Killieare on the rise with or without McInnes
Robbie Deas believes Kilmarnock are "capable of going on to bigger and better things" with or without manager Derek McInnes.Hearts have agreed a deal to secure McInnes' services, although personal terms have yet to be finalised.Defender Deas, meanwhile, has agreed a new two-year contract extension with the Ayrshire club and revealed "I wouldn't have signed" if he did not think they could be successful under a new manager."I feel very at home here," the 25-year-old, previously of former Inverness Caledonian Thistle, said. "I think it's been a successful two years. "Finishing fourth and getting into Europe was amazing and I maybe took that for granted because it was my first year here."This season's been quite difficult, but at the end of the day, we secured safety in the Premiership."Kilmarnock have won three games in a row despite speculation about McInnes' future during which Deas thought there had been "no mood change in the camp".He admitted that McInnes' "stature" was "one of the main reasons" he signed for the club and that: "I feel he has been really good with me and I've come on leaps and bounds."However, Deas believes "I've still got a lot to give to the club" and that there is "loads of quality" in the squad no matter who is manager next season."The only reason I want to stay is because I know the players who are going to be here," he added."There's nowhere else I would want to play my football for the next two years."
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