rbr 1,256 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 It makes a massive difference to them because they are not playing well and they know it , just think back to our previous few seasons when we were chasing , the pressure gets worse every bad performance never mind when you start losing . If they get a doing if AC , Aberdeen will not be so appealing . And Aberdeen are playing a lot better this year , their midfield is decent . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 hours ago, DMAA said: You said you were worried by the OP. Why be worried that they have a really bad run of away games and we don’t? False dawns (I've lost count), jumping the gun etc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Bear 593 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Maybe I'm over-cautious, but I feel we may be getting a bit ahead of ourselves. I don't doubt that Celtic are under pressure and not playing well. They have turned it around before although this time they don't have a break to re-organise and they are straight into a run of tricky games. I'll leave it until after, say, the 1st Benfica game. If we're doing well in Europe and have won our domestic games while Celtic are still struggling and have dropped points, I'll begin to believe that the tide could be turning. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Gonzo79 said: False dawns (I've lost count), jumping the gun etc. Stating Celtic have a harder run of games than we do and saying it is a test for them hardly qualifies as “jumping the gun” ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 15,294 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Playing the bottom of the league side and Hamilton at home should be easy matches. But Hearts and Hamilton beat us earlier this year whilst the yahoos were beating all and sundry. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,642 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 The OP posted the fixtures which shows that we have an easier run, which is certainly true, I'd say. I think @Gonzo79's issue with the post is that it implies that we should be picking up more points than them, when recent history shows we tend to slip up and they don't. It's counting our chickens before they've hatched. Glass half-full, perhaps, but he's not wrong. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, Rousseau said: The OP posted the fixtures which shows that we have an easier run, which is certainly true, I'd say. I think @Gonzo79's issue with the post is that it implies that we should be picking up more points than them, when recent history shows we tend to slip up and they don't. It's counting our chickens before they've hatched. Glass half-full, perhaps, but he's not wrong. I dont think the OP implies that at all. I find it a statement of fact that their run of games is more difficult than ours and that it IS an opportunity for us to take maximum points and apply pressure. Nowhere in the OP does it state that we should be picking up more points than them. I guess it is all about interpretation, but I dont see any implication. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAA 3,658 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 We have it all to prove. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 16 hours ago, DMAA said: We have it all to prove. That’s the way it should always be seen. Celtic won’t be rolling over anytime soon but that doesn’t mean we won’t get the better of them this time. As the saying goes, it’s all about the Rangers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAA 3,658 Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 On 20/10/2020 at 19:47, DMAA said: We both have 10 games in 42 days coming up. They have 3 league games, all away. 1 cup game at Hampden. 5 European games, 3 away. The Scottish Cup draw hasn't been done yet, but if they are drawn away that will be only 2 home games in their next 10 fixtures. We have 4 league games, 3 at home. We have 5 European games, 2 away. If we are drawing at home in the cup, we will have only 7 home games in our next 10 games. After Saturday, the timing of this couldn't be worse for them and couldn't be better for us. This a big test for them and it's an opportunity for us to press home our advantage. Their Fixtures Our Fixtures Thu AC Milan Home Standard L Away Sun Aberdeen Away Livingston Home Thu Lille Away Lech Poznan Home Sun Aberdeen Neutral Kilmarnock Away Thu Sparta Prague Home Benfica Away Sun Motherwell Away Hamilton Home Sat Hibernian Away Aberdeen Home Thu Sparta Prague Away Benfica Home Sun Scottish Cup 2nd Round - Draw not yet done Thu Milan Away Standard L Home Well that’s those 10 fixtures played now. They failed the test this tough block of fixtures presented them with and we very much took the opportunity to press home our advantage. They enter an easier run of fixtures now which give them the perfect opportunity to get their act together and, arguably, the inverse is true of our fixtures. Some pretty tough fixtures lie ahead before we play Celtic. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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