Aberdeen sack Robinson after league slump

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. 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.

Of the plethora of summer recruits, only goalkeeper Marius Muller and full-back Nesta Guinness-Walker have played in every league game.