Aberdeen landed the £5million jackpot by finishing third – but Barry Nicholson knows there are memories money can’t buy ahead in Europe.
Dons were left celebrating at the weekend, as Celtic lifted the Scottish Cup and ensured they went into the play-off round of the Europa League. If they get through that they go into the group sections and if they lose they fall into the same stage of the Europa Conference League, guaranteed games until Christmas.
Nicholson was part of the last Aberdeen squad that last made the group stages 16 years ago. Jimmy Calderwood’s side not only got through their group but caused Bayern Munich a brief scare in the knockout stage. Nicholson admitted: “It will be amazing. It’s what Aberdeen is all about. They need to be constantly pushing for those European places, cup finals and trophies. I know from being up there, those are the demands. Barry has done absolutely brilliantly to get Aberdeen into this situation.
