Derek McInnes earns Willie Miller tribute as Aberdeen legend claims departing boss deserved more time

Ex Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberly Wyatt is said to be feeling “awkward” after discovering that her fellow Dancing on Ice celebs have a group chat she knew nothing about, it has been reported. Kimberly, 40, is said to have been unaware that some of her fellow cast mates from the ITV skating show had been chatting in a WhatsApp group. And after discovering news of the chat, Kimberly reportedly felt "excluded" by the move.

UFC star Douglas Silva de Andrade suffered a horrific cut before coming back from the brink of defeat to choke out opponent Sergey Morozov in stunning fashion.The Brazilian bantamweight took on Kazakhstani Morozov on the preliminary card of UFC 271 on Sunday Morning, where he was able to clinch a second successive win.Silva de Andrade looked as if was about to suffer the fifth defeat of his career after a devastating knockdown in the first round courtesy of a nasty uppercut.But the 36-year-old veteran came back in the second round to deliver a rear-naked choke and end the fight in sensational style.Silva de Andrade started off extremely tense and slow with his striking.Before long, he found himself on the floor and subject to a vicious ground and pound by Morozov, whose elbow opened up a gruesome cut on the side of his head.But after being taken down by a spinning back kick, the Brazilian came into the second round a more dangerous man, dropping Morozov with two nasty rips to the body.A devastating right-hand then knocked down Morozov once more before a series of flying knees and an elbow saw the Kazakhstani fighter hit the canvas for a third time.Do you think Silva de Andrade's comeback was the best performance of the night? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Birmingham City took on Luton Town.The incident occurred during Saturday afternoon's Championship clash between the two sides, which Birmingham won by three goals to nil.Home supporters had launched tennis balls onto the pitch in protest at the club's owner Paul Suen and Birmingham Sports Holdings Ltd, who operate the club.It is understood that fan frustrations are being driven by the perceived lack of progress with regards to the redevelopment of St Andrew's, which led to the protest during Saturday's game.With Luton on the attack through Elijah Adebayo, one steward took it upon themselves to run onto the pitch to collect one of the tennis balls.This caused referee Darren Bond to stop play, much to the annoyance of Adebayo and his Luton teammates.Once play had been stopped, players and stewards quickly cleared the balls from the pitch, whilst fans continued to launch more and more onto the turf.Luton boss Nathan Jones felt that the protest and the stewards intervention had halted his side's momentum during the match.What is the most bizarre thing you have seen a steward do during a match? Let us know in the comments section below.Speaking after the defeat, he said: “The tennis balls killed the momentum and then the steward stepped on the pitch inexplicably.“I am very reluctant to not give Birmingham credit because they must have done something right today but we were really inept in our performance.“We can’t affect the protest but it did seem to kill our momentum.”The play-off chasing Hatters were unable to haul themselves back into the match following the stoppage in play, as hosts Birmingham ran out comfortable 3-0 winners.Goals from Juninho Bacuna, Lyle Taylor and Onel Hernandez ended a run of four matches without a

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Berlin Film Festival, whose scaled-down edition kicked off on Thursday evening with strict COVID measures, has recorded only eight positive cases among the film teams, the festival spokesperson confirmed to Variety. Unlike at Cannes or Venice, the Berlinale is requiring guests to take a daily test, even if they’re vaccinated three times, in order to access screenings, as well as select events and venues.

Aberdeen hotseat. Fowler unexpectedly threw his hat into the ring yesterday when he recorded a podcast that was effectively a very public ‘come and get me’ plea to Pittodrie chairman Dave Cormack.

Dave Cormack amid their search for a new boss.

Scott Brown to stay at Celtic and lead the fight to reclaim the title from Rangers.The Hoops star believes the entire club is united behind his wish for skipper Brown to resist any advances from Aberdeen to become player-assistant boss if close pal Stephen Glass replaces Derek McInnes.Brown’s 14-year spell at Parkhead could be set to end this summer with the 35-year-old becoming a free agent and speculation he could link up at Pittodrie with Glass whom he first met when they were team-mates at Hibs.But Forrest is adamant Brown still has plenty to offer Celtic as a player.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in

Scott Brown won't accept heading to Aberdeen for a bit-part role.The Celtic captain is wanted for a player-coach position by Stephen Glass, the favourite to take over from Derek McInnes at Pittodrie.Brown, 35, is out of contract at Parkhead come the end of the season and is yet to decide what his next steps will be.The former Scotland midfielder is understood to be considering Glass' offer.

Derek McInnes’ final weeks in charge at Aberdeen. But the Easter Road manager will forever be indebted to the axed Dons boss for his support particularly when he was on the end of a similarly painful exit at Sunderland just 17 months ago.Ross is determined to take full advantage of Aberdeen’s managerial upheaval to ensure his own side steam ahead in the race for third place.

Stephen Glass remains the frontrunner to succeed Derek McInnes, who stepped down earlier this week.The veteran Swede, however, is keen to return to frontline management but would also consider a director of football role at the right club.Eriksson knows Aberdeen are one of the top clubs in Scotland and would welcome the chance to try to challenge Rangers and Celtic.The 73-year-old, has been out of football since he stepped down as the Philippines national coach in 2019, would also be open to working with a younger coach such as Glass.He has a wealth of experience with the likes of Benfica, Fiorentina, Benfica, Sampdoria, Lazio, Leicester City and Manchester City, along with his national spells with England, Mexico and Ivory Coast.Aberdeen

Manchester United's new technical director as part of an overhaul at Old Trafford.There has been speculation for some time about the Premier League giants appointing a sporting director to oversee transfers, given their patchy record in the market.Instead, the Red Devils have created two new roles, with Fletcher appointed as technical director and John Murtough promoted to the role of football director.The former Scotland international has impressed since joining Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's coaching team and will focus on "a co-ordinated and long-term approach to player and squad development" while working closely with Murtough.Fletcher had been linked with the Aberdeen job after Derek McInnes' departure but will now focus on his new role at Old

Derek McInnes was a long time coming and boiled down to winning and losing with nothing in-between.The Gothenburg Great and former mentor of the axed Dons protege insists a legacy of only one trophy after eight years in the post didn't cut it and the minute Dave Cormack replaced Stewart Milne as chairman, the dye for his dismissal was cast.A record of reaching four cup finals and qualifying for European football seven years in a row will be held up as the McInnes legacy but McMaster believes it's that second best mentality of accepting mediocrity which now exists at the club.As the search starts for a successor, the 66-year-old is convinced St Mirren's Jim Goodwin is the perfect fit to replace a manager who's been stripped of his mojo

Shaun Maloney being interested.The Pittodrie board have begun the search for a new boss after Derek McInnes left by mutual consent on Monday evening.Chairman Dave Cormack and his board have already started collating names and applicants for their vacant position.Former Dons star Glass is keen on the job and his name has already been discussed by the Aberdeen directors, including Darren Eales, who also sits on the board of Atlanta.The 44-year-old is currently the head coach of Atlanta United 2, having previously been interim coach for the Major League Soccer side at the end of last season.Glass has been at Aberdeen’s partner club for the past four years having previously been assistant manager at Shamrock Rovers.The Scot is also a close

Derek McInnes has left his position as manager after a run of just two wins in 10 games, with the boss citing an "unprecedented" season.Though the Dons sit fourth in the Premiership they've scored just once since the 2-0 win over Motherwell on January 23.That's led to a growing number of fans calling for the manager to be removed and Aberdeen confirmed their decision on Monday evening, with Paul Sheerin to take the team for the final six matches of the campaign.McInnes said: "This season has been unprecedented due to a number of factors and I am as frustrated as anyone that results haven’t been of the high standard which we set.“My motivation to deliver success has never wavered and during my eight-year tenure my staff and I have worked

Derek McInnes following showdown talks with the board.The Dons have won just two of their last 10 matches, finding the back of the net just once in that run. That's seen a growing number of Aberdeen fans calling for change and McInnes has now been removed from his position.

Derek McInnes has admitted there is now very little room for further error if misfiring Aberdeen are to beat Hibs to third spot.The Dons, ironically, moved a point closer to Hibs, who still have a game in hand, with the gap closed to three points after this goalless draw with Hamilton.McInnes acknowledged it was another golden opportunity missed as his side failed to take their chances again.It is now one goal and one win in nine games for the Pittodrie outfit.McInnes said: “There is not a lot of room for error.“We are going to have to outshoot Hibs in terms of getting results and we certainly cannot fall further behind Hibs.“The post-split games are where it will be sorted out and we should have three at home.“It’s not easy but it’s

Premiership managers and SFA referees met on neutral ground in Perth for peace talks.But Derek McInnes reckons the parties may need to sort out another socially distanced get-together soon.And the Aberdeen boss believes it would be no bad thing for opposing sides of the divide to make it a regular occurrence.Temperatures are once again rising in dugouts and on touchlines.Steven Gerrard’s clash with John Beaton in Livingston on Wednesday night is just the latest in a series of running battles between the men in the middle and those in the hotseats.Former Ross County boss Stuart Kettlewell, Robbie Neilson at Hearts and Motherwell’s Graham Alexander have been given the red-card treatment in recent weeks, while McInnes has been fighting to bite

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.Seven top six finishes, five European campaigns, the Scottish Cup and now the League Cup.Youth team coach, under-20s manager, assistant manager, caretaker manager and long-term first-team coach.Alex Cleland listens to the above and is a little lost for words. There is a slight pause before a reply arrives: ‘Absolutely unbelievable’.It was the summer of 2009 when he was brought to the club to work alongside Derek McInnes and Tony Docherty.

Derek McInnes is adamant that his side can overhaul Hibs' lead and take third place in the Scottish Premiership. Jack Ross ' side have a four point lead and a game in hand but nobody at Pittodrie is giving up the ghost just yet.

Aberdeen were denied a deserved point at Parkhead – and says third place in the Premiership is still up for grabs.The Dons were unlucky to lose yet another game to Celtic by a single goal, with Odsonne Edouard's deflected strike the difference between the sides.McInnes' men were denied by a terrific Scott Bain save from Ash Taylor's header in the first half - and they put pressure on the home side towards the end.Ultimately they failed to claw back any points on Hibs who sit above them in the table by four.But McInnes is adamant they showed enough signs to give them confidence going forward and says they can still finish best of the rest.He said: “I thought we started the game really well and had a couple of chances.“Big Ash should do