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I'd partly agree, although there are some important differences taking shape, eg. DoF and influence on footballing operation. The boardroom certainly needs to evolve and get some business accumen in whilst a decent CEO would be money well spent. What we've never been good in is getting value for money, we've too often overpaid and undersold. That has to change or we'll never sort our finances out. The quoted compensation figures are way OTT but that's the sheep perogative and our decision to make. If McInnes was to be appointed and do well it would be money well spent but we wouldn't know that until further down the road.

Where or when has he demonstrated this ?

Giving Murty the job would end in another disaster. Players don't really respect him and whilst it's all fine when he's won a couple of games, when we get beat it'll be a different story. -------------------- Winning is more important than style. First you walk, then maybe later you run...........you can't do it the other way around.

Our circumstances mean we can't currently take a chance on an unknown. It's about reducing risk, squad building, achieveing a better consistency of result and building a base. The main argument that I see against McInnes for the next 2 or 3 years is that he hasn't made the Europa League group stages (ie. where we need to start going soon). A counter to that is that he now has a fair amount of European experience and with a better squad, it should be reasonable to expect him to go further.

We aren't in a place and circumstance to be able to make an appointment that many would regard as inspiring. Even if McInnes hadn't played for Rangers, he would still be the obvious choice at this juncture. As for Docherty, if he is DM's No.2 then you have to get on with it. But we can and should avoid Ferguson.

There has been a horrible inevitability that one day, Ferguson would eventually get back to Ibrox. A great player but would have been better for everyone if he'd given up football entirely when he hung up his boots. Couldn't hack coaching in the Scottish bottom tier and is an awful pundit.

There is 'bad blood' between the clubs and wanting the money up front was very predictable. Neither will they give way on a penny.

Different people hate and dislike us for different reasons, including politics and religion.

Some fans are living in a selective and simplistic dream world where they essentially put a few million of other peoples money on a 25/1 shot.

There is an order of play and a realistic timescale to consider. - DK has mentioned a 3 year contract - You can't take the second step without before, taking the first. - We don't have the money to, or in our current state, are able to attract a manager with mythical powers. ----------------- This isn't time for gambling and I think it understandable if the board were to go with the safest option for the current (realistic) remit.

They have to operate in the real world though.

His overall win % at Aberdeen is by far the best since Alex Ferguson. If he comes to Rangers then the OF reduces by half. You could bring in managers a lot better than Derek McInnes and as things stand, they would still get beaten by celtic regularly. If we use celtic games as the current litmus test, then we'll continue with at least two managers a season and by going down that road, we'll not build any foundation.

Excellent win that was fully deserved. I expected Aberdeen to be up for this one but they struggled to impose themselves as we were faster and wanted it more. Looking at the sheeps results of late, the McInnes speculation factor seems to have worked in our favour wrt. second place. Red card was one that I'd have wanted had it been the other way about and it's doubtful to be overturned. Leaves us with the Home match against bottom six team to get to 3IAR games won. A different type of pressure that we desperately need to start sorting out.

An 'audition' in the minds of some supporters whose memory must be emptied like my cyberbin, every 2 or 3 weeks. We'd probably be looking at 4 managers a year if some of these lads were in charge, which may end up meaning Murty is in charge longer than anyone else.

Yes, there are a lot of better CV's out there but let's be having your names. They have to be 'viable' in financial terms. Also, realistic regards how Mr.X will objectively view coming to work in Scotland under expectation levels that currently can't be financially backed-up.

The only two missing are British would be more accurate. Pena is arriving late, it's what he does....(but he is there)

Good positive first half. Despite the defeat on wednesday, the sheep have a lack of clarity or ideas which points towards the McInnes factor playing a part. Win this and the long managerial chase will have produced a significant net gain for us wrt battle for second place.

That is the main issue. If there is no other option then you have to play him but if Cardoso is fit, it doesn't make sense. Even if Cardoso wasn't fully fit, I'd be tempted to put McCrorie back in central defence and modify middle to front. ----------------------- Murty looking a bit nervous and edgy in that interview #BodyLanguageLoyal

Cardoso on the bench, Bates without a first team minute to his name this season starts. --------------- Re. Alves: Murty says he picked up a knock on Wednesday and the ITK poster who first got the Alves absence out there, said it was a recurrence of the back injury....which ?

It'll be a McCrorie landlside............do bookies run a book on this ?

Just when we could have done with some continuity ! Can see the sheep being up for this one, irrespective of the McInnes speculation. I'd imagine they'll come out the traps with intent and we'll have some defending to do. Maybe today will see us have a better second half than first,...for a change.

Re. MW and PC, don't you sink your own argument ? You may prefer the risk of failure, but because of circumstances and the probabilities, those on the board can't go down that path. Pedro Caixinha was in the wrong movie and the board were more or less chasing their loses when they bankrolled him in the summer. That isn't to say he was a bad manager..... or that some of our players were/are right in their attitudes/actions..........or that parts of the media weren't using him as a punchbag........but it's just pretty much how it was.....and for that matter, doesn't refect well on the Scottish game.

Each individual can think and opine for themselves but the club have a duty of care and need to employ realism rather than a mentality that can't be backed up at this present juncture. They need to look for a way of addressing the gap and to give any structure a chance of growing, it needs a solid foundation. If there were circumstances and abundant finance that could attract a top manager and overhaul the squad with real quality in mind, then your apparent timescale regards expectation might be addressed, but there isn't.

Looks as if McInnes is appointed, for some, his 'honeymoon period' might be over before it starts. I can get that some/many may prefer X to Y or a certain type or profile of manager, that will always happen........ but I think there is a lack of realism being employed by some regarding where we currently are as a club and the relative limitations that this entails. Aslong as expectation levels far outweigh what the football club can realistically hope to deliver, then long managerial appointment threads will crop up every year or so. The club should make an effort to paint an accurate picture wrt timescale and expectations for what seems to be already determined as a 3 year contract and give whoever the new manager is, the support necessary to fulfill them.

According to oddschecker, 1/5 with Wm.Hill...= market still uncertain ie. level/weight of current speculation would seem to correspond with bookies not taking further bets....but they haven't all closed the book. So, maybe it isn't as cut and dry as some seem to think. For this game, it's important what the Aberdeen players know/think. They've not done well since speculation started. My guess is that regardless of speculation, their pride will have been hurt. One positive stat for them is that they have won the match immediately after their last 12 defeats.......13 unlucky ?