1) This time last year we were getting our a*ses served by a first division mob managed by a manager who has a worse disciplinary record than our Lennon despite ‘claims’ that he doesn’t swear.
No matter if we see a spectacular Celtic style collapse from now to the end of the season this has been a great ride and one that should continue due to the progress shown.
2) In the starting line up yesterday only one player, Scott Brown, remained, from the starting line up against Ross County. Brown has underwent some sort of redemption in the last 12 months while another of the guilty parties of that day, Samaras, has ended up with a 3 year extension.
Both outcomes are as surprising as sh*tting a pineapple.
3) Due to a general ineptness of our penalty kick takers, Stokes missed 2, Hooper missed 1, we seem to have ended up at third choice Kris Commons. His striking of the ball reminds me of a certain Alan Thompson. His penalties always ended up well didn’t they?
4) Shaun Maloney wandered onto the Hampden turf and up-staged Paddy in the performing circus monkey stakes. He played 3 magnificent through balls that memorized the Aberdeen defence, the watching audience and his team-mates.
The one particular reverse pass from the edge of the box was so good that all the ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ malarky was mused over again. He’s special I’m just really unsure in what way.
5) The missed penalty (yes, MISSED) and the sending off are being labelled as the turning points in the game if you forget the numerous chances we had created before them.
Chris MacGuire – who looks like David Goodwillies younger more neddish brother who has a glue habit – lays the blame at the ref’s door while Paw Broon was sure to have left a dodgy answer message on Willie Colums phone.
Rules are rules. It was a sending off no matter how soft. I don’t remember any bleating about Rogne’s sending off earlier in the season.
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‘Paw Broon’, the guy whos idea of romance is crooning the sash down the phone to his burd, telling the world that he’ll be cheering on murderwell in the final.
OK, tell us something we don’t know!
Well here it is, ‘Paw Broon’ decides that he has to defend this statement, for whatever reason, and does so by declairing, ‘I would be supporting motherwell NO MATTER WHO WAS IN THE FINAL’!!!!!
AYE RIGHT!!!
I wonder if he was fidgeting with the tassles on his sash while he was saying it??!!
I just wonder if he was fiddling with his tassels when he left that message.
Sorry that of course should read:-
‘I wonder if he was fidgeting with the tassles on his FATHERS sash while he was saying it’.
Aberdeen players are in denial!
Zander Diamond talking about the first penalty awarded says in the Metro, `We`ve watched it numerous times. It`s a big call, a big decision to be made and he`s got it wrong. The penalty changed the outcome. It will rankle with us for a few weeks.`
The caption with the photo read,` Gary Hooper goes down to win a penalty…`
Words fail me!
Come on the Celts at Rugby Park!
Zander Diamond of Hearts has more a comedy value to it than James Cordon exploding after a Ruby Murray.