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The Battle for Europe (or Kilmarnock v Aberdeen)


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A thoroughly frustrating afternoon.

Broadfoot's sending off isn't one - a yellow all day long. Findlay deserved to go for the two yellows, but if you're giving a player multiple bookings for that then you have to for Cosgrove and Devlin. McKenzie shouldn't kick out, he lost the head, but I can see it being rescinded as it's petulant rather than violent (see Morelos at Pittodrie) and Ball then reacts. We've benefited from a McLean horrorshow earlier in the season and now our opponents have. Pretty shite state of affairs though when you go into a match worrying about whether the referees shite decisions will go in your favour or not. 

Properly shite from Mulumbu (?) and others for losing their men at the goal - a very poor and easy goal to concede after tightening up pretty well post-Broadfoot's sending off. McInnes made the right decisions at the right times with the Devlin and Cosgrove subs.

Buzzing for the fallout and Clarke's inevitable rage to rule him out the Scotland job though.

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Just now, BlueKillie said:

Fair play to McInnes there in that interview actually.

I'm supposed to hate you.

Agreed, a pretty magnanimous interview from a manager who clearly knows his team has been on the side of some questionable decisions.

Maybe he's just keeping things sweet incase Clarke goes so he's able to take over...

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We cost ourselves that game. 

We can moan all we like about McLean but it's not exactly news that hes an idiot. 

Aberdeen get their tactics spot on by pressing us and forcing us long. Dont know why we continue to hump it, plays right into their hands. It becomes a battle and the ref does his usual and makes a mess of it - Devlin only a yellow for exact same foul as Pittodtie. Cosgrove a clear second yellow for the rammy with Findlay, only books one of them. 

Broadfoot then lunges in wildly, dont need to see a replay. He gives the ref a decision to make. You can say the ball is there to be won but you cant slide tackle a goalie in the face. Absolute moron. Keep the head and let Aberdeen get a man sent off which was surely coming. 

Changes the complexion of the game.

Second half we still dont play our football. Not surprised they got their goal, but from there we just completely lost the plot. 

Shinnie should have been off, how he only got booked at the end I dont know. That doesn't mean we have to go and compound things- Findlay lunges, thought he got the ball but gives the ref a decision. 

Aberdeen man goes for Rory off the ball, ref didn't see it, again though theres no need to then hit him and get yourself a red.

Poor fare from us but christ McLean is a donkey. 

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