AFC DONScast

Another double episode of the AFC DONScast this week. Between the two matches five goals in total as we draw against both Motherwell and Hibs at Pittodrie in two entertaining matches. Whilst encouragement can be taken from a Dons comeback it doesn't get away from the fact that our top six ambitions have been harmed by the results. We hear from manager, Neil Warnock following both matches and p...

Neil Warnock arrived through the Pittodrie doors last Monday and was straight down to business with a midweek fixture against Rangers. We hear his thoughts on Aberdeen at his press conference, and pre and post match reaction following the Rangers match. Then Scottish Cup Fifth Round action on Saturday against Bonnyrigg Rose at Pittodrie. Bojan Miovski was on target twice to ensure we progressed to...

It didn't come as a surprise after the Dundee match midweek the plug was pulled on Barry Robson's reign as Dons manager. Our lowly league position and on-field malaise sealed his downfall, the 1-1 draw against Dundee midweek not helping. We hear from Barry in his final interview following the match. Peter Leven took over management responsibilities temporarily for the Celtic game on Saturd...

Dons supporters are rightly frustrated at our recent league form and none more so than our matches against St Johnstone and Hearts. A round up from both matches and we hear from the manager, Barry Robson. Neil Simpson provides a progress update on our young Dons that are out on loan this season. There is also some transfer news, and a full round-up from the rest of the matches in the SPFL this wee...

Back after the brief winter break and straight into fourth round Scottish Cup action on Friday night against Clyde at New Douglas Park and a 2-0 win to progress to the last 16. Post-match reaction from Barry Robson. Plus a round-up of the rest of the matches from the Cup from the weekend and SPFL League 2 and Highland League results and the Scottish Cup Fifth Round draw. Also a quick round up of t...

Happy New Year! A welcome respite came in a 3-0 win against Ross County in Dingwall to open our 2024 with a much needed win. Listen to the post-match reaction with under-fire manager, Barry Robson. Plus a round-up of the rest of the New Year fixtures in the Premiership and Championship,  early January transfer news and some supporters news in our first episode of 2024.

Storm Gerrit put paid to our midweek fixture against Motherwell, but we did get in our final match of the year against St Mirren at Pittodrie. Pre and post-match reaction from Pittodrie, plus a quick look ahead to our New Year fixtures. Thank you to everyone who has taken time out to listen in to the AFC DONScast during 2023.  We hope our weekly Dons news updates has kept you informed throughout t...

With 3,000 odd supporters heading towards or in Dundee, an unexpected call-off an hour before kick-off wasn't the ideal pre-Christmas jaunt for the Red Army. Dons Chief Executive, Alan Burrows provides his thoughts on the postponed match. We do manage to catchup with some midweek action following our match against Livingston at Pittodrie - pre and post match reaction from Barry Robson. Plus some f...

A big week for the Dons as we bow out of the UEFA Europa Conference League with a 2-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt, but ended the week in disappointment, with a 1-0 loss against Rangers in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden. We have the pre and post match reaction from both matches, plus a quick round up of the rest of the matches from SPFL at the weekend and the Highland League results....

Aberdeen had just three wins in 14 league games up until this weekend. A gutting injury time loss against Kilmarnock and another injury time saviour from Leighton Clarkson against Hearts provided the mixed bag this week. Rob Maclean and Derek Young provided the pre-match round-up prior to Kilmarnock and Rob and Jack Mackenzie and Kelle Roos gave their thoughts ahead of the Hearts match. We hear fr...

The snow fell, jingle bells was sung and the Dons drew in our penultimate UEFA Europa Conference League match against HJK Helsinki last Thursday. Pre match thoughts from Jamie McGrath and Barry Robson. Then in the capital earlier today, we lost 2-0 to Hibs at Easter Road. Barry Robson provides his post-match thoughts on the game. A much shorter SPFL round-up this week due to snow and frozen pitche...

A VAR assisted penalty for the visitors deep into injury time was the only difference between Aberdeen and Rangers as both side finished the match, 1-1 on Sunday afternoon at a cold Pittodrie. Pre and post-match reaction with Barry Robson. Plus a round-up of the rest of the matches in the Premiership on Saturday and a the Scottish Cup third round and some Dons and supporters news.

Our European journey beyond Christmas comes to an end following our draw in Greece against PAOK and we suffer a hangover on Sunday with a lacklustre performance against Celtic in Glasgow. A 6-0 loss is the worst in the Premiership so far this season. Pre match reaction from PAOK from Leighton Clarkson and Barry Robson, and post-match with the manager. Pre-match with Graeme Shinnie prior to the Cel...

A successful week for the Dons.  A convincing win against Motherwell midweek and we ground out a result against Hibs in the Scottish League Cup semi-final on Saturday. Connor Barron provides the preview from Motherwell, with Barry providing his post-match reaction. Theo Snelders and Paul Mason look back on some of their favourite League Cup games and we are pre and post-match with Barry. Aberdeen...

Three points in Europe were snatched away from us in the final minutes of our match against PAOK at Pittodrie on Thursday night.   Pre-match with Stefan Gartenmann and Barry Robson and post match reaction following the game with Barry. And our league encounter with Kilmarnock on Sunday didn't give us much joy either, losing 2-0 on the road in a tepid affair at Rugby Park.  Barry provides his analy...

Our second match in Group G of the UEFA Europa Conference League saw us meet HJK Helsinki at Pittodrie. A pre-match warm-up with Neil Simpson and Barry Robson and post-match reaction from Barry following our 1-1 draw. Earlier today we also drew with St Johnstone at a damp Pittodrie.  Hear the thoughts of Barry following the game Also this afternoon, Aberdeen Women were on the road to Dundee to fac...

Another double-header this week.  The Dons were in action midweek against Ross County in Dingwall in the League Cup and then a league match in Glasgow against Rangers on Saturday and secured wins in both. Listen to Barry Robson and Stefan Gartenmann with their pre and post match reaction. Aberdeen Women didn't fair as well in the Sky Sports Cup earlier today against Hibs in Edinburgh - Clint Lanca...

It's another double-header this week. First up, more from our opening Europa Conference League match against Eintracht Frankfurt with pre and post match reaction from Kelle Roos, Barry Robson and Dante Polvara. And earlier today the first of our two matches against Ross County this week, first up the search of some vital league points against Ross County at Pittodrie - we hear from Barry Robson po...

It's a big few weeks for the Dons.  7 matches in 23 days which started off with our match against Hearts at Tynecastle on Saturday. Unfortunately, it was another loss, and more worryingly we have only won two of our last 13 games since Barry became manager. Post match reaction from Barry Robson Plus: Aberdeen Women were in action midweek against Hibs and today against Celtic We catchup with new si...

A big week for the Dons.  Could we see progress into the Europa League group stages and register our first win in the league? Coming up this week: Pre and post-match reaction to our Europa League group stage match against BK Häcken at Pittodrie with Barry Robson and new signing Richard Jensen. Post-match reaction to our league match against Hibs earlier today, with Barry More on our European fixtu...

It's a double header this week on the AFC DONScast. We round-up all the European action from Thursday night against BK Häcken in Sweden, with pre and post-match reaction from Barry Robson. League action against St Mirren earlier today - the manager gives us his thoughts It was also a double header for Aberdeen Women - Montrose midweek and Hearts today We hear from new signing Jamie McGrath Plus mo...

Our league cup encounter against Stirling Albion wasn't as straightforward as we would have liked, but we progress to the quarter-finals after a 2-1 win on Friday night.  Post match reaction from Barry Robson. Find out who the Dons will meet in the League Cup quarter final draw, More on the Aberdeen Women as they started their league campaign last week with a win, new manager Clinton Lancaster pre...

Matchday 2-  our first home match of the season in the lunchtime kick-off against Celtic. A harsh 3-1 for us, but a decent performance from the Dons compared to previous outings between the two at Pittodrie. Post-match reaction from Barry Robson. Plus we have an extended interview with Dave Cormack.  An extra special thanks to Graham Spiers for allowing us to use the interview on the AFC DONScast....

The opening match of the season wasn't exactly a classic, and the anticipation from the Red Army against Livingston petered out in a 0-0 draw at Almondvale. Pre and post-match reaction from Barry Robson, plus hear from new signing Slobodan Rubežić. Also in this edition, the latest transfer news, SPFL weekend update and supporters news. You can catch us in the normal podcast places and our website...

The last of our pre-season updates see the Dons take a win in our friendly against Charlton Athletic at The Valley in London on Saturday. Pre match with Duk and post-match with Barry Robson. Also in this edition: Brendan Hamilton looking ahead to the CAS 18's League Dante Polvara on his time at the Dons A 30-second quick fire Q&A with Jack Mackenzie Plus all the latest transfer, Dons and suppo...