Joe Lewis slams Graeme Shinnie's Aberdeen cynics as Rangers 'cowardice' claim sparks social media row
Aberdeen favourite Joe Lewis has lashed out at a disgruntled Pittodrie supporter for labelling skipper Graeme Shinnie as a coward in the wake of Wednesday night's 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox.
Jimmy Thelin's men are now without a victory in 12 Premiership matches after the dismal loss in Govan, where the Swede's team were barely able to lay a glove on Rangers despite coming out on top in the fixture at Pittodrie earlier in the season. The nature of the performance has sparked an inquest among Aberdeen fans, with several of the team's senior players such as captain Shinnie, Sivert Heltne-Nilsen and Millwall loanee Kevin Nisbet coming under heavy fire.
But after one Dons fan accused every man in red apart from stopper Ross Doohan of "utter cowardice" on Wednesday night, Lewis - who hung up his gloves last year after seven years in the Granite City between 2016 and 2023 - leapt to the defence of his old teammate Shinnie.
Responding to the claims on X, Lewis replied: "Outrageous comments. Shinnie a coward? Say what you like about form, ability or performance but if you think Graeme Shinnie shows any cowardice in the way he plays football you are miles off it."
Thelin will be hoping to arrest his side's dreadful run of form when they face League Two side Elgin City at Borough Briggs in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup on Sunday. Aberdeen reached the semi-finals of the competition last season but have not lifted the Scottish Cup since 1990.
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