Alfie Dorrington hasn't seen Aberdeen Scottish Cup winners medal since Hampden and hopes it won't be on eBay
Alfie Dorrington has joked he hasn't seen his Scottish Cup winners' medal since Hampden last May and hopes it doesn't end up on eBay.
The on-loan Tottenham Hotspur defender was part of Jimmy Thelin's Aberdeen side that famously beat Celtic on penalties to lift their first trophy in 11 years.
Dorrington admitted he gave his medal to his mum and dad for safe-keeping.
He has returned for a second spell with the Dons and is looking for more cup glory, starting with the weekend trip to take on Morton in the Premier Sports Cup.
Dorrrington said: 'I don't know what has happened to my Scottish Cup medal because my mum and dad have put it away.
'I haven't touched it since the final but hopefully it doesn't end up on ebay.
'It hasn't really sunk in what happened against Celtic and the celebrations after it with being so young. Obviously with the parade the next day it did sink in a bit but I drove home the next day and had my summer holiday.
'All the boys say, 'I think it's going to be one you look back on after your career'.'
The 20-year-old has watched the highlights back of the final but nothing else.
He admitted it has been a different story, who is always watching different highlights and programmes about it on YouTube.
Dorrington, who started against Celtic at the weekend, added: 'I've watched the own goal back but my dad watches the game back a lot.
'I've seen bits of it but every time I walk in my dad's watching it on a different YouTube channel.
'Obviously all I could hear in the build-up was '35 years' and we just thought it was a brilliant opportunity to make it our year.'
. He admitted the skipper and Nicky Devlin have been big role models for him.
'Obviously he is from Aberdeen and is a legend at the club so I was buzzing for him,' the central defender said.
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