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Scotland. Hello and welcome back to the
Scots with my podcast. I'm your host James Scott, and
we're back for another episode. It's been a huge week in
Scottish football, like it always is.
What's the drama? Plenty of goals and plenty to
talk about. Joining me for this one is Finn
Crocker. Finn, back from your European
adventure, Aberdeen. Yeah, just a bit recovered.
And another man that's still in a good mood as Adam from Gorgie
talk. Adam, glad to have you back on.
Good to be about mate, good to be on.
So I mean, we'll just start similar to the last pod with the
Jambos big game. Obviously the time that accord
and had the weekend fixtures passes by and the midweek
fixtures. We'll go back to the weekend
first because that was a game of the week, Hearts against Celtic
at Tynecastle and it was beld as this big top of the table clash
and Hearts run at three one winners.
Now. I'm guessing you were there
Adam. I can't a bit.
I wouldn't believe it if you weren't.
I was there, man. I was there.
What was the atmosphere like at that then, just before we get
into the night of the game, it must.
Be chicken full time. I really, really good atmosphere
before June and obviously after Yeah, it was it was good.
I think that's what McInnes wanted.
He's always kind of talked about that since he took over the
whole like, you know, other teams he's brought here and he's
like the intensity attain castle.
You can get the crowd like really railed up and you can
have them that they're like a 12 man and you know, the coarseness
of the patch. We OK anyone knows Scottish
football like knows about like that intimidating atmosphere if
you can get the harsh fans like on your side.
So I think he has tried to do that from the start.
And obviously the game at the weekend, Jay, you were fully,
fully feeling it and hearing it and feel voice for the night and
pretty much. And obviously there's less and
less Celtic fans allowed in anyway.
So that's another debate for another pod I would imagine.
Yeah, because in terms of how the game went, Hearts obviously
took the lead early on with a shocking on goal from Dane
Murray. He really didn't have a good
afternoon at all in Edinburgh. You could arguably Penn Hearts
second goal on him and then I'm right and seeing he tripped on
for the penalty as well. So yeah, really not a good deal
for him. But Hearts took the lead Celtic
wise not long after turning it back to 11, and then the Heart
second-half performance just seemed to blow Celtic away.
Yeah. So I think I think like
obviously from the outset, obviously Celtics been will form
then nearly half their team picked up hamstring injuries on
the Thursday night. I don't know if they hadn't done
a warm up or what the hell has gone on with that.
But obviously, you know, Johnston just comes back, get a
hamstring injury, an actual hamstring injury.
And then obviously you hear then cut our records out as well.
So like that's again, three key players and obviously the an
actual signing was seemed like a bit of a panic free transfer
just because they had no strikers anyway.
So obviously you see the line up and you find yourself albeit
they've got a lot of depth in in that midfield data still.
And beyond that, though, there was a lot of vulnerability and I
looked. Honestly, when I saw the
starting lineups, I genuinely fellas on paper that's quite a
close contest yeah, even if even if taken format the equation
and. Yeah, from the.
Clubs. I was just really surprised
about the man you've talked about South Dean Muddy.
Like, I'm really shocked that Rogers went with him over
trustee. I think if you think of the
magnitude of the game, you need cool heads, you need people that
are a wee bit more experienced, people that have dealt with
maybe tougher occasions before, which obviously Dean Murray
would never have been in before. And we said something about it
brought balance to the defence, like on the left hand side, we
haven't been like left, sorry, the right hand side with scales
of us on the left. But and something about I think
that kids not being fearless or something like that, But I mean,
it's not really the type of game for that when you especially
look at how Hearts teams play, how they harass and press and
they were going to do it from the start.
And yeah, yeah, I think I think like the game like sort of high
level, like first half harsh on some of them are getting a wee
bit annoyed because we weren't constantly pressing.
But I think if you looked at how we'd done it, we'd sort of done
it as packs. Like we'd go at them and like
twos and threes and then back off.
And I felt the reason we were doing that as well as because we
were quite aware that Celtic have been really passive under
Rogers. And we're I think we're kind of
like not sort of taunting them, but you know, that way you see
like, well, what he's going to give us, like he's going to put
anything on us or we just got to keep coming at you.
And it was, it was very like sideways.
And it was like if they couldn't find McGregor, they didn't have
any sort of out ball at all. They had nothing to do.
And I actually thought McGregor played really well, but he
hadn't nearly no help. Like it seemed to be talking
half the kids through the game as well.
So like, obviously that played in our hands.
And yeah, let's say mother had a bit of a nightmare, I think
obviously so nightmare for him, but equal.
It's the same sort of nightmares that we're causing people as
well. And it's the same players like
it's Braga because they did this like Javelin and Benny and
Shankland, all these all these players that seem to be in tune
together and see me became the bringing a different side to
Hearts or side that McInnes wants, which is one that's going
to be aggressive on the front foot and direct.
So yeah. And then obviously we've got the
the the centre back pier and Houka and Finley, which
second-half especially, just literally, like you said, they'd
start to take a lot more control of things.
And, and really, again, it looked like Celtic were trying
to rely on old heads. So like Tierney, McGregor and
Forrest came on. It's like they were relying on
old heads to get them through things, which I think was
obviously at the time of concern, but since then also
talk Celtic, talk about Celtic later, but they also changed
management. So so yeah, obviously absolutely
buzzing about the result. It was when I seen the lineups,
it was 1 though, where I felt like I'm confident, like it
seems to be all falling in our favor, especially after the
Thursday night with injuries and stuff as well.
I was really confident that we'd get the one, but 3-1 up with
like 30 minutes to go or something.
And you know, that way. We just came to Philly when they
had the the young boy up front and stuff at E4.
I can't actually see them getting two goals.
Like I can't see. And that's sort of really
bizarre fantasy about our Celtic team.
So it was out. Yeah.
It was such a weird ex. It's such a weird experience to
like be on the on the front foot against the team that you're
sold, you're used to just decades have just been on the
back against them. So yeah, really, really good.
That obviously keep, let you say keeps the good teams going for
us and keeps that gap. Mckennis was not trying to pour
cold water on it, but he said I've got a good finger on it a
minute, but it's only three points.
It's an important, it's important for us to keep
winning. We've got loads to do.
And after the first round of fixtures, I mean, you know, he
says this is no gauge for where we're at right now.
He said once you get past the, you know, the the first two
rounds of fixtures and you've been holding away against
everyone, that's when you can have a feeling for you know
where your season is going to go.
Yes, I think, I think we talked about in previous pods as well,
like you say, the two rounds of fixtures.
And I think again the conversations that McKenzie will
have an addressing room versus to the media will obviously be
very different. So and I find the good thing is
as well, it's got a good backbone.
It's got a good sort of age group of players as well and
ones that know Scottish football like he knows Scottish football.
So don't that underlie any illusions.
And I do think they are well balanced and well placed too.
Caused problems this season, how far it takes some and you know
where it goes. I'm quite kind of level headed
about it as well. Like I'm not not under any
illusions, like I've obviously put stuff out online all the
time about it. But I'm never really saying like
I think we're going to want to take.
I just more think like it's about being in with a chance for
as long as we can. And then if we are and then we
aren't. But it's all signs that a good
season, whatever that may look like.
Yeah, just enjoy it for as long as you can because I was in
exact same position last season. Exactly.
You. You've.
Been there, we've been there like and yet it falls down and
can fold in very quickly so. Yeah, I mean, it feels.
A little. Different the the difference
from this Hearts team to the Aberdeen team last season was
that Celtic are shite this season I mean.
Oh yeah. It's a much worse Celtic and
there's no Rangers obviously in the sense of like they're there,
but they're not. Yeah, I mean, I mean, last year
I think we had a almost similar record that I think it was 10
games, then we'd won nine, drawn one or something like that.
And the draw was at Celtic Park. Yeah, yeah, 22.
We were two nil down going in at half time and then we came back
to to this time. I think it was a year yesterday
or year today that we beat Rangers at Pitajree last minute.
Shade Morris. So yeah, things can spiral
really quickly. So just enjoy it while you can.
And I honestly, yeah, I. Get those.
We get those comparisons as well, right?
So we've had the ones we have but didn't quite a lot.
Obviously they're so close to each other, right?
For last season. This season I think like the one
for me though, is a heart, if you think about just ourselves,
but the last time we had something like this was
Romanoff. So obviously when we try to
compare it to our own house and our own situation, it does.
And a positive. We feel different again because
I think George Burley had the exact same record as McInnes
after 10 games and then what the chat was was that this time were
six points clearer. His last time were three points
clear. Now I know that's nothing when
there's like whatever 20 or 28 games to go.
But another key thing as well as we don't have like a mod Russian
owner, whereas now we have like, well, we've got a former poker
player. But you know, my point is about
it brings about more stability than.
Well then template complain that you know you see that and that
in. US, yeah.
At least you've got at least you've got something to go off
with Bloom as well. So like the analytics fingers as
a tested improve and thing it's not going away.
Has plans a 10 year plan, like all where it's like rolling
offs, 10 year plans that yeah, hearts should go in the
Champions League in 10 years. So I think even bloom would be
like, yeah, that's definitely not going to happen.
So like, yeah, it was all a bit more crazy and the rumor off
there was funds and money there, but it was all just just seemed
a bit a circus and even barley didn't so well wasn't good
enough and end up getting sacked for basically no reason.
So that's not going to happen this time.
It's just like you see raiding it while we can in terms of the
Crest of the wave. And I ultimately think that
Celtic and I think Rangers will talk about them and going
forward obviously in the pod. But I think over time and then
when January comes, it's about getting the points as much as we
can though between now and January.
Because in January comes it'll be different that we are
definitely all from that we're facing for then onwards.
And obviously Europe, you know, you'd imagine maybe they're out
of it and stuff like that. So those sort sort of things
will change the scenario for us. And I mean, after that game your
vessel went on to mid week. I draw on Paisley, which was a
good job. But we'll talk about what
happened in the time between those games and we'll talk about
drama. I mean Scottish football
delivered in that sense where the Celtic statements and it
will basically Brendan Rodgers resigned, pushed.
I don't quite know what's going on behind close to it.
Was it was it dismissed or was it resigned?
It was resigned officially, but judging by.
The statement. I think they agreed that he
would resign. Yeah, Derman, Desmond Dermott,
Desmond Dermott, sorry, kind of put up a statement that was just
condemning basically everything that Rogers has done over the
last couple of months, his comments to the media about
backing, about the financial backing of the board and
everything like that. And they basically blamed him
for all the toxic, toxic atmosphere towards the board
that's going on right now. So it did kind of feel from that
statement that he was kind of pushed towards resigning.
Because he said, what was that? He said he went well.
First of all, he talked about, he said the conduct and
communication was not a reflection of the trust and
belief they had when they brought him back to pocket.
And then like you said there he said Rogers talked in the
pressors about the fact he wasn't being backed, but they
said we offered them. Oh, can you hear my dog?
Bloody Ziggy. I'm sorry.
My dog just decided to come have a drink.
Right next. No, I'll start again, Ziggy.
He's fucks sick. Someone all times.
Finish it. I'm just going in one second.
He's just going to finish his drink and then he's off.
Right? OK, right.
I'll start again. And then the contract.
Well, they said he said and his presser he alluded to the fact
he wasn't being backed. But then days when day and says,
well, there was a contract offered in the summer and
Brandon Rodgers said he wanted to think about it.
But to me, I don't that's not how I read not been backed in
that sense. I mean we all know that the
grievances and much of the Celtic support has been
investment on the patch, not. Yeah, I mean.
Your new contract. You can circle back to the the
squad against Hearts where you get a few injuries and suddenly
you're playing kids. Yeah.
And they, you know, you're kind of there in certain areas.
Yeah. And then he also, but then he
says other things about Rogers having through control over
transfers. You know, nothing was ever
signed off without his approval, be that outgoings or incoming
players. And and then again, there was a
whole thing about I mean, then they'll lack investment in the
patch that the fans unhappy about.
That's always obviously going to be aimed at the board.
And I think when the managers sort of kind of lighten a fire
underneath that a wee bit more by saying stuff about not been
backed. And I just, I mean, it's it's
just a crazy, crazy situation. And then, I mean, he's gone now.
They're known in the search for a new manager and interim
managerial structures. Martin O'Neill returning to
Celtic and Sean Mooney coming in as his assessment.
It was just to meet this situation even more.
Well, I was going to say funny. Celtic fans probably won't see
it that way. Martin O'Neill, when was it?
Monday on talksport. The direct quote from him was
for Hearts to when? It would be amazing, obviously
talking about their title bed overall.
And then with an amount of hours later, two days later, he's
taking charge of the Celtic team.
Was it, was it not the same day as that was published that?
Even same day. So I mean, yeah.
He was, he was really good social media content for me that
day. Martin, Neil.
I bet you're a loving. Life actually and actually let's
say a talk sport most days as well and I actually hit like
heard the statement about on basically it doesn't say like
hearts, it's like we'd won it, but I think he was like
basically like there's no going to be a better chance then.
I think he just over collectively for Scottish
football, I think he said. I'd be better.
Yeah, he'd be good, he said. It'd be good to see.
So now I am convinced that Martin, he was maybe an unsafe
job. So part it's all part of the
plan, just like the VAR decision.
It's that matter and all that, like so just part of the master
plan though. I mean, yeah, so I basically
that that all happened. You know, you could kind of draw
your own conclusions from that more than you know, as much as
you could read about what people have said and haven't said.
It's there's, I guess there's a true version of events that no
one will ever really know about apart from the people closest to
what happened, like Rogers and Desmond.
A point that aim a point they were making as well.
I can't remember. I can't remember what other
media source it was, but somebody also said this will
that they found it really bizarre the age sorry.
It showed how chaotic it was at Celtic that obviously that
announcement was really late at night, right.
And then not so long after that statement obviously for Dermot
Desmond. 15 minutes later was enough.
Yeah. So I think it we're talking like
11, nearly half 1011 at night or whatever it was, right.
And I think what people and media were calling it as well
was like, how is he able to just go in and make that kind of like
however many paragraph statement as only like our because he's
not even our like a majority. It's just a major shareholder.
Yeah, he's just the largest. Majority he doesn't majority own
it. So like that, like how is he
able to just go and all these whatever?
Rich and he went to send the statement via Celtics website.
I think. It's somebody just let him
through that. It just do that the way he said
that. Yeah, he's the largest
shareholder. So he owns about, I think it's
33 to 37. Yeah, yeah.
So like they were like he's not majority is like over 50.
So like how is he getting away with just going in and doing
that without anybody else like agreeing to it?
But again, you don't really know what goes on behind it.
Maybe it has got that much clout as the fact is the highest that
you can just go in and do that, but it seems a bit wild.
But it can just works in on that actually deals with PR knows
what a nightmare that is because it just looks it looks.
Yeah, like, because if he's like that, I want to make that
statement. Yeah, if he's like, I just want
to make that statement. And you're like, well, even if
imagine if you were in the room and you're like, I don't know,
that's a good idea. You could maybe just go, well, I
don't care, so let's just do it anyway.
You're sacked, yeah. You're like, right?
Yeah, because I was still in Athens when that statement went
out and I think it was 12:30 and I just had to check if it was a
parody account or not. Yeah.
I mean, it is that kind of level of high jinks, almost like.
That is prime time. Just generational Scottish
football archives. Yeah, I mean you saw stuff
coming out about it and you kind of are questioning like because
you some of the stuff you want obviously seen it directly from
Celtic. It's like you know through the
2nd remark of posts. Yeah, like the quotes and
everything. Yeah.
And you're like, surely that's not true, but I mean.
But see for me, see for me as well the statement that's ironic
because the statement that he makes basically seeing this all
Adobe Rogers, right? It's actually the way he's done
it at that time in eight going through.
However, network needs to get through make the statement
actually makes a mockery of their structural setup behind
the scenes. So then actually from the
supporters perspective makes them look like they're right and
the fact that they felt like the board's just chaotic.
Get rid of the XYZ because he's only doing things properly and
all they're meaning directly more about obviously signings,
but it's still the narrow of that Celtic fans are trying to
push. You could argue that him send
statements like that, that time innate and everything that
happened with Rogers that you're just proving the fans right
really. But the predicament they've got,
of course is like you see a lot of it will then stay behind
closed doors after people look after each other in the
boardroom and it becomes again, like the toxic pocket talks
about Rogers being toxic. It seems like a lot a lot of the
boardroom stuff is quite toxic as well.
So yeah, it'll be interesting to see where it takes them.
Yeah, I mean, I was working on the Celtic game mid week against
Falkirk and the amount of times there were chants about the
board were, it was crazy. I mean, when when Martin O'Neill
came out, obviously it was a very warm reception.
They've obviously got fond memories of him mostly and the
amount of times the cameras kept on panning to the board and the
amount of chants that are going on about them.
I mean, it's such a toxic atmosphere because of statements
like that and he's really not helping anyone.
The Martin O'Neill appointment entered on for me as the way it
seemed to be described by Martin O'Neill afterwards and his
presser at 70s. Like your mate phoning you up
for a bit of help and that's all it.
As in like it keeps the fans outside to have Martin and you
there. Because it was that
realistically O'Neill set the tone early.
They'll go more direct, which is what they've did, obviously did
that last night, but in general, and it'll be a bit more reliable
and a bit more aggressive than Rogers would be, certainly
domestically. So like, it steadies the ship
and it sorts things for us. Well, heck, they'll be hoping it
sorts things forever long to take them to January and then
whatever happens, happens. But yeah, it seems like I'm very
much like I'm phoning my friend for help sort of scenario.
We O'Neal. Yeah, I mean, that second Johnny
Kenny goal last night was the most Martin O'Neill goal I've
ever seen. It was just.
I think it was Ralston floated up from about 30-4 yards out all
the way to the back post and a Negron heads back across school
and then other header to the far post.
So, Martin, any ball there? Yeah, that game.
Well, that was for now. Celtic wasn't at Falkirk
Stadium. Yeah, that was at Celtic Park.
Said about Beg your pardon, The other match going on at the same
time was Hearts and Paisley. Now Paisley has been quite a
tricky place for you guys to go recently.
Adam, I've got here Hearts sex without a win and Paisley within
90 minutes. So I mean a draws, I guess you
can be happy coming away with a draw there and you know in some
degree keeping keeping yourself 6 points clear at the top.
Yeah, I think it was it was came to the first game as well, would
have came to look to us and thought we look to be a bit
vulnerable at the back. It's not something I would
expect to see. Like we can we go because
obviously do have a lot of faith in the back lane, but I think
the physicality is at Mirren and just like there's sort of
swashbuckling approach that seems to happen every year under
Robinson. Like it works.
That's why they get to where they get to and and that's why
Robinson's always linked to any other job in the SPL whenever it
comes up. So like, but it's really
frustrating because it feels like doesn't matter what type of
Hearts team we turn up with, we can't seem to get one.
So but in this in the same vein, the positives would be that you
know, by beating Celtic at the weekend and then getting the
point they are obviously we've got the 2 Dundee teams next as
well before the break, so at home.
So like it puts us still in a really good position.
Still 6 points clear chance to go further clear with input in
the cup at the weekend when we played on D at home.
So yeah, it's positive signs and to be honest, we nearly snuck it
as well. Obviously there's a couple of
dubious but far decision against that matter when there were two
one up which could they obviously completely undone us
at that point. I think there was still
obviously play time left but been two goals behind in a place
like that where record that we've got, it's not the best
place to be in. But then equally with a game,
we've come back twice in the game and then Kibori scoresly on
MC and T fractionally offside, obviously with the leg he
actually doesn't use to get the ball, but albeit is his leg to
keep his balance. So yeah, unfortunately not to be
with the one, but yeah, fine click.
It just shows another signee like character and resilience
for that heart. Steam though, like as a lot
togetherness. It's six games in a row with the
same 11. So that's the first time we've
done that in 40 years. So that as again, a surefire
sign like consistency and trust in the players, but it's also
shown as well with like Kibori and Magnuson who came in on the
second-half, they actually made a positive difference to the
team because we were looking a bit leggy.
I mean, we play that as bigger game against Celtic and
obviously are hammering and tongs for 90 minutes and then
you go to a place like St. Madam with the physicality they
bring. We were starting to look up a
bit tired I felt, even though we're still going for that.
But but yeah, the guys on the bench, like obviously they're
getting kept out, so we are not quite keen to see like what will
these guys look like if we do bring them in the team.
So do you feel like some point? Yeah, so I do feel obviously
we've got big squads, there's going to be guys missing all the
time. Like that's just to be as.
And we obviously weren't able to move people on.
So that's why the squad's as big as it is.
But like Kajol and Magnus and Kibori, these kind of guys that
you could see them get in minutes.
But I'm very cautious about that as well in the sense that like
you don't want to make too many changes because this is that
elevens the team that's getting you to where you are.
So I just hope it makes like the odd tweaks and you know, if
games are looking a certain way or, you know, maybe we get
comfortable in a game, give people a bit more minutes and
see what they can be about. And then it gives you extra
options like you say. What is the in the coming weeks
and months? Yeah, I mean, OK, right.
I think we'll move on because I think this this episode and last
episode, there's been points where it's in danger of turning
into the Hearts and Celtic podcast, even if they are some
of the most exciting topics we'll talk about.
We move on to the dawns of it. So we've got you on.
Oh no, you were in Athens. That was, I'd imagine a pretty
hard one to take in terms of league football, though.
You're when the other night takes used to three wins in your
last four league games, which is, I mean, that's a big
improvement on the direction you were going to start the season.
How are you feeling about how the season is at this exact
point? Because it is kind of hard when
you're juggling these two different.
I mean, the defeat in Athens was prayed, devastating sex.
Now is, is. Yeah.
I mean, it's as bad as it sounds.
I mean, I mean, how did you get, first of all, how did you get on
over in Athens? And secondly, how?
I mean, do you feel you have turned the corner a bit or is it
still a bit just too wobbly? We've turned the corner into
being an even worse team, if that's what you mean.
That's. Not what was meaning, but.
It was 6 nil going on 10 nil in Athens.
I actually think that's the worst single Aberdeen
performance I've ever seen and I was at Darville, so that's in
something. Jensen may be the worst
performance I've ever seen in person as well.
I think him and Keskinen were having a competition to see who
could get subbed off earlier. Yeah, we we had a narrow defeat
against Shakhtar. I think that's that was probably
our first good performance of the whole season.
And then follow up with a four nil win against Dundee.
That was a good performance. But then kind of scrape to
scrape the winner in Paisley, which was a really good result.
But performance it could have easily been two or three Nelson
Mirren. Then obviously that six nil
defeat. I was in Athens, unfortunately,
honestly, what a waste of money, but you know, have to support
the team and then lost at home against Hibs 2, one that could
have easily been four or five that we conceded and luckily got
a win against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
But again, I mean, the only positive from that game was the
result and Dylan Lobbin making us feel debut because again,
performance was absolutely shocking.
So we've got Larnaca, Wayne, Cyprus on Thursday, next
Thursday. Luckily I will not be at that.
But yeah, I don't know where where we go from this because
again, it's it's shocking performances again and again.
So I don't really see where we go from here.
When I spoke to you back when we met, we mean then had the pain
before the Scotland game in Glasgow against Belarus and at
that point I said to you pretty stand with Ellen and you were
quite adamant. No, Backham, you know, and it
doesn't feel like too long ago we had that conversation.
It's just the man of the football sensei and it's just
been too bad to stomach. Yeah, I mean, it's just he had
favourites the whole time he's been Aberdeen, but he's got away
with it because of either results in the first half of
last season or, you know, obviously winning the Scottish
Cup in the second-half last season.
It was it was Nielsen in midfield.
This season. It feels like it's Jensen.
There's a reluctance to to change things.
I think he's been forced into from the backlash of the fans.
Dylan Lobbin came and came into the side yesterday, had a good
performance. But yeah, I don't, I don't know
where we go from here. I don't know where I even stand
because I think Dylan's got more patience from the fans,
obviously because of what we've seen he can do.
Obviously. Yeah, yeah, it's it's not a year
ago where we were having those results.
But obviously it's like, well, I did it before, why can't I do it
again? But there isn't any sign of of
those types of performances. And obviously it's a lot of new
players. It's not the same squad as it
was last year, but yeah, it's got more like you would go on.
Yeah. I mean, yes, but Stuart.
Armstrong's like what? I've not seen enough on the
coin, but you know, from an outsider it looks like I
thought, oh, they've done quite well with Bring.
Recruitment in, yeah, I mean Kevin Nesbitt coming back in, I
didn't think we'd, I didn't think we'd be able to get him
in. Jasper Carlson, arguably one of
the best players on paper and in the whole league, he's played
it. You know, Bologna was one of the
best players in the area. The busy, got European
experience. So on paper, yeah, we had a
great summer, got Alfie Dorrington back on loan from
Tottenham. But yeah, it's just not really
clicked on the pitch like like we were expecting to.
I thought we'd have a tough season, obviously trying to
balance Europe and the league, but I didn't think we'd be that
would be set in in 10th place after 10 games with with only
three wins and six losses. So yes, it feels like it's kind
of reversed from last season and I feel like for some reason
Hibs, Aberdeen and Hearts can never all be good at the same
time. It always has to be one or two
that are shocking. Last season it was it was Hearts
and I think it's harder in the season.
Yeah, I mean, well, I mean, like you said, tabs here as well.
They had both had Rangers midweek.
I mean, in terms of how the table looks right now, firstly
after the games, Hearts up top six points clear to Celtic who
are on 20 points and it's quite tight after that.
The pack, you know, from the tops, the rest of the soft top
sex. Rangers on 15, Hebs on 14,
Motherwell and 14 as well. And in Dundee United on 13.
I was going to say Hibs could it maybe been a little bit better
off actually if they hadn't messed that last minute penalty
against Rangers. That was Danny.
What? Danny rolls second when with the
with his his new club obviously lost in the Europa League with
them but he seems to have made a good start to league football
with Rangers with two league wins, one against Kelly at the
weekend and then like I said Easter Rd. last night, not the
easiest place to go and he got a one.
Yeah, that's Jack Butlin saving to Jimmy McGrath penalties in a
row. Obviously he saved one when
McGraw was at Aberdeen and he saved that one as well.
So yeah, I mean, I say we're in 10th place, but we are only 5
points off Rangers right now. Yeah, unless when?
You shoot the table is actually incredibly.
Tight. Yeah.
I mean, yeah, we've got Motherwell Hearts as our next
two, so I wouldn't say those are the best games to pick up those
points. But you know, you never know
what happens, I mean. That's part of the problems we
have for Aberdeen because I mean, the first game of the
season was one nil lost to Falkirk and then.
Yeah. And then dropped points with
Livingston. Yeah.
You know the harder teams you're going to play and you know the,
you know the Blake was you've had, you've not played Rangers
yet this season. Yeah, we unfortunately did not
get to play Russell Martin's Rangers.
No, you've not played Celtic yet again before.
They've arguably had that. They've not got a chance to sort
of new manager bounce or whatever you want to look at
post Rogers bounce. So yeah, it's kind of like just
as you're starting to pick up results.
Yeah, not played hard coming into.
Hard yeah, Hearts as well. Just as you've started to pick
up results, you actually might be coming into the more
difficult fixtures. I was just going to say, I was
just going to say on those, those points you made for
nothing like that. Most of them are where my head's
at where Aberdeen as well. Like I've not seen lots of the
IT was I've seen the shark tar game, seen the offense game and
I've seen bets and pieces of the league games.
And obviously I always look at like stats and other things like
that as well. And I just feel like if I said
on the previous pod as well, it's like sometimes he's just
living off other things. He's living off his good starts,
living off the cup 1. And it does feel like a better
90 minute man Jim Italian. So like he's got that, that 90
minutes that you cannot take away from.
And it's still a special moment for Aberdeen.
And and that's why it should be regarded as whatever high level
it plays the government for one. And that I just feel like the
longer he's they are, he is not getting a tune out actually a
decent squad of players and that is the biggest concern.
Yeah. I mean, if you look from the
second-half of last season, we are in relegation form.
Like we're averaging like a point a game for the lasts.
I don't know. Couldn't score for ages as well.
Friend couldn't score for ages. I know it took us so many games
just to get that first league goal so.
And yeah, quite as well, but favorites, I think it does seem
like he seems to stick with the same sort of like 3-4 even more,
but like same guys that again, it doesn't matter what he seems
to do with them. They're they're no getting
obviously they're getting the results to know, but you've hit
the nail on the head. So it's like they're they're
getting fortunate, which every result they get, you're looking
at going part of the obviously the Dundee one begin you're
taking that weapon to assault slightly based on everybody's
sort of viewpoint. And we're Dundee at the moment.
So like you look at the Saint Maran game again, could easily
lost Hibbs game. I did see quite a bit of that.
And I was an agreement like I felt like Hibbs could easily.
I'm surprised Hibbs won a four or five.
And that was that was the thing that we don't have as well as
going to say against Rangers like they were actually so
wasteful at David Gray was right.
They should at least got a point out that gaming Rangers, like
Rangers were not they were not that great to be honest, that
the game looked poor and helps again.
Like they've done what they've done against Celtic and Harsh
and they've done it again against Rangers.
They played far too defensive. I don't know why Greece seems to
have adopted this approach whereby like if I set tight and
then I just use a well, no, it's sort of clutch and Bowie instead
of Boyle and Bowie and just mess out the midfield entirely, then
I might sneak a win or I might sneak a good result because like
he's maybe given that that team that he's playing a bit too much
respect. But there was no reason
whatsoever to give that Rangers team any respect.
They should have been at them for the start and putting them
right on the back foot, especially like you say, Easter
Rd. where this was a game that helps were going to be one year
unbeaten at home if they did got anything for that game
yesterday. So that should have been more
than enough motivation to hit them right for the start.
But again, like I said, they seem to just have this approach
where they want to set back, not utilize their midfield and just
try and counter them or or use belly hold things up and get
them up the patch. It was a really strange approach
for Grey. Yeah.
I mean, coming back quickly to what you said on Jimmy Tallene,
I think like you said, he's an 80 minute man.
But also it's a bit of a random one, but I think it fits Derek
McInnes or Jim Goodwin or someone of that caliber, I think
they'd actually be already be out the door.
I think it's because yeah, of what he's done abroad and kind
of the unknown Ness of him if if that even makes sense.
Like the allude of the fact that's like an overseas manager.
Yeah, yeah, exactly. It's like, oh, it's kind of
unknown. You know, he did so well with
such a small team in Sweden. But I think, yeah, like we've
seen in the past, if it was Derek Mckennessy, he'd already
be at the door with with the forum he's in and say, you know,
thank you very much for for kind of for giving us such a great
moment in our history, obviously.
Can I throw certain random at you board right.
Let's just say in the coming weeks, Jimmy Italine goes, Would
you take Stephen Robinson? You see, that's what my uncle
said and he, he actually suggested him as well.
And I, I don't, I don't know, because if you're appointing
someone like that, I don't actually know what your ambition
is. Is it to steady the ship?
Is it to aim for cups like? What?
What do you think Stephen Robinson is capable of doing
Aberdeen with that squad? Well, so exactly.
So I find that's the key myth. Like when it was harsh, it was
like McInnes or Robinson and like what that was getting toted
about like domestically, who should we go for?
Oh. McInnes all.
Day and it's like obviously it's McInnes all day right but with
Robinson I think it's more again that fact of like how well he's
done with us at Madden team yeah, when you look at budgets
and whatever he's been so consistent with them.
But again, it's like sacrifice and maybe like not a pretty
stale of football at times to just be trying to bully teams.
But again, that really depends on the personally, I'm very much
if you get the one, I'm not really bothered how we're
getting the one like if we've. Got 100%.
We've got a hard working team like if the entertainer and
that's just the bonus point of the actual weight getting the
three points. So yeah, I just I don't know.
It's not about Robinson Albertina.
I think like for him as well, it should be seen as like an
opportunity for him to challenge himself because obviously the
objectives Aberdeen given the size and the history and the
budget is different for Saint Milan.
So there should be, it should be something where Robinson.
Thanks, Lee, I'm going to go and do something with that and that
step up for me in my sense of like what Aberdeen looked to
achieve. So yeah, I don't know.
It'd be interesting to see like if that did ever materialize.
Yeah, I mean, a lot of people didn't ever think that McInnes
would get another shot at, you know, one of the big clubs, and
obviously he's been given that and look what he's done.
So maybe. Man Hearts are a big club fan.
Well, part of I think they're, they're clearly the fourth
biggest club in Scotland. This season I'm just trying to
see if. We could get by you, Adam.
There's a joint appreciation here mate.
Yeah, 2 European trophies mate, 2 European trophies.
Anyway, I've. Got.
We've got 2 European trophies between us.
We have well. Yeah, yeah, great one.
No, I think, I think Stephen Robinson would definitely be an
interesting appointment. It just depends on what
candidates would be available because obviously we've
appointed the new director of football and I'm not even.
Oh yeah, that guy was going to be talking about him.
Yeah, I'm not even going to try and pronounce his name.
German Guy Ben or German? Maybe Swiss?
He's not the guy with the wild Wikipedia.
Yeah, he's been in a Singapore in prison for 101 days, accused
of match fixing, which he wasn't.
He kidnapped a Penguin, kept him in his bathtub and didn't
release him until he had to. Know that weeks of reeks of like
when we were sponsored by the cinch proper cinch moments.
Yeah, the sporting director. But he's got a good record, to
be fair. I mean, he's he's done well in
Germany. He's he then went to Saint Louis
in the MLS when they were being founded.
They won the league in their very first season.
So yeah, we'll see. We'll see what happens.
Obviously Derek Gray was a big part of that, yeah, Known him
from being a Bundesliga commentator.
So let's see what happens. Obviously we've, we've not
really had a footballing person as, as director of football
before. I think that's something that
was clearly lacking. And yeah, let's see what?
Let's see what we can do. Yeah, that's that'll be
interesting to watch that story play over the course of the
season. I think, I mean, we'll move on
to a big moment that happened in Europe, but I think there was a
lot of good goals at the weekend.
But if you've not seen Scott Mccomoney school against Inter
Milan for Napoli, definitely go and take a look at.
So that's Scott now got 2, three goals into the games for
Annapoli. Didn't you guys managed to catch
that goal at the weekend? I didn't watch the game but I've
seen the goal about 10 times. They might.
I've seen the goal with an absolute beauty.
Yeah, hard to avoid it. I mean it was a it was our ball
over the top them and how many latches on the end of nothing.
The defender kind of slows down thinking he's not going anywhere
with that and McDonald many them the angle from behind McDonald
many as he shoots towards the goal is just the best one.
A lot cat is it perfectly. I mean is one of those is the
strike of a strike that you see like Champions League level and
you think I wish got on how to player that quality?
It's just a proper like talismani like it just exactly.
And I'm like for my son's like when I was a glory hunting
child, I was a Man U fan. That was my English team, right?
And that's obviously still, I still live by that, which is why
I have years of torture ever since right.
But same, I'm disappearing him disappearing from my United even
way before this, I was like, I cannot believe they've got rid
of Scott McDonald because he was against.
Scapegoat. Like the times again, these runs
into the box and these big game goals like he was already doing
that Man United. So I didn't understand what
possessed don't get rid of him like it wasn't.
Like, it wasn't like nap. Like, it wasn't, It wasn't.
They just let him go. Yeah, it was a real feeling.
They got rid of him. And like, yeah, like, I can't
remember what his name is. It's a guy that said.
Mark Goldbridge. Yeah, yeah, Goldbridge.
Anytime I see a Mark Goldbridge complimation come up on tech
talk now I said more check because as usual as coming to
anyone, that's him quoting stuff, but he's not got the DNA
and he's that. The DNA.
And you know, I mean, I mean,
it's just been I mean it's they've done it for Razzmos all
as well. But the turn around me Tommy's
hard and it's good to see him had in a better form this season
again because he didn't start the season were quite the same
like case that he finished. He was playing white left or
James. He has film White left, so
that's a different change for a man.
Yeah, and the Bron De Bruyne and I think it's just Conte trying
to figure out where. Well, the Bruins now got a
massive injury, so he's out for the season.
Or is he out for the season? Yeah, he he's a risk of missing
the World Cup, apparently. Wow.
OK, so so maybe Metorman has gone back to where we would want
him to be. Yeah, Talisman again, I mean.
That's a good thing as well because like, I mean, this year
for Scotland, having been in like like on fire for us in the
qualifiers for the Euro 24, he scored for us in Portugal and
things like that in the Euthanasians League and against
Poland he looked good. But he's not been at it as much
this year. So it's good to see him hitting
this little bit Vayner form again when I play.
Getting back to the standards he was heading last season.
What do you think Scotland need to do to get, I mean, is it, how
do we get the best at him again because arguably the whole team
hasn't been at it recently? I think it's a lot to do with
the players that you play around them.
I think I said to you when we were in the pop up in a pint,
I'd start Bowie up front, not even mainly to do with him, but
because he's such a nuisance that at times Belarus would have
to double team him. And then that leave space for
Mcdowman arriving in the box. Because I think, yeah, yeah,
exactly. I was.
But so the reason that he's maybe not scoring as many as he
was in in Euro qualifiers is because nobody really looked at
that Scotland team and was like, Oh yeah, he's the guy.
He's the guy that's going to score.
So he kind of was left a bit more space and he'd arrived in
the box and suddenly pop up and score a goal.
But because of his form and how well he's done at Napoli, that
is the guy that now when will play grease away or Denmark at
home, they'll look to to neutralize him to to make sure
that you won't get that space. So I think having people around
that can cause a nuisance that can maybe draw defenders out the
way to create that space for Mcdonaldy can can let him
flourish in that team. And yeah, I think I think it's
just a sign of of how well he's been doing that he's now getting
these fake stories in the sun saying that he's not happy with
night in life in Italy. I mean, what a load of shite.
Oh, did, did you not remember that thing when he was, like,
smoking cigars and dancing with old women in Naples?
Yeah. Like, there's no way a guy like
that wants to leave. Like he's living his best life.
Looks like a. Fashion sense now.
Like what's going? On the direct quote was saying
they cite the fact that in Naples he's revered and almost
God like status and he find. Hard.
That's too much for him. And I'm like, what?
Yeah, I mean. He looks he buy a little bit,
but at the same time just no. No, not a chance.
Yeah, I think even his fashion sense got better.
He just looks better. But no, he's he's been he's been
linked this week to Tottenham. I think that'd be a awful move.
But also Barcelona. I'm not sure, but I mean, that
would be insane. What's the last Scott to play at
Barcelona? I don't know.
Would it be? Yeah, probably Gammel.
Archie Hill? No.
I'm not being I'm not being funny though, but like seem to
consistently make controversial comments.
But I think like going from Napoli, Tottenham is a big
downgrade like. Oh no, 100% it's not even close.
Like obviously Barcelona, Barcelona would be an upgrade,
but then equally don't know if Barcelona is going to actually
fulfill the obligations of the contract.
So you may end up saying and then it gets wrapped up a month
later. So that would be a bit of a
nightmare as well. I think, I think if you have a
couple of bad games that Barcelona as well, you're out
the team and you're on the bench.
Whereas for Napoli, even if he has a couple bad games, they
know what he's capable of and he's such a fan favorite that
he's allowed those bad games because they know the the good
games will come. Tell you what though, I would
meet it'd be some be some poster for Real Madrid V Barsha and the
two 10s are Bellingham and Mcdormand and Scotland.
Who finished the Balandor, eh? Who would?
Who would you rather have? Bellingham or Mcdormand?
That's the question. Well, I know what Balandor says.
Exactly. And then obviously Napoli, Bel
Gilmore, Bel Belly, Gilmore started the last four games
sort. Of Scottish Javi.
Yeah, the Scottish Javi, of course, he is sort of getting
all that fortune in Luboka's injury.
We haven't been out but 4. Sons and the Bruin.
And the Bruin too. So yeah, the Scottish boys are
certainly helping hold up the Fort there as Napoli lead joint
top of the league, 21 points. Roma up there with them.
Yeah, I mean, look at that midfield.
There's Mcdowman and Gilmore and I think example and Geese.
I saw stat today that he's out of Annapolis.
Eight wins. He's one man of the match and
five of them he's been one of the best players in the league,
if not the best. So yeah, 2 Scots and a
Cameroonian. I think what a combo that is.
I know long they may continue as well.
It's good to see them both in such good form with our big
games against Denmark and Greece coming up.
Probably. I was going to say next month,
depending on what time this gets published, but talking to the
national team, we had two big three big games that occurred
and the week just passed. Scotland women played on the
African continent. They traveled to play Morocco
where they won two, one against them in Casablanca, My Year and
Cuff Bar AM. I right in saying that's the
first Scottish team to ever play in Africa as well.
I think I saw a start that's the first ever team to play in
Africa, which if that's true, is a crazy start that has taken
that long. Yeah, I would say so.
And we have played the African nations.
I mean, it's played Nigeria, but I was at Caven Cottage.
Yeah, yeah. It wasn't in Africa.
So I think I saw a start. That was the first ever Scottish
team to travel to Africa to play so.
Yeah, and we won. So I two on one.
It was our first one of 2025 of us.
We've got the new manager and the women's team now after PED,
Sure God is George, Melissa and Derita.
Anderita, I think Andrea, yeah, Australian, she's come in
obviously disastrous Nations League campaign with We also had
the playoff defeat against Finland over 2 legs.
That was barely disappointing. Like the men's national team?
We won our playoffs. We won our playoffs.
What against Greece? Oh, sorry, I just.
You know what? I totally erased that from my
memory. I'm.
Going back to Euro 20. Nice.
Fairpoint yeah, yeah, got me there.
But yeah, no, a good, good result for the girls even.
It was just a family. I mean, we then played
Switzerland after that on the IT was Tuesday.
You can't. You can't brush over the winner,
by the way. I mean, yeah.
Carlene, we are. Just a fairly 5 yards.
In the 90th minute, yeah, yeah, I mean best, best goal I've seen
all year. Maybe Kieran Bowie tops it just
but yeah, for her 20th Scotland goal, I'd say about yeah 35 four
yards out in the last minute to win it.
Obviously it is just a friendly you take it.
But yeah, Goodwin and then yeah, moving on to Switzerland game
like you said, they building a valiant effort, but lost 4 three
came back to equalize it half just before half time.
Another good game, by the way, The first one, yeah, I wouldn't
call a chap, but it was a lob, you know, Caroline Weir assisted
that one, got a goal for herself.
So she's been that's the captain stepping up over the course of
the two games, isn't it? I.
Mean Balandor nominee, Yeah. Yeah, well, exactly.
Yeah, first first ever women's play to be nominated for the
Balandor Feminine Feminine. Still think that's mad as well
that she's the first one Like Oh yeah on them all.
That's crazy. Kim Little and stuff as.
Well, yeah, like that is wild because they've played for good
teams as well. It's not like, I think like
they've, they've only done well domestically.
They've they've shown it like a bigger stage as well.
So the fact that none of them have had that even a nomination
is crazy. Yeah, I think they've been
overlooked. So it's good to see Caroline, we
are getting getting the the nomination that does that she
deserved. I was going to say one game with
that mess. Don't kind of let this one slip
by. Come on.
Yeah, Scotland under seventeens. We're playing at the Excelsior
Stadium in Airdrie again through the week and it was was it you
goodness, I've been taking the the the competition.
You're on the 17 qualifier. 17 Qualifier.
The first game. First game England and it was a
one now win for the boys in blue over the old enemy and it was a
yeah and plus 90th minute goal from Luke Douglas, youth product
of Saint Maron so good on him. It was a ball to the back post.
He made no mistake putting it in the net.
Quite the the cheer went up as we beat them one now and yeah,
that was was on YouTube. You can come catch the
highlights for that. Quite a fire game as well
because it was pretty much the last kick of the ball.
There was a little bit of back and forward.
England boy ends up getting sent off because he chucks the ball
and think it's in Douglas face against.
He's involved and all sorts there.
So the other game in the group was Switzerland, not
Switzerland, Sweden and Lithuania.
Sweden one in that one. So we're joined top of Sweden
now and then we play Sweden on the 31st.
But time you've listened to this.
And this will be going out about 10:00 AM on the 31st.
So if you're listening to it just after it's released, you
can go catch that game on YouTube.
It's at 3:30 UK time. If you're listening after, go
check out the results, see how we did.
Because yeah, hardest game in the group, maybe probably away
England, but hardest team in the group at least out the way.
Three points, hopefully a a win against Sweden under seventeens
away and yeah, perfect. Left you now after that which
will be on the 3rd of November at 3:00.
So again, they're all on YouTube, so definitely go and
watch them. I mean I watched the England
game and it wasn't just a case of Scotland grabbing a lucky
last minute goal. Some good football played.
They were quite brave on the ball killing Kadamade.
I think I've pronounced that right.
Is the young star like who's now at Man City?
Yeah. Highly rated.
Someone England I know has been after as well.
He looked absolutely electric when he was running.
Yeah. 15 year old, I think, yeah, who was bought, who was
bought for over a million from from Man City, from Sheffield
Wednesday when he was in the under 19, under 18 squads the
previous camp. And he did really well.
So I was actually a bit shocked to see his name missing for that
squad, but I think that's because the under 19 squad just
had some friendlies. I think maybe I'm wrong and
says. It just needed.
Does it just need the ones men's court to be like official hours?
Yeah. No, it's.
You can get caps for a team now, a national side and is if you're
not a certain age you still have the choice to swap.
It's also to do with if it's a friendly or not.
So I think it's 5 friendlies or three friendlies.
But you can still play one competitive game and still
change the. Yeah, because, because.
That's that's that's a strange rules and all makes play one
competitive game and then you can move.
Yeah, so I think Zaha did it. He played one for England and
then he switched the Ivory Coast.
So yeah, hopefully we can get him some caps at 16 or
something. I don't care.
Yeah, I'm in the November qualifiers.
Yeah, get a few. Get a few friendlies against San
Marino and cap them in both. I come on.
Yeah, just looking ahead to the games in November next month,
there is a few actually injury risks.
One came out today that Angus Gunn, according to Sean Dice has
opened up his lead as his knee ligaments.
So he's a risk for the the games in November now apparently.
So that's. Not what?
You want? It's really not.
Rising up, Rising up like the Undertaker, Craig Gordon
returns. Oh, don't get me.
Yeah, I mean, who would you put in as your replacement?
First of all, Hey, Gordon. Yeah, I think I'd do the same.
But secondly, Aaron Hickey still not back in first team training
with Brentford. He's scheduled back next week,
but that's not confirmed yet. Max Johnson out with a hamstring
injury. He was injured last game for
Darby. And Nathan Patterson is all out.
So who would you start right back?
Is Ralston really the best we have?
No. Who would you put then?
Alvin Ramsey. That's an e-mail.
I agree. I agree.
So I mean. It won't 100% beat Ralston, by
the way. Calvin Ramsey.
Calvin Ramsey definitely over Ralston.
Ram. Ram Ralston's getting kept at
the team by Young. Oh goodness, his name escapes.
And what's who's the late back at Celtic?
Well, don't. Sorry, Donovan.
Yeah. But you know what?
Martin O'Neill came back. I knew Ralston's going.
To play, yeah, he started, He started.
Forest, who's going to play? And if Forest is going to play
as well. And news Get before us then.
Ralston will be shooting for that one.
Yeah, we've not even talked about Calvin, Calvin Ramsay
actually. So first start in 1085 days.
His first start came against Derby County in 2022.
Obviously he's had his battles with injuries, went on loans
that really didn't sits playstyle.
At Wigan, at Preston, at Bolton. Yeah Kelly.
There was 2 ex Aberdeen players, 2EX Kelly players on the pitch
against Crystal Palace. Freddie Woodman and Calvin
Ramsey both played for Aberdeen and Kilmarnock so that's quite
something. But yeah, good to see him back
in the squad. Apparently was the best he.
Said he went I think often had a very, very decent performance
Cam on the ball, he said speaking about him, he actually
spooked him after the game, allegedly along with another guy
that made his debut, I think Kieran Morrison.
And he said after Athena loss, you might feel very, very
disappointed, but you took been quite happy with the way you've
played your first time here at Anfield.
I mean, that sounds promising. Yeah, I mean, Jeremy Frempong,
they're starting right back, is injured.
So it's either him, Dominic Shabazzla, who's played right
back sometimes, or Connor Bradley.
And I don't think Slot really fancies Connor Bradley.
So a lot of fans are calling for Kelvin Ramsey actually to start
the next game. I can't actually quite remember
who it's against, but yeah, it'd be really good to see him
actually get a run of games because I think he's he's still
in the 22. I mean, people forget how young.
Yeah, yeah. I mean how people forget how
young he was when he broke into that Aberdeen team, winning
young player of the year for Aberdeen and everything so.
Their next game's their next game's Villa at home, and then
it's Real Madrid at home and then Man City, Oh.
Could you imagine Calvin Ramsey against Real Madrid?
That's. Calvin Ramsay will have Benny
Junior in his back. I'm telling you, that's a make a
great game. I mean, imagine he has two good
performances in a row, then he's then he's locked in for
starting. The thing is we that's I mean
there's he's a talented kid, like he's a talented kid and I
think it's one of them where if the stars align and he gets semi
better running form and like you've said, like it doesn't he
fancy Bradley or doesn't seem to fancy Bradley.
I mean, to be fair, like he's quite aggressive or slot.
So I think like suppose like right back, I could see that
happening, but but you see if he gives some of that real
opportunity, even if he gets some some minutes in any of
those games might be enough like if he does like his style and
how he plays because he's Got Talent.
Yeah, because you. Never know when he goes from
there, right? Yeah, I mean, I saw the
completion of what he did against Chris Parse and he
really did look really calm. Obviously would be nervous
playing first game in three years competitively, but it
really looked like a calm presence.
How many games did he get for Aberdeen?
First season he didn't get many I've got.
The Wikipedia says 28 here, but and then I don't know how I
care. That no, that's not He played 39
games for us. I think some.
How do you feel done when it was at Aberdeen fan?
Well, I mean, first season he was kind of a bench player
really. Got a few good games, a few in
the Scottish Cup of thing and then the season after that
obviously was absolutely incredible.
Think he was That was that calm head then as well.
Yeah, he was really calm. There was obviously a level of
inexperience, maybe is the right words.
Obviously first proper season in professional football was when
he broke out. But even then you could see he
was just in a class above the Scottish Premiership for that,
for that time. Obviously he's he's had his
injury problems since then. But yeah, he one young player of
the year I think. I don't know if that was for
Aberdeen or for the whole league in general.
I think it was for the whole league.
Whole league, yeah, yeah, I've got up here 24 games, one goal,
4 assists. But it was more than just the
goal and assists. That was how he really got his
head up and drew forward. Not kind of 1 dimensional
player. It's whatever there was.
He'd exploit that space and I think he can do that at
Liverpool if he's given a shot. I.
Mean there's certainly an opportunity there in that right
back position. I mean, we've obviously talked
about Ralston Hecky for me, obviously Hecky would be the
would be the number one, but there's no reason why Calvin
Ramsey couldn't get himself to that point.
If he has the same sort of his breaks that that heck he had
through his career. He can make never really get
there. And then Max Johnston.
So it's a position where people are vying for it, but people
keep getting injured in that position as well.
So just got a bit of a run and like you say, he gets to gets to
play in a team where Liverpool would be great for him if he can
play either there or on loan somewhere where it suits some.
I never know. I suppose they wouldn't be a
posted the times that that scene.
Aberdeen was very briefly. It looked quite raw, but you'd
expect them to be. But the talent was really good
and I still looked quite he still looked quite composed and
comfortable all the time in the ball, which again, reminds me of
hacky and not. They're not, Obviously, that's
the exact same to player, which mean like in terms of how they
carry themselves. And so, yeah, yeah, watch this
space, I suppose, with Calvin Ramsey.
I mean I'd I'd prefer Tyranny playing it right back then.
Ralston. That's how lowly I rate Ralston
I think. In a Scotland, surely?
Better. You'll generally better when he
came on against. Yeah, yeah.
I mean, yeah, I think Ralston for Scotland's been woeful even
at the EUR. I think people say he was
scapegoated, but I think he just he just had some pure
performances. Yeah, it'll be interesting to
see kind of who can get themselves back fit because
we've got a lot of injury prone fullbacks tyranny.
Nathan Patterson was obviously supposed to be the next big
thing. He says he's had his issues with
injuries as well. Calvin Ramsay, Max Johnson,
seems like he's had a few injuries now.
So yeah, it's the starting spot. Will go go to whoever can
actually keep themselves fit. I just hopefully, hopefully hope
that's a strong squad that we announced that will be coming
out. Next Tuesday it should be given
up with two weeks to the game. They've not actually released
any of the tickets information yet for the games and for the
game in Athens even for this got on the way.
And so that's the game I'm hoping to get them getting quite
twitchy about that one thing if you.
Go. You could go back to Athens film
for a bit of redemption. I was honestly thinking about
because me and James were talking about going as well,
because you're already in Budapest.
Is that right, James? I'm on.
I'm going there with my girlfriends as a tactical break
because I think flights are, believe it or not, often is
actually quite a hard place to get to in terms of flights.
There's not. Many it's really bad.
Yeah, the prices just show up. So I'm taking a week to a
romantic break in Budapest and. Then.
On the Friday I'm getting a 20 LB flight on top.
Yeah, I mean, if I can find the cheap flight, if I can find the
cheap flight and it drops to my points, then I'll I'll be out
there. But I will not be doing any of
the the hikes up to the Cropolis again.
I mean, I might do it for good luck.
It served me well when I was out in March.
So anyway, that's like I said, I Scotland, big Scotland games
coming up next month. We'll be talking a lot about
that in the coming weeks. I've been speaking to the guests
we had on for our two opposition analysis episodes with Denmark
with talk and Stephen who came on to talk to us about Greece.
Going to get them back on hopefully.
Should be really good. So look out for those podcasts
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