Jack Milne wants Aberdeen Scottish Cup triumph to kickstart a new era as local boy admits achievement may never sink in
The young defender has achieved his dream with his boyhood club
Jack Milne wants the Scottish Cup success to be the starting of a winning addiction for Aberdeen.
Jimmy Thelin 's squad has returned back for pre-season fresh from their Hampden heroics over Celtic. It was the Dons first trophy in more than a decade and Milne hopes it will be the start of a silver-lined Pittodrie era.
He said: 'It is one of those things, experiencing it and seeing how special it is. You just want to do it over and over again. Winning is addictive and that is what we want to do.
'Being from the city and all my family are from the city and are Aberdeen supporters. It does make it special. Every since I was a little boy it was my dream to play for Aberdeen and win something with Aberdeen.
'We have gone and done that and I don't know if it will ever fully sink in and we realise what we have achieved. At the same time we want to go again. 'We don't want to wait another 35 years to win (since the previous Scottish Cup)."
The Aberdonian has seen first-hand the joy it has brought to the Granite City. He has admitted the achievement may never fully sink in as Aberdeen was transformed into a sea of red and white joy.
He claimed: 'I don't think it has fully sunk in yet, but I have watched it all back a few times. My family were all there, a few of my friends and it was an amazing day.
'All the boys, I had no idea there were that many people in Aberdeen. It was amazing to see everyone together.
'All us celebrating on the bus and the bagpipes, it was so, so special. It is something I will remember for a long time.'
The 22-year-old was a shock starter at Hampden and he rose to the occasion. Now he knows the challenge for him this season is keeping himself in Thelin's starting XI.
'It was a big occasion and I did well but it was just one game,' he acknowledged. 'It is something I need to go and build on. Hopefully, I can get myself in the team and stay there. I have always said that is what I want to do. I want to play every week and that is up to me.'
The academy graduate has been working hard over the summer to make sure he hits the ground running. He stated: 'Everybody is different. 'I normally take two weeks and disassociate with football and let my brain rest.
'After that, I start getting back in the gym and back running and kicking a ball.'
Aberdeen head to Portugal for their pre-season training camp at the weekend. Milne knows that will lay the foundations for the season and allow the new faces, like Nick Suman, Kusini Yengi, Nicolas Milanovic and Emmanuel Gyamfi, to be into their new team.
The Dons have slightly longer to prepare as they don't go into the Europa League qualifiers until the final qualifying round next month.
Milne said: 'It is my fourth (Pre-season) with the first-team. It never gets easier. It gets worse.
'The fitness tests and getting going you are a wee bit apprehensive, am I fit enough? Normally I am okay but I enjoy pre-season.
'It is tough and hard work but we spent a lot of time together, especially in the training camp.
'It brings everyone together. We know it is early in pre-season but it is full on and a lot of training. Everything we do, we do it together with the staff and team.
'The weather and facilities are good and it brings everyone together, especially all the new boys that are coming in.'
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