Former Aberdeen star says 'anything could happen' as club chase first title in 40 years

Aberdeen are joint top of the Scottish Premiership after seven consecutive league victories
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The next three games could dictate Aberdeen's season but anything could happen is the view of former Dons ace David Robertson when asked if they could finally win the title once again.

It's been nearly 40 years since the Reds last tasted top flight glory back in 1985, with no teams able to topple the Old Firm duo since Sir Alex Ferguson's men beat Celtic to silverware.

And it's the Hoops once again they could well end up in an enthralling title race as both sides sit with perfect records after seven Premiership outings.

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Two former Aberdeen stars have had their say on their title challenge in a special edition of the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast, and Robertson was quick to point to a fairytale title win.

Robertson, referencing Leicester City's success under Claudio Ranieri in 2016, he said: "Aberdeen's next two or three games [against Celtic, Dundee United and Rangers] will dictate a lot. But anything can happen.

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"Look at Leicester. I listened to a podcast with Marc Albrighton, and he said they negotiated their bonuses with the chairman for eighth place - they didn't have a bonus for winning it. That's how much they didn't even expect to finish in the top eight.

"So I think Aberdeen will just quietly go about their business. For Aberdeen, second and third is certainly achievable, and you never know, you might get the real unexpected one and win the whole thing.

"I think the difference this year is they've actually beaten teams without playing particularly well. And they're beating teams that they couldn't beat last year or the year before. That's always the most important thing to win the league."

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Theo ten Caat, who was a key part of the Dons side that pushed Rangers in the title race in 1991, stressed the importance of Aberdeen's squad depth having suffered a damaging blow in his pursuit for silverware.

"It wouldn't surprise me if Aberdeen win against Celtic and Rangers," the Dutch former striker added. "I hope Aberdeen have more than 11 good players. There has to be at least 14 or 15.

"We won in 1991 against Rangers to the surprise of everyone. We had a good spell at that time as well because Alex McLeish was fit.

"When McLeish got injured, we were top of the league, we had a problem, our best player was out for half a year and it all went downhill. So hopefully it won't happen this year with Aberdeen."