Otis Blue

C'mon ... I know you've got us begging you for mercy ... but really ...?

That's a bit of a stretch of a comparison, Bartley's management style was in serious danger of taking us to the bottom basement tier and every club's fans in this league could see it at first hand and many commented on it on here ... a FT side facing the drop into oblivion, that's hardly the scenario you've been faced with at Accies. Queens fans would have bitten your hand off to be 2nd in this league and in with a decent shout at promotion back to the Championship.

I'm not saying you can't comment on your own team, that's what the forum is for, and I always enjoy reading other clubs fans views ... but this apparent "shite" that you are watching has got you runners up in the league (to an excellent Falkirk side - any other season and you'd probably have won the league) and in with a very good chance of promotion back to the Championship. I'm just saying that objectively the facts don't tally with the myth. ... oh, and I happen to live 7 miles from New Douglas Park btw ...

I've no particular axe to grind with Accies, in fact the opposite - I feel for their loyal fans, they're one of Scotland's bigger towns and would command a larger support were it not their misfortune to be within the main catchment area for the Ugly Sisters (and yes, I'm aware that the whole bloody country is to a certain degree the catchment area for the Uglies). However, I keep reaing this "abject failure" stuff and then I look at the league table and objectively the statistics just don't back up the myth.

2/10 keep trying, must do better ...

Aye, right ... we came down purely on merit, because we were guff ... and we all knew it, every single one of us.

... well ... apart from comfortably gaining 2nd place in the league and a good shot at the promotion playoffs ... clearly, total and utter failure, aye? Keep reading this stuff from Accies fans - what exactly do you expect? You want failure? Look down the M74 by 60 miles and we'll show you what failure looks like.

La Reina del Sur ... definitely a good fit, shame not on Ludo's list though ...

OK, that's pretty well nailed it ... training at the Oriam will suit him perfectly now.

Ah, right ... I think I have read that somewhere now you mention it, cheers.

I'd have been happy to keep Gavin on - got his 200th appearance for Queens on Saturday. As another poster said, whilst he's not as lethal anymore, he can never be faulted for not working hard for the team and he's still capable of clever moves and holding up well. I think I also read somewhere that he lives in the Edinburgh area these days (not sure) and depending on where Arbroath train (Dundee perhaps?) the overall geography might suit him better now as he moves into his other career. Wish him all the best, I've never seen him not work his socks off for Queens.

I do agree with you that given the recent history and state of the club this is a key appointment now that's just crying out for a steady hand with some decent experience. I can see how McCall kinda fits the bill here, especially being a Dumfries man himself, but I just get the feeling that he's hard to handle from a BOD's perspective and can be quite volatile ... and of course you don't want to leave your shoes lying around unguarded ... allegedly ...

How original ...

Aye, Gary Naysmith ... didn't end well.

Thankfully, this dreadful season is now well and truly in the bin. Best of luck in the playoffs Gable Endies!