Aberdeen v Motherwell league cup game

[Stuwell2]

8 minutes ago, purestate said:

Genuine question for those who seem the most concerned about 5 draws. 

Assuming our points were same after 5 games would you prefer that it had been based on 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses?

 

 

Not sure if you class me as one of the folk you’re talking to but given the five games were Rangers(H), StM(A),Hearts(A), Kilmarnock(H) & Dundee(A), then probably not in previous seasons but given the percentage of possession we’ve had in the games and the nature of draws where we’ve failed to add another goal or even hold on from a winning position, then yes I am concerned at - what I perceive to be - the amount of points we’ve dropped. 
Having said that I’m not panicking, more frustrated. 

[Kmcalpin]

48 minutes ago, purestate said:

Genuine question for those who seem the most concerned about 5 draws. 

Assuming our points were same after 5 games would you prefer that it had been based on 1 win, 2 draws, and 2 losses?

Eg  not inconceivable that games played out differently and we lost to Rangers and Killie (were down in both games)

beat Hearts

drew StM and Dundee 

I don't think that the main issue; in any event its academic. Whats more relevant is the manner of those draws. In probably 4 of those games we've been the better team, should have won but yet failed to win any of them.  That and the fact that we've drawn 3 games on the trot having taken the lead. Today we had 16 shots at goal compared to Dundee's 7. However they managed 4 on target, the same as us. Thats been a feature in more than one of our games. The words "frustration" and "concern", but not "panic", sum up the thoughts of a few, including me. 

[joewarkfanclub]

As Ive said elesewhere, I think a big problem next week could be injuries.

With Koutoumbis, Welsh and Stama all going off with some sort of pull/tweak/injury on top of the others we already have (McGinn, Hendry, Slattery, McGhee, Sparrow) then we could be severely limited as to the team we can put out.

Hopefully some of them are just minor/precautions and it wont look as bad as Im projecting.

[FirParkCornerExile]

5 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said:

As Ive said elesewhere, I think a big problem next week could be injuries.

With Koutoumbis, Welsh and Stama all going off with some sort of pull/tweak/injury on top of the others we already have (McGinn, Hendry, Slattery, McGhee, Sparrow) then we could be severely limited as to the team we can put out.

Hopefully some of them are just minor/precautions and it wont look as bad as Im projecting.

When the deck is Jordan McGhee going to put in an appearance.

[texanwellfan]

Let’s hope our injury list isn’t as long as it seems like it might be. 🥴

[wellgirl]

26 minutes ago, texanwellfan said:

Let’s hope our injury list isn’t as long as it seems like it might be. 🥴

Probably is but we just need to get on with it. Not the only team with injuries just now 

[Kmcalpin]

1 hour ago, wellgirl said:

Probably is but we just need to get on with it. Not the only team with injuries just now 

Yes, we do need to get on with it. You're right in that other teams do have injuries, but are their lists as long as ours? Dundee, for example, had 2 players out last Saturday. By my reckoning we had 8 players out.   

[joewarkfanclub]

9 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

Yes, we do need to get on with it. You're right in that other teams do have injuries, but are their lists as long as ours? Dundee, for example, had 2 players out last Saturday. By my reckoning we had 8 players out.   

Its starting to look a lot like last year.

Hopefully it doesnt spiral down into the shitfest that ended up.

We are starting from a much higher water mark though, so Im hopeful we will be alright.

[stv]

10 minutes ago, joewarkfanclub said:

Its starting to look a lot like last year.

Hopefully it doesnt spiral down into the shitfest that ended up.

We are starting from a much higher water mark though, so Im hopeful we will be alright.

Begs question again.

Is there something wrong with the trainning methods, physio,club infrastructue, lack of monitoring niggles or anything else that we have had a horendous injury list the last three seasons.

Six games in , It cant be bad luck again. Could it be a problem with boots design nowadays. 

[Spiderpig]

9 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

Yes, we do need to get on with it. You're right in that other teams do have injuries, but are their lists as long as ours? Dundee, for example, had 2 players out last Saturday. By my reckoning we had 8 players out.   

I Suspect every club in the country has the same issue Dave but nobody evers hears about it.

Football is a contact sport so players will pick up injuries whether during a game or training or even playing with their kids on their days off, and the teams with the smaller squads will be impacted the most,.

So for me there is nothing to see here, no conspiracy, dodgy training methods etc its the result of engaging in a contact sport.

[joewarkfanclub]

1 hour ago, stv said:

Begs question again.

Is there something wrong with the trainning methods, physio,club infrastructue, lack of monitoring niggles or anything else that we have had a horendous injury list the last three seasons.

Six games in , It cant be bad luck again. Could it be a problem with boots design nowadays. 

I think its just load.

The game is getting quicker and the close season is getting shorter.

Our teams used to finish mid May and start back mid August.

Now they finish the end of May and are back playing League Cup mid July.

I know players live very different lifestyles now, but their bodies must still need some rest and recuperation.

Im sure JBA said as much in a recent presser.

[weeyin]

The early start in the League Cup certainly doesn't help as it interrupts the coaches' ability to put together a progressive training plan. 

I have heard various managers say that nowadays, their team doesn't get fully match fit until 2 or 3 months into the season.

 

[gaz7]

On 9/13/2025 at 10:11 PM, grizzlyg said:

Not a happy clapper but can I just point out we have yet to lose a competitive game this season. Yes some frustrating results but jeez give me this style ahead of the dross we were served under previous managers. I really like JBA and I am sure we will progress under him.  

I also think a lot of our fans can't remember us being in this position where every game we are dominating. It's impossible to dominate for 90 mins though and due to this other teams are exploiting our weaknesses.  However I for 1 am loving it and have no doubt we will come good. Remember when Alexander was winning and no one could see how as we were terrible but when our luck ran out we went to hell.  Our luck this time hasn't started imo so only upside to come

[wellgirl]

12 hours ago, Kmcalpin said:

Yes, we do need to get on with it. You're right in that other teams do have injuries, but are their lists as long as ours? Dundee, for example, had 2 players out last Saturday. By my reckoning we had 8 players out.   

According to Killie fans they had five players missing on Sunday. Some of the players we are missing are long term injuries as well. My frustration right now is that the club don't seem to be communicating to the fans about injuries. They used to.

For example Slattery - he took a knock a few weeks ago and there's been very little said since. I do get that the manager can only tell fans what he knows but there have been little updates on any of our injuries lately. 

[wellgirl]

Game is being shown live on Premier Sports. We sold out our initial allocation but still tickets left 

[couttsy]

1 hour ago, wellgirl said:

Game is being shown live on Premier Sports. We sold out our initial allocation but still tickets left 

Anyone know why this is allowed given the 3pm Saturday TV blackout?

[wellgirl]

7 minutes ago, couttsy said:

Anyone know why this is allowed given the 3pm Saturday TV blackout?

No idea. The official site just said that it was a last minute decision by Premier Sports 

[joewarkfanclub]

58 minutes ago, couttsy said:

Anyone know why this is allowed given the 3pm Saturday TV blackout?

Presumably Premier Sports requested it in their contract and they got what they wanted.

Certainly games from previous rounds were on simultaneously, albeit they were being streamed rather than broadcast live.

Not gonna lie. It made my decision not to go to Pittodrie much easier after the shit experience we had up there last time in the league.

[MelvinBragg]

24 minutes ago, couttsy said:

Anyone know why this is allowed given the 3pm Saturday TV blackout?

I'm guessing it's being shown live online rather than on a channel but I could be wrong...

[joewarkfanclub]

33 minutes ago, MelvinBragg said:

I'm guessing it's being shown live online rather than on a channel but I could be wrong...

Seems to be a late add on.

Read elsewhere it was gonna be on Premier Sports 2.

https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2025/09/16/quarter-final-tie-to-be-shown-live-on-premier-sports/

[couttsy]

Yeh, it was suppose to be Premier Player only (streaming) then they changed it today to be on Premier Sports 2 liner channel.

Not sure Aberdeen v Motherwell on TV will stop other fans going to their teams games, but it is a risk.