south at a old works reunion and searching for the Arab fae Kirriemuir that is also supposed to be attending. Well done Pars for setting my weekend off with a bang. I would also add, that until The Pars were 2-0 up, I felt that Utd were one of the poorest teams I had seen this season.

Rain has stopped now and there isn’t anymore forecast for the rest of the day so I imagine it will be going ahead.

I just set up the app and can see the ticket for the N Ireland game though it says that the QR code will activate on the morning of the game. right after I did this an email came through saying that the digital ticket is now available and to download the app. A coincidence?

It shouldn’t be difficult to get our navy blue top wrong, but they have managed to. I am a bit of a traditionalist and prefer a plain blue shirt with white trim, luckily I am past the age where myself or my sons have to wear the current strip. As many others have said the 150th top was very well received and could have been used at the Euros. I will probably wear my Chinese version or it or other retro shirts while in Germany. It’s just another way they are trying to fleece the fans, especially after many have bought 5 game packages to find out that a couple of the games are now on council telly.

The hope I had when I originally saw the availability is fast fading as the bar moves excruciating slowly along. The way I look at it is money saved on not getting tickets can go on beer and bratwurst while over in Germany

Knowing the SFA it will be available the day before the N Ireland game and trying to get through the turnstiles at that game will be a nightmare as folk try to access their tickets! I would hope they make it available sooner so people have time to figure out how it works and resolve any issues with it.

We could be guaranteed two trips to Hampden next season.

I have a season ticket but due to shifts can’t make every game. My son usually gets a pal to use my ticket if I am working. I got a message from my son while I was working today saying that I shouldn’t go back to EEP again this season. I have only seen one win so far, that midweek game against Arbroath. If you are a betting person, please note that I will miss Tuesday’s game as well!

I didn’t see any SS upper for sale when I bought mine yesterday afternoon. Ended up going for the West Stand as the atmosphere can be best there, even if the view isn’t the best. The South Stand certainly gives you the best views, but it annoys me that only the end bits are usually available for the 5 match option. There are usually better options near the middle available nearer the actual game when they know what isn’t being used by debenture and hospitality.

I never managed to see Aberdeen win a game in Greenock. I have seen them beat Morton at Hampden a couple of times though.

Will there not be any option to print out the tickets any more? A couple of years ago I had tickets for the Poland friendly at Hampden, I tested positive for COVID a few days before and just gave the ticket on to my son to use. It would be a shame if we weren’t able to do that now.

I certainly wouldn’t consider Morton or QOTS to be small clubs. Both should have the potential to be top flight teams in terms of population and potential fan base. If successful they could be bigger than Ross County or St Johnstone. As an Aberdeen fan both clubs are also the subject of many of my nightmares!

For me, If you believe that God exists then he/she does. That’s why religion can be classed as a belief. However don’t expect me to believe it as well and don’t attempt to force myself or anyone else to have to follow any rules that your beliefs have.

Seeing how long ago that was had made me feel very old. I was at the game and don’t think I ever saw The Dons win at Greenock in the 80s. After that Cup defeat I think we only lost one other Scottish Cup tie while Fergie was the boss, winning 4 times in the following 5 seasons.

Airdrie also have a striker that is scoring goals. What the Pars would do for someone like that just now! looking forward to the derby match against Stenny next season.

And still being worn at the World Cup 3 years later. Back in the day when strips weren’t changed every year in an attempt to fleece more money out of the fans. I can’t remember there being 3rd and 4th kits back then either.

I wonder when we will get a game at Hampden at the weekend again? I work shifts so can arrange time off during the week but need to wait on my son finishing college, so we end up caught in the rush hour traffic on M876/M80 and M74. I feel sorry for fans travelling from further afield especially with younger children. Regards the ticket prices, they are slowly creeping up, but as we are selling out most games there must be the demand and compared with what I paid for the recent league cup final it’s still just in my budget. It would have been nice if they had reduced prices for the friendlies especially as one is just a week before the Euros and many fans are also shelling out a load of money going over to Germany. They could have done a special price for SSC members. Showing my age here, but I remember the friendly with Argentina prior to Italia 90 was something like £2 as a thank you to the fans for their support. I can’t remember what normal games at Hampden were costing then, but I was regularly paying around £5 at league games at that time. Regardless, I am happy enough with the draw and looking forward to the games.

Going to San Agustin with the autistic lad that I look after. He is a Liverpool fan and the Caribo Cup Final is on while we are away. Do any P&Bers know of bars that would be likely to show the game on that Sunday, preferably not a Chelsea bar.

I knew we should have left the tap running again today. Ah welll at least I have got home to see the egg chasers game.

That would only really matter if we had tickets! I haven’t been able to get any as I wasn’t prepared to pay 600 euros for the only ones left when my son and myself could apply. We are just going over to soak up the atmosphere and make a holiday out of the two weeks.

Just got an email from my home insurance company saying that they weren’t able to renew the policy when it expires next month. I paid £227 last year. The cheapest quote I have had on MoneySuperMarket is £453!

I am driving over with the family so I won’t need the long distance trains. I have Airbnbs booked outside of the cities near Munich, Cologne and Stuttgart for a few days around each of the games so that should be ideal for getting into the cities with the local public transport rather than driving. is it just a download on your phone or is there a physical ticket available as well?

I was advised by a friend who now lives in Munich to get the MVV-app for local train times etc. When I was looking at options for trains into the city from where I am staying about 40 km outside Munich and thought that 49 Euros seemed a bit expensive. On closer inspection this price was for a Deutschland-ticket which seems to be a month long ticket allowing travel an all local public transport (bus, train, tram, etc) throughout Germany. Have I read that correctly and does anyone have experience of using the D-ticket?