Aberdeen have been given permission to speak to St Mirren supervisor Stephen Robinson about changing Jimmy Thelin at Pittodrie.
“St Mirren Soccer Membership can affirm that now we have been approached by Aberdeen FC to talk to supervisor Stephen Robinson in relation to their managerial emptiness,” mentioned the Scottish Premiership membership in a press release.
“Aberdeen have met a contractual clause in Stephen’s contract so the membership has granted them permission to talk with him relating to the emptiness.
“We hope for a swift decision to this matter and can maintain supporters up to date.”
Robinson oversaw St Mirren’s Scottish Cup quarter-final win over Partick Thistle on Sunday, with the Northern Irishman having already guided the Paisley membership to victory over Celtic in November’s League Cup last.
Stephen Robinson guided St Mirren to League Cup last success over Celtic in November
In the meantime, Peter Leven has been in interim cost on the Dons since Thelin was sacked in early January, with the membership having been near appointing Eirik Horneland final month, just for uncertainty round a private concern to stall his transfer to Pittodrie.
Eirik Horneland had been main the race to grow to be Aberdeen’s new head coach however that transfer has stalled
Nonetheless, Leven has to this point gained simply certainly one of his eight video games in short-term cost of the membership, with the Dons down in ninth within the Scottish Premiership, whereas additionally they suffered a shock 3-0 loss at second-tier Dunfermline Athletic within the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
Aberdeen’s transfer for Robinson, 51, comes after chairman Dave Cormack recently revealed that the appointment of a new head coach had been delayed attributable to “unexpected circumstances”.
He added that sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel had held talks with “a number of robust candidates from each the UK and abroad” and that the membership “mustn’t rush or compromise” an appointment.
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Aberdeen fixtures:
- Falkirk (H) – Scottish Premiership – March 14
- Rangers (A) – Scottish Premiership – March 21
- St Mirren (A) – Scottish Premiership – April 4
- Hibernian (H) – Scottish Premiership – April 11
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