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*ABERDEEN CALL PRESS CONFERANCE*
After a meeting with the chairman i have decided to continue as Aberdeen manager.
After winning the league and cup last year i had wondered if i could take the team any further,but after long talks i have decided that i will take this team into europe and try put Scotland back on the map.I had thought about quitting but the board,fans and chairman would not have it.Im glad they feel like that and hope to repay them with results on the pitch.
Aberdeen are going to be bigger and better than last year and im glad to be a part of it.I hope to get a few players on board before pre season but money will still be tight.I look forward to seeing you all soon for some pre season reports,Europe here i come.

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SEASON AWARDS:-

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:- Juventus
UEFA CUP :- Roma.
PREMIER DIVISION CHAMPS:- Aberdeen.
LEAGUE CUP:- Aberdeen.
SCOTTISH CUP:- Celtic.

MANAGER OF THE YEAR:- Barry Gunn (Aberdeen.)
WRITERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- Chris Sutton (CELTIC.)
PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- Henrik Larsson (celtic.)
YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR:- Stephen Hunghes(Rangers.)
TOP GOALSCORER:-Henrik Larsson (Celtic) 26 goals.

TEAM OF THE YEAR:-(in a 3-5-2)
1.Gallacher (Dundee utd)
2.Valgaeren (Celtic)
3.McGuire (Aberdeen)
4.Murray (Hibs)
5.Lambert (Celtic)
6.Hughes (Rangers)
7.Petrov (Celtic)
8.Thompson (celtic)
9.Canero (Kilmarnock)
10.Larsson (celtic)
11.Brown (Hibs)

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Since the end of the season i have gave everyone a holiday were all due back on the 20th june,Here is a run down of the news while we were away.
Steven Maclean completes his loan spell and returns to Rangers.He played well but i dont think we will be following up on our intrest just yet.
Three teams have bid for Jerome Thomas who we had on loan.The bids are only 4k but we will not be bidding for this player as he didnt feature much for us,he only managed 7 sub apperances.
Darren Mackie was voted supporters player of the year.I expect Darren to be a massive player this year,his pace can trouble even the best defenders.It will be a big year for him and i hope he will take it in his stride.
Two players have been promoted to the under 19s.Mark Wilson a 14 year old mid who looks to have some potential and John Irvine a 16 yr old keeper who will be realesed straight away.
After a meeting with the board and chairman it has been decided that i will have 675k transfer budget,With champions league football coming it will have to be spent wisely.
Let the pre season begin.

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We have set up a tour for early July in Holland we hope to give some players trials during these games.We will be in top class facilities while we are there so we should come back in good shape.We have set up 4 games starting with premier league club Zwolle on the 3rd of july.Then its a non league team in our next game on the 7th of july,Cambuur the team we will play.Then its back to premier league opposition on the 10th of july,FC Twente providing the test.It finishes off on the 14th of july with another premier club this time FC Utrecht,who will finish off the tour.
I have renewed my intrest in Peter Weatherston,I had tried to buy him in the january transfer window but had my 100k bid rejected.I have kept an eye on him and Caley Thistle seem to be intrested now so i have enquired asking how much morton want.
We have arranged three home friendlies to give the fans a treat Liverpool will come to Pittodrie on the 23rd of july.Middlesbrough will visit on the 29th of july.With the last friendly coming on the 6th of august against euro giants Porto.We have an away game against Peterhead in the middle of the tour and the big home games,We visit Balmoor on the 18th of July.
I have offered Doncaster for Michael McIndoe and they have accepted,He will join on a 4 week trial he is still contracted to his club for 2 years but they have offered me him a few times for 40k.It will give me a chance to see how he plays on the tour of Holland,He could win himself a permanent transfer if he impresses.McIndoe is a midfielder who plays left/centre he is 24 and has done well for his club,the scout let me know about him last year. I followed up with a few more scout reports on him and they were impressed with what they saw.
Morton tell me they want 400k for Weatherston,I just laugh for about 5 mins and say "nah you can keep him."
Scotland sack manager Berti Vogts,Its about time thats what i say.Ive always thought i could do a better job than him,hold on maybe i could,Yes i can,thats why i have put my name in for it.Ive applied for the Scotland job i dont expect to get it but wouldnt let them down if i did.
Scotland appoint George Burley as boss,I will be the first to wish him good luck but if he messes it up,I'll be in there like a rat up a drainpipe.

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AGENTS RUSH ROUND EUROPE
The first of july sees alot of players released from thier clubs,Agents are rushing around trying to get thier clients contracts at clubs.We will take this oppertunity to take some players in on trial.
We have offered Sunday Oliseh a 1 year deal he has lots of experiance and could help us in europe,He has personal problems but he will be happy here in the cold,wet and windy north-east.
Aberdeen welcome the free transfer of Jamie Langfield.The 24 year old keeper will fight with Preece for the number one jersey.Other news on the goalkeeper front is Andy Goram has stuck to his promise and retired.He stays on as goalkeeper coach.
We only have one player on trial before the first friendly McIndoe will try and earn himself a new deal.

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HOLLAND HERE WE COME
The first game of the tour sees us heading into unknown territory,all we know are they are called Zwolle.We will play an experimental line up for the first game to see if any players can grab their chance.
We will go into the tour using the 4-3-3 its just a pre-set formation set to defensive with a few player instructions added.

Aberdeen line up:-
GK:-Langfield
RB:-Payne
LB:-Morrison
CB:-Diamond
CB:-Heikkinen(C)
RMC:-Tiernan
CM:-McIndoe
LMC:-Muirhead
CFR:-Bagshaw
CF:-McHattie
CFL:-Morgan
Subs:-Preece,Anderson,Devine,Lombardi,Hart,Paulinho,Bavi dge,McNaughton,Clark,Prest,McGuire,McQuilken.

ZWOLLE VS. ABERDEEN FRIENDLY MATCH
The first half was slow as expected only one shot on target for each team.Daun shooting straight at Langfield for Zwolle(23mins),Morgan had his shot tipped over the bar for the Dons(37mins.)
At half time the Dons put on 11 subs McNaughton the only one not getting on.
With 50 mins on the clock Bavidge was set free by Prest he managed to slot it past the keeper Goal 1-0(50 mins.)
Only two mins after the goal Zwolle were level,Vermant setting up sub Bosschaart who finished easily 1-1(52mins.)
Bosschaart could have given Zwolle the lead but his shot was tipped away by Preece,McQuilken cleared the rebound.(70mins.)
Prest again played a brilliant ball to Bavidge who managed to slide it past an oncoming keeper Goal 2-1(88mins.)
No more chances fell as the time ticked away,Aberdeen start their tour with a win.

ZWOLLE 1 ABERDEEN 2
Goals:-Bosschaart(Zwolle)Bavidge 2(Aberdeen)
REF:-Jan Wegereef
YELLOW CARDS:-Ridder(Zwolle)McQuilken(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Martin Bavidge(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-501

MANAGERS VIEW:-
Starting with a win is always good,we hope to have a few players in on trial for the next game but its to early to decide on who will play at the start of the season.We will continue to experiment on the tour and see what happens.

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SUMMER SIGNINGS BEGIN
Sunday Oliseh has agreed to join the club he signs a one year deal and will go into the heart of the midfield.He is a defensive midfielder who is a strong in the tackle and he can play a bit too.He is out of contract so we dont have to pay a transfer fee.

The euro championships finish with France beating hosts Portugal 4-1.France were many peoples tip for the tourney,and they didnt dissapoint.

We welcome 2 players on trial before the Cambuur game.Craig Holloway and Chris Bart-Williams join the club for 4 weeks to try and win a deal.Holloway is a 19 yr old keeper who was released from Arsenal.Bart-Williams is a midfielder who at 30 years old never reached his early potential.We will look at them both and decide if we want them or not.
Just an hour before the game Michael Mols agrees to join on trail the ex-Rangers player is out of contract and will join the squad on the tour of Holland.

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BACK TO THE PRE-SEASON WORKOUT
Next up we travel to play non-league team Cabuur.We know nothing about them.
When we arrived we saw they had a good set up with decent training facilities and a good ground.They will give the Dons a decent run out and set us up for the two last games.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Holloway
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-McQuilken
CB:-Diamond
CB:-McGuire(C)
RMC:-Clark
CM:-Bart-Williams
LMC:-McIndoe
CFR:-Mackie
CF:-Mols
CFL:-Bagshaw
Subs:-Langfield,Morrison,Paulinho,Lombardi,Payne,Prest,B avidge,Anderson,Muirhead,McHattie,Hart,Heikkinen.

CAMBUUR VS. ABERDEEN FRIENDLY MATCH
Aberdeen were the first to attack a long ball by McGuire was picked up by Mackie,he run into the box before hitting a shot straight at the keeper(14mins.)
Cambuur came back and almost had the lead van Dijk shooting just wide(23mins.)
Bart-Williams picks up a yellow card in a boring first half(38mins.)
The half time score is 0-0 as the Dons just put the same team out for second half.
Aberdeen came out looking for a goal and they got it,Mackie using his pace on the right to make space he played a perfect ball to Mols who tapped in 1-0(49mins.)
The game failed to move out of first gear and no more worthwhile chances were made.

CAMBUUR 0 ABERDEEN 1
GOALS:-Mols(Aberdeen)
REF:-Jan Wegereef
YELLOW CARDS:-Clark,Bart-Williams(Aberdeen)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Kevin McNaughton(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-1803

MANAGERS VIEW:-
The trialists all done well but i wont jump into anything just yet.I will be keen to see them against tougher opposition.I am happy with the way things are going so far but we are always looking for improvement.

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MORE PLAYERS IN?
After the Cambuur match another trialist agrees to join the club.Cherno Samba joins on trial,The 18 year old striker has been released by Millwall.The scouts told me about this player last season but we couldnt get any more reports as he only came on once as a sub for his club.He joins for 4 weeks to try and prove himself in Scotland.
Our top priority now is some back up defence as we could be left short with injurys or suspensions,We have sent the scouts to central europe and Uk and Ireland.
We will hopefully have a few defenders in before the home freindlies but for now we will work with what weve got.

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HOLLAND WORKOUT 3RD GAME
Next up we play FC Twente who will give us a good run out.It will give me a chance to see the trialists against better opposition aswell.We dont know too much about them but they look to have a good set up.

ABERDEEN LINE UP:-
GK:-Holloway
RB:-McNaughton
LB:-Morrison
CB:-Anderson(C)
CB:-Diamond
RMC:-Clark
CM:-Bart-Williams
LMC:-Tiernan
CFR:-Samba
CF:-Mols
CFL:-Prest
Subs:-Langfield,McQuilken,McIndoe,Bavidge,Payne,Paulinho ,Lombardi,McGuire,Muirhead,McHattie,Hart,Heikkinen .

FC TWENTE VS. ABERDEEN FRIENDLY MATCH
With Aberdeens first chance of the game it was 1-0,Bart-Williams swung in the corner and Mols was there with the header Goal(1min.)
Samba had a chance to make it 2-0 but hit his shot straight at the keeper (26mims.)
FC Twente failed to get a shot in the first half as the teams go in at 1-0 the Dons.
Aberdeen changed alot of players at half time and come out with a diffarent team for the second half.
The second half didnt take long to warm up Christensen setting up Houwing to score for FC Twente 1-1(46mins.)
The game faded away until the last minute when FC Twente hit the post(89mins.)
The game finishes 1-1 but the players do look like they are getting the fitness they need from the games.

FC TWENTE 1 ABERDEEN 1
GOALS:-Houwing(FC Twente)Mols(Aberdeen)
REF:-Jan Wegereef
YELLOW CARDS:-Niemeyer(FC Twente)
RED CARDS:-None
MAN OF THE MATCH:-Chris Bart-Williams(Aberdeen)
ATTENDANCE:-1145

MANAGERS VIEW:-
The trialists are making me happy so far,We could see some of them kept on if they keep it up.We play our last game of the tour in a few days but it has been a worthwhile exercise for the whole squad.I am very pleased at the way its went so far.