The Pittodrie powder keg that blew up in Aberdeen’s face on Tuesday night was the hot top of conversation on the Hotline - with Rangers fans queueing up to claim that Jim Goodwin’s side’s display proved they raise their game more for the visit of the Light Blues than they do when Celtic come to town.
Rangers won with two injury time goals but it was the complete contrast in Aberdeen’s performance to the defensively-minded display against the Hoops at the weekend that grabbed the attention. Alfie Mullen, London, emailed: “As usual, Aberdeen try harder against Rangers than they do against Celtic. Nothing changes. At least karma was at work and they got no more points than they did at the weekend.”
Andy Lanigan, Bishopbriggs, chimed in on the same theme: “Let no one doubt now that Aberdeen only play full out four times a season. They cheat their fans, cheat themselves and they absolutely deserve the nightmares they will have after Tuesday. Attacked more in one minute than they did for 95 on Saturday. And they still lost. Karma, eh?” Brian Wright, Bannockburn, agreed, saying: “On Sunday, I said you would see a different Aberdeen from the game against Celtic. How true was that! Tried, again, to boot the Rangers off the park. It didn’t work in the end and they got what they deserved from the game. Nothing. Has Jim Goodwin got shares in Parkhead?”
