Derek McInnes

[Floyd]

Walter Smith used to instigate situations like that to show which players would fight for the team. The only manager McIness respects more than Fergie.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailyre...826352.amp

It's not 4d chess, it's just what McIness has been brought up to do. But your examples which didn't happen are good too Scott.

He’s regularly spoke about both Smith & Ferguson’s influence on him. I’m sure that he spoke to Smith before knocking back the Rangers job too.

It’s exactly what both of them would do, so he’s doing what he’s seen done before to instil the same mentality within his team.

Look at what he said after the Cheltic game picking on one of their “inexperienced coaches” and has O’Neill kicking off to protect Fotheringham, who then phoned Del to apologise.

More power to him doing this.