HoBNob Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 According to the courier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 And a boardroom update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Street Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 John McGlynn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 John McGlynn? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Well done Jim - you've done the right thing: BOARD STATEMENT – JIM JEFFERIESTuesday, 16th Dec 2014 Board statement regarding Jim Jefferies The Board of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club confirms that it has been informed by Jim Jefferies that he has decided to step aside as first team manager with immediate effect.Head Coach, John Potter will now take responsibility for first team affairs until the end of this season with Neil McCann also continuing as Assistant Manager.Jim’s intention had been to step aside at the end of the year with the team at the top of the league, and pass the reins on to John and Neil, with whom he has worked closely over the last three seasons. Unfortunately, recent results have not been satisfactory so Jim has decided that it is in the best interests of our club that he should step aside now.The Board wish to place on record once again their extreme gratitude to Jim Jefferies for everything that he has done for our club over the last couple of seasons. There is no doubt that many other managers might have walked away from our club, faced with the difficulties in front of him. Jim’s influence, experience, dignity and leadership were an integral part of the efforts to save our beloved club from insolvency. We ask all Pars fans to remember this as Jim’s legacy, and he will of course always be welcome at East End Park.The current season is pivotal to the long term survival and sustainability of our club as a full time team, so the Board felt action had to be taken to improve our immediate league position, and in turn increase our chances of promotion to the Championship.John Potter and Neil McCann are both highly rated young coaches, and we ask every Pars fan to get behind John, Neil and the team for the rest of season as “we’re in this together” and to have any chance of realising our goal we need everyone pulling in the same direction.All of us as Pars supporters have gone through too much in the last eighteen months to lose our focus or passion for our club at this difficult time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Mental Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Just Duffy to get sacked now for a full house in clueless manager bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Who "highly rates" Potter and McCann as youth coaches? The classic line in bullshit for youth coaching, a job at which everyone on Scottish football is apparently great, while never actually being judged on their outcomes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Who "highly rates" Potter and McCann as youth coaches? The classic line in bullshit for youth coaching, a job at which everyone on Scottish football is apparently great, while never actually being judged on their outcomes. Youth cup final and comfortably has the club holding it's own against premiership teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cresto11 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Bold decision from the Dunfermline hierarchy, not convinced it will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk89 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 What's going on that's 4 in less than a week...wonder if Jim Duffy will bin it before the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Potter knocked back a coaching role at Hearts recently. He has won our last five u-20 league games Aggregate score of Pars 18 - 3 Dundee, Dundee Utd, Falkirk, Ross County, Partick The performances and results of his team, plus the clear affection the players have him was a pretty stark contrast to how JJ was getting on with the first team. Also, Potter's u20s played Rangers near the end of last season and drew 1-1, whereas the 'proper' first team got cuffed by three or four goals each time. I'm chuffed anyway as I've wanted Potter as manager for a while now. I know the name will mean nothing to most folk but I was a bit worried we'd lose him to another club if JJ struggled on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_no_1 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Who "highly rates" Potter and McCann as youth coaches? The classic line in bullshit for youth coaching, a job at which everyone on Scottish football is apparently great, while never actually being judged on their outcomes. See above. Every managerial appointment is a gamble of sorts but this was always the long term plan for this BOD once JJ moved on, so it's hardly a shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Street Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 What's going on that's 4 in less than a week...wonder if Jim Duffy will bin it before the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Bold decision from the Dunfermline hierarchy, not convinced it will work. Because.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFC. Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Potter should be ready to start. It was always the plan. A popular figure at EEP, doing well with U20s in a league full of Premiership clubs and is a Dunfermline fan. It sounds good enough to me. Said before I'd take Potter or Aitken. Things can get a bit heated but I'd like to say all the best to JJ and fair play to him for realising he is past it and doing what was best for the club by stepping aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 The return of the perma-tanned one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Super Ally might have his eye on this job; he's available soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Morton fans still got duff Dunfi fans saying our yuffs are good 3rd & 4th is reality - 3rd league with the diddies Forfar #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty_Boy Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Dunfermline fans buying this was Jefferies stepping aside? When it is quite clear the importance of promotion this season and the fact the statement even mentions 'the Board felt action had to be taken to improve our immediate league position'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mas1707 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Honeymoon period will last till Saturday when we administer a horrific beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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