Robinson out at Pittodrie
Aberdeen pulled the trigger this afternoon. Stephen Robinson is gone, and so are assistant head coach Brian Kerr and first team coach Stephen Craigan.
The decision came after a board meeting, two days after a 4-0 home defeat to Hibernian. Fans inside Pittodrie called for his dismissal during that game, and Robinson admitted the display was not good enough while insisting he would carry on until told otherwise. He did not carry on for long.
The Dons sit 11th in the Scottish Premiership. They have won three of their 12 league games and lost seven, with four defeats in their last five. A 1-0 loss to Rangers in the League Cup semi-finals last week added to the damage.
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Robinson, 51, arrived from St Mirren in March on a contract running to the summer of 2029. He had won the League Cup with the Buddies in December and led them to three straight top-six finishes before the move north. At Aberdeen he kept the club out of the relegation play-offs last season, a task that bought him goodwill but not much time.
The club’s statement said preparatory work on an appointment has already been done and the recruitment process is ongoing. Stuart Duff will take first team training in the meantime.
The timing helps the board. The international break means Aberdeen do not play again until a trip to Kilmarnock on November 21, followed three days later by a visit to Rangers. Whoever takes the job, or Duff in the interim, has the break to prepare for two away games in four days.
Sky Sports pundit Kris Boyd said the club is “miles off it” and argued that other people at the club must also be held accountable for the slide.
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