Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin is safe for now, with the manager backed by the appointment of new sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel .

The Dons announced on Monday that the German will be taking up post on November 10, with the club hopeful his arrival can bring more support to the Scottish Cup-winning manager .

Aberdeen are in need of a change in fortunes on the park, and chairman Dave Cormack and his Pittodrie board remain firmly behind the Swede.

But they are demanding a significant improvement in results after the latest league defeat leaving them stuck in the Premiership's bottom two, writes Record Sport .

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