As Rangers fans were celebrating comfortably securing a place in the Scottish Cup sixth round, Aberdeen supporters were unloading on midfielder Lewis Ferguson for the opposite.
The Scotland international midfielder is a key player for Aberdeen yet was central to the support’s frustration as the Dons crashed out of the Scottish Cup 2-1 to Motherwell at Fir Park.
Despite going ahead in the game, Stephen Glass’ men threw away the advantage and can add a premature Scottish Cup exit to their season of mounting disappointment.
Lewis Ferguson – the son of former Rangers midfielder Derek and nephew of ex-Ibrox captain Barry – was caught up in controversy come the final whistle as a video snapped him reacting to “expletives” from the travelling Dandies support.
Now, we’re sure that Lewis’ family allegiances had nothing to do with the frustration (yeah, right) but since the incident, Aberdeen fans have been out for the midfielder’s blood. Here’s one of the only examples we could find without sweary words.
This is especially interesting for Rangers not just given Lewis’ bloodline, but also because the Gers have been extensively linked to Aberdeen star Ferguson throughout his career [Scottish Sun].
Now 22, there’s a growing feeling that both club and player are outgrowing each others and if anyone is deserving of Aberdeen fan ire it’s probably not the club’s leading midfielder.
Rangers-linked Lewis Ferguson clashes with Aberdeen supporters
Handing in a transfer request in the summer following interest from Premier League Watford, Aberdeen chucked out two bids for Lewis and were clear anyone interested in Ferguson can expect to pay up.
But if the relationship between both Lewis Ferguson and the Aberdeen support continues to deteriorate perhaps this stance may change ahead of the summer.
Contracted to Pittodrie until 2024, there’s something about Lewis Ferguson and Rangers many fans love but that will mean little to Aberdeen or the Ibrox supporters who don’t endorse the move.
A full-bloodied box-to-box midfielder with an eye for goal and a commitment to the cause, Ferguson certainly represents an interesting option.
It comes down to value for money and ahead of the next transfer window it’ll be interesting to see what Aberdeen do with a player who is clearly coming to the end of this tether with the mediocrity of the Dons and their supporters.
Rangers could do worse than Lewis Ferguson whilst we’ve got a feeling the fuming Aberdeen support won’t know what they’ve got until it’s gone.
On a completely unrelated sidenote of course, perhaps angry Dons fans would also be better directing their anger at the players in their team who are only motivated to play 90 minutes against the blue side of Glasgow.
But that’s another story altogether.
