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Red Matchday Preview

11 August 2022
Author afc media

 

The Dons entertain Motherwell in Scottish Premiership action at Pittodrie on Saturday – with the official matchday programme now available to order.

Red Matchday Issue 4 can be bought online here.

There is a special feature length interview with Jonny Hayes.

Having racked up the 500th senior game of his career as the Dons lost at St Johnstone at the end of last season, if he gets on the pitch this afternoon, it will be game number 299 for the Dons. The mathematically inclined among you will have immediately grasped that that would then leave Jonny to clock up game number 300 at St Johnstone next weekend – hopefully in a winning cause this time.
Reaching 300 games would make him only the 30th Aberdeen man to do so, putting him level in 28th place on the list with Ally Shewan and Joe Harper – pretty decent company.

“For the first few years of my career, I didn’t think I’d make 100 games! I was a slow starter and, to be honest, I wasn’t as determined back then as I am now. This is one bit of advice I pass on to the youngsters nowadays, to really make the most of the opportunity and to have no regrets.

“Looking back to my early days, I’d moved to Reading, I was at a decent club with a decent academy system, and because of that I probably thought I was just going to be a footballer automatically. Looking back now, I wish I’d applied myself better as a 16, 17 year old, just in terms of training every day as if it was my last and wanting to be the best player in training every time we went out there.

As game 300 approaches for Aberdeen, what are the ones that are the most memorable from the first 298? Jonny reveals all and talks about how his coaching with the youth academy is going.

Also, this week there is a Q&A with Duk and the latest set of Red Matchday stickers!

For anyone who did not get an album last week, Saturday’s programme and an album are available for the joint price of £5 again.

Fans who have missed the book you also can get it online or in the AFC shop. Copies of the St Mirren programme with the first set of stickers are also still available.

AFC Women

The Red Matchday team will again be producing a publication for the AFC Women’s SPFL 1 League home matches, starting with the visit of Rangers on Sunday.

The programme is available for £2 at the turnstiles when you enter the ground. Alternatively, you can also buy a copy online by clicking here

Thank you for the supporting the programme, enjoy your football this weekend.

 

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