[Bundesliga Boy]

Just a quick message here Colin in the very unlikely event that you access this site – I implore you, please stop wasting time berating match officials and instead focus on what you are paid to do – it’s becoming a habit. I’ll be the first to admit that the assistant referee you had a go at for around 80 of the 90 minutes had an awful match and I can fully understand you wanting to throw some abuse his way – but how about you let the fans take care of that which in turn frees you up to sort out the tactics and coaching.

We were completely outplayed for almost 40 minutes of the first half as Livingston took us to the cleaners, in large part because our long ball tactics were completely ineffective. Our young squad needed guidance and support from their manager more than ever but instead you concentrated all your efforts on having an almost comical non-stop rant at the linesman. (these kids have to understand why things aren’t going well on the field, instead of getting the impression from their manager that everything was in actual fact great and that we were only being outplayed as a direct result of one of the match officials having a stinker!).

Wisely we came out with all guns blazing in the second half and isn’t it amazing the results that can be achieved when we keep the ball on the deck, and actually attack instead of having everyone behind the ball. But please, come this weekends critical match-up v Stirling, let us (the fans) take care of informing the match officials when they get it wrong (and trust us, we will) which in turn allows you to get on with the job of coaching the players throughout the game, changing tactics as and when necessary.

That being said, great result on Saturday and here’s hoping next week brings us back to back league wins for the first time this season. (and assuming we get 3 or 4 of our better players tied up on longer term contracts with the Sky TV cup-tie money we will soon be receiving, can we please use any left over money on wages for a striker who doesn’t adhere strictly to a non-goalscoring policy, pretty please!)

[ClydeBrightside]

Bundesliga Boy, on Dec 17 2007, 17:46, said:

Just a quick message here Colin in the very unlikely event that you access this site – I implore you, please stop wasting time berating match officials and instead focus on what you are paid to do – it’s becoming a habit. I’ll be the first to admit that the assistant referee you had a go at for around 80 of the 90 minutes had an awful match and I can fully understand you wanting to throw some abuse his way – but how about you let the fans take care of that which in turn frees you up to sort out the tactics and coaching.

We were completely outplayed for almost 40 minutes of the first half as Livingston took us to the cleaners, in large part because our long ball tactics were completely ineffective. Our young squad needed guidance and support from their manager more than ever but instead you concentrated all your efforts on having an almost comical non-stop rant at the linesman. (these kids have to understand why things aren’t going well on the field, instead of getting the impression from their manager that everything was in actual fact great and that we were only being outplayed as a direct result of one of the match officials having a stinker!).

Wisely we came out with all guns blazing in the second half and isn’t it amazing the results that can be achieved when we keep the ball on the deck, and actually attack instead of having everyone behind the ball. But please, come this weekends critical match-up v Stirling, let us (the fans) take care of informing the match officials when they get it wrong (and trust us, we will) which in turn allows you to get on with the job of coaching the players throughout the game, changing tactics as and when necessary.

That being said, great result on Saturday and here’s hoping next week brings us back to back league wins for the first time this season. (and assuming we get 3 or 4 of our better players tied up on longer term contracts with the Sky TV cup-tie money we will soon be receiving, can we please use any left over money on wages for a striker who doesn’t adhere strictly to a non-goalscoring policy, pretty please!)

We won on saturday because there was no Imrie

[Mushroom]

ClydeBrightside, on Dec 17 2007, 18:03, said:

We won on saturday because there was no Imrie

Utter pish, we won because our defenders took their chances.

[ClydeBrightside]

ochil-clyde, on Dec 17 2007, 18:56, said:

Utter pish, we won because our defenders took their chances.

We played the best we have all season. Name a better performance.

[Mushroom]

ClydeBrightside, on Dec 17 2007, 19:25, said:

We played the best we have all season. Name a better performance.

Yes but I'd say that was in spite of his absence, not because of his absence. There were still flaws in our performance.

His ability is undeniable. His attitude is questionable.

[ClydeBrightside]

BullyWee1878, on Dec 17 2007, 19:29, said:

Imrie was not missed on Saturday and I'm sure a few of the other players werent too bothered with him not being there considering how much of a whinging greedy b*****d he has become in the last few months.

You are right my good friend. He's not the bigger than Clyde

[Bundesliga Boy]

Imrie's attitude stinks and his time at Clyde is coming to an end - such a waste of talent. At the end of the day, he's no use to us if he's going to be on the suspension list every other week, so here's hoping Hendry has someone in mind to be his long term replacement. (and by long term at Clyde I do of course mean anything over a 6 month contract!).

[ClydeBrightside]

ochil-clyde, on Dec 17 2007, 19:39, said:

Yes but I'd say that was in spite of his absence, not because of his absence. There were still flaws in our performance.

His ability is undeniable. His attitude is questionable.

He is not that talented. He is not the most talented in that team. We played well because he was not there.

[Dunning1874]

ClydeBrightside, on Dec 17 2007, 20:39, said:

He is not that talented. He is not the most talented in that team. We played well because he was not there.

As a neutral who has admittedly not seen much of Clyde, I agree with that. Imrie has looked poor, IMO Masterton looks like your most talented player.

[David W]

ClydeBrightside, on Dec 17 2007, 20:39, said:

He is not that talented. He is not the most talented in that team. We played well because he was not there.

Imrie gives us a different threat - he beats players, wins freekicks/penalties and gets into dangerous areas. He has struggled against the better defenders though (Mensing and MacKay are two that spring to mind, mainly as they defend well and Imrie is only good enough to beat players with pace).

That said, his crossing is poor (look at his goal against St Johnstone!) and in contrast to previous weeks where most of our play goes down the left, on Saturday, we mixed it up more and McGowan's delivery from the right was excellent.

[RWB]

I thought Hendry being picked up on something as trivial as barely taking a step out of the technical area was pathetic. I'd have had a moan at him for that. Can't say I noticed this going on for 80 minutes though! Busy watching a decent enough home game for a change.

What I would say is that the tempo was really good right through the second half to that point and the intervention disrupted the game a little for us.

As for Imrie, his absence meant a more flowing game and less petulance. Imrie offers a great work-rate and does get under the skin of the other team but he also gets on the referees wrong side too. It was the first home performance I've enjoyed this season. Coincidence? Admittedly Livi played their part in a fairly open game combined with their reluctance to compete after scoring.

[Bundesliga Boy]

I sit behind the home dugout and it had absolutely nothing to do with Hendry leaving the technical area that upset the linesman - that was just the tip of the ice berg that gave him the excuse to signal the ref over. Hendry was simply giving the linesman sheer dogs abuse the entire game - constantly challenging him as he ran past, screaming like a banshee (whatever that is!) and at one point telling him in no uncertain terms where to go. Hendry should instead be setting an example and that was all just wasted energy in the first half in particular when he should have been far more concerned with the shocking performance of the team on the field.

And for the record I'm not one of the Hendry haters at the club. There is a certain segment within the support (fortunately the minority) who rant and rave at him every week no matter how the team are doing and regardless of the score at the time. Fans like that, I simply have no time for. I persoanlly believe that if you are going to criticise the team manager, then at least make it constructive.

[Toma_BullyWee]

Dunning1874, on Dec 17 2007, 20:48, said:

As a neutral who has admittedly not seen much of Clyde, I agree with that. Imrie has looked poor, IMO Masterton looks like your most talented player.

Not this season. Masterton has been churning out howler after howler.

I'm not going to say we won because Imrie wasnt playing. Thinking like that is stupid. But it will maybe have knocked some sense into the boy. If we win again on Saturday ( minus Imrie ) then hopefully he'll realise that he isnt the best thing about the team. I still want to keep him, certainly one of our best players. Would be a shame to lose him, but if he see's himself out for 2 weeks and there is 2 Clyde wins it will give him something to think about.

[RWB]

Bundesliga Boy, on Dec 17 2007, 22:12, said:

<snip> Hendry was simply giving the linesman sheer dogs abuse the entire game... <snip>

Fair enough. I sit further back behind the away dugout and wasn't aware of the conflict. I just wonder if he's doing that to impress the fans that say any manager that doesn't shout and ball doesn't care. Daft if he is. Focus on the team like you say.

[Mr Roberts]

I wish he'd get a haircut for Christmas.

fookin hippie-Pat Butcher-Gypo-arse.

[FREDDYFRY]

There has been the same critisism of Hendry for "standing with arms folded saying & doing nothing" as they say you canny win.

That being said the stand-side linesman on Saturday was absolutly shocking, got almost every decision wrong and gave the Ref no assistance at all.

[Shawfield Stallion]

I'd like to encourage Colin Hendry, but the fact is that he's a shite manager, and a win over Livi doesn't change that. I think I'm right in thinking that he still spends most of his time in England? If so, not really an ideal position for him to be in. He plays the wrong tactics, picks the wrong players and shows little encouragement to them (during the game anyway). I'm sure he has his reasons for constantly playing, for example, Div McGowan up front, but I really can't think of any myself.

Also, something else that's annoyed me this season is the amount of times he's went to the press and said, and I quote; "We're asking boys to do mens jobs"

Ehh, aye, so was Graham Roberts and that was a brilliant season. Even Joe Miller was a better manager than you, ya plonker.

This post has been edited by Shawfield Stallion: 18 December 2007 - 10:40

[Swampy]

ClydeBrightside, on Dec 17 2007, 19:39, said:

You are right my good friend. He's not the bigger than Clyde

Aye he is.

[Garrowhillclyde]

Swampy, on Dec 18 2007, 10:53, said:

Aye he is.

Aye just like you could say yon auld geezer Hugh Scott that nearly closed you down and toyed with you for years is bigger then Morton, which is also nonsense.

Individuals come and go, institutions are always bigger.

[David W]

Bundesliga Boy, on Dec 17 2007, 22:12, said:

I sit behind the home dugout and it had absolutely nothing to do with Hendry leaving the technical area that upset the linesman - that was just the tip of the ice berg that gave him the excuse to signal the ref over. Hendry was simply giving the linesman sheer dogs abuse the entire game - constantly challenging him as he ran past, screaming like a banshee (whatever that is!) and at one point telling him in no uncertain terms where to go. Hendry should instead be setting an example and that was all just wasted energy in the first half in particular when he should have been far more concerned with the shocking performance of the team on the field.

And for the record I'm not one of the Hendry haters at the club. There is a certain segment within the support (fortunately the minority) who rant and rave at him every week no matter how the team are doing and regardless of the score at the time. Fans like that, I simply have no time for. I persoanlly believe that if you are going to criticise the team manager, then at least make it constructive.

It depends. I remember last season playing Airdrie and Joe Miller took criticism for not shouting abuse at the officials like their management team did.

A few weeks ago I didn't see any reason for Hendry to remain at the club but in his defence, results have improved (albeit that may be down to the return of McKeown more than anything). We look like we can win every away game just now and despite poor home form, we're sitting within a win of the top half given the fixtures on Saturday. Let's give him until the end of January, when he'll have had a proper chance to bring in players and look at those that were here already.

[Bundesliga Boy]

David - you misunderstand. I in know way inferred we should be geting rid of Hendry, in fact I think he shoudl be given at least a season or two to stamp his own authority on the team - hopefully that will happen much sooner though if he can bring in some firepower in January. I just wish he would spend him time on the sidelines more constructively.

Others have suggested that previous coaches where criticsed for not shoudting at officials, or that you can't win either way. I think there has to be a balance. Of course on occasions you are going to have a go at match officals, but keep it in proportion - first and foremost you are there to manage your own side and recitify what they aren't doing right.

[David W]

Bundesliga Boy, on Dec 18 2007, 13:28, said:

David - you misunderstand. I in know way inferred we should be geting rid of Hendry, in fact I think he shoudl be given at least a season or two to stamp his own authority on the team - hopefully that will happen much sooner though if he can bring in some firepower in January. I just wish he would spend him time on the sidelines more constructively.

Others have suggested that previous coaches where criticsed for not shoudting at officials, or that you can't win either way. I think there has to be a balance. Of course on occasions you are going to have a go at match officals, but keep it in proportion - first and foremost you are there to manage your own side and recitify what they aren't doing right.

Apologies, I could have stated my opinions more clearly. Only the first paragraph was in reference to your post, the second referred to the likes of Shawfield Stallion and Ochil Clyde.

I agree that there has to be a balance but like a couple of other posters, was meaning that whatever the manager does, there will always be people who feel he should be doing something different.

[Mushroom]

ClydeBrightside, on Dec 17 2007, 20:39, said:

He is not that talented. He is not the most talented in that team. We played well because he was not there.

I agree with the first point Hutton, McGregor, Higgins and McKeown are better.

Although you are not giving me a reason why his absence had a positive effect.

Dunning1874, on Dec 17 2007, 20:48, said:

As a neutral who has admittedly not seen much of Clyde, I agree with that. Imrie has looked poor, IMO Masterton looks like your most talented player.

Masterton is a good player but is far from the best in the team. His set pieces are awesome however.

Hendrys only flaw is really (and its a biggy) is his team selection and player judgement. Some of the lineups he's picked are simply baffling. Dunfermline away being the most hilarious of the lot. Compunded with our striking situation, if he was playing the best he had available I wouldn't mind, but Div McGowan, Roddy MacLennan? PLEASE!

Bundesliga Boy said:

I sit behind the home dugout

So do I, do I know you?

This post has been edited by ochil-clyde: 18 December 2007 - 17:23

[The Phoenix]

Dear Colin

Please make your team play pish on Saturday.

Thank you
The Phoenix

PS Just dawned on me that playing pish might not make any difference to the result so if you could also arrange to score several own goals that would help.