Aberdeen sack Robinson following poor league run

The phrase rinse and repeat might be suitable for washing hair, but nowadays it is also applicable to the way Aberdeen recruits managers. While nobody can criticise the commitment chairman Dave Cormack has demonstrated to the club throughout his tenure, the rate of managerial success under his leadership is low, and that is likely putting a positive spin on the situation.

For the Dons, this process feels like a film that has featured a series of disappointing sequels. Apart from last year's Scottish Cup win, there has been a general downward trajectory in fortunes for Aberdeen, and the constant chopping and changing has undoubtedly been a significant factor.

As for Robinson, it felt as though he had been swimming against the North Sea tide ever since his appointment. He arrived following a protracted search to find a successor for Jimmy Thelin, and his appointment was not met with much approval from the Red Army, who viewed it as one driven more by panic than anything else.

The frustration and disgruntlement among the Aberdeen support has only grown, and it has certainly felt like it has long gone past any tipping point. Robinson has cut a beleaguered figure in the dugout, and post-match interviews during the dying embers of his tenure were difficult.

Now the responsibility falls to recently appointed chief executive Adrian Bevington. Much has been made of the network of contacts that both Bevington and sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel possess. Those will be needed as they aim to make an appointment whose first priority will be to stop an alarming slide that is threatening to plunge them into the darkest of relegation mires.