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Nov 26, 2006
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Langfield

Logan-Anderson-Reynolds-Considine

Flood--Robson

McGinn---Pawlett---Hayes

Rooney​

Perhaps not as convincing as win as 4-0 would suggest, but don't think anyone can doubt our superiority over St. Johnstone or that we deserved to win the game.

St Johnstone went with a more attacking team and more aggressive approach than I (or McInness, I suspect) expected and we struggled to handle St. Johnstone between the first and second goals. They only created one real chance in that period, but they were getting into a lot of good situations and really testing us defensively. Because they had gone with a system that was virtually 4-2-4 and were pressing when they didn't have the ball, it was inevitable that they would cause us some problems, but it was also inevitable that they were going to be vulnerable on the break if an attack broke down or if their pressing failed.

Aberdeen would not have been under such severe pressure has Flood and Robson not played so poorly in the first half. They weren't picking up the loose balls in front of the defence and they weren't retaining the ball when they did get it. Robson even took it upon himself to give them couner-attacking chances in a performance that has to be considered a major failure from a player who is meant to know much better than to make the sort of errors he was making.

Still, things looked more solid when Pawlett dropped a little deeper and made the system more 4-1-4-1/4-3-3 and then we got the second goal at a moment that really hurt St. Johnstone. For them to throw everything at us for the first half hour of the game and come out of that period 2-0 down pretty much ended the game.

Aberdeen tightened things up in the second half and were far more comfortable defensively and finished the game off nicely with Rooney's goal on the break.

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And, to cap it all off, the rest of the world is in the huff because some Dons fans harrassed Neil Lennon at the game. :lol2:

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Langfield

Logan-Anderson-Reynolds-Considine

Flood-Robson

McGinn-Pawlett-Hayes

Rooney​

Really strong performance today.

Conceded early, but stayed calm and gradually took control of the midfield and the game. We completely dominated from about 20-60 minutes and scored two as well as hitting post and bar during that period.

Celtic just looked off the pace for long periods and couldn't compete in midfield or contain the movement of the forwards. Once they went behind they had nothing to offer beyond throwing on fowards and hoping for something to break for them. They didn't look capable of creating a clear chance while we still looked dangerous on the break.

Stopped Celtic beating Aberdeen's record for time without conceding a goal.

Still haven't lost at Parkhead in the Scottish Cup since 1951.


Also a huge step forward this week in terms of us returning to being a proper team. Strong performance in the League Cup Semi last week and then maintained the focus to win another huge game today.

In recent years if we got a big result, the odds were we then wouldn't win again for a month until the players calmed down and re-focused.

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When he watched the Aberdeen v St Johnstone Scottish League Cup semi-final tie at Tynecastle last week, Lennon was that target for Aberdeen fans who threw missiles at him but although the Hoops manager had said that he did not condemn the Dons support as a whole – and, indeed, praised them for creating a raucous atmosphere in Edinburgh – they greeted his appearance before kick-off with a loud and obscene chant.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/10626086/Celtic-1-Aberdeen-2-match-report.html


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Celtic 1 - 2 Aberdeen: Celtic out of Scottish Cup

IN SO many ways it felt like the 1980s were being revisited at Celtic Park yesterday.

Aberdeen, a week after clinching their place in the League Cup final, had the poise and competitive flintiness to go toe-to-toe with their hosts and take them down with some heavy hitting. And, in some respects, it was a return to those times for their vanquished opponents too.

Not since the 1981-82 season have Celtic failed to make the quarter-finals of either domestic cup, as is now their fate in this season. And, for all the talk of records that have accompanied their unbeaten status in the league and Fraser Forster’s shut-out sequence on that front – yesterday was the first time his goal had been breached by Scottish opponents in 13 games – their inability to translate championship dominance into cup silverware is becoming marked in the Lennon era.

The tantalising prospect that the Derek McInnes era at Pittodrie can bring success on several fronts, over several years, was only be strengthened by the events at Celtic Park yesterday lunchtime. Even after going behind after only eight minutes, the visitors did not waver. And, for all that Celtic were as passive and pallid as their home support, there was a conviction to Aberdeen that has long been absent in their play in the east end of Glasgow arena.

Of course, when talking about an Aberdeen who appear to be back in the game where trophy hunting is concerned, it is important to look beyond Alex Ferguson’s time. Under the stewardship of Alex Smith era at the turn of the 1990s, league should have been added to triumphs in both cups. In 1993-94, Willie Miller’s team finished runners-up in all competitions and then, in 1995, Roy Aitken’s team claimed the League Cup.

McInnes’ side have all the attributes to drive the club on to a two-decade high and their credentials were all on display in how they responded to going behind after Anthony Stokes had deftly controlled a Georgios Samaras diagonal through ball and beaten Jamie Langfield from close range at his near post.

“It was a real solid team performance,” McInnes said. “I know, given the standard of Celtic, people will maybe look at their failings today but you’ve got to say we did restrict that. We never allowed the game to be stretched. We never allowed their better players to effect the game too much. It’s important we do that, we can’t just come here and think it’s all about us. We have to have a gameplan and be organised. We limited Celtic’s ability to be effective.”

It was the engine-room of Barry Robson and Willo Flood and the darting, driving forward play of Peter Pawlett and Johnny Hayes which allowed Aberdeen to prevail with some conviction. And it was a Robson corner kick that allowed the visitors to equalise seven minutes from half-time, Russell Anderson applying a brilliant hook-come-hitch-kick finish after the ball broke to him off the chest of Andrew Considine. Within four minutes of the restart, Aberdeen were in front thanks again to Robson’s craft, a reverse pass into the path of Pawlett down the left channel that his manager labelled “terrific” allowing the forward to power forward and send a low effort in off Forster’s far post.

Lennon bemoaned Virgil van Dijk heading over when the goal appeared at his mercy but he had little else to complain about. On 63 minutes, he threw on Leigh Griffiths for the forward’s first outing, and he did stub an effort wide in the desperate final minutes, but late appearances for Amido Balde and Derk Boerrigter could not turn the tie.

“I have been here as a player and manager when it has felt like you are hanging in and I never felt that today,” McInnes added. “Even at one-each it was what could we do to try to win the game and more importantly the players on the pitch thought they could go and win it.”

On a day to remember for the travelling Aberdeen support, their repertoire was one to forget.

The encounter was played against the backdrop of abuse suffered by Lennon when at Tynecastle last week to watch the Dons’ 4-0 semi-final win over St Johnstone.

Fair enough, if they wanted to tell him to “get tae f***” within seconds of the first whistle, and offer a surreal interpretation of the events in Gorgie with a chant of “always the victim, it’s never your fault”. But they strayed towards the offensive with “you’re in the wrong f***in’ country” and “Jimmy Savile is one of your own”. Maybe Aberdeen really are heading towards the big time again if their followers can show they’re up there with the foulest in Scotland.
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http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/celtic-1-2-aberdeen-celtic-out-of-scottish-cup-1-3299280

Classic Scottish journalism.

Perfectly decent article, then the bitter cunt throws in the last paragraph to try and make us look bad.

Always the victim, it's never your fault: This is not a song invented for Neil Lennon's recent bleating. It's a long-standing fixture when playing Celtic and points out Celtic's general mindset. Of course, the song works even better when Celtic have recently done something to illustrate the point being made.

You're in the wrong fucking country: Another standard Parkhead tune. If Celtic want to spend their time flying Irish flags and whatnot, they've got to accept that sort of response.

Jimmy Savile is one of your own: Well known story from years back that a Celtic coach allegedly sexually abused youth players. Song may be in poor taste, but it ain't without some basis.

Wonderful how these standard songs are ignored by the press right up until the moment we become a threat to how they think Scottish football should be and suddenly we become the focus of attention and they will try to portray us in as negative a light as humanly possible.

I also notice there has been virtually no coverage of the Celtic fans sending threats to AFC Directors, after a week of incessant coverage of what may or may not have happened at Tynecastle.

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Scottish Cup Quarter Final Draw

Raith Rovers v St Johnstone

Aberdeen v Dumbarton

Stranraer/Inverness CT v Dundee United

Rangers v Albion Rovers

Games played 8th/9th March
 
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Good draws.

Hoping St. Johnstone can finally win a trophy and this is their best ever chance.

A Rangers v Aberdeen semi would be good. I would like to see them face a premiership team to see their standard.
 
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Not often I post Daily Record articles...

Aberdeen fans' anthem is Stand Free for a reason.. because they stand free from bigotry

THERE'S something brilliantly bonkers about accusing an entire city of hating just about everyone and they take it as a compliment.

Good on you Aberdeen fans.

Not that they need another Glaswegian journalist (or Weegie b****** as we're known in these parts) telling them what they already know, but sometimes it doesn’t hurt seeing one telling the rest of the country.

I might have got at it like a blind man with a hammer but my take on the Neil Lennon story somehow hit the nail on the head with a section of Dons punters.

It’s amazing what lengths an Aberdeen-based Weegie will go to in a bid to get one of the locals to buy him a pint.

Mind you, I’m still waiting...

There’s not been a stampede to the bar but the response to the column from the Granite City was pretty overwhelming .

It’s not often I think I’m right never mind anyone else.

It was a bit of a surprise, to be honest, but it shouldn’t have been.

It’s clear Aberdeen fans simply detest being tarred with this West coast sectarian brush, which some irresponsible folk swing around like a painter and decorator who’s knocked back six pints on the way back from Wick’s.

By all means have a go at us, they’re saying, but don’t dare drag us into this religious s**** that surrounds Celtic and Rangers.

As one of the posters on the Record Sport website brilliantly said, there’s a reason Dons fans’ anthem is called Stand Free.

It’s because the Dons stand free from religious and racist bigotry.

If only I had thought of that one for the column...

Yes, they are well aware there are a section of numpties in their support - and let’s face it there are some proper a******* in there - just as there are in every club’s background.

But for some to suggest they’re towing religious or racist baggage is not just wrong - it’s massively offensive.

They accept anyone found guilty of throwing coins at Lennon - or going over the top with the abuse - should be dragged over the coals.

No one is saying that was okay, if that is proved to be the case. Those eejits are neither welcomed nor needed in the support.

But likewise, Aberdeen fans are demanding apologies from the twisted few who were far too eager to label any bad behaviour as religiously motivated to further their own agendas.

The message back yesterday was loud and clear: Aberdeen fans DO hate Celtic and their manager - but they hate everyone else as well so deal with it.

And that’s fair enough. They hate everyone else because everyone else is the enemy. It’s a one club city 70 miles from their nearest rival.

It’s us against the rest and anyone south of Stonehaven might as well be a Weegie.

That’s fine. That’s football. It’s that tribalism which drags folk to games when it’s minus 10 or the rain is coming down sideways.

It’s rivalry which fuels the game.

Some of the stuff that goes on between clubs all over Scotland is pretty fierce, it can be pretty nasty but, more often than not, it can be pretty funny.

But definitely NOT religious, because no one else - Aberdeen or otherwise - gives a baboon’s backside which God you pray to when your team’s got a penalty kick.

A lot of Dons fans must agree as many sent me the exact same message: “Spot on. Ya Weegie b******!”

I’m taking it as a compliment.
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WE'VE done nothing yet. That’s what Barry Robson said after beating Celtic. The Champions. Unbeaten in the league all season. Hadn’t lost a goal in three months. At home.

Aye, right you are Baz. Nothing. Nae bother.

That phrase has come out of the Aberdeen camp so often you suspect Derek McInnes has had it tattooed to his troops.

One of them could wake up in a five-star hotel, Kelly Brook lying next to him in nothing but a Dons shirt and Scarlett Johanssen arriving in an away top with the breakfast rowies, and they’d still say they are not getting carried away. :)D)

Del’s programmed his squad not be get too excited, but the rest of the punters? Forget it.

The Red Army had barely sobered up from their League Cup triumph against St Johnstone so God knows when they will come round after the incredible result at Parkhead.

There hasn’t been so many smiles around the Granite City since they struck oil off the coast.

You couldn't shift these grins with a crowbar.

Done nothing yet? Aye, apart from their biggest win in two decades.

Jeez, what a week for Aberdeen.

A cup double over St Johnstone and Celtic was the stuff only of the wildest dreams.

You have to go back a heck of a long way to find results like Saturday’s.

Jimmy Calderwood’s side dumping Celtic at Parkhead in a Scottish Cup replay in 2008 was sweet - as was denying Rangers the title at a full house at Pittodrie that season.

But you’re talking about going to the 1990s to find anything as seismic as witnessed at the weekend.

The Fergie days they were common place, but don’t forget Alex Smith, Willie Miller and Roy Aitken had the Dons regularly tonking the Glasgow big guns and reaching national finals.

But it looks like Derek McInnes has got them back in business. In one final and red hot favourites for the other.

The good times are not just coming back for Aberdeen - they are already here.

Slaughtering the Saints to reach a first final in 14 years was a huge psychological barrier. Parkhead was a monumental mental road block - and McInnes’ men smashed straight through it.

Not with a lucky smash-n’grab either. They did a complete number on the holders and could have been even more comfortable.

The St Johnstone win has freed a club from the shackles of their tortured recent past - humbling the Hoops has sent them soaring into the sunset.

Only time will tell if they can kick on and stick a couple of shiny pots on the sideboard.

But if they do, what happened at Parkhead will be the point when a famous old club was finally shaken out it’s slumber.

Reinvented. Rejuvenated. Reinvigorated.
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