The Dons are on the lookout for a new manager following the departure of Neil Warnock
Aberdeen FC are set to announce their new manager within the next 72 hours according to reports with Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill admitting he would "assess" any offers following rumours linking him with the available position at Pittodrie.
The Aberdeen board plan to appoint a permanent replacement for Barry Robson quickly with the restart of the league campaign just around the corner following the international break with the Sunday Post reporting that we should know the identity of the Dons' new manager within the next 72 hours.A shortlist of three promising candidates has reportedly been narrowed down to include one UK-based contender and two from abroad.
"You have to be respectful to your existing employers and I always would be. Me going to Stoke was financially good for the IFA, they benefited out of that quite a bit. They were well compensated, which isn't normal in international football." "It could be a different kind of role. At Stoke, a mountain of work had to be done off the pitch as well as on it. I think everyone likes to see a football club run well and efficiently and that's a challenge for owners. I do think at a lot of football clubs there is a lack of football knowledge in the boardroom, I genuinely do. I never see the game as a fan, I am in it. There are a lot of people in football who see the game as a fan.
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