Ross McCrorie buzzing Aberdeen 'got one over' on Rangers as he insists fan stick didn't faze him

Ross McCrorie knows Aberdeen will be up for the battle to seal third spot because Barry Robson has put together his own band of Pittodrie brothers.

The likes of Duk and Bojan Miovski might have grabbed the headlines with their goals but the recent revival has been very much a team effort. Aberdeen have won seven on the bounce and are five points clear of fourth-placed Hearts going into the top-six fixtures.

McCrorie believes there is a feelgood factor at the Dons and it’s a vibe that flows from the stands to the players and right through the club. The vice-captain took the armband with Graeme Shinnie suspended against Rangers and said: “It was an honour. This is the best group of lads I have been involved with since I have come to Aberdeen. The quality is the best by a mile. We have a lot of quality players in each position.

“Not just that, we are like brothers because it is a tight-knit squad. We have a small squad but we are like a family and we do things together, outwith training as well. You can see that on the pitch.

“The bond in the team is there. We are all celebrating the goals, tackles and the boys creating chances.”

Aberdeen’s players are all committed to the cause and now have the strength and power to go the distance after Sunday’s 2-0 win over Rangers. McCrorie added “Physically, I thought we were immense and you could see we were still running at the end. We were attacking with pace and the gaffer is really big on the transition. We are on top of that and it showed.”

There has been a real resurgence under Robson. He has put Dons back on the map and the Red Army are getting behind the team. That was shown as a packed Pittodrie was central to Sunday’s win. When asked if that was the best atmosphere he had