Former Scotland midfielder Kevin Thomson has "no doubt" Jimmy Thelin will be a success at Aberdeen.

The Dons overcame Championship outfit Queen's Park on Saturday to book a place in the Scottish Cup semi-final and are well-placed to secure a top six finish this term thanks to an incredible run at the start of the campaign.

They've had to endure some tough results of late but got back to winning ways at Pittodrie at the weekend.

"It's almost incredible to think how well they started the season to how far they fell," Thomson told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

"I've got no doubt that Jimmy Thelin is a good manager. He's got a certain style.

"I've got no doubt that he'll be a success at Pittodrie but they're also a huge club which comes with big expectations. So when you do go through these sticky patches, I think it's a demand for the faithful up there that they do get to the latter stages of competitions.

"They are fighting to try and win that third or fourth place and you could argue they might just get there this year."