Ryan Astley crashed in a 90th-minute winner for Dundee against Aberdeen to take them above their visitors to an eighth-place finish in the Scottish Premiership.
What are your thoughts on Aberdeen's performance and season as a whole?
Robinson 'Not surprised' at Aberdeen collapse
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson: "Just put the rest of the season in the last five minutes. When we needed to be strong and defend, be organised and speak. We didn't do it. It's not a surprise to me.
"I know the amount of work that needs done here. The last five minutes when you need to show character, nerve, and strength we don't do. It's a micorcosm of the season in those five minutes."
Asked about how big a rebuild he faces, Robinson said: "Very. In an ideal world. When footballers are given four and five year contracts it's very difficult. Some will leave, naturally. I spoke to everybody this week and told the boys who will be part of it and those we don't want to be part of it.
"No doubt some will come back because they haven't got options. But they'll be coming back on our terms, our work ethic, our fitness levels, our desire to win football matches. Otherwise they won't play.
"I'd like to change lots of things but football and life isn't ideal."
Robinson says Mats Knoester has a badly swollen knee and "it doesn't look good" but is hopeful the scans are ok.
He finishes by saying: "Every player is battling to be an Aberdeen player."
Image source, SNSHibernian thought Martin Boyle was leaving after the game against Motherwell
Martin Boyle has agreed a new one-year deal to stay at Hibernian, despite previous confirmation from David Gray this would be the forward's final season.
The 33-year-old has been linked with Aberdeen and clubs further afield, but will now extend his second spell at Easter Road.
"There have been positive talks around his future and he is going to be staying another year," Gray told BBC Scotland before the Motherwell game.
"It's a big decision for him and his family and his advisers, and the Gordon family from the investments made across the time. We feel this is right for everybody.
"You see what he brings to the football club. What he brings, not just on the pitch but off it as well, it's brilliant for everyone involved."
Tyrone Smith
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSAberdeen defender Nicky Devlin says he felt as responsible as anyone for the poor season to Dons have had.
The 32-year-old has only just returned to action after two and a half months out with a knee injury.
While the Dons eventually managed to secure their Premiership status, there were some nervy spells in the north east.
Devlin admits not being able to play was made even harder by the fact he was unable to help the team in their battle for top division survival.
"That was probably the hardest part because you know you can't really contribute too much," he said.
"I went to all the games, travelled with the team every time. When you are there you hate every minute of it but you almost feel like you can't not be there because the position we were in has not been good enough and I am as big a part of that as anyone this year.
"That was a big a reason why I felt I had to go with the team because I was as big a part as anyone this year. I have played just about as much as anyone even with the injury."
Aberdeen round off their campaign at Dundee on Sunday.
Devlin insists he has seen enough from head coach Stephen Robinson – who was appointed in the middle of March – to suggest next season will be a whole lot better.
"I think the results probably show that as well," he added.
"We have, in terms of form, picked up quite a bit since he came in and we have managed to pull ourselves away from what was looking at one stage a really difficult situation for us.
"I think you would find all the players in there would say they are on board with what he wants. He makes his messages very clear in terms of what he wants and expects from us and he has made it very clear that next year, what happened this year won't be acceptable and the standards will have to go up everything will have to be raised. That is something as players you have got to embrace and look forward to."
Image source, SNSDundee head coach Steven Pressley could give fringe players a game after making eight changes in midweek. Goalkeeper Jon McCracken is out with an ankle injury.
Aberdeen will be without Emmanuel Gyamfi, Stuart Armstrong, Dimitar Mitov, Marko Lazetic, Alexander Jense, Kristers Tobers and Nick Suman.
Tyrone Smith
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSAberdeen head coach Stephen Robinson would be "questioning people's intelligence" if they can't see the overhaul needed at Pittodrie this summer.
Robinson, who was named head coach in March, insists he and the board are on the same page about what needs to be done after a hugely disappointing Premiership campaign.
The eighth-place Dons bring the curtain down on their season away to Dundee on Sunday.
"We are all in agreement on what we need to do and what direction we need to go, what type of players we need in and what type of mentality we need at the football club," Robinson said.
"I think I would be questioning people's intelligence if they can't see what we need. There is a real common thinking from board level down of what we need.
"We are all doing this together, there is no 'Stephen Robinson says that and doesn't agree with anybody else', that is the process at football clubs now, there is not one individual who decides that. I will have the final say of course."
With their Premiership status secure the trip to Dens Park may look a dead rubber, but Robinson says it is vital as he steps up his preparation for next season.
"I will make some changes to personnel and other little bits as well that I want to look at and that is for the reason that I want to see people," he added.
"I have made my mind up on the vast majority of things I want to do but there are a couple of people that I want to have a last look at before I make final decisions."
A number of Aberdeen's underperformers remain under contract, so moving players out could prove difficult.
"At any club the hardest bit is players who are on long contracts," Robinson admitted.
"They hold all the power, if they decide to stay they decide to stay. All I can be is be honest and tell people whether they are going to be part of my plans, and you hope with the desire that they have to play football that makes people want to move on.
"But that is easier said than done. It is certainly our intention to shake the squad up a little bit. That is no criticism of anybody before me, I want to make that very clear, it is more looking forward and how I see Aberdeen looking on the pitch and how we structure that."
Tyrone Smith
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSAberdeen head coach Stephen Robinson has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premiership trip to Dundee.
Here are the main points:
Robinson admits "I will make some changes" for Sunday's game. He has made up his mind about "the vast majority" of the squad but says there are a couple of players he wants to have a look at before he makes a final decision on their future.
With ninth-place Dundee a point behind the Dons, he says everyone wants to finish as high as possible and expects the Dark Blues to "go as strong as they possibly can" into their final home game.
In terms of summer transfer business, he wants to make changes and put an "identity" on the team, adding: "I know the market, I know what wins games in Scottish football."
And the Dons boss stresses "we are all in agreement" from board level down "about what we need".
The head coach admits "at any club the hardest bit is players who are on long contracts", adding "they hold all the power and if they decide to stay they decide to stay".
Team news: Emmanuel Gyamfi will miss out again after pulling up injured during the pre-match warm-up during the week.
Image source, SNSAberdeen have lost 19 of their 37 league games this season (W11 D7); they last suffered 20+ defeats in a single league campaign in 2010-11 (22).
After their 3-2 win in February, Dundee could win back-to-back league meetings with Aberdeen for the first time since August 1999; this is their 53rd league game against the Dons since.
Aberdeen have won nine of their past 12 league visits to Dundee (D1 L2), including the latest three in a row.
Dundee have only won their final match in one of their past 10 top-flight seasons (D2 L7), although that did come last term, beating St Johnstone 2-0.
Aberdeen haven't won their final league match in any of the past five seasons (D2 L3). They lost 2-1 to Dundee United on matchday 38 last term, last losing their final game in successive campaigns from 2013-14 to 2015-16 (three in a row).
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson warns it will take more than one transfer window to fix the issues that have plagued the Dons' season. (Press and Journal - subscription required), external
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Liam McLeod
BBC Sport Scotland Commentator
You can normally tell by the number of gulls that are dive-bombing just how riveting a game at Pittodrie is, and there were plenty swooping as Aberdeen's mini revival came to an end against their current bogey team.
The Dons' recent record against St Mirren leaves a lot to be desired and a listless performance ended with them beaten by manager Stephen Robinson's former charges for the second time in just over a month.
Should the Paisley side go down via the play-offs, Dons supporters could be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief given how their team fares against them these days.
The game itself was as clear an example of one team with nothing at stake against a side with plenty to play for as you will get, although the head-scratching decision by referee David Dickinson to award St Mirren a free-kick at the edge of the box for a perfectly-judged challenge by Dennis Geiger didn't exactly aid the Dons' hopes of a comeback.
In truth, Robinson had done what he was asked to do when he arrived in March and that was ensure the club stayed away from 11th place. In that regard it was job done before this latest gruesome Pittodrie showing left them with a home record of just seven wins in 19 outings.
This was another reminder of the major surgery Robinson and his recruitment team are going to have to perform in the weeks ahead but goodness knows where they start.
The positive news for Aberdeen supporters, who continue to follow their team home and away in huge numbers, is there is only one more game of the season to go.
A campaign that promised so much as Scottish Cup holders and cash being thrown at the squad, has delivered nothing but disappointment and ignominy with more managerial upheaval thrown in for good measure. Plenty has to change.
If the hierarchy don't get it right this summer, perhaps even the pie-loving seabirds will turn their beaks up at the prospect of an afternoon or evening down at Pittodrie.
Highlights: Aberdeen 0-2 St Mirren
We asked for your views after Aberdeen's final home game of the season ended in a 2-0 defeat to St Mirren.
Here's what some of you said:
Mike: The current team cant be trusted to give 100 per cent, this latest debacle shows that. The fans deserved a good performance against a team fighting for survival but got the same old Aberdeen. A lot of players should pay the price for that when they are moved on in the summer.
Donald: Overall an embarrassment of a performance and an embarrassment of a team. The last home game of the season and less than half the players had any passion or desire to give the long-suffering fans what they desire: a performance and a win. Just a disaster of a season and a disgrace of a team. Barely a shot on target in over 90 minutes against a depleted St Mirren. Can't wait for a clearout at Pittodrie this summer.
Spencer: That just sums the entire season up. The club is in disarray. A huge clearout needed. We can't deal with a high press. Players with no passion, aggression or ability to work out the basics. Thankfully, the end of the season is in sight.
Grant: A final home game fitting of the utter rubbish we've seen most of the season. Huge rebuild needed in the summer (again) with a lot of players not helping the case to keep them around next season. Intriguing to see if Stephen Robinson will go to his preferred 4-3-3 as, despite it getting the job done, I can't see our current style of play being a success long term.
Niall: Just a really disappointing display given recent form in front of another big, loyal, home crowd. Aberdeen needs to seriously up its standards next season as this has been arguably the worst in a generation given the high expectations with the long lead-in Jimmy Thelin appointment. History will record this season as one of this famous club's poorest but let's wipe the slate clean, regroup and start a new era next season with Robbo at the helm and more Scottish players involved.
Eric: Shambolic. So many players seem to have signed off already. Why Robinson is not playing the youth is beyond me, instead of playing those who are finished at the club. Should be playing the core of a team that will start next season. Yet to be convinced by Robinson.
Marko Lazetic wants to leave Aberdeen this summer, with clubs in Europe and the United States circling for the 22-year-old striker. (Press & Journal), external
Celtic passed on signing Lewis Ferguson before the Scotland midfielder was sold for £2.5m by Aberdeen to Bologna in 2022 because they felt he was not good enough at penalty kicks, according to the 26-year-old's agent. (Glasgow Times), external
Read Wednesday's Scottish Gossip in full.
Highlights: Aberdeen 0-2 St Mirren
Watch the highlights as St Mirren ended their winless run with a 2-0 victory in Aberdeen but will still have to have to come through a Premiership play-off against Dunfermline or Partick Thistle to remain in the top flight. Available to UK users only.
Image source, SNSAberdeen manager Stephen Robinson told BBC Sportsound: "It's disappointing. The first half performance wasn't acceptable.
"It was one team fighting for their lives and we looked like we turned up without intensity or drive. There was a reaction to that at half-time and we got 20 or 25 minutes or less than that.
"It confirms the size of the task we've got going forward. I was never in any doubt of that. We've shown resilience and shown we have gotten the results we needed but we also showed why we are in the position we've been in all season.
"Sometimes you get these performances when there's nothing to play for but in my mind there is something to play for because winning games is everything.
"You get games like that but it's far from acceptable. But it confirms what I already knew, which is that it will be a big job in the summer."
St Mirren earned a hard-fought Scottish Premiership win over Aberdeen - but it wasn't enough to prevent their place in the relegation play-off being confirmed.
Read the full match report here.
You can have your say on the game here.
Image source, SNSAberdeen's Stephen Robinson has lost his past three league meetings with former side St Mirren, twice with Motherwell in 2019-20 and with his current club in April this year.
Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Aberdeen have won five of their 18 league meetings with St Mirren, a rate of 28%. Among sides they have faced five plus times in the league in this time, only against the two Old Firm clubs do they have a lower win rate: 0% v Celtic (0/17) and 18% v Rangers (3/17).
St Mirren's past seven league visits to Aberdeen have had a total of 28 goals (14 each, 4.0 per game), with at least one side scoring three plus goals in all seven of those games.
Including the curtailed 2019-20 season, Aberdeen have only lost their final home league game in two of the past eight campaigns (W4 D2), although one of those was last season, a 5-1 defeat to Celtic.
Including the curtailed 2019-20 season, St Mirren have only won their final away game in one of their past nine top-flight campaigns (D3 L5), including none of their latest six (D3 L3) since beating Dundee 3-2 in 2018-19.
Glen Schreuder
Fan writer
Stephen Robinson wanted to make his Aberdeen team hard to beat and Pittodrie a difficult place to come. Four games unbeaten and three clean sheets is certainly a good starting point.
There is no getting away from the fact we will face tougher tests, but confidence and momentum are crucial in football. We have lacked both this season.
Saturday's victory over Dundee United may have had an end-of-season feel, but the three points ensured safety is secured. Who'd have thought that would be the case with two games to go when we last faced tonight's opposition in a 2-0 defeat in Paisley and the writing felt like it was on the wall?
It's not quite feet up, but maybe a chance for fringe players to stake a claim in these final two games.
Robinson said his mind was largely made up on those he wants here next season. Can anyone change his mind?
Image source, SNSAberdeen pair Stuart Armstrong and Dimitar Mitov will have surgery this week and be fit to start pre-season training. Striker Marko Lazetic will also miss out for personal reasons. Alexander
Jensen and Dennis Geiger are doubts, while Kristers Tobers (knee) and Nick Suman (ankle) remain out.
St Mirren defender Alex Gogic returns from suspension but they are still missing Declan John (hernia), Dan Nlundulu (thigh), Shamal George (ankle), Ryan Mullen (thigh), Jonah Ayunga (knee), Malik Dijksteel (groin) and Keanu Baccus (Achilles).
Former Aberdeen and Hibernian winger Junior Hoilett would not be surprised to see Martin Boyle join the Dons this summer when the Australia international's deal at Easter Road expires. (Daily Record), external
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Andrew Southwick
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, SNSAberdeen manager Stephen Robinson has been talking to the media before Tuesday's Premiership match against St Mirren.
Here are the best bits from his news conference:
Robinson would love to see former club St Mirren survive, but is going all out to beat them on Tuesday.
Should St Mirren end up in the play-off, he says he has "no doubt they have the desire and quality" to stay up.
Points out he left St Mirren in 10th place, in the Scottish Cup semi-final and as League Cup winners, and that results since he left have nothing to do with him.
Thinking back to the most recent game against St Mirren - which was the last time Aberdeen lost - he says "I probably got deceived a little bit in training" but says the mentality has since improved and that he now knows who can handle the pressure.
He revealed goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov has been playing through the pain barrier with a groin injury, and that Stuart Armstrong has "a breathing problem". Both have required surgery, which has ended their seasons early.
Alexander Jensen and Dennis Geiger are both doubts for Tuesday. Marko Lazetic has gone back home for family reasons, and is unlikely to play again this season.
The pressure is not off despite being safe from relegation, with Robinson saying "you have to win every game at Aberdeen Football Club."
The Dons will be "going all out" to finish in seventh place, with Saturday's win over Dundee United narrowing the gap on Jim Goodwin's side to three points. But he admits it doesn't stand for a lot, because "we don't want to be finishing seventh next season."
Will consider giving fringe players a chance in the remaining two games, but says those in the side have done well and he "doesn't believe in giving people appearances for the sake of it".
Has told his fringe players "if you train better, you'll play better, and then you'll play more".
Has been impressed with the attitude of Ante Palaversa - who has struggled for game time this season, but was instrumental off the bench in Aberdeen's second goal on Saturday.
"A lot of things need changed for Aberdeen to move forward. The recruitment has to be better." He said there's no doubt there are talented players, but "they have to fit into the team, into the structure, and fit into playing for me."
Robinson not conflicted over bid to beat old side
