I'm an Aberdeen diehard who watched them win 2 trophies as a fan - now I want to become their Scottish Cup nightmare

Elgin boss and life-long Red Allan Hale admitted the chance to take on his boyhood club Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup is a dream come true.

Hale is a massive Dons fans. He was at Hampden when they lifted the 1995 Coca Cola Cup and was at Celtic Park in 19 years later to see Derek McInnes’s side lift the League Cup again.

He is now making his own mark at Elgin and has led them to the top of League Two. He admitted Aberdeen at Borough Briggs in the fourth round was the one he wanted. Hale said: “Personally, from a selfish point of view, it's the draw that I wanted. I’m a life-long Aberdeen fan. I’ve sat in the terraces at Pittodrie for many years. I was young enough to see them lift the Coca-Cola Cup in 1995.

"That was the first chance I got to see the Dons lift a trophy. I was down at Park Red (Celtic Park), I always call it that, to see them beat Caley Thistle on penalties as well.

“I’ve experienced some of the European nights as well. To play Aberdeen in a competitive fixture will certainly be a great life experience for myself, individually. But for the club and the town it's a great reward, for navigating through two really difficult ties. We beat Clyde and Kelty Hearts.

"You can see the excitement just from the reaction and the volume of calls and messages that all of us in the club have received. Hopefully now, the supporters can get right behind us and with both seats of fans they can sell out Borough Briggs. It’s a really big occasion for the football club and the players.”

Hale also has Aberdeen to thank for helping him with his coaching career. He spent time in his younger years working in their academy and in the Community Trust programme. Hale knows he will have his hands full trying to come up with a