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« on: November 08, 2010, 12:10:43 PM »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/9164615.stm

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee insists he is comfortable in the role following Saturday's 9-0 thrashing by Celtic.

Talking to the media ahead of Tuesday's home game with Inverness, the 53-year-old said "he doesn't feel it in his stomach" that it is time to leave.

Discussions were held among Pittodrie board members on Sunday in the wake of the heaviest defeat in their history.

After the game at Celtic Park McGhee said he was embarrassed by the score but that he would stay in charge.

A positive result on Tuesday appears crucial for McGhee, who has been in charge since June 2009. However, Inverness have not lost an away league game for a year.

"I don't really see that it is entirely necessary that there is any hangover on Tuesday night from this game," McGhee told BBC Scotland at the weekend.

"We're all embarrassed, we're all shocked and we all know we will get slaughtered, particularly me, but I can handle that."

While insisting that his strategy was working until Paul Hartley was sent off and Celtic scored from the penalty spot, McGhee knows that some will call for him to be replaced as manager after the Dons' worst defeat in 107 years.
And his record of 17 wins from 57 games is under increasing scrutiny from disgruntled fans.

"Pressures can build, but I am not preparing for that," he added. "I am preparing for Inverness on Tuesday night.

"I know what the board and chairman were thinking before this game and I have no idea if that result changes their opinion.

"This is a one-off game. Celtic thoroughly deserved to beat us by a margin. I thought nine was ridiculous and hard on us.

"I think we had ourselves to blame in a lot of areas, but Inverness is a totally different game.

"We can put this behind us. The best thing we can do is win against Inverness on Tuesday. It is three points. That is all it is."

Celtic were reduced to 10 men themselves after 41 minutes, when Thomas Rogne was sent off with the score at 3-0, but Aberdeen continued to concede goals.

"Down at half-time by four and, even when they went down to 10, I thought that at least that might possibly stabilise things for us and we could see the game out without it becoming embarrassing," said McGhee.

"But it didn't and it was ridiculous. The goals were ludicrous."

McGhee thought that his side's early play was an improvement on recent displays against Falkirk and St Mirren.

"It came as a shock," he said. "After half an hour, I thought our strategy was good.

"We had chances to be ahead of the game, created by good play, good tactics and by a strategy that was working.

"We made a couple of really good chances, one headed off the line.

"And then, of course, it all changes. Paul was sent off, they scored from the resulting penalty and we never recovered."

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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2010, 12:46:21 PM »

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another humoing and Mark will be down for frog

Errr ... ?


Anyhoo, the pressure must be on after a tonking such as that. They aren't looking too pretty, down in 9th place.


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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2010, 12:50:01 PM »

 ooops That was supposed to read 'another hammering and Mark will be down the frog

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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2010, 12:51:45 PM »

Frog ?


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