[Ned Nederlander]

Bullen must have the best agent in the business btw - two year, bumper deal to start with then a rolling contract at the back of it


And for what ?

[Marshmallo]

Pedro would be a good signing but I can just see the way it would strike me being very similar to Keane signing for Celtic last season, just a way of the BoD trying to placate the fans. Regardless of if we sign Pedro or not Pressley should still be sacked ASAP.

[LovaMan Bairn]

Who the f**k gave Alex Smith any sort of contract!

[Kris.]

LovaMan Bairn, on 19 January 2011 - 17:56, said:

Who the f**k gave Alex Smith any sort of contract!

Our fantastic Chairman of course. The tit.

Edit: No one has been able to answer my earlier question about what Smith actually does at the club. Any guesses?

This post has been edited by kris_FFC: 19 January 2011 - 18:00

[Marshmallo]

kris_FFC, on 19 January 2011 - 17:57, said:

Our fantastic Chairman of course. The tit.

Edit: No one has been able to answer my earlier question about what Smith actually does at the club. Any guesses?

His official job title is assistant manager is it not?

[Kris.]

Marshmallo, on 19 January 2011 - 18:41, said:

His official job title is assistant manager is it not?

Officially, I guess it is. But does he actually do anything? I've always imagined Bullen as being the main AM so to speak, so what is the point in Smith? A waste of a wage, and another that's on a fucking rolling contract.

[KiwiDB]

Russ, on 19 January 2011 - 16:15, said:

Yeah there's no reason why we couldn't. The only reason could have been that he wouldn't want to do that encase he gets injured but if he's willing to play in a bounce game then he might be up for it.

Although we should just sign him permanently rather than play him as a trialist. We know how he plays, he has nothing to prove to anyone at Falkirk and he's available for free. If we still need to get rid off more people to free up the wages even with Marr and Deuchar away then I'd suggest we start with Alex Smith and our new 'Head of Commercial Affairs' what a useless c**t he seems to be so far.

And you know this for a fact?

[ffcsam]

Smith is not on the payroll at Falkirk. I found that out today.
He is doing it for nowt.

[ditots]

kris_FFC, on 19 January 2011 - 01:28, said:

Raith fans have a popular thread running where they can discuss all things Raith without the need for various different threads, so with there seemingly being a lot to discuss with us right now, it seems a good idea to make one for ourselves to keep any discussions in a single thread.

If you want to discuss the board, management, stadium, transfers, players...or anything else relating to the club, let's try and keep it in here.

Good idea, I'm fed up with all things related to Falkirk being spread across various threads.

[ditots]

ffcsam, on 19 January 2011 - 20:16, said:

Smith is not on the payroll at Falkirk. I found that out today.
He is doing it for nowt.

Nice of him.
I would love to do the job (what ever it is). Save me buying a season ticket.


This won't go down well with most of the fans on here but I'm glad Deuchar has gone. I never rated him from the start. A few guys have made the point that we don't play the right style of football for him. I presume this means that we are trying to pass ball through the middle for the strikers to run on to which may be true. But on the odd occasion when we have crossed the ball into the box he has missed a too many sitters. There was at least two occasions on that shambles of a game on Saturday when he should have at least forced a save out of the keeper. For all the St Johnstone fans on this forum that rave about him, I ask them have they seen him this season? If they had they would have been shocked at the how much pace he has lost. He was never the fastest but FFS its as if his legs have been cut off and put back on the wrong way round.

As for Mark Millar he is OK but I wish he would practice his shooting from the edge of the box. The amount of times he has punted the ball into row Z is beyond a joke. He is almost as bad as what Lima was. Spend a little more time on the training ground and a little less time in the hairdressers, Mark.


While I'm on a role I wish the "fans" that boo the players after the first misplaced pass would keep quiet. Personaly I'm there to SUPPORT the team. If they aren't puting in the effort I'll be booing the loudest but if they've had a couple of bad touches then the last thing they need for their confidence is the crowd on their back.

Rant over

This post has been edited by ditots: 19 January 2011 - 20:51

[Kris.]

ffcsam, on 19 January 2011 - 20:16, said:

Smith is not on the payroll at Falkirk. I found that out today.
He is doing it for nowt.

Braw. Hopefully someone tells him to get to f**k then.

[ffcsam]

kris_FFC, on 19 January 2011 - 20:29, said:

Braw. Hopefully someone tells him to get to f**k then.

Did someone from the club contact you today?

[Grant228]

I'm surprised at Higginbottom, when we played you in the first game of the season he was by far your best player, beating players for fun, maybe a bit baw greedy but the potential was there.

[Jabawalky]

If Pressley is on a rolling contract, then there is nothing to stop the board giving him his notice now. That in turn would make his position pretty untenable, with the knowledge that he is no longer wanted by the club. Chances are he would negotiate a settlement (working out at much less than a years wages). Even if he doesn't take the hint, it would mean he can see out the season and get the elbow in the summer with only 6-8 months on the contract.

But lets look at the facts. So far we only have the Daily Record's word that he is on a rolling contract. Doesn't seem like the sort of contract a club our size would give out. Could the Record have got it wrong.

There is something we're all forgetting though. We might go up to Dundee, get a win and head off on an amazing run culminating in a win at EEP on the last day of the season to win the league.

[Russ]

Grant228, on 19 January 2011 - 20:39, said:

I'm surprised at Higginbottom, when we played you in the first game of the season he was by far your best player, beating players for fun, maybe a bit baw greedy but the potential was there.

He looked brilliant in pre-season and then like you say in the first game of the season he looked like he was going to be a great signing. Since then though he's been fucking woeful. He tries far, far, far too much, his end product is a joke and he has no strength whatsoever so just gets brushed off the ball far too easily. He infuriates me more than anyone else in our squad.

[Kris.]

ditots, on 19 January 2011 - 20:25, said:

This won't go down well with most of the fans on here but I'm glad Deuchar has gone. I never rated him from the start.

Really? You've never mentioned it before.

[MrDust]

H_B, on 19 January 2011 - 12:20, said:

I also agree on Deuchar. It's no coincidence he scores everywhere else.

In fact, with the current shambles of a forward line, he'd still have been worth keeping around. He's probably never going to be fit enough to play more than 20 minutes at Div One level though training part time.

I think you said before that on paper it was a good signing, but we aint direct enough for him. I have never seen a Scottish club play so direct and at high tempo like St Johnstone did last season, long throws from either side into the box, wide players who can whip a dangerous ball in and with numbers in the box to support when doing the previous.

Ross County away we were more direct and for me was his best game, it was ugly(ish) to watch but County couldnt cope with him. I think his only real other contribution was to win the penalty against a Dundee team who were shiting it, also toa note that his 3 goals have all come late on and laid on a plate for him by either Flynn or Higgenbotham, we were never ever gonna go direct when we have so many sand dancers in the squad, so I know Kenny wont be happy leaving as a failure again, but he will enjoy his football at Livvy

Anyway target men have never worked at Falkirk

The Hero of the Day, on 19 January 2011 - 12:38, said:

I couldn't care if Bullen was a nice guy to be honest. It's the results on the park that matters. When was the last time you heard Falkirk fans boo our their own team onto the park for the second half?

The walking Deatheater that is Old Man Smith; I sat near the home dugout in the main stand last season and the guy is a complete joke. Contributes nothing tactically...nifact he contributes nothing. Whether it was May in charge or Pressley not once did I see him in conversation with either May or Pressley.

That is total pish, christ Smith was taking more of hands on role of the team at points under May and Elvis does talk to Smith not constantly but on many occasions throughout a game.

I am convinced tho that it was the board that started this management tripod with May, Elvis and Smith, later to be Bullen in for May. I doubt that May wouldve wanted Smith as no2 or even Elvis,I would even suggest ditto with Elvis

Marshmallo, on 19 January 2011 - 13:59, said:

Absolutely. I'm maybe just forgetting how bad it was under Eddie May but it was more bearable than just now because Eddie seemed like an honest hard working guy who was out of his depth. Pressley is an arrogant w**k as well as a complete incompetent.

I think you are.....the manager who signed a fine bunch of players, 3 out the 12 could be regarded as a success, with one of that three picking up after May left.....not to forget he resigned the vast majority of our current players....

Brian McLean
Mark Twaddle
Enoch Showunmi
Ryan Flynn
Alex MacDonald
Danijel Marceta
Colin Healy
Toufik Zerara
Vitor Lima
Pedro Moutinho
Pele Pele
Kjartan Finnbogason

ffcsam, on 19 January 2011 - 20:16, said:

Smith is not on the payroll at Falkirk. I found that out today.
He is doing it for nowt.

Was that post him being bankrupt ???

It was never gonna be an easy task whoever was the manager this season, Inverness were fortunate last season that they went down as a decent team, Rooney found the where the goals were, found a gem in Johnny Hayes of which have came of the rails in SPL when he was recently injured, that and a solid experienced defence.

We have a strikeforce which will be lucky if one or more of them will get double figures as they are lucky if they stay fit long enough, we havent found any gems and our defence isnt experienced or tight, that and so many of our players have went backwards this season.

I am not sticking up for Elvis, but its seems like many think its a matter of waving a magic wand but of course the buck does fall with Elvis, wanky formations, sticking by BOB, not beating Fifes 1 or 2 and Dundee have been his downfall...

Wh

[H_B]

MrDust, on 19 January 2011 - 22:06, said:

I think you said before that on paper it was a good signing,

He's the only one of Pressley's signings I won't criticise. The rest have been shite.

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I think you are.....the manager who signed a fine bunch of players, 3 out the 12 could be regarded as a success,

I'd go with 4. It wasn't May's fault Pele got injured. He was OK.

I'd give him McLean, Flynn, Pedro and Pele as successes.

To be fair, thats a better precentage than Pressley has managed this season. I think he's batting at Error - Can't divide by zero%.

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Inverness were fortunate last season that they went down as a decent team,

Meh. They went down with a decent manager - that's the difference. And they went down with a manager that genuinely did turn things around for them even in the SPL.

Butcher's record, after inheriting the shambles Brewster left him (5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats), was better than Pressley's last season. That's partly because he is a very able, competent manager. Not a clueless joker.

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I am not sticking up for Elvis, but its seems like many think its a matter of waving a magic wand

I don't think anyone thinks that. What people think is that a better manager than Pressley would be getting better results, with the same players.

This has already been evidenced this season by Craig Brown immediately turning the shambles of Mark McGhee's reign around and Barry Smith immediately showing Jism and Dodds what they should have been achieving with the Dundee squad.

Pressley is a dreadful manager. Very very poor. I sussed him early on. He may go on to do a Paul Lambert and recover from this to do great things later - I wouldn't put a penny on it though.

[Ned Nederlander]

Jabawalky, on 19 January 2011 - 20:42, said:

But lets look at the facts. So far we only have the Daily Record's word that he is on a rolling contract. Doesn't seem like the sort of contract a club our size would give out. Could the Record have got it wrong.

According to the link Smith was also given a rolling contract yet that has been doubted by a poster on here !?

[ffcsam]

Good news happening shortly folks .

[Rugster]

ffcsam, on 20 January 2011 - 14:59, said:

Good news happening shortly folks .

You can't say that and leave us hanging!!! A hint at least FFS!!

[Kris.]

ffcsam, on 20 January 2011 - 14:59, said:

Good news happening shortly folks .

Spill the beans...

[King Of Tonga]

Half price buns at Greggs?

[Ned Nederlander]

kris_FFC, on 20 January 2011 - 15:05, said:

Spill the beans...

Pressley's gone























to Greggs !

[H_B]

Pedro signing?