Paris Hilltoon Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 How generally accepted is it that callum Davidson would take over if Tommy left? something about him doesn't fill me with confidence The last 2 assistant managers to take charge of the first team, have delivered 2 trophies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 If it were to be Callum then I'd happily throw my support behind him. I'm sure the young padawan will have learnt much under the guidance of Master Wright. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewh Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 15 hours ago, steviemay17 said: How generally accepted is it that callum Davidson would take over if Tommy left? something about him doesn't fill me with confidence Laughs too much. Clearly not enough gravitas for such an important role. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Heliums Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 It's extraordinary for a club of our size that it's 12 years and counting since we've sacked a manager. I can't think of another football club with that record in Scotland. Says a lot for our recruitment – or our luck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsjfc Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Not convinced about sibbald or spittal as they I think both would require compensation? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 And Sean Maguire would require a fee. It ain't happening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Those names were in an opinion piece on a blog a few days ago, i.e. they were suggestions. http://www.thefootballlife.co.uk/post/160202316076/spfl-premiership-summer-scouting-report-part-1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costanza Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 And Sean Maguire would require a fee. It ain't happening. Maguire has done very little since leaving Eastenders 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Pack Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Alec Cleland and Calum Davidson I would think when Tommy goes, hope he stays for a wee while yet.Our greatest ever manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perthsaint1977 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I shudder Every time Davidson is mentioned as the next gaffer. Got John Connolly debacle all over it for me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I'm not sure on my feelings on Davidson as manager but I think any comparison to Connolly is off the mark. That had disaster written all over it from the start and unsurprisingly all the fans that were calling for his appointment seem unwilling to own up to it now. Not only did he come without any of his backroom staff but his transfer policy at Palmerston was never going to be feasible in Perth, not least because of the introduction of transfer windows. In his first two seasons at Queen of the South, I'm sure he used in excess of 80 players, regularly bringing guys in from the north of England then discarding them after a few games. Geoff Brown hasn't made many poor decisions during his time as owner of Saints but that one must rank up there as possibly the worst. That's not said with hindsight, his transfer policy was there for everyone to find and the QoS fans warned that his backroom staff were vital. I was far more sensible at the time, I touted Allan Preston I think... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Heliums Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) Comparisons to Connolly are bizarre. No-one knows what Davidson would be like as a manager, though the board will have a better idea than most. It was their knowledge of Tommy's relationship with the players that justified his appointment. Over the last 60 years we've hardly ever promoted from within, so it's hardly certain we'd take that route anyway. Our own history is no indication of whether it would be successful. Sometimes it works (McInnes, Wright); sometimes it doesn't (McLelland, Gibson). Ex-players are a universally bad idea (evidence for the prosecution: Connolly and Rennie). Managers with a decent record poached from other teams are historically almost as bad (Alex Totten a rare example of success in a desperate field that contains Connolly, Clark, Storrie and Jacky Stewart). If we could rely on history as a guide to future performance I'd go for a recently-retired player, most likely to be coaching at another club: Brown, Ormond, Sturrock, Coyle and Lomas have been our only managers in the last 60 years to have come directly from that environment. Every one a success. Edited May 4, 2017 by Mr Heliums 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Jody Morris for manager! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 8 minutes ago, Widge said: Jody Morris for manager! That would be glorious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Yogi will be looking for a job soon... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Yogi will be looking for a job soon... Sort of manager that saints wouldn't touch with a barge pole. See also, MacNamara, Paatelinen, Calderwood, etc.Who knows if the next person we get will "have" it, but it'll be someone young, probably reasonably untested and not the usual names thrown about by the media every time a job comes up in Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Jody is a great shout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Sort of manager that saints wouldn't touch with a barge pole. See also, MacNamara, Paatelinen, Calderwood, etc.Who knows if the next person we get will "have" it, but it'll be someone young, probably reasonably untested and not the usual names thrown about by the media every time a job comes up in Scotland. Billy Dodds? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 #KingLomas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Just now, Kyle said: #KingLomas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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