Former Aberdeen skipper Russell Anderson says he can understand why the club’s current skipper Graeme Shinnie elected to join Derby County.
Shinnie will join the Rams on a three-year deal in the summer. He elected to not sign a new deal at Pittodrie.
Doesn’t blame the player
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Anderson has admitted that the Dons will miss Anderson. However, he can’t blame the player for moving to a club who could be promoted to the Premier League.
Derby are currently in the Championship play-offs, and are potentially three games away from the Premier League.
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“I think most fair-minded people will recognise he’s going to a club that’s still in with a chance of being promoted to the Premier League” he said, as reported by the Evening Express.
“The pecking order”
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“It’s the nature of football these days and the pecking order of where we find ourselves in Scotland.”
There is no doubt that Shinnie will be a huge miss for the Dons. Not only next season, but in the years to come.
He has been a huge part of Aberdeen’s recent success. The Dons have been the closest challengers to Celtic in recent years. Shinnie has been a big reason for that.
But now Derek McInnes must find a way to get Aberdeen back in contention for the title with one of their key men. He has done it before, however, it will be difficult to replicate.