Can Nisbet solve Aberdeen's scoring woes?

Former assistant manager Tony Docherty things Kevin Nisbet could be the goalscorer Aberdeen have been crying out for. Nisbet scored six goals in the Dons' League Cup campaign helping them finish top of Group A to progress to the last 16 where they will face fellow Premiership side Dundee. Last season the Dons finished ninth in the top flight and managed to secure their safety after a tricky season during which they scored 40 goals. Only St Mirren, who finished second bottom, scored fewer, while relegated Livingston also finished on 40 goals for the campaign. But from what Docherty has seen from new manager Stephen Robinson over the summer, this upcoming season could be a lot more positive. When asked if Nisbet could be the goalscorer Aberdeen were missing last season, Docherty told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast : "Yeah, I think so. "And I think Robbo's signed well. I was involved for a short period at Aberdeen and the recruitment was really poor. "I think one thing they've identified is there's a lot of players that have gone out the way that needed to go out for Aberdeen to progress and I think the ones that he's brought in, Tony Yogane from Dundee who had a brilliant season, I really like the young boy Lewis Smith that came from Livingston, that'll be good support for Nisbet. "I think it's 12 in total that Stephen Robinson's brought in and I think they're all really, really good signings. I think they're probably the ones that have been at the forefront in terms of recruitment this summer period. "I speak to some of the boys up there, there's a really good feel about the place. Sometimes it's the teams that are not in Europe that go on to have a successful season, the ones that have got the momentum. Hearts did it last year, started the League Cup campaign with real momentum and carried that on. You've seen Aberdeen have started so they could be the ones that maybe carry on that momentum and in Kevin Nisbet they've definitely got a goal scorer at the top end of the pitch."