Next manager

[tlg1903]

2 hours ago, Panda said:

Goodwin was at St Mirren (as manager) for nearly three years, and is coming up to his third anniversary at Dundee United, so there's one comparison. I don't think his St Mirren or Dundee United sides have ever impressed the same way McGlynn's Falkirk side has.

Does his age matter? He's early 60s, it's not that old really. 

I'm still intrigued by Robert Klauß, who you could argue has a track record that edges Thelin in that he has been involved at big clubs before, has more coaching experience, and has managed outwith his own country. He would fit your young manager profile.

However, I would be really keen to see how McGlynn - in his own words - got on with money to spend. 

Interestingly, Jamestown Analytics, apparently, rated McGlynn above McInnes & Robinson, but they ignored the ratings to appoint McInnes, likely because the optics of bringing McGlynn back for a third spell wouldn't have been great.

 

Where did you hear that re JA prefferring Mcglynn for Hertz?

[redordead]

Just saying

[Panda]

4 hours ago, tlg1903 said:

Where did you hear that re JA prefferring Mcglynn for Hertz?

[CurlsLikeTattie]

Do any of the former AbMadders miss the wonderful insights of Red John, his superior knowledge of the game and foreign leagues, and his views on who we should be appointing?

No? Nobody? Thought not.

Anyway, I have no f****n idea as long as it is not Robinson from the current list of 'favourites'. Law of averages suggests we will get it right eventually 

[BigAl]

23 minutes ago, CurlsLikeTattie said:

Do any of the former AbMadders miss the wonderful insights of Red John, his superior knowledge of the game and foreign leagues, and his views on who we should be appointing?

No? Nobody? Thought not.

Anyway, I have no f****n idea as long as it is not Robinson from the current list of 'favourites'. Law of averages suggests we will get it right eventually 

Did he not get invited o'er here 

Would we not want him on here ?

[Blow.Up.Sheep]

On 17/01/2026 at 15:09, The.Moog said:

 

Sad that any of us can even think that way these days, guess that’s how far we’ve fallen…

We have not actually fallen Moog.

We are where we are simply because Dave fkn Cormack and his mate have sucked and drained every ounce of ambition from the top of the club to the bottom.
Our ego fkn maniac chairman should be hounded out of the country never mind the toon and deported for life.

I would be happy with McGlynn as manager and take in Scott Brown to be his number 2.
But like others have said it is highly unlikely that someone as long in tooth as McGlynn would have the patience to tolerate the Colgate teeth and the penguin thief. 

[Mason89]

Cormack would be alright if he just kept out of the football entirely, launched Stewart Milne into the Sun, renamed the training facility after Teddy Scott & stopped trying to cover his failings using local politics  

[CurlsLikeTattie]

1 hour ago, BigAl said:

Did he not get invited o'er here 

Would we not want him on here ?

Let's just say he wasn't everyone's cup of tea

[OrlandoDon]

2 hours ago, Blow.Up.Sheep said:

We have not actually fallen Moog.

We are where we are simply because Dave fkn Cormack and his mate have sucked and drained every ounce of ambition from the top of the club to the bottom.
Our ego fkn maniac chairman should be hounded out of the country never mind the toon and deported for life.

I would be happy with McGlynn as manager and take in Scott Brown to be his number 2.
But like others have said it is highly unlikely that someone as long in tooth as McGlynn would have the patience to tolerate the Colgate teeth and the penguin thief. 

I dont think Dave is doing a bad job, I don’t understand your strong dislike. I certainly understand your frustration with the current situation. Of course the club and Dave have made mistakes, that’s not abnormal in football, and has been acknowledged I think.

football is an impossible business. Most clubs and managers fail. Most replace managers regularly, most don’t win anything. That’s the game.

cormack has brought investment. A training ground. A director of football. Increasing playing funds. We’re signing players who played for ac Milan, man city, PSG, Liverpool, loaner from spurs, highly regarded youngsters, internationalists. I get many of these haven’t worked out but it’s much greater ambition than league 1 and 2, wycombe Stockport and the likes. I certainly think we can get better balance, and I think that has been acknowledged too.

rangers and Celtic have been a mess this season, hearts have recently been a mess. We’ve signed managers, with the exception of glass, that while not always my choice, made sense.

its always darkest before dawn, perhaps we’re close to the beginning of something special. We won a trophy last season, maybe luckily, maybe we repeat? Unlikely but I think we’ve got a man in charge who is fully invested, will spend, is ambitious, and wants success. That’s not easy.