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‘Easy call’ – Ex-Aberdeen Women skipper Kelly Forrest tips Eilidh Shore for captaincy

The 21-year-old midfielder has been ever-present since Aberdeen returned to SWPL 1 - only missing three games from a possible 59.

Aberdeen Women midfielder Eilidh Shore. Image: Shutterstock.
Aberdeen Women midfielder Eilidh Shore. Image: Shutterstock.

Ex-Aberdeen Women skipper Kelly Forrest believes Eilidh Shore should be named the next Dons captain.

The captain’s armband is up for grabs after outgoing skipper Loren Campbell retired from football at the end of the season.

Campbell was captain for one term, guiding the Dons to ninth in SWPL 1 after taking the reins from Forrest, who herself retired at the end of the 2021-22 campaign.

Forrest believes 21-year-old Shore has all the right qualities to takeover from Campbell and lead the team.

The midfielder has been ever-present since Aberdeen returned to SWPL 1 – only missing three games from a possible 59 – and celebrated a century of appearances for the club in March.

All 56 of Shore’s top-flight appearances have come in the starting XI.

She has scored eight goals over both campaigns, including a strike against Rangers which was recently named Aberdeen Women’s goal of the season.

“Eilidh is one of those players who keeps herself very grounded, doesn’t get ahead of herself and leads by example,” said Forrest.

“She doesn’t necessarily need to talk-the-talk all the time because she’s such a consistent player – defensively and she scores goals.

“Eilidh’s a very likeable person and gets along with everyone. I think that’s really important for cohesion, because if you’ve got someone like her as captain, the team will want to win for her.

“It’s an easy call to make.”

Shore has developed leadership skills, says Forrest

Former Aberdeen Women captain Kelly Forrest. Image: SNS

The ex-captain believes, though Shore is still in the early stages of her career, she has already showcased her development as a leader.

“Eilidh is still very young and there probably hasn’t been an expectation on her to be as vocal as she has been,” added Forest.

“She’s supported Loren and Francesca (Ogilvie) as vice-captain really well.

“I think more recently there’s been more demand on Eilidh to try and build momentum.

“She’s always in the team, which is really important.

Bailley Collins celebrates with Eilidh Shore. Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson.

“She won the triple (player of the year, players’ player of the year and goal of the season) at the awards dinner and it reflects her impact – it was thoroughly deserved.

“Eilidh has constantly improved and it’s great to see her stepping up as a leader.

“She was quite quiet when she first joined, but that probably just an age thing.

“She’s definitely come on in both her leadership qualities and her overall game.”

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