Gary Caldwell is reportedly among the candidates to replace Stephen Robinson at Aberdeen.

Robinson was dismissed on Saturday after an embarrassing 4-0 home defeat to Hibs left the Dons in eleventh place in the Scottish Premiership. He lasted just seven months in the job.

Pittodrie chiefs are now looking for their sixth permanent manager in as many years since the departure of Derek McInnes in 2021; the likes of Jimmy Thelin, Barry Robson and Jimmy Thelin have also come and gone.

Neil Lennon is also among the bookmakers’ favourites for the role, which is expected to be filled by the end of the current international break.

Gary Caldwell among candidates for Aberdeen job

According to Alex Crook of talkSPORT, Caldwell is one of the names on Aberdeen’s shortlist, having been “admired by the club for a little while.”

Caldwell, who made over 150 appearances for Celtic between 2006 and 2010, has been in charge at Wigan since February. He hasn’t worked in Scotland since his role as assistant to Shaun Maloney at Hibs.

Of course, Lennon is the current Dunfermline boss having made the surprise move to East End Park in March last year. He hasn’t worked in the Scottish top-flight since the end of his second spell as Celtic boss five years ago.

Lennon was linked with a stunning return to Leicester last month. Ex-Parkhead captain Scott Brown also features among the bookmakers’ contenders, though his CV is less warranting of the Pittodrie hotseat.

Of course, the bulk of Lennon’s managerial career has come across two spells at Celtic, over which he has won ten trophies. He took charge of 337 matches across the two spells.

As well as delivering two trebles, Lennon delivered some of the best European results in Celtic’s modern history in both of his two stints. He left Parkhead in the middle of a disastrous 2020-21 season which saw the Hoops’ bid for an historic tenth-straight league title collapse spectacularly.