Aberdeen lost Connor Barron under freedom of contract to Rangers in the summer. But they are due a payment.
A payment that is yet to arrive while the midfielder plays regularly for his new club.
Because of Barron’s age and the length of time he had been at Pittodrie after coming through the club’s youth system, they are entitled to compensation for him.
However, when such a move happens between two Scottish clubs there is no set fee and the figure is decided upon by an SPFL tribunal.
Almost six months on from when the 22-year-old was announced as a signing at Ibrox, no date has even been set for the tribunal yet.
Aberdeen criticise Barron tribunal delay
That has been an ongoing frustration for Aberdeen fans as they watch Rangers utilise a player they haven’t paid for yet.
And the club have now publicly admitted they feel the same.
The Dons held their AGM yesterday and it was inevitably one of the questions put forward by shareholders.
And chief executive Alan Burrows answered: “This may sound like a cop-out, but the rules of the SPFL prevent us from speaking too much about it.
“But what I can tell you is that the process has been extremely elongated and has taken significant time for both management and staff.
“I am happy to go on record saying that the SPFL should have a much more succinct system to deliver this sort of thing. It should not take 6-7 months to try and deliver that.
“We hope to have a conclusion on that fairly soon. I certainly agree that it gone on for too long and should act as a catalyst for the league to do it better.”
Aberdeen stadium delay
Burrows also confirmed at the AGM that plans for a new stadium are on hold.
Plans to build a new ground near their Cormack Park training ground were shelved and they were looking at having one near Pittodrie as part of the city’s beachfront regeneration programme.
But upgrading their current stadium is also now being looekd at.
Burrows said: “Rather than getting bogged down into specifics, we need to be open to all ideas about what might come forward with the new stadium. But in principle there still is very much a desire to liaise with the local authority on the beach masterplan.
“We still believe that a new stadium at the beach could be very positive for the city. I think there has been a lot of work done to demonstrate the potential value of that. The value of £1billion over 50 years was the figure listed and we still believe as a football club that despite the challenge economic circumstances, that very much rings true.”