Jim Goodwin insists his new-look Dons have no fear about a repeat of last season’s disasters.
The Aberdeen manager replaced Stephen Glass in February after the club were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at Motherwell. By then they had already lost to Sunday's opponents Raith Rovers in the League Cup and were struggling in the Premiership.
Goodwin’s arrival couldn’t stop the slump as just two wins in 12 games meant a 10th-place finish. That was Aberdeen’s lowest in the league since Steve Paterson was in charge back in 2004. It also left them out of European football for the first time in nine years in the 40th anniversary season of Cup Winners’ Cup success over Real Madrid. Goodwin has spent the last five months rebuilding the club both off and on the park. Now he’s in a much better position to be judged and is confident the influx of seven new players will help them rise to the challenge.
