On May 31, nearly seven years ago, Willo Flood signed a pre-contract agreement with Aberdeen, becoming Derek McInnes' first signing at Pittodrie. The Irishman officially joined on July 1, 2013 alongside Barry Robson. When McInnes was announced as the new manager of Aberdeen on March 25, 2013, he soon got to work getting players signed up … Continue reading Where are Derek McInnes’ first signings now?
It's been a turbulent couple of months at Aberdeen. Derek McInnes has been battered from pillar to post by Dons fans since the start of the league season - and for good reason. The continuation of the (at times) turgid football from the end of last season has irked many supporters. There has been no … Continue reading Derek McInnes: Is it time for change at Aberdeen?
The Premiership is back tomorrow after the first international break of the season. Hearts are currently second bottom of the table and in dire need of a win to get their campaign up and running. Tomorrow they welcome Motherwell to Tynecastle and fans will be hoping they can stretch their unbeaten run at home to … Continue reading How Hearts have fared after the last five international breaks
We are only three games into the league season yet Aberdeen fans seem to be in open turmoil about how bad things are going. Yes, you guessed it, the McInnes Out crowd have been in their element after the last five games. The Dons have won one game in that time which was an extra-time … Continue reading What’s going wrong at Aberdeen and what needs to change?
Derek McInnes has brought in seven players so far this summer. Getting so many bodies in early is not something the Dons fans are used to. There have been acquisitions which brought a wave of positivity (Bryson), while others (Main) were greeted with a shed load of the traditional pessimism from the Red Army. Aberdeen … Continue reading Which Aberdeen signing will make the biggest impact?
Aberdeen will find out who they will play in the first qualifying round of the Europa League later today. The Dons are seeded for the draw and could face eight teams. FK Liepaja (Latvia), Levadia Tallinn (Estonia), St Patricks (Ireland) and RoPS (Finland) have all made it through to the first qualifying round, while Barry … Continue reading Who are Aberdeen’s potential Europa League opponents?
Some fans love him, some hate him. There is no doubt Craig Levein is about as divisive as marmite with football fans in Scotland, but especially between the Hearts faithful. From the outside the Jambos have had a pretty decent season. A League Cup semi-final, a Scottish Cup final and a sixth placed finish in … Continue reading Craig Levein: Should he stay or go?
Remember that time when it wasn't just Celtic winning everything in Scottish football? I do, and it was tremendous. The collapse of Rangers and the arrival of Brendan Rodgers was a great time for our game. As the pundits and the money makers begged for a "strong Rangers", the fans lapped up the period of … Continue reading Remembering St. Mirren’s 2013 League Cup win six years on
Retiring a shirt number, naming a stand or erecting a statue are some of the highest gestures a football club can give a player. However, in Scotland it's not something we usually do for living legends. Instead, we tend to retire a number or name a stand after tragedy or death. If we look at … Continue reading Retired shirt numbers: Why Scottish clubs don’t honour their living legends
So Derek McInnes has signed 34-year-old versatile defender Greg Halford after the injures to Shay Logan and Tommie Hoban. The former Portsmouth, Cardiff City and Wolves player went straight into the squad for the game against Hamilton Accies. Unfortunately for Halford history isn't on his side when Derek McInnes signs over 30s at Aberdeen. The … Continue reading Hit or miss: The over 30s signed by Derek McInnes at Aberdeen
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