Closer than it needs to be [2019/20]

18 games. The halfway point. And we were still 1st.

Only by a point though. Not really at the stage where we were running away with the title. We had managed to cut out the draws though and get more wins. Unfortunately we also suffered our first loss of the season to Dunfermline. Rubbish. The secret hope of an unbeaten season died.

The team was doing well though.

Byrne in particular as he managed to break an Aberdeen record.

The best thing was he was actually a consistent goal a game striker as well. He didn't go on mad scoring runs, bagging double hatricks, and then score nothing for weeks. Game in game out he would pop up and grab a goal.


Obviously with him doing so well he then went and pulled a hamstring. Comrie and Guz will have to step up in his absence. I don't see them quite getting the same goal tally though.

Aberdeen Ahead [2019/20]

10 games in and things have started reasonably well. I say reasonably as it does need qualifying. Aberdeen should be cruising through this division with a cardboard cut out of a manager in place. Unfortunately for them they have me so there was less cruising and more holding on for dear life as we go speeding over pot holes.

So, 10 games in we found ourselves in a respectable 1st place, with 20 points.

I know we can't really do better than 1st place but we could have done better than 20 points. We dropped quite a few points and ended up making heavy work of it against teams we again should have been thrashing.

The fixture table gives something away though. Something that should off set some of the lacklustre results. We were off to the Challenge Cup final!

Okay not exactly the crown jewel of cups but it's all about building success and a cup helps. Helps even more when....

 Byrne went to town on them. A first half hatrick destroyed them completely. Aberdeen bagged their first ever Challenge Cup (and I could add it to the CV!).

The team was doing well, and with that cup won and behind us we could start to concentrate on getting back into the SPL. Byrne and his 16 goals in 16 games was a very good sign.

To an already good squad I added another two players on a free.

Both young and full of potential. I had a feeling Broich would be making some first team appearances soon.