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Craig Brown has confirmed this afternoon that Richard Foster will be the new Aberdeen FC captain for season 2011/12.

 

Richard spoke to RedWeb shortly after he was told the news this afternoon "I must admit it came as something of a shock when the gaffer told me he was making me captain as there are more senior players in the squad. It's a tremendous honour and a privilege to have been asked and I will do everything I can to justify the faith the manager has shown in me. I played under Russell Anderson and Scott Severin here and learned a lot from both of them and I'm sure that will stand me in good stead.

 

"It's not just about the skipper though. You can be the best captain in the world but if the team doesn't gel, it won't happen. However, I've seen enough since I've come back to the club to see that this is a close knit group and one that gets on well together and we're all confident ahead of the new season."

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Not overly concerned by this, fair enough. None ofus can say he ever burnt his bridges whilst he was at der hun. As long as he gives it his all whilst he's here, thats all I care about. I'm surprised it wasn't Mawene though.

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I think this is just for tonights game guys.  CB stated he would be trying various captains out before deciding. Mackie was captain vs Brechin and will be Captain vs Villareal

 

says on Redweb it's for the season.

 

Thought it was between him and Mawene for it, considering Mawene's only signed for a year and Foster's been here for a while it makes sense I suppose.

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article on the Dons Captains through the years:

 

http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20110706/aberdeen-captains-_2212158_2387692

 

1903-1904 Willie MacAulay

 

1904-1905 Duncan McNicol

 

1905-1906 Tom Strang

 

1906-1907 Rab MacFarlane

 

1907-1909 Ecky Halkett

 

1909-1917 Donald Colman

 

1919-1927 Bert MacLachlan

 

1927-1935 Bob McDermid

 

1935-1938 Bob Fraser

 

1938-1939 Willie Cooper

 

1946-1948 Frank Dunlop

 

1948-1849 Pat McKenna

 

1949-1950 Don Emery

 

1950-1952 Dave Shaw

 

1952-1956 Jimmy Mitchell

 

1956-1960 Archie Glen

 

1960-1962 Jimmy Hogg

 

1962-1963 George Kinnell

 

1963-1966 Ally Shewan

 

1966-1968 Harry Melrose

 

1968-1970 Jens Petersen

 

1970-1972 Martin Buchan

 

1972-1973 Steve Murray

 

1973-1975 Jim Hermiston

 

1975-1976 Bobby Clark

 

1976-1990 Willie Miller

 

1990-1994 Alex McLeish

 

1994-1996 Stewart McKimmie

 

1996-1997 Eoin Jess

 

1997-1998 Jim Leighton

 

1998-2001 Derek Whyte

 

2001-2003 Darren Young

 

2003-2007 Russell Anderson

 

2007-2009 Scott Severin

 

2009-2010 Mark Kerr

 

2010-2011 Paul Hartley

 

2011- Richard Foster

 

A few names there to send a shiver down your spine... MBT... was Ecky Halkett any use?

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