I urge Aberdeen fans to stay at Dons in a bid to get the club out of the potential relegation quagmire.
It’s a frightening time for Dons supporters, as the risk of relegation for the first time in the club’s 121-year history is now very real.
Danger hit home brutally during the dismal performance in the 1-0 defeat at Dundee.
Aberdeen have now won 11 games in the Premiership, which is embarrassing.
The Reds, who are still looking for a new manager, are just three points away from the relegation play-off spot that was recently held in Ross County.
If you think Aberdeen is bigger than Ross County and Livingston’s last club, you’re wrong.
Aberdeen found themselves in a very damaging situation and that made me angry.
Very angry.
Supporters of the Don will be furious, and rightly so.
However, despite the fury, now is the time for fans to get behind the team and continue their support, which has been very good all season.
The Dons are in trouble and the club wants the spirit of 1995 to keep them safe.
Aberdeen were relegated at the end of the 1994–95 season, but the Red Army mobilised and played a key role in keeping them going.
They’ve come out in the last few games of this season to create a wonderful atmosphere.
This has led to the Dons winning their last 3 league games until automatic relegation.
The Red Army then followed suit in the resulting relegation play-offs against Dunfermline, as the Dons won 6-2 on aggregate until relegation.
While Aberdeen is struggling, they want enthusiasts to do the same.
While the enthusiasts have been very good this season, donations have been chaotic and players better start giving NOW.
I pulled my hair out in frustration at Aberdeen’s inconsistency.
They were very present in the 3-1 Scottish Cup quarter-final defeat to Kilmarnock.
Against Killie, the Reds fought hard, damaging on offense and defense.
Full-time, after the defeat at Kilmarnock, I thought Aberdeen had turned around and the fight was about to begin.
It was because the Reds are back to square one after that clash against Dundee.
This Aberdeen team is capable of solid performances, but they are so rare that they have thrown the season into chaos.
The players had to stand up and be counted before sending this club to the league.
Aberdeen’s games between now and the end of the season will be battles, and the Reds will have to fight for survival.
They’ll travel to Motherwell on Saturday and the Steelmen will be excited about it.
Motherwell will pull out all her guns and know that Aberdeen is in trouble.
Aberdeen will have to be prepared not only to oppose it, but also to win the battle.
This team, rebuilt last summer, is now in real danger of seeing Aberdeen relegated for the first time in the club’s history.
If they do, ignominy and disgrace will haunt them for the rest of their careers. . . and their lives.
It’s up to you, Aberdeen. Es time to stand up and be taken into account. It’s now or never!
I have a lot of sympathy for interim manager Peter Leven, who has been entrusted with a sluggish slump in the Premiership.
Just five weeks ago, Leven took part in the 1-1 draw against Celtic on an interim basis and did well.
Then, veteran Neil Warnock was appointed until the end of the season to give the board time to name the right permanent manager.
But after Warnock’s resignation after 33 days and 8 games, tension on the board of directors increased over the appointment of a new coach.
Warnock left after winning two numbers out of 18 in the Premiership.
The Dons were eighth in the standings when Warnock arrived and 10th when he left.
Pittodrie chief executive Alan Burrows recently said the club is aiming to appoint a new manager in the upcoming overseas break.
To do so, they will need to appoint a hungry manager with a solid track record that can steer Aberdeen away from relegation danger.
Ideally, naming a new coach this month would have given the new boss a few months for the team ahead of the summer moving window.
But he will have a much bigger fish to play with heading into the fall.
That’s not the ideal situation for a new manager.
It is disappointing that Aberdeen’s request for a 50/50 split of tickets for Celtic’s Scottish Cup semi-final has been rejected.
There would deserve to be a 50-50 for the semi-finals and final.
If a club has not sold its 50% allocation by a certain date, then the tickets will have to be sold to their conflicting parties: this is the fair way to proceed.
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