18 Jun 2026 20:24:42
I see Derek McInnes has binned Danny Rohl's schedule of when to start our pre season and everything has been shelved for now. 🤔
18 Jun 2026 22:02:40
What's happened?
18 Jun 2026 22:11:08
SWS
Heard it's been delayed, but wasn't sure if it was just McInnes wouldn't be back till Thursday.
If it was my dream job I'd be in the door tomorrow. Don't know details so I might be being unfair. Hoping McInnes is planning now as we have a team to build.
19 Jun 2026 10:00:33
The recruitment will still be ongoing as we have a team responsible for that. I am sure that DM can still have a say across in the US.
We still also have 7 weeks for pre-season before the start of the season in Europe, which is more than enough time for him.
Just checked and Hearts had 22 days last season between start of pre-season and the first cup game in the Premier League Cup. That didn't go too badly for them, so he should be fine. It doesn't involve understanding Martin's style of play after all.
19 Jun 2026 10:35:16
That's very true, Angus, but it might take a few of the foreigners to practise their hoofing.
19 Jun 2026 10:54:00
Broste, hoofing tells me enough, mate. So Hearts just hoofed it up the park, lol man.
19 Jun 2026 11:48:07
Twas a joke, Mystar, that's all.
Although I'm not a fan of our new manager so maybe I'm just finding it hard to hide it. 😁
19 Jun 2026 12:01:55
Cool, but many fans have said this before, Broste, clearly it must be true for them, even when it's not remotely true.
19 Jun 2026 12:49:03
Fair enough - We all want success, we just differ in how we think best to achieve it. I really don't like McInnes, never have. Would be interesting to know why DR left, etc, summit changed within club, or he just wanted home, etc.
19 Jun 2026 12:56:15
Broste, I actually LOL'd as I saw it was a joke.
Star, but he does play a more direct style of football and the stats show that. They use long balls more than any other top 4 team and that increased from season before. They played twice as many long balls (68 per game) than Celtic and 20 more than us. Issue is, around 1 in 10 of those are unsuccessful.
They were only beaten in long balls played by St Mirren and Falkirk.
So, perhaps not hoof ball, but he does favour that more direct style of play and has done so all his managerial career. Good thing is, I actually think that is what most supporters want, as they don't like 'project manager' football where we try to hold onto possession.
It will be interesting to see how he gets us playing. He may change because we have better ball playing centre halves. I am looking forward at least to seeing it.
19 Jun 2026 13:10:45
Cheers, Angus. Partner says I'm not that funny despite me thinking the opposite.
19 Jun 2026 13:21:05
Mine says the same thing. I have heard her laugh once in 40 years at something I said. She probably is just good at laughing inwardly as I know I have been funny at least once more than that. 👍
19 Jun 2026 13:25:11
Yes, more direct, Angus, but hoof ball is laughable.
Broste, not any manager in our league gets his squad of last year minutes away from winning the league, he had 6/7 players in the line up that finished the bottom half the season before.
Doesn't matter what set up he's using, with better quality it can and will only improve.
19 Jun 2026 16:02:26
Not for me Mystar. Sometimes these things happen. Usually Gers / Tic don't per the bed the same season.
Hearts weren't that convincing anytime I saw them, and they seem to get a bit of luck along the way, till it ran out at the end.
19 Jun 2026 16:22:52
Star, I agree that things can improve but they don't always do that. I know I don't want DM to fail and suspect that Broste is the same, but it seems we both have some concerns that he will be the flying success a lot do because he is ex Gers and Scottish. There is a lot more things need to align than that for us to be a success.
Btw you can argue all you want about things which can't be proved ever, such as getting team to within minutes of league.
The main issue with even that is his record and the history books still say Celtic won. Rohl was 5 games from it but I think EHL's article today sheds some light on that lack of conditioning might have eventually told on a team with no legs left. I can't prove that either and lots will disagree but if we at least both realise it is an opinion then we will continue to get on. 👍
19 Jun 2026 16:35:53
Angus, of course it's my opinion or it wouldn't be posted, mate.
19 Jun 2026 19:54:22
💯 Angus, I want him to succeed but the more I hear the less I'm convinced he will. Obsession with Gers / Scottish background. Don't get the obsession by some. We just need better players. We've not had anymore success buying locally as from abroad. It's about attitude and ability for me, it from birthplace or from who they supported growing up.
I want the club to be successful and progressive.
McInnes feels like a step back into a bygone era, which isn't relevant anymore imo.
I don't want average SPFL players brought in because they know the league. That's getting us nowhere. I think I saw Finlay's name mentioned Heart CH??? Hope to God not. I could accept Devlin as a cheap replacement for say Barron, but no way in God's earth could I accept Findlay (could be wrong on this one).
19 Jun 2026 21:08:39
We were hoofing it a fair bit under Rohl, as we were being out passed and out fought by a few teams domestically.
19 Jun 2026 22:56:46
Broste, I am with you on that. However, part of me hopes he can be the manager who can give that attitude to players. That was what he always managed at the other teams he managed. We don't struggle with lack of talent imo but with having the nerve to win when the chips are down.
I think Findlay is a joke, and one I think I have made myself. I don't think we will sign Devlin either, but he does have that attitude.
DM isn't doing the scouting but will have a say. He might just be able to pick attitude out of the 2 or 3 he gets offered when others have failed.
In all honesty, we need to try and do something different. If being Scottish is what buys him time then I can live with that if it leads to success.
20 Jun 2026 01:24:05
How is McInnes going to have average Scottish players, Broste? He is at the biggest club he's ever managed, and will have more quality than he's had anywhere.