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Ryan Cryle
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Joint sports editor at The Press and Journal (and Evening Express) in Aberdeen, Scotland. Covering Aberdeen FC and all other north of Scotland sport.
🚨🆎 EXCLUSIVE -

🔴 Aberdeen and playmaker Leighton Clarkson both entertained summer exit
🔴 There was a bid for Scottish Cup winner
🔴 January departure looks likely as out-of-favour midfielder seeks game-time assurances

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EXCLUSIVE: Why midfielder Leighton Clarkson may be heading for Aberdeen EXIT in January transfer window
We reveal how Aberdeen and Leighton Clarkson entertained the Scottish Cup winner's departure in the summer, and reduced game-time under Jimmy Thelin this term could propel a winter window exit.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Long-read chat with Findlay Marshall about the summer, his Aberdeen future and superb season at Arbroath so far…

🆕🆎 EXCLUSIVE: Aberdeen’s Findlay Marshall hopes he’s earned Dons ‘chance’ after player of the month honour

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EXCLUSIVE: Aberdeen's Findlay Marshall hopes he's earned Dons 'chance' after player of the month honour
Aberdeen's Findlay Marshall, 19, thinks he has revitalised his Dons first-team chances, as he reflects on his eye-catching loan spell at Championship Arbroath
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November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Aberdeen’s Nicky Devlin happy to play back-three role and leave right-back to ‘non-stop’ runner Dylan Lobban

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Aberdeen's Nicky Devlin happy to play back-three role and leave right-back to 'non-stop' runner Dylan Lobban
Devlin, 32, on being shifted to a centre-back role in Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin's rejigged back-three/five formation – and how he thinks it's the system to get the Dons results.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🔴🆕🎥🇩🇪Aberdeen sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel has started work. Me and Paul Third discuss the Dons new football chief’s big priority: the success rate of incoming Reds transfers

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WATCH: Lutz Pfannenstiel's No.1 priority - improving Aberdeen transfers hit rate?
Sports writer Ryan Cryle and Paul Third on why Lutz Pfannenstiel's big priority at Aberdeen will be getting more from the Dons' significant player-trading model investment, and which big-money signing...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🔴 'Several Norwegian clubs contacted' by Sivert Heltne Nilsen's people about transfer back to Norway

🔴 Aberdeen not aware of any moves to secure switch for injured midfielder

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Sivert Heltne Nilsen Aberdeen exit? 'Several Norwegian clubs contacted' about signing veteran Dons midfielder
Aberdeen's Nilsen could be set for a move back to Norway, having joined Jimmy Thelin's Dons from Brann in summer 2024.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Aberdeen talking points from Larnaca🔍

Could be a result you look back on and think 'big moment'.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🔴Still an Aberdeen fan, despite moving to other side of the 🌏 aged 6
🔴Australia to Larnaca, despite not having a ticket.
🔴Turning your Welsh pal from Oz on to the Dandies, too

Su. Perb.🤝

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The Australia-raised Aberdeen fan who has travelled from Oz, without a match ticket, for AEK Larnaca game - and his Pittodrie-motivated tattoo
Aaron Louttit, 23, has lived in Perth, Western Australia, since he was six, but has joined the Red Army in Cyprus with pal from Down Under, Welsh-born (and now-Dons fan by association) Corey Martin.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Another video with the Red Army out in Cyprus. Some feeling very positive, some not so much...

With 0 points and 4 games to go, what will Aberdeen's final Conference League points tally will be?🎥🔴☀️🔮

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WATCH: 0 points from 2 games and 4 games left... What do Aberdeen fans in Larnaca think Dons' final Conference League points tally will be?
Ahead of Aberdeen's third Conference League outing of the season at AEK Larnaca, we asked travelling fans how many Euro points they think the (pointless so far) Dons can get in the competition.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Reposted by Ryan Cryle
🤕Gyamfi back, but other issues inc. 3/4-week absence
💪Dons ‘absolutely not’ scared of AEK Larnaca, and they can still get through
🇺🇸Dante Polvara Hibs link

🟥Aberdeen pre-match press conference with Jimmy Thelin ahead of Cyprus Conference League game

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November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A harder stadium to get a look around than some much bigger grounds, strangely. But here's my video tour of the AEK Arena in Larnaca🎥

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EXCLUSIVE: Behind-the-scenes video tour of AEK Arena in Larnaca ahead of Aberdeen's Cyprus Conference League showdown
Take a look inside Aberdeen's dressing room at the AEK Arena in Larnaca on our pre-Conference League meeting stadium tour.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by Ryan Cryle
🟡🟢AEK Larnaca pre-Aberdeen press conference:

Old stager Valentin Roberge to be denied Aberdeen reunion?😭

AEK boss Imanol Idiakez's view on Aberdeen players and Conference League points gap📉📈

Idiakez's childhood Aberdeen fandom😮

More here -
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November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
All of my Dons/AEK Larnaca pre-match presser updates here...

🔴LIVE: Key pre-match press conference news from Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin, and the AEK Larnaca camp, ahead of Conference League game 🇨🇾

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LIVE: Key pre-match press conference news from Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin, and the AEK Larnaca camp, ahead of Conference League game
Ryan Cryle brings you Wednesday press conference updates from AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus, ahead of Aberdeen's fixture there in the Conference League on Thursday.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
First video from Larnaca...

WATCH: What Aberdeen fans can expect in Larnaca – including price of local Cyprus pint at Meeting Pub🎥🍻🔴

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WATCH: What Aberdeen fans can expect in Larnaca - including price of local Cyprus pint at Meeting Pub
Our sports writer Ryan Cryle sets the scene from Cyprus ahead of Thursday's AEK Larnaca v Aberdeen clash in the Conference League.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🇨🇾🔴 The trip to Cyprus for AEK Larnaca v Aberdeen begins tonight. Who is heading out? What flight route you doing?
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🆎🆕 Some lowdown on Aberdeen’s trip to Cyprus this week…

🟡🟢 Expert on AEK Larnaca’s tactics, key players, and notably old squad (inc. 38-year-old who has faced Dons before👀)

What Red Army can expect in Larnaca and at AEK Arena 🏟️ 🌞

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What Aberdeen can expect from AEK Larnaca - and what Red Army can expect on Cyprus return
We got the in-depth lowdown from an expert on AEK Larnaca, their key players and what Aberdeen fans can expect in Cyprus this week.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
📈Jimmy Thelin pressure-o-meter
🇺🇸 Dante Polvara
🥅 Stuart Armstrong
❤️ Dylan Lobban’s debut
👋🏻 Dimitar Mitov’s form

All discussed in our latest video chat 🎥:

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WATCH: Aberdeen's win at Kilmarnock - 5 thoughts, including Jimmy Thelin pressure-o-meter update
After Kilmarnock 1 Aberdeen 0, Ryan Cryle and Paul Third discuss Jimmy Thelin's position now, Dante Polvara, Stuart Armstrong, debutant Dylan Lobban and whether we should be worried about goalkeeper D...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🔴🆕Calvin Ramsay’s 'very, very decent' third-ever Liverpool appearance looks like it could lead to further opportunities, and could unlock some of the £2.5million in potential Aberdeen add-ons which, less than a week ago, looked near-totally gone.

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Is unlikely Aberdeen Calvin Ramsay cash boost back on? Arne Slot praises 'very, very decent' ex-Don after Liverpool lifeline
Ramsay was praised for his performance after playing the entirety of Liverpool's 3-0 EFL Cup exit to Crystal Palace at Anfield - the injury-hit former Aberdeen youngster's first appearance for the Mer...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🆎Catch-up - Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin's pre-Kilmarnock press conference:

🔴 Sporting director: 'Me and Lutz have ideas to work TOGETHER – I’m not concerned'
🔴Cormack chats
🔴Dons 'start games well', but start 'stressing'
🔴When Gyamfi will be back

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October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Another Dons presser live blog with the mood having darkened once more...

🔴LIVE: Jimmy Thelin Aberdeen press conference before critical Kilmarnock trip

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LIVE: Jimmy Thelin Aberdeen press conference before critical Kilmarnock trip
Ryan Cryle brings you updates from floundering Aberdeen's press conference before the midweek Premiership game at Kilmarnock.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
There we go.

Initially, Aberdeen chiefs thought Lutz would be too expensive an option, so it would appear there has been some meeting in the middle (due to him having bought into the project).

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CONFIRMED: Lutz Pfannenstiel is Aberdeen's new sporting director as Dons bolster football structure above boss Jimmy Thelin
Aberdeen chiefs had been searching for a more technically-minded sporting director, and Pfannenstiel will bring his 'significant experience to Pittodrie' from next month.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🆎🆕REVEALED: Struggling Aberdeen to announce sporting director imminently as Dave Cormack looks to bolster Jimmy Thelin support structure

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REVEALED: Struggling Aberdeen to announce sporting director imminently as Dave Cormack looks to bolster Jimmy Thelin support structure
Aberdeen chiefs have been searching for a more technically-minded sporting director to fill the vacancy left by departed director of football Steven Gunn.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Aberdeen fans/Dons tops everywhere in Athens at this point, but I think my new friend, Razz, is the most committed.

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🇯🇵Tokyo - 🇨🇳Beijing - 🇬🇷Athens✈️🆎

Meet the @afc.co.uk fan who travelled 23 HOURS to Athens from TOKYO for AEK game – but will be at Urawa Red Diamonds match back in Japan on Saturday🤯👏

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October 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Morning all. Aberdeen fans in Greece for Thursday night’s Uefa Conference League fixture at AEK Athens have been having their say on which striker – Kevin Nisbet or Marko Lazetic – should start for the Dons. And it’s UNANIMOUS!🔴⚽🗣🎥

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WATCH: Marko Lazetic or Kevin Nisbet? Aberdeen fans in Athens unanimous over which striker should start against AEK
Aberdeen fans in Greece for the Conference League clash with AEK Athens are all hoping one frontman plays from the start on Thursday.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Jimmy Thelin and Nicky Devlin’s taxi debacle (in the live blog 🚕) meant a bit of a rush after Aberdeen’s pre-AEK press conference.

Here’s the more in-depth Thelin piece (Devlin is below)🆎 ✍️

Thelin gave some more info on Emmanuel Gyamfi’s injury.

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Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin says Dons must 'manage emotions' in AEK Athens cauldron and with card and penalty-daft ref
Thelin's team take on AEK Athens in the Conference League at the OPAP Arena on Thursday.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
EXCLUSIVE: I went on an access-all-areas stroll round AEK Athens' OPAP Arena earlier, which I filmed🏟🔴

When Aberdeen see the top-notch away dressing room (you can see it in the video🎥), they'll be desperate to get a new stadium built like AEK did!

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside AEK Athens' impressive newly-built OPAP Arena and HUGE Aberdeen dressing room
Come behind-the-scenes at AEK's 32,500-seater stadium, which only opened in September 2022, as we show you the stands, the tunnel, media facilities and away dressing room.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM