The Mantis Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, RandomGuy. said: It was effective because he had a spectacular squad who were well drilled. Not really been following the thread so apologies if anythings been said already. We were warned by Hibs and Falkirk fans what to expect from Yogi. Great success in the first year or two then a decline. Falkirk got promoted, can't remember any details about Hibs. It was a great time to watch ICT but Yogi took over a good squad from Butcher and didn't seem able to replace players who moved on to bigger clubs. Apparently Latapy was a big factor in his success and ICT were never the same after he left to be replaced by Brian Rice, yogi's old mate. Two main things annoyed ICT fans in the end: we became boring and predictable, and after Yogi was refused permission to speak to United he seemed to down tools. Somehow he got a new 2 year contract but then had a stand-off with the chairman and engineered his own departure. AFAIK ICT are still paying him and we have had to go for the cheap option in Richie Foran. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branch Ton Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 34 minutes ago, jagfox99 said: Cracking appointment by the Ravers. Think this is more likely to turn out to be a bit of a Boo Boo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 OfficialWe are delighted to announce the appointment of John 'Yogi' Hughes as the new Raith Rovers manager. http://Www. Does anyone know if John's agent, Raymond Sparkes, was involved in the deal? Because you'd think his agent, Raymond Sparkes, would be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varna Rover Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 It is said so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 There is absolutely nothing bizarre about playing it out from the back and who gives a a fuck what happened in one game against Dunfermline over 4 years ago. Fact is his Inverness side were undefeated in 80 of about 120 Premiership league games. That'll do for me. You've taken that well. There was absolutely something wrong with playing it out from the back, he was getting his goalkeeper to chip it out to his full back everytime, Dunfermline cottoned onto this and put extreme pressure on the back line and profited very well, rather than change this particular tactic Hughes went absolutely ballistic at his goalkeeper when he did try and play it long, he showed a complete unwillingness to adapt to a situation, instead showing a light headed stubbornness in his " football philosophy". If he does as well as he did at Inverness or Falkirk rk then it'll be great, if he does as he did at Livi, Hibs or Hartlepool then meh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Grant228 said: The only thing I remember about him as a Livingston manager was his bizarre insistence that they must play it out from the back, I'm sure we fucked them 3-0 that day and it was largely down to Hughes. Completely wrong. It was 4-0 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 45 minutes ago, Beachbum said: There is absolutely nothing bizarre about playing it out from the back and who gives a a fuck what happened in one game against Dunfermline over 4 years ago. Fact is his Inverness side were undefeated in 80 of about 120 Premiership league games. That'll do for me. It wasn't just one game against Dunfermline, it was almost every game he was here. Bobby Barr will be gutted anyway, that's him out on loan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hughes is tremendous appointment, btw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBeastie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Grant228 said: You've taken that well. There was absolutely something wrong with playing it out from the back, he was getting his goalkeeper to chip it out to his full back everytime, Dunfermline cottoned onto this and put extreme pressure on the back line and profited very well, rather than change this particular tactic Hughes went absolutely ballistic at his goalkeeper when he did try and play it long, he showed a complete unwillingness to adapt to a situation, instead showing a light headed stubbornness in his " football philosophy". If he does as well as he did at Inverness or Falkirk rk then it'll be great, if he does as he did at Livi, Hibs or Hartlepool then meh. We got pumped 5-0 at home by Dundee United in the cup due to them using the same tactic. United never won the cup tho and we did the following season so all good eh! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, LiviLion said: It wasn't just one game against Dunfermline, it was almost every game he was here. Bobby Barr will be gutted anyway, that's him out on loan. I'd like to think that Barr calmed down under McKinnon. It's been quite a while since the incident, and he's not really had any 'heids gone' moments over the last couple of years. Even then, he only needs to worry about until the summer. Delighted and surprised by the appointment. He's been my preferred choice since it all started going tits up back in November or so under Locke. Getting him in until the end of the season offers both parties a chance to have a review if it all goes pear shaped. But mostly, I'm happy that we'll have someone who has a relatively solid track record. I'm quietly confident he'll have what it takes and has a very large squad at his disposal. Also, he'll hopefully see that we're not using Skacel, Stevenson, and probably Roberts too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Baptie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 To all the Raith fans, do not get your hopes up. I think the fact that anyone is better then Locke is clouding your judgment.His style of play is playing from the back, ball retention and everything through a narrow midfield. If you have cm's that are around 3ft tall and 6stone soaking wet then you might be ok. If it doesn't work he has no plan B. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachbum Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, LiviLion said: It wasn't just one game against Dunfermline, it was almost every game he was here. That's excellent news. I used to watch Livingston play us off the park game after game and hoped and dreamed I'd see a Rovers team play like that. We've had long ball crap for too many years now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee mike Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Think big yogi is a great appointment. Won't take any shite. Locke is a walkover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 "hoped and dreamed of John Hughes managing my club" Jesus Christ. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Grant228 said: "hoped and dreamed of John Hughes managing my club" Jesus Christ. I'm not really into the bible but I don't think that was a direct quote. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Starko Rover Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Only in Scotland would you get people describing trying to get the ball down and playing out from the back as a being bad thing, it's no wonder our leagues and National team are awful when that's the attitude. Maybe he will be a success and maybe he won't but I would rather we tried to play football instead of just kicking it long up the park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALDERON Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 35 minutes ago, Grant228 said: You've taken that well. There was absolutely something wrong with playing it out from the back, he was getting his goalkeeper to chip it out to his full back everytime, Dunfermline cottoned onto this and put extreme pressure on the back line and profited very well, rather than change this particular tactic Hughes went absolutely ballistic at his goalkeeper when he did try and play it long, he showed a complete unwillingness to adapt to a situation, instead showing a light headed stubbornness in his " football philosophy". If he does as well as he did at Inverness or Falkirk rk then it'll be great, if he does as he did at Livi, Hibs or Hartlepool then meh. Meh is perfectly acceptable this season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Baptie Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Only in Scotland would you get people describing trying to get the ball down and playing out from the back as a being bad thing, it's no wonder our leagues and National team are awful when that's the attitude. Maybe he will be a success and maybe he won't but I would rather we tried to play football instead of just kicking it long up the park. It wasn't that I was getting at. However his lack of plan b when that doesn't work was frustrating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith_Rasta Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I'm not really into the bible but I don't think that was a direct quote. King of wideos [emoji23][emoji111]️️ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDust Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Zen Archer said: When did he turn into grown up Stewie ? On paper its a good appointment and of course adds so much more to the league than a Locke appointment. Im pretty sure he was pretty much hot or cold at Livvy, whom probably could be linked to being a similar job as in where both clubs were at, of course not history or being plastic. A quick browse through comments and laughed at the Bobby Barr comments, TBF the fall out list will be much bigger than Bobby Barr, sure he fell out with Jack Ross, so the St Mirren game might be more interesting off the park. Im sure our support will give him a warm welcome but deep down Im sure many will like myself will admit he gave us our most successful times in recent years, but his ego spoilt what he achieved and left us in a mess, tho our owners hammered the final nail. Good to see him back, tho hopefully our record v his managed teams improve as he has proven to have something over us 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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