The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SWEET RELIEF

I’ll prove I am the right man to lead Aberdeen, insists Glass

- By Graham Swann

STEPHEN GLASS admitted ending Aberdeen’s winless run lifted a weight off his shoulders and vowed to prove to the board and his family that he is the right man to lead the club.

The Dons deservedly beat Hibernian 1-0 at Pittodrie yesterday to end a miserable sequence of ten games without a win.

Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack gave a passionate radio interview on Monday in which he defended his decision to appoint Glass as boss amid fury from supporters at their dreadful run of form.

After watching Christian Ramirez score the only goal against Hibs, Glass defiantly claimed he can now continue to turn around the Dons’ fortunes. ‘The aim is to

try and prove people right who support you,’ said Glass. ‘Dave was vocal in his support during the week on behalf of himself and the board but he fronted it up.

‘I want to prove the people right who put me here. I want to prove my family right that I made the right choice to come back here.

‘I’m relieved. You take away the opportunit­y for folk to point fingers at me individual­ly and the players. Especially with how we dug out the result.

‘I’m delighted for the players. You saw a group that’s been accused of not being resilient, I don’t think you would accuse them of that today.’

The win was tainted by injuries to right-back Calvin Ramsay and centre-back Declan Gallagher.

Left-back Jack MacKenzie missed the game after picking up an ankle injury in training and will see a specialist tomorrow.

It presents a selection headache for Glass ahead of Wednesday’s trip to face Rangers at Ibrox followed by a home game against Hearts on Saturday.

‘Calvin looked like he had a tight quad and Deccy looked like he grabbed his hamstring,’ said the manager. ‘I’d guess Wednesday would be too soon but I hope that

I am wrong. Jack will be assessed on Monday but it looked like a bad one on Thursday at training.’

The Aberdeen players raced to celebrate with Glass after Ramirez’s goal in a show of unity.

The Dons boss was grateful for the support of his team. ‘I’m sure the players read things and know the pressure, but it means a lot when they fight for you like that,’ he said.

Glass also praised captain Scott Brown, who was forced to move into defence during the game.

‘Scott played in the back three,’ added Glass. ‘He led by example and it was a big performanc­e, as it was from a number of players.’

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MAKING A FIST OF IT: Dons boss Stephen Glass celebrates his side’s win over Hibs

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