As he stands on the verge of history, Brendan Rodgers has urged Sunderland to move for Derek McInnes, the key figure standing between Celtic and that unprecedented
Nick Holden Jersey achievement. Should Celtic see off Aberdeen in Saturday’s Scottish Cup final, they would complete an unbeaten domestic season and trophy treble. Intriguingly, Rodgers used his pre-match media duties to speak effusively of McInnes, the Aberdeen manager who features on the list of candidates to replace David Moyes at the Stadium of Light. A historic connection to the Sunderland chief executive, Martin Bain, is pertinent with regards to McInnes, as is a relatively paltry compensation payment in the region of ?500,000. Celtic and Callum McGregor outclass Rangers in Scottish Cup semi-final Read more “I saw that [link] during the week and I think he is absolutely perfect for it,” said Rodgers. “It’s a big club that has had a change and now needs someone who can go in there and who can organise, someone who has been at a big club and Derek has been at big clubs. “He has been down in England and had a difficult time so he gets that and he has done a great job with Aberdeen, which is a big job. “He would go in, give them a bit of life, get them organised. He knows the game, he can engage with players, he can motivate players. “The Championship is a
http://www.rangersteamonline.com/Oscar_Lindberg_Jersey tough league. I got promoted there with Swansea and it is 46 games of graft and work and commitment. It would be brilliant for him if that is what he wanted to do and certainly a club of that magnitude – it is a big club, Sunderland – and for me he would be perfect.” The difficult time to which Rodgers referred was at Bristol City, who sacked McInnes in January 2013. The former Rangers and West Bromwich Albion midfielder has aspirations to return to England at some stage. However on Friday McInnes played down a switch to the Stadium of Light. “It hasn’t been a distraction,” he said. “I’m protective of my own career. There have been opportunities to move in the past but I have never been in any real rush to leave Aberdeen. Hibs heartache as Darren McGregor own goal puts Aberdeen into Cup final Read more “If we continue to do our jobs well there may be opportunities in the future, but a lot of things would
http://www.officialcelticsproshop.com/Walter_Brown_Jersey have to be right for me to consider leaving. I made a bad decision leaving St Johnstone for Bristol City.” The immediate task in hand relates to whether Aberdeen, who have been beaten five times by Celtic this season, including the League Cup final, which they lost 3-0, can prevent Rodgers from becoming the third manager in his club’s history to deliver a treble. “I don’t think so much about that,” said Rodgers. “I’ll think about it after, if it happens. If it does, great. If it doesn’t, it’s OK, I’ve done my best. We’ll go again next year and try to do the same thing. History always judges you as a manager and a player. I just hope in my time here, this season and beyond, I can do my very best. “It has been a brilliant season, no matter what the result is. The whole club is very much going in the same direction.” Rodgers has added the fit-again Moussa Dembélé to his squad, the French striker having recovered from the hamstring injury picked up in the semi-final win over
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