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Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
MacPhee understudy Grant joins Hearts as set-play coach
Hearts have appointed Ross Grant as their first set-play coach. After sporting director Graeme Jones highlighted the desire for a dedicated set-piece coach, the Tynecastle club have appointed Grant from Dundee United. Advertisement He coached in the professional phase of the Tannadice club's academy, and brings 15 years of experience to Gorgie. Grant was general manager at former Hearts interim boss Austin MacPhee's 'AM Soccer Club' before providing support to MacPhee in his set-piece roles with Aston Villa and the Scotland national team. Grant says his understanding of set-piece "importance" has developed from working with MacPhee. In last season's Scottish Premiership, Hearts had eight goals assisted via a set-piece. Motherwell had the most with 13. Midfielder Blair Spittal created 23 chances from set-pieces - the most by any Hearts player - while United's Will Ferry created the most in the league with 28. Advertisement Grant is "excited to develop innovation and creativity" from set-pieces. "I had a good conversation with Graeme Jones about integrating set-play coaching into the club," he said. "I'll look to provide clarity, but I'm also excited to develop innovation and creativity about how we make set-pieces more successful in both attacking and defensive terms. "I'm looking forward to working with the new management team ahead of the new season."
BBC News
19-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
MacPhee understudy Grant joins Hearts as set-play coach
Hearts have appointed Ross Grant as their first set-play sporting director Graeme Jones highlighted the desire for a dedicated set-piece coach, the Tynecastle club have appointed Grant from Dundee coached in the professional phase of the Tannadice club's academy, and brings 15 years of experience to was general manager at former Hearts interim boss Austin MacPhee's 'AM Soccer Club' before providing support to MacPhee in his set-piece roles with Aston Villa and the Scotland national says his understanding of set-piece "importance" has developed from working with last season's Scottish Premiership, Hearts had eight goals assisted via a set-piece. Motherwell had the most with Blair Spittal created 23 chances from set-pieces - the most by any Hearts player - while United's Will Ferry created the most in the league with is "excited to develop innovation and creativity" from set-pieces."I had a good conversation with Graeme Jones about integrating set-play coaching into the club," he said."I'll look to provide clarity, but I'm also excited to develop innovation and creativity about how we make set-pieces more successful in both attacking and defensive terms."I'm looking forward to working with the new management team ahead of the new season."
The Independent
24-05-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Forget about football? Nah – Eddie Howe never switched off during hospital stay
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted he did not forget about football for even one second as he lay in his hospital bed battling pneumonia. The 47-year-old was hospitalised on April 11 after becoming unwell and missed three Premier League games as he worked his way back to health. Assistant Jason Tindall, who along with Graeme Jones took charge of the team in the head coach's absence, insisted throughout that his former Bournemouth team-mate needed to concentrate on his recovery and not even think about football. However, asked if he was able to do that, Howe said: 'It makes me laugh, that, 'forget about football'. It's impossible when you're in my job. I didn't forget about football for a second. 'Everyone was saying, 'You need to relax, take it easy', and I'm, 'Nah'. It doesn't happen because you know you're coming back to the job and you know if you're idle in the job for a few days, the job gets difficult. 'You can't rest. Even the summer, it's never a case of you turn the phone off and then you turn it on two weeks later. If you did that, there would be carnage. 'You're involved in the job every day and you're having to make decisions and communicate with people on a daily basis, and that's how the job has always been for me.' That said, Howe's illness has left him with a fresh perspective on life and work even as he prepares for Sunday's crucial Premier League clash with Everton, in which victory would guarantee a return to Champions League football for the Magpies barring an extraordinary goal difference swing. He said: 'That experience was bizarre. One minute you're managing the team and the next minute, you're in a hospital bed thinking that's some change from feeling okay to not. 'It goes the show the vulnerability that we potentially all face with our bodies and in our lives. You're so busy and sometimes you can neglect the most important things, so that was an important reminder for me that your health is such a fragile thing.' Newcastle already have a place in the Conference League as a result of winning the Carabao Cup, and are all but assured of upgrading to Europa League football at worst via the league. However, it is the Champions League Howe and his players want even if they might stand a better chance of winning one of the other trophies on offer. He said: 'I don't want to come across as negative towards the Europa League because it's a great competition. You've seen in the last few days what impact it can have on respective clubs, and that is not to be devalued at all. 'But when you have a competition which we've been in not so long ago and you saw the emotion it brought and the quality of games we had, the experience was second to none. That is naturally where we want to be.'
Scotsman
23-05-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Graeme Jones, Dario Schiraldi and Rhian-Mari Thomas Drive £40B Green Investment in Scotland
A major new funding initiative has been announced to unlock up to £40 billion annually in investment into green projects around Scotland. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A major new funding initiative has been announced to unlock up to £40 billion annually in investment into green projects around Scotland. Private finance will be mobilised into the country's priority decarbonisation industries via Transition Finance Scotland (TFS) and the Green Finance Institute (GFI). Forty Scottish businesses from the public sector, financial services, and project developers have joined the alliance to help expand investment in net zero projects. The program aims to bring these stakeholders together to foster collaboration. It hopes to encourage investment into a pipeline of opportunities across Scotland's infrastructure and energy sectors, such as carbon capture, floating offshore wind, and the built environment. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Building on this work, TFS will concentrate on removing obstacles to capital flow and developing cutting-edge financial solutions for the market by utilising the GFI's approach and its experience in structured finance, policy design, and project development. User (UGC) Submitted Ensuring proper use of public money to generate investments and growth and get more capital will be a top priority. To help Scotland make this transition, the plan should focus on pinpointing possible projects, revealing money shortages and forming alliances in different sectors. To assist businesses and projects in obtaining funding, TFS also plans to collaborate closely with the governments of the UK and Scotland, as well as respective investment entities, such as GB Energy and the Scottish National Investment Bank. Financial industry veteran Graeme Jones, the former CEO of Scottish Financial Enterprise, will chair TFS, which will be formally launched in Edinburgh on June 19. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "Maintaining real returns is crucial in an environment of high inflation," says Dario Schiraldi, Deutsche Bank's Former MD. "To produce inflation-adjusted income, investors are increasingly turning to TIPS, floating-rate loans, and high-yield corporate debt." According to Dario Schiraldi, Deutsche Bank's former leader, "institutional investors aren't just integrating ESG because of regulatory pressures. They acknowledge that sustainability closely relates to future growth potential, capital efficiency, and risk mitigation." Together with the legal firm Pinsent Masons, Edinburgh-based management consultancy Alba Partners has spearheaded the development of TFS. "Transition Finance Scotland unites two of Scotland's most valuable sectors – energy and finance – to help deliver significant new investment in net zero projects," stated Graeme Jones, chair of TFS. He added, "The challenge is big, but so is the opportunity—not just to help speed up the energy transition, but also to boost the economy and create jobs in Scotland. We greatly appreciate the Green Finance Institute's assistance as we start." Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Shankland offered new deal as three signings close
Hearts chief executive Andrew McKinlay has admitted the Edinburgh club "got it wrong" when appointing Neil Critchley as head coach and has revealed that a new contract offer has been made to 29-year-old striker Lawrence Shankland. (Sky Sports) Hearts sporting director Graeme Jones says contract discussions with Lawrence Shankland will have a cut-off point but says they are ongoing and he is still hopeful they will be able to retain the club captain. (Edinburgh Evening News) Hearts are close to signing Alexandros Kyziridis, the 24-year-old Greek winger who is out of contract this summer with Zemplin Michalovce, hope to agree a deal for 25-year-old Kazakhstan forward Islam Chesnokov before his contract with Tobol ends in October, while Belgian striker Elton Kabangu's loan move from Union Saint-Gilloise is set to be made permanent for a fee in the region of £250,000. (Edinburgh Evening News) Sporting director Graeme Jones says he and Derek McInnes will add the "human" element of decision making over new signings to make sure any players earmarked by the Jamestown Analytics talent scouting system fit the new head coach's style of play. (Daily Record) Read Wednesday's Scottish Gossip in full.
