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South Wales Argus
34 minutes ago
- South Wales Argus
Derek McInnes hopes Tony Bloom enjoyed Hearts' win over Aberdeen
The Brighton owner was at Tynecastle for the first time after recently completing a deal to invest in the Edinburgh club, and he had his name sung by supporters lapping up his bold pre-match declarations that Hearts can win the Scottish title and break into the Champions League. After an early own goal from Dons skipper Graeme Shinnie and a 73rd-minute header from Stuart Findlay sent Hearts top of the fledgling league table, manager McInnes said of Bloom's attendance at the match: 'He'll have loved getting his name sung. I haven't spoken to him yet, I'm meeting him tomorrow. 'We've had a couple of text conversations. I think he would have been encouraged as well, seeing Tynecastle the way it was. I think he would have enjoyed it. He certainly would have enjoyed the result because, as he's said, he just wants to see a winning Hearts team more often than not. That's what we're all wanting.' McInnes smiled wryly when asked about Bloom's bullish comments in the 24 hours leading up to the match, but he said: 'I knew what Tony was going to say, I heard what you guys heard, absolutely no problem with it at all. 'There's so many people, including Tony, who are ambitious and want Hearts to be successful at the club. He's obviously come in with a fresh pair of eyes and came out and shot for exactly what he wants. 'We're trying to make progress and I think we can make progress. Where Tony and others and myself think we can bridge the gap and maybe try and get ahead of others is the confidence they have in the recruitment.' McInnes felt he had 'a team screaming to win the game of football there, absolutely busting'. 'For sheer commitment, guts, effort, I thought we were 10 out of 10,' he said. Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin conceded the better team won. 'We had an idea of how we were going to take on the game today in the first half with the ball, and we didn't succeed in that,' he said. 'Hearts put good pressure on us, and then they win these second balls and create a momentum with the crosses. They were better in the first half. 'I think in the second half we got better with the ball and started creating some chances in their box, but we were not really clinical. We were not really there.'
Leader Live
34 minutes ago
- Leader Live
Derek McInnes hopes Tony Bloom enjoyed Hearts' win over Aberdeen
The Brighton owner was at Tynecastle for the first time after recently completing a deal to invest in the Edinburgh club, and he had his name sung by supporters lapping up his bold pre-match declarations that Hearts can win the Scottish title and break into the Champions League. After an early own goal from Dons skipper Graeme Shinnie and a 73rd-minute header from Stuart Findlay sent Hearts top of the fledgling league table, manager McInnes said of Bloom's attendance at the match: 'He'll have loved getting his name sung. I haven't spoken to him yet, I'm meeting him tomorrow. 'We've had a couple of text conversations. I think he would have been encouraged as well, seeing Tynecastle the way it was. I think he would have enjoyed it. He certainly would have enjoyed the result because, as he's said, he just wants to see a winning Hearts team more often than not. That's what we're all wanting.' McInnes smiled wryly when asked about Bloom's bullish comments in the 24 hours leading up to the match, but he said: 'I knew what Tony was going to say, I heard what you guys heard, absolutely no problem with it at all. 'There's so many people, including Tony, who are ambitious and want Hearts to be successful at the club. He's obviously come in with a fresh pair of eyes and came out and shot for exactly what he wants. 'We're trying to make progress and I think we can make progress. Where Tony and others and myself think we can bridge the gap and maybe try and get ahead of others is the confidence they have in the recruitment.' McInnes felt he had 'a team screaming to win the game of football there, absolutely busting'. 'For sheer commitment, guts, effort, I thought we were 10 out of 10,' he said. Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin conceded the better team won. 'We had an idea of how we were going to take on the game today in the first half with the ball, and we didn't succeed in that,' he said. 'Hearts put good pressure on us, and then they win these second balls and create a momentum with the crosses. They were better in the first half. 'I think in the second half we got better with the ball and started creating some chances in their box, but we were not really clinical. We were not really there.'
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
Hearts boss McInnes is fully on board with Bloom's ambitions as Tynecastle men get season off to a fine start
Derek McInnes insists he is happy to embrace the ambitious goals of investor Tony Bloom — who has set his sights on Hearts becoming Scottish champions within the next 10 years. Brighton owner Bloom was at Tynecastle last night to watch Hearts open their Premiership campaign with a richly deserved win over Aberdeen. Earlier in the day, Bloom had claimed Hearts are already capable of splitting the Old Firm and finishing second in the table this season. McInnes, who revealed he will sit down for discussions with Bloom for the first time today, is more than happy to buy into the English entrepreneur's vision as seeks an on-field return on his £10million stake in Hearts. 'I knew what Tony was going to say ahead of him saying it and I've got absolutely no problem with it at all,' said the Hearts manager. 'There are so many people like Tony who are ambitious and want Hearts to be successful. He has come in with a fresh pair of eyes and come out to say exactly what he wants. It's what we all want at the club. 'We've got work to do. We've got to come from a long way back as a bottom six club last season but I think we can make progress. 'We are still working off the same budget as the last couple of seasons but Tony, myself and others feel we can bridge the gap and maybe get ahead of others is through recruitment. 'We can be a lot smarter and better on that side of it. Hopefully it gets us closer to the teams with more money than us. 'It's not to say it's a certainty, we've got work to do to achieve it. I'm aware of that and I'm just enjoying working with the players. We're still a long way off where we want to be. 'Tony would have loved hearing his name sung as well. I knew Tony was coming up for the game for a while. 'I haven't spoken to him yet, we've exchanged a few text messages, and we will sit down tomorrow. 'I think he would have enjoyed the game and the result because, as he said, he just wants to see a winning Hearts team more often than not. That's what we all want.' McInnes was gratified by his team's display as Graeme Shinnie's own goal and a Stuart Findlay header secured all three points. 'Every manager wants to get the first league win as soon as possible and I thought we were thoroughly deserving,' he added. 'We came out the traps strongly and were probably worthy of going into half-time a couple of goals ahead. 'I don't think we were brilliant in the second half, but when we got the second goal we managed the game brilliantly from there. 'It was a tough game, as you'd expect against Aberdeen. What we've got in there is a bunch of lads who are screaming to do well, fully motivated. We can play better, but it was a good start. We'll take the three points and move on.' Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin was left dismayed by a lacklustre performance from his team, whose start to the season doesn't get any easier with a home game against champions Celtic on Sunday. 'In the first half we were disappointed with our performance because Hearts the battle with second balls,' said Thelin. 'We had to do better. In the second half there were less mistakes and we created chances, but in the 50-50 duels we have to do better in the future. 'We knew what we were going to face today. It's going to be a different type of game against Celtic.'
