Woke up this morning to the deletion of the original general thread, so here's an all new one.

Lob your general AFC stuff in here folks instead 

 

And, in today’s Herald’s review of the tome…

“Aberdeen’s 5-0 triumph over Hibernian at Easter Road in their penultimate Premier Division fixture in the 1979/80 season still holds a special place in his heart because it clinched his first Scottish title.

‘I can still hear the reception’ he writes about the jubilant side’s return to Pittodrie after that match in Games Of My Life. ‘The bagpipers which greeted the team on the pitch, the crowds, the players, the euphoria’”

3 hours ago, Ajja said:

Ekstrom PTSD vibes. Did you have to bring it up Blin 🫣😞🤣

Those bastards soured a great relationship between the Dons and Gothenburg

They made up for it a couple of years later

15 minutes ago, Mason89 said:

They made up for it a couple of years later

I wonder what they have planned for the 40th anniversary of them not winning a cup? A dinner with all the surviving players? A special commemorative retro kit for the 2027-28 season? An open-topped bus display through Dundee where the players show off their runners-up medals?

I can't wait.

3 hours ago, swaddon said:

You would have thought they would check these things.

But I suppose the book is aimed at Manchester United fans, who would skim through the part about when he managed the biggest club on the planet.

Which bit is wrong in the quote?

28 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

Which bit is wrong in the quote?

We didn't lose to Porto in the European Cup, it was IFK Gothenburg.

1 hour ago, swaddon said:

We didn't lose to Porto in the European Cup, it was IFK Gothenburg.

Just testing 😬

Porto were worse, they cheated us out of retaining the ECWC. I was on holiday in Porto a few years ago and my wife and daughters asked me if I wanted to visit their stadium. They couldn’t understand why I was so vociferous in my refusal.

It's an interesting couple of what ifs.

Had we beaten Porto, would we have beat Juventus? A team that had five World Cup winners in it, won the European Cup the following season, and had Platini, Rossi and Scirea in it?

Obviously we would have, but they might have given us more of a game than Real Madrid did.

But even though I was four years old at the time, 1986 seems a hell of a missed opportunity. Gothenburg lost on pens to Barcelona who then lost on pens to Steau Bucharest. No wonder we got rid of Fergie a few months later.

We would’ve won the first European Cup too at a canter

Football fans asked to help solve notorious Aberdeen murder 43 years on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2v8wypwkyo

“Football fans attending Aberdeen's Pittodrie stadium this weekend will be asked to help solve one of Scotland's most notorious unsolved murders.“

11 hours ago, Kowalski said:

Football fans asked to help solve notorious Aberdeen murder 43 years on https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2v8wypwkyo

“Football fans attending Aberdeen's Pittodrie stadium this weekend will be asked to help solve one of Scotland's most notorious unsolved murders.“

If the crack AbMad investigation team couldn't crack it, not a hope in hell Police Scotland are doing it.

14 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

If the crack AbMad investigation team couldn't crack it, not a hope in hell Police Scotland are doing it.

Red John must have all the answers. He usually does.

On 06/05/2026 at 02:20, Panda said:

St Johnstone have made some interesting announcements in their season ticket sales for next season.

Firstly, they bizarrely appear to have cut Aberdeen's ticket allocation, but increased the Old Firm and Hearts'.

Rangers and Celtic will now get three stands at McDairmid Park. Hearts will get both stands behind the goals. Aberdeen will get just one stand behind the goal (which will now be at the opposite end from where the away end normally is) with no allocation in the main stand anymore. They say it's to maximise revenue, but seems odd to potentially lock out Aberdeen fans who usually travel there in numbers, especially if we are doing well.

Another thing they've said is, similar to what Hearts do, is they'll be selling their worse seats for cheap and increasing the price of premium seats to compensate. It means 60% of their tickets season tickets will be cheaper. Meanwhile we still seem to think the RDU should be sold at "gold" prices, despite it being partially restricted view with the goal line often invisible from certain seats.

St Johnstone have now u-turned on this and Aberdeen (and both Dundee clubs) will now get both stands behind the goal when we go there.

The Courier

St Johnstone U-turn as Dundee and Dundee United affected...

The Dark Blues travel to Perth soon.

Sensible decision.

So this is either storm damage or Olusanya has been doing some shooting practice.

8 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

So this is either storm damage or Olusanya has been doing some shooting practice.

Game aff on Wednesday? Fingers crossed.

WTF in today’s match programme.

7 minutes ago, Kowalski said:

WTF in today’s match programme.

That is fucking scandalous

Those responsible should be named and shamed

Probably Hun bastards

11 hours ago, Kowalski said:

WTF in today’s match programme.

Please tell me the article wasn't about his upcoming inclusion into our Hall of Fame?

59 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Please tell me the article wasn't about his upcoming inclusion into our Hall of Fame?

It sure was. Utterly shameful.

Incidentally. Paul Mason > Paul Merson.

I see they had the Hall of Fame dinner at the Marcliffe on Thursday. The latest inductees were Alex Smith, Robert Connor, Paul Merson, Andrew Considine and Jim Warrender, with Tommy McMillan being posthumously inducted.

Guests arriving at the hall of fame dinner on Thursday.

Have you got any pictures of Paul Mason arriving at the Arsenal Hall of Fame dinner that same night?

On 28/10/2026 at 19:48, BigAl said:

That is fucking scandalous

Those responsible should be named and shamed

Probably Hun bastards

I can assure you that Derek Giles, whose by-line is under the gaffe, abhors the Huns as much as anyone who supports the Dons and who has a tolerable sense of smell. I suspect the publisher.