Aberdeen add former Sir Alex Ferguson assistant to board for ‘commercial acumen & football knowledge’

It comes just after a thriving profession in banking and finance pursuing a departure from football which brought a range of substantial factors and silverware.

Garner, as a player, put in six decades at Pittodrie right until 1981 winning the League Cup and Premier Division. He returned to the club in 1984 to support Sir Alex Ferguson and was component of the massively productive interval with 5 significant trophies received for the duration of his spell.

“I’m amazingly honoured to join the board of Aberdeen FC,” he reported.

“Having expended appreciable time, in specific with the chairman, the directors and senior administration at the club over the last handful of months, I’ve been definitely amazed by what I have seen.

It is definitely been a actually difficult season, but I’m persuaded the eyesight and strategy is the ideal a person for the club. This incorporates the new construction that’s been set in area within the soccer procedure, player identification and recruitment department.

“The club also has first course education services which, along with its new stadium aspirations, bode very well for the future. I do feel we’re on the ideal route to offering the benefits the club and its supporters want to see. It usually can take a season or two when you go by a changeover, on the other hand, I’m extremely thrilled to be becoming a member of the board at this time and looking forward to contributing to the club’s sustainable achievement.”

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack thinks Garner’s experience both equally in football and company will be a genuine asset to the club.

“A credible and authoritative commentator on the activity, Willie is effectively-revered in footballing circles and the business enterprise community,” he explained. “His enjoy for Aberdeen and his passion for and knowledge of the game made him an evident prospect when we were being on the lookout to incorporate depth and breadth to the board.

“Having a short while ago retired from a thriving business profession in banking and finance, Willie will carry the two industrial acumen and football understanding to the board and present beneficial enter and assistance as we seem to execute and supply on the club’s approach.”