Six games will dictate Robinson's Dons future - Flynn
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Stephen Robinson faces six games that will decide his future as Aberdeen head coach, says Ryan Flynn, who played under the Northern Irishman with St Mirren.
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The Arbroath midfielder thinks the Dons "have enough" in their squad to steer clear of relegation trouble but fears they are not the kind of players who fit the style of play Robinson would want to adopt.
Flynn points out "it would be massive national news" if Aberdeen were to be relegated for the first time ever and that so far there has been "no manager bounce" and "no good performances" in the three games since Robertson was appointed.
Their only point came in his opening game against Falkirk and was thanks to a mistake from visiting goalkeeper Scott Bain.
"You just feel in interviews there's something just not right," Flynn told BBC Scotland's Scottish Football Podcast.
"His style of play needs a certain group of players, but can he get a tune out of those players at Pittodrie?
"If Aberdeen had came for Stephen Robinson in January, for me it would have been a perfect fit. He would have had time to recruit some players, he would then get a bounce and implement his style of play with the players that he needs.
"He's done it at Motherwell and St Mirren. When he has time to really get his philosophy over - exactly what he expects on the park - he has success."
However, Flynn recalled when Robinson took over from Jim Goodwin in Paisley.
"Initially, we had some poor form," he said. "We were pushing for top six and it ended up that the season just petered out and at the start of the next season it started going well and he did a fantastic job."
Flynn said the performance in Aberdeen's latest defeat by his former side in Paisley "was inept" and they now face "a massive home game before the split" against Hibernian on Saturday.
"The one thing you are not going to get at Aberdeen is time," he added. "When you're at a big club, it has to be now or never.
"These six games will dictate how it goes for Stephen Robinson."