Tonight Aberdeen play in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League.  Going away from home after a 0-0 draw at home is always difficult, but at this stage it almost feels cruel.  I am a huge Aberdeen fan and last season was quite possibly the greatest I’ve ever experienced as one.  We won a cup, came within a hairs breadth of finishing second in the league and all in all improved on the mediocre nature of our past few seasons.  In half an hour, at least as I write this, we kick off in a game that in many ways, apart from the big shiny trophy, is our reward for doing that well.  We lose and we are out.  We go back to the normal SPL season and have to do it all over again and that is kind of depressing.

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