DEL'S DEAL; McInnes insists he's staying put and will pledge future to Saints.Byline: Alan Marshall DEREK McINNES Derek John McInnes (born 5 July, 1971 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for St. Johnstone. Early career He began his professional career in 1988 at Greenock Morton, where he played in 221 league games in seven seasons before moving to is set to give St Johnstone fans a huge boost by pledging his future to the club and ending speculation linking him with a move to West Brom. The Perth boss, a former Baggies captain, was tipped to replace former Hawthorns manager Tony Mowbray Tony Mowbray, (born November 22 1963), is a former professional football player and the manager of West Bromwich Albion. Playing career Mowbray played for Middlesbrough, Celtic, and finally Ipswich Town as a tough centre half. who quit to take over at Celtic. But it has been revealed McInnes has told club chiefs he wants to stay and lead Saints in their SPL (1) (Systems Programming Language) The assembly language for the HP 3000 series. See assembly language for an SPL program example. (2) (Structured Programming Language) See structured programming. 1. campaign. He has only 10 months remaining on his current deal but is expected to sign a new contract in the next two weeks. McInnes said: "It's flattering to be linked with jobs but I see my immediate future here with St Johnstone. "I'm still trying to get one or two players in before we start back at training and I'm also trying to get something sorted out with my own future. "St Johnstone have been good to me and I'm grateful to the chairman Geoff Brown Geoffrey Brown is a Scottish businessman and chairman of St. Johnstone since 1986. He is one the longest-serving chairman in Scottish football. In 1970, he founded G. S. Brown Construction[1], which specialises in house building. for giving me the opportunity. "I'm looking forward to working with the squad and the challenges we have ahead of us in the SPL. Success "It's important we get the squad ready for the new season and in terms of my own situation I've been trying to get things moved on. "The chairman is a busy man at the moment but hopefully it will get done in the next couple of weeks." McInnes has been a huge success since taking over as boss at McDiarmid Park in November 2007 and led Saints to the First Division title last season. McDiarmid Park fans are delighted he is hanging around to see the job through. Jimmy McLeish, chairman of St Johnstone Social Club, said: "It's great news that the manager is staying. "He's done a great job in getting us to the Premier League with that team and it would be good to see him prove himself in the top flight." CAPTION(S): STAYING POWER: McInnes is set to sign new Saints deal |
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