BobbyBiscuit Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 For the Retro Day on 28 November v Ross County: http://www.afc.co.uk/mobile/news/6974.php To mark the occasion all adult tickets have been reduced to the symbolic price of £19.03 as we welcome Ross County to Pittodrie. Tickets for the match can be purchased online at afc.co.uk/eTickets We want you to get involved by turning back the clock and looking out an Aberdeen shirt from your 'retro' era and wearing it to the match! Win hospitality by naming your Greatest Ever XI! Ahead of Retro Day we also want The Red Army to select their greatest ever Aberdeen team. The greatest ever Aberdeen team as selected by The Red Army will then feature on a piece of artwork within Pittodrie on Retro Day! Select your greatest goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders, two strikers and a manager by completing the survey. Pick your greatest ever XI NOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Leighton Boel - Miller - McLeish - Robertson Strachan - Buchan - Simpson - Graham Harper - Black I know it's a lopsided team in some ways and I should have put Martin in beside Willie but I couldn't write Miller without McLeish. Subs: Clark, Kennedy, Hermiston, Bett (actually, Jim instead of MB who goes back to replace McLeish), Weir, Forrest, Archibald, Hewitt Bound to have forgotten some obvious but no Charlie Nick for me unfortunately. Not including Zoltan Varga either. And no Peter Hetherston nor Paul Bernard unsurprisingly. That's my first draft. Will have another go later. Draft 2 and final XI: Leighton Boel - Buchan - Miller - Robertson Strachan - Bett - Simpson - Weir Harper - Black Subs: Clark, Kennedy, Hermiston, McLeish, Forrest, Graham, Archibald, Hewitt, Charlie Nick What an awesome team, both for players and balance. The strongest, indisputable pick is Davie Robertson at LB even though WM best I've ever seen. He has quality competition at CB whereas nobody ever came close to Davie for LB. Oh look, fuck all from not just this century but for over 20 years, since the chairman inveigled his way in. Manager: Eddie Turnbill. Fuck that weegie thief.* * after reading King Joey. Plus his unauthorised biography. Plus what I know from good sources at St Mirren. Plus when he tried it on re Rock of Gibraltar. Plus his son's agency at Man U. Calderwood and Langfield close but no cigarillo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Calderwood and Langfield close but no cigarillo. You must be mellowing in your age, Rocket! Hard to really disagree with the second draft, although not becoming a fan until the mid 90's it's hard for me to honestly comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlg1903 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 In some ways its a little easier not having been around for the glory days. Kjaer McKimmie Mcleish (my first game he played, went Motherwell not long after) Anderson Shinnie Grant Connor Heikinnen Zerouali Shearer Jess Bench Leighton Considine Logan Bisconti Rooney Richardson Mcginn Manager DM Fair few current day players in there but that's hardly surprising given this the best team we have had in 25 years. I did consider booth over rooney but his injury record kept him out. Could also make arguments for Nicholson, Seve and Arnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 I went for: Leighton McKimmie McLeish Miller Robertson Mason Grant Bett Weir Gillhaus Nicholas If I were to pick subs: Snelders, Anderson, Simpson, Jess, Shearer manager has to be Alex Ferguson. And for the avoidance of doubt, the Robertson mentioned above is Judas, not Ian Tried to balance the team and effectively have three tried and trusted partnerships through the spine of the team. Unfortunately when I started going to the games properly Simmy was past his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jute Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I would go for following Snelders McKimmie McLeish Miller Robertson Mason Strachen Bett Wier Gilhaus Black Subs: Leighton Shinnie Irvine Grant Jess Shearer Nicholas C Manager: Alex Ferguson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Mason, Jess and particularly Gilhaus are notable omissions from my bench, which was my bad. I reckon McKimmie will be the most popular choice for RB and quite rightly, he was class and consistently so. My own selection Henning Boel may have been sentimentally chosen rather than comparatively, that team being my first recollections although Stewart Kennedy adds great competition. The demographic influences the personal choices of course but as I predicted with draft 1, I knew I would forget some greats. Still happy with my XI though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Tradesman Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 No shouts for Robbie Winters in goal? Surprised by that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Leighton McKimmie McLeish Miller Robertson Strachan Simpson Bett Weir Black McDougall Subs: Snelders, Rougvie, Grant, Mason, Jess, Gillhaus, McGhee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madbadteacher Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Leighton Kennedy Miller Buchan Shewan Bett Strachan Varga Jarvie Harper Gillhaus Subs Clark, McLeish, Simpson, Frunkie, Black, Bell, Boel I know a lot will probably question Harper and Jarvie up front, but as a pair they were superb for us, and clearly I've not picked all the most "talented" in a lot of peoples' minds, but that side would be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Leighton Kennedy Miller Buchan Shewan Bett Strachan Varga Jarvie Harper Gillhaus Subs Clark, McLeish, Simpson, Frunkie, Black, Bell, Boel I know a lot will probably question Harper and Jarvie up front, but as a pair they were superb for us, and clearly I've not picked all the most "talented" in a lot of peoples' minds, but that side would be awesome Good mix in there MBT. Didn't see quite a few of them but by all accounts all the guys you've picked (who I haven't seen) were superb players for the Dons. I would have loved to have seen Martin Buchan play. Watched an ESPN re-run of Scotland v Holland in 78 WC recently and Buchan played. Strolled it. Family friends have been season ticket holders at Old Trafford for 50 years and they still rave about Buchan. I had the pleasure to meet Drew Jarvie a few times and I'm ashamed to say that at that age (11 or so) I didn't fully appreciate what he had actually done for AFC and I spent the whole time asking him what it was like to warm up Theo Snelders before each Dons game. He kept his patience with me and told me very politely that no matter how hard he hit the ball at Theo he had hit much harder past goalkeepers some years before. Bit of a "riddie" when I checked his record at Aberdeen a couple of years later. Amazing goal scorer for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Bit of a tangent, but linked in that he has been included on a few benches, apparently this video has been going viral. A spoof of the latest John Lewis advert created by Stand-Free.com https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/aberdeen-fc/dons-hero-hewitt-stunned-as-spoof-john-lewis-advert-goes-viral/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotfree Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Leighton McKimmie McLeish Miller Robertson Bett Simpson Weir Black Jess Gillhaus Manager- SAF Subs Snelders Anderson Stark Hewitt McDougall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc_don Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Results are out: On Saturday 28th November we are calling on all Dons fans to help us celebrate all things AFC as we hold our first ever official Retro Day at Pittodrie. To mark the occasion all adult tickets have been reduced to the symbolic price of £19.03 as we welcome Ross County to Pittodrie. Tickets for the match can be purchased online at afc.co.uk/tickets To celebrate our Retro Day theme we asked The Red Army to vote for their greatest ever Aberdeen team and over 1000 fans took part by naming their ultimate Dons XI and manager. Earlier this week we announced that Sir Alex Ferguson was unanimously voted as the man to take charge of the greatest ever Dons team. In terms of the team itself, Jim Leighton has been named in goal with Willie Miller, Stuart Kennedy, Russell Anderson and Alex McLeish set to play in front of him in defence. Today we can reveal the midfielders that have been selected to join Neil Simpson in your side as well as the front two. The first man to be joining 'Simmy' in midfield is another Gothenburg Great who featured in over 70% of your team selections, Gordon Strachan. The current Scotland boss offered a real threat from midfield scoring 90 goals in 292 appearances, a record that most strikers would be proud of. Another creative midfielder who has been handed a place in this side by The Red Army arrived at Pittodrie for a fee of £300,000 in 1985 and went on to prove that he was worth every penny. Jim Bett has earned a place due to his cultured style of play and achieved double-cup winning success during his time in a red shirt. The final place in midfield has been reserved for Eoin Jess, a player who lit up the 90s for most Dons fans. Famed for his creativity and ability on the ball Jess brought a smile to the face of many over two spells at the club and was named in almost half of your team selections. We asked you to name your top two strikers and unsurprisingly Aberdeen's all-time record goalscorer with 199 goals in 300 appearances, Joe Harper, secured a place in the frontline. 'King Joey' will be joined up front by a striker who joined The Dons for a fee of £500,000 in 1992, Duncan Shearer. Shearer was a popular figure thanks to his goalscoring exploits over five seasons at Pittodrie and his committed approach which made life difficult for defences throughout the country http://www.afc.co.uk/news/7081#.VlXnpHbhDcs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket_scientist Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 3 x Centre Backs and no left back? 1-5-5? Milne's AFC couldn't even get this right. When they asked for "four defenders" and then they take the four that got the most votes, they end up with shit. That's embarrassing actually. And easily avoided, by asking for Right and Left backs. You can bet that 99% of entries included a RB and LB but because no one LB polled more than the 3 x CB's did, they publish "a team" that looks stupid, not even having the sense to pick the 2 x CB's with the most votes and the one LB that did. I'm pretty sure Milne himself would have had nothing to do with this fuck up. But he's in charge and I would be appalled if I were him. What an amateurish ham-fisted pile of shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoS321 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 It's our best players, picked in the style of Alex Miller. Most folk had forgotten that Left back was actually a position before Shinnie arrived anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 It's our best players, picked in the style of Alex Miller. Most folk had forgotten that Left back was actually a position before Shinnie arrived anyway. What's a left back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBiscuit Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 A mate got me a copy of yesterday's programme and I'm enjoying it but have to say that the picture of the successful 1986 Tennent's Sixes team is a cracker. Brian Mitchell appears to have received more than his team mates did for the win, good luck to him.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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