Dave Cormack's Aberdeen AGM 3 point address from Robson future to binning VAR and Viaplay Cup Final tickets

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack has given Barry Robson a vote of confidence but is looking for him to deliver improved Premiership results that would keep him in the job for seasons to come.

The Pittodrie supremo gave his under-fire manager his backing at the 120th Annual General Meeting at Pittodrie. Cormack praised Robson for leading the team back into the group stages of European football and to the Viaplay Cup final but acknowledged that their league form has to improve. Cormack, who paid tribute to the late Craig Brown, said: “Including Barry we all agree that our league form has not been good enough.

“As with every manager we employ, Barry will be judged on results over the coming weeks, months and as we sincerely hope, seasons. In the cold light of day Barry absolutely earned the right to become our manager, especially when the highly-experienced Steve Angew agreed to come in as his assistant. We have to remember Barry single-handedly won third place in the league last season, earning two Manager of the Month awards and European group stage football for the first time in fifteen seasons.

“Since Aberdeen last won the Scottish Cup in 1990, we have had 13 permanent managers. Where does Barry rank in terms of percentage of games won? With 13 wins in 30 games, including a recent record that Barry himself, and all of us, is not happy with, he sits in second place with a 43.3% win rate.

“Yes, frustration over recent form is understandable, we have all been frustrated too. But those of us who witnessed the performance in the second half against Hearts last weekend, driven by the fans and the Red Shed leading the way, demonstrated it’s not only the love we all have for the club.

“But the players are committed to the