The phrase rinse and repeat may apply to hair washing, but these days it also applies to Aberdeen’s recruitment of managers.
While no-one can fault the commitment chairman Dave Cormack has shown to the club during his tenure, the managerial success rate under his stewardship is low – and that is probably putting a positive spin on things.
For the Dons, this procedure feels like a movie that has had a number of disappointing sequels.
Barring last year’s Scottish Cup win, there has been a general downward trajectory in fortunes for Aberdeen. Undoubtedly, the constant chopping and changing has been a huge factor.
As for Robinson – it felt like he has been swimming against the North Sea tide since his appointment.
He came in after a protracted search to find Jimmy Thelin’s successor and his appointment was not greeted 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, one which 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 it is over to recently appointed chief executive Adrian Bevington.
Much has been made of the network of contacts 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 in to the darkest of relegation mires.
More to follow.
