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A fair point. I guess Olusanya is proven chaos, whereas those two are unproven chaos! Olusanya has the physique (height, basically) that Keskinen lacks against big centre halves, and Bilalovic seems to be quite weak and lacks the diligence to even do the forward role. Bilalovic looks like the type that has the potential to be good, but will probably never fulfil it. Unless he has an amazing preseason, I'd like to see him go somewhere in Scotland on loan for six months to sharpen him up and get him putting the work in. What's most frustrating about the Olusanya situation is that he, and none of the other options, are actually as good as Esther Sokler. With a bit of work, he could have been a great asset when playing two up front.

Let’s be honest here, he shouldn’t be anywhere near our club and is probably worse than Yengi and definitely Ambrose. It would be a complete pisstake to take him in permanently after what has been a pretty shite stint at the club.

I'll be spreading similar joy and happiness throughout the summer transfer window

Lot of assumptions there Panda min. Wish I could feel so positive, but I just knew that was coming. I’ll be honest. They have got to be joking. The lad works hard and puts himself about - which is more than most of them have done this year - but there’s one small issue, he’s NOT A FOOTBALLER!! Seriously if this is the level we’re going for - backup or not (and I’d not be so sure on that one) - then we’re going nowhere. You think Hearts or Motherwell would sign that? Not a chance, and both of them have shown you don’t need to build a squad incrementally over time - one good transfer window with astute capable signings suited to your league and style can transform your team. Someone needs to have a word with Robinson, remind him he’s nae at St Mirren now and his budget stretches much further than Toyosi bloody Olusanya. Get a grip AFC ffs…

You guys realise just how shite we've been for years, aye? As @RicoS321 says, there will have to be signings like Olusanya and Morrison or their ilk so that the manager/coach at least knows what he's working with as a minimum level. It'll be then up to him and Lutz to find potentially better players than those two but that doesn't come without risk. Ideally we do sign another striker to go with him and Nisbet but if we need to sign two it's, on balance, better that you at least know for sure what you're getting from one of them. A squad isn't built by signing 20 good players, it's by incrementally improving what you have over a period of time. We've been a better team with Olusanya in it than we were before he signed, even if as a player he's very limited. I read an interview with an ex Everton player the other day and he was saying that with David Moyes, what you do off the ball is equally if not more important than what you can do with it. Now it's one thing having that approach with top class players but if you accept that he must know what he's doing, then it isn't a criminal offence for us to have a player or two in the squad who contribute more off the ball than they do on it. If Olusanya and Morrison were to be our only signings then I'd get the outrage but considering Robinson has said "some" of our signings won't be "sexy" then it's also fair to say that some others also could be - for whatever that's worth.

Keskinen could be far more effective at what Olusanya does if given enough of a chance. Especially if we're playing a 352 with no wingers, might as well use him there and leave whatever striker budget we have for someone who can challenge Nisbit for the number 9 role. Bilalovic also had a small handful of good games in the 2nd striker role earlier in the season and got a couple of goals out of it. Obviously the consistency was not there given his age and the level he'd been playing at, but another who's likely not to get a chance of playing on the wing every week that can be re-purposed.

Signing Olusanya is only a good idea if someone else in the league is signing Rubi. He has not managed goals in the MLS, League 1 in England and our league this season. Signing him is no different to signing Lazetic and Yengi last season. I was not in favour of Robinson’s appointment and nothing I am seeing is changing that view so far. I really hope summer will prove me wrong and we won’t just try to recreate his St Mirren team in style and possibly personnel however, I suspect I will be deeply regretting my decision to renew my season ticket.

That’s the beauty of a Club50 railcard. £15 to buy and they do flat fare deals. Travel anywhere in Scotland for £19 return. They are doing one from tomorrow for next 6 weeks.

As someone who watches from afar, the fan support has been outstanding the last couple of seasons from what I see. Seeing sellouts at home and the numbers that travel, plus the reaction after games when we have won, when you hear a manager or player comment on the amazing support, it’s not just them saying that, it’s a definite thing. def need rewarded with a winning team!

I felt if Hearts could take at least four points from Hibs & Rangers they would win it. They got six, and were behind in both games. They can afford to lose a game now and still win it. I've heard Celtic fans say if it's alive on the final day then Celtic will do what they need to do and score as many as they need, but I don't think they will. This isn't the Celtic side of old. It's one that has filled itself with project players and relied on previous title winners who have regressed from what they once were. I don't think Celtic will win their three remaining games. Honestly, I could see Hearts beating Motherwell and Celtic dropping points to Rangers, meaning Hearts can win it at home in midweek. Is it good for Aberdeen? Unlikely. It makes Hearts significantly stronger, especially if they reach the group stages of the Champions League. Maybe not enough to win it again if Celtic finally spend their vast reserves, but enough to make it more difficult for us to close the gap on them. However, I'm beginning to accept it. It stings, especially because it's Derek McInnes, but I have a few Hearts pals I'll be happy for. What's more important than anything though is that we sort ourselves the fuck out, because we need to at the very least be competitive again at the top end.

The folk that executed Jean Charles de Menezes, strip searched school kids, employed Wayne ‘The Beast’ Couzens & David Carrick, secretly filmed arrested women in the toilet & ripped the pish out of murdered sisters in a group chat, want the Green Party to turn it down a notch

It's the final 3pm on a Saturday game for the Dons this season as the Pikey Jute Minks make their way up the road to feel the full force of the resurgent AFC. It takes place on Saturday 9th May. Dundee United are playing for the "finishing above Aberdeen" trophy, yet another makey-up trophy to put with their "Fair Play" cup, the "We Beat Barcelona Once" shield and the various runner-up trophies that bear out their laughable "honours" list. I fancy a 2-0 win for the home side, Milanovic to score both.

Why don't you marry Gogic....

I don’t actually recall us trying to replace either of them properly for years. Certainly for goalie it was usually stop gaps and injury cover (and yes they were horrible in the main). Instead we took the easy option of new contracts and stuck with the status quo as making up the numbers was good enough for Milne. But hey, as the late queen once said, recollections may differ. I agree with your last paragraph which also describes Gogic perfectly, a guy who’s been a far better performer in this league than Olusanya will ever be. More Gogic types to steady the ship please, and way less Olusanya’s…

That's all very good, in theory, but the reality was that every time we tried to replace Langfield and Mackie, the replacements ended up being significantly worse. Some of the atrocious goalies we got in to replace Langfield especially. Olusanya is a much worse footballer than Mackie was too, as is Yengi, Ambrose and many others. Mackie actually made intelligent runs, watched his striking partner and made space for them. He knew how to play fitba, he just wasn't very good at the bits involving the ball. Olusanya basically gets ordered around by Nisbet and plays on the shoulder as instructed by the manager. The problem that we've got, is that we've got Darren Mackies all over the pitch that need replacing, so we're going to have to be a bit pragmatic and take in guys that aren't good enough for the long term and give them simple instructions with limited scope. Something Steve Clarke was excellent at with Killie. Robinson's style of fitba can easily cope with a player like Olusanya and utilise him effectively as a bit part. Get a proper replacement once we've sorted out defence, midfield and wingers.

If there was a law passed that everyone on an internet forum had to use their real name and have a photo of them as their profile picture, stripping everyone of their anonymity, that entire forum would change overnight.

Quite possibly felt in their fifties after watching the shite on show that night, Must have aged several years sitting through that

Yep exactly, a little bit of me died inside every time the likes of Mackie and Langfield got a new contract time after time. Just showed we continued as a club to have the ambition level of just being happy making up the numbers and no more. A little bit of me died inside again just now seeing Pandas post…

It’s a bit like Mackie. Ran about a lot, tried hard but was probably playing about 3 leagues above his level because he was a smashing lad What’s wrong with signing people who can play football?

Mandron will be 32 this year and has a grand total of 4 goals. Might have been worth a punt if he was 22 but at his age no thanks.

That’s a bloody good deal. So there are benefits to being 50 after all

Pains me to say it, but hearts have been the best team all season, have to give them credit when it’s due. As much as I want them to screw it up, yesterday I felt showed they have the stones for this. They seem to have a group of mentally tough players. Motherwell will be a tough game, but I just don’t see Celtic winning out so even if hearts were to slip, which I doubt, they may still win it.

Please

I'd forgive a lot of this seasons ills, if we can send them back down the road to their caravans, with zero points. I hate this lot and their very deluded fans with a passion. It's their big game too and I know it won't be easy, but beating them is worth the price of a season ticket alone.