Guest Caractacus Potts Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, RossBFaeDundee said: FWIW, Strachan isn't our Director of Football (we don't have one AFAIK), and is instead is our 'Technical Director', with a large focus on overseeing the Youth Academy, along with providing an advisory role to the manager when required. I'm aware this has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion regarding the viability of a DoF for a team, but we're not one of them. Gary Holt isn’t actually our DoF either, he’s Sporting Director, which is probably more akin to Strachan’s role at Dundee. From a Falkirk perspective, the point was that we had Alex Totten on Furlough and brought in Holt on a wage to give his advice on football matters. Alex then left his role. Just seems like a very poor payoff. Gary Holt was a good player but he’s only got 3.5 years managerial experience under his belt and his record isn’t exactly amazing. Alex Totten is a Falkirk legend, very well respected in the game and would have worked for next to nothing to help the club. If he was sitting in the sidelines whilst they brought in Holt to help advise on football matters then no wonder he quit. Edited May 27, 2021 by Caractacus Potts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Alex Totten's a great guy but he's 75 and hasn't had an active job in football for two decades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbairn Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Alex Totten's a great guy but he's 75 and hasn't had an active job in football for two decades. Heard a wee story yesterday that Central Demolition are not going to renew their sponsorship of the shirts .... on the basis of how the club got rid of Totts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latapythelegend Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Zbairn said: Heard a wee story yesterday that Central Demolition are not going to renew their sponsorship of the shirts .... on the basis of how the club got rid of Totts. While we are on the rumour mill. I heard that Central Demolition were struggling due to covid and that it may see them end their sponsorship. They must be the longest running shirt sponsor in Scotland surely? Edited May 27, 2021 by latapythelegend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbairn Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Just now, latapythelegend said: While we are on the rumour mill. I heard that Central Demolition were struggling due to covid and that it may see them end their sponsorship. They must be the longest running shirt sponsor in Scotland surely? must have been all that work pulling down the college then ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Alex Totten's a great guy but he's 75 and hasn't had an active job in football for two decades. I would take a 75 year old Totten over Gary Holt any day. Who was our other candidate by the way? Was it not Jim Jefferies? What a mountain to climb down Jim Jefferies to Gary Holt whilst also disregarding Totten. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbairn Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, latapythelegend said: While we are on the rumour mill. I heard that Central Demolition were struggling due to covid and that it may see them end their sponsorship. They must be the longest running shirt sponsor in Scotland surely? While we are on the rumour mill...... heard another belter ! The BoD and Rawlin's rejected an offer from some local businessmen to take a £600k stake in the club. Apparently the sticking point was that certain members of the Board didn't want to lose their blazers and Rawlins supported that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL-FFC Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: I would take a 75 year old Totten over Gary Holt any day. Who was our other candidate by the way? Was it not Jim Jefferies? What a mountain to climb down Jim Jefferies to Gary Holt whilst also disregarding Totten. They wanted Jeffries but i also heard Levein was in the frame as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, AL-FFC said: They wanted Jeffries but i also heard Levein was in the frame as well Jefferies to Levein and we end up with Holt and again disregard Totten!? Don’t understand the thinking with that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 12 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said: My source has never let me down so far. How's auld Jean getting on btw? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: Jefferies to Levein and we end up with Holt and again disregard Totten!? Don’t understand the thinking with that. Alex Totten worked in the commercial department of the club and had done for many years. He hadn’t worked in a footballing capacity for a long time. Why on earth would we appoint a director of football with no recent experience in football? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_bairn Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 My source has never let me down so far.Reading this forum nowadays is becoming akin to watching old re-runs of “The Bill”........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, PedroMoutinho said: Alex Totten worked in the commercial department of the club and had done for many years. He hadn’t worked in a footballing capacity for a long time. Why on earth would we appoint a director of football with no recent experience in football? Why appoint one at all? Waste of a wage if you ask me and limits us in who we can bring in as a manager. If you need footballing advice then you could have spoken to Alex. And why appoint a Sporting Director who’s got less than 4 years managerial experience. As I mentioned earlier, I can see it worked well for Killie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caractacus Potts Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zbairn said: While we are on the rumour mill...... heard another belter ! The BoD and Rawlin's rejected an offer from some local businessmen to take a £600k stake in the club. Apparently the sticking point was that certain members of the Board didn't want to lose their blazers and Rawlins supported that. If that’s true then the Rawlins/board have some explaining to do. I thought they were all for fan investment!?? Gary Deans bemoaning us not getting a £500k grant and then knocking back £600k!!? Edited May 27, 2021 by Caractacus Potts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latapythelegend Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Zbairn said: While we are on the rumour mill...... heard another belter ! The BoD and Rawlin's rejected an offer from some local businessmen to take a £600k stake in the club. Apparently the sticking point was that certain members of the Board didn't want to lose their blazers and Rawlins supported that. Yep, I'm very familiar with who one of the busienssmen are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSG GTF! Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Zbairn said: The BoD and Rawlin's rejected an offer from some local businessmen to take a £600k stake in the club. Apparently the sticking point was that certain members of the Board didn't want to lose their blazers and Rawlins supported that. Blazer chasers in self-interest shocker. Nah, surely not? This great new Board are all “Falkirk men” after all. Is this really in the best interests of the Club? Yet more evidence that collectively, the fans need to withhold money until the rats have fled the ship. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe The Hype Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 33 minutes ago, Caractacus Potts said: Why appoint one at all? Waste of a wage if you ask me and limits us in who we can bring in as a manager. If you need footballing advice then you could have spoken to Alex. And why appoint a Sporting Director who’s got less than 4 years managerial experience. As I mentioned earlier, I can see it worked well for Killie. How much managerial experience does Ross Wilson have? Being a manager previously has absolutely nothing to do with being a successful sporting director. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB1994 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 17 hours ago, MSG GTF! said: You conveniently forgetting the impact he had at Inverness? That’s fine if so, but at least educate yourself before you claim something to be sh!t. What impact was this? He has a bad reputation up in Inverness. Would be a terrible choice for a Head Coach/Manager role. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever_Blue_ Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Zbairn said: Heard a wee story yesterday that Central Demolition are not going to renew their sponsorship of the shirts .... on the basis of how the club got rid of Totts. Can someone enlighten me on the story behind Totten leaving 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSG GTF! Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, PB1994 said: What impact was this? He has a bad reputation up in Inverness. Would be a terrible choice for a Head Coach/Manager role. The impact I remember him having (correct me if I’m wrong) was coming to Inverness as Hughes’ assistant a time when he was hardly setting the heather on fire. During his time at Inverness, they were beaten on penalties in the League Cup Final and finished in the top 6. The following season they finished 3rd and won the Scottish Cup. Surely he gets some sort of credit for that, no? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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