Scottish Cup shocktroops Darvel have warned Aberdeen they’ll be keeping their fourth round cracker at tiny Recreation Park as they look to squeeze the life out the Dons.
The West of Scotland Premier League club pulled the plumb draw against the Pittodrie outfit as reward for their 5-2 dismantling of League One high fliers Montrose.
Incredibly, for Aberdeen it’s a first cup tie against non-league opposition in almost 52 years since a 5-0 win over Elgin City who were then a Highland League club.
For Darvel though it’s the biggest game in the club’s 133-year existence. Boss Mick Kennedy revealed the Ayrshire club could have cashed in on the glamour tie by moving it to nearby Rugby Park thanks to his chairman John Gall’s close ties with Killie supremo Billy Bowie.
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