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.

2 hours ago, Panda said:

Are they all his signings though? The point of the head coach set up is that recruitment is dealt with elsewhere.

Cadden, Mayo, Lyons, Ronan, Smith may well have been his. Happe possibly.

The two German goalkeepers I think were Lutz.

GW, Ntelo, Mouloua, Mahou and Briedl were all very likely from the scouting team.

Olusanya, who knows.

Yep fair points. I’ve posted this in the wrong thread but the point I’m making is the new signings since Robinson arrived - the jury is out on all of them apart from GW who has done well (although it’s a shame Frame is not getting a look in).

Aye, it's a shame Frame doesn't get a game.

Tuesday would be the game to maybe give Frame some minutes if GW is flagging after playing the full game v Killie, although be interesting to see where this new signing will play. He has played LWB, which Robinson noted in his press conference the other day.

Mods: might be worth adding 90mins to the next game countdown timer and changing the word "kick-off" to "sacked"

On 03/09/2026 at 03:04, Panda said:

I didn't want Robinson as manager. I wanted Robert Klauß (our loss is some Slovakian club's gain - he's won his last three games 6-0, 5-1 and 13-0).

However, I'm not a "sack the manager after 18 games" kind of guy. And I don't think Robinson is a bad manager, but I do worry he's a limited manager, and the early signs are this is a limited team.

I don't think top four is realistic. I'm not sure we have it in us to be top five. We may have a fight on our hands just to be in the top six.

We have had no momentum from the League Cup group stage, mainly because we've yet to play well in any of the four league games.

Robinson was asked if he is getting closer to realising what his strongest XI is. He mumbled something about foreign players not yet knowing the league.

Listen pal, stop the excuses. Find a way to get Armstrong and Smith into the starting line-up and into their best positions. If it was Klauß, he'd play a 4-2-2-2, and we wouldn't have to worry about having no wingers.

If we had waited for Horneland, he'd have a 4-2-3-1 that morphed into a 4-1-3-2.

But, we didn't. We appointed Robinson, and he needs to give this Aberdeen team an identify that is more than 'works hard but doesn't create anything' and playing Olusanya in every game.

Five weeks on and I could just copy and paste what I wrote above.

Still doesn't know our strongest XI. Still doesn't have any momentum (granted, there was some nod to having turned a corner after three draws in 90 minutes and the Motherwell win). Still doesn't have any real identity in the team, unless "hard to beat but will rarely score" is what we were aiming for.

Smith can't buy a start. Armstrong in and out of the starting XI. Hard for anyone to get a run of form with the chopping and changing. I think Nisbet, Cadden, Guinness-Walker, Knoester and Müller are the only ones to consistently start.

Had the international break to work on things. Against Dunfermline played 3-4-3. Abandons it and goes with a 3-5-2 against St Johnstone. See this "it's not what I see every day in training", is he maybe playing a different shape in training?

The next three games before the semi-final are: -

St Mirren (home)

Dundee United (away)

Falkirk (home)

You couldn't have picked a better set of fixtures. Two home games against two teams really struggling (although one of them is above us still) and an away fixture against a bang average side that we'll take a big support to.

If we come out of these three still feeling as we do right now, then we'll head to Hampden with zero confidence. And if we're still in the bottom six and out of the cup in November, then Robinson might not make it to the next international break.

I did not want him as manager either. nae idea who I wanted but it wasn't Robinson (Maybe Neil Lennon 🤪🤪)
I am of the opinion Robinson was a knee jerk appointment after the Dunfermline defeat in the cup, and he was also a lazy appointment. We lost to The pars March 6th and Robinson was appointed 6days later on the 12th (total knee-jerk)
That being said and like I have treated every manger (even Neil fkn Warnock) I got behind them and supported them and hoped they go on to be Aberdeen legends and bring success back to our our once great club.

Sadly it's lookin like another case of rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat.
Rip it up and start again.

I think he will be gone by Christmas.

Then where do we go from here? I have no fukin idea

Craig Levein until the end of the season.

1 hour ago, swaddon said:

Craig Levein until the end of the season.

I would prefer Neil Lennon 👍

"Judge me on what you see. Some comments are loose. My teams play an exciting brand of football".

"We play in the opposition half. We bui:ld quickly. We don't have 20 passes in our own box. We try and get our better players on the ball quickly-that's not long ball".

"We play with an energy, a pace, and that's what I intend to bring to Aberdeen".

That's what this clown said, Anyone seen any of this yet?

35 minutes ago, GASC1980 said:

"Judge me on what you see. Some comments are loose. My teams play an exciting brand of football".

"We play in the opposition half. We bui:ld quickly. We don't have 20 passes in our own box. We try and get our better players on the ball quickly-that's not long ball".

"We play with an energy, a pace, and that's what I intend to bring to Aberdeen".

That's what this clown said, Anyone seen any of this yet?

He's talking about his Football Manager save.

Thought we were turning a corner before the international break and was willing to accept it was a tricky start to the season. But to lose to St Johnstone at Pittodrie has me doubting again. I think as Panda says the next three games will tell us a lot, I think 2 wins is the minimum required to get any sense we are going in the right direction.

15 hours ago, GASC1980 said:

"Judge me on what you see"

Aye nae bother Stephen and what we see is fkn awful 💩

As much as Sunday was poor, we were the better team and deserved something from the game.

In my opinion, We look a lot more solid than we ever did last season.

Drop five at the back as our default line up, especially at home, and get the balance in the middle right and we'll be fine, if not spectacular.

I think we'll see the back three for a while because Knoester is playing well in it, and with Tobers due to be fit soon I think Robinson will want him in a three so he isn't as exposed as he would be in a back four. It also suits Molloy too.

Fundamentally I think the problem with Robinson at Aberdeen is he’s used to building budget teams who are designed to sit in, be hard to break down, and hit on the break.

He’s now at a club where 80% of our home games, which equate to 50% of our total games, are against teams who do what he’s used to having his team do - sit in and hit on the break.

And sadly he’s got absolutely no idea how to play against a team that does that as he’s not used to playing against teams that do that and it stops him doing what he wants to do.

And its why it’s another deeply flawed appointment by the board…

Edited October 13Oct 13 by The.Moog

One of those "nail on the head" articles

https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-16206379/CALUM-CROWE-Stephen-Robinson-waited-patiently-shot-big-time-hes-failing-deliver-goods-Aberdeen.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_dailymailsport

12 hours ago, Panda said:

One of those "nail on the head" articles

https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-16206379/CALUM-CROWE-Stephen-Robinson-waited-patiently-shot-big-time-hes-failing-deliver-goods-Aberdeen.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_dailymailsport

Decent article but I feel dirty after reading the Daily Mail

2 hours ago, KGB said:

Decent article but I feel dirty after reading the Daily Mail

Washed my eyes with bleach after reading it.

Funny that the one reader comment on it says that he deserves time after winning a trophy at st mirren. He was never the answer in the first place.

12 hours ago, KGB said:

Decent article but I feel dirty after reading the Daily Mail

10 hours ago, Jute said:

Washed my eyes with bleach after reading it.

https://archive.ph/lkTe8

webpage archive is always an option folks

On 13/10/2026 at 23:18, Panda said:

One of those "nail on the head" articles

https://www.dailymail.com/sport/football/article-16206379/CALUM-CROWE-Stephen-Robinson-waited-patiently-shot-big-time-hes-failing-deliver-goods-Aberdeen.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_dailymailsport

Very hard to argue with any of that. Particularly how toxic it could get if we lose to St Mirren. Sunday was a proper sucker punch for Robinson and the only thing that can buy him some slack right now is beating his old club convincingly. Even then I think he now needs to at least not lose to utd and beat falkirk to get any real reprieve from the fans. I suspect his job is still reasonably safe though and that it would take losing the next three and then getting a doing from der hun to force the boards hand as the payout required to bin him will be significant.

I’m convinced Robinson was the stabilise on the cheap for a season or so option. He was undoubtedly a panic appointment to stop us from potentially falling through the trapdoor. DC will also have known he couldn’t splash as much money and so needed someone who could calm the waters without spending a ton. His limitations are clear and have been set out in previous posts. The big question is, how long do we have to endure? If he takes us to the final then he probably gets the season unless we are at risk of the drop.

Mouloua might just save his skin.

Edited October 20Oct 20 by Ajja

6 hours ago, Ajja said:

If he takes us to the final then he probably gets the season unless we are at risk of the drop.

If he wins the league cup, does he become the first manager in Scotland to win trophies in back-to-back seasons for two different clubs?

And then how does history judge him?

The last manager (I think, I'm basically making stats up as I go along here) to win major trophies with two different clubs in Scotland would be Alex Smith? Who did it with the same two clubs Robinson could do it with. And then he got sacked.

43 minutes ago, Panda said:

If he wins the league cup, does he become the first manager in Scotland to win trophies in back-to-back seasons for two different clubs?

And then how does history judge him?

The last manager (I think, I'm basically making stats up as I go along here) to win major trophies with two different clubs in Scotland would be Alex Smith? Who did it with the same two clubs Robinson could do it with. And then he got sacked.

Fine by me 😉

Yeah, I’d be fine with him winning the cup and getting the dunt.