Aberdeen on brink of safety - what next for Robinson?

Aberdeen on brink of safety - what next for Robinson?Image source, SNSImage caption, Stephen Robinson has steered Aberdeen to the brink of safetyByThomas DuncanBBC Sport ScotlandPublished1 hour agoAberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock25 April 2026Watch on iPlayerAfter a dogged win over Kilmarnock moved Aberdeen eight points clear of the Scottish Premiership relegation play-off place with four games left, manager Stephen Robinson was calm."Until someone tells me mathematically we're away from the play-off then we'll be continuing to work and build on that performance," the head coach told BBC Scotland.It is the right attitude of course. But an eight-point advantage over Kilmarnock and six on St Mirren, with all the threatened sides facing each other in the run-in, is a comfortable position.The victory over Kilmarnock was a triumph of grit - and a goal after 51 seconds - rather than class and style.But it was all that mattered and in its own way showed some progress since Robinson was appointed in March, as Aberdeen secured back-to-back league wins for the first time since October.All the best Aberdeen content in one placePodcast: Reaction to day of Premiership dramaAttributionSoundsBack to basics for AberdeenIn the process Aberdeen also managed back-to-back clean sheets in the Premiership for the first time since November.In the wins over Kilmarnock and Hibernian, Aberdeen conceded 0.54 and 0.19 expected goals (xG) respectively, and allowed a total of 26 touches in their box.It is a marked improvement in the number of chances they are allowing the opposition compared to the 2-0 defeat by St Mirren the previous week.Craig McLeish's side - the lowest scoring in the league - took 23 touches in Aberdeen's box and managed 0.9 expected goals.Centre-back Liam Morrison, who was quickly becoming a figure of ridicule after his January move on loan from Queens Park Rangers, looks more assured under Robinson.There are caveats of course. Hibs were reduced to 10 me...