THE only way is up. It has to be and it surely must be for Aberdeen ahead of a season that sees the battle to be best of the rest carry extra intrigue.
Those Pittodrie punters who spent months, years even, yearning for the departure of Derek McInnes and a fresh start on and off the field were left feeling somewhat sheepish last term. Stephen Glass wasn’t the transformative figure they hoped for, and now it is Jim Goodwin who carries that particular torch this term.
