Aberdeen sack Stephen Robinson as panel weigh up who comes next
Aberdeen sacked Stephen Robinson while The Football Show was live, and the panel turned to the board and to his successor after Falkirk won 5-2 against Hearts.
By Peter Martin,
Aberdeen sacked Stephen Robinson while The Football Show was on air. Peter Martin, Alan Rough, Alex Rae and Tam McManus reacted as the news was confirmed, then turned to the question of who takes over at Pittodrie.
Robinson or the board
The panel did not put the blame on the departing manager alone. Peter Martin's verdict on Robinson was "Good manager, wrong club."
Attention then moved to those above him at the club, and the assessment was blunt: "It's got no strategy. It's got no leadership."
The discussion also took in the Aberdeen support and the charge of "expectations above their station".
Who next at Pittodrie
Four names came up in the debate over Robinson's successor: Steve Clarke, Steven Pressley, John McGlynn and Neil Lennon.
On Clarke, one view was that he would not fit: "I think Steve Clarke's too big for Aberdeen." Another line of thinking looked beyond the domestic game altogether: "I think they want a foreign manager."
Viewers' own picks for the job were also put to the panel.
Hearts 2-5 Falkirk
The show opened on Falkirk's 5-2 win over Hearts. Wouter Vrancken called the performance embarrassing.
The panel had praise for John McGlynn's Falkirk, who are third in the table. That fed straight back into the Aberdeen debate. With McGlynn among the names mentioned for Pittodrie, the question was put plainly: "Why is he not considered for a big job?"