Source: Team_Talk
McGhee never considered quitting
Mark McGhee insists he never considered taking the "easy option" of walking away from his job at Aberdeen despite a week of intense pressure.[LNB] A question mark was placed over his position following a 9-0 defeat against Celtic, before losing to Inverness midweek.[LNB]Reports suggested Tuesday's game was a must-win to save his job but, following lengthy discussions, the board opted to back their boss.[LNB]McGhee is now determined to prove his doubters wrong after receiving the vote of confidence.[LNB]He said: "It would have been an easy option for me to decide I'd had enough of this. I've got a contract and that's worth money to me.[LNB]"I could have taken that and been gone and be sitting with my feet up in Brighton and maybe this weekend fly off to Vegas to my brother-in-law's for a couple of weeks and wonder how Aberdeen were getting on back home.[LNB]"But that never entered my mind, I was determined to see this through and to try and prove that what I believe can happen here is true.[LNB]"That's going to take time, it's going to take a huge amount of effort and it's going to continue to be difficult for me because there are people who have made their minds up.[LNB]"I've got to live with that but I'm determined to prove those people wrong."[LNB]Asked how tough the last couple of days have been for him, McGhee replied: "Of course it's been difficult but let's not get carried away. It's business, everyone's got their issues.[LNB]"We are all under pressure and I don't imagine the pressure that I've had this week is any different from the pressure that any of us get in our jobs.[LNB]"It's part and parcel of the job. Sometimes it's very good and sometimes it can be very pressured but I think I've learned to manage that pressure.[LNB]"I'm not saying I don't feel it and don't think that I didn't lie awake staring at the ceiling this week, but I still manage to see the full picture and I think that's what you've got to do."[LNB]The Dons boss believes clear-the-air talks between himself and the board will have a positive impact, while revealing he was not given sole blame for the club's recent problems.[LNB]He said: "The last few days have been good and I mean that.[LNB]"It's been tough in all sorts of ways but in a really positive way because I've got to express all the feelings I've had and all the concerns.[LNB]"It was needed and I think we all feel an awful lot better for it. A huge amount of positivity can come out of it, there is no choice, that's what's got to happen.[LNB]"I think we were all equally looking at each other. I was looking at them, they were looking at me and we were all saying 'where are we here?' That's what made it healthy.[LNB]"It proved that everyone was taking responsibility. They weren't just pointing the finger at me. They were saying 'what's our part in this?'[LNB]"I was doing the same and would firmly have taken all the responsibility but, thankfully, those around me were saying it was not all just down to my performance.[LNB]"I still feel it is, regardless of what anyone says, I still feel ultimately that my performance is what counts and will count as we go on, regardless of the help I'm getting around me.[LNB]"What we've had, really, is a bit of a think-tank. Everyone's got ideas and out of that comes fresh impetus."[LNB]Aberdeen now face the daunting task of another trip to Glasgow, this time to face Rangers, just seven days after the events at Parkhead.[LNB]When it was put to McGhee that he should take encouragement from Hibernian's midweek win against the Scottish champions at Ibrox, he smiled: "It's maybe made them angry, it's one of those situations.[LNB]"Are they going to lose two home games in a row? Does a result like that bring them back down to earth after the amazing season they've had?[LNB]"We can only prepare and hopefully not go with any trepidation because of last week."
