Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin admits there is a "big, big gulf" between Rangers and Celtic's spending power that has dented the chances of returning to past glories.
Goodwin has put his own stamp on the Aberdeen dressing room after ripping up the squad assembled by his predecessor Stephen Glass during a disappointing Scottish Premiership campaign last term.
The Dons' have enjoyed some positive results early in the campaign and sit in seventh spot during the international break, and Goodwin has put a focus on the cup competitions with the club already reaching the Premier Sports Cup quarter final.
However, he admits it will be a tough ask to reach the heights of challenging for the domestic title and competing on the European stage like the iconic sides of the seventies and eighties.