I'm getting pretty fed up with the clamour for McGhee.

 

I don't know much about his tenures at Reading or Leicester other than he started at Reading 17 years ago.

Surely enough time to prove himself IF he was genuinely any good.

 

At Wolves he couldn't spend Haywards millions well enough to even get into the Premiership let alone the first place those millions should have guaranteed him. Hayward was offering an unlimited budget to buy a whole new team if he had won promotion. Talk about motivation for the manager!!! Ultimately got the sack for not achieving targets.

 

After TWO years without work he joined Millwall and did what Jenny Kackett nearly did this season. Got a good Millwall team promoted. His best players got sold (sound familiar) and he walked.

 

Then he went to Brighton, probably the only genuine success in his career, Leon Knight scoring a shed load in his first season away from Chelsea, almost replacing the irreplaceable Zamora. Couldn't turn round Brightons fortunes without the Coppell inspired Zamora despite spending a LOT more and was sacked in his third season.

 

Motherwell, well I'm sure you can all tell me more about that tenure. One, out of the ordinary season, after another season on the scrapheap. Then back to mediocre bottom six performances.

My thoughts are that until the whole money-football relationship comes to a crashing halt down Englandshire it will be ni-on impossible for any scottish club outside the old firm to tempt any manager from down south unless he has been sitting on his ass for several months with no offers.

 

Exactly. All these Boothroyd, Martinez, Ferguson notions are absolute pie in the sky, there's the money, there's how far away we are from England, there's the perception that we are basically in the arctic circle, and the notion that the SPL is sub-conference as far as the guffies are concerned. All of these make any decent English based manager a total non-starter.

 

It doesn;t leave us much to work with unless AFC take a flier on a young up and comer, and after Patterson I doubt that route will be explored again under Wiggys tenure.

It doesn;t leave us much to work with unless AFC take a flier on a young up and comer, and after Patterson I doubt that route will be explored again under Wiggys tenure.

 

I dont think there was anything wrong with going down that route, the board just made the mistake of hiring someone who was a raging alcoholic gambler.

I'm stuck offshore with limited acces to t'internet.  Is McGhee a shoe-in now?

No. But he seems clear favourite mainly as no-one else rumoured to be interested is credible.  Ozzie Ardiles? Big Ron Manager? Dean Windass? Peter Nicholas?

I dont think there was anything wrong with going down that route, the board just made the mistake of hiring someone who was a raging alcoholic gambler.

Neither did/do I. And I was certainly delighted he got the job, had proven to be a winner through the divisions, but who knew he was such a piss head? It's pretty clea rthat all this due diligence on candidates that Miller has been tasked with stems from the failure to be aware of that, and possibly Miller's haste in targetting JC and only JC when he took over the helm.

No. But he seems clear favourite mainly as no-one else rumoured to be interested is credible.  Ozzie Ardiles? Big Ron Manager? Dean Windass? Peter Nicholas?

 

Is Eric Black no longer an option? 

Is Eric Black no longer an option? 

Nope. Doesn't want to uproot his family apparently.

Nope. Doesn't want to uproot his family apparently.

 

 

Didn't seem to bother him when he fucked off to Metz.

 

Didn't seem to bother him when he fucked off to Metz.

 

Aye, he'll be announced on Thursday.

 

Not what I heard tonight! I eagerly await Thursday.

I suspect that was more down the the attempts to not tell everyone before the big game that we had that weekend. Or else my source is just shite, in which case they'll be getting told as much if McGhee is unveiled! I heard tonight he was a doubt, which if he was certain to be appointed on Thursday seems a bit strange.

I suspect that was more down the the attempts to not tell everyone before the big game that we had that weekend. Or else my source is just shite, in which case they'll be getting told as much if McGhee is unveiled! I heard tonight he was a doubt, which if he was certain to be appointed on Thursday seems a bit strange.

He will remain a doubt until Celtic sort out their managerial vacancy as that would be his first preference.

I'm keeping my eye on the Sunderland announcement, and whether its Bruce + Black.  Still desperately hoping we can get Eric Black...

I'm keeping my eye on the Sunderland announcement, and whether its Bruce + Black.  Still desperately hoping we can get Eric Black...

 

Bruce has demanded that any deal with Sunderland includes both Eric Black and Nigel Spink

On BBC that Black & Spink have joined Bruce at Sunderland.

 

3 year contract is a bit optimistic by Sunderland, haven't they seen his track record?

On BBC that Black & Spink have joined Bruce at Sunderland.

 

 

I think thats the final nail in the "Eric Black dons manager" coffin, pretty gutted to be honest but onwards and upwards.  Mcghee is clearly the no 1 favourite and given that Levein is unlikely to come he is now my first choice of the realistic options.  One thing i will say about Mcghee is i think some of the comments saying we would be as well off with calderwood are wide of the mark.  Mcghee is quite a different type of manager than JC is, I dont envisage any more ridiculous press comments under his (assuming he gets it) reign or any of the tactical lunacy of the past five years.  Motherwell were a tough nut to crack in his first year in charge and its fair to say that though they disapointed this season they did get a few key injuries and that pitch would not have helped them in the slightest.  We could do significantly worse

There we have it. "We could do significantly worse". Hardly a glowing reference.

There we have it. "We could do significantly worse". Hardly a glowing reference.

 

Not exactly what you'd want fans to be saying about any potential manager. You'd have to question the calibre of the manager if it gets statements like that out us.

The splash on the back of todays metro was us going for McGhee. Didnt present any more info than we already know though.

Anyone else bored of this?

Anyone else bored of this?

 

Fucking rigid

Anyone else bored of this?

 

Not so much bored, but certainly getting a bit worried.  Think we need to have this sorted by this time next week at the latest, with pre-season only a few weeks away.

Anyone else bored of this?

 

Got bored of it about a week ago, but it's ok - Jager says it all ends today 

Got bored of it about a week ago, but it's ok - Jager says it all ends today 

 

He's also selling some swamp land in Florida if anyone's interested.

There we have it. "We could do significantly worse". Hardly a glowing reference.

 

No its not.  Given the finances of the club though its probably the best reference available now

Got bored of it about a week ago, but it's ok - Jager says it all ends today 

 

Only 40 minutes to go I would assume, may as well wait till next Thursday now.