DukDukGoose Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: It has crossed my cynical mind that this merkland experiment might be a way to shift people out the south and thus increase away allocations for certain games in the future... Gads, hope not. More a topic for our own thread but even if this is an undeniable success it's going to cause mayhem if they decide RDL is the family stand next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, optimistic said: Hoping it’s third time lucky fir sons, but truthfully, if it’s less than 5, it’s a miracle According to the Sons Archive, we've played Aberdeen 19 times at Pittodrie and only won 3 of them. All of those wins coming before the year 1920. Just to kill off any lingering hope you might have had. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Just now, The Moonster said: According to the Sons Archive, we've played Aberdeen 19 times at Pittodrie and only won 3 of them. All of those wins coming before the year 1920. Just to kill off any lingering hope you might have had. We're now into the 2020s, so a shock might be on the cards. I've seen the Dons get knocked out by Ayr United, draw with Queens Park and East Fife, all at Pittodrie, scrape past Clydebank, also at Pittodrie, all when these sides (with the possible exception of Clydebank) were Second Division cannon fodder. And then there are all the shocks since 1970... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 On 14/01/2020 at 09:41, Irrational Behaviour said: 1200 is an unreal effort. Definitely could be looking at 10k for this fixture. I know the Stenny and Stranraer home games in this round were sub 10k. It would be job done from Cormack if we could do it on Saturday. Any Sons fans on here know how many have been sold? 660 ish came up when we last met. The fans that have bought tickets for the Merkland are not new fans but will make the other stands even more empty for this one. If we get more than 6000 I’ll be amazed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: We're now into the 2020s, so a shock might be on the cards. I've seen the Dons get knocked out by Ayr United, draw with Queens Park and East Fife, all at Pittodrie, scrape past Clydebank, also at Pittodrie, all when these sides (with the possible exception of Clydebank) were Second Division cannon fodder. And then there are all the shocks since 1970... We are due an upset tbf. I just can't see us causing any problems with the front line options we have available, and more than likely a 20 year old box to box midfielder making his debut at right back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, The Moonster said: We are due an upset tbf. I just can't see us causing any problems with the front line options we have available, and more than likely a 20 year old box to box midfielder making his debut at right back. Derek McInnes' brother your manager? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I predict a replay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Derek McInnes' brother your manager? The equally frustrating Jim Duffy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irrational Behaviour Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 32 minutes ago, kingjoey said: The fans that have bought tickets for the Merkland are not new fans but will make the other stands even more empty for this one. If we get more than 6000 I’ll be amazed. We broke 6000 a week ago today. We're sitting around the 8000 mark currently. 10k looking unlikely though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, Irrational Behaviour said: We broke 6000 a week ago today. We're sitting around the 8000 mark currently. 10k looking unlikely though. I stand corrected....and amazed! My son still has to buy his, so that’s at least one more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel wickson Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: According to the Sons Archive, we've played Aberdeen 19 times at Pittodrie and only won 3 of them. All of those wins coming before the year 1920. Just to kill off any lingering hope you might have had. I've seen us get a draw there though! Courtesy of a great John Bourke diving header in 1975. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: We're now into the 2020s, so a shock might be on the cards. I've seen the Dons get knocked out by Ayr United, draw with Queens Park and East Fife, all at Pittodrie, scrape past Clydebank, also at Pittodrie, all when these sides (with the possible exception of Clydebank) were Second Division cannon fodder. And then there are all the shocks since 1970... Livingston. 1-0. Fat striker. On my birthday. I'm still pissed off with that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I'm still annoyed about losing 2-1 to Ayr United, tbqh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Everyone fit for us apart from Isaac Layne, which I suppose is better than last week but still leaves us with nobody up front. I assume we'll line up: Brennan Wilson -- Neill -- McGeever -- Quitongo Hutton McCluskey -- Carswell -- McKee -- Scullion Crossan Subs: Pettigrew, Tierney, Zata, Crawford, Langan We really need to be playing for free kicks and corners to have any chance - McKee and McGeever look our biggest threat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionel wickson Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I think I'd like to have Langan in there somwhere, given the amount of chasing we'll be doing. Everyone fit for us apart from Isaac Layne, which I suppose is better than last week but still leaves us with nobody up front. I assume we'll line up: Brennan Wilson -- Neill -- McGeever -- Quitongo Hutton McCluskey -- Carswell -- McKee -- Scullion Crossan Subs: Pettigrew, Tierney, Zata, Crawford, Langan We really need to be playing for free kicks and corners to have any chance - McKee and McGeever look our biggest threat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Big Dave cormack suggesting 11k crowd for tomorrow but I think he’s being generous with his walk ups on the day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FifeSons Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, The Moonster said: We really need to be playing for free kicks and corners to have any chance - McKee and McGeever look our biggest threat. I've still not got over that cheap corner Linton gave away for Rooney's goal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 1 minute ago, FifeSons said: I've still not got over that cheap corner Linton gave away for Rooney's goal. He shall never be forgiven. Scandalous decision. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, lionel wickson said: I think I'd like to have Langan in there somwhere, given the amount of chasing we'll be doing. Perhaps Langan in for Scullion with either Langan or McKee playing wider will be how Duffy sets up, aye. Might be the better option as Scullion does give the ball away quite cheaply. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I'm going to this tomorrow since Peterhead are focusing on the league this season.........I think we're in the Merkland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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