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ABERDEEN manager Mark McGhee believes Motherwell counterpart Jim Gannon is using mind games in the countdown to today's SPL encounter at Fir Park. McGhee reckons the comments of his Well successor, who hit out at the Dons manager's admission he wants to sign Fir Park winger Jim O'Brien at the end of the season, are a ploy to add further spice to an already tasty encounter. McGhee said: "I think he has misread what I have said or he's not read it and relied on people telling him second hand. "I was a

I think he has misread what I have said or he's not read it and relied on people telling him second hand.   -Mark McGhee

 

Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden has emerged as a potential signing target for Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen, according to Reds manager Mark McGhee. McGhee this week revealed the U.S. international is one of the names on his list of possible January acquisitions as he looks to bolster his squad for a shot at Europa League qualification. Any move for Holden, 24, is made easier by his dual-nationality status.

I haven’t actually seen Stuart myself in the flesh but I have seen a lot of DVDs and I know he is a good player   -Mark McGhee

 

Following last week's international break the SPL takes centre-stage again this weekend with a host of intriguing fixtures. Sunday's clash between Dundee United and Celtic is the pick of the bunch but Rangers will be looking to take the lead in the SPL for at least 24 hours when they host Kilmarnock on Saturday. Hibs could draw level with Celtic if they can return from a trip to Paisley with three points.  

FOOTBALL is now back on the agenda after another lengthy international break and the table-topping Hoops are back in action with a number of vital home games on the horizon. The Celts take on St Mirren as they kick-off a crucial three-game home run with two SPL games sandwiching the key UEFA Europa League match with Israeli side Hapoel Tel-Aviv. Mark McGhee's Aberdeen are next in line with the Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday schedule throwing up an enticing three-game package at Paradise. The Paisley si  

Former Aberdeen, Chelsea, Dundee United, Rangers and Scotland striker Billy Dodds will analyse each weekend's Scottish Premier League fixtures. Doddsy, now a respected pundit with BBC Scotland, gives his views on this week's fixtures and predicts the scorelines. Doddsy was the top BBC Scotland pundit last season, and you can challenge him throughout the season by playing The Predictor.  

MARK McGhee insists Aberdeen will have a bright future - if four of his rising stars agree to sign new deals. The Pittodrie club demanded payback from Peter Pawlett, Fraser Fyvie, Michael Paton and Chris Maguire for putting their careers on track by agreeing fresh contracts. Winger Pawlett is set to commit to a four-year extension and the other three look likely to follow his example by showing their loyalty to the Dons for giving them their big break.  

Mark McGhee has become the latest manager to rule himself out of the running for the vacant Scotland job. McGhee, who was rejected in favour of the ousted George Burley for the role in 2007, has described the post as "rotten" and says that every supporter "knows better" when it comes to picking the team. McGhee was Motherwell manager when he missed out on the chance to replace Alex McLeish and now finds himself at Aberdeen, having made the move north in the summer.

Why any of us want to do the job is ridiculous   -Mark McGhee

 

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee is confident all his players who will be free agents at the end of the season will sign new contracts. Youngster Peter Pawlett is poised to become the first to extend his stay at Pittodrie. Pawlett's agent, Darren Jackson, has confirmed the 18-year-old has agreed a new four-and-a-half-year deal at the club.

Peter is close to signing a new deal with Aberdeen   -Darren Jackson

 

A QUIET week in the People's Republic of Aberdonia, unless you count the links between our current manager and our previous manager with the now-finally-vacant Scotland manager's position. Mark McGhee is ruling himself out, which will mean a sigh of relief for the Dons supporters who believed those bitter Motherwell fans who informed us that he would leave as soon as the first job turned up. Four months would have been extraordinarily early to jump ship, but considering the leaks he's found in the Pitto  

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee says he won't be applying for the Scotland manager's job because he is happy at Pittodrie.