Mar 282014
 

With thanks to Dave Macdermid.

BikeGavSimmy_001The raffle for the most famous bicycle in the history of Aberdeen Football Club will take place on Monday with former manager and current board member Craig Brown doing the honours.

A Club spokesperson said: “The bike won by Stephen Glass after his League Cup winning man of the match performance in 1995 is up for grabs along with a custom made cycling top from theCyclejersey.com and this is a fantastic chance for one Dons supporter to get their hands on a significant piece of AFC history as well as a unique cycle jersey as well!”

The raffle for the unique piece of AFC history, is being undertaken in conjunction with the AFC Heritage Trust, with tickets costing £5 which can be purchased via www.afcheritage.org  by clicking ‘donate’ on the home page, after which a unique number is allocated to each ‘ticket’ purchased.

Alternatively, numbers can be purchased at Aberdeen Football Club reception, ensuring that those buying leave their contact details, including telephone and e-mail.

All money raised is going to youth development at Pittodrie and Head of Youth Development Neil Simpson said:

“The picture of Stephen being given the bike in the soaking rain at Hampden is one of the most memorable images of that day and it’s a real opportunity for someone to own something that was very much part of that occasion! Everyone who buys a ticket will also be helping to invest in the future of AFC and that can only be a positive.”

Tickets for the raffle can now be purchased up until 23.59 on Sunday 30th March 2014 with the draw taking place at Pittodrie Stadium at 12 noon on Monday 31st March 2014 with details of the winner published on the Club website that afternoon.

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Mar 112014
 

Ryan-bikeWith thanks to Dave Macdermid.

There is still time to have the chance of winning the iconic Coca-Cola branded bicycle won by Stephen Glass the last time the Dons won the Scottish League Cup and seen here modelled by midfielder Ryan Jack.

The raffle for the unique piece of AFC history, is being undertaken in conjunction with the AFC Heritage Trust, with tickets costing £5 which can be purchased via www.afcheritage.org  by clicking ‘donate’ on the home page, after which a unique number is allocated to each ‘ticket’ purchased.

Alternatively, numbers can be purchased at Aberdeen Football Club, ensuring that those buying leave their contact details, including telephone and e-mail.

AFC Head of Youth Development Neil Simpson is confident that supporters will be eager to get their hands on such an iconic vehicle.

“It’s a fantastic gesture by Stephen and really appreciated. The picture of Stephen being given the bike in the soaking rain at Hampden is one of the most memorable images of that day and it’s a real opportunity for someone to own something that was very much part of that occasion. Everyone who buys a ticket will also be helping to invest in the future of AFC and that can only be a positive.”

Tickets for the raffle can be purchased up until 23.59 on Thursday 13th March 2014 with the draw taking place at Pittodrie Stadium at 12 noon on Friday 14th March 2014 with details of the winner published on the Club website that afternoon.

Sep 192013
 

Worthy winners of the inaugural AFC Heritage Trust Quiz Night Trophy were 5-man Section Y Boo Boys, whose total recall of significant Dons dates, results, scorers, donkeys, trophy successes and cup humiliations triumphed over stiff competition last Friday at the Menzies Hotel, reports David Innes.

AFC Heritage Trust“We started well, but it was obviously the half time stovies that drove us on to a sweet victory,” Boo Boys’ member Andre Watson-Oudabar told Voice, taking time off from the Dunkelweiss-fuelled celebrations in Drummonds.
“We’re fair trickit that we won. Obviously the boys have long held the ambition to be fitba quiz top dogs in town and we now feel that we can literally kick on to even greater glory and that elusive Ayr United Quiz Night trophy will hopefully be ours next February.”

“As I said, the boys have literally been flying in training and Jannie’s been answering the trickiest and most convoluted test questions for fun. And pints.

“There’s been a good feeling in the camp and I think we peaked at the right time. Our skipper Pensive has put his new sharpness down to his cutting out the fags and in light of such dedication I think I speak for all the boys and say that we did it for him.

“We’re hoping to round off this career highlight with a victory parade down Union Street atop a cooncil gritter. Funnily enough there was no question on this vital part of the Dons’ history in the quiz and our diligent Leatherdale-based preparations for questions on The Cappielow Incident were also in vain.”

Twelve teams took part with the Trust’s own team Turnbull’s Relics, close runners-up although they were cruelly depleted by a player loss as the transfer window slammed shut, ten minutes before kick-off.

The award for best team name was won by Ian Black’s Dodgy Betting Slip and the ‘prize’ for finishing last, four cans of supermarket own-brand lager (mmmmm…) was taken by My Wife Can’t Wrestle But You Should See Her Box, who, if they had any taste buds, would have dumped them in the hotel skip as they left.

Thanks are due to all participants who made it such an entertaining night out, to patient quizmaster and auctioneer Dave Macdermid, to Bob Bain for organising the evening, keeping score and deriving a list of incisive and frustrating questions, and to everyone who donated raffle prizes and auction items.

The final reckoning has yet to be tallied but Trust treasurer Bob Bain is confident that the coffers have been replenished to a healthy level after some major outlays recently. With competitive appetites whetted too, the Trust intends to hold this event annually.

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Sep 112013
 

Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust is an independent charitable organisation working closely with the club. It aims to care for and expand the Dons historical record for the benefit of fans, the NE community and the Dons diaspora.

AFC Heritage TrustThe Trust was founded in 2008 and has since been gathering artefacts and historical data to be preserved for future generations.

A collection of programmes, player shirts, medals and other fascinating memorabilia is growing steadily. In the longer term the Trust will be given the task of laying out, populating and managing a Museum and Learning Centre in the new stadium.

Funding is essential to continue these efforts, and the Trust is hosting a charity fundraising Quiz Night, based on the Dons history, on Friday 13 September.

Arrival time at the Menzies Hotel, Dyce is 1900 for a 1930 start and the entertainment should conclude around midnight.

Entry is £100 per team of 5 members. Anyone wishing to attend but not participate in the quiz will be charged £20.

There will be a raffle and an auction and a buffet will be provided during the interval. We hope that some former players will join us.

Thanks to Allan McKimmie, Chairman, Aberdeen FC Heritage Trust

Dons Heritage Trust Fundraiser

Friday 13 September at 1900.
Menzies Hotel,
Dyce,
Aberdeen.