Barry Robson admits being time served as the master's apprentice under Derek McInnes at Aberdeen was an eye-opening affair. The Dons boss will sit in the opposite dugout to his mentor this afternoon when Kilmarnock visit the Granite City but he paid tribute to his old gaffer who spent eight years in charge at Pittodrie and put him on the coaching path.
It's been a week of mutual appreciation between the pair who've remained close friends despite their respective career twists and Robson insists he owes a debt of gratitude to McInnes for making him an offer he couldn't refuse when he hung up his boots.He said: “Everyone knows how important Derek has been to my career.
He’s a top manager and a top person. He created a position for me at the club when I stopped playing so I could start coaching.
I learned from a top manager and it has been invaluable for me.“I had an option to go away and become a manager somewhere else instead but I didn’t think it was right, I wanted to stay and learn from him.
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