Originally Posted by
InversneckieDob
Aye, I think Fergie's departure was imminent one way or another.
But to me the significant factor, on a wide variety of levels, was Chris's demise.
He was the drive and vision to Dick's stereotypical Aberdonian parsimony.
Whether his stewardship and enthusiasm would've worked to rekindle Fergie in the face of Souness's over-spending at Aye-brokes.......who knows?
I do feel that his time was up whatever.
But it's unarguable, to me at least, that had Chris not been struck down, the club would've been steered in a wholly different direction post-Fergie
Porterfield's appointment, whilst looking statistically respectable in light of events to come, was an unmitigated disaster.