Stephen Robinson was sacked by Aberdeen less than eight months after taking charge, following a 4-0 home defeat by Hibernian. The Northern Irishman leaves the club second bottom of the Scottish Premiership with the joint-worst attacking record. His short reign ended Monday, making him the shortest-serving full-time manager by games played.
Robinson's appointment in March on a three-and-a-half-year deal followed pressure at St Mirren, where he had won the League Cup but struggled in the league. Aberdeen's owners have now made their sixth permanent appointment, with chairman Dave Cormack admitting the process is embarrassing. The club sits 11th, two points off the bottom, after a sobering capitulation at Dunfermline prompted Robinson's hiring.
Cormack previously backed Jimmy Thelin's replacement search. The problems trace back to the 2021 replacement of Derek McInnes with Stephen Glass, a move Cormack has acknowledged left people questioning the direction. Jamie McGrath, allowed to leave on a free transfer in 2025, scored the goal in Hibs' rout, symbolizing the mismanagement.
Aberdeen's home attendances are high, but the money spent on managerial cycles has become eye-watering. Cormack, sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel and new chief executive Adrian Bevington begin their next search aiming to stabilize a squad with undoubted potential at Pittodrie.
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