Aberdeen and their fans are in need of a tonic as a result of their plummeting form.
Some exciting January transfer business would certainly be one thing for it as they look to ensure they don’t give up their grip on third.
Dundee United are breathing down their neck, moving to within three points of Aberdeen by beating them at the weekend.
The Dons have also been rocked by some serious injury issues with manager Jimmy Thelin admitting they need to make some signings to beef up the squad.
Work is ongoing to that effect and Not the Old Firm exclusively revealed and offer has already been submitted to Grashoppers for Kristers Tobers.
Tobers is a centre-half who can also play in midfield and is the captain of the Latvia national team.
And we also revealed Aberdeen will be expected to pay around £700,000 if they are to get a deal done.
Now, a Latvian football expert has offered some guidance on what they will be getting.
Lowdown on Aberdeen transfer target Tobers
Tobers first broke through at FK Liepāja in his homeland before joining Lechia Gdansk in Poland, initially on loan and them making it permanent.
After four seasons in the Ekstraklasa, he switched to Switzerland with Grasshoppers where he has been playing regularly for a season and a half.
Janis Vitols, of Baltic Football News, has now told what the Pittodrie club will be getting – portraying a leader who is very strong defensively.
Although one weakness may be his abilities on the ball.
He told the Press & Journal: “Tobers is really good in the air. He has some good defensive qualities.
“His recovery speed is impressive. I have seen when he gets beaten, he keeps up with his opponent pretty fast and he is not troubled by faster attacking players.
“If he does have one weakness, it is when he is on the ball. I have seen some mistakes where he holds on to the ball too long and he has made a crucial mistake which has led to a goal.
“There have been instances – not constantly. But he is working on improving that because the national team coach now wants to play from the back.
“But all in all, he loves the sliding tackles. He is not scared to go in the air against attackers.
“He’s pretty solid on the defensive side, he’s very promising and he’s still only 24.”
Aberdeen would be signing a leader in Tobers
Thelin would be adding a leader to his backline, as Vitols continued: “He’s not a typical Latvian player because we are very quiet, let’s say… reserved.
“He isn’t some kind of fancy player – he is not someone who thinks highly of himself.
“He comes from a very small town. It’s close to Liepaja where he played his youth football.
“He’s emotional, loud, he talks a lot, and he has leadership qualities. By the age of 17, he was the captain for his local team.
“In Liepaja, he was captain for a year before he moved to Poland.”