Flamboyant boss applies for Hearts role as Rangers CEO link torched and ex-Celtic hero makes huge call
Ainsworth in for Hearts role
Gareth Ainsworth, the former manager of Wycombe and QPR, is rumoured to have applied for the Hearts position. The colourful 51-year-old has reportedly thrown his hat into the ring and hasn’t been in the dugout since leaving the Loftus Road team last season.
After parting ways with Steven Naismith over the weekend, Hearts executives are assembling a shortlist for their next head coach this week. The information from Tony Bloom’s Starlizard algorithms is anticipated to be utilised by the Jambos in their pursuit of the best applicant.
Hearts chief happy at Tynie
Rangers have not contacted Hearts CEO Andrew McKinlay about the likelihood of him taking on the same post at Ibrox, he maintains. After James Bisgrove left the Light Blues at the end of the previous season, the team has been looking for a new CEO. All summer long, McKinlay and St. Mirren vice-chairman Jim Gillespie have been mentioned as potential contenders.
McKinlay, who was hired by the Hearts in August 2020, told Sky Sports, “I can put on record very clearly that I’ve had no conversations with Rangers and Rangers have had no conversations with me.” “There have been press reports, but I’m not sure where they originated. There have been rumours in the media about other people who were set to take over as CEO, but those plans fell through. What the Rangers have planned for the future is unknown to me. I hope their search goes well, but I am fully committed to my work with Hearts, and I will continue to give it my all in that regard.
Brown out of the running
The manager of Ayr United, Scott Brown, is expected to remain at Somerset Park despite rumours that he is a top contender for the St Johnstone position. The 39-year-old former Celtic and Hibs player, who leads Ayr in the Championship, is rumoured to have spoken with McDiarmid Park officials. But it looks like the Honest Men have his future in their hands.
The chairman of St Johnstone wishes to start his cancer treatment later after selecting his next manager. Both Aberdeen coach Peter Leven and Larne manager Tiernan Lynch have been strongly connected to the position.
Hibs set to land full allocation
On Sunday, Hibs will go to Rangers in the Premiership, and all of the tickets have been distributed. While the Easter Road club’s expectation of receiving just over 900 tickets is known to have changed, construction activity at Ibrox cast doubt on the quantity of briefs the team would receive.
Fans have been frustrated by the lack of information regarding their ability to attend, so Hibs now have a little window of time to convince them to come. The Copland Road Stand project has been delayed in its completion, which has caused the Rangers’ home pitch to be unstable. However, it is almost finished.
