GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Heart of Midlothian manager Derek McInnes during the Premier League match between Rangers and Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images)

Earlier this year Rangers had just fired Philippe Clement and were on the lookout for a new manager. Derek McInnes aims for Rangers.

After the usual suspects entered the bidding the hapless board settled on Russell Martin, and history tells us the rest.

Meanwhile, Hearts, managed by Derek McInnes these days, soar clear at the top of the league having destroyed champions Celtic with something to spare. Not forgetting he put Rangers away as well.

Not that he was ever in the running for the Rangers job.

The reality is McInnes’ humbling of the Eastern lot while Rangers fans are celebrating beating Kilmarnock gives some picture of the sliding doors of Scottish football.

That Rangers elected against moving for McInnes, and now the former Dons chief is taking the SPL apart having used his Kilmarnock spell to properly hone his managerial skills.

A mature manager now who has Hearts singing.

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