New boss needs his own thread.

My first thought is that he's not even wearing a suit in his unveiling photos in the official site. We have sartorial standards at AFC, you know.

If it was horneland or another foreigner, Aberdeen is just another random job. And questions would be asked, comments made etc. Robinson knows the club, the size of the club, and truly feels this is a step up, a one he deserves. He rightly says we are a big club with history, and means it. I think we’ve got a very motivated guy, eager to have us punch above our weight too.

Just finished watching the press conference.  He was asked about Leven right at the end and said that would be looked at and addressed in the next 12 hours.  My feeling is probably gone going by his body language.  Also mentioned he knew Lutz well which, disappointingly no-one asked him to elaborate on.  

24 minutes ago, tlg1903 said:

Just finished watching the press conference.  He was asked about Leven right at the end and said that would be looked at and addressed in the next 12 hours.  My feeling is probably gone going by his body language.  Also mentioned he knew Lutz well which, disappointingly no-one asked him to elaborate on.  

Is there any substance to the chatter about lutz leaving, fired etc? Or is it just more made up shit to create drama? After dunfermline, for all we know Dave and Lutz met and both agreed, fuck this, we need someone now, an agreed Robinson could be got now. If Robinson knows lutz, bonus. Such a horrible two month, too much drama, some created by the fans and our uneasiness. Glad it’s over.

7 hours ago, Bukta Bertie said:

What's with the stupid tight fit tracksuits these days. They look bloody awful and can't be very comfortable.

That being said the trackies were tight in my day too. Even had little foot stirrups. 

Like the way he's looking like the cat that's got the cream though. He knows he's won the lottery getting this gig let's hope he doesn't smash his golden egg.  

Aye, much better if he'd come out with a fizzog like a bulldog chewin' a wasp

Do we know any more about staff? Robinson, is Kerr asst or first team coach? Anyone else coming with him?

leven, doc, the new first team coach??

17 minutes ago, OrlandoDon said:

Do we know any more about staff? Robinson, is Kerr asst or first team coach? Anyone else coming with him?

leven, doc, the new first team coach??

He confirmed in Mal’s Red TV interview that Kerr’s his assistant. I found the interview quite inspiring as he sounds like he’ll accept nae shite, and seems to have a good insight to the game as she is played on this fucking rainy, windy rock. I’m unlikely now to see many/any games before the end of the season, unfortunately, but I’ll be keeping tabs on him. 

1 hour ago, OrlandoDon said:

Is there any substance to the chatter about lutz leaving, fired etc? 

Lutz was quoted in the club's statement so he's not left, and Robinson's title is head coach rather than manager, which again suggests there'll be a sporting director above him. Leven/Doc away I believe. 
 

Just watched the RedTV piece on his first day. Appears Robinson got all the staff together - the non football side - to introduce himself and give a speech. Comes across a quite impressive and very likeable.

Fuck it, I've never loved an Aberdeen manager as much as Robbo. We're gonna win everything, then win it all again.

Fuck it. Welcome aboard the good ship AFC, Stephen. I have my reservations about this appointment but I’ll be there on Saturday to back the team and new manager. 
He’s got his work cut out for him though, to get a tune out of some of these work-shy bastards. Good luck with that!

Fair play to Robinson for his comments about managers not deciding a system, the players available dictate that. Far, far better way of thinking than attempting to shoehorn a squad into a way of playing that they aren’t suited to.

Of course our bunch might be so hopeless that they aren’t suited to much but that won’t be the head coach’s fault…

Was impressed with his first team meeting 

I don't care for this.

Well it has been some rollercoaster since lifting the Scottish Cup last May.

I could not believe the announcement from Aberdeen two days ago but now that he is in the door feel a bit calmer tbh and good that he at least for now is coming across well.

Hope Leven goes today - I was at Dunfermine cuptie and those players were running about like headless chickens.

I'm hoping for a bit of stability and some points please then group stages of league cup will be much better prep for the season to come.

 

 

As I said earlier, welcome to the club Stephen and I really do hope you go on to do great things with us and for us. You have the opportunity here to go on and be club legend so ah the very best min.

The more I look at this and think about the last few months then there is just know way our resident wage thief and penguin snatcher had any input in this appointment whatsoever (my opinion) I think he has been overruled by Burrows who has "pulled rank" and told Cormack enough is fkn enough. And there is also a previous connection between Robinson and Burrows.

I might be over thinking this and over egging the omelet sort of speak but I just have a gut feeling the Lutz will be away before the end of the season (well I fukin hope he is anyway)  His contact book from all over the world hasn't really lived up to its hype and the boy himself is quite probably the dummest appointment Cormack has ever made. 

Anyway 

Back on topic - Stephen Robinson (our new gaffer) let's do this min get after it and make it fukin happen.
Ah the best 

I'm glad to see the majority are prepared to back him. Honestly, I get the frustration that we've gone for someone that we could have got months ago. In reality, the club has maybe realised that you can be as ambitious as you want with regards to getting someone in with a higher profile, who has managed in the top European leagues, but In the end, if no one wants to come...you can't make them. How long should they have left it trying to get in a 'bigger name'?

 

 

17 hours ago, Kowalski said:

I’m starting to warm to the appointment, probably blind optimism. At the very least I expect him to sort out our defence however it doesn’t help that most/all of our half-decent defenders are all injured. 

So Robinson gets my full support and let’s hope for a new manager bounce on Saturday! 

The defence is the easy part to sort out after all.

Sorry…

I would not be at all surprised if we had just worked our way down the list as it was becoming clear we weren't going to get our preferred candidate or that the interim appointments clearly weren't working. No doubt that Robinson would have interviewed well and most likely that it was Lutz who would have conducted the interview. I don't buy the whole Ai - Lutz sent me a threatening DM on twitter stuff. Leave the gossip for the fish wives. It's clear some fans have had it in for Lutz from the start. Like a lot of fans, it'll take a wee while to warm to the idea of our new coach but he's made a good start without a ball being kicked. Really wish him well.

Recruitment will be the key for success under Robinson.

Hopefully the contact book of Lutz can find better players than it did in January.

I'm glad most fans are mainly behind Robinson, but like Goodwin before him, it won't take much for our fanbase to turn against him.

He can fuck off right off though, if he starts making our players roll around injured after the five minute mark, like his St Mirren team did. I'm no football purist, but I hate that shit. 

We might be shit, but we can surely be better than that. 

15 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

Recruitment will be the key for success under Robinson.

Hopefully the contact book of Lutz can find better players than it did in January.

I'm glad most fans are mainly behind Robinson, but like Goodwin before him, it won't take much for our fanbase to turn against him.

He can fuck off right off though, if he starts making our players roll around injured after the five minute mark, like his St Mirren team did. I'm no football purist, but I hate that shit. 

We might be shit, but we can surely be better than that. 

I'll settle for shit of the half decent variety right now 😉

15 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

He can fuck off right off though, if he starts making our players roll around injured after the five minute mark, like his St Mirren team did. I'm no football purist, but I hate that shit. 

We might be shit, but we can surely be better than that. 

That never bothers me. If a team is doing that against us, it’s our fault 

I'm not convinced the refs do enough to control these sort of things either. If they played on they'd soon stop writhing around 

2 hours ago, Mason89 said:

That never bothers me. If a team is doing that against us, it’s our fault 

You've been watching Dumbarton too much min.

I can understand it late in a game, if you are winning or drawing away from home, but not two minutes into a game.

 

50 minutes ago, Dougal said:

I'm not convinced the refs do enough to control these sort of things either. If they played on they'd soon stop writhing around 

I think it is getting looked at, with a view to cutting it out.

Almost as bad as VAR.

3 minutes ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

You've been watching Dumbarton too much min.

I can understand it late in a game, if you are winning or drawing away from home, but not two minutes into a game.

 

The way to stop it altogether, is to be winning. Aberdeen for about the last few years, don’t really show any interest in going in at halftime in the lead. 

3 hours ago, TheDonbytheDee said:

I think it is getting looked at, with a view to cutting it out.

Almost as bad as VAR.

Could change it so that every time the ref. stops the games for an "injury", whether or not the physios come on, the player goes off and doesn't return until next time the ball goes out of play.

Having mulled this over and looking at some of the clues;

- we triggered a clause to be able to speak to him

- he mentioned he knows Lutz well and we know Burrows link

- Lutz assertion that we need someone who knows the Scottish game

Could it be that we have been doing this dance with SR for a few months as first option and the other candidates have been courted because we didn’t want to spend whatever the ‘clause’ demands?

Could explain why St Mirren have been absolute dugshit for months if his head was gone. Just a theory.