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Aberdeen V Hearts 1-0

13th December 2015 by Ross

Aberdeen move to within a point of Celtic and seven points clear of Hearts. After Adam Rooney’s 12th goal of the season three minutes from the end. Aberdeen left it late to win a deserved three points. The Dons were the better team in the first half but for all their dominance they could not find a […]

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Paul Quinn – Red Match Day Preview

23rd October 2015 by Ross

You’d get few arguments – certainly in and around Pittodrie – if you were to call Paul Quinn “the defender’s defender”. Not one for trying to catch the eye or do anything flash, Quinn puts his body on the line in game after game, summing up the “they shall not pass” attitude of some of […]

Categories: Sport • Tags: Aberdeen, Aberdeen FC, Britain, British, British Isles, Europe, football, Great Britain, Newsline Media, Scotland, sports, sports & recreation, team sports, U.K., UK, United Kingdom

Tales from the Dugout

23rd October 2015 by Ross

Tales from the Dugout is the anticipated new football title from BBC Sportsound radio presenter Richard Gordon. An insightful collection of memories gathered from managers, players, referees, linesmen, supporters and broadcasters which reveals a glimpse into an otherwise exclusive area of the stadium and the madness, mayhem and hilarity that often unfolds there.

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WWII mine exploded by experts

23rd October 2015 by Ross

A World War II bomb that washed up on a city beach was safely exploded by experts on Monday. The device was found by a member of the public out for a walk in Aberdeen at about 3:40pm on Sunday. Police closed down the main road leading to the beach for several hours as they […]

Categories: News • Tags: Aberdeen, beach, Bomb, city, exploded, News, Scotland, World War II

‘undercover’ at Amazon

24th August 2015 by Ross

Tim McKinney spent around two months working at Amazon’s distribution centre in Dunfermline over Christmas 2013. The 61-year-old street pastor, who is originally from Arizona in America but now lives in Fife, wanted to go ‘undercover’ at Amazon after hearing about conditions there, as well as to earn some money to support his evangelism. Read […]

Categories: News • Tags: Amazon, business, capitalism, commerce, corporate, enterprise, Herald, News, Photography, portrait, Scotland, Tim McKinney, Undercover

Aberdeen 2 Kilmarnock 0

10th August 2015 by Ross

Aberdeen made in two wins out of two in the SPFL with a comfortable victory over Kilmarnock. It was a very impressive performance for Aberdeen who were very good for 70 minutes before the game petered out. Graeme Shinnie, who was outstanding all afternoon, scored his first goal for the club after a superb strike […]

Categories: Sport • Tags: Aberdeen FC, Europe, football, Kilmarnock, Rooney, Scotland, Shinnie, soccer, SPFL, sports, sports & recreation, team sports

Kairat Almaty 2, Aberdeen 1

30th July 2015 by Ross

FULL TIME Kairat Almaty 2 Aberdeen 1. The Dons grab a vital away goal ahead of next week’s showdown at Pittodrie! Aberdeen lost to Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan but Kenny McLean’s away goal gives the Dons hope in their bid to reach the Europa League play-off round. Mikhail Bakaev fired the hosts ahead after a sustained […]

Categories: Photography, Sport • Tags: Aberdeen FC, Europe, football, Kairat Almaty, Kazakhstan, Newsline Media, Photography, Scotland, soccer, sports, sports & recreation, team sports, UEFA, UEFA Europa League

Aberdeen FC in Kazakhstan

29th July 2015 by Ross

Aberdeen FC press conference and training session in the Central Stadion, Almaty, Kazakhstan, ahead of the UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round match against Kairat Almaty.

Categories: Photography, Sport • Tags: Aberdeen FC, Aberdeenshire, Ash Taylor, Central Stadion, Derek McInnes, football, Kairat Almaty, Kazakhstan, Newsline Media, Photography, Scotland, soccer, UEFA, UEFA Europa League, United Kingdom

Aberdeen FC V HNK Rijeka

29th July 2015 by Ross

After a first half where the Dons had managed the game brilliantly, all of a sudden after an hour it was game on. Two quick goals for the visitors, who showed just how much quality they have in their side tonight, and Pittodrie became very nervous. However this Aberdeen side is made of stern stuff. […]

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3-0 Job Don!

17th July 2015 by Ross

Aberdeen pulled off a stunning away win and produced one of their best ever performances in Europe. Rijeka had not lost one of their last 12 home matches in European competition, having beaten and drawn against some top sides, but they could not contain Andrew Considine, Peter Pawlett and Kenny McLean. The sensational 3-0 first-leg […]

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