Robinson on Paisley return, Aberdeen plight & home truths
Stephen Robinson has been speaking to the media before Aberdeen's Premiership trip to St Mirren on Saturday. On returning to his former club and the reaction that awaits, Robinson says given his achievements there "you would expect a good one". With the nine-place Dons just three points above St Mirren and second-bottom Kilmarnock, Robinson is well aware it is a "huge game" and his side "can't hide away from that".
Stephen Robinson has been speaking to the media before Aberdeen's Premiership trip to St Mirren on Saturday. Here are the key lines: On returning to his former club and the reaction that awaits, Robinson says given his achievements there "you would expect a good one". However, he admits: "This is football...
so I can't imagine it will be that good. " With the nine-place Dons just three points above St Mirren and second-bottom Kilmarnock, Robinson is well aware it is a "huge game" and his side "can't hide away from that". Robinson is braced for a battle: "Nobody knows St Mirren better than myself.
" He believes his squad have the grit to get out of their current predicament: "It goes without saying you have to win the fight before you can start to play your football. " He continues: "This club has been very up and down all the time. These are big big games, we need to get enough points to make sure we are not in a relegation play-off or worse and then we rebuild for next season.
" Robinson called for unity at Aberdeen and says he has several players with big-game experience, adding: "I am confident they will stand up. " After calling out his players following the defeat to Rangers in Aberdeen's previous game, Robinson says there has been a lot of positivity around the place. He adds: "The players have been brilliant.