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.
