Ryan Christie

I didn't want him to go when Ange had him centre mid soon as he came in..

2 against Dundee or someone at home and box to box..

Didn't play it enough at us. Lennon had him right or right of a diamond or something pishy like that..

Could drive you mad with his wasteful shooting. Maybe under orders but was a time he thought he was the bollocks and would regularly balloon it over from anywhere..

Incredible that he's smashing it as a box to box 8 in a 3 for an impressive EPL side yet Clarke still has him out on the wings where he lacks that blistering pace needed. Criminal..

 

Great energy but crossing and shooting could be brutal. And thays the infuriating thing....he has it jn his locker but decision making is poor

 

Crazy Scotland don’t play him in the role he plays for Bournemouth. Our team now picks itself

 

Greedy and a whinger. Just saying . My opion from what I seen of him.

 

Definitely can't argue with that..

Kinda alluded to his greed with referencing him shooting from everywhere..

 

Playing in a deeper role suits him, and he’s made a real success of his time down south.

How long before his father starts agitating for a move to a bigger club?

 

It happens a lot with Scottish players going to the EPL. Some players do well down there and they are sometimes the ones u don't expect.

I mean Charlie Adam ended up at Liverpool and when he was up here he was bang average ....pish in fact.
When John McGinn was at Hibs I rated him as a good player but I wouldn't have thought he would go on to captain a big team like Aston Villa.

Either the EPL isn't as far ahead of our league as everyone thinks. Or the difference in coaching is that much better that it makes these players a lot better.

I personally think McGregor could be at a Spurs level type club and that that he'd do well. But I think that ship has sailed for him now. He's with us for the rest of his career. I often wonder how well Broony would have done in England

 

I think Broony would've done well down here..

He had the physicality and athleticism needed. Sometimes the technical side has been overrated down the years in England.....and improved it much more as the years went on anyway..

He would've excelled with better quality around him. Probably lives a slightly better life as an athlete off the pitch as well..

 

A goal and an assist for him today so far, 20mins in.

 

Knew he’d be a hit down south. He was sensational for us under Ange just before he left. Lennon is mostly to blame for that period when he would just lash everything in sight 20 yards over the bar.

 

Good to see him doing well for the team he always supported.

 

So, on the matter of Celtic securing the Invincible treble with magic Tam's last gasp goal in 2017... the thoughts of on loan Celtic player, who couldn't play obviously, Ryan Christie:

"I was frustrated for the boys, because that would have been my last part before going back to Celtic. It would have been cool to get silverware with Aberdeen, but it wasn't to be.

But if it wasn't to be Aberdeen, I suppose, it was good that it was at least Celtic winning it that season"

Aye, I suppose it was, wasn't it

 

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/f...ottish-cup-ryan-christie-wanted-2017-triumph/


Ryan Christie was frustrated Aberdeen didn’t beat Celtic in 2017 Scottish Cup final – despite being a Hoops player at the time
The Scotland midfielder, who won the cup with ICT 10 years ago, was on loan at the Dons from Celtic - but had to sit out the 2017 Hampden final






Ryan Christie was frustrated Aberdeen didn’t win the Scottish Cup final against Celtic in 2017 – even though he was on loan from the treble-chasing Hoops at the time.

The Scotland and Bournemouth star, who is recovering from groin surgery, helped the Dons reach the showpiece occasion at Hampden after his goal came in the first half of a 3-2 semi-final win over Hibs.

His parent club Celtic awaited in the final after they defeated Rangers 3-2, but Christie was not allowed to feature, as per the loan agreement, although he admits Aberdeen did investigate the possibility.

In November of that season, Derek McInnes’ Dons lost 3-0 to Celtic in the League Cup final but a powerful campaign saw them split the Old Firm, finishing nine points ahead of Rangers as the Premiership runners-up.

Jonny Hayes gave Aberdeen an early lead in the Scottish Cup final, which was swiftly wiped out by Stuart Armstrong’s leveller.

It was a pulsating clash bu it was Celtic who emerged victorious when Tom Rogic slotted away a stoppage-time clincher for a 2-1 win.



Christie told The Press and Journal he felt that Dons group deserved to collect something for their year’s efforts and he wanted to end his Granite City loan spell with a tangible reward.

He said: “It’s always nice when it’s not a Celtic v Rangers final.

“There’s always a concern across Scotland that finals like these can be one-sided affairs, but it was the opposite of that


Aberdeen were a credit to themselves and showed why the were right up with the Old Firm that season.

“I was frustrated for the boys, because that would have been my last part before going back to Celtic. It would have been cool to get silverware with Aberdeen, but it wasn’t to be.




But if it wasn’t to be Aberdeen, I suppose, it was good that it was at least Celtic winning it that season.”

‘Why I watched at home instead’
The 59-times-capped Scotland midfielder, who has eyes on World Cup qualifiers later this year, revealed he opted against attending the national stadium that day.

He said: “Believe it or not, I didn’t even go to the final. I watched it from home.

“I didn’t really fancy being spotted in the crowd and then I’d be sitting on my hands if either team scored, so I decided to stay away.

“The most frustrating thing was not being able to play in it, because of the occasion more than anything.

“You’re just desperate to play, especially when you’ve played your part in helping the team reach the final.



When you sign a loan agreement, you nod your head to all the clauses, but when they are in your way it becomes more frustrating.

“We looked for a couple of weeks to get around it, but there was no way round it – I don’t think Celtic were ever going to let me play for Aberdeen that day.”

Walking out to a ‘sea of red’ fans
Christie was a Scottish Cup winner with Caley Thistle a decade ago in his first huge Hampden occasion.

Aberdeen taking 20,000 fans to Glasgow this Saturday, he feels, will add to the scene.


He said: “My best memories of playing at Hampden included the first time when I won the Scottish Cup with Inverness.

“Even during the warm-up, the crowd were brilliant – we took down 15,000 or so, which is a fair number.

The Aberdeen players, with 20,000 fans there, will walk out to the sea of red on their side of Hampden, and with the Celtic fans, it will be a pretty cool spectacle.



In Scotland, the Scottish Cup final is the one game on the calendar where you know everyone will be watching it.

“It always seems to be roasting hot as well.

“I’ll be looking forward to the game. I’ll be watching it. It’s one you don’t want to miss – and fingers-crossed it’s a good game.”

‘It was a great time to be at Aberdeen’
Christie, whose Dons loan period of six months became 18 months in the end, has fond memories of being part of a strong Aberdeen side during the 2016-17 campaign.

He added: “I absolutely loved being part of that Aberdeen team.

“It’s only now when I look back at that squad that I think about just how strong that squad was.

“It’s no wonder, when you look back, that we were involved in cup finals and right up there near the top of the league.

“It was a great time to be at Aberdeen.

“I was devastated as both times they reached finals I couldn’t play in it. That was tough.



But the Scottish Cup semi-final against Hibs was amazing, it was a great day.”

Celebration knee-slide ‘wasn’t great’
Christie admits his memory is hazy when it comes to scoring against Championship opponents Hibs to help Aberdeen reach that Scottish Cup final eight years ago.

Adam Rooney shot the Dons ahead after just 12 seconds and Christie’s free-kick – from near the right corner flag – caught out goalkeeper Ofir Marciano to make it 2-0





Hibs hit back with goals either side of half-time from Grant Holt and Dylan McGeouch, before a late Hayes shot which deflected off Darren McGregor sealed a 3-2 victory for Aberdeen.

Christie recalls: “To be honest, the most I remember most about that goal was me trying to do a knee-slide at a dry Hampden Park. That wasn’t great.

“It was a good win in the end against a good Hibs team. Any time you play and win at Hampden is pretty cool.”

 

The boys an absolute *..

 

I can only imagine how frustrated he would’ve been if it had been his boyhood club Bournemouth instead.

 

Couldn't wait to go down south