Mark McGhee determined to remain Aberdeen manager

baldrick · Nov 7, 2010

Mark McGhee admitted to being embarrassed by the 9-0 thrashing by Celtic but insisted he would still be Aberdeen manager against Inverness.

McGhee thought his strategy was working until Paul Hartley was sent off and Celtic scored from the penalty spot.

"I don't really see that it is entirely necessary that there is any hangover on Tuesday night from this game," he said.

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

McGhee knows that some will call for him to be replaced as manager after the biggest defeat in Dons history.

"You are right, pressures can build, but I am not preparing for that," he told BBC Scotland. "I am preparing for Inverness on Tuesday night.

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

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee

"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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Is this just a case of McGhee holding out for compo? yesterday's result must have been an embarrassment to the club, board and fans.

If I was in charge of a Pub team and they got beat 9-0 my resignation would be the first thing i would be handing out through embarrassment!

Has McGhee not got any respect?

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