Robbie: I can haul Dons up the SPL

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By Ross McTavish

 

Published: 08/10/2008

 

 

PITTODRIE RETURN: Former Don Robbie Winters.

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ROBBIE Winters today admitted he would jump at the chance to return to Pittodrie and fire the Dons off the foot of the SPL.

 

The SK Brann striker will come back to Scotland at the start of next month when his contract expires.

 

Winters revealed he could be released by the Norwegian side today.

 

The 33-year-old will then start his hunt for a new club, well aware of the current problems at Pittodrie. Aberdeen are rock bottom of the table, with first choice forwards Lee Miller and Darren Mackie notching just one goal in open play between them this season.

 

Winters insists he is capable of stepping straight back into the SPL.

 

He said: “I’m good enough to play in the SPL, without a doubt.

 

“I will consider anything and everything.

 

“I’m fit and ready to play, so I’m just going to look at my options and see what is the best thing to do.

 

“Hopefully I can get back in, score some goals, have fun and work hard.â€

 

SK Brann’s season ends on November 2.

 

But the Bergen based club yesterday announced head coach Mons Ivar Mjelde will step down at the season, which could allow Winters an early release.

 

“I’m going to speak to the Brann director of football today and find out exactly what is going to happen, said Winters.

 

“I had my family here with me but they had to go back as my daughter had to start school in the summer

 

“I stayed here for a couple of months with one of the boys.

 

“I have been in and out of the team in the second part of the season because the manager knows I am leaving and one or two other things.

 

“So I am happy to be coming home.â€

 

Winters played at Pittodrie between 1998 and 2002, scoring 41 goals in 132 appearances.

 

The former Dundee United player admits he has fond memories of his time at the club and still receives compliments from Dons fans.

 

He said: “Once or twice over here in Bergen there has been Aberdeen fans at a Brann game.

 

“They were saying ‘come back to Aberdeen’, which is a bit of fun.

 

“The club was great to me when I was there.

 

“I see they are struggling a little, bit but I’m sure Jimmy Calderwood is a good manager and he will turn things around.

 

“They won’t be down the bottom long because they also have good players.â€

playing abroad might have given him the brewster factor.

 

Turned him into a homo?* 

 

Good point that actually, didn't the Greeks invent gayness?!?  Didn't Brewster play there?

 

*ALLEGEDLY

Even to have competition for starting places.  I wouldnt mind if he signed.  I also think that jimmy will be wondering what he can do to get the fans interested.  Signing a striker must be tempting for him.

Though norway isnt really abroad!

 

 

It's not really abroad?  That's like a Minj post.  Care to explain your reasoning?

Turned him into a homo?* 

 

Good point that actually, didn't the Greeks invent gayness?!?  Didn't Brewster play there?

 

*ALLEGEDLY

 

Bastard beat me to it.

well i just think norway have a similar footballing way to scotland, and therefore have an image of there club teams being similar also, therefore not really the same as going somewhere with a different footballing philosophy!!!

 

but then im not big on norweigen football so, who knows!!!

 

i kinda know what i mean i think!

 

i kinda know what i mean i think!

 

Nae c*nt else does. 

Long story short, winters bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

 

uefa cup here we come.....

 

 

Long story short, winters bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

 

Does all this Robbie Winters banging malarkey have anything to do with Craig Brewster as you alluded to earlier?

playing abroad might have given him the brewster factor. 

 

Long story short, winters bang bang bang bang bang bang bang

 

uefa cup here we come.....

 

 

 

He'll shoot Jimmy Calderwood?

Sign him up. Give him Bebo as his personal bitch to seal the deal.

Lets give the Norwegians Zander, Mulgrew and Miller + £750 for him. That seems a fair deal.

That might not be too far from the truth 

Sign him up. Give him Bebo as his personal bitch to seal the deal.

 

We won't re-sign Brewster, so let it go.

If it was the Winters we saw tear us a new arsehole when he played for United, I'd gladly take him back. If it was the Winters we saw in the final year of his contract, I'd gladly take him back.

 

Unfortunately, we all know it'll be the Winters were stuck with for three years BEFORE his final contract that we'll see instead.

I suppose the question is: Can we do any WORSE than the muppets that are meant to be our strikers just now?

I suppose the question is: Can we do any WORSE than the muppets that are meant to be our strikers just now?

 

Aye:

 

Robbie Winters.

Like the idea of a short term deal for Winters with an option to extend.