AFC DONScast

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 Aberdeen, plus the usual round-up from the rest of the SPFL matches from the weekend, some Dons and supporters news.

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:

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: The next AFC DONScast will be on Sunday 17 September after the international matches.

It's a double header this week on the AFC DONScast. It's a busy one!

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 tournament abroad, plus we also hear from new signing, James McGarry plus more Dons and supporters news.

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 usual mix of Dons and supporters news. You can listen to the AFC DONScast below or via your favourite podcast platform. The next AFC DONScast will be on Sunday 20 August 2023.

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 Threads – you’ll find us on their @afcdonscast.

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: Plus all the latest transfer, Dons and supporters news.

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.

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.

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 bombshell, Jonny Hayes! The next AFC DONScast Pre-season Update will be on Sunday 16 July 2023.

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 DONScast at the end of July - afcdonscast.co.uk Our pre-season coverage will start on Saturday 1 July with regular updates throughout July on our summer transfer window and pre-season, domestic and European fixtures. The AFC DONScast will return for season 23/24 on Sunday 6 August 2023. Thank you for listening in this season.

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.

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: Plus more on hour 0-0 draw against Hibs with post match reaction with Graeme Shinnie and Rob Maclean, and the thoughts of Barry Robson. We catch up with Steve Agnew and Dave Cormack. Aberdeen Women secured top-flight football for next season, we have the thoughts of Gavin Levey, a round-up of the rest of the matches in the SPFL from the weekend and supporters news.

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 of course our regular round-up of Dons news and supporters news.

An epic opener early in the second-half from Liam Scales and a second shortly after by Bojan Miovski sealed the win for the Dons in our 5,000th match since the club was formed, against Rangers at Pittodrie. Post match reaction with Fraser Fyvie and Rob MacLean and manager, Barry Robson - who now has 8 wins out of 10 since he became manager. Plus we hear from Jonny Hayes on signing an extension to his contract and the thoughts of Barry Robson on the Dons stalwart. Plus a quick round of the rest of the matches in the SPFL from the weekend and some Dons news. To listen to the AFC DONScast, download, stream and subscribe on your favourite podcast platform. The next AFC DONScast will be on Monday 8 May 2023.

The Dons celebrated their 120th birthday on Friday and we celebrated with a win in Dingwall thanks to yet another goal from Duk. Hear post-match reaction from Barry Robson. Angus Macdonald shares his bowel cancer story after he was diagnosed with the condition at the age of 26 - in an extended interview with Clan Cancer Support. And Jonny Hayes on our recent successes and the young Dons. Plus all the latest Dons and supporters news and a round-up of the rest of the matches in the SPFL from the weekend.

An epic opener from Duk in the first 16 seconds of the match followed by his second half goal just on the hour mark secured the win for the Dons on Saturday to move us up to third in the Premiership and secure a top 6 finish this season. Get all the post match reaction with Connor Barron and Rob MacLean, and reaction from Manager, Barry Robson. Plus this week we also hear from John McMaster and Liam Scales. Alongside all that, some Dons and supporters news and a round-up of the rest of the SPFL matches from the weekend.

The Dons continue their winning run with a 1-0 win against St Johnstone on Saturday - post match reaction with Barry Robson. Plus we caught up with Mattie Pollock, Angus MacDonald, Leighton Clarkson, Kelle Roos and Findlay Marshall during the international break. The latest Dons and supporters news and a round-up from the rest of the weekend matches in the SPFL.

Another convincing win for the Dons, a 3-0 win at Pittodrie on Saturday against Hearts. Post-match reaction with Barry Robson, plus we hear from Alex McLeish ahead of the Gothenburg celebrations in May and goalscorer Mattie Pollock on his time in the north-east so far. Plus all the latest news and supporters news. The next AFC DONScast will be after the International break on Tuesday 4 April 2023.