League Cup weekend could decide three managers' futures

Three under-fire Scottish Premiership bosses need a cup win — but at least one will miss out.

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What happened. Stephen Robinson's Aberdeen, David Gray's Hibernian and Neil McCann's Kilmarnock all go into League Cup quarter-final weekend under pressure. Kilmarnock host Aberdeen while Hibernian visit third-tier Ross County, with a Hampden semi-final place at stake.

• At least one of the three managers will not get a pressure-relieving win
• Fan discontent risks growing around all three amid difficult starts
• Robinson won this competition last year with St Mirren

Wins could ease the heat on all three bosses; defeats may intensify scrutiny of their tenures.

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