Dons request delay on stadium vote

Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne said the club have asked for a crucial planning permission vote on their proposed £50 million new stadium development to be postponed.

Councillors were due to deliver their verdict on whether to give the green light for the project at Kingsford next Wednesday. But the decision on the planned 20,000-capacity stadium, training academy and community sports hub is now set to take place at a later date at the request of the club, with Dons officials keen for further talks with the planning service.

News of the deferment comes after city planners did not make an announcement on their recommendation for the proposals on Tuesday as expected.

Milnesaid:“thisisaonceina generation project with major implications for the club, the city and the wider region.

“It is also an application with a degree of legal and planning complexity that needs to be carefully considered.

“We have therefore decided to request that our application be deferred to a future meeting of the full council.” Dundee playmaker Scott Allan has undergone an operation in a bid to resolve an ongoing groin injury.

The Celtic loanee posted a picture of himself on Instagram in a hospital bed with the caption “operation complete”.