Graeme Shinnie goes nuclear on Aberdeen's 'disgraceful' Scottish Cup exit amid next manager fiascoThe midfielder admits their display at East End park was not acceptable in a grovelling apology to the Red ArmyView 2 Images Aberdeen captain Graeme Shinnie (Image: SNS Group)Furious Graeme Shinnie admitted Aberdeen have hit rock bottom as he tore into his side's "disgrace" of a Scottish Cup exit to Dunfermline. ‌Interim boss Peter Leven admitted the Dons could yet be sucked into a relegation fight to compound a horror season. ‌“But we need to have a real, real, real good look at ourselves and especially us as players, we need sort ourselves out. “Iit's not acceptable and it's just the hunger wasn't there, the fire wasn't there, the fight in a Scottish Cup quarter-final to get to Hampden, it wasn't there. “So you win the Scottish Cup last year, you get praise, but you give performances like Saturday you're going to get criticism.

Source: Express March 09, 2026 09:31 UTC