Aberdeen 0 - 0 Kilmarnock; Andrew Considine targets top-six place after taking over as Dons captain

The 24-year-old, who last week signed a contract extension which will keep him at Pittodrie until 2015, captained the Dons in their goalless draw with Kilmarnock following Richard Foster’s departure to Bristol City.

And Considine, a product of the Aberdeen youth system, wants to see the club back in the top six, somewhere the Dons have not been since Brown took over as manager in December 2010.

A win over the Ayrshire club on Saturday would have taken Aberdeen into the top half of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, but the Dons attack struggled to test the Killie rearguard in a dull encounter.

Considine said: “I felt we dominated throughout the game and it just seemed to be in the last third that we struggled.

“We just needed someone to grab the bull by the horns and take someone on.

“We didn’t create anything clear cut and were relying on Kari Arnason’s long throws into the box, so we need to do more in that area.”

Despite not getting off to a winning start as captain, Considine said it was an honour to skipper his side.

He added: “I’m absolutely de- lighted to have been made captain. The people who have captained this club are legends, so it’s an absolute honour to be given the armband.

“My main aim is to try to get the team into the top six, where we should be.”

And the defender also hopes he can help the Dons to a first victory over Rangers at Ibrox since 1991 next weekend.

Considine added: “I know it is hard going to Ibrox and we haven’t won there in so many years, but if we play the way we can we have a chance.

“It has been a long time since we won there and we would be delighted even to come away with a draw.

“I think that’s what we’re aiming for but who is to say we can’t go down there and win.”

Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels said he was unsure Derek Riordan – who joined the Rugby Park side on trial last week – could have made much of a difference in the 0-0 draw with Aberdeen.

He added: “Derek just wouldn’t be ready as he needs games.

“You can’t say if so and so had been playing it would have been different as it was one of those games where both teams were ultra-cautious. We went out with a winning plan but that spark was missing.

“The game needed a goal but if you view it from the football perspective it was better than mediocre. However, if you wanted to see action it was disappointing.”