Jump to content

The Dark Side Going For McInnes - What Of Jack


Isle Of Bute Saint

Recommended Posts

Derek McInnes will remain as Aberdeen boss and will not be joining Rangers, STV understands.

Along with his assistant Tony Docherty, McInnes missed training on Wednesday and Thursday as he entered talks with Aberdeen chairman Stewart Milne.

The Dons boss was Rangers' first choice to replace Pedro Caixinha, who was sacked on October 26, but an initial approach to speak to him was rejected by Aberdeen on Tuesday evening.

As it stands McInnes will now remain in charge of Aberdeen for their Scottish Premiership clash with Dundee on Friday evening.

Rangers' first request to speak to McInnes came after beating Aberdeen twice in back-to-back Premiership fixtures with the Ibrox side under the temporary stewardship of under-20s coach Graeme Murty.

Following the second defeat, a 2-1 loss at Pittodrie, McInnes made clear his frustration at the links with Rangers, saying the speculation had "dragged on and on".

 

He had previously endorsed the comments of Milne, who had said that the manager was happy in his current role and was "going nowhere".

Rangers chairman Dave King told his club's AGM that candidates for the job included managers under contract at other clubs.

He later said knowledge of the UK and Scottish game was a key requirement.

That intensified talk of an approach for McInnes, who played for Rangers between 1995 and 2000.

The 46-year-old, who previously managed St Johnstone and Bristol City, has seen his stock rise since succeeding Craig Brown at Aberdeen in 2014.

He won the League Cup in 2014 and has led the Dons to the runners-up spot in the Premiership in the last three seasons.

His achievements in the north east drew the attention of Sunderland in the summer but, after Aberdeen allowed him to hold talks with the Wearside club, McInnes decided against a move.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


RFC. Still a financial basket case then. Iirc this is the second time DM has looked and backed away from RFC. He was approached circa three / four years ago and said NAW, seems uncertainty and a sense of wrong and discomfort still exists with the cheating club.
Sticking with the devil he knows and probably given some promises from the Irish Jig.
Tommy Wright for RFC. Worth a few pennies ????

Link to comment
Share on other sites

15 minutes ago, thomsons dropped it said:

Aye......just open a window and hear everybody pishing  themselves laughing :lol:

Today is now officially great.

Just need Paisley to be confirmed as city of culture now to make it complete.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest TPAFKATS
Why?
They wanted to speak to the manager of Aberdeen, happens all the time. 
Aberdeen and it seems the manager weren't interested.
Quite simple, even for you. 

If that was the case it took them about 6 weeks to get round to asking and then speaking to him.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

24 minutes ago, TPAFKATS said:


If that was the case it took them about 6 weeks to get round to asking and then speaking to him.

What does that matter and why was this a fault on behalf of Rangers? 

These situations always drag on, nothing to moan about here....................WGAF.

Edited by faraway saint
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, Seaside Nipper said:

RFC. Still a financial basket case then. Iirc this is the second time DM has looked and backed away from RFC. He was approached circa three / four years ago and said NAW, seems uncertainty and a sense of wrong and discomfort still exists with the cheating club.
Sticking with the devil he knows and probably given some promises from the Irish Jig.
Tommy Wright for RFC. Worth a few pennies

My money is on Alex Rae or Kris Boyd - the only two who would accept.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...