The All New Unworthy Of It's Own Thread AFC General STUFF Thread

[BigAl]

51 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

This was given to me after my father passed away. Anyone else seen / got one of these? I had no idea he had it. 
 

EDIT: At least it appears to have been signed by Dick Donald and not his son!

As has already been said, what a fantastic thing to pass from father to son, and also I've never heard of it's existence before.

Any idea what the criteria for receiving one was 

[Slim]

Given out to top Dons IIRC. Looks like the same one I have although I don’t have a certificate.

[OneBrianIrvine.]

5 minutes ago, BigAl said:

Any idea what the criteria for receiving one was 

I’d imagine handing over your hard earned in the club shop

[Kowalski]

11 minutes ago, Slim said:

Given out to top Dons IIRC. Looks like the same one I have although I don’t have a certificate.

Yep that’s the one. And I agree it was for Top Dons. 

[Kowalski]

9 minutes ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

I’d imagine handing over your hard earned in the club shop

Interesting thought - did we have a club shop back then?

[BigAl]

8 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

Interesting thought - did we have a club shop back then?

Bridge Street 

[OneBrianIrvine.]

12 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

Interesting thought - did we have a club shop back then?

Aye sorry didn’t mean to pish on your chips but those strike me as commercial with those certificates. 
 

Not sure when Bridge Street shop opened. Was there not something in George Street as well before that?could be wrong.

 

[Elgindon]

Nae sure there was a club shop on Bridge st in the early 80's,could be wrong? Must have closed about 15/20 years ago...,

[OneBrianIrvine.]

18 minutes ago, Elgindon said:

Nae sure there was a club shop on Bridge st in the early 80's,could be wrong? Must have closed about 15/20 years ago...,

Was going to say not that long ago, it would have been around 2010 - but that is that long ago

Speaking of places closing - Blue Lampie closes next week. Sad, sad, sad  

[RicoS321]

The font on that certificate hasn't been used since the Magna Carta, so I suspect it will be worth a fortune.

[Kowalski]

4 hours ago, BigAl said:

Bridge Street 

How could I forget that. 
 

About time they re-opened a club shop in the city centre…

[Jute]

@Slim @Kowalski as has been said what great things to have. 

[manc_don]

5 hours ago, OneBrianIrvine. said:

Was going to say not that long ago, it would have been around 2010 - but that is that long ago

Speaking of places closing - Blue Lampie closes next week. Sad, sad, sad  

Think the last time I went to the bridge street shop was late 90s / early 00s. I was always surprised the club haven’t even done a regular pop up in town (not that I live there but not something I’ve heard). Especially given the number of vacant shops from what I read. 

[tom_widdows]

20 hours ago, manc_don said:

Think the last time I went to the bridge street shop was late 90s / early 00s. I was always surprised the club haven’t even done a regular pop up in town (not that I live there but not something I’ve heard). Especially given the number of vacant shops from what I read. 

Why pay rent, business rates, Utliities, insurance, staff and delivery costs for a commerical unit which in these days of online retail will fairly likely make an operating loss?

[swaddon]

Vicente Besuijen is back in Aberdeen after his loan at HJK Helsinki.

[Jute]

29 minutes ago, swaddon said:

Vicente Besuijen is back in Aberdeen after his loan at HJK Helsinki.

Thelin mentioned he was working hard in training the other day and he will come into contention for squad place once transfer window opens. 

[blinlemon]

The original club shop in the early 1970s was in Nelson Street. Number 57, if memory serves me sufficiently, for I am a rapidly-ageing, non-mellowing, Bertie Miller-haranguing curmudgeon. 
They also used to sell basic merch from the pie shoppie lean-to at the King Street End.