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Cleland and Morris Take Charge

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Jody Morris and Alec Cleland will take temporary charge of St Johnstone, following Derek McInnes’ departure for Bristol City. The pair will be in control for the team’s trip to face Dundee United on Saturday, as the club’s board look for a replacement for McInnes. Former Chelsea and Leeds United midfielder Morris, who moved to [...]

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Derek McInnes Leaves Perth For Bristol

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Derek McInnes has left his position as manager of St Johnstone to move to Bristol City. The manager has agreed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Championship side. The 40-year old had travelled south for an interview with the board at Ashton Gate on Monday and has been formally offered the position, which he has [...]

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McInnes Set For Bristol City Job

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Derek McInnes is set to leave St Johnstone to take up the vacant manager’s position at Bristol City, BBC Radio Bristol understands. McInnes, 40, was interviewed on Monday and is thought to have beaten former Barnsley boss Mark Robins to the role. The Championship side are currently finalising a deal for the Scotsman and are expected to [...]

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Robins Talk To Derek McInnes

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St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes and former Barnsley boss Mark Robins have been interviewed for the vacancy at Bristol City. The pair were among five names on the Championship outfit’s shortlist to succeed the departed Keith Millen. McInnes, who has been given permission to talk to City by the Perth club, was first to be [...]

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Bristol City To Interview Derek McInnes

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St Johnstone have granted permission to Bristol City to interview their manager Derek McInnes. The English side, currently bottom of the Championship, are seeking a new boss following the departure of Keith Millen at the start of the month. A statement on Saints’ website confirmed: “Following negotiations, the club have agreed to Bristol City’s request to interview [...]

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St Johnstone Ready To Demolish Stand

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ST JOHNSTONE chairman Geoff Brown insists McDiarmid Park can afford to lose a 2000-seater stand. The club is hooking-up with Perth council for a £13 million roads project – a commuter link to reduce congestion – and the north stand occupied by visiting fans is being earmarked for demolition. But yesterday Brown admitted he would [...]

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McInnes Leads List For City Job

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St Johnstone boss Derek McInnes is a leading contender to become the new manager of Bristol City, BBC Scotland has learned. Keith Millen parted company with the Robins on Monday, with the Ashton Gate side bottom of the Championship. McInnes has been linked with jobs in England previously but signed an extension to his contract [...]

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Hibs Secure First Home Win Since Feb

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Hibs secured their first home league win since February with a battling performance against St Johnstone. Ivan Sproule’s 17th-minute strike was cancelled out by a Liam Craig drive two minutes later. Garry O’Connor continued his rich vein of form with a low shot before the interval, then added another from the penalty spot after the [...]

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Sheridan Double Sinks Hearts

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Cillian Sheridan hit his first goals of the season to earn St Johnstone a 2-0 win over Hearts for their first home SPL victory of the campaign. The Irishman scored in each half to move St Johnstone level on 12 points with opponentsHearts in the top six, with both teams sharing identical goal difference. Sheridan twice [...]

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Derek McInnes’ Touchline Ban Halved

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Derek McInnes has seen a touchline ban cut from four games to two on appeal by the Scottish Football Association. The St Johnstone boss was sent to the stands during a match with Dundee United last season, having left his technical area to intervene in an on-field altercation. McInnes was given an automatic four game [...]

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