Ex-Dons

[medw1311]

Danny Rogers gifting St.Mirren a last minute equaliser by catching a cross and then falling into his own net with the ball.

[57vintage]

I know I’ve previously listed him among the worst signings that the Dons ever made in my 55 years of attendance, but I’m sorry to see news of Barrie Mitchell’s death at 73, in today’s press. Bonthrone grabbed him from Dunfermline when pressure was on him to sell Joe Harper, and nobody was ever really going to replace him.

I didna realise that he was originally from the city.

I can only remember him scoring once, when we beat Manchester United 5-2 in a crowd-pulling friendly as a sweetener for Docherty’s capture of Martin Buchan.

http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/Curr...Season=1972-73

[donsdaft]

We still haven’t replaced Joe Harper, Frank McDougall was probably the closest.

Some crowd that night against Man U.

God knows what the official attendance was but there were about 15,000 in the Beach End alone.


RIP Barrie Mitchell

[hajduk]

When I was a lad, a tiny wee lad, I often watched Barrie Mitchell when he played for Sunnybank. He was one of my first footballing heroes. At junior level he was outstanding and seemed capable of winning games by himself. I was not surprised that he went on to be a success at Arbroath and Dunfermiline Athletic. It remains one of the disappointments, and mysteries, of my Dons supporting life that it didn't work out for well for Barrie at Aberdeen F.C. I was unaware, until reading one of his obituaries, that he had suffered a slipped disc before kicking a ball in anger for the Dons and that it had hindered his mobility for the rest of his career.
Another one gone. Soon there will be "no more heroes anymore".

[57vintage]

The slipped disc issue didn’t register with me in 1972, and like Haj I only discovered it when I read the obituary in today’s online news. In 1972, discs were Telegram Sam and Rory Gallagher Live! In Europe.

He wasn’t the last bad back in a red shirt though. Memories of Steve Ritchie and Richie Byrne have the potential to drive me to a psychiatry appointment.

[sonofrgmsdad]

We still haven’t replaced Joe Harper, Frank McDougall was probably the closest.

Some crowd that night against Man U.

God knows what the official attendance was but there were about 15,000 in the Beach End alone.


RIP Barrie Mitchell

Sad news about Barrie Mitchell.

Ithink your comments about replacing the King are a bit harsh. Charlie Nicholas and Hans Gillhous spring to mind.

[SparkyFaeStoney]

Just realised that Bobby Wishart died in December.

" .. who achieved the remarkable feat of winning old First Division championships with two different clubs, neither being Rangers or Celtic"

https://www.heraldscotland.com/opini...league-titles/

[SparkyFaeStoney]

The traitor Robertson has a book coming out

https://en.brinkwire.com/sports/form...-real-kashmir/

[RED_JOHN]

Just realised that Bobby Wishart died in December.

" .. who achieved the remarkable feat of winning old First Division championships with two different clubs, neither being Rangers or Celtic"

https://www.heraldscotland.com/opini...league-titles/

Good read that learning a bit about one of our old players (obviously before my time). He won a couple of trophies including a league title with the Dons and that itself deserves respect.

[mondo_notion]

The traitor Robertson has a book coming out

https://en.brinkwire.com/sports/form...-real-kashmir/

Has the 2nd series of that documentary been aired? If he's looking for an end to his time in Kashmir I'm sure Cormack could give him an option?