Aberdeen have sacked Barry Robson after just nine months as manager, with the club sitting eighth in the Scottish Premiership.
Boos rang out around Pittodrie after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at home to Dundee, who remain two points and two places above the Dons.
Robson told BBC Scotland “there is no panic from me” after the latest run of three games without a victory.
But Aberdeen have decided to seek their fourth manager in three years.
Robson replaced Jim Goodwin on an interim basis in January and signed a two-year contract in May.
He had made a terrific early impact at Pittodrie, lifting the Dons from seventh place to finish third with a run that included seven successive Premiership victories.
This season, Aberdeen missed out on a Europa League place, losing the home leg of their play-off with Hacken following a 2-2 draw in Sweden.
Dropping into the Conference League for their first taste of European group football since 2007-08, they finished third in their group behind PAOK and Eintracht Frankfurt after one win and three draws.
Robson regularly bemoaned that packed European schedule for poor league results, but his side did manage to reach the League Cup final, losing 1-0 to Rangers at Hampden immediately after a fine 2-0 defeat of Eintracht.
They won three of their next four games and have only lost once in their latest five, but Saturday’s defeat by Hearts almost certainly ended the Dons’ hopes of catching the Edinburgh side to finish third behind the Old Firm.
Robson, capped 17 times for Scotland, ended his playing career at Pittodrie, winning the League Cup in 2014 before moving into a coaching role two years later.
More to follow.
