Barry Robson reckons having the Gothenburg Greats at Pittodrie will be an inspiration for his own European-chasing Aberdeen squad.The bulk of the Dons European Cup Winners’ Cup-winning team are in town today to be granted the Freedom of the City 40 years on from their most memorable achievement.
They will also be back at Pittodrie tomorrow as guests of honour when the class of 2023 take on Hibs, seeking to take another step closer to sealing third place and their own return to Europe next season.Dons boss Robson said: “It will be an inspiration to our players.
It is great to have legends of the club coming back and us getting the chance to see them. That’s not a pressure for players, when you see these players who were unbelievably talented and won in Europe.
I know Simmie [Neil Simpson] personally, I see him every day and wind him up about it. Gordon Strachan was my manager. 21 of the best Scottish football Euro glory moments in pictures as Aberdeen's Gothenburg giants rank among the greats “I saw Willie Miller at the Player of the Year dinner and I was speaking to him.
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