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 Saturday. A nervy first half but a more entertaining second, saw us earn a point against the league leaders. Pre a...
Feb 04, 2024•37 min
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 weekend and Highland League scores and some ticket news for supporters.
Jan 28, 2024•25 min
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 transfer updates and some supporters news.
Jan 21, 2024•18 min
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.
Jan 03, 2024•13 min
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 the year. It's been a pleasure to bring them to you each week. All the best for 2024 and Happy New Yea...
Dec 30, 2023•25 min
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 festive cheer from both our men and women's squads this week and we look ahead to the fixtures throug...
Dec 23, 2023•29 min
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. Plus some supporters news.
Dec 17, 2023•23 min
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 from the manager following both matches. Plus a round-up of the rest of the matches in the SPFL from t...
Dec 10, 2023•33 min
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 pitches, plus find our Scottish Cup draw opponents and who Scotland will face in the opening match of UEFA...
Dec 03, 2023•26 min
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.
Nov 26, 2023•28 min
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 Celtic match and post-match with Barry. Plus the normal Dons and supporters news, an SPFL round-up from...
Nov 12, 2023•21 min
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 Women were back in action today against Motherwell. Bayley Hutchison had an epic performance scoring ...
Nov 05, 2023•27 min
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 analysis of the game. Plus RedTV caught up with Slobodan Rubezic on his time with the Dons so far, and the D...
Oct 29, 2023•25 min
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 face Dundee Utd in SWPL. Clint Lancaster previews the game. Plus the usual round up from the rest of the...
Oct 08, 2023•28 min
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 Lancaster and Hannah Stewart provide a preview. Plus the normal round-up of the rest of the matches in the...
Oct 01, 2023•28 min
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 post-match. Also this week we hear from Findlay Marshall after he signs an extended contract with Aber...
Sep 24, 2023•25 min
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 signings Stefan Gartenmann and Pape Habib Guèye A round-up from the rest of the SPFL fixtures from the ...
Sep 17, 2023•19 min
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 fixtures until Christmas Aberdeen Women secure a win against Spartans on the road today Plus more Dons sig...
Sep 03, 2023•33 min
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 more signing and Dons news A round-up from the rest of the matches in the SPFL from the weekend oh, an...
Aug 27, 2023•33 min
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 previews the season and we faced a different challenge against Rangers today. The young Dons win another...
Aug 20, 2023•22 min
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. You can listen to lots to football podcasts on his Patreon channel, Press Box. All this plus our usua...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 13 min
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 at afcdonscast.co.uk If you’ve got something to say, give us a follow-on Facebook, X, Mastadon and T...
Aug 06, 2023•17 min
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 supporters news.
Jul 30, 2023•25 min
Preston North End was our pre-season stop-off at the weekend. We have a pre-match chat with Graeme Shinnie and post-match reaction with Barry Robson. Kelle Roos and Connor Barron visit the AFC Summer Camp at Cormack Park, plus some transfer and supporters news.
Jul 23, 2023•22 min
It's a packed AFC DONScast Pre-season update this week. We catch up with the players at their summer training camp in Portugal, and post-match reaction from our two pre-season friendlies against Turriff Utd and Fraserburgh. Plus Craig Samson, Barry Robson and Graeme Shinnie pay their tributes to Joe Lewis who has left the club after seven years and of course some transfer news and supporters news. Lots to look forward too in our second pre-season update.
Jul 16, 2023•33 min
The AFC DONScast is back ahead of the 2023/24 campaign with the first of our pre-season shows. We start with a small tribute to Craig Brown. Find out the latest transfer news, plus the thoughts from Barry Robson on the new season fixtures and their summer camp in Portugal. You'll hear from some of our new summer signings including: Nicky Devlin, Leighton Clarkson, Ester Sokler, Graeme Shinnie and Rhys Williams. And some more info on our pre-season fixtures and the player's thoughts on the blonde...
Jul 01, 2023•27 min
Two shows for the price of one as we look back on our must-win match against St Mirren at Pittodrie on Wednesday night and a forgettable end-of-season outing at Celtic Park on Saturday. Post-match reaction on both matches from Barry Robson. Leighton Clarkson speaks to RedTV the day after securing 3rd place in the league on Wednesday night. Plus a round-up of the rest of the matches in the Premiership over the past week and some Dons news. We'll be back with a brand new website for the AFC DONSca...
May 28, 2023•21 min
The race for third is going to go down to the wire after we lose 2-1 against Hearts in Edinburgh on Saturday. With two fixtures to go, it's a must-win match against St Mirren at Pittodrie on Wednesday night for that lucrative European spot. Hear post match reaction from Barry Robson, plus Loren Campbell offers her thanks for her time at the club after announcing her retirement. Plus a couple of bits of signing news, a departure and some other bits and pieces of news and some supporters news.
May 21, 2023•19 min
An extra special AFC DONScast this week celebrating the 40th anniversary of our European Cup Winners' Cup win in Gothenburg in 1983. A look back at the celebrations last week as the Gothenburg Greats are recognised for their achievements with the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen. Hear from: Willie Miller Alex McLeish Eric Black Sir Alex Ferguson Supporters who travelled to Gothenburg Neil Simpson Barry Robson Dave Cormack Plus more on hour 0-0 draw against Hibs with post match reaction with Graem...
May 14, 2023•55 min
It's an extended AFC DONScast this week as we catch up with our new full-time manager Barry Robson and new Chief Exec Alan Burrows and we have the full list of the men and women Player of the Year Awards and hear from the man of the moment, Duk. A quick catchup with John McMaster on his memories of Gothenburg ahead of our celebrations this weekend. Plus Barry Robson on our first defeat in a while against Rangers earlier today and a round-up of the rest of the SPFL matches from the weekend. And o...
May 07, 2023•1 hr
