Derek McInnes drops Aberdeen transfer hint as he reveals the tactical key to Ross County victory

This is such terrible news: Odell Beckham Jr. may have torn his ACL during the 2022 Super Bowl on Sunday (February 13).

Frank Turner is on course to achieve his first Number One album this week.According to The Official Charts Company, ‘FTHC’, which stands for Frank Turner Hardcore – is currently leading the charts with more than double the sales of his closest competition, Alt-J’s ‘The Dream‘.It would be Turner’s highest-charting album to date following on from ‘Tape Deck Heart‘, which recached Number Two in 2013.Others looking to claim their highest UK albums chart entry include Slash and Myles Kennedy.Their latest collaboration ‘4’ is set to chart at Number Three, while James Morrison’s ‘Greatest Hits’ collection is on track to enter the charts at Number Five.Elsewhere in the charts, Viola Beach’s self-titled debut album is set to re-enter the chart at Number Seven, following a special vinyl release.The posthumously-released album debuted at Number One in August 2016 after the group suffered a fatal incident alongside their manager in February of that year. Last month, Turner shared his new single ‘A Wave Across A Bay’, written as a tribute to the late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison.The track has been released with the blessing of Scott’s younger brother Grant, and was first performed by Turner back in 2020 during a set of Frightened Rabbit covers.“I still miss my friend Scott every day,” Turner said about the single.

Game Of Thrones fans “lost their minds” over the show’s finale.The actor, who is currently starring in the sci-fi movie Moonfall, played Samwell Tarly in all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy drama.Fans had waited seven seasons for the climactic showdown between dragon queen Daenerys Targaryen and the ruling Lannister clan.The fans were left extremely disappointed to the point where they started a petition to remake the final season, which racked up 1.8million signatures.Speaking to NME in a new interview, Bradley said: “We were never going to please everybody. People had invested too much.”He also took umbrage with people who said the cast and crew “knew it was going to be rubbish”.Bradley added: “We genuinely wanted it to be great.

Bez has revealed that he once hid out in a cave for weeks after he was chased out of an area in Morocco where he’d shoplifted.The Happy Mondays percussionist/dancer said in a new interview that he’d turned to theft as a way to survive while travelling the world in his late teens, which was before he joined the band in 1985. Bez was “mostly homeless and sofa-surfing” at the time, and had intentions to move on from petty crime, for which he had served prison time.He told The Guardian: “By the time I was about 19, I decided I didn’t want to get caught up in the sort of shit I was doing again, so thought the best thing I could do was to have a huge adventure and go travelling.“I lived in Morocco for a bit and was shoplifting just to survive; pinching bars of chocolate.

Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy has said the band are in the studio working on their 12th album.Tweedy, who revealed the news in his Substack on Friday (February 11), explained to fans that his correspondence had been more irregular of late owing to the fact that Wilco are making the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Ode To Joy‘.“I’ve been in the studio with Wilco making some new music, chipping away at a new record. It’s been very very very fun and exciting.

Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen had flashbulbs popping at the premiere of their explosive tell-all documentary film Rooney last week.

Fiorentina and Sampdoria star Flachi tested positive for cocaine for the second time, his career seemed to have ended in disgrace.However, a fter an enormous 12-year ban, the Italian is set to return to football at the age of 46.The striker made his long-awaited debut for fifth division side Signa 1914, 13 years since his last match for Brescia in Serie B. Flachi had been training with his hometown side for the last five months, but was finally handed his debut by the Excellenza side.And the veteran was almost lost for words when he made his long awaited return to football.“This day cancels 12 years of disqualification.

Celtic could land defensive target Mark McKenzie to bolster their backline. Neil Lennon could also look to bring in another goalkeeper - could it be Fraser Forster? The Parkhead boss will also hope to fend off interest in big guns Odsonne Edouard, Kristoffer Ajer and Ryan Christie.

thepools.com don't think either of the title rivals will slip up.Celtic are 2/13  to win with Ross a huge 14/1 for a repeat of November's League Cup upset.The Hoops might have endured an energy sapping extra time period in the weekend's Cup Final but it's still difficult to see lighting striking twice.Since that League Cup stunner Ross have lost four in a row and sacked Stuart Kettlewell.Will John Hughes be able to elicit a new boss bounce?Unlikely.

Neil Lennon's greatest achievement as a manager but he still found the time to offer some support to an old pal. Lennon's Celtic take on Ross County at home this weekend and John Hughes will be in the opposing dugout after replacing Stuart Kettlewell.

John Hughes has claimed everybody is fired up to silence the critics who say they are doomed for the Premiership drop. The rock-bottom Staggies decided to move for ‘Yogi’ after Stuart Kettlewell was removed from his position following Saturday’s defeat to relegation rivals Hamilton.

Stuart Kettlewell after a 2-0 defeat to Hamilton left them four points adrift at the bottom of the table. The Staggies have managed just one Premiership win since August, with Saturday's defeat their fourth on the spin.

Derek McInnes to get him to Aberdeen. The striker, by his own admission, has failed at Pittodrie to hit the heights he showed at Motherwell.Main has struggled with injuries this season but is now fit and raring to go and wants to build on the double which got the Dons back to winning ways against Ross County.He said: “The main thing is getting back to fitness, getting out on the pitch and showing everybody why I was brought here in the first place.“I had surgery in the summer and it seems to have been trip up after trip up since.

Aberdeen will push as hard as they can to try to split Rangers and Celtic and chase the dream of bringing money-spinning Champions League football to Pittodrie.Scottish football’s improved coefficient means that from next season there will be two teams in Europe’s premier competition.Cormack accepts that Glasgow's big two will be firm favourites to take those spots with their superior financial muscle but the Dons will do everything they can to help Derek McInnes ’ side to try and defy the odds.Rangers are well out in front in the Premiership but Celtic’s stumbling form has opened the door and the Dons could draw level with the Scottish Cup final-bound Hoops with a win at Kilmarnock on Sunday.Cormack also knows that with the Europa League

Aberdeen squad again in January. The Ross County striker, who played against the Dons at the weekend, has been a long-term target for McInnes.

Derek McInnes has confirmed Andrew Considine’s contract extension is close to being fast-tracked. The Scotland international has a clause if he plays so many games he triggers an extension but the Pittodrie side have put a new one year deal on the table.McInnes said: “Andy we are getting a bit closer to I think but we have nothing agreed yet.“I don’t anticipate it being an issue.“It is pretty much as it was the contract and it is just a case of Andy discussing it with his family and working out what he wants to do.“We are hoping that by the turn of the year Andy will have that signed.“I don’t see any real issues with that.

Aberdeen star set to be sidelined until March. The Scotland international blocked a shot in training and will now go for ankle ligament surgery next week.The Dons expect the defender to be out for three months in another bitter blow for the 27-year-old.Devlin only made his first appearance of the season, coming off the bench for a 10 minute cameo, in the weekend draw with St Mirren in Paisley.

Rangers. The flashpoint occurred right at the end of the first half after an bad Iain Vigurs challenge on Alfredo Morelos brought players together near the dugouts.

Derek McInnes says ref Bobby Madden was wrong to send Lewis Ferguson packing in Paisley. And he also bemoaned the penalty decision that got St Mirren back level in the game.

Rangers as they look to keep their momentum building in Dingwall this weekend. The influential midfielder hasn't featured since being substituted against Aberdeen last month and Steven Gerrard says he is recovering well, though may not be fit in time to start against Ross County.

Rangers. Steven Gerrard 's team are flying at the top of the Premiership but Ross County are riding a wave of their own after sending Celtic packing from the Betfred Cup a week ago.