I went to University in Aberdeen (RGU not the actual bankrupt US & European holiday camp that is Aberdeen University) and I can say that because there is a huge Irish contingent there studying in the city and because Rugby is always popular to watch on a weekend in the bars, I'm sure that if it were well promoted at Aberdeen Uni, RGU and Aberdeen College with offers of cut price tickets, booze, offers, etc, you could get a good crowd to Pitodrie.

Then again.....this is Pitodrie, most depressing and desolate football ground in the whole wide world we're talking about.

Borders went under because nobody was attending. The average borders fan seems to think that they can have their cake and eat it, that is to have a professional regional team to have but never attend any matches and yet still have their dream world of amateur rugby which can continue forever.

The situation was frankly absurd, much like Wales and the Celtic Warriors regional club, and so the SRU put a stop to it. What cocked things up was that the SRU did it when they blatantly did not have enough money to start a new franchise elsewhere such as in Stirling or in Aberdeen so it turned into a cynical cost cutting measure.