Aberdeen sack Robinson after league slump

Aberdeen sack head coach Stephen Robinson after dropping to second bottom of the Scottish Premiership. Stephen Robinson's Aberdeen reign is over inside eight months, with the head coach sacked after winning just three from 12 Premiership matches this season. The Dons sit second bottom and Saturday's 4-0 home defeat by Hibernian was their fourth straight loss in all competitions. Brian Kerr and Stephen Craigan have also left the club, with Stuart Duff placed in interim charge. Club hero Willie Miller described Saturday's result as "utterly embarrassing", going on to tell BBC Sportsound listeners that Robinson resembled "a man lost". The 51-year-old former Northern Ireland international previously managed Oldham Athletic, Motherwell, Morecambe and St Mirren.

On the back of three successive top-six finishes and a League Cup triumph, Robinson left the Paisley side for Aberdeen in March, agreeing a contract until the summer of 2029. The sixth permanent manager since Dave Cormack took control at Pittodrie in November 2019, he steered the Dons away from relegation trouble last term before overhauling the squad with 15 signings. Across 28 games in all competitions, Robinson departs with a record of 11 wins, five draws and 12 defeats. The next manager will inherit a squad low on confidence, the joint lowest scorers in the league. Robinson chopped and changed between four and five at