Aberdeen have sacked Stephen Robinson after a poor run left the club 11th in the Scottish Premiership.
The decision follows Saturday’s 4-0 defeat by Hibernian, Aberdeen’s fourth league loss in five matches. The Dons have now been beaten in seven of their 12 Premiership games this season.
Supporters at Pittodrie called for Robinson to leave during the Hibernian defeat. The 51-year-old admitted the display had not been good enough but said he would continue in the job unless told otherwise.
Aberdeen were also knocked out of the Scottish League Cup by Rangers, losing 1-0 in the semi-final.
Aberdeen begin search for Robinson replacement
Robinson joined Aberdeen from Scottish Premiership rivals St Mirren in March and had signed a contract running until the summer of 2029.
He kept Aberdeen away from the relegation play-offs last season. Before moving to Pittodrie, Robinson had guided St Mirren to three successive top-six finishes and won the League Cup in December.
The club now have the international break to appoint a replacement before their next league fixture, away to Kilmarnock on November 21.
Former Scotland forward Kris Boyd said Robinson’s spell had not developed as expected, despite the success of avoiding the relegation play-offs last season.
“Coming in last year and keeping Aberdeen in the league has got to be considered a success, but obviously they lost out in the semi-final last week and it’s not been the start of the season that Aberdeen would have expected,” Boyd said.
He added: “There are other people in there who have got to be held accountable as well.”
“It’s not been great for Aberdeen. They will tell you they’re the third biggest team in the country, but right now, they’re miles off it and they’re going to have to start getting results.”
