Aberdeen FC's chief executive Adrian Bevington is being described as the club's last chance to restore respectability after a poor start to the season that has already cost the manager his job.
The Dons, who once enjoyed fame under Alex Ferguson, are now seen as a shadow of their former selves, with the club having gone through eight managers since Derek McInnes departed and signed 102 players under owner Dave Cormack's control.
Managerial changes and poor form
Stephen Robinson has been removed from the manager's office, paying the traditional price of failure. The club's owner, Dave Cormack, will continue despite having overseen years of misjudgement in employing every manager who succeeded McInnes.
The team has been described as a selection of no-marks assembled without thought, and Aberdeen are in dire need of regaining respectability before they slip further into obscurity.
Bevington's experience
Pittodrie CEO Adrian Bevington brings heavy-duty experience, having spent 17 years working for the English FA alongside managers like Fabio Capello and Gareth Southgate. Before that, at Middlesbrough, he used his recruitment expertise to bring in players such as Juninho and Fabrizio Ravanelli.
Bevington has hard-nosed experience on his side, and if he doesn't use it successfully, there would be little point in his presence. While it is impossible to magic up the likes of Alex McLeish and Willie Miller or replicate the past overnight, the present is on the worsening side of sub-standard.
Bevington is described as Aberdeen's best hope and last chance to regulate the heartbeat of the club's supporters, who are currently bereft of hope.
