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MOTHERWELL COME TO PITTODRIE
Motherwell come to Pittodrie for Aberdeens third game in a week.Motherwell are second bottom of the league and are going nowhere fast.In the 5 meetings between the teams Aberdeen have won 4 with Motherwell winning 1.Aberdeen have already knocked 4 past Motherwell in this seasons opening game,Motherwell have continued to struggle since.We know they have a few good players but Terry Butcher struggles to get them playing together.
Aberdeen go into the game with a full squad to pick from.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Paulinho
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Clark
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Bavidge
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Tiernan,Whelan,Samba

ABERDEEN VS. MOTHERWELL PREMIER LEAGUE
Aberdeen came forward with Bavidge through the middle,He played the ball to Prest who headed into Mackies path,He curled his shot past the keeper and in,Goal,1-0(11mins.)
Oliseh tried his luck from long range but his shot goes over the bar(18mins.)
Bavidge was clean through after a pass from Mackie,He continued into the box and as the keeper came out he lifted it over the bar(31mins.)
Motherwell create their first chance of the game,Boyle took on a few players before firing his shot just wide(33mins.)
Mackie is having a good day as he set Prest up with a brilliant ball,Prest could only fire wide from just inside the box(43mins.)

The teams go in at half time with Aberdeen up 1-0.Motherwell will need to create some more chances if they want to get back into it.

It was Moherwell that created the first chance of the second half,Moore played a terrible ball across his own penalty area,Prest picked it up and with his second touch sent a shot low into the corner leaving the keeper no chance,Goal,2-0(52mins.)
Boyle went on another little run and managed to get into the box,He sent a drive in at a tight angle which was tipped away by Langfield,Anderson clears the loose ball(57mins.)
Aberdeen make a couple of subs,Tiernan and Whelan on for Oliseh and Prest(60mins.)
Bavidge won a free kick right on the edge of the box in a central position,Sub Whelan stepped up and sent his shot straight into the corner,Goal,3-0(68mins.)
A long ball from Tiernan to Mackie started another attack,Mackie played the early cross into the box,Bavidge was first to the ball,Goal,4-0(75mins.)
Motherwell had what turned out to be the last chance of the game,Lasley hitting his shot right at Langfield(84mins.)
The final whistle goes as the game ends 4-0 to Aberdeen.

ABERDEEN 4 MOTHERWELL 0
GOALS:-Mackie,Prest,Whelan,Bavidge(Aberdeen)
REF:-John Underhill
YELLOW CARDS:-Lasley,Mathie(Motherwell)
RED CARDS:-None.
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Darren Mackie(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-13459

MANAGERS VIEW:-
We expected to win this one and we did it in style.We were the better team right from the first whistle.We deserved to win and all the players deserve a pat on the back.
We will have our first wednesday without a game for a while so ill give the lads the monday off to rest and put their feet up.In the time we have off I will speak to the scouts about potential transfer targets.

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SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Aberdeen 4 Motherwell 0
Dundee 3 Kilmarnock 0
Dunfermline 3 Dundee U 0
Hearts 0 Celtic 2
Livingston 2 Hibs 1
Rangers 5 Falkirk 1

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3(After 12 games)
1.Celtic:-Points 29
2.Aberdeen:-Points 26
3.Rangers:-Points 21

ABERDEENS TOP 3 SCORERS(All competitons)
1.Martin Bavidge 7 Goals
2.Noel Whelan 6 Goals
3.Darren Mackie 5 Goals

ABERDEENS TOP 3 GOAL ASSISTS(All competitions)
1.Martin Bavidge 7 assists
2.Darren Mackie 6 assists
3.Martin Prest 3 assists

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HOW ABOUT SOME BETTER FACILITIES MR MILNE?
A meeting was arranged with the chairman for tuesday.I explained the situation that in winter we have no training facilities if it snows,We have to train on the beach.He understands the situation and agrees that we have enough money in the bank to upgrade the facilities.That is great news for the team and could help the younger players reach their potential quicker.The new facilities will be built at the end of the season to be ready for next season.
We know with new facilities being built it will limit are funds next season to buy new players,but that is a sacrifice that we have to make to let the lads train in the best facilities possible.
The scouts have been sent out to find players as we near december,One has went to look for youths the other will scout UK and Ire.We hope they find one or two suitable players.
We also have a look around Scotland to see if there are any players coming out of contract at the end of the season,We will scout a few players before the time comes to sign pre-contract agreements.
The players have had a nice rest without a wednesday game,So we should have a squad of fit players.

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KILLIE WELCOME THE DONS
Aberdeen bring their team to Rugby park to play Kilmarnock.They will be confident of winning as Kilmarnock has failed to beat the Dons in all 4 matches against the teams,Aberdeen have won them all.Kilmarnock are 7th in the league and have struggled a bit in their last couple of games,They conceeded 5 against Rangers and 3 against Dundee while they scored 0 goals in reply.They will be looking to put this bad run to an end as quickly as they can.Paul Di Giacomo is the leagues top scorer.
Aberdeen have a full squad to pick from.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Heikkinen
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Paulinho
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Bavidge
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Muirhead,Whelan,Samba

KILMARNOCK VS. ABERDEEN PREMIER LEAGUE
Mackie created the first chance as he run down the right wing,He crossed it in for Bavidge who got his head to it,McGregor saves but cant hold the ball,The defence clears the loose ball(11mins.)
A long free kick into the box by Oliseh found Andersons head but the keeper tips it out for a corner,The corner is cleared easily(18mins.)
Di Giacomo found himself clean through on goal he continued into the box but fired his fierce drive over the bar(20mins.)
Paulinho passed the ball to Oliseh,He hit a shot towards goal from the edge of the box,It hits a defender and wrong foots the keeper,Goal,1-0(22mins.)
McGuire played a long ball towards Mackie,Mackie recieved the ball and beat Dillon before continuing into the box,He hit a shot that was saved by the keeper but he followed up on the rebound,Goal,2-0(31mins.)
Killie quickly hit one back through Invincibile,Di Giacomo doing the hard work on the left before Invincibile tapped in,Goal,2-1(34mins.)
Invincibile could have leveled the score,He struck a hard shot from inside the box but Langfield saved well(42mins.)
Killie are really putting alot of pressure on the Dons,Di Giacomo fired a shot over after a brilliant passing move(43mins.)

The whistle blows to put an end to a good first half,The score is Kilmarnock 1 Aberdeen 2.

The second half started as the first ended with Killie attacking,Di Giacomo having his shot saved by Langfield(47mins.)
Aberdeens first chance of the second half fell to Bavidge,He struck a decent shot at goal which was tipped over by the keeper,Mahood clears the corner(54mins.)
A couple of subs were made Whelan and Samba on for Heikkinen and Bavidge(62mins.)
Samba looked lively as soon as he came on and could have scored,His shot was tipped out for a corner,The defence clears the corner(65mins.)
Aberdeen were taking control of the game and Whelan was keen to impress with Samba when he came on,Whelan drove it across goal from the right it missed all the defenders and landed at Prests feet,He tapped it in,Goal,3-1(68mins.)
McGuire set up Oliseh who hit a shot from about 30 yards which flew wide(84mins.)
No more chances were made as Killie run out of steam in the second half.The score ends Killie 1 Aberdeen 3.

KILMARNOCK 1 ABERDEEN 3
GOALS:-Invincibile(Kilmarnock)Oliseh,Mackie,Prest(Aberdee n)
REF:-Stuart Dougal
YELLOW CARDS:-Dillon,Locke(Kilmarnock)
RED CARDS:-None.
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Sunday Oliseh(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-9967

MANGERS VIEW:-
We were good in the early first half but Killie came back into it and could have been level before half time.We took control in the second half and in the end we deserved the 3 points.Killie gave us a good run but we showed that we can defend just as well as we attack.

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SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Celtic 5 Livingston 0
Dundee U 2 Hearts 1
Falkirk 4 Dundee 2
Hibs 4 Rangers 1
Kilmarnock 1 Aberdeen 3
Motherwell 3 Dunfermline 1

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3:-
1.Celtic:-Points 32
2.Aberdeen:-Points 29
3.Rangers:-Points 21

BEST PASS COMPLETION TOP 3
1.Paulinho(Aberdeen) 81%
2.Chris Clark(Aberdeen) 79%
3.Luke Chadwick(Rangers) 79%

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BOTTOM CLUB FALKIRK TRAVEL TO PITTODRIE
John Hughes takes his Falkirk team to Pittodrie for todays game.
Falkirk have been very poor this year and sit bottom of the league table,They have only picked up one point away from home this season.In past meetings between the clubs Aberdeen won the only game they have had 2-1 earlier in the season.Falkirk did however win their last game against Dundee,Giving them their second home win of the season.They will have a little morale boost after that game but i cant see them causing to much problems to a strong Aberdeen team.
Aberdeen have a full squad to pick from for todays game.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Clark
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Devine
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Bavidge
CFL:-Whelan
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Muirhead,Paulinho,Prest

ABERDEEN VS. FALKIRK PREMIER LEAGUE
Oliseh had the first chance with a long range shot,He drove it from about 25 yards but his shot went over the bar(14mins.)
Falkirk thought they would try their luck from distance,Rodgers hit his shot on target but Langfield saved well(25mins.)

The half time whistle goes to the noise of alot of unhappy fans.A very poor first half which sees each team only creating one chance,The score stays Aberdeen 0 Falkirk 0

Oliseh tried his luck from long range again,This time he hit it wide(46mins.)
Whelan was the next to try his luck this time from inside the box,Devine passed to Whelan in the box he managed to turn and shoot,Ferguson saved(54mins.)
A few subs were put on to try and add a bit of flair to the team,Paulinho and Prest on for Oliseh and Whelan(58mins.)
The subs done the trick,McNaughton played a long ball to the edge of the box,Prest headed down for Bavidge who struck it first time into the corner,Goal,1-0(62mins.)
Paulinho set up Mackie on the edge of the box but he could only bend his shot wide(71mins.)
Prest set up Bavidge again but this time Bavidge shot hit the post before the keepr gathered(73mins.)
Bavidge returned the favour,He placed the ball infront of Prest and as the keeper came out Prest rolled it past him into an empty net,Goal.2-0(85mins.)
The final whistle brings to an end what was a pretty poor game,The score ends Aberdeen 2 Falkirk 0

ABERDEEN 2 FALKIRK 0
GOALS:-Bavidge,Prest(Aberdeen)
REF:-David Somers
YELLOW CARDS:-McGuire,Mackie(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None.
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Martin Bavidge(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-14640

MANAGERS VIEW:-
We really struggled in this one,It took Prest coming on to spark a reaction from the team.One good point was Stewart Devine he had a great game in midfield.We will need to raise our game for our next match which is against Marseille.

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SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS

Aberdeen 2 Falkirk 0
Celtic 0 Dundee U 0
Dundee 0 Hibs 3
Dunfermline 2 Kilmarnock 2
Hearts 2 Motherwell 0
Livingston 2 Rangers 2

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP 3
1.Celtic:-Points 33
2.Aberdeen:-Points 32
3.Hibs:-Points 22

WORST DEFENCES
1.Motherwell Conceded 33
2.Falkirk Conceded 29
3.Dundee U Conceded 27

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CAN WE MAKE IT THROUGH IN EUROPE?
Aberdeen take their team to France to play Marseille for todays champions league game.
Marseille have a good squad and sit 2nd in the champions league table.They will be out for revenge after Aberdeen beat them the last time the teams played.Aberdeen will be looking for a win to qualify for the next round,While a Marseille win would put them joint top with the Dons.
The Dons have a full squad to pick from for todays match.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McCann
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Clark
CM:-Oliseh
LMC:-Paulinho
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Samba
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Hart,Tiernan,Whelan,Bavidge,Devine.

MARSEILLE VS. ABERDEEN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
McNaughton started the first attack as he played a long ball down the right to Samba,Samba controlled it and whipped in the cross,Prest headed well wide(2mins.)
Radomski was unlucky for Marseille as he hit a long shot into the side netting(6mins.)
The game slowed down for a while as both teams settled in,Radomski was Marseille main man and set up Vachousek with a superb through ball,His shot hit the post and went in,Goal,1-0(18mins.)
Marseille could have went further ahead Mido hitting the post with a header after a free kick from their own half(20mins.)
Aberdeen then showed the power of their counter attck as the ball was cleared after hitting the post by Oliseh,Prest gathered it up then sent a long high ball to the centre for Samba,He finished with a powerful shot,Goal,1-1(21mins.)
Anderson was involved up field as Aberdeen won a throw in,McCann found Anderson who played a fine ball to Samba,He managed to get to the byline before cutting it back for Prest,Goal,2-1(39mins.)
Mido came close again just before half time,He lifted his shot over the bar from inside the box(43mins.)

The first half comes to an end,Aberdeen lead 2-1 in what has been a good first half from both teams.Marseille will need to take their chances though if they want to win this one.

Marseille had the first chance of the second half,Skacel hitting the side netting from a long range angled drive(46mins.)
Mido was causing problems and he should have scored,Radomski played a ball into the box that hit Anderson,Mido was first to it but his shot hit the post when it looked easier to score(51mins.)
Vachousek was next up to try his luck,his shot saved by Langfield on the second attempt(54mins.)
Samba set up Mackie for a rare 2nd half attack,Mackie could only shoot straight at Runje though(57mins.)
Mido used his skill to get himself free again but he lifted his shot over the bar(63mins.)
A couple of subs are made,Whelan and Bavidge on for Paulinho and Samba(65mins.)
Marseille were throwing everything at Aberdeen,Job forcing Langfield into a diving save to conceed the corner,McGuire headed the corner away from danger(66mins.)
Olembe caused problems when he whipped a cross in from the left,Mido controlled it before having his legs chopped away from him by McCann,Penalty,Vashousek steps up to take it....Goal,2-2(69mins.)
Aberdeen had a brilliant chance as Samba played a long ball to Prest,He hit a first time shot that was tipped out for a corner,The corner was cleared easily(85mins.)
Marseille win a free kick just out side the box in the last few minutes of the game,Olembe strikes his shot but Langfield saves well(89mins.)
Langfield plays the quick ball to Prest from the free kick save,Prest gets to the byline and pulls it across goal,Mackie is on hand to tap in,Goal,3-2(90mins.)
The final whistle goes to bring to an end a fantastic game,The score finishes Marseille 2 Aberdeen 3.

MARSEILLE 2 ABERDEEN 3
GOALS:-Vachousek 2(Marseille)Samba,Prest,Mackie(Aberdeen)
REF:-Michael Weiner
YELLOW CARDS:-Vachousek(Marseille)McCann,Paulinho(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None.
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Martin Prest(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-59966

MANAGERS VIEW:-
We are lucky to be coming away from this game with three points,Marseille were the better team but pushed too far forward which allowed us the use of our pacey forwards for the counter attack.We are delighted with the score but know we will have to work harder if we are to get through any rounds of the knockout stages.

OTHER GROUP GAME
Anderlecht 2 Deportivo 3

GROUP TABLE(After 5 games)
1.Aberdeen:-Points 11**
2.Deportivo:-Points 7
3.Marseille:-Points 5
4.Anderlecht:-Points 3
** Aberdeen have quilified for 2nd round

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP 3 GOALSCORERS
1.Thierry Henry(Arsenal) 7 goals
2.Kaka(Milan) 7 goals
3.Owen(Liverpool) 7 goals

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1ST OF DECEMBER
The 1st of the month sees the monthly awards handed out:-
Player of the month:-Martin Prest(Aberdeen)
Young Player of the month:-Scott Brown(Hibs)
Manager of the month:-Martin O'Neill(Celtic)

The first of the month also sees us step up our scouting for players.We have a few targets that we will scout in the next month,If any impress we will think about making a move in january.
Two players we really like the look of is Partick Thistles Emmanuel Panther the other is Southends Leon Cort.We have a few others that we will watch but them two have been watched on sevral occasions and really impressed.

We have a few players out of contract at the end of the season so now would be a good time for them to prove they deserve another one.
Hart,Heikkinen,McQuilken,Bart-Williams,Tate and Whelan are all out of contract and will only be offered a new one if they can prove to me that they deserve to stay.The only player even close to being offered a new contract is Noel Whelan.

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A TIRED ABERDEEN TRAVEL TO EASTER ROAD
Just after returning from France after beating Marseille we travel to Edinburgh to face Hibs.
Hibs are in good form and sit 3rd in the league,They have a good squad with a quick attack who are capable of scoring goals.The teams have met 6 times before with Aberdeen winning 3,Hibs winning 1,And 2 games drawn.Aberdeen have a few players who are a bit tired after the Euro game and will give a few of them a rest.
Aberdeen have a full but tired squad to pick from.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-Morrison
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-McGuire
RMC:-Tiernan
CM:-Paulinho
LMC:-Devine
CFR:-Bagshaw
CF:-Bavidge
CFL:-Whelan
Subs:-Holloway,Tate,Oliseh,Clark,Samba.

HIBS VS. ABERDEEN PREMIER LEAGUE
Bavidge had the chance to put the Dons into an early lead,He managed to get a head onto a Paulinho free kick,The keeper tipped away then Zambernardi cleared the rebound from Bavidges feet(2mins.)
Hibs saw their first shot go well over the bar,Brebner striking it from 25-30 yards out(4mins.)
Murray was next up to strike from distance,His shot went just wide of the post(8mins.)
Brebner then set up Thompson who had his shot saved,McGuire cleared the rebound out for a corner,Aberdeen easily clear the corner(14mins.)
Murray created a chance with a free kick on the half way line,Brown managed to get a shot in that Langfield pushed out,McNaughton clears the danger(35mins.)
Glass tried his luck from distance but Langfield held the ball well(44mins.)

The half time whistle brings the half to an end,The score is still 0-0 but Hibs have been the better team,Aberdeen will need to improve in the second half.

Aberdeen created the first chance of the second half,Bagshaw playing a great ball to Bavidge(who looked offside)Bavidge chipped the oncoming keeper,Goal,1-0(49mins.)
Bavidge is then carried off after a bad challenge,He is replaced by Samba(57mins.)
Aberdeen won a free kick beside the half way line,Paulinho played it long into the box,Anderson headed at goal the keeper pushed it out to Samaba,He lifted his shot high over the bar when it looked easier to hit the target(62mins.)
Samba made up for it as the Dons were looking good in the second half,Devine played the ball along the left to Whelan,He played a superb ball into the box for Samba,He hits it first time off the post and in,Goal,2-0(76mins.)
Aberdeen make another sub,Oliseh on for Paulinho(77mins.)
Hibs created their first chance of the second half,Glass played it along the edge of the box for Brebner who struck a perfect shot into the top corner,Goal.2-1(85mins.)
Glass was again involved as Hibs pushed forward,His pass was collected by Edge but he could only shoot straight at Langfield(91mins.)
As Hibs pushed forward it gave Aberdeen the chance of a quick break,Whelan the man in the clear but his weak shot was saved easily(93mins.)
That proved to be the last chance of the game as the score ends Hibs 1 Aberdeen 2.

HIBS 1 ABERDEEN 2
GOALS:-Brebner(Hibs)Bavidge,Samba(Aberdeen)
REF:-Craig Thomson
YELLOW CARDS:-Zambernardi,Mckenzie(Hibs)Paulinho,Devine(Aberdeen )
RED CARDS:-None.
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Phil McGuire(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-16262

MANAGERS VIEW:-
After a poor first half we came back into it,The defence was brilliant today with McGuire voted man of the match,They done their job and restricted Hibs to alot of long shots.We came out in the second half like a new team and got the goals we needed for the 3 points.We couldnt do much about the Hibs goal as it was a stunning strike by Brebner.