Heart of Midlothian manager Derek McInnes has confirmed that Celtic assistant coach Mark Fotheringham has phoned him to apologise for his behaviour at Tynecastle Park last weekend. The incident saw McInnes, the Hearts boss, rush into the Celtic technical area shortly after his team took an early lead through Benjamin Nygren's free-kick before being ushered away by the fourth official.
Fotheringham, who had four months in charge of Huddersfield Town in 2022-23, apparently reacted to the situation with McInnes. The Hearts manager described Fotheringham's reaction as "annoying" and said he was "really annoyed by the reaction". However, it seems that Fotheringham has since apologised for his actions.
McInnes praised Fotheringham for taking responsibility for his behaviour, saying that he is a "great lad, seemingly". The Hearts manager also highlighted that Fotheringham's apology suggests that he understands what happened and is willing to make amends.
Despite the incident, McInnes focused on planning for the upcoming matches rather than dwelling on the reaction from Celtic. He expressed confidence in his team and stated that they need to concentrate on their own performances rather than worrying about other teams.
Hearts have recently signed Uganda forward Rogers Mato on loan until the end of the season with North Macedonian side Vardar, which McInnes believes will strengthen his team's options up front.
Fotheringham, who had four months in charge of Huddersfield Town in 2022-23, apparently reacted to the situation with McInnes. The Hearts manager described Fotheringham's reaction as "annoying" and said he was "really annoyed by the reaction". However, it seems that Fotheringham has since apologised for his actions.
McInnes praised Fotheringham for taking responsibility for his behaviour, saying that he is a "great lad, seemingly". The Hearts manager also highlighted that Fotheringham's apology suggests that he understands what happened and is willing to make amends.
Despite the incident, McInnes focused on planning for the upcoming matches rather than dwelling on the reaction from Celtic. He expressed confidence in his team and stated that they need to concentrate on their own performances rather than worrying about other teams.
Hearts have recently signed Uganda forward Rogers Mato on loan until the end of the season with North Macedonian side Vardar, which McInnes believes will strengthen his team's options up front.
One minute Fotheringham's being all high and mighty in the Celtic dugout, next he's apologizing to Hearts for getting his temper out of hand... seems like a pretty quick turnaround to me 
. Sources say Fotheringham was really taken aback by McInnes's reaction, but we don't have any vids or audio to prove it. How can I trust that this apology is genuine? Need some more info on what exactly went down at Tynecastle Park before I start believing that Fotheringham's suddenly become a model citizen 
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just saw that Mark Fotheringham apologized to Derek McInnes about what went down at Tynecastle Park last weekend 
he took responsibility for his behavior and all is good again 
now lets talk football 
️ and how Rogers Mato is gonna bring some cool vibes up front 
Hearts are looking solid with their new signing 
, but nice that he did! I mean, you can't just storm off like that, especially when the other guy is trying to calm you down 
. Fotheringham's apology was the right thing to do tho, no need to get salty about it 
. McInnes handled the situation well tho, didn't let it affect his team's focus on their next matches. The new signing Mato is gonna be interesting to watch, hope he can make an impact for Hearts 
Fotheringham is such a bad boy for reacting like that in front of Hearts manager Derek McInnes i guess we can all agree he needs to work on his coolness 
anyway good on McInnes for taking it all in stride and focusing on the next match, gotta give him props for staying calm under pressure 
also why did McInnes not get more aggro out of him, I mean he said Fotheringham reacted annoyingly but that's pretty chill considering the situation... 
!! like, kudos to him 4 being a good sport about it 
. McInnes seems really chill about the whole thing too 
, more power to him for focusing on his own matches instead of getting salty about what Celtic did 
! Mato is gonna bring some serious heat up front 
i wish we had more players from different countries in the premiership. and yeah marks behavior did seem kinda weird but glad he apologized 
can someone explain me how all these football teams and managers interact with each other tho 
i think that shows good leadership skills 