Aberdeen get post Scott Brown glimpse into the future and fans are all saying the same thing

Aberdeen fans were given a glimpse of life without captain Scott Brown after the 36-year-old sat out of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Motherwell due to a hamstring injury.

Brown joined Aberdeen last summer in a surprise player-coach role but the sacking of Stephen Glass may have thrown a curve-ball to whatever coaching path the former Celtic skipper had in mind.

Record Sport revealed on Friday that Brown had been granted permission to speak to the St Mirren over the post vacated by Jim Goodwin.

Goodwin has gone the the other way to replace Glass in the Pittodrie hotseat.

If Brown was to leave for Paisley, what options do Aberdeen have to replace him?

The player tasked of filling Brown's midfield enforcer role against Motherwell was Ross McCrorie.

Injuries have hampered Aberdeen this season, particularly defensively, with McCrorie deputising at centre-back for the majority of the season so far.

However against the Steelmen, the 23-year-old was back in midfield and played a starring role which led to Aberdeen's official social media account posting "An impressive performance back in the midfield engine room from Ross McCrorie yesterday."

The emergence of Connor Barron to the first team will also be a welcomed sight for Dons fans with the 19-year-old academy graduate impressing with a man of the match performance in his first start last week.

Dylan McGeouch is still at the club and is a capable alternative while Funso Ojo can operate in a number of roles across the midfield.

Goodwin is set to have talks with the Aberdeen skipper to discuss the role he will play under the new setup, if he was to remain in the Granite City.

Here's what some Dons fans had to say about the potential move.

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