Aberdeen commenced their celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of their European Cup Winners’ Cup triumph last night. 

And they will prolong the special occasion over the weekend as they host Hibernian at Pittodrie. 

Several club legends will be in attendance at the game who were part of the success in Gothenburg.  

From Willie Miller to Alex McLeish, and Neil Simpson to Gordon Strachan, the famous faces who helped to defeat Real Madrid will all be on show.  

It has not yet been confirmed if Sir Alex Ferguson will be in town for the events yet or not, but Barry Robson certainly hopes so. 

“It will be an inspiration to our players,” the Dons manager insisted. “I have sat here many times and there has been an added bit of pressure. This for me, is not an added bit of pressure.  

“It is great to have legends of the club coming back and us getting the chance to see them. That’s not a pressure for players.   

“When you see these players who were unbelievably talented and went and won in Europe.  

“I know ‘Simmie’ personally, I see him every day and wind him up about it. Gordon Strachan was my manager.  I saw Willie Miller at the Player of the Year dinner, and I was speaking to him. Alex McLeish gave me my first Scotland cap.   

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“There are some guys I know have also been really good managers. It is not a pressure thing. It is something this football club should be proud of and the players should also be proud of those players, seeing them back. 

“It is not just the football club but the city as well. Everybody is talking about it. My dad and all his uncles can name you all the players and what they were doing the day of Gothenburg.   

“It was a great team and brilliant squad with some great achievements and you can see how proud the city is of the Gothenburg Greats and rightly so.” 

On his experiences with Sir Alex, he added: “When he was up for his statue unveiling last year, the development squad was based at Pittodrie. He came in to say hi and we had a chat with him for about five minutes. He was brilliant, brand new.   

“I’ve seen him a few times over the years, he’s always been really nice and thoughtful.   

“When Derek (McInnes) was here he also came to visit. Derek introduced me and we sat to have a conversation.   

“He’s a genius, a legend. I hope he’s able to make it up.”  

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Meanwhile, Robson insists the players’ minds focus on the here and now, not on the past.  

The last time Aberdeen met Hibs, Jim Goodwin lost his job after the infamous 6-0 drubbing at Easter Road. 

But the boss has no worries over his players being mentally prepared for the game tomorrow.  

He said: “It hasn’t even minutely entered my mind. I don’t think the players will be thinking about something that happened 12 weeks ago. Or they shouldn’t be. It hasn’t entered my mind or my players’.   

“We have had 11 games since then, which have been tough. We have had to be tactically good at it. There have been loads and loads going on and we have tried to fight our way up the league.   

“It is not something I have thought about. It had nothing to do with me, I wasn’t even the manager of the club at the time.  

“I know Hibs are a good side and it will be a tough game. It is important (to win). They had a good performance last weekend.   

“I watched the game and I have watched a few of their games. They are fighting to get into Europe, like everybody else.   

“We are all playing our rivals and it will be difficult for all of us. We just have to ensure we are tactically and organised right and perform to the best we can.   

“If we can do that we have shown we can win games. If we fall short of that then we won’t.”