RiG Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Looking forward to the outcry from the likes of Boyd, Craigan and others at this appointment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloop John B Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Hopefully Big Ron Atkinson can resurrect his career when he replaces Gordon Strachan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contra Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 2 hours ago, sergie's no1 fan said: To be fair to the SFA Austin McPhee was a bawhair away from getting the gig which would have been a fantastic appointment, unfortunately Hearts sneaked in and he obviously preferred to be Cathro's right hand man than take this job. Mackay was the 2nd choice. Rather than being fair to them it actually highlights their incompetence, the contrast their top two show's they have no real idea of what is needed to take the game forward. They should be profiling who they want and going after that same type of person rather than playing hit and miss. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 If they wanted a racist with experience of leading an organisation they could have just given Nick Griffin a call 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllyMonc Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Absolutely ragin at this, the only argument I can see for him is that he'll be able to step in when Strachan inevitably steps down/is punted. Hope we don't have the brass neck to participate in the next 'show racism the red card' event. Words mean nothing when you are happy to hire a man like him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 WTF do the SFA hope to achieve with this appointment? Even if he achieves slow, steady progress at grassroots level, he'll still be overshadowed by everything that's gone before. A total own goal by the SFA.What brainwaves will we have next? Fresh shit smeared on every one of the Hampden seats and a statue of a triumphant Jimmy Saville erected outside the south stand? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Contra said: Rather than being fair to them it actually highlights their incompetence, the contrast their top two show's they have no real idea of what is needed to take the game forward. They should be profiling who they want and going after that same type of person rather than playing hit and miss. This is what really confuses me, how can you have your top 2 candidates as Austin McPhee and Malky Mackay? The two couldn't really be much more different in terms of their experience and skillset. As you say, surely they had a profile of what they were looking for and the shortlist should have been made up of people who fitted that profile. Not a random selection of candidates. What the shortlist really shows is how crap a job it is in the eyes of most people. We lose our first choice candidate to be assistant manager at Hearts, and appoint someone who only wants the job because he knows no-one will touch him with a bargepole. Edited December 13, 2016 by Diamonds are Forever 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, RandomGuy. said: Absolutely no idea why the SFAs shortlist was all of "managers", when clearly the best option would've been someone who's had this type of role before, more than likely a foreigner. Its an absolute joke that Mackay can be completely blackballed from the management game, but can stroll into the most important job we have. They tried the foreign option before and it failed because the SFA don't want someone coming in and telling them how it is, so are playing it (what they see as) safe. What Wotte showed is that one person in this post isn't really going to make a difference anyway, the whole culture of the organisation needs changed. Unfortunetly that isn't going to happen. Edited December 13, 2016 by Diamonds are Forever 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 f**k the SFA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Is this absolute disgrace of an appointment official yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenny131 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 The SFA must have had the tombola out again with this 1. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forfinn Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 This is a terrible idea for a number of reasons. He'll be gone at the first hint of a decent club being prepared to hire him as a manager and appears to have very little relevant experience for the job. Most importantly, however, is the message it sends out given his racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-Semitic text messages. If they appoint him, the SFA will be abandoning any integrity they might have had when it comes to anti-discrimination campaigns. Malky Mackay should not be anywhere near such a prestigious job with our governing body. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie S Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 What a bizarre appointment. Seems like the SFA's thinking went a bit like this: 'Well, as the young, progressive, forward-thinking candidate turned us down for the Hearts assistant coach's role, who have we got left? Oh yes, the old racist homophobe. He'll have to do then." Frightening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordopolis Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 6 hours ago, resk said: Is this absolute disgrace of an appointment official yet? Good question - I want to be formally disgusted instead of just potentially 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Considering we're just entering the absolute shitstorm that is the child abuse scandal, what the f**k kind of message is this to send out to the parents of kids wanting to get into the game? "Aye well, we don't think the coaches are shagging the weans any more but just to be sure we're putting the most famously racist, homophobic bigot in UK football in charge" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulloch Gorum Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 See if your kid was an excellent football player, and you were black, Asian or Jewish, or if your kid was gay, how confident would you feel about him getting a fair crack of the whip, or having concerns dealt with with that clown in charge? This appointment is a joke, and just puts up another barrier to getting this country's football into the 1990s, never mind the present day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Can only put this down to Russian secret service hacking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 11 hours ago, resk said: Is this absolute disgrace of an appointment official yet? It has not been officially confirmed. However a number of media sources - including credible outlets like the Herald, the BBC and so on - report matter of factly that he will be unveiled on Thursday. 'Show Racism the Red Card' have already congratulated him on the post (adding he'd undertaken diversity training), and Paul Goodwin of the Supporters Association seems similarly unequivocal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Utterly pathetic and lazy appointment. Are we still sticking with the must be Scottish policy? Why not somebody with a fresh outlook who can generate new ideas and start from scratch? We'll never improve as a nation if we don't try and learn from others. When McClair left Stewart Regan said the role "requires a different style of leadership and focus". Fair do's - they've certainly found somebody with a different style of leadership and a unique focus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I don't pay a huge deal of attention to the SFA etc but reading the statements made when Brian McClair left, he was frustrated at having to spend time in boardrooms rather than working on coaching, with players etc. SO why not appoint an executive or backroom person, someone who's been involved in the administration of football? Not an average manager? Really odd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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