David booked trip to Belgium for next round

You have to marvel at the dedication of some of the Red Army.

There were fans who made the trek to Munich from China andIndonesia.

However, David Dempster went a stage further by booking his tripfor the next round as he firmly believed his heroes would gothrough.

The Aberdonian will now head to Belgium where he'll be forced towatch Bayern take on Anderlecht in the next round. He said: "I'llstill be making the trip across although it won't be the same nowthat the Dons are out but I'm sure we'll all have some fun on ourtravels."

SPARE a thought for my pal Derren McRae who made the trip toGermany for Aberdeen's UEFA Cup clash with Bayern Munich.

Not only did he suffer a horrendous trip across as his flight wasdisrupted by fog at Heathrow his baggage also failed to arrive.

The surveyor had planned to wear the actual jacket Sir AlexFerguson wore at the Ullevi Stadium when beat Real Madrid to liftthe European Cup Winners' Cup.

Derren's father Alan, of Cove Rangers, is a close friend of theManchester United boss and received the legendary jacket as a gift.

"It would have been fitting to wear it against Bayern and I'msure all the boys would have loved it," he said.

"Unfortunately, what with all the problems in getting over toGermany my case failed to arrive.

"I still made the most of my trip despite the disappointingresult."