Dons V Well (League Cup Quarter Final)

[OrlandoDon]

Would like to see milanovic on, topi has done very little. Wouldn’t change anything else, but we do need more from nisbet.

[OrlandoDon]

We look nervy and shaky. Concerning.

[BigAl]

We are second best since half time.

Looks like a matter of time before Motherwell score 

[BigAl]

Palaversa & Clarkson coming on.

Shinnie & Armstrong off 

[BigAl]

Devlin also on, Gyamfi off

[OrlandoDon]

Fuck

[BigAl]

Can't say it hasn't been coming

0-1

[OrlandoDon]

Need a change up top, nisbet doing very little plus on a booking now.

Edited September 20, 2025 by OrlandoDon

[OrlandoDon]

Fuck knows how we score, keeper hasn’t had a save to make.

[OrlandoDon]

Very hard given the lack of confidence, and it’s harder when you have no attacking width. Nobody goes down the line. Cut inside and backwards far too often.

[OrlandoDon]

Painful. Not even close to looking like a goal.

[OrlandoDon]

Lack of with fucking kills up, cut inside and back every time.

[OrlandoDon]

Corner but they have been shite too. Depressing stuff.

[OxfordDon]

7 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

Painful. Not even close to looking like a goal.

We've hit the bar twice.

 

 

 

But i know what you mean.

[OrlandoDon]

2 minutes ago, OxfordDon said:

We've hit the bar twice.

 

 

 

But i know what you mean.

True. The one corner that’s not cleared at the front post we hit the bar. 

[OrlandoDon]

What the fuck is going on. At the point where it’s ruining my weekend watching this shit. Unlucky maybe with the two off the bar, but still far too slow, no width, and creating very little. Motherwell much more dangerous in attack and I dont think we really created many problems for them.

our form is awful since November, we’re not playing that well or creating chances, looks like we’re going to miss Morris, and we have spent a fair bit of money. How do we turn this around??

Edited September 20, 2025 by OrlandoDon

[BigAl]

ZERO attempts on target

Says it all really

Fucking horrific and another weekend ruined.

Useless bastards

[Kowalski]

Jesus wept. Other than the cup final when did we last play well?  We’re so pedestrian and entirely predictable to play against. 
 

Jimmy quickly running out of time. 

[OrlandoDon]

Not picking on players but fwiw, karlsson was non existent today. Our big signing who was potentially too good for our league.

Edited September 20, 2025 by OrlandoDon

[BigAl]

2 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

Jesus wept. Other than the cup final when did we last play well?  We’re so pedestrian and entirely predictable to play against. 
 

Jimmy quickly running out of time. 

I said after last weekend that the credit was running really low, but actually thought we might get a reaction today from them.

Frankly there is literally nothing shown during the 94 minutes today to suggest that we are learning from these shocking displays and seem hell bent on just repeating the same mistakes over and over and over again in the hope that we will miraculously achieve a different outcome.

Let's not forget, this is the most expensive squad this club has ever had.

[BigAl]

4 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

Not picking on players but fwiw, karlsson was non existent today. Our big signing who was potentially too good for our league.

If you're surrounded by mediocrity it is very easy to be dragged down to that level.

[OrlandoDon]

Other than his debut, have seen nothing from lazetic either. Milanovic doesn’t play again. Our two chances today fall to defenders. Where is our attacking talent?

[OrlandoDon]

4 minutes ago, BigAl said:

I said after last weekend that the credit was running really low, but actually thought we might get a reaction today from them.

Frankly there is literally nothing shown during the 94 minutes today to suggest that we are learning from these shocking displays and seem hell bent on just repeating the same mistakes over and over and over again in the hope that we will miraculously achieve a different outcome.

Let's not forget, this is the most expensive squad this club has ever had.

Agreed. Many of us are/were willing to give JT time but results have been pish since November and the cup win certainly was a surprise. What are we seeing that suggests Thelin is on the right track? Much like the criticism of Martin at the Huns, I don’t see anything at present that suggests we are getting better. No knee jerk reaction but it’s getting increasingly worrying. Give me a couple of days and I’ll be optimistic again but it’s the same thing every week, and another poor result and performance with no goals. 

[DantheDon]

It’s starting to get a bit worrying now. Obviously confidence is low and if we had a little luck maybe that’s all we need to get back on track, but on the flip side maybe Jimmys system is just not destined to work in the SPFL and things might not get better at all. Three home games against Livingston, Falkirk and Motherwell and we haven’t managed to score a goal…

[OrlandoDon]

We don’t attack at speed and the lack of width, which I believe are tactics, means we cut in and go back. Other teams get time to get back, be compact, and organised. We hurt ourselves and that makes it so much harder to create chances.

i like polvara but why are we playing him as a winger? That doesn’t work either. More cutting inside, slowing down, and clogging space.

Edited September 20, 2025 by OrlandoDon