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Brown's men on course to emulate Miller's Aberdeen's class of 1993-94

IT is so long since Aberdeen took in the view from the very top of Scottish football that they may need breathing equipment to make that final step to the summit.

Aberdeen's Niall McGinn (No.10) celebrates his winning goal against Hibernian. Picture: SNS
Aberdeen's Niall McGinn (No.10) celebrates his winning goal against Hibernian. Picture: SNS

After years of struggling to climb beyond the foothills – they have finished ninth in the past three seasons – Craig Brown's side are finally producing results to match their sizeable wage budget.

Should they defeat Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Pittodrie this evening, it will mark the first time an Aberdeen side has sat atop the Premier League this late in a season since 1993/94. There may be a collective outbreak of acrophobia should they do it.

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