GordonD Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 If the end of that heading is "...found buried in Hampden car park" I wouldn't be at all surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I actually think hes an ok manager but his time with scotland has clearly run its course. That's it in a nutshell.He's had 4 years with us and his peak has been and gone. After 2 years of guff, does anyone really see us getting back to 2014 levels of spark and enthusiasm and forgetting all this shite and disillusionment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Jag Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 25 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: It's not and its embarrassing seeing people try and paint it that way. I knew fucking loads of people over there. They weren't treated like heroes. What a nonsense. Everyone knew it was a failure, but the fans showed their appreciation for the efforts of all players and manager involved. Like supporters do. Georgia away aside it was a decent effort with some good results and performances. I was there. I sat through the 'celebrations'. It was fucking painful. Mortifying in fact. I honestly thought for a minute there was going to be some sort of trophy presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Stop moaning and get building.The only way we will ever qualify for a tournament again is if we host it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 38 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: It's not and its embarrassing seeing people try and paint it that way. I knew fucking loads of people over there. They weren't treated like heroes. What a nonsense. Everyone knew it was a failure, but the fans showed their appreciation for the efforts of all players and manager involved. Like supporters do. Georgia away aside it was a decent effort with some good results and performances. Singing 'One Gordon Strachan' throughout was absolutely treating him like a hero. Strachan and Regan have both explicitly stated that the reception from fans in Faro contributed to his decision to stay. No one has said fans should have gone out there to boo the team and call for Strachan's head throughout. However, what they did was shower him with praise and treat him like a hero, which actively made him more likely to stay. Everyone who sang his name that day contributed to this mess. This is an undeniable fact, frankly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Gordon Strachan would have probably left if someone had launched a pumpkin at his heid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Was never going to be sacked, if they didn't sack him after the Lithuania and Slovakia games they are hardly going to sack him one game later after losing away to the top seeds. It doesn't matter anyway, we can't qualify and he'll leave at the end of the campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 It matters in that the time from now until March will be a complete and utter waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tintax Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Scandalous, absolutely scandalous . The suits in charge at the SFA could not give a single shit about Scottish Football and what us fans really want to see. How can a man who has won 3 competitive games in 2 years receive unanimous backing. It just beggars belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 2 hours ago, HairyBawz said: If you class Stephen Pressley a professional scout then you've got a point but my point still stands if the manager is not working with the players during an international window then he should be looking at the upcoming opposition for himself I'm not saying he shouldn't get the bullet, just not for that. Who would you play in a friendly? A big team would annihilate them and a wee one is a banana skin. He'd be better researching uncapped players parentage and bringing a few ringers in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 It's absolutely staggering that this has happened. I just assumed when watching the Slovakia game that that would be that. There was maybe some point in letting him limp along to Wembley given how soon it was, but even that was a mistake in that the campaign was not yet completely gone. It sure as Hell is now. I can't believe he's in charge still. He did badly in the last campaign and is doing very much worse in this one. Messrs Burley and Levein (disasters both) are entitled to look at this situation with a degree of puzzlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcastle broon Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I've just aboot had enough myself now. Out of interest has any other country managers/coaches left their positions this campaign ? Watching Scotland has become a chore now,if I fancy a couple days away al maybes choose a random champions league game. Never thought I'd see myself say that but Strachan s arrogance has really pissed me right off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Messrs Burley and Levein (disasters both) are entitled to look at this situation with a degree of puzzlement. They would have lasted longer if they'd been cheekier and had more media/fitba pals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadgerTheBadger Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm not saying he shouldn't get the bullet, just not for that. Who would you play in a friendly? A big team would annihilate them and a wee one is a banana skin. He'd be better researching uncapped players parentage and bringing a few ringers in. It's an international window where he is getting paid to be the international manager so yes he should be scouting opposition teams or with our squad playing a friendly not playing golf in the Algarve on our timeWe should be playing an Albania, Romania or a Macedonia who wanted to play us. You can't simply refuse to play friendlies because there's a risk. You'd never play a game at all by that logic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I personally like the wee man, but I do agree that his time is up. Like Levein before him he appears to have let his own ego and personal relationships get in the way of selecting some - possibly better suited- players for international duty. I also wish Mark McGhee would just wander off somewhere and never ever come back. There is nothing worse than listening to him patronising us with the soundbites that the players are not good enough, not enough choice, everyone is united etc. I can certainy see him steering his own club side down to the Championship with his current beliefs on how the game should be played. Get rid of him ASAP. We all know we are Fecked anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 How must news like this make the likes of Burke feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky_ffc Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 13 minutes ago, HairyBawz said: It's an international window where he is getting paid to be the international manager so yes he should be scouting opposition teams or with our squad playing a friendly not playing golf in the Algarve on our time This is bang on btw. Our next opponents, Slovenia, were playing Poland on Monday evening and he's away having a jolly in Portugal instead of finding a way to stop us getting our arses handed to us again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 16 minutes ago, newcastle broon said: Out of interest has any other country managers/coaches left their positions this campaign ? Hogmo, the Norway manager, resigned yesterday in shame for picking up 3 points from 4 games. He pretty much held his hands up and admitted he was a dick (or a footballing dick, at least) and accepted it. http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/norway-coach-per-mathias-hogmo-resigns-390748 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabinho Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 So he's staying...not what I wanted or expected but he seems to think we can still make the playoffs.In which case between now and March.Get rid of McGhee and Watson and replace them with credible coaches.Trawl the universe for decent eligible centre halves.Contact any out of favour players(Rhodes, McCormack, Adam, Bardsley etc)and tell them a decent run will get them back in the squad.Make the fans and media think you give a toss by attending games and showing a bit of respect in interviews.I'd be right behind him if he addressed even one of these issues, but in reality sadly he'll be out of the media spotlight other than the odd pundit stint until February when his next press conference ends up with him hooking someone Jim McLean style who has the audacity to ask him a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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