10 Aug 2026 08:23:28
It's been a very ropey start. Even at this stage 5 points is a fair gap but not impossible. It should be much better, even with the players at his disposal now it should be better and Derek McInnes knows and accepts this. So if Derek can say it and accept it so can anyone on here who did expect to see a bit more after 6/7 weeks.
Finally those who don't like posters who share an opinion that Derek agrees with and think we should go elsewhere, where should we go because you disagree with an opinion that many have. Grow up and reel yourself in.
10 Aug 2026 08:50:59
Sorry Iron, the likelihood will be Celtic winning the league before the split.
Not sure all of that can be put on McInnes, to be honest.
He certainly needs to pull the finger out, but he's been dealt a howler from the board.
10 Aug 2026 09:02:23
Dado, I don't necessarily disagree. It should be much better with what he has now and he knows it. This is a 14/15yr problem thou that can't be fixed by Any Manager in 6/7 weeks in 1 window. I wouldn't sack him now and have never called for any Manager to be sacked early, but is too much to ask for us to look better with the squad he has now? imo, no.
There is a lot wrong with the club has been for many years and The Manager is always the scapegoat. If this gets worse, I'm aiming my anger at The Chairman who's allowing this to play out again.
10 Aug 2026 09:52:37
I agree, and I'm not in any way saying sack him. This season for me is stabilising the club, and if that means we're third again then so be it. We can't rebuild during every window.
Truthfully, and I know people don't want to hear this, we're not an appealing club anymore, both from a managers' and players' point of view.
I don't think we've really improved a player since Bassey left.
Young SPL players have very little interest in coming to us, and until the club is back on an even keel, things aren't going to get better.
I say this every year, and people crack up at me, but if the board are not planning how we stop ten in a row, then they are clueless.
10 Aug 2026 10:18:55
Been saying it for years, Dado! The longer we're poor, the worse the standard in the SPFL gets, currently ranked 19th in Europe, 19th! The negative media around our referees and VAR that went global at the end of the season, the weather, long dark winters, the country being absolutely bogging and riddled by protests, 48% tax on a % of your earnings, 14/15 years of being absolutely rotten, it takes a lot of the shine away from the club's size and history.
No one will tell me different.