The Aberdeen job is a poison chalice and any manager worth their salt should stay well CLEAR
Aberdeen have sacked Stephen Robinson and are now on the hunt for their seventh permanent manager in five years, which begs the question: why would anyone who wants to be successful go anywhere near the job?
Robinson was relieved of his duties following a 4-0 loss to Hibernian, and the team now finds itself second bottom in the league with only three league wins so far.
The Northern Irishman was appointed midway through last season after enjoying great success by winning the League Cup with St Mirren, but his move to the Dons turned out to be catastrophic. He managed just 28 games, winning 11, drawing five and losing 12.
But is he to blame for the Reds’ failures? Absolutely not. At the time of his appointment, many thought it was a sensible one, as he knows the Scottish game inside out and had done well with both St Mirren and Motherwell.
The club has been in a mess for years and hasn’t had stability since Derek McInnes was in charge.
Dons chairman Dave Cormack has received a lot of criticism from the support for the poor managerial and sporting director appointments, with fans demanding more from the top.
The Pittodrie club signed 15 players in the summer and many of them haven’t been good enough.
Dons legend Willie Miller said after the 4-0 thumping by Hibs that the players “aren’t up to scratch, not up to playing at this level.”
To put it bluntly: Aberdeen are in a total mess and they’re not a big club anymore.
They’ve only won two trophies in a staggering 26 years, which is embarrassing for a once-great club that dominated Scottish football in the 1980s under Sir Alex Ferguson.
In terms of Robinson’s replacement, Falkirk boss John McGlynn has been linked with the role, but he won’t fancy going there and risking the amazing job he’s doing at the moment.
Aberdeen isn’t an attractive club to go to anymore, and any manager worth their salt should stay well clear of it.
Cormack is a highly successful businessman and it’s clear he has genuine passion for his boyhood club, but from a footballing point of view he’s totally out of his depth.
It’s going to be a long season for the Dons support, and in terms of the next manager, I’m not confident in the slightest they’ll get this one right.
