No room at the inn as injury list spoils party

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown has a wishlist of more than 20 potential new recruits – but is more concerned about finding 11 players fit for Saturday’s SPL home match against St Johnstone.

Three home league losses on the trot have burst the early-season bubble, with the hope of topping the table replaced by a slide down to seventh.

Defender Andrew Considine has been floored by a chest infection and has not been able to train and Joe Shaugnessy is toiling with a tight hamstring.

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