Yeah I'm a tad sheepish now having seen that angle.
I didn't think it was a penalty at the time- with a pretty good view from the East Stand- and I still don't, but it's more of a 60/40 decision than the 99/1 I initially thought.
As angry as I am about the last few games, I think I do think the corruption/conspiracy claims are a bit far fetched. Both these penalties were given against Celtic last season.
I think it'd be a shame to let Bigi go as a) there's obviously a player in there somewhere if somebody can coax it out of him and b) we'll likely lose at least one of Cadden and Campbell in the near future. Wonder if a six month loan might help reduce the wage bill whilst still getting him regular football.
I'm going to sound like most tinpot person alive here, but I would honestly celebrate beating these cunts tonight as much as I would have winning the cup.
I don't really have the energy to be as angry as I probably should be after that. Thought we rode our luck slightly at the start but grew into the game before halftime. Even at 1-0 we still had every chance imo. Thompson killed the game as a spectacle though.
I've shamelessly stolen this from either the Terrace or MFC podcasts. But last time Celtic conceded 7 in Europe they drew 2-2 against Inverness immediately after. Alex Fisher with an injury time equaliser.
Reckon there's an argument for either Frear or Sid to start. If Celtic play Bitton at right back then we absolutely have to target him with pace down that wing. Not sure who would drop out in that scenario though, Tait?
I would absolutely fucking love it if we won this with a totally undeserved Craig Reid at Pittodrie-esque injury time winner. Bowman or Hartley to score, preferably while breaking a Celtic player's nose and going unpunished.
Pumping Aberdeen, Rangers and - soon to be Celtic- out of the cup this season has been grand, but I'd rather as relatively a stress free start to our Scottish Cup campaign as possible.
As yer da as it sounds, I'm firmly in the get in about them camp. Our first half performance in the 4-3 game last season was perfect and should probably have seen us 3-0 up. Hopefully we now have the squad and fitness levels to maintain that for 90 minutes.