\nDerek McInnes flanked by captain Jody Morris (left) and assistant Tony Docherty during his time as St Johnstone manager<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n
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“He did a phenomenal job at Hearts, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen, and St Johnstone. He has been an amazing manager in Scotland. He is a mate of mine and I value him as a manager and as a man-manager. He is a Rangers man who wears his heart on his sleeve, and I was absolutely delighted for him.<\/p>\n
“He was sad to leave Hearts because he loved it there, but he’s been destined for the Rangers job for a long time. For me, it’s long overdue and Rangers have their best chance in a long time to finish above Celtic.”<\/p>\n
Morris admits he is a big fan of veteran Hoops boss O’Neill but would love nothing more than McInnes than to make Rangers top dogs again.<\/p>\n
He added: “I love Martin O’Neill as well as Derek McInnes. He has been the chairman of the League Managers Association for the last couple of years. He is a huge character and is rightly adored by Celtic fans.<\/p>\n
“He did a great job last year, they wouldn’t be champions if he weren’t involved.<\/p>\n
“Both times he closed the gap. Derek is a bit more hands-on on the training pitch, whereas Martin is from the Brian Clough school of management where he lets the coaches coach and focuses on man-management. They are two massive personalities, and they are both great people in football.<\/p>\n
“I am on Derek’s side and Rangers’ side this year, but I am a huge fan of Martin. I actually like Celtic as well, I’m not one of those people who feels you have to like one or the other. I’m looking forward to the battle between those two clubs and those two managers.<\/p>\n
“It’s going to be great to watch. I have to get up there, it’s been a couple of years since I’ve been to one of those games.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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