laukat Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Who's going to be first with 'Owen Coyle spotted on Firhill road' ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, laukat said: Who's going to be first with 'Owen Coyle spotted on Firhill road' ? Jackie McNamara spotted in hospitality today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambies Lost Doo Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Danny Lennon? Thistle connection & cup winner. Refers to himself in 3rd person tho. Ian McCall? Thistle connection & going v well with Ayr. Gary Caldwell? Did well with Wigan. Young but couple failures. Jim McIntyre? Cup winner. Not popular with some but not sure why. John Hughes? Cup winner. Plays good football but daft laddie image is annoying. Ray McKinnon? Likes to change jobs often. Personally I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 A guy various people in the media have been talking up and saying he needs to take a club job is Scott Gemmill. I have not seen much of the national sides U21s so don't know what his style of play is but he could be an outside bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laukat Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 8 minutes ago, jaggy said: Jackie McNamara spotted in hospitality today A worrying development. Just don't tell us Dick Campbell was spotted within a 50 mile radius of Firhill 5 minutes ago, Lambies Lost Doo said: Ray McKinnon? Has to be considered just for the comedy value 5 minutes ago, Lambies Lost Doo said: Jim McIntyre No thanks. Cheque book manager with tombola tactics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Jim Goodwin article; worth a read. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5902911/Jim-Goodwin-brushes-authorities-player-cool-cucumber-management.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAFan Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said: Robbie Neilson would be a superb appointment, but no way on earth could we afford him......I think. Stephen Craigan anyone? Someone please tell me why Neilson would be a good appointment? Did well as a Levein puppet and when he was sent out into the big wide management world he crashed n burned. Where's the track record? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankey Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Mad Mull Jag said: as long as its not Yogi Hughes or Jim Duffy Thats the problem though, we waited far too long to get rid of Archie, we're now a lower half championship team and thats the calibre of replacements we're now looking at as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z88 Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Hankey said: Thats the problem though, we waited far too long to get rid of Archie, we're now a lower half championship team and thats the calibre of replacements we're now looking at as a result. Don't agree . We will be an attractive proposition for many decent candidates . Also with Gerry Brittons` football experience we will select the best man from all the applicants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashman Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 21 minutes ago, Z88 said: Don't agree . We will be an attractive proposition for many decent candidates . Also with Gerry Brittons` football experience we will select the best man from all the applicants. What is Derek Whyte up to? Get the old gang back together 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashman Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Also, are there any out of work managers who can also play right back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 29 minutes ago, Hankey said: Thats the problem though, we waited far too long to get rid of Archie, we're now a lower half championship team and thats the calibre of replacements we're now looking at as a result. Not sure I really agree with you tho' in hindsight you're correct re availability of a creditable replacement. Worth pointing out that Archie has a better managerial record than some of the names being bandied about. Not saying that one ore two of the usual suspects aren't reasonably well equipped to keep us in the division but I sense we should still be looking above mid table mediocrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted October 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, lady-isobel-barnett said: Not sure I really agree with you tho' in hindsight you're correct re availability of a creditable replacement. Worth pointing out that Archie has a better managerial record than some of the names being bandied about. Not saying that one ore two of the usual suspects aren't reasonably well equipped to keep us in the division but I sense we should still be looking above mid table mediocrity. So what are you saying then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsca Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Lambies Lost Doo said: Danny Lennon? Thistle connection & cup winner. Refers to himself in 3rd person tho. Ian McCall? Thistle connection & going v well with Ayr. Gary Caldwell? Did well with Wigan. Young but couple failures.efenatly not. Jim McIntyre? Cup winner. Not popular with some but not sure why. John Hughes? Cup winner. Plays good football but daft laddie image is annoying. Ray McKinnon? Likes to change jobs often. Personally I have no idea. Lennon- maybe. McCall - possibly Caldwell- definatly not. McIntyre- no thanks.. Hughes- definately not. McKinon - ha ha. Would take Goodwin - no nonsense ambitious and something to prove. Happy to see if any surprise applicants come forward. eg Gary Holt types. N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Barney Rubble said: So what are you saying then? I guess I'm suggesting we should be forward thinking rather than employ someone who may be acceptable enough in this division but has been a failure at a higher level. If this was into the 2nd half of the season I might favour the safer stop gap option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCF Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Reference The West Wing Episode "Two Cathedrals". At the end of Bartlett's rant insert "You get McCoist" You feckless thugs. Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabbath Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 My expectation is not for any new manager to have the ambition to get into the top six, but to be a continuing success in Europe. If this is not your goal then go away and lets find a candidate who has this ambition. Its not all about money. The Weirs have provided our club with the opportunity to bring on our own youth through, if this has been squandered then its not only the two who have been sacked, but a close eyes must be kept on how the academy is progressing..........Onwards and Upwards............the club must always come first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Some good posts and some interesting suggestion. I'm undecided at the moment but think we need some stability, an older more experienced manager......or does that suggest a lack of ambition Colly has not hidden his belief he has unfinnished business at thistle. I think he's as hungry for success as a younger model. He might be an ex rangers player but has honest love for our club. That's me decided then! Hope the board are sobererer than me when they make their decision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 3 hours ago, jaggy said: Jackie McNamara spotted in hospitality today Did they have a whip round for his train fare home? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags on tour Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 33 minutes ago, Auld Jag said: Did they have a whip round for his train fare home? Is he wanting a share of Archie’s compo for getting him sacked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Several managers have come from Irish football into Scotland with varying degrees of success. Does anyone on the forum have some insight into possible candidates from across the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabbath Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 Lets be Honest. John Lambie is gone, so lets go for the man who actually built the team that Archibald took the credit for. You know who I'm talking about. ........ooooooh Jacki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p12tfc Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) I reckon McCall would take it despite what he has said previously (wouldn’t take the job directly after Archie) and the fact Ayr are flying. He knows that come January Shankland will be away and Ayr will really struggle after that. He lives just of Byers Road and has said he has unfinished business. He went and spoke to Falkirk about their vacancy rather than dismissing it straight away so leaving Ayr is obviously not out of the questions for him would be interesting to know if he applies for it... Edited October 7, 2018 by p12tfc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westertonjagfan Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 6 hours ago, partickthedog said: Several managers have come from Irish football into Scotland with varying degrees of success. Does anyone on the forum have some insight into possible candidates from across the water? Oran Kearney isn't doing too well at St Midden (though it's early days) and he was a fantastic manager at Coleraine. He was definitely the top guy in the North for the last few seasons but I'm not sure too many of the current league managers would make the transfer to full time football too successfully. Not sure about the league further South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westertonjagfan Posted October 7, 2018 Report Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 hour ago, p12tfc said: I reckon McCall would take it despite what he has said previously (wouldn’t take the job directly after Archie) and the fact Ayr are flying. He knows that come January Shankland will be away and Ayr will really struggle after that. He lives just of Byers Road and has said he has unfinished business. He went and spoke to Falkirk about their vacancy rather than dismissing it straight away so leaving Ayr is obviously not out of the questions for him would be interesting to know if he applies for it... Could he take the job and bring Shankland with him in his suitcase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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