All things being equal, and with the perennial caveat of “if he plays”, Ryan Jack will make his own little bit of Aberdeen history on Wednesday night as he will play his 200th game for the Dons, making him just the 73rd player in AFC history to achieve the double century.

To have done so at such a young age is a yet more remarkable achievement, leaving the record books wide open to a little bit of rewriting by the skipper over the next few seasons.

It’s a hefty milestone, but just how many of those games does he really remember?

“Sometimes I remember certain things and certain situations from particular games, but when you are running about in the heat of the battle, you don’t really have time to stand and take it all in! Maybe if you are for example a goalkeeper and have the game played out in front of you, it is easier to remember matches but as a midfielder, it is difficult.

“I do remember my debut, 22nd September 2010. It was a midweek League Cup game against Raith Rovers at Pittodrie. We won 3-2. Then the following Saturday I played here against Rangers. We lost that game 3-2 and I came off the bench.

“I’d been on the bench for about 25 games prior to making my debut. That must be some kind of club record! I remember my friend, Nicky Low, was on the bench about twice and he got his debut before me! We were 3-0 up at Tynecastle, the game was won, so the manager threw Nicky on. I was not happy!

“They were frustrating times. When you are young, you think differently about things and the only thing I was concerned about was getting on and thinking about myself, my own game. You don’t see the bigger picture. The only thing that should have mattered that night was that we won the game. I’ve learnt that lesson since! “The hard thing was that every Saturday I was having to mentally prepare myself for the big moment. By the time I did eventually make my debut, I was thinking, “If I get on, I get on! Just take it as it comes”.

“I think it maybe made me more determined to go and prove myself when I did get the chance. Eventually Mark McGhee gave me that chance, and as I said in my Motherwell programmes notes recently, it is something in which I will always be grateful to him for.

“As well as Nicky there were a lot of good young players coming through at that time. Fraser Fyvie, Peter Pawlett, myself and Nicky were all the in U19 side and all in midfield”.

One game must inevitably stick out above the rest as a favourite. No prizes for guessing which one it is…

“If I had to pick a favourite game, it would have to be the League Cup final. That probably goes without saying. Being able to lift the cup, in front of that many Aberdeen fans, it was a great moment, especially as for a long time it looked like I would miss the game because of injury.

“Another game which is special to me was a midweek match against Inverness in January 2011. We won the game that night 2-0 and I scored my first ever senior goal. It was not a bad goal either! I won the AFC Goal of the Season award that year with that strike.

“There are a few other games that stick in my head for various reasons and not always good ones. One game I remember was when I scored at Parkhead against Celtic in October 2011. Ten minutes later, I was sitting in the changing room after having picked up two yellow cards. I actually scored to bring the game level. It was such a high and I was celebrating with all my team-mates, going nuts and was booked for over-celebrating and for running to the Aberdeen fans. Then the next tackle, I was still on a high and tackled Gary Hooper and before I knew it, I was walking down the tunnel after receiving a red card.

“Back then I was obviously a lot younger. I lost my concentration, I was still buzzing and went flying into a challenge. As I said when you are young, you sometimes don’t think about the situation. When you are sitting in the dressing room all alone, you very quickly learn from your mistakes”.   RedMatchday To read interview in full please by a copy of RedMatchday Magazine on Wednesday night. In this exclusive interview Ryan also talks about how he is developing as a captain, how becoming a father has changed his life as well as his hopes for 2016. You can buy a copy online by clicking here   Ryan’s appearances 2010-11 :  31 + 6 (sub) = 37 2011-12 :  36 + 1 (sub) = 37 2012-13 :  19 + 0 (sub) = 19 2013-14 :  41 + 0 (sub) = 41 2014-15 :  40 + 2 (sub) = 42 2015-16 :  21 + 2 (sub) = 23 TOTAL = 199     The 200 club Miller, Willie  797 McLeish, Alex  693 Clark, Bobby  595 McKimmie, Stewart  561 Leighton, Jim  535 Anderson, Russell  407 Jarvie, Drew  386 Irvine, Brian  384 Jess, Eoin  379 Cooper, Willie  373 Mackie, Darren  364 Hewitt, John  361 MacLachlan, Bert  361 Hather, Jackie  354 Colman, Donald  347 Robb, Dave  345 Bett, Jim  337 Langfield, Jamie  336 Smith, Jimmy  335 Kennedy, Stuart  333 Grant, Brian  332 McMaster, John  315 Simpson, Neil  310 Hume, Jock  304 Little, Billy  303 Considine, Andrew  326 Harper, Joe  300 Shewan, Ally  300 Graham, Arthur  298 Martin, Fred  296 Strachan, Gordon  292 Snelders, Theo  290 Hamilton, George  279 Hogg, Jimmy  279 Hutton, Jock  279 Rougvie, Doug  278 Yorston, Harry  278 Clark, Chris  277 Foster, Richard  273 Harris, Tony  272 Hermiston, Jim  271 McDermid, Bob  270 Glen, Archie  269 Miller, Joe  265 Connor, Bobby  263 Smith, Steve  259 Lennie, Willie  253 Young, Derek  251 Blackwell, Harry  251 Falloon, Eddie  251 McGhee, Mark  250 Diamond, Alexander  249 Smith, Gary  249 McMillan, Tommy  248 Thomson, George  241 Love, Andy  240 Weir, Peter  238 McGill, Charlie  238 Wishart, Bob  234 Ogston, John  230 Booth, Scott  228 Armstrong, Matt  221 Cooper, Neale  220 Young, Alec  220 Fraser, Bob  215 McLelland, Chic  213 Anderson, George  213 Mills, Willie  211 Petersen, Jens  203 McNaughton, Kevin  202 Jackson, W.K.  202 Soye, Jimmy  200