Stephen Glass delivers 'hopeful' Rangers clash verdict as Aberdeen boss takes defiant transfer stance

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Aberdeen should have been sunning themselves in Dubai before Covid waved those plans goodbye. But Stephen Glass is praying that a good old-fashioned mini-pre season in the frozen north will have his Dons fit and firing when Rangers herald the end of the winter break by visiting Pittodrie next Tuesday night.

The Aberdeen boss had hoped to fit in a bounce game in the Middle East before having to scrap the trip and concerns over the virus have made a friendly in Scotland more than hassling than it’s worth.

Glass isn’t too concerned about that. He’s just hoping the December momentum, built on four wins in five games, can continue when the league leaders come to town.

And that the current rules restricting the crowd limit to only 500 will be at least partially lifted by January 18.Get all the latest Sports news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Facebook groups and Record Sport Instagram.He said: “From everything I’m seeing, I’m more hopeful because it looks more positive at the moment.“The fear of what’s out there seems to be dissipating slightly.“The restrictions in England are different, so it might cause things to happen and fingers crossed that will be the case.“We were on a good run before the break, winning four out of five in December.“We were looking forward to hosting Dundee with a huge crowd then Rangers