Guest Ecosse83 Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 53 minutes ago, Bairn in Exile said: Instagram Reality Imagine actually taking the time and effort coming up with that post, get a bloody grip man! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggerG Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 13 hours ago, Shadwell Dog said: The managers job is to recommend good players to the bod that they want to sign. The bod then make decisions on whether to sign on moral grounds if necessary. Miller and McCracken did exactly the same as mcglynn did but I never saw anyone castigating them for it. He won't be trying to sign dgw for us that's the main thing. Aye but if he's recommending Goodwillie in the first place then that surely brings his morality into question? I'm afraid he can't simply hide behind the board on that one. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatapyBairn. Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, ShaggerG said: Aye but if he's recommending Goodwillie in the first place then that surely brings his morality into question? I'm afraid he can't simply hide behind the board on that one. I think any manager at this level would want DG, they are very single minded and all most managers will think about is winning games of football. As an example Miller/McCracken, Holt, Rennie all wanted to sign him for Falkirk we are told, Gary Deans actually said (if you chose to believe the little toad) at an EGM the board blocked an attempt to sign him previously. It is probably one of the very rare instances where a clubs BOD could argue they have the right to interfere in which players a manager should sign but in general I think a manager should really be given a free reign on how his budget is spent, if he then signs a sqaud of shite it’s on his head. Edited April 30, 2022 by LatapyBairn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JinkyBairn Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Bairn in Exile said: Instagram Reality Easily the worst thing I’ve ever seen on this thread. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) No manager can be given free rein. When reputational or ethical matters arise, the Board can hold the manager responsible, but you can’t delegate accountability. Anyhoo, Sim is making it clear he and everyone else at RR have done nothing wrong, and wants to keep McGlynn. In an exclusive interview with Courier Sport, the Rovers owner has expressed his sympathy for Goodwillie and described the backlash to his signing as ‘appalling’. The former Scotland striker, branded a rapist by a civil court judge in 2017, joined Raith on January 31. The Fifers paid a fee in the region of £50,000 and handed the player a contract until 2024. Sponsor Val McDermid walked away from the club, directors Bill Clark and Andrew Mill resigned and the Ladies team severed all ties with the club. A swathe of volunteers also quit. And Rovers were forced into a chastening U-turn, loaning Goodwillie back to Clyde a month later. “I’m appalled by the reaction to it and, initially, my reaction was, ‘well, if he can’t play for the club, let’s close the club’,” said Sim. “I didn’t think it was fair. “The guy has been playing at Clyde for years. He’s been coaching, been their captain and won player of the month awards. “Surely you need to move on and let the guy pick up the pieces. “How much do you punish someone? Since I’ve been knee-high to a grasshopper, I’ve believed in forgiving but not necessarily forgetting. “I feel for David, and I feel for his wife and daughter.” Sim does wield that power. He is the majority shareholder of the football club. He also runs Stark’s Park Properties Ltd, the separate entity which owns Rovers’ stadium. Sim’s control is, for all intents and purposes, absolute. Nevertheless, he is keen to point out that the decision to sign Goodwillie was a collaborative one. “There were seven people involved in the decision-making process and I was the chairman,” he continues. “Could I have vetoed it? Yes. But you’ve got to back your people; the management team, the CEO and the people on the ground. Whatever people may think of me, I’m not a dictator.” As such, many believed — and many still do — there should be consequences for those who voted in favour of Goodwillie’s signing: Steven MacDonald, commercial director Tom Morgan, company secretary David Sinton and Sim. MacDonald has just succeeded Sim as chairman. Susan Simpson has joined the board but Sim contends that has nothing to do with the Goodwillie debacle. It is a case of building a better HR infrastructure. “I don’t think the board did anything wrong,” Sim continues, in spite of the public apologies made by the club. “In retrospect, it might have been easier to do things differently. But I back my people, not Val McDermid or anyone else.” For those disillusioned, angry fans who still feel unable to attend matches at Stark’s Park, Sim’s message is brusque. “I respect their judgement — and there are 41 other football teams,” he continues. A somewhat unfeeling attitude towards lifelong supporters, this reporter suggests. “I’ve supported Raith Rovers all my life too, so why can’t we support Raith Rovers and accept that we have differing opinions?” Sim describes talk of a Goodwillie-related financial black hole as ‘fake news’. He claims the club are in a healthier position in terms of sponsorship than they were prior to the controversy. Nevertheless, having publicly declared they will not field Goodwillie, Rovers are now faced with the prospect of annulling his contract — a costly proposition — or finding a buyer. “I think we need to think about what he wants,” continues Sim. “As I understand it, because of the strain this has put on his wife and daughter, he doesn’t want to play in Scotland. “But he wants to play football — so he will play somewhere. At the moment, Clyde are paying part of his wages. “Firstly, legal obligations are legal obligations. Secondly, we’ve got two estimates in for immediate repairs to the North and South Stands coming in at £600,000. “Paying one player isn’t a big deal in the big scheme of things.” Asked whether any thought had been given to the well-being of Goodwillie’s victim, Denise Clair — not mentioned in any of Rovers’ public statements — he continued: “I am sorry she went through what she went through. Edited April 30, 2022 by Duncan Freemason 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairn in Exile Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, JinkyBairn said: Easily the worst thing I’ve ever seen on this thread. She's not that bad, surely? Look bud, my sense of humour divides opinion here on P&P, 50% hate it and the other 50% really hate it. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 35 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said: Anyhoo, Sim is making it clear he and everyone else at RR have done nothing wrong, and wants to keep McGlynn. If he wanted to keep him wouldn’t he have offered him a new contract by now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadwell Dog Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, gav-ffc said: If he wanted to keep him wouldn’t he have offered him a new contract by now? Yeah doubt he will be at Raith next season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, gav-ffc said: If he wanted to keep him wouldn’t he have offered him a new contract by now? It could of course, be him trying to spin a yarn. I have no idea if he has been offered a contract or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedroMoutinho Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 14 minutes ago, gav-ffc said: If he wanted to keep him wouldn’t he have offered him a new contract by now? Let’s hope he has -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Duncan Freemason said: It could of course, be him trying to spin a yarn. I have no idea if he has been offered a contract or not. Sim comes across as a complete weapon in that interview wouldn’t trust a word he says. Not even our shambles of a set up would actively tell supporters if they don’t like it they can go support another team in thr Spfl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Bare bones by the looks of it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Has anyone actually bothered their arse going to this? I don’t think I’ve cared less about a Falkirk game since that last game of the season away to Dunfermline. Be pretty disappointed if we have more fans there today than we had at that game as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, Russ said: Has anyone actually bothered their arse going to this? I don’t think I’ve cared less about a Falkirk game since that last game of the season away to Dunfermline. Be pretty disappointed if we have more fans there today than we had at that game as well. Was it something like the Heinz number 57? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Was it something like the Heinz number 57?I thought it was somewhere around 35. Always amazed me why anyone would’ve wanted to be there that day tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbri Bairn Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Let's all celebrate!This is the end of the nightmare that was season 21/22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Algorithms Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 If he wanted to keep him wouldn’t he have offered him a new contract by now?We're in "advanced talks" according to local radio. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Hetherington getting bullied by Quitongo. Sweet Jesus. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLuvinThepian Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Not even bought PPV today. The lack of chat in here shows the enthusiasm for todays game. The snooker is more appealling to me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latapythelegend Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) ATS trying to shepherd the ball out there sums him up. Never thought I'd see somebody be such a downgrade on Ben Hall but we managed it. Edited April 30, 2022 by latapythelegend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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