pˈæɾɚsən ænd ʃˈɪɹɚ lˈɛft ˌæbɚdˈiːn ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ˈæftɚɹ ɐ kæmpˈeɪn ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə klˈʌb kˈeɪm dˈeɪndʒɚɹəsli klˈoʊs tə bˌiːɪŋ ɹˈɛlᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd.
Paterson and Shearer left Aberdeen in the summer of 2004, after a campaign in which the club came dangerously close to being relegated.