It's never dull at Pittodrie and Aberdeen have once again had a year full of twists and turns, along with plenty of memorable moments.

Four different managers have taken charge, including the bonkers Neil Warnock saga, and the Dons enjoyed a Hampden return in the summer that produced an all-time classic Scottish Cup clash.

However league form nosedived as the Reds struggled to find any run of form until Peter Leven stepped in to steady the ship and salvage Aberdeen's season.

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The first-half of 2024 might have been disappointing overall, but you can't say it was ever dull and lacking drama. Here's a look back at what happened at Aberdeen between January and June.

January

After bringing down the curtains on 2023 out of Europe, sliding down the table, and falling to a 3-0 defeat to St Mirren, Barry Robson needed to transform Aberdeen's fortunes, and quickly.

Beating Ross County 3-0 in Dingwall and kicking off the Scottish Cup campaign with a victory over Clyde after the winter break was the perfect start.

But things quickly unravelled, with a draw against St Johnstone leading to more disquiet among the Red Army before the trip to Tynecastle landed another blow.

The Jambos ran out 2-0 winners, piling the pressure on Robson event further, and then came the final blow as a Pittodrie draw with Dundee saw the former Dons midfielder given his marching orders.

Dave Cormack had to stop the rot, and he took action by bringing in Peter Leven on a caretaker basis, but back-to-back clashes with the Old Firm were on the near horizon with the club eighth in the table.

Crucially, the Dons had kept hold of Bojan Miovski in the January transfer window, while Liverpool defender Rhys Williams saw his loan spell cut short after playing a grand total of zero minutes for Aberdeen.

Killian Phillips joined on loan from Crystal Palace while Or Dadia saw his loan spell also ended prematurely.

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February

An outstanding performance under Leven saw the Dons earn a point against eventual champions Celtic at Pittodrie, with optimism suddenly renewed around Pittodrie.

Then came something nobody in Scottish football could believe - Warnock joined Aberdeen with the task of salvaging the season.

A veteran of the game in England, could he hack it in Scotland? Well, that turned out not to be the case as he lost his first game in charge against Rangers at Ibrox.

They comfortably beat Bonnyrigg Rose to continue their Scottish Cup journey, but February would end with a draw against Hibs and defeats to Kilmarnock and St Johnstone.

The issues on the pitch were still prevalent, and the Reds were still sliding dangerously close to the bottom end of the table, with the optimism of the Celtic draw well and truly gone.

March

March needed to bring points and strong performances, and they opened the month in dramatic fashion as Connor Barron fired Aberdeen ahead inside a minute against St Mirren.

But in calamitous fashion, the Buddies scored twice in injury time including a winner in the final minute to snatch victory from Warnock's grasp, leaving the manager lost for words.

He had the task of downing Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup next, and many expected the cup run to come to a crashing end against Derek McInnes' men.

Incredibly, they won 3-1, reaching the semi-finals of the competition, but at full-time the news broke that Warnock was leaving Aberdeen.

It had been a dire Premiership run under the former Sheffield United boss, but there was at least a cup run to savour, and Leven was once again given control.

A 1-1 draw with Dundee saw the players booed off the pitch at Dens Park, and Leven faced the task no one wanted, but his efforts would produce a remarkable turnaround.

Victory at Motherwell and at home to Ross County gave the Dons a vital six points to boost confidence around the fanbase, and suddenly things started to feel a lot brighter in the Granite City once again.

April

Drawing 0-0 at Livingston hardly made the first game of April memorable, but their second stalemate of the month brought an even more dire outcome.

Having stormed to third in the table last season and amazed fans across the country, Aberdeen were now condemned to a bottom six finish as the players watched Dundee make the most of the celebrations.

Tony Docherty's men had snuck into the top half and would have the chance to go after European football, something the Red Army desperately craved after their adventure on the continent in late 2023.

With four points dropped in two games, form heading into the cup semi-final with Celtic was not making pretty reading, but the players did the entire city proud on that sunny April afternoon.

A battling 3-3 draw with late goals in extra-time - no one would have predicted that but the Dons had pulled an epic performance out the bag.

However, a Phillips penalty miss would bring their run to silverware to an end and condemn the Reds to another trophyless season.

Another victory over Motherwell rounded out the month as all focus now was on ending the season on a high and as far away from the relegation play-off drama as possible.

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May

That Motherwell victory was swiftly followed up by another three points as Aberdeen beat St Johnstone 1-0 to open the final weeks of the Premiership season.

Three games were left, and safety was almost secure, but Easter Road was up next; a not so happy hunting ground in recent times.

Incredibly, Leven steered his side to a 4-0 victory in Leith, with the highlight being a glimpse of the future as 16-year-old Fletcher Boyd scored the fourth on his debut.

Bizarrely, that goal might be remembered more for Duk bodyslamming the teenager into the turf in celebration, but the points were in the bag.

The final Pittodrie game of the season brought even more goals as Aberdeen won 5-1 against Livingston, Boyd once again scoring for the Reds and Junior Hoilett - the one positive part of Warnock's reign - scoring a brace.

He had been brought to the club by the Englishman and his performances at the tail end of the season brought their positives aplenty.

A teary Jonny Hayes waved farewell to Pittodrie, with his retirement on the near horizon, as Leven's men ended the campaign with a 2-2 draw in Dingwall in seventh place.

June

The campaign was done, and it was time to hit the reset button. Aberdeen needed to get their new manager in the door and get him to work on fixing the squad.

Up stepped Jimmy Thelin, the Elfsborg manager who kept Leven in his coaching team and got to work on bringing new faces in the door.

Gavin Molloy, Peter Ambrose and Dimitar Mitov came in, but more than 10 Dons would head out the door, with Kelle Roos leaving the club and Barron souring his relationship with the Red Army as he joined rivals Rangers - the fee for which still yet to be determined in late 2024.

Hoilett, Hayes, former captain Anthony Stewart, Stefan Gartenmann, and six youngsters - Kieran Ngwenya, Finlay Murray, Kai Watson, Aaron Reid, Chris Kondolo and Reuben Smillie - completed the departures list.

Aberdeen had to settle for the Premier Sports Cup group stages due to their bottom half finish, and the first fixtures of the season were soon confirmed.

All attention was now on what Thelin's Aberdeen would look like, with fans eagerly awaiting the start of a new era at Pittodrie and hoping for a far better season than last.