Cup Review: Alloa v Aberdeen

The Dons' easy advance into the third round of the Scottish League Co-operative Insurance Cup was soon overshadowed by renewed discussion of the artificial surface at Recreation Park. Fyvie looked to catch his boot in the turf and went down badly and without contact; initial speculation has been some sort of knee ligament damage, and while McGhee was cautiously optimistic about the results of a scan, he did not conceal his opinion of the plastic pitch.


"It might not be as bad as it looked, but I definitely think it's the pitch," said the Dons' boss. "A lot of these pitches have been built around the country for teams to train on, but I think at this level the competitiveness and the pace that we're trying to play at it does make it a little bit more difficult... people's feet are sticking and players are getting injuries."


Certainly we all hope the young bull escaped serious damage. It has been noted that Fyvie may have invited trouble by wearing bladed boots instead of a those designed for artificial surfaces, and with luck he'll have learned the lesson without having to pay a price of a month or four in physio.