‘Emotional’ Aberdeen grateful to Jimmy Thelin’s biggest trait as major squad update revealed

May 30, 2025 GG Uncategorized 0

‘Emotional’ Aberdeen grateful to Jimmy Thelin’s biggest trait as major squad update revealed.

Aberdeen’s chief executive, Alan Burrows, is the first to admit that the club’s leadership may be “emotional” on occasion. He and chairman Dave Cormack are deeply engaged in the Dons’ success, so having manager Jimmy Thelin at Pittodrie to balance things out is critical. Despite a turbulent season, the Swede has maintained his composure. Thelin’s tenure began with 13 consecutive competitive wins before a dry spell of one win in 15. They eventually won the Scottish Cup last weekend against Celtic, ending a 35-year wait for the title. Thelin’s disposition has hardly changed, rain or shine.

Jimmy Thelin has guided Aberdeen to the Scottish Cup in his first season in charge.
Jimmy Thelin led Aberdeen to the Scottish Cup in his first season in charge. © SNS Group. “My former chairman once said very poetically in football that one minute you’re a peacock, the next you’re a feather duster,” Burrows recalled. “I assume the same is true in reverse. And that’s the nature of football; it’s a lesson. When things don’t go as planned, you try not to become too high or too low. “Try to retain that all the time, especially when working on a project or introducing someone to the concept of a three- to five-year plan. You must realise that there will be bumps along the way. In modern football now, people aren’t prepared to put up with bumps – they just want constant success.

“Hopefully, what we’ve proven this season is a steadfast commitment to this project and this manager, and we’ll continue to strive to support him in the future.

Why Aberdeen is an ‘emotional’ club

“I believe we need him to be cool, since he is one of the few people who remain calm when you consider me, the chairman, and others – all of whom are quite emotional! It’s an emotional football club because of its rich history, as well as the high expectations that come with being in a big city. “When you’ve got that, having somebody like Jimmy who are calm in there keeps everyone on track. He’s pretty good. Not only for moving around the club, but also for handling up, down, and sideways. “He’s a great guy.” Burrows expressed awe at how Thelin managed to preserve a balance when others may have become ruffled. “He’s done remarkably well,” Burrows added. “Listen, we were saying when we appointed him, this is a long project. Aberdeen are trying to get away from this churn of managers that we’ve had over the previous four or five seasons and we were saying to everybody at the start, ‘this is going to require patience, this is going to require a bit of time’. And then we got and win 11 games out of 12 and completely blow that up!

 

Aberdeen CEO Alan Burrows (right) alongside chairman Dave Cormack (centre) and director of football Steven Gunn.
Aberdeen CEO Alan Burrows (right), with chairman Dave Cormack (centre) and director of football Steven Gunn. | SNS Group “I believe what that does is raise everyone’s expectations very rapidly, but we always knew that in the first season, as he was adjusting to Scottish football and establishing his team, it would take some time and effort. That presented itself in the middle of the season, but I believe the mark of anyone is to try to be calm, keep doing what they’re doing, and not renounce their ideals.

“To me, that is the highest credit. He’s been the same person since day one, until yesterday. That’s a sign of a truly good manager: they can stay on that straight line.” Meanwhile, Aberdeen has confirmed that Jack MacKenzie, Ross Doohan, Tom Ritchie, and Jamie McGrath will depart at the end of the season, while loanees Kevin Nisbet, Oday Dabbagh, Jeppe Okkels, and Alfie Dorrington will return to their respective clubs.

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