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The Football Show · 14 November 2026
Aberdeen's 'worst squad since 1970': panel questions recruitment and who is picking new players to join Aberdeen. The panel discuss Aberdeen's run of managers and who is getting it wrong above them, then react to a fan's claim that this is the worst squad since 1970. They criticise the summer recruitment, the wages, and the lack of character in the dressing room.
Transcript:
Whether it the club was too big or not, which has been the accusation. There are previous managers who couldn't turn it around at Aberdeen, couldn't get a trick out of them. There's something wrong and it's not just about the manager.
No, you have to say for a club to get it through that many managers in that space of time, somebody's getting it wrong above, whoever's identifying them and giving them the job. They have to take a look at themselves and it's interesting that the two main guys now that are in there, one of them seems to be favouring the American scene and one of them seems to be favouring the Europe scene.
So you would think the new manager is going to come from one of their divisions. They've already made a mistake with the American appointment. So it depends who's got the at the meeting, who's got the most say in the matter. Kenny, who's a big Aberdeen fan, says it's the worst Dons squad in my time as a fan since 1970.
That's a big call because Aberdeen almost got relegated one season. Watched them playing against Queen of the South. This the worst squad since 1970? My jaw dropped when I actually I sat next to Alan Burrows and I kept my mouth shut. But my jaw was struggling to I couldn't believe the recruitment in the summer for a club of that size.
And you know the basic wages that some of these boys are on and what they're going to at Aberdeen. I was flabbergasted they were prepared to pay that kind of money for mediocre run-of-the-mill and with the greatest respect worker types, worker types that have stopped working for some reason. There is no calibre in that Aberdeen squad.
And I watched it and I couldn't believe how bad they were and I saw it unfolding and saw it comes to pass. I know that you're not you will be unable to go back the way Kenny has to 1970. Is it the worst Aberdeen squad you've seen in your time of watching the football? Nothing in that Aberdeen squad. I didn't ask you that. Is it the worst?
Yes. There's not even any shining lights. There is people hiding left, right and centre. The character within the dressing room has shrunk. And I go back to the captain. That's your if that's your figurehead. And I love Kevin Nisbet, I love him as a player.
But if that's it's too hot and cold. Your goalkeeper's your highest earner. I wouldn't argue with that. Roughy, somebody says that the goalkeeper's on 19,000 pound a week. It's not as much as that, but it's close. That's ridiculous. That's ridiculous. It is. Well, that's so I'm trying to think of the teams in surely the 70s.
I remember Aberdeen were alright, good team in the 70s. He's talking about he's just saying it's the worst team he's seen since 1970. Kenny goes back and he's seen I think he's seen the team that Martin Buchan played in that won the cup against Celtic. I'll tell you how bad they are, sorry. The current team T-shirts, canvas and prints. Get 10% off your first order. Use the code PLZ10. Click on the link now and get online at the PLZ Soccer Shop.
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Aberdeen recruitment under fire after "worst squad since 1970" claim
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