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@ScotExpSport
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And other genuine national champions donโt get automatic entry. Some aspects of modern football are rubbish and based on money and brands rather than football.
The Bundesliga officially will have five Champions League places next season after Dortmund's win.
Fifth place in the Bundesliga currently?
Dortmund ๐ก
Dundee United selling out at St Johnstone and St Mirren asking for more tickets at Hibs shows what the post-split brings and the potential product we have. If only we could market it properly and really maximise exposure and revenues.
Dave Vos will finalise his move from Ajax to join Giovanni van Bronckhorst's coaching staff at
@RangersFC
later this week. His contract will be finailsed on his return from Turkey with Ajax under-18s.
Lost in amongst the incoming transfer news but Vicente Besuijen is due back for pre-season training with Aberdeen tomorrow. Returns after his loan at Excelsior. Fully fit after injury.
Leighton Clarkson expected to remain on loan at Aberdeen for the rest of the season. Liverpool have been impressed with his progress and are happy for him to remain at Pittodrie.
FC Twente made more money from selling beer than from selling players over the past year.
According to their 2022/23 financial report, their food and drink industry made a profit of โฌ6m โ the majority of which was from beer โ whilst they made just โฌ3.75m from player sales.
So Bobby Madden has admitted he shouldn't have sent Funso Ojo off. The SFA has backed his stance but yet the Aberdeen midfielder remains suspended! This has been an absolute embarrassment from start to finish.
The club is bitterly disappointed it has not been given a right to appeal after Funso Ojo was mistakenly sent off at the Dundee United game last Saturday.
Full statement ๐
Neil Warnock has managed for more than 40 years. He has claimed that Bojan Miovski is the best striker he has had in that time. The Macedonian made it 3 goals in 2 games under the new Aberdeen manager.
Well done to Sir Steve Clarke and the
@ScotlandNT
players for qualifying for
@EURO2024
. What an achievement and what a qualifying campaign. Back-to-back Euros. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Aberdeen to get just over ยฃ1 million & a sell-on for Ylber Ramadani from Leece. Bought him for around 100k. He gave his all in his season at Pittodrie and gets a move to Serie A at 27. Everyone is a winner.
Absolutely disgraceful. Bobby Maddenโs first port of call should have been to the fourth official to get the stewards and police to deal with the offender. Instead he books and sends off the victim!
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scott McTominay thought he scored an absolute worldie...
But it's been disallowed for a foul after a VAR check. ๐ โโ๏ธ
#Euro2024
Bojan Miovski will take the headlines but I thought Dante Polvara was Aberdeenโs best player against Livingston. Real presence in the middle of the park.
The HJK pitch last night wasnโt playable in the second half. UEFA got the game finished to fulfill their commercial commitments. Shows once again it is all about the money. The football and the fans are secondary. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ซ๐ฎ
Aberdeen successfully register Finnish international Richard Jensen ahead of tonightโs Europa League play-off. He is eligible for both legs against BK Hacken.
Barry Robson makes it seven wins on the bounce at Aberdeen. Big statement with this latest win over Rangers. Surely the board must be getting to the point where he has to get the job long-term? He has proved he is more than up to the challenge and his players are behind him 100%.
Nice to see UEFA setting the standard when it comes to VAR. Absolute embarrassment again! It was a penalty. Game-changing and too many wrong decisions.
Just how big a moment could this prove to be?
Aberdeen, leading 2-1, felt they should have had a penalty when Jack Mackenzie went down in the box.
It wasn't given and minutes later PAOK levelled.
#BBCFootball
#UECL
Rude not to visit the scene of one of the greatest achievements in Scottish football. A bit dryer than the famous night when Aberdeen captain Willie Miller lifted the European Cup Winners Cup high into the Gothenburg sky. ๐ด โช๏ธ
@dundeeunitedfc
have been given a Europa Conference League boost with the news Aziz Behich is available for tomorrow night's
@europacnfleague
clash with
@AZAlkmaar
. His work permit is now through.
Tottenham Hotspur linked with Aberdeenโs Slobodan Rubezic. Donโt see him as an Ange Postecoglou defender though. He has loads of potential but is still raw. His 1 v 1 stats in duels are good. They do standout and make him attractive when it comes to scouting via data analysis.
Our match against Dundee will take place at 3pm this afternoon.
We are deeply concerned for the welfare of all players ahead of this match due to concerns about the pitch.
Contrary to reports, Ross Stewart has not failed a medical at Southampton.
The Sunderland and Scotland striker has passed every test so far.
The final part of his medical has still to be completed and the move is still on.
Ross Stewart has passed his medical and will be confirmed as a Southampton player before the 11pm deadline. He has agreed a 4 year deal. Sunderland will net a ยฃ8 million +ยฃ2million transfer fee and then future add-ons.
@Record_Sport
Didnโt really work out the way anybody hoped. Results werenโt good enough but from a press point of view, I would have to say Stephen Glass was first class to deal with and is a top guy.
Aberdeen FC this morning confirms the departure of manager Stephen Glass.
Stephen has left the Dons with immediate effect alongside coaches Allan Russell and Henry Apaloo.
Fair play to
@dundeeunitedfc
. McGrath was one of Jack Rossโs top targets and the club did everything to make it happen. There have been a few twists and turns in this deal over the last few days, with other clubs coming in, but Utd look to finally get it over the line.
Jim Goodwin has agreed a deal until the end of the season with Dundee United. It will see him go in with his no. 2 Lee Sharp and Charlie Mulgrew as his coaching team.
Aberdeen looked a lot more solid after they put Angus MacDonald on against Motherwell. He was a key player in getting 3rd last season but has struggled to get in the team under Barry and now Warnock. I donโt get it. He and Gartenmann are the 2 best centre halves at Pittodrie.
Say what you want about Ron Gordon and Hibs but at least he has faced up to the media after sacking Shaun Maloney. He could have so easily taken some softball questions via club television.
Aberdeen agree fee with KV Kortrijk and terms with Pape Habib Gueye. A deal for the Senegal striker is now down to work permit/visa approval. Full story
@Record_Sport
and
@ScotExpSport
I would expect Derek McInnes to get a warm welcome when he returns to
@AberdeenFC
. He might not have won as many trophies as he wanted but leading the team to Europe for eight seasons on the bounce was some achievement. It is the level where the club is aspiring to get back to.
The nick of these stewards. How dare you celebrate with the fans who had to travel to a game they didnโt know was going to be on after a come-from-behind 3-2 win with a stoppage-time winner.
Aberdeen to give Barry Robson the managerโs job for the rest of the season. Talks to advance over the next 24 hours. Robson has got the Dons into the fight for Europe and 3rd spot. Full story at
@Record_Sport
and
@ScotExpSport
.
Weather warnings. Driving winds, rain and snow. Fans being asked to travel the length and breadth of the country in horrendous conditions! Yet, we still have Scottish Premiership fixtures. Any chance of putting the fans first?
It was good to see Neil Warnock bow out of Aberdeen with a win. His time at Pittodrie didnโt go the way he or the club hoped, but it certainly was never dull. Neil was also first-class with the press and never dodged a question.
Damning detail about the number of young players in our top division.
This season over half of the Scottish Premiership have given a league start to just one (or zero) players aged 21 or younger.
Aberdeen waiting for the green light to re-sign Graeme Shinnie. Player is in talks over an early termination at Wigan. Hope is that if will be agreed before the Donsโ pre-season return next week.
@ScotExpSport
and
@Record_Sport
Bristol City close to agreeing a ยฃ2 million fee with Aberdeen for Ross McCrorie. Discussions are on-going. Bristol City technical director Brian Tinnion was at Pittodrie today. Rangers also entitled to a sell-on.
@AberdeenFC
back line hasnโt been the same since
@AndyConsie4
suffered his injury. Yes, he might be 34 but will still be a key player on and off the park.
Sad news about Craig Brown. He was a brilliant guy and a top manager. Craig was great in a working capacity but as a manager he gave me some of my greatest memories, at Euro 96 and France 98. One of Scotlandโs great managers. Thoughts are with his friends and family. ๐
Stuart Findlay has agreed a two-year deal to sign for
@OfficialKillie
on a permanent basis. The former
@NUFC
and
@CelticFC
defender has joined Steve Clarke's squad for pre-season in Spain.
@ScotExpress
Is it just me or is the recent fad to play with two wide men and one central striker making teams less threatening? It might be great when it clicks but how often is it really effective in the Premiership?
Neil Warnock is set to take in Ronnie Jepson as his Aberdeen No. 2. He was his assistant at Huddersfield Town. Peter Leven is likely to remain as first-team coach, when the Dons confirm their interim management team.
Jamie McGrath travelling with the Aberdeen squad to Sweden. Loves a European debut. Marked his first start for Dundee United with an assist for their winner against Alkmaar last season. Something similar tomorrow night against BK Hacken?
@AberdeenFC
will renew their interest in St Mirren midfielder Jamie McGrath. The Republic of Ireland star is out of contract in the summer. Stephen Glass was interested in August and is keen to see if he can bring him north second time around, amidst English interest.
What a job Stuart Kettlewell has done at
@MotherwellFC
. Top of the bottom six and safe with three games to go. Also unbeaten on the road. The Fir Park outfit were joint-bottom when he took charge and dropping line a stone. Great appointment.
Dundee United have made a move for US international Bill Hamid. The 32-year-old keeper is a free agent after leaving DC United. Full story
@Record_Sport
and
@ScotExpSport
.
Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin: โI promise the fans we will be striving to build and a develop a team that captures the hearts of the supporters and delivers success on the pitch. โI'm looking forward to working with Peter and the players and I hope they get the win at Hampden.โ
Max Lowe has been given the green light to return to
@AberdeenFC
on-loan for the second half of the season.
@dcfcofficial
are set to bring in Ashley Cole as left-back cover.
@ScotExpress
Great moment as Steve Clarke embraced Lyndon Dykes at the end of the game. Not the greatest game but a BIG result for
@ScotlandNT
. Four in four for Dykes. He is becoming a real talisman for the country. Anyone for the World Cup play-offs?
Aberdeenโs performance away to Eintracht Frankfurt sparked their season into life. A win at home against HJK could do the same to their Europa Conference League ambitions. Could be a big night at Pittodrie. ๐ดโช๏ธ
Southampton being linked with Bojan Miovski. My understanding is that Sunderland striker Ross Stewart is their main target. Russell Martin is keen to land the Sunderland striker.