Former Aberdeen player Richard Foster believes Dundee boss Steven Pressley should be in the frame for the vacant Pittodrie manager's job and also feels Falkirk boss John McGlynn is worth consideration.

Stephen Robinson was sacked on Monday after eight months in charge.

Elgin-born Pressley, 53, has been at Dens Park for 17 months and secured Dundee an eighth-placed finish in last season's Scottish Premiership.

McGlynn, 64, secured a top-six place in Falkirk's first season back in the top flight last term after successive promotions from League 1. His team are currently third in the division.

"Just go 60 miles south and go to Steven Pressley," Foster told BBC Radio Scotland's Breakfast.

"He's got the experience of a big club. I know he's got a quiet, laid-back demeanour, but I think in the dressing room, he commands respect. The players at Dundee seem to love playing for him.

"He knows the game very well. Having played at Hearts, having played at Celtic, he knows what it's like to be at a huge club.

"Him and John McGlynn are the two that stand out for me domestically. I think they should look at both of those two."

Foster spent nine years with Aberdeen, interrupted by a year on loan at Rangers, and believes now is a time for introspection at Pittodrie.

"It's probably at this point that everyone at the club needs to take a little step back to see where they've gone wrong," Foster said.

"Do they think the choice of manager's been wrong? Is it the recruitment that's been wrong? Is it a mixture of both?

"On paper Stephen Robinson should've been a good appointment - did really well at Motherwell, did well at St Mirren, won the League Cup - coming to a bigger club, bigger budget.

"Is it the case that he was unable to deal with the size of the club and the fact you've got 15,000, 16,000, 17,000 fans at every home game? That also plays a part.

"You need to be a big character to be manager of Aberdeen. Stephen Robinson is a big character, he's lively on the touchline. Was Jimmy Thelin that? Not too sure.

"First and foremost, you have to get someone who can handle the pressure of managing Aberdeen, which is not easy."

And Foster said of the club's chairman: "To be fair to Dave Cormack, yes, he's been through a lot of managers, but he puts his hand in his pocket. Managers are typically backed, they have money to spend."