Flybhoy Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Because it’s a home game? When did they switch it to Celtic Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 42 minutes ago, Flybhoy said: When did they switch it to Celtic Park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Anyone any experience of how the turnstile folks at Hampden will react to someone in their 30s with an adult concession ticket? Just coz my Dad can’t go and I don’t pal about with that many over 65s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottorae Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I wouldn’t imagine they’d notice or be bothered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon99 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Why do I have a feeling that Aberdeen could do the most Aberdeen thing here by beating Celtic, stopping the treble treble, continuing our great record in Glasgow this season and setting up they're best chance to win a scottish cup in decades...only to then get bullied by Hearts in the Final.Either that or we'll just get beat by 1 goal, an Aberdeen Celtic speciality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 21 hours ago, The OP said: Anyone any experience of how the turnstile folks at Hampden will react to someone in their 30s with an adult concession ticket? Just coz my Dad can’t go and I don’t pal about with that many over 65s. Put a bunnet on and don't shave for a couple of days and you'll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Shinnie is a huge loss for us. Difficult to see who can step up and do the same job. On the other side of the coin, Lennon is McInnes's bitch. The fact that Lennon is dragging Celtic backwards may be our biggest hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Grimes Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 That’s the only sliver of hope I’m holding onto I can’t be bothered to check but I imagine McInnes and Lennon having comparable Hampden records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 With Shinnie in the team, I’d be relatively confident of us putting in a good performance. With him out of it, I can see a “McInnes Tactical Masterclass”[emoji767]️ with players running about all over the pitch to close down Celtic players. The straight swap is Campbell in for Shinnie but you’d have a 17 year old in his third ever start for the club playing in a semi final against the best team in the country. Granted he was class v the **** in the quarter but he had Shinnie next to him in a 3. It might be the time for Gleeson to step up, alongside Campbell and Ferguson in a 3, with two wingers and Cosgrove up on his own. I’d be inclined to stick Stevie May in as the pressing and harrying he offers us can be invaluable, especially as Celtic’s defence is relatively shaky at the moment. Stick the handbrake on Ferguson and Gleeson and have May be the link man between defence and attack. The other option is stick Ball in midfield and throw Greg Halford in from the start at RB. A massive gamble, but Ball is probably our best option in that midfield spot. You’d have thought Halford would have got some game time before now if McInnes had that in his plans. Prediction: me to be shiteing myself all week and be blackout drunk for the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Gleeson in for Shinnie and May in for the useless Stewart. I'd like to see the referee do something mental in the first 5 minutes.....send off Brown or give us a penalty.....that will tip Lennon over the edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Gleeson in for Shinnie and May in for the useless Stewart. Yes please Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Yes please Bob. Thirded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDon Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I probably would have moved Ball into midfield, as he is basically the closest thing we have to an Aldi version of Shinnie, but with Halford having literally no first-team minutes for us, it's probably too big a risk to start him in this. I was hoping McInnes would play him for an hour or so at right-back yesterday in preparation, but I suppose I can understand not wanting to unsettle the back four. So, with that in mind, I'd probably bring in both Gleeson and Campbell with Ferguson to give us an extra body in midfield, which means that Stewart and obviously Shinnie would drop out. Still, I'd worry about a disconnect appearing between middle and front and Cosgrove becoming isolated. Even more pressure than usual on McGinn and McLennan to demand the ball, run at full-backs and create. It will be a huge game for whoever plays in midfield without Shinnie, who can be so key to how we play against better teams. If we had Shinnie, and his booking at Ibrox seems even more frustratingly pointless now than it did at the time, I'd really fancy our chances of progressing - Lennon's Celtic, despite having the same players, already look like a different, weaker proposition to Rodgers' Celtic. Without him, I think it will be a step too far, but desperately hoping to be proved wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarapoa Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 My predicted Hampden team Lewis Ball-Considine-McKenna-Lowe Ferguson-Gleeson McLennan-May-McGinn Cosgrove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 49 minutes ago, tarapoa said: My predicted Hampden team Lewis Ball-Considine-McKenna-Lowe Ferguson-Gleeson McLennan-May-McGinn Cosgrove Yeah I'd go with that too. Get May doing a job on Brown when they have the ball too. Don't let him dictate anything from the base of their midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Bit nervous about this game. Would have fancied Boyata more to handle Cosgroves presence and we have been underwhelming since Rodgers last game despite yet to lose domestically since then. Would rather use Hampdens big pitch to utilise our pace and go 442 up top with Eddie and Weah but I doubt that will happen. Rogic is yet to hit acceptable fitness let alone form so Christie had to start for me instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 16 hours ago, RussellAnderson said: Thirded. Fourthded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Where’s everyone headed pre match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, naegoodinthedark said: Where’s everyone headed pre match? The shed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Heading along to this, no Shinnie is a big loss for the Dons but you never know, Celtic are a bit of a different animal with no Rodgers. Is Tierney as well as Boyata out? That defence can be got at tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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