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25: Will you renew you season's ticket?

1st May - 25th May
The loyalty factor stays high, even though we have yet to see any serious evidence of new, experienced blood being brought in. Nice one fellow Dandies, the future must be RED.

1.) Yes, right away. = 25 (61%)
2.) Yes, but only once I see the promise of new players being fulfilled. = 8 (20%)
3.) Don't know - I'll think about it for a couple of months. = 2 (5%)
4.) No, I've had enough. = 0 (0%)
5.) No, I'll pick my games and pay at the gate. = 5 (12%)
6.) Not unless they include Cup ties. = 1 (2%)

24: Do you think that the league split has been good for the SPL?

Posted April 7th - May 25th
Pretty conclusive result but doubless the SPL will ignore their market and keep this farce going.

1.) Don't see a difference one way or another. = 7 (12%)
2.) No - It's confusing and irrelevant. = 39 (66%)
3.) Yes - It's added extra excitement to the season. = 13 (22%)

23: Do you want your next season ticket to cost a bit more and let you into home cup ties?

Posted 31st march - 30th April
Surely the club should respond to this weight of opinion and find a package that can save punters the bother of making special arrangements to get tickets for sertain matches? Will they? doubt it.

1.) Yes - I don't want the hassle of ordering up tickets for home games. = 30 (58%)
2.) No - It could end up costing too much if there are no home ties. = 11 (21%)
3.) Don't know - I'd have to see the deal on offer. = 11 (21%)

22: Should Stewart Milne step down from the Chairmanship of AFC?

Posted 13th March - 6th April
Not too popular with the fans then, is he? Oor stewartie would be well advised to take a long hard look at himself and the way he's handling things at Pittodrie and put the Club before his own agenda.

1.) No - He's the only thing between us and going bust. = 9 (12%)
2.) Yes - He's made us a cashless laughing stock. = 43 (58%)
3.) Don't know but the board better get it together soon. = 22 (30%)

21: Should Scottish football change to playing in summer?

Posted 4th March - 6th April
The majority is big enough here to suggest that the SFA, SFL & SPL should take a serious look at this one.

1.) Yes - Let's get away from this fixtures chaos. = 47 (55%)
2.) No - Stick with tradition. = 21 (24%)
3.) Don't know - At least have it debated though. = 18 (21%)
4.) No views either way. = 0 (0%)

20: Should the Dons get tough or keep playing fair?

Posted 13th February - 4th March
Sticking right with the Aberdeen tradition, we mostly want the best of both worlds with hard but fair. Maybe with the emphasis on hard.

1.) Play fair and win a Euro spot. = 4 (9%)
2.) Get stuck in and win us more points. = 16 (36%)
3.) Hard but fair could see us win the fair play and move up the SPL. = 24 (55%)

Total Votes: 44

19: Angus the Bull - Mince or what?

Posted 6th February - 4th March
Seems to be loathing or indifference - not too many like the character.

1.) Mince it is - can't abide this 'character' = 31 (48%)
2.) Doesn't bother me. = 29 (45%)
3.) Love him and so do the kiddies. = 5 ( 8%)

Total Votes: 65

18: Livingston - A tall order or what?

Posted 29th January - 11th February
Cautiously optimistic sums it up for this one and only one Livingston fan voted - not too bad really. We'll find out how good your judgement is on the 17th

1.) Nah, we'll crush them. = 12 (19%)
2.) Tough one but we'll scrape through. = 26 (41%)
3.) Could be a draw and then finish them off at Pittodrie. = 19 (30%)
4.) They're going well and could edge it. = 6 (9%)
5.) We're doomed! = 1 (2%)

17: What do you think of friendly matches?

Posted 24th January - 5th February
Friendlies - unpopular or what? Time for the Club to rethink the concept if this poll is anything to go by.

1.) Hate them - they should be played behind closed doors or not at all. 7 (12%)
2.) Not keen and don't go. 18 (31%)
3.) Not too keen but go anyway. 23 (40%)
4.) They're okay, I go along. 8 (14%)
5.) Love them, let's play more. 2 (3%)

16: Should the Dons move to a new stadium or rebuild Pittodrie?

Posted 17th January - 5th February
This has brought the biggest response to one of our polls so far. There's a definite preference to stay at Pittodrie but not utterly conclusive. The most significant finding is that nobody wants to leave it to the board to decide.

1.) Stay where we've always played and bring it up to date. 31 (37%)
2.) Move to a new place that's built for the 21st century. 21 (25%)
3.) Would like to move but don't see the economic sense. 11 (13%)
4.) Would like to stay at Todder but it's getting too hemmed in by houses. 15 (18%)
5.) I don't know, leave it to the board. 0 (0%)
6.) I don't know, let all the fans vote on it. 5 (6%)

15: How do you think we'll do against Alloa?

(Posted 12th January - 17th January)
Generally optimistic with a hint of caution and a dash of bravado.

1.) We'll murder them! = 5 (16%)
2.) Tricky tie, we'll beat them but it'll be tough going. = 15 (48%)
3.) Could be a draw and we'll take them at Pittodrie. = 8 (26%)
4.) Very dangerous. Could be Stenhousemuir all over again. = 3 (10%)

14: Do you fancy having Fergie in charge of AFC?

(Posted 4th January - 13th January)
A slight edge in favour of the idea but hardly overwhelming.

1.) Yes - he knows how to build a successful club. = 15 (47%)
2.) No - he's had his glory days, time to move on. = 10 (31%)
3.) Might be worth a try, but risky. = 6 (19%)
4.) No idea, does he know much beyond the team side of things? = 2 (3%)

13: Do we really need a winter shutdown?

(Posted 28th December - 7th January)
Not too conclusive this one, but the weather looks okay so far.

1.) Yes - games'll be postponed anyway. = 8 (26%)
2.) Yes - who wants to freeze at matches? = 7 (23%)
3.) No - the weather'll be okay. = 5 (16%)
4.) No - it breaks the rhythm of the League. = 10 (32%)
5.) Don't know - don't care one way or the other = 0 (0%)
6.) Don't know - can't work out if it's a good thing or not. = 1 (3%)

12: Was Eoin Jess right to speak out on Sky TV before the Ibrox match?

(Posted 15th December - 27th December)
Thirty seven people voted and 31 of them though Eoin did a bad thing. Shot himself in the foot really.

1.) Yes, he is only speaking the truth. = 6 (16%)
2.) N0, he damaged team morale and should have kept quiet. = 31 (84%)
3.) Not sure about this, leave it between him and the manager. = 0

11: Is a top six place slipping out of the Dandies reach?

(Posted 25th November - 10th December)
Not too many people wanted to vote on this. Realism seems to rule.

1.) No way - we can still make it! = 0 (0%)
2.) No - but they are cutting it fine. = 9 (28%)
3.) Not sure - I'll wait and see.= 2 (6%)
4.) Yes - we've blown it. = 16 (50%)
5.) Yes - we were never going to get there in the first place. = 5 (16%)

10: Would you like Pittodrie to have terraces for standing?

(Posted 4th December - 14th December)
73 votes cast and most of them keen for a standing area. let's hope the Pittodrie powers take serious note of this and put it out for wider discussion when they are consulting on Pittodrie's future.

1.) Yes. = 40 (55%)
2.) No. = 20 ( 27%)
3.) Don't know. = 1 (1%)
4.) Don't care either way. = 12 (16%)

9: Would the Club get a better performance from players by paying them according to performance and results?

(Posted 23rd November - 3rd December)
This poll was pretty decisive with a huge majority reckoning that players need to have less money up front to give them the incentive to work harder at picking up the fruits of success.

1.) Yes, they get paid too much basic and need more incentive to do well. = 31 (69%)
2.) No, they will play the same no matter how they are paid, = 3 (7%)
3.) Not sure, different players might react in different ways. = 11 (24%)

8: Should Mike McCurry be kicked out of refereeing?

(Posted 16th November - 26th November)
The condemnation of this Glasgow referee was overwhelming, the guy should be oot the game. Half a dozen huns apparently voted in his favour - can't think why that would be...

1.) Yes = 47 (87%)
2.) No = 6 (11%)
3.) Don't know = 1 (2%)

7: Is the new, rug free, Stewart Milne, sporting a hair transplant?

(Posted from 12th November - 23rd November)
It turns out that people felt that the chairman's new look may not be all it seems.

1.) Aye, you can see the needlework. = 11 (22%)
2.) You're kidding, right? = 11 (22%)
3.) Surely our chairman wouldn't try and delude us again? = 23 (46%)
4.) No, it's definitely all his own growth. = 5 (10%)

6: Should Ebbe have his contract extended?

(Posted from 3rd November - 15th November)
Looks like Ebbe's still safe as far as the fans are concerned. He got a lot of positive support although some felt he needs to dig deeper but more felt that AFC have to dig deeper - tricky though that might be.

1.) Yes, he's doing okay despite having his hands tied through lack of cash. = 22 (47%)
2.) Probably, but he needs to shape up a bit. = 15 (32%)
3.) No, he's not getting us anywhere. = 7 (15%)
4.) Probably not, we need a tougher boss. = 1 (2%)
5.) Don't know - glad it's the board have to decide. = 2 (4%)

5: Can the new appointments in the Pittodrie boardroom get the Dandies back on track?

(Posted from 25th October - 8th November)
Out of 47 votes, the main sentiment was positive but there was a fair bit of caution too. We wonder who the 2 voters were on the 2nd option? Let's hope these guys deliver.

1.) Yes, but it'll take some time. = 22 (47%)
2.) Yes, now we'll fly. = 2 (4%)
3.) Don't know, wait and see. = 12 (26%)
4.) Maybe's aye, maybe's naw. = 3 (6%)
5.) No, the organisation is too badly damaged. = 1 (2%)
6.) Who cares - get on wi the fitba! = 7 (15%)

Question 4: Whilst the Dons are short of readies, where do you thing they should look for new players?

(Posted from 17th to 27th October)
Fifty two voters tackled this and the consensus seems to be that we'd be happy to look for players inside Scotland preferably in the lower part of the senior leagues. The main thing is we need to get on with it.

1.) Lower reaches of the Scottish league. = 17 ( 33%)
2.) Keep on with the foreign trialists. = 11 (21%)
3.) Juniors and Highland League. = 8 (15%)
4.) Just be patient and develop our own. = 9 (17%)
5.) Don't need any. = 0 ( 0%)
6.) Wait till we have cash then buy big. = 7 (13%)

3: Should Neil Cooper be brought back onto the Pittodrie coaching staff?

( Posted 11th October - 19th October)
We didn't pick one to tickle people's fancy here. Only 48 voted and the majority were intent on leaving Ebbe to decide. Fair enough.

1) Yes, he didn't do anything wrong in the first place = 17 (35%)
2) No, he was part of the problem = 2 (4%)
3) Not sure, let Ebbe decide = 29 (60%)

2: Will Paul Bernard's departure weaken the Dons' squad?

(Posted from 4th to 12th October)
This question drew more responses than the first one, 95 in all. It doesn't look too god for Bernard's CV because people clearly didn't feel he was of any great importance to us. The votes were:

1) No, not in the slightest = 52 (55%)
2) maybe a smidgen = 42 (44%)
3) We're doomed = 1 (1%)

1:Can the young Dons get us through a whole season without help from new signings?

(Posted from 26th September to 4th October)
We got 68 votes in this first poll and it is clear that people have confidence in the Young reds but feel that they need experienced help to get the team through this tough season. The actual votes cast were:

1) Yes = a romantic 25 (37%)
2) No = a realistic 36 (53%)
3) Don't know = 7 (10%)

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Past poll questions & Results...
25: Will you renew you season's ticket? 1st May - 25th May	The loyalty factor stays high, even though we have yet to see any serious evidence of new, experienced blood being brought in. Nice one fellow Dandies, the future must be RED. 1.) Yes, right away. = 25 (61%) 2.) Yes, but only once I see the promise of new players being fulfilled. = 8 (20%) 3.) Don't know - I'll think about it for a couple of months. = 2 (5%) 4.) No, I've had enough. = 0 (0%) 5.) No, I'll pick my games and pay at the gate. = 5 (12%) 6.) Not unless they include Cup ties. = 1 (2%)
24: Do you think that the league split has been good for the SPL? Posted April 7th - May 25th	Pretty conclusive result but doubless the SPL will ignore their market and keep this farce going. 1.) Don't see a difference one way or another. = 7 (12%) 2.) No - It's confusing and irrelevant. = 39 (66%) 3.) Yes - It's added extra excitement to the season. = 13 (22%)
23: Do you want your next season ticket to cost a bit more and let you into home cup ties? Posted 31st march - 30th April	Surely the club should respond to this weight of opinion and find a package that can save punters the bother of making special arrangements to get tickets for sertain matches? Will they? doubt it. 1.) Yes - I don't want the hassle of ordering up tickets for home games. = 30 (58%) 2.) No - It could end up costing too much if there are no home ties. = 11 (21%) 3.) Don't know - I'd have to see the deal on offer. = 11 (21%)
22: Should Stewart Milne step down from the Chairmanship of AFC? Posted 13th March - 6th April	Not too popular with the fans then, is he? Oor stewartie would be well advised to take a long hard look at himself and the way he's handling things at Pittodrie and put the Club before his own agenda. 1.) No - He's the only thing between us and going bust. = 9 (12%) 2.) Yes - He's made us a cashless laughing stock. = 43 (58%) 3.) Don't know but the board better get it together soon. = 22 (30%)
21: Should Scottish football change to playing in summer? Posted 4th March - 6th April	The majority is big enough here to suggest that the SFA, SFL & SPL should take a serious look at this one. 1.) Yes - Let's get away from this fixtures chaos. = 47 (55%) 2.) No - Stick with tradition. = 21 (24%) 3.) Don't know - At least have it debated though. = 18 (21%) 4.) No views either way. = 0 (0%)
20: Should the Dons get tough or keep playing fair? Posted 13th February - 4th March	Sticking right with the Aberdeen tradition, we mostly want the best of both worlds with hard but fair. Maybe with the emphasis on hard. 1.) Play fair and win a Euro spot. = 4 (9%) 2.) Get stuck in and win us more points. = 16 (36%) 3.) Hard but fair could see us win the fair play and move up the SPL. = 24 (55%) Total Votes: 44
19: Angus the Bull - Mince or what? Posted 6th February - 4th March	Seems to be loathing or indifference - not too many like the character. 1.) Mince it is - can't abide this 'character' = 31 (48%) 2.) Doesn't bother me. = 29 (45%) 3.) Love him and so do the kiddies. = 5 ( 8%) Total Votes: 65
18: Livingston - A tall order or what? Posted 29th January - 11th February	Cautiously optimistic sums it up for this one and only one Livingston fan voted - not too bad really. We'll find out how good your judgement is on the 17th 1.) Nah, we'll crush them. = 12 (19%) 2.) Tough one but we'll scrape through. = 26 (41%) 3.) Could be a draw and then finish them off at Pittodrie. = 19 (30%) 4.) They're going well and could edge it. = 6 (9%) 5.) We're doomed! = 1 (2%)
17: What do you think of friendly matches? Posted 24th January - 5th February	Friendlies - unpopular or what? Time for the Club to rethink the concept if this poll is anything to go by. 1.) Hate them - they should be played behind closed doors or not at all. 7 (12%) 2.) Not keen and don't go. 18 (31%) 3.) Not too keen but go anyway. 23 (40%) 4.) They're okay, I go along. 8 (14%) 5.) Love them, let's play more. 2 (3%)
16: Should the Dons move to a new stadium or rebuild Pittodrie? Posted 17th January - 5th February	This has brought the biggest response to one of our polls so far. There's a definite preference to stay at Pittodrie but not utterly conclusive. The most significant finding is that nobody wants to leave it to the board to decide. 1.) Stay where we've always played and bring it up to date. 31 (37%) 2.) Move to a new place that's built for the 21st century. 21 (25%) 3.) Would like to move but don't see the economic sense. 11 (13%) 4.) Would like to stay at Todder but it's getting too hemmed in by houses. 15 (18%) 5.) I don't know, leave it to the board. 0 (0%) 6.) I don't know, let all the fans vote on it. 5 (6%)
15: How do you think we'll do against Alloa? (Posted 12th January - 17th January)	Generally optimistic with a hint of caution and a dash of bravado. 1.) We'll murder them! = 5 (16%) 2.) Tricky tie, we'll beat them but it'll be tough going. = 15 (48%) 3.) Could be a draw and we'll take them at Pittodrie. = 8 (26%) 4.) Very dangerous. Could be Stenhousemuir all over again. = 3 (10%)
14: Do you fancy having Fergie in charge of AFC? (Posted 4th January - 13th January)	A slight edge in favour of the idea but hardly overwhelming. 1.) Yes - he knows how to build a successful club. = 15 (47%) 2.) No - he's had his glory days, time to move on. = 10 (31%) 3.) Might be worth a try, but risky. = 6 (19%) 4.) No idea, does he know much beyond the team side of things? = 2 (3%)
13: Do we really need a winter shutdown? (Posted 28th December - 7th January)	Not too conclusive this one, but the weather looks okay so far. 1.) Yes - games'll be postponed anyway. = 8 (26%) 2.) Yes - who wants to freeze at matches? = 7 (23%) 3.) No - the weather'll be okay. = 5 (16%) 4.) No - it breaks the rhythm of the League. = 10 (32%) 5.) Don't know - don't care one way or the other = 0 (0%) 6.) Don't know - can't work out if it's a good thing or not. = 1 (3%)
12: Was Eoin Jess right to speak out on Sky TV before the Ibrox match? (Posted 15th December - 27th December)	Thirty seven people voted and 31 of them though Eoin did a bad thing. Shot himself in the foot really. 1.) Yes, he is only speaking the truth. = 6 (16%) 2.) N0, he damaged team morale and should have kept quiet. = 31 (84%) 3.) Not sure about this, leave it between him and the manager. = 0
11: Is a top six place slipping out of the Dandies reach? (Posted 25th November - 10th December)	Not too many people wanted to vote on this. Realism seems to rule. 1.) No way - we can still make it! = 0 (0%) 2.) No - but they are cutting it fine. = 9 (28%) 3.) Not sure - I'll wait and see.= 2 (6%) 4.) Yes - we've blown it. = 16 (50%) 5.) Yes - we were never going to get there in the first place. = 5 (16%)
10: Would you like Pittodrie to have terraces for standing? (Posted 4th December - 14th December)	73 votes cast and most of them keen for a standing area. let's hope the Pittodrie powers take serious note of this and put it out for wider discussion when they are consulting on Pittodrie's future. 1.) Yes. = 40 (55%) 2.) No. = 20 ( 27%) 3.) Don't know. = 1 (1%) 4.) Don't care either way. = 12 (16%)
9: Would the Club get a better performance from players by paying them according to performance and results? (Posted 23rd November - 3rd December)	This poll was pretty decisive with a huge majority reckoning that players need to have less money up front to give them the incentive to work harder at picking up the fruits of success. 1.) Yes, they get paid too much basic and need more incentive to do well. = 31 (69%) 2.) No, they will play the same no matter how they are paid, = 3 (7%) 3.) Not sure, different players might react in different ways. = 11 (24%)
8: Should Mike McCurry be kicked out of refereeing? (Posted 16th November - 26th November)	The condemnation of this Glasgow referee was overwhelming, the guy should be oot the game. Half a dozen huns apparently voted in his favour - can't think why that would be... 1.) Yes = 47 (87%) 2.) No = 6 (11%) 3.) Don't know = 1 (2%)
7: Is the new, rug free, Stewart Milne, sporting a hair transplant? (Posted from 12th November - 23rd November)	It turns out that people felt that the chairman's new look may not be all it seems. 1.) Aye, you can see the needlework. = 11 (22%) 2.) You're kidding, right? = 11 (22%) 3.) Surely our chairman wouldn't try and delude us again? = 23 (46%) 4.) No, it's definitely all his own growth. = 5 (10%)
6: Should Ebbe have his contract extended? (Posted from 3rd November - 15th November)	Looks like Ebbe's still safe as far as the fans are concerned. He got a lot of positive support although some felt he needs to dig deeper but more felt that AFC have to dig deeper - tricky though that might be. 1.) Yes, he's doing okay despite having his hands tied through lack of cash. = 22 (47%) 2.) Probably, but he needs to shape up a bit. = 15 (32%) 3.) No, he's not getting us anywhere. = 7 (15%) 4.) Probably not, we need a tougher boss. = 1 (2%) 5.) Don't know - glad it's the board have to decide. = 2 (4%)
5: Can the new appointments in the Pittodrie boardroom get the Dandies back on track? (Posted from 25th October - 8th November)	Out of 47 votes, the main sentiment was positive but there was a fair bit of caution too. We wonder who the 2 voters were on the 2nd option? Let's hope these guys deliver. 1.) Yes, but it'll take some time. = 22 (47%) 2.) Yes, now we'll fly. = 2 (4%) 3.) Don't know, wait and see. = 12 (26%) 4.) Maybe's aye, maybe's naw. = 3 (6%) 5.) No, the organisation is too badly damaged. = 1 (2%) 6.) Who cares - get on wi the fitba! = 7 (15%)
Question 4: Whilst the Dons are short of readies, where do you thing they should look for new players? (Posted from 17th to 27th October)	Fifty two voters tackled this and the consensus seems to be that we'd be happy to look for players inside Scotland preferably in the lower part of the senior leagues. The main thing is we need to get on with it. 1.) Lower reaches of the Scottish league. = 17 ( 33%) 2.) Keep on with the foreign trialists. = 11 (21%) 3.) Juniors and Highland League. = 8 (15%) 4.) Just be patient and develop our own. = 9 (17%) 5.) Don't need any. = 0 ( 0%) 6.) Wait till we have cash then buy big. = 7 (13%)
3: Should Neil Cooper be brought back onto the Pittodrie coaching staff? ( Posted 11th October - 19th October)	We didn't pick one to tickle people's fancy here. Only 48 voted and the majority were intent on leaving Ebbe to decide. Fair enough. 1) Yes, he didn't do anything wrong in the first place = 17 (35%) 2) No, he was part of the problem = 2 (4%) 3) Not sure, let Ebbe decide = 29 (60%)
2: Will Paul Bernard's departure weaken the Dons' squad? (Posted from 4th to 12th October)	This question drew more responses than the first one, 95 in all. It doesn't look too god for Bernard's CV because people clearly didn't feel he was of any great importance to us. The votes were: 1) No, not in the slightest = 52 (55%) 2) maybe a smidgen = 42 (44%) 3) We're doomed = 1 (1%)
1:Can the young Dons get us through a whole season without help from new signings? (Posted from 26th September to 4th October)	We got 68 votes in this first poll and it is clear that people have confidence in the Young reds but feel that they need experienced help to get the team through this tough season. The actual votes cast were: 1) Yes = a romantic 25 (37%) 2) No = a realistic 36 (53%) 3) Don't know = 7 (10%)
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