Throughout the season the RedMatchday Magazine has been packed with even more exclusive and in-depth interviews, even more player features, more behind the scenes photos, even more historical features, even more columnists plus some new features.

In RedMatchday Issue 21 there is an in-depth interview with Mark Reynolds:

RedMatchday has been so busy these last few months in checking off milestone after milestone – and home game after home game – that it’s only now that we’ve had the chance to sit down with Mark Reynolds and congratulate him on reaching 200 games for the Dons, a figure he chalked up against Motherwell in that turning point game just before Christmas. Not that he minds. Much…

“It used to be a big thing when you reached 200 games for this club. You used to get on the front of the programme, but now it just comes and goes and you get a mention three months after it happened!
“All joking aside, the squad the manager has built, the group of players we have here now, we have all been here for a while. I think Niall and myself hit 200 games at the same time, there are a few boys around the 100 mark and big Andy is now into the all-time to 10. That speaks volumes for the consistency we have had and the fact that the club have managed to keep players here.

“Obviously the League Cup final in 2014 stands out as a highlight during my time at the club. My first five to ten games were very memorable for me personally too, because they meant I was back playing football again. They allowed me to enjoy my football again and I felt as if I was somewhere that I was wanted and somewhere I was appreciated.”

There is an interview with Dons striker Cammy Smith who is currently on loan at St Mirren:

“Because I have always been at Aberdeen I have never experienced playing against friends, teammates. With more and more young players going on loan, it is something that is happening more often and you realise it is just part of playing football. It was a bit strange at first but as soon as you cross that white line, you forget about it. You just concentrate on your job and forget about any friendship over those 90 minutes.

“We all have similar goals in mind. The year we won the Development League together was brilliant for the likes of myself, Lawrence, Michael Rose, Scott McKenna. We were all under 20 so it was one of the biggest things we could achieve at that point in our career. But after achieving that, you then want to go and get regular first team football. If you don’t get it at a club like Aberdeen, then it is good to go out and try and get it somewhere else.

“These loans have been good for my development. It is proper football, in a proper league, playing at proper stadiums and in front of proper crowds. There is pressure on you every time you play. It is a good way of learning the trade. I definitely feel that I have learnt more this season from having good experiences and having bad experiences, off the pitch and on it. I feel that it will stand me in good stead for the long run and help my career. Hopefully it can help take me to some good places. It has been a very beneficial season for me.

Plus there is an interview with Jayden Stockley. There are the usual interviews with manager Derek McInnes, skipper Ryan Jack and Anthony O’Connor does the Players Q&A.

There are the usual articles from our various columnists including Richard Gordon:

The recent achievement of Andrew Considine in moving into the Dons’ top ten all-time appearances list says much about the characteristics of a player who has offered not just longevity, but also a large degree of dependability in the near thirteen years since he made his full Aberdeen debut.

In the in depth history section this week we return to March 1978:

In an era when playing each other at least four times in a season was just beginning to have an effect on the game, by the time the Dons came up against Tayside rivals Dundee United, both sides knew each other really well. While that familiarity may have tested each manager’s abilities to gain an advantage, for the support it was also often a frustration.

Back then in the days of pass backs being an integral part of the game, United turned them into almost art form. When Aberdeen were held to a 0-0 draw at Tannadice, there were no winners in a dreadful match. Aberdeen tried to engineer a win as their need was greater, but they came up against a very sound defensive wall that could not be breached. Perhaps the Dons were also suffering from the effects of a gruelling cup replay in Greenock earlier in the week, but chances were at a premium and when they did come along, the Dons, for once, were struggling in front of goal.

Finally, one of the new features we introduced this season was a fans Q&A. This gives our readers the chance to be in this season's magazine. We are still looking for some more supporters to get involved in the final five or six programmes. if you would like to feature please email the programme editor Malcolm at: redtv@afc.co.uk

84 pages and still only £3.00 – offering you our readers great value for money.

RedMatchday Issue 21 is available from sellers in and around the ground. There will be copies available to buy in the club shop plus you can buy all the AFC programmes online here: www.curtis-sport.com