Ex Aberdeen star hits out at Player of the Year bash timing as St Mirren defeat comes less than 48 hours after awards
Jimmy Thelin's men now trail Hibs by three points in the battle for third spot in the Premiership
Former Aberdeen star Steve Tosh has questioned the timing of the the club's Player of the Year awards in the wake of defeat to St Mirren.
Jimmy Thelin was left frustrated on Saturday as he saw his forwards pass up a number of chances in Paisley - with Mikael Mandron's strike subjecting the Dons to their seventh defeat from eight visits to the SMISA.
Aberdeen have a fight on their hands to claw back a three-point gap to Hibs as they bid to finish third in the Premiership table.
And Tosh has gone in two-footed in the wake of the loss on the road - as he questioned the timing of the ceremony held at the P&J Live on Thursday evening.
Former Pittodrie midfielder Tosh - who has previously worked as a pundit for Aberdeen club media outlet Red TV - posted to X: "I know the players were not drinking but AFC please STOP having the POTY awards on a Thursday night.
"It makes no sense whatsoever when the boys have a game on a Saturday."
The 51-year-old was pressed by a fan on his point as he called for stats on Reds' results following their annual awards night.
Tosh responded by claiming: "Not fully blaming it on this but I was there last year and players still there around 11:30pm.
"For me make it a Saturday night with no game thereafter."
One punter called the comment an "excuse" for the damaging defeat to Stephen Robinson's men - to which Tosh clapped back: "It's not an excuse for today. It's my genuine thoughts.
"Last year I was so surprised players were still there at the time they were before a big game. I said it then and I stand by it."
When pushed on the actual impact on the players of a Thursday night even before a game 48 hours later, the retired midfielder said: "They would be training, then travelling to stay in a strange bed on a Friday night.
" Believe me it affects more than you might think."
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