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I'll be in a minority that's glad it's Celtic we're playing in the final. The 2017 final still rankles. We should have done it that day. Shay Logan standing off Stuart Armstrong and letting him hit that equaliser in a half when Celtic offered little. The Jonny Hayes - Kenny McLean mix up that should have given us a second (and to this day I still don't know who to blame). Beat them on 24 May, win the cup, end a 35-year wait, and do it against a seemingly unstoppable side going for yet another treble. It would be beautiful and would finally put 2017 to bed. Tickets I don't actually think we'll sell 21,000. Too many just can't be arsed with what they think (wrongly) will be another defeat to Celtic. So 19,000 probably would do us. However, it's important that Aberdeen fight for half of the North stand. The way the noise projects around Hampden, you can barely hear the fans behind the goal when you're at the other end. Give us half the north, the west stand, and the lower deck of the south. That's about 19,000 tickets - if we sell out, then give us the rest. That's the first fight we need to win long before we get to Hampden.

Will you, aye? Honestly Jute, the number of times you say things like this and then cave when the horizon comes a bit closer. Not having a pop at you buddy, it just always makes me chuckle when you take this stance.

Wish I could go to this one but there's still so much to do in dealing with mums estate. I'm feeling very nervous but also reasonably confident about this game. We are at home after all and whilst our record against hibs this season is poor, overall, at home, it's pretty solid. No idea how Thelin will approach it but I would be seriously tempted to start polvara in the No 10 position. Hard fought 3-1 win to end hibs unbeaten streak. Keskinen, Nisbet and Clarkson.

We should be fighting for the east stand. Fuck this shite of having your own end at a neutral venue. Anyway, I'll feel obliged to go, and will.