Comments on: Aberdeen: it’s just not good enough http://www.insideleft.net/archives/3016 the independent Scottish football blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:50:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: insideleft.net http://www.insideleft.net/archives/3016/comment-page-1#comment-643 insideleft.net Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:10:12 +0000 http://www.insideleft.net/?p=3016#comment-643 On the one hand I think it's great that AFC are doing their best to keep afloat at a time when there are other clubs struggling to get through a season. Again, I'd rather see a shite Aberdeen than no Aberdeen at all. But what I just don't get is why the Boards vision of sucess seems to be based solely on keeping the bank-book in the black. And sacking a relatively sucessfull manager at great expense, then bringing in a pretty mediocre manager at even more expense is surely not going to make the bank manager happy. Stewart Milne is worth anywhere between £250m and £450m, depending on the reports. If that man was to pump just 1/10th of that into the club's transfer kitty, we could have bought every one of the players McGhee was after, and more besides. Out with the dross (and there's a lot of it - Foster, Mackie, Wright, Young, McDonald and Kerr if they dont get their fingers oot!) and in with the new. You have to take some risks in any business, and this is no different. Look at Dundee: the second biggest transfer window spenders after Celtic this year. I'm not saying they'll win the league or the cup, but at least they've shown some ambition. Maybe that's why they're in the final of the Alba Challenge Cup and the next round of the League Cup, and Aberdeen arn't. On the one hand I think it’s great that AFC are doing their best to keep afloat at a time when there are other clubs struggling to get through a season. Again, I’d rather see a shite Aberdeen than no Aberdeen at all.

But what I just don’t get is why the Boards vision of sucess seems to be based solely on keeping the bank-book in the black. And sacking a relatively sucessfull manager at great expense, then bringing in a pretty mediocre manager at even more expense is surely not going to make the bank manager happy.

Stewart Milne is worth anywhere between £250m and £450m, depending on the reports. If that man was to pump just 1/10th of that into the club’s transfer kitty, we could have bought every one of the players McGhee was after, and more besides. Out with the dross (and there’s a lot of it – Foster, Mackie, Wright, Young, McDonald and Kerr if they dont get their fingers oot!) and in with the new.

You have to take some risks in any business, and this is no different. Look at Dundee: the second biggest transfer window spenders after Celtic this year. I’m not saying they’ll win the league or the cup, but at least they’ve shown some ambition. Maybe that’s why they’re in the final of the Alba Challenge Cup and the next round of the League Cup, and Aberdeen arn’t.

]]> By: Chopstyx http://www.insideleft.net/archives/3016/comment-page-1#comment-642 Chopstyx Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:40:32 +0000 http://www.insideleft.net/?p=3016#comment-642 What is the situation with Milne these days anyway, is he still only in it for that valuable beach-front property on which Pittodrie sits? The man is a muppet. With minimal investment we could easily establish ourselves the 3rd club in Scotland, and these days the OF isn't that much further ahead. Last night it was embarassing that there were players out there playing for Dundee who were probably on the same wages as some of the Aberdeen players. What is the situation with Milne these days anyway, is he still only in it for that valuable beach-front property on which Pittodrie sits?

The man is a muppet. With minimal investment we could easily establish ourselves the 3rd club in Scotland, and these days the OF isn’t that much further ahead. Last night it was embarassing that there were players out there playing for Dundee who were probably on the same wages as some of the Aberdeen players.

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