Aberdeen sack Stephen Robinson after less than eight months
Aberdeen have sacked head coach Stephen Robinson after less than eight months in charge. The club are second bottom of the Scottish Premiership, the top division in Scotland, and the decision follows a poor run of results.
The final game under Robinson was a 4-0 home defeat by Hibernian. BBC Sport It was Aberdeen's fourth straight loss in all competitions, which means cup and league games alike. Losing four in a row is hard for any squad, and the pressure built quickly from there.
Robinson's record is 11 wins, five draws and 12 defeats from 28 games in all competitions. In the league this season, his side won three of 12 matches. They kept only two clean sheets in the top flight under him, a clean sheet being a game without conceding a goal.
Robinson joined from St Mirren in March on a contract running to summer 2029. He was 51 when he arrived at Pittodrie, the club's stadium. Assistant Brian Kerr and Stephen Craigan have also left Aberdeen alongside him. Stuart Duff has been placed in interim charge, which means he will look after the team on a temporary basis.
Robinson had earned respect at Aberdeen before this. He led the club away from relegation last season, then rebuilt the squad with 15 new signings. Those arrivals were meant to give the team a fresh start, and the results did not follow as fast as the club would have hoped.
Robinson is the sixth permanent manager Aberdeen have appointed since Dave Cormack took control of the club in November 2019. That is a lot of change in a short time for any supporter base to take in, and the next appointment will be watched closely.
The first tests for Duff's side come quickly. Aberdeen travel to Kilmarnock on 21 November, visit Rangers three days later, then host Dundee on 28 November. Three games in eight days will show quickly what the squad can do without a permanent boss in place.
For Aberdeen fans, the situation is simple to describe and hard to fix. The team needs wins, and it needs them soon, with the league table tight at the bottom.
