Dwight Yorke. Aberdeen manager. In the cynical world of Scottish football, even uttering the words out loud sounds a bit too much like pie in the sky.
So when Record Sport broke the news on Wednesday the Manchester United legend had thrown his name into the race to replace Jim Goodwin at Pittodrie, the temptation may have been to dismiss the whole idea as some flight of fancy. But not for Mark Bosnich. The former Old Trafford keeper once promised Sir Alex Ferguson that signing Yorke from Aston Villa would win him the Champions League.
Less than 12 months later United were beating Bayern Munich in injury time in the Nou Camp to complete the crowning, storybook season of the great man’s illustrious managerial career. So, when Bosnich says his best mate can become an even better Dons boss than Fergie, it doesn’t half give reason to pause for a moment’s reflection. “Don’t get me wrong. I can almost hear the Aberdeen fans saying ‘Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! From all the way down here!” Bosnich concedes from his Sydney home. “But, over the last couple of days, I’ve spoken to Dwight about what he can achieve at Aberdeen and he knows exactly what is required.
