Aberdeen 5 - 1 Motherwell
HT Score: Aberdeen 2 - 0 Motherwell
Div 1 (Old)
Aberdeen scorers: Hay 41, Buckley 44, Hamilton 48, Hay 57, Hamilton 80.Motherwell scorers: Humphries 59
01/11/1952 | KO: 15:00
Young May be Fit for Saturday
Injury Not Serious
By NORMAN MACDONALD
THERE is better news to-day of Alec Young, the Dons’ centre-half, who was injured in the closing stages of Saturday’s game against Motherwell. Ten minutes from the end he received a kick on the kneecap and had to be assisted from the field.
I learned yesterday that an X-ray examination failed to reveal any serious damage. It is suspected that a nerve may have been temporarily paralysed.
Young was at Pittodrie this morning, and although he did no serious training he was walking freely. There are hopes that he will have recovered in time for this week’s game against Raith Rovers at Kirkcaldy.
If he is unfit, the question of who will fill the breach will present a problem.
George Samuel, who came to Pittodric from Broxburn Athletic wing half-back, has been appearing at centre-half in the reserve team during the past week or two, but it is doublful if he has yet acquired enough experience to justify his promotion the first team.
Early in the season J. Wallace — the one from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, not the former Banks o' Dee player who is now in the R.A.F. — was the "A" team pivot, but he too, lacks the necessary experience.
A possible solution would be to switch Billy Smith from left back to centre-half. The former Sunnybank player, I am told, showed distinct promise in this position on several occasions last season.
Defence Improved
There were signs an improvement in the play of the defence against Motherwell and it will be a pity if Young’s injury proves serious enough to necessitate a re-modelling of the rear division. Smith is gradually settling down at left back and had a good game on Saturday.
There has certainly been a remarkable transformation in the Aberdeen team. The Dons played fourteen games without a victory. In their first five fixtures in the League competition they scored six goals - in their last four games they have found the net on twenty-two occasions.
There was a forty-one minute hold-up in the Dons’ goal output on Saturday, but production was re-started by Hay. The forwards are playing well. There is a smoothness and intelligence about their play which inspires respect as well as confidence.
Scoring Urge
Every member of the line seems now to imbued with the scoring urge, but if there is one man who commands a major share of the credit it is George Hamilton.
The decision to switch him to inside right, his original position. is paying dividends. Hamilton not only has the invaluable knack of creating scoring opportunities for others, but he also has the ability to seize them himself. He scored two dandy goals against Motherwell one with his head and one with his feet.
Source: Evening Express, 3rd November 1952
By NORMAN MACDONALD
THERE is better news to-day of Alec Young, the Dons’ centre-half, who was injured in the closing stages of Saturday’s game against Motherwell. Ten minutes from the end he received a kick on the kneecap and had to be assisted from the field.
I learned yesterday that an X-ray examination failed to reveal any serious damage. It is suspected that a nerve may have been temporarily paralysed.
Young was at Pittodrie this morning, and although he did no serious training he was walking freely. There are hopes that he will have recovered in time for this week’s game against Raith Rovers at Kirkcaldy.
If he is unfit, the question of who will fill the breach will present a problem.
George Samuel, who came to Pittodric from Broxburn Athletic wing half-back, has been appearing at centre-half in the reserve team during the past week or two, but it is doublful if he has yet acquired enough experience to justify his promotion the first team.
Early in the season J. Wallace — the one from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, not the former Banks o' Dee player who is now in the R.A.F. — was the "A" team pivot, but he too, lacks the necessary experience.
A possible solution would be to switch Billy Smith from left back to centre-half. The former Sunnybank player, I am told, showed distinct promise in this position on several occasions last season.
Defence Improved
There were signs an improvement in the play of the defence against Motherwell and it will be a pity if Young’s injury proves serious enough to necessitate a re-modelling of the rear division. Smith is gradually settling down at left back and had a good game on Saturday.
There has certainly been a remarkable transformation in the Aberdeen team. The Dons played fourteen games without a victory. In their first five fixtures in the League competition they scored six goals - in their last four games they have found the net on twenty-two occasions.
There was a forty-one minute hold-up in the Dons’ goal output on Saturday, but production was re-started by Hay. The forwards are playing well. There is a smoothness and intelligence about their play which inspires respect as well as confidence.
Scoring Urge
Every member of the line seems now to imbued with the scoring urge, but if there is one man who commands a major share of the credit it is George Hamilton.
The decision to switch him to inside right, his original position. is paying dividends. Hamilton not only has the invaluable knack of creating scoring opportunities for others, but he also has the ability to seize them himself. He scored two dandy goals against Motherwell one with his head and one with his feet.
Source: Evening Express, 3rd November 1952
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