McInnes

[Lago]

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Aberdeen recently bottle a cup final.

You could say we bottled the semi, whats your point??

[hibsmad]

Surely this is just about not jumping at the first opportunity, rather than him being happy at Aberdeen or in Scottish football.

He's showing that he has some sense and not just looking for the first big pay cheque offered to him. He probably feels that he can keep Aberdeen challenging at the right end of the table, and if he does then other jobs are sure to come along.

He doesn't want to make the same mistake Stubbs did.

[WeeRussell]

Quite a few unnecessary digs at Stubbsy on this thread in my opinion.

Different situations: Stubbs decided to leave under the circumstances, I don't think he was money-grabbing or thought he was going to do grand things at Rotherham!!

It didn't work out. He remains a legend.

[Lago]

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Quite a few unnecessary digs at Stubbsy on this thread in my opinion.

Different situations: Stubbs decided to leave under the circumstances, I don't think he was money-grabbing or thought he was going to do grand things at Rotherham!!

It didn't work out. He remains a legend.

He had to leave

[Since90+2]

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Surely this is just about not jumping at the first opportunity, rather than him being happy at Aberdeen or in Scottish football.

He's showing that he has some sense and not just looking for the first big pay cheque offered to him. He probably feels that he can keep Aberdeen challenging at the right end of the table, and if he does then other jobs are sure to come along.

He doesn't want to make the same mistake Stubbs did.

Sunderland are a massive club compared to Rotherham.

Yes they might be on a downward turn at the moment but that's why he was offered the job. If he had confidence in himself to turn it around and he got them promoted his stock would be higher than its ever going to be while managing in Scotland so for me it's a strange decision.

[DarlingtonHibee]

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Sunderland are a massive club compared to Rotherham.

Yes they might be on a downward turn at the moment but that's why he was offered the job. If he had confidence in himself to turn it around and he got them promoted his stock would be higher than its ever going to be while managing in Scotland so for me it's a strange decision.

I think it's two fold.

Sunderland are in a mess right now, especially off the field.

Aberdeen offers a safe environment for him and his family. With no doubt a decent pay rise.

[Danderhall Hibs]

He's been tapped up I reckon. Wonder who it was? Rangers or a bigger more stable English club?

[hibs#1]

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He had to leave

Still a legend.

[offshorehibby]

Signed an extension to his deal, 2020.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/...kname=scotland

[Spudster]

Can see them strolling 2nd place this year. Defo worth some cash at 11/8

[Roxyhibee]

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Can see them strolling 2nd place this year. Defo worth some cash at 11/8

Doubt they will stroll second at all. What's all this nonsense about this Supersheep team.?!

We have absolutely nothing to fear from Aberdeen home or away this season. I know they've brought a few players in, but so have we - quality ones at that.

Our defence is is better than theirs and if everyone is fit in midfield, we are every bit as good.

We we just need to add more up front (which I'm sure we will) and I'm reckoning we can do them.

[jacomo]

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Doubt they will stroll second at all. What's all this nonsense about this Supersheep team.?!

We have absolutely nothing to fear from Aberdeen home or away this season. I know they've brought a few players in, but so have we - quality ones at that.

Our defence is is better than theirs and if everyone is fit in midfield, we are every bit as good.

We we just need to add more up front (which I'm sure we will) and I'm reckoning we can do them.

If we sign a couple of decent strikers we are going to fly. Our defence is a rock against which many hopes will be dashed.

[Roxyhibee]

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If we sign a couple of decent strikers we are going to fly. Our defence is a rock against which many hopes will be dashed.

Well put. That defence is now truly flexible for different styles of games without weakening it - doubt many (any) outside Celtics is.

[Spudster]

Different way of looking at it is last time we played them we shipped 3 comedy goals in 90mins.

[The_Horde]

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Signed an extension to his deal, 2020.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/...kname=scotland

He's got no vision..

[Jack Hackett]

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Doubt they will stroll second at all. What's all this nonsense about this Supersheep team.?!

We have absolutely nothing to fear from Aberdeen home or away this season. I know they've brought a few players in, but so have we - quality ones at that.

Our defence is is better than theirs and if everyone is fit in midfield, we are every bit as good.

We we just need to add more up front (which I'm sure we will) and I'm reckoning we can do them.

The 'Fear' seems to have taken hold on here, and I'm strugglin' to see what it's based on. Are they our new hertz?

[Roxyhibee]

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Different way of looking at it is last time we played them we shipped 3 comedy goals in 90mins.

2 bad goals really - third one was a pure fluke and we still should have taken them over the 90.

Theyve since lost Hayes, McGinn and Jack amongst others.

I have no fear of that team or it's overrated manager, who is reaping limited rewards based on having far more money to spend than everyone outside Celtic and now Sevco.

[WeeRussell]

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The 'Fear' seems to have taken hold on here, and I'm strugglin' to see what it's based on. Are they our new hertz?

I don't think it's specific to us and how we'll fare against them - they're just easily the second best team in the country right now.

[Springbank]

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I don't think it's specific to us and how we'll fare against them - they're just easily the second best team in the country right now.

They were an Ofir Marciano header away from being nothing of the sort

They are in our sights, and with a goalscorer like Stokes and a defence like we already have, we should be targetting them

[21.05.2016]

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Different way of looking at it is last time we played them we shipped 3 comedy goals in 90mins.

3rd one in fairness was a very cruel deflection, hardly a comedy goal.

[Not In The Know]

its how we play against Motherwell, Patrick & killie that will determine if we can finish higher than the sheep. Beating these teams consistently has secured second place for the last few years.

[Onion]

They've done well to hang onto McInnes. Aberdeen showed the most vision in the wake of the Rangers death in 2012 by investing heavily in a good squad and manager. Their crowds are no better than ours, so no idea how they've managed to do it.

[Michael]

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They've done well to hang onto McInnes. Aberdeen showed the most vision in the wake of the Rangers death in 2012 by investing heavily in a good squad and manager. Their crowds are no better than ours, so no idea how they've managed to do it.

Motherwell did the same thing before them too. Get the club structure and manager right and you can make the most of your resources. Hopefully we're on the right track now...

[marinello59]

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They've done well to hang onto McInnes. Aberdeen showed the most vision in the wake of the Rangers death in 2012 by investing heavily in a good squad and manager. Their crowds are no better than ours, so no idea how they've managed to do it.

They got their debt paid off by a local couple and have a new director with time on his hands and a good few million quid in his bank account. Basically they got lucky.