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ABERDEEN legend Willie Miller has hit back at ex-Pittodrie boss Neil Warnock after the Yorkshireman accused him of having a "chip on his shoulder".

There's clearly no love lost between the pair, with Warnock taking a swipe at Miller and other pundits in the wake of his exit from the club after just eight matches.

ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 25: Willie Miller during a Sir Alex Ferguson Statue unveilling ceremony at Pittodrie, on February 25, 2022, in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)
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Willie Miller during a Sir Alex Ferguson Statue unveilling ceremony
Neil Warnock had a pop at Willie Miller
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Neil Warnock had a pop at Willie MillerCredit: Reuters

We told you this week how Warnock said in a radio interview "the ex players, Willie Miller and one or two others, the things that they said, they've obviously got big chips on their shoulders about the things they should have done."

But Miller was having none of it, as he gleefully waved the former Sheffield United boss off the premises.

He said: "All I can say is Cheerio, Cheerio, Cheerio.

"Glad to see the back of you Neil.

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"I think the decision was wrong at the time, I said it at the time, and during your tenure I watched Aberdeen playing some awful football.

"My biggest problem was that you didn't really get any football answers from him.

"You didn't get any sense that he knew the players or actually had a plan to turn the club around and make sure they get the league points in particular.

"I think the manager has a responsibility to communicate to the fans

"I've no problem with Neil Warnock and what he's got to say.

"There's free speech out there and it's not the worst thing somebody has said about me during my career." 

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