’POOL LEGEND A BIG DRAW SAYS McINNES

PREVIOUS Rangers managerial target Derek McInnes would welcome the arrival of Steven Gerrard t o I brox as a “box-office” boost f or Scottish football.

Gerrard looks set to take the reins at I brox after reportedly agreeing a deal this morning.

Former Gers midfielder McInnes turned down an offer to return to the club in December in order to stay at Aberdeen but he thinks the former Liverpool c a p t a i n ’s e n t r y into Scottish football would be good for everyone.

The Dons boss said: “I think you’re better t o comment on these things once they have happened but the prospect of a global name like Steven Gerrard coming into the Scottish game can only be seen as a good thing.

“I would prefer it if he was a player because what a player he was, a fantastic leader of men for Liverpool and England. Obviously, he has taken his first steps into coaching and maybe the management side of it.

“But I think there is a lot of good and positivity about Scottish football at the minute.

“There is a lot of good managers and a l ot of high-profile managers, managers who have maybe managed at a higher level, and certainly Steven, if he was to come into it, on the back of his playing career, would cer tainly be a box-office name.

“And that can only help the Scottish game, I’ m sure.”