The Banff and Buchan connection combined to secure all three points for Aberdeen against Livingston with two local lads striking in each half to keep them fourth in the table. Connor McLennan, 20, and Bruce Anderson, 21, from Peterhead and Banff respectively, bagged their first goals of the season on a day when chances were sparse. Anderson has been knocking on the first team door — he has scored 20 goals including four hat-tricks, this season for the development squad — while McLennan has been in and out of Derek McInnes’s plans. Their displays yesterday will have given the manager food for thought for Sunday’s trip to Tynecastle. “I’ve been patient all season, working hard behind closed doors and I’m delighted to get my chance,”…

Source: The Times December 27, 2019 00:00 UTC